{HE OBSERVER, DRYDEN, ONTARIO, TOURING $710. COUPE $910 i923 New Superior Touring Car (5 Passenger) URS for and the balance i $2510 Cash n easy instalments AAAAAAAAAAAN Full Particulars on Application Showrooms:-- Opposite Royal Bank Prices include, SELF STARTER and LIGHTING EQUIPMENT f.o.b. OSHAWA, ie & SEDAN $1125 ONT.--Tax Extra ROADSTER $695 \ AO FARMERS | i We fave in stock, a 200d cupply of Land Plaster We are gwing away a splen- did book of Practical Homes and Barns, Call at the 'oftice and get your copy Agent For-- HARTFORD FIRE INS. and GALT COAL J. Winterbottom Lumber, Coal and Buiiders' Supplies. DRYDEN . . ONT. i BE I 0X0 ACTELENE WELDING : EXPERT * kkk made to order x kx EAST END EENORA "Phone 401 Blue A ee AL and Dry Goods Groceries Boots and Shoes 'Hardware and. Farm Produce ~ Frost & Wood and PERFECTION OIL STOVES W. 5 GARDNER Specialist in all kind of pipe work. M. J. CROSIER General Merchant, OXDRIFT, Ont A Here and There | St. John, N.B.--J. M. Woodman, general superintendent of the C. P. R., New Brunswick district, an- nounced that the only large expendi- ture in his district during the year will be for ballasting and bridges. + Mr. Woodman returned from Mont- real, pes he was on a business trip. Edmonton.--The northern railway extensions, which under the recently announced agreement with the Union Bank will be proceeded with next spring, are to be built by the Cana- dian Pacific Railway Construction Department. ': One of the conditions of the agreement between the prov- incial government and the bank in.' terests is that the C. P. R. do the construction work, it is stated by Premier Greenfield, and the condi- tions will be complied with by the government, which had originally intended building the roads under its own railway department. E) Port Arthur.--Additional tracks, age accommodation. will be cone structed by the Canadian Pacifie' Railway in its Port Arthur yar ds this coming summer, especially a8 Current River, to take care of the increasing grain trade to be created by the elevators there. Other work will also be done locally and at Fort William considerable will be under! taken, including the replacement of! the two large freight sheds destroyed recently by fire, with buildings of am! improved and fireproof type. Carleton Place, Ont.--On the occse sion of the retirement of roadmastee kin from the C. P. R. Company's service, the fellow employees and their wives gathered at the town hall, Saturday, and a social evening was spent. The tables were laden with the very best that a caterer from Ottawa could provide, and about 150 peuple were present from all classes of the company's service. 'ager of the Canadian Pacific Rail- way, with headquarters at Winnipeg, was in St. John recently, the guest {of his brother-in-law, Dr. W. W. ~ White. Mr. McPherson is always a welcome visitor to St. John where : he was for many years as the repe resentative of the C. P. R. up to 1897 when he went to Toronto, and later in 1899 to Winnipeg, his head- © quarters since. He has watched | this Western metropolis' grow from ! a town of 40,000 to a city 200,000. ; Yorkton, -- Another milestone im ' the history of railway development ! in Yorkton and district was marked when the members of the clerieal staff of the C. P. R. freight departs ment took up their quarters in the offices of the new freight shed. This building is 240 feet long and 40 feet wide, and provides accommo dation for eighteen cars of freight, The building and track alterations involved an expenditure of nearl@ i ? - / ; Residential and Cemetery Fences $70,000, ! | ; many varieties grown that will make Winnineg.--Great interest in thy increasing of facilities for the stome ing and handling of grain at the head of the lakes was reported bg Charles Murphy, general manage of the Canadian Pacific Railway, who returned from Fort William. Mr. Murphy stated. there would be an enlargement of at least 4,000, 000 bushels in the storage capacity dvring the coming summer, and #8 was. honed the new equipment would be in worling order in time to take care of the next crop. Two priv- atalv cwned elevators were to be erected and the buildings -of the Saskatchewan co-operative company to be enlarged he stated. 