EVER were assortments larger or finer, never were styles more at- ; tractive, or were values better, for this is the store that keeps pace with the progress of the times, the store that is nev- er satisfied "to let well enough alone," but is continually striving to improve and make this a better and more satisfactory place for You to trade. Our business gets better year after year because our service to our custo- mers is continually being bettered. We eonsider your satisfaction above everything - else, Suits to measure, $22.50 to Spring Overcoats to medsure, $22.50 to $30 Suits ready to wear, $12.00 to 22.00 Spring Overcoats, ready to wear, $12 to $20 Trousers, ready to wear, $2.50 to ....$6.50 Hats, Caps, Neckwear, Underwear, Shirts, Gloves, Hosiery, Ete. s : ' : Livingston's A little out of the way, but it will pay you to walk. nay. The Police sconstanios t i} thé men 'were joking, but the strang- fiers explaiped that they were quite "We certainly want | seriouy shout it. il to go va alt," said the one who had fr "the "first announcement. '| The men hi they could not find work, had {| fered f that ld 'and h a "cold am unger i thé 'winter, and that: they would far il rather be in jail, where they * would ; be sure of something to eat and a {| cover for their head, than to be roam: ing around the country. ill The police might have accommoda- ted 'the knights of the oad by il ing. them vagraucy, but then lurther explained" | f || they had the two men would simply i! be a bill of expense to the commun- | ity, so they were turned: out on the i street and fold to try once more to ii pick up some work. It is likely the men: will _beback at the station again ii for' apother 'nights lodging. BLACK REARS APPETITE Black Ants and a Good Fisherman. To watoh wild animals feeding at a time when they do not suspect an | audience iz always an interesting es- perience and in the case of black il} bears, owing to their keen sense of smell, a comparatively rare one. Charles 8. Moody, writing in the Outing Magazine, tells how he came upon a black bear, which was in- dulging in a feast with verv evident symptoms of eutnyaeal, { wag fishing = small trout stream that ran through a narrow moun tain, at time approaching quite rear to the-timber on either side. a friend was fishing the same stream something like half an hour betere me. 1 becaye aware of a voi dronirig 8 song. The sound kept om, but I was very much interested iu Fond of my sport, and did not look wp. ! {| crept along the shore, casting my fly. {{ Tae sound all the time became mor: [|| distingt. 1 thought my friend Had turned . musical. ; IN NEW SUITS | At WALDRON'S All the newest materials, "including Broche, Serges. Moives, Gaberdivies; and 'other popular weaves, made up in the cor- rect styles for this seéason's wear. Every ganuent properly tailored and guaranteed to fit. $15 to $47.50 Sport Coats «+ Jy all the latest New York styles; plain colors and fancy checks. A very large as- sortment of this popular garment. Very newest American styles, showing pr ew sleeves aiid many of the new collar ), in voiles, erepes, and other popular 1 looked up. I was less than thirty hess Be gi 'bear, which look- od about the size of a load of hay He ¢ ip did not see me, bu! was busy Hekiog ants off a dead pine tre thet &tood atthe edge of the for- est. 1 was so close that | could s9 the insects running ie great" or fusion. . Oecasionally ti: bear woult cuff the tree, and oi: "ould conié the apts. Iie would irk them u,, rising on. his hind paws to reaci Lihose sbove his head. ~All tit: time he was whining in a sing-fong tc abmelf, and seemed to be very much pleased with his success. His dinper over, he dropped down and started through the dence sr unk- calibage toward where J stocd. I yelled. He rearer on his hawrebes, took one look, and mow- ed dowp a wide swath of skunk- cabbage as he plunged back into the | rarest, | .Angiber time I watched a Dear ' fishing, Jt was in August on the up- { per Locksaw river, during the height of the salmon run. A forest fire swopt over the Clearwater moun- tains, and destroyed all the berries £0 the bears were coming down to vibe river, attracied by the fish tha | | Mare seeking the shallow still water, where they could bath in the sua shine. . 