ay A E ® = THE DRYDEN OBSERVER eh st if Early Plants. (Experimental Farm Noe.) T'HX SEED of certain kinds of vege- tables should be sown early in the spring for best results, hence one should be prepared to begin operations in the garden as soon as the coil is dry enough. Those plants of which the leaves arc eaten which should be started early are:--lettuce, spinach, mustard -and cress and there is little danger of planting them too soon. Other vegetables which are grown for their bulbs or roots may also be plant- ed at the same time, though they are not quite so hardy as those grown for their leaves. hese are onions, carrots, beets, parsn'ps and early turnips. Peas are about as hardy as these, but may rot if the weather turns cold and wet. However, it usually pays to plant peas al the same time as the others, as early sown peas give a much better i srop as a rule than if sown late. Other vegetables which should be started early to get best results are z H cabbages, cauliflowers, tomatoes and melons. The latter will not stand any frost, hence the plant must be protet- ed in hot-beds or cold frames or in the house until danger of frost is over. However, cabbage and caulifiower, if well hardened off before setting out, will stand several degrees of frost. The earlier that fruit and ornamental trees cf all kinds are planted after the ground is dry enough to dig in the spring the more successful will the planting be. The same applies to bash fruits, strawberries and other herbaceous perennials. Once the soil loses the moisture of early spring and the hot dry winds come, a much larger proportion of plants is likely te die than if planted earlier. Hence, our advice, based on experience, is to start planting just as soon as possible after the ground has thawed out. WE invite you to bring that orde Order Catalogue for Dry Goods We will positively meet all price Story r you were going to send the Mail and Ready-tc-Wear to this Store. s on the same terms, Weekly Letter FROM THE LIBERAL SIDE. (Special to Dryden Observer.) The last two days of the third session of the sixteenth legislature of Ontario were devoted to the farmer and his troubles, except for the several hours . which were given to the Hon. Chas. McCrea, minister of mines, and Hon. Jas. Lyons, forme rminister of lands and forests, to advertise ther depart- ments. The debate ended without any announcement of concrete to farmers, and was barren of results except that it gave W. E. N. Sinclair, the Liberal leader, an opportunity to declare that in his opinion the department of agri- culture had ceased to function properly if a special committee costinng $30,000 was necessary to secure information about agricultural problems in Ontario. Mr Sinclair pointed to the depart- ment o fagricvlture as being one of the best organized departments in the government, on paper. It had nine branches, covering every department branches coverng every activity of farming life from production to mar- keting, and yet a special commit'ee had worked for two years digging up in- formation that the department should have been alle to secure much more easily. The session as a whole has been without any great feature except as 'a show of overbearing Tory majority' 'rule. Every line of investigation was stopped by the majority, and every bit of legislation which might be trouble- some was forced through without thought of minority right or privileges. The Premier evaded every challenge for declarations of policy and even hs own followers of some independence were left in the dark. The Premier ignores even Parliament now as he says himself "when the government decides upon a policy it will say so and go to the people." Parliament is ap- parently no longer to be taken into the confidence of the government. The session passed 139 bills out of 191 presented. The great majority are private bills. The only legislation of any great account was the bill to do away with bye-elections for men ap- pointed to cabinet posts within two months of a general elect'on. There is a general opinion that a general elec- tion will be held this year on some kind of a liquor policy which is still a rid: dle as far as the government is con-' cerned. At any rate there will be bye- ; elections. If these come shortly there will be no general election. The government has neglected to do co many things in Parliament that there are as many open questions around Queen's Park as there were hefore the session opened. Who is to be Minister of Lands and Forests? 