S$ SM: ISS «Priceless Convenience at Low Cos Let Seaman-Kent fooring banish hours and hours of hard Work from your routine of housekeeping. * For 25 years Seaman Kent have been supplying hardwood flooring that is "The best that's made in every grade." I fl nnd oy Sn on ALLAN LUMBER (0. Lid. VICTORIA STREET "Phone 1042, | ? We carry a full line of Seaman.Kent Hardwood Floor Finishes ; D1 Grn tr [ BUY ADVERTISED GOODS They Must Always Give Full Value . Exclusive Agency Mason Pianos and Players I MELODY SHOPPE | GRAND OPERA HOUSE - - PHONE 153. ey EE A POWERFUL STORY OF THE PRAIRIES AND NORTHWESTERN FARM LANDS . The $13,500 Pictorial Review - Prize Novel A % TREMENDOUS DRAMA VITAL CHARACTERIZATION ABSORBING INTEREST - To Be Run Serially In The THE BRITISH WHIG THE DAILY BRITISH W NEWS OF To Hold Dairy Gonference--Uniform Egg Color--Bright Outlook in the West--Tobacco Boom Coming. 5 a The recent heavy storms which jswept through the province were | welcomed by most farmers. True, | R. R. Fleming, Milton, reports con- | siderable damage to fruit trees in | Halton, and there was some ser- | lous injury at a few elsewhere, but | the loss was. more than offset by the {8alns. Cover on fall wheat and | clover was getting -a bit thin, which lis always a dangerous condition | when the weather is cold, The heavy storm with plenty of snow furnished ample protection for these crops. Then, too, the moisture from this snow was welcome. There has not been very much snow this win- ter, and any that comes along even in April is received gladly. Farm Conditions. The usual wail is now coming from the energetic crowd along the concession lines who would, if pos- sible, have their seeding completed by the end of February. We are told, in the Ontario Government Crop Report this week, that the sea- Son is late. Last year at this time considerable seeding had been done. True enough, in the Southern part of the province farmers were on the land in late March, but they were off it again and not able to continue their work from the middle of April until the end of May. If the pre- sent seeding season really opens throughout most of Ontario by the third week in April and no more bad weather follows, the bulk of the farmers will be satisfied. Latest re- ports from the country are to the effect that feed is holding out well, barring the limited dry areas of 1925, and stock is in good shape. About the only man who is worry- ing is the chap who could not get his plowing done last fall on account of the wet weather, If spring opens suddenly, he will have to do some tall hustling. To Hold Dairy Conference. The Ontario Government is call ing a conference on the cd-operative marketing of dairy products. This will be held at Peterboro next week. Experts from Ottawa and the dairy state of Wisconsin are being secur- nl ed, and it is hoped to set machinery in motion, that will eventually raise the standard of quality of dairy pro- | ducts in Eastern Ontario and at the same time return, io the farmer a il | greater share of tie producer's dol- lar. The cogference is being callea | at the suggestion of the Agricultural Enquiry Committee of the Ontarie 'Legislature which body has "heen touring the province in the inter- ests of agriculture during the past two years. Uniform Egg Color. It is now possible for the come mercial poultryman to control the degree of color in the eggs produce ed by his flock. Every consumer wants either white eggs 'or a real brown. A mixture of the two is not popular and undoubtedly has some effect' on prices. Indeed this color plays a larger part in nrarkéting that is generally supposed. Not long ago the dealer could hardly sell & white egg «in Boston or a brown one in New York. This of course was going pretty far, but no person prefers a carton of eggs of various tints to one of a dozen of absolutely one shade. And there should be no more excuse for this fn the future, because at the Lethbridge Experi- mentdl Station in Alberta it has been found that mating roosters from dams which: Jay eggs of the right color will 'tend to make the eggs from the resulting progeny all of the same shade. Bright Outlook in West. Seldom hs the outlook in West- ern Canada appeared brighter. In- deed the only danger now, is that re- turning Optimism may go too far and produce a boom which is