1 walked up the river oue evening about sunset in ae of a deer Coniing round a Wend, 1 saw a large 'black ] r perched sped a Mat ¥ gt from: the shore. could hn first what he was doing He was stooping down with one paw in the water and wavirg it gently to and fro. I watched closely, and saw just Weyond his reach, a large male salmou, so. nearly dead he could not 3 swim. The bear was using Gis paw to create an eddy that would draw the fsb within 'his grasp. Slowly the }} salmon drifted toward the rock. 4! "It was gmuting to watch how care- * «moved his paw, so as #t a quick slap, seized |. ;.leaped ashore ' and 8, : ! 'off, to eat his evening meal {The Prince of Wales having 'now 1: almost ved at man's estate End hav an permitted the soothing i 'apd convival pipe for some time past, it has been decided to '4 smoking room to bis suite at] m. palace. % and com a fine cof "WWieh 'the Sound became very clear the ' rooms ave off The Place of Lime in the Soil=-It is Indispensable Hjslmar ©, Watrud, Wisconsin, In iHoard's ¥ mn. istory tells. us of the use of lime for agricultural purposes as far back 28 the times of Pliny and Cato, at least two or three centuries B.C. The Chinese were 'probably .the first to use lime, They, however, used it more as an insecticide than as a soil amendment. Pliny makes mention of the use of lime in orchards and vinéyards. In Europe e has long been priz- ed next to as a soil improv- er. English farmers have practices marling and chalking for many cen- turies, with' great success, notwith- standing, the fact that the soil was made by weathering of the same chalk formation<from which the marl was derived. 'Edwin' Ruffin, a Vir- ginldn farmer') "tested his soil for acidity and wsed lime as early as 1845. He also writes of its use in the 'United States as early as 1818. The Virginia:istation, bulletin 187, 1910, found 'that liming had been carried 'to excess, due to theh bene- oe on ) i As ares 5 I auhindiscriminate use, was a yo. impoverished and 'a pbriodsof 'disuse followed, which swung #he pendulum to the other extreme. =. ] Lime is'motdnly =: soil corrective but'is 11 to plant growth as a plant : 'ingredient. = But most soils are supplied with an ade- quate supply of dime for plant food, so that the application of lime is gen- erally for its capacity ias:m neutral- izing and floeeulating agent. - It sweetens the sail. The effect of lime depends upon the character of the soil, the kind of plants grown, and the. particular disease involved in the particular plants.' Cases are on rec- ord where the efficiency of certain forms of organic nitrogen in soils has been increased from two to twelve times, solely as the mesult of a single heavy application of: lime. Since most soils contain suflicient lime to furnish crops with all they require as direct plant food, lime does' pot necessarily furnish any plant food, and fhe benefits derived from liming must be indirect. The effects of liming may be classed as physical, chem! and biological. Lime flocculates or sticks together the very fine particles of clay so'l, making it more open, porous, and less likely to bake and easier to work. It has exactly thé opposite effect on sandy soils in cementing the large particles together, thereby increasing its water-holding capacity rook | 2s contrasted to opening it up as with clays, in either ease a safeguard against summer droughts. Floccula- tion admits no air, destroys dentri- fication, and, because of the morc open texture, soil erosion is greatly minimized. Lime should never dis- place manure but should go along with it. -- Minstrels of the Spring Ye little birds that make the morn Melodies with mirth, All 'the fair promise of the Spring is in your happy earolling Proclaiming -Joy's re-birth; "To gladden this grey earth! Since ever this old world begun 3 to the breeze, And 'flu nis The Spring her banners green un: Those same gray songs have cheered "the world-- Your sweet bird symphonies! Yet ever new 'the hopes they bring . tender buds are blooming, d harps hang io the trees! 