'One com- struction outfit was already on the ground and construction would be 'rushed-ax =oon as weather conditions '(Guaranteed to give Satisfaction ALUMINUM at bargain prices March J. ail Cockshutt Implements rohit, GL NORTHERN 3=Burner . . . 30.00( .., BRANCH oven... » 10.00 Notice to Settlers Hardware & Furniture Shop Registered patentees or locatees may obtain Seed Oats, Wheat ani Barley, not exceeding $100.00 in value for each settler. Forms of application may be ob- tained from the Crown Lands Agent, or the District Representative of the Department of = Agriculture, or tlhe Northern Development Branch, Par- liament Buildings, Toronto. Applications in regard to Patented Lots will accompanied by Certificate of from the Local Registrar or Lecal Master of Titles, showing that the Applicant is the Registered Owner. Applications in respect of Unpaten- ted Lots will not be entertained if the Applicant is not registered as the Search of the Department. The applications must be forwarded later than March 1st, next, BENIAH BOWMAN Minister of Lands and Forests BARGAIN IN MOTORBOAT FOR SALE-- 8 h.p. Dunn's MOTOR: 20 ft. long x 5% ft. beam, all new. A ° real bargain.--apply Hane KELLBERG, Waldhof not be entertained unless | Locatee or Purchaser in the Records to the Local Crown Lands Agent not} { the corms or bulbs. |GULTURE (CF GLADIOLI Good Advice Ast Rt Droaach This Glorious Bloom. A Deep, Rich Loamy Soil Is Preferred -- Get Good Varieties to Start j Asparagus--When " With--About to Cut Wheat--FPoultry Increase Income. (Contributed by Ontario Department of Agriculture, Toronto.) Loeation.----An open, sunny position suits them best. Soil.--They prefer a deep, well drained, fairly rich, loamy soil, but will do well in almost any good gar- den soil. Do not dig in fresh sirawy manure at planting time. If any ma- pure is used, it should be well rotted, and should be dug in so as not to come in direet contact with Manure is best dug in the fall previous to planting. The ground should be dug over again just before planting the corms. Planting.--The corms (bulbs) may { be planted any time in May or early June. Flowering corms should not be less than one and a half inches in diameter. Plant the corms from three to four inches deep and about six inches apart. They may be set either in rows about two feet or three feet apart, or in groups con- venient for staking and cultivating. The small cormels (small bulbs) should be planted about two inches deep = with the old corms, or . separately. Jelly and section foreman J. Millie : Cutting Blooms. -- Cut those with fairly long stems when two or three of the bottom flowers have obened, ahd put in water as soon as cut. If about half an inch of the stem is i cut off every day or two, the spikes will continue in flower for a long time after being cut. The old spikes of flowers not cut off should be cut ! when théy are through flowering be- esi i St. John, N.B.--C. E, McPherson, 3 Assistant Passenger, Traffic Mane ! fore the seed forms on them. Storing Dig the corms before severe ' frosts, about the middle of October. | Cut off the tops a few inches above the ground, dig the- corms, and put them in a shed or room away from the frost. for about two weeks to dry, then put them in a cool fairly dry room or cellar, where they will not freeze, temperature about 40 deg. F. In very damp cellars they | may be hung up in baskets, or tied in bunches and hung up to the joists. Before planting the large corms for the next season's bloom, remove the { remains of tops and the old corm at . the bottom. The small corms (or cormels) should also be removed. The small plants from the cormels should be dug and stored during winter much in the same way as for the large flowering corms. Save cormels (small bulbs) from the best varie- ties. It will take three or four years : to grow flowering corms from the sermag em wm small cormels to flower well. The following are a few of the a good collection for an amateur's garden:-- Afterglow, America, Augusta, Blue Jay, Cardinal, Contrast, Dawn, Ro- chester White, Kunderdi Glory, Princeps, Pesco, Panama, La Luna, Mrs. Frank Pendleton, Niagara, Sul- phur King, Schreben, Scribo, Wm. talconer. Collections of hybrid Gladioli will often give good results and are cheaper than named varieties if a large number is required. This list y does not include many of the quite new varieties. Fairly good collections can be bought for from one to two dollars per dozen, and even cheaper. It pays to buy good varieties for a start, as they can be increased rapid- ly from the small cormels. Note.