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to sell (8' way of 6' 0 for Gm- t5, and In T/zerefor. Y 1 --------- $ 2.000 5 Fire Hm 5,009 N ts on non-courses 3am a. the opinion of til hp filuyicipflifiy tht instalments in m be exigency 01' in hole stfll be is“ instalment wini- veral its!” "‘3’ 2, due as magi mvubw. accord!!! puncil of the Cm £3 as 23110" :â€" ' it am; be 1311‘ #ibn, and he is bl.- wcmse Debentnru d lmade. executed hi b, in sums of none. hzszalments. on this :5 ST. E: v" TOROLN'TV‘ pct: year for twat, s for the folio-In rxreaditure upon the “:0 d is command , It being nudes” ness m_h_u:d up“ debentures q all bear interest 6 r cent. per M |ber each year. K‘ e payment of mt.- ons stun be and. ‘reasurur. 7, 3t 213761101“ the deputy-m“ he reopecm e mum». I (may Bet ruins 0303’- u (OW. MLR 6. noses aforesaid it h egzent of $45 000'. the total am special rate for :5 r the said do!» at e-hal! per cent. In wthe terms out: amount gag-sh]. h :- shall be eqml - ale for principal ‘ her years for uni: in three ye t after the CS d 111 each year W interest. and W of $3167.18 b! 1| nkable prowl“!v Lmdaav. the” e ewis‘ing $212,248.68, wrest at tho :5} max. xuole mesh“ ;ozdisg 0 sh be To!!! 2' 1917 19.8 914 ,s, but ll'n‘AV.‘ US AND H CULTIVATE. ay. Yh? 6th emxst of we attendvd th‘ 1 Victoria I and deliven ' e." The sold more suits this season than ever e reason is evident. Our styles are there’s a fit and a hang to them not ,dinaxy suits, and the prices are the em knew, equal values offered. If :erested in suits it will pay you to are uttering at $15.00. you may want a pair of TROUSERS 'made nere. Trousers cut by me it ALA I__-- DILS AND TILLAGE '011 Want I Implements : "2. The: i.» mineral. By burmng 389mm you have the same result: ‘ lecay in vegetable matter is practi- Islow prncess of burning, so that fer it in going on the minetal Is liberared. Neither the mineral nor Mable matter alone can produce a {Nth must be present. Naturally lllleral is present in much larger‘ Ines than the Vegetable, but in such1 I? 319 to be of no use to plants. N m an insoluble state cannot be l‘them. The object of tillage is d: to render mineral soluble and to Plants to aevelope every way. They ll” do this when the soil is free and t firmlv around them. It you die- R‘H‘ in water and pour it on a filter theentlre mixture will pass through. d and water and try the same you will find that the warm-goes and the sand remains. Thatls sand is not soluble in the water. cannot take up insoluble mineral "and the soil .nuet be subject9d_§0 As__ Watchman-Waider IBIS: RSDAY. JUN LUHEB SUITS ! me by Prof. Sbuttleworth he Guelph Agricultural College. esd-Iy. rho (3th inst“ Prof. Shuttle- hemxst oi Lne Guelph Agricultural atteudvd the annual meeting of 5-: Victoria Farmers’ Institute in n and delivered a lecture on "Soils iwe.” T he professor who has returned from an eighteen months’ Germany spoke with great readi- ' tlumen take an insoluble mineral band the soil must be subjected to atment as will render solublel mmeral matter in it to sustain the‘ that are expected to grow upon “'- lmportant that after the mineral ally necessary on light lands or havmg 8- gravelly subsoil. We have 8n that vegetable matter comes may of plants or partsot plants. 0 takes place slow] in plants or but It is chemically tie same thing n Plants burn. When the soil is 'Pgeuble matter this slow oom- hberates enough soluble mineral to suPDIY the plant growth on the matt 'eda'ers, Class Meat Shop in connec. Fresh Bcef, Lamb, Pork, Sausages, 3d and Dried Ham. Come and get before you purchase elsewhere. XENTS OF SOILSâ€"TWO CHIEF Sâ€"MINERAL AND VEGETABLE LTIVATION AND PLANT FOOD MUS AND HUMATESâ€"THE WAY am iE REX, Little Britain u "W “hay is V ---nu one rest of the farmia‘t'il; mat. 3e n is kept richer ip vegee 00-day is The pmblem 0f agncultugn the soil. Lintain vegetable matter tm wm u leave it. in god or forest mama bet. it rich but. as Soon as You c "be soil and on nature it will depend i MD BLflGK mas only the best MASSEY-HARRIS icy-cies, Cultivaton's, Drills, Mow- ers, Rakes, Reapers, and Bind- )a full stock of Flows and Bain Wagons and Toronto ROY: The following is an out: c ” ”W“ “inr’ot mouszas may wan-t 3. 3e nere. 1‘ rousers cut by me r, and don’t bag at the knee. 1 MW. ranging in pfice from pg; lb. Special quotations The Tailor, Little Britain it to get hold of the great‘ that underlie the cultiva- r (l the production of crops. 