0 hapby are the thoughts that come A-winging at your song, my heart, There to abide and ne'er depart-- prince |The tuneful, joyous throng---- Through ali the long, sweet April So sing a ay! Your roundelay ; Make tall & id loud and long! © --Louella C. Poole. + port by any than to say that in the education and for the general welfare of 'his province, the sooner bo ls are suppressed and bi-lingual teaching totally eliminated, the soener should be the slogan of 'Britishers in the English-speaking provinces of the dominion." Ne temere decree engaged the atten: tion of the joint committee on legisla ion. "We hope," says the ¥eport, "that {tho day is not far distant whem §t will be decided by the privy council that the civil law of this country is supreme over the ecclesiastical * law {of the Church of Rome. The report joi your committee on legislation will show you that a united Protestantism in Orange lodges of this: country has Eatedded in getting this burning uestion before the priv. ogungil, . "I'he home rule ball oii to be the stolm centre of British politics. The Asquith government is now ready to sacrifice the loyal Protestants of Ulster and of other parts of Ireland for the nationalist votes in order to retain power. Not only are the civil and religious rights of the Protest. ants 'of Ireland threatened, but even their ordinary happiness 'and comiort are placed in jeopardy. The: signing of the covenant on Ulster day was the expression of grim determination of men knowing their own minds, and who will, with God's hdlp, implement their oath wherever or whenever call- ed upon to do so." Lord Erne, grand master of Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, sent fra- ternal greetings, and asked the brethren to stand firm on hame rule. The grand secretary's report show- ed an increase in the jurisdietion of Ontario east of 254 members. There are 24 county lodges, 82 district lodges, and 405 primary lodges, with a total membership of 16,478. Eight new primary lodges wered instituted during the year. Col. the Hon. Sam Hughes, minis- ter of militia, addressed the grand lodge. -------- Ottawa Was Chosen Lindsay, March 20.-- The gramd lodge was brought to a elose about 3 a.m. after an all night session, the most important business being the election. Fred W. Forde, of Ot- tawa as grand master and all the other grand lodge officers re-elected. A spirited contest took place be tween Napanee, Port Hope, Brock- ville and Ottawa for holding of the next annual session. Ottawa was finally decided upon. A Natural Error Some amusing stories are told of Lord Sandwich, and it is said that he once had ap uricomfortable ex- perience in the United States on ac count of bis curious pame. While he was travelling through the sta- tes ho attended the ball at Washing ton, and asked to be introduced to a certain young lady. The intro- ducer agreed and led him up to the young lady. "May I introduce Lord Sandwich.' he observed. The young lady evidently thought it was amake-up name and they were making fun of her, for she retor- ted promptly, "My!" and is Lord Spougecake coming later?" Holstein conservatives, dissatis- fied with the attitude of Sir James Whitney and his followers on tem- perance, are getting a petition large- Iy signed by conservatives asking for a plebiscite in Ontario on &bolish the bar. "Hahns' Petrole" at Gibson's. As a general thing, most of us are not adverse to over-doses of flattery. The man satisfied with crumbs sel dom gets possession of a whole loaf. Keep your eyes open, for opportun- ity may loom up almost any time. "Ice cream bricks." * Gibson's. Something Very Special For Saturday MORNING FROM 9 to 12 We will place on sale to-morrow morning from 9 to 12 the following very special purchase 230 Yards Black Duchesse Sitks Full 36 inches wide. A perfect black and soft good weight, made and guaranteed by one of the best French makers. This silk is good quality at $1.25 yard. This special purchase will be sold to-morrow at ..... 90c Yard Only 5 yards for dress or 2 1-2 yards for skirt Those who were disappointed in not getting some of last lot should see this. 100 White Stamped Linen Centre Pieces All New and Pretty Designs 18 inches square, regularly sold at 25¢, for 22 inches square, regularly sold for 40e¢, for 200 White Checked Muslin Dress Aprons Each Apron 18 by 20 inches, with neat design stamp- ed on end but not made up, and one skein Pere Lustra to work. Very special to-morrow Not more than two to ene customer 2,000 Cards Fine White Pearl Buttons Different Sizes--AT EXACTLY HALF PRICE - Or '4c Card OHN LAIDLAW & SON "A Boy's Boot that will wear, that looks fairly decent 5 i | \ not too expensive That's whist we bade. for sale-- 2 boy's. bovis that will wear---that looks we sizé | to 5-== "at $2.00 a pair. Good value we know