--When cutting flower spikes for decorative purposes do not cut the stem too low down. Leave two or three leaves below where they are cut to assist the corm to grow and develop. Cutting off all the foliage prevents the corm from developing. --The late Wm, Hunt,O. A. College, Guelph. * 'About Asparagus. At the beginning of July all cut- ting of asparagus should cease, the beds should be heavily top-dressed with manure, and the plants allowed to grow during the remainder of the season. Careful spraying of this crop with poison Bordeaux is necessary if the beetles are very active. Keep the wheel hoe going during the early morning, so that weeds will be killed during the heat of the sun. Apply water as often as necessary, so that the plants will make a constant growth. Never work among plants while they are wet, as this spreads diseases. When to Cut Wheat, Wheat may be cut with safety when the straw has lost nearly all its green color and the grains are not entirely hardened. If cut sooner than this, shriveled kernels will result. If left standing until fully ripe, a bleached appearance, due to the action of the elements, often results, and loss from shattering may ensue. Wheat that is fully ripe is also more difficult to handle. Where the area of wheat is large, cutting should begin as early as it can be done safely. Poultry Increase Income. Produce infertile eggs by remov- ing the roosters from the flock in the summer time. Provide clean nests and keep eggs ; clean. Gather the. eggs twice daily dur-! to prevent them i . from being heated by the hen. ing the summer, Keep them in a cool dry place away : from the flies. Market them at week. Insist® that they be bought on ai quality basis. Producers aie admonished not- to wash oss. ad 3 ho Se ad for Winter. -- Gladioli' corms should be dug, and stored over . winter. 'The People's Store' ry When Winter Goes We are closing out our. Stock of Boots, Shoes and Rubbers at a Big Reduction Buy your Spring Foot Wear where you can save money Come in and see what we have to offer you Oxdrift Co-operative Company, Lid. Quality Meats We are reducing: our stock of Meats, because of signs of approaching early fms and the sale pees advertised last week fd for this wel, alzo. Hamburger Steak, 15 Ib or 2 for Pork Sausage, home made, lb veal, all cuts, reduced 30 p. c. Roast Beef, ,, 5) Veal, front quarters pzr ib. mi SWE a Beef, front quarters per Ib. FOBT | hind SRR en Frozen imported Beef. per Ib x .20 EY 29 Courteous Service "Phone No. 6 D. Tear Proprietor KEROSENE TRACTORS §- ALKING c over plowed dnd all 0 tires your team as well as the driver. How about pulling a load besides? In these days of scarcity of horse and man power the heavy farm work such as discing can be done most speedily and economically with a Case Kerosene Tractor. The 10-18 'or smallest Case Tractor can pull an 8 £t, double action dise harrow. set to full depth, Busy farmers can work the "iron "horse" day and night if necessary. - Don't forget that Case tractors operate over dusty. fields without dust entering cyl< inders. The Air washer fully protects the Motor. The all cut steel spur gears are fully enclosed and run in oil. The weight of the Case 10-18 is only about 8,400 Ibs. this, with the liberdl sized tires prevents-soil packing. Other important features explained in full descriptive literature sent out for the asking, ; Let us tell you more about the 10-18 or larger Case Tractors. Fig F. T. BRIGNALL OXDRIFT ONTARIO The Having picked up a snap bargain Pure Strawheisy, and | Raspberry on we will sell as follows while present stock lasts: Strawberry, 4-Ib pails, per pail__ 1.00 Apple & Strawberry, per 4-1 pail .70 Raspberry, 4-1b glass jars each __1.00 Apple & Raspberry, per 4-1b pail 70 These will not last long at those prices. least twice each saad oi Busy Store