inevit- ably followed by serious re-action. The winter has been mild, but re- cent snowfalls have allayed all dan- gers of 'a moisture shortage. The soll has been worked wp to a fine state of tilth. There is no lack of capital, which means sufficient ma- chinery and labor to handle an in- creased acreage this summer. Prairie 'farmers are buying freely again, new cars, machinery, radios and household equipment moving west. country in its grip has lifted, this period was not without its ts. Forced to stay at hone, no funds for travel- of Canada not & bad the Western farmer bas found E FARM | | | losses. District. meetings are being | i held throughout the tobacco belt, | fat which the growers will be urged, {to keep production down to what | | present equipment and labor will be | able to handle. Advice regarding the growing of this somewhal, ait | cult erop will be broadcast, -and | dealers are preparing to develop the! export market and to care for a greatly increased acreage. Soe---- Gardening, : Although there is stiil a good deal | of snow in some parts of Ontariq it may only be a few days before one can 'get out in the garden. This is'a good time to fix up the lawn. Rall it, and plant thé bare spots with seed. A light coating of sheep man- ure or some nitrate of soda applied! in a week or two will give the grass a good start. It 1s a good plan to! plant a few of the early vegetables | as soon as possible. Frost may get | them, and if so the loss is small, | but if they escape injury, the owner will have early vegetables when the are worth money, y Kingston Markets Friday, April 9. Dairy Produce. Butter, creamery, 1b. .. .. Butter, dairy, Ib.. ..... , Cheese, new, 1b. Cheese, old, 'db... |, Eggs, new laid, doz. Fish, -. 48-50 Cod, Ib.. .. . Fillets, '®... ... Fs. Finnan Haddie, ®.,, ,.... .. . Flounders... ..., , White Fish ... . Haddock, fresh, Halibut, fresh, 1b. . Kippers, pair. . Oysters, pt. . HIG i ------------------ will be At 60 or 65 you "Indian Summer" of life. You can begin now to save towards the time when and we will send you MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO, CANADA entering upon-the all the facts. Branch Office 58 Brock Street, Kingston, Ont. M. G. JOHNSTON, Branch Manager, you mat retire. Fill out thé: coupon Name. Adve I would like to accumulate $m payable at age 65, Tam years of age, nearest birthday. Pike, B®... ..4.. 50... Salmon, fresh, ».. ... ... Trout, salmon, 1b. .. White Fillets. . Mackeral. . . Smelts. . Scallops Shrimps Bananas, doz... Oranges, doz... Lemons, doz... Prunes, Cal, tb... Peaches, Evap., Ib. . . Hay Gras, Seeds, Barley. . . a aw LL . ed wen $1.00 -.5$32 ve. 80-85 + +.31.00 v sea. 84.50 + ae.$11-812 Buckwheat, ae Corn, imported... ... .. Cream of the West .. Hay, baled, ton... .. Hay, loose, ton Household Oats, local, bus. . Middlings, ton .. Shorts, ton Cxve Wheat, local... .. ... ....% Timothy, bus. . .. .. S... Red Clover, No. 1 bus.. ... .. Red Clover, No. 2, bus.. .. ..$22 Alstke, bus.. .. ... .., ,.$13.50 Alfalfa, Can. 2.. .. ., .. .. .$15 Sweet Clover... .. .... .. ..$7.25 Hides, ote. Deacon skins, each.. .. .. . . Horse hides. . + Loup to § Beef hides, 1b. . rR Te Teel Bulls, over 60 Ibs. .. .. .. .. ..§ Veal, skins, 1b. ,.. suas lO Yeal, kips, Ib... .. .. ....... ..8 Sheep skins, fresh ....up to $1.10 Tallow, rendered in cakes, I .... Ginseng, wild, d.. .. .. ., ,. $11 Bees wax, clear, 1b. ... .... ..28 Wool, unwashed, Ib. ..18-20 Wool, washed, Ib. +. 22-33 Meats and Poultry. Steak, porterhouse, 1b.. . Steak, rouad, 1b.. .. .... .. Boiling cut. Ib. . or 13428 Stewing cuts, Ib. . 10-13% Beef, western. . ae ws «14 Beef, local, My... .....-... .5:10 Loin, roasts, ™ «+ «235-30 ulders, roasts... ... 1.130 ogs, live weight, cwt. .... 13% fi... 20488 ' «4, 18-20 «x «0.33.28 « «219-20 40-50 Se haha dba] le pg A cies ws 30-38 -.80 2.7% .36 -«35 0] Ra av ew ew egw fe 91 Cutlets xi anual Fak waavaliven a wi8B 5 wa oe Telia whee ee ey ate : ses pail. vel savas ow pn ing which has prevalent on Canadian egg markets Mgce the tfrst of the week continues to-day with but little chazige. The inward stor- Age movement has started in Mont- real. Toronto--Markst easy and wun- changed. Prices to retailers, ex- tras, 85 to 36¢; firsts, 33 to S4e; and seconds 30c. Montreal--Market is easier and quiet. Prices to retailers, extras 37 to 38¢c; firsts, 36¢; seconds, 31 to 8$3¢. Local receipts are increasing and dealers are storing their surplus stocks at the basis of extras, $3 to 34c. Winnipeg--Dealers 'are country shippers, extras, 26c: 24c; seconds, 18c. Baskat¢chewan--Country making sales, extras, 25c; 28¢; seconds, 17c. Calgary--Jobbing, extras, per case; firsts, $8.50; $7.60. Vancouver--Dealers paying coun- try points, extras, 24c; firsts, 22¢. Jobbing, extras, 28¢; firsts, "24c; seconds and pullets, 22¢. St. John, N.B.