'Will the Premier continue to handle three departments? What will the liquor policy of the Government be? ; How long will the people of Ontario | stand for this indecision and this one- ! man government ? TO ILLUSTRATE: ---- A lady whose income depends on the growth and prosperity of Dryden came in for a paper. A five cent Newspaper! j "Anything else to-day, Mrs Brown?" "No, thank you. I must hurry as I want to get a money order before the post office wicket closes. Iam ordering seme new clothes." "We would like to have the pleasure of giving you prices on that ordur before you send the money away." i "Very well, Mr Pronger. If you can give me as good values, I am sure I would feel an indirect benefit from spending the money in Dryden." : The result was, Mrs Brown took home $17.50 worth of Goods that she examined as she bought, instead of the glowing descriptions | of shoddy goods contained in the Catalogues. An additional order : for $6.00 we did not have in stock, but as we ordered it immediately, ! we gave the same service as the Mail Order House on this item too. | And a Happy Ending Trem this extra business we had a little surplus cash at the close of business for the day. So we bought some butter and eggs from | Mrs Reid, a cord of wood from Jim Norris, some lumber from Jas. Winterbottom, a couple of loaves of bread {rom Gough's Bakery, and paid up cur church envelope arrears. ; So may we repeat. Bring you Mail Order to us. Let us fill it at their prices--or you can have the advantage if our prices are the lowest. i alph J. Pronger SSS A Atak wea Rh ESE If you feel languid and tired, eat some mcre ; KELLOGGS "PEP" | TWO PACKETS for TWENTY-FIVE CENTS THEPEPPY BRAN FOOD Plapiers RS i titlegy bh 07 CNABALTE- 0A ann NY MY 0: SE) 06 gi le a ee = KELLOGG'S CORN FLAKES They all like them TWO FOR TWENTY-FIVE CENTS | KELLOGG'S ALL -BRAN Per PACKET, TWENTY-FIVE CENTS This is the food to eat if you want to enjoy life. CAR IR RRS TIRE Be sure to ask for the green packet. ERT RENAL Sh New Fruits & Vegetables New GREEN CABBAGE, New CARROTS CAULIFLOWERS, : GREEN ONIONS, TOMATOES HEAD LETTUCE, LEAF LETTUCE GRAPE FRUIT, ORANGES, LEMONS, APPLES, BANANAS NUT S--DBrazil, 3o0c, Barcelinus, 30c., C. James Wright Dryden Lumber Company Successors to Anderson & Harris. BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS FULL STOCK OF LUMBER. SASH & DOORS SHINGLES, WOOD FIBRE BRICK, LIME AND CEMENT Walnuts, 25c. 3 Phone | No. 49 | i Estimates Freely Given i Minister of the Interior Fire Threatens Our National Heritage Carelessness Destroys 3,000,000 acres annually of Canadian Forests. Loss of standing timber by fire continues to be appalling. On the average, over 3,500 million board feet are destroyed annually. The forests of Canada are being depleted at a rate they cannot possibly withstand; more than half of this depletion is due to fire, insects and decay. The future of the forest industry 1s just as dependent on the seedling trees and young growth as the pulp and paper and lumber mills, and industry generally, are dependent on mature timber--both must be saved from the ravages of fire. 1 OE BL Daa q £ i ai A BA Dd In addition to the shelter afforded by the forest to the farmer and his stock, settlers in forested regions are vitally dependent on the woods for winter em- ployment. Care with fire in land-clearing operations is all-essential--burned timber pays no wages. Canada has the finest inland fishing in ~~ | the world, but these splendid food and | game fish require clean, cold water in the streams to ensure prolific reproduction. Forest fires are inimical to fish life. Game animals attract foreign tourists and induce Canadians to seek pleasure, health and adventure in the great out- doors. These animals are distinctly a forest resource--utterly dependent on it {or protection and food: Forest fires are most destructive of such wild life. Ninety per cent of the forest fires are caused by carelessness, Are you doing your part to prevent this wanton waste and destruction? CHARLES STEWART Winterbottom Lumber Yards WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Ginghams WE ARE OVER-STOCKED WITH GINGHAMS And have Marked them at the Low Price of 25c. per yard CHECK AND PLAIN COLOURS. XXXXXXXX 55" FANCY SUITING AT 35c. per Yard. "%&j A SPLENDID MATERIAL FOR CHILDREN'S DARK WASH DPRESSES J. B. GATES a iy SRE TT Come In and See This Washing Machine A. G. Ripley, A RE TE A ET TR TR SE OS TS BUY YOUR EASTER MEATS at ¥ Paterson's Meat Market Good Supply of-- HAMS BACON etc, etc. Mail Orders Promptly Attended to. Phone No.6 A. PATERSON, Pr = ln THE DAITER TH bt 9 BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS LUMBER, SASH, DOORS, PLASTER CEMENT AND BRICK, ROOFING, of All KINDS CELOTEX INSULATION BUILDERS' SUPPLIES and Quality Jas. Winterbottom, RONGER' CASH GROCERY Service Dryden Ontario SPECIALS for MONDAY Only FERANTULATED SUGAR, iiissessessnimeninngs von se 7.40 29h Tinh MAGIC BARING POWDER, i. riverine 4 20-ib Pails, SYRUR, Crow Braff... oi sain she wis A atoalaie 1.30 3:4b Pails SYRUP, Crown Brand, each ....vrvecio vive ven, 37 ; 4-30 Pails COMPOUND. 1AM, per fin. oo oneeivy ran vos 4352 ; SMALL TINS KIPPERED SNACKS, gq tins for ..e0vui vv 28 V Sheriff's JELLIES, with teaspoon, three jellies for .......... 27 DOMESTIC SHORTENING, 1-1 prints cvccorsscevssmeiys +10 "10:4b Pail RELIANCE SHORTENING, for «ccs viisvrronens 1.93 CREAMERY BUTTER, Nos grade, per cvcveivecinsonss 49 nn Be eo Re tL SE LE 30 : CAMPBELL'S TOMATO SOUP, two for .. even ve. . 2B | [ 4 4 | 0. H. PRONGER, Proprieto.. a ----