--Prices to retail. ers, extras, 44¢; firsts, 41¢; seconds, 35¢. Halifax, N.S.--Jobbing, extras 45¢; firsts, 38c; seconds, 34e. Chicago--Fresh, spot, 28 April, 30 1-8¢c; May, 29 3-4c; cembers, 33 7-8c. New York---Extra firsts, 31 to 31 1-2¢; firsts, 30 to 30 1-2¢: fut- ures unchanged. paying firsts, shippers firsts, $9.50 seconds, 1-2; De- 'Adventures of the Twins | a Prickles Porcupine Sneaks Off. The burglar alarm over the tub in Scrub-Up Land went "Brrrr! Brrr! Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, brrr!" Rubadub jumped. "Hey, Mister March Hare!" he called sharply. "Come back! Some- one's trying to sneak off without get- ting spring-cleaned." "You don't say so!" exclaimed the March Hare, who was just about to too, like the brown hair, but oh, how different! \ And it anything displeases his Royal Poredpines, he just gives his skin a jerk and up go all his little quill daggers until, instead of a little lamb, he looks like a battleship with a thousand guns sticking out all over. And then, woe betide anybody who comes near enough to touch him! He just gives his tall a slap (all sticking full of jaggers Just like the rest of his bristling body) and whom. ever he touches gets a lot of jaggers stuck into him and they won't come out! 50 no wonder that Mister Rubadub and the March Hare were looking as though the world - had turned a somersault. . "He ought to be spring-cleaned," sald Rubadub. "Why don't you go And get him, Mister Hare?" The March Hare rubbed his nose tenderly. "I was just wondering," he sald slowly, "if he's so very dirty. If he really needs spring-cleaning!"" "We'll get him," said fck, "Nancy and I can get him in wo 'minutes, He'll come for us, I'm sure. And Mister Rubadub can barber him." > It was Rubadub's turn to look thoughtful. y "1 wonder if he is so very dirty?" he mused. 'It might be that he didn't get so very dirty this winter affer all. - Maybe if he goes to the Land-Where-Spring-1s-Coming, he'll get caught in a shower. That would wash him off and he would do for another year." "Why Mister Hare!" said in a shocked voice: IT believe you two are afraid of Prickles Porcupine. Mister Rubadub began to fuss about busily, "Afraid! No such thing! But there isn't a bit of use trying to eateh him now. It's quite ten minutes since the alarm rang." "Not the least bit." the March Hare assured them. "Jt would be a Waste of time!" Weren't they the old scalawags though! ; (To de continued). leave with the Twins in search of| ! some more Meadow people fo up so they could go to the Where-Spring-Is-Coming. 'Spring was getting very near and there were still ever so : z § i Saks Kelly and family have moved into the house recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Willlam MeSpadden. George Carroll, assessor, has been making his rounds in this vicinity, Miss Marion Wright spent last week with relatives at Fairfield 'Bast. Miss Rose O'Meara, Ottawa, been spending the past week at her home here. § Some of the farmers have tap ped, but very little syrup has beet made as yet in this locality. Mary Houge and Mr. McLean students a' Queen's, Kingston, home for the Easter holidays. K. Quigley is at her home in tawa for the Easter vacation. Kenyon, teacher, is spending holidays at her home in Perth. lise Nora Vaughan, Ottawa, spent the week-end at John Breen's. The nual meeting of the phone Company was held on M evening March 29th. 3 The snow is deep on the Foads in this vicinity and no cars can be used as yet. Pitchholes are numers ous on the highway. 2 Many in this vicinity regretted hear of the death of Mr. Blancher, which recently" at his home in Athens. "The late Mr. Blancher and family lived here many years and have many re here. Mrs. Moorehouse has patient in. the Public Smith's Falls for some time, - * Liv ub! And Mister |