00d and the tillage proper, rood taking one year with urse there will be excep~ [her may in some cases p: skillful efforts. but as a' ; do so, but rather co-oper 1. i wish to speak in a‘1 i can of‘ Soil and Tillage.” ‘( >ll -\'INERAL. of fact, soil IS comprised of l: (‘ll menus, but I shall only under two headings, for 1-11) It W e need to consider e. They are the mineral la vegetable element. If w vou have a white ash re- din stock afresh supp" 0‘ the best ---- Number 25 2nd. 1899 you whether the soil‘s fexjtgility'will increase A- AAA-AAAA _ . _____-v.v-anu_, "Lu luUICOBU or decrease. I may mention one exception: sometimes if a soil has a great deal of vegetable matter in it and is not drained, it; will become acid. In such a case lime will help but there is no use working land that has not good drainage. It pays bet- ter not to touch it. The decaying vegetation in the soil is called humusâ€"a word that every farmer ought to know. Some vegetation goes as far as 30 feet down into the earth. Not a quarter or the soil under cultivation con- tains enough humus. The vegetable mat- ter is not in it ano hence the plant food is not formed. The question now is “How can we makenthe fanms pnoduce, as much â€"-v- as formerly?" In those days there was plenty of humus. Constant cropping has removed much of it. The removal of the forest has hadabad efi‘ect too for it ex- poses the land and the natural process of mgking plant food is_hindered. There are several reasons why soil should be rich in humus. First; because it is black. Dark colors absorb the heat. A man with a black coat on suffers more from the heat on a warm day than he would if he wore a white one, because thc black allows the bear. to go through and the white reflects it. Soif you have black soil it attracts the heat, which is necessary to make seeds germinate and plants grow. The trowth is earlier on soil with plenty of humus in it for this reason. In the second place have humus,because it is porous. A grain of sand attracts moisture, but only to its outside, it cannot absorb or retain it. Humus acts like a sponge and admits the moisture into every particle. The result is that the soil is moist, and this with the warmth hastens growth. When dry periods come the moisture is held by this sort of soil long after the paor land is parched. There is nothing else will tide a farm over dry spells like humus. This porous na‘tureLgf -rv__- __ a soil, rich in vegetable matter, has the further advantage of admitting the air freely. Plants need plenty of oxygen about their roots and a soil that is not porous smothers them. A soil without humus will bake solid, but where there is plenty of humus the soil is always free and open. Lat IIJLL vv wryâ€".â€" his farm and produce the best crops. As a. rule it is not a good thing to bare summer-fallow. Its object is to kill weeds, but it also through stirring the surface causes the formation of plant food. The danger is that this will be formed and washed away. Out of 90 pounds of nitrates that may form during a. summer as many as 5!) have been known to wash out. Plowing up stubble after a crop must be done with great care, and is not a. good thing from the stand-point of feztility. Take a field of average soil. If you seed it down and take off one crop the land is being filled with roots. The second year I A.:l--l n65" an]: thn i-nd 0811.15 uucu nu... -VVW. ____ - 7 _ they are more plentiful still and the land is in good condition, but if you leave it a third season it is not as good for the crop is lighter, the clover will be killed and the sod poorer. It is better to break up sod after the second crop. Peas sowed on broken scd will rot it well and store up oxygen from the air. but at the same time the clover and other roots in the soil are decaying and giving oil the very food that wheat needs. Suppose you sow oats on the pea land. A good many would plow the pea ground down in the fall. That is a mistake. for its surface is rich in food for wheat. and plowing turns it away down and turns up land that has little food for wheat, Your oats did not need the wheat for they get their nourishment ‘in other way-I, and wheat should have i been sowed instead of them. Speaking of cats, there is no crop harder on the land. This is only an example of the knowledge [one should possess at the changes that o ,__.1 .kn mro hp, flhnmd take in ta e one SUUUL‘C lame“..- -_ -__e 7 _' on and the care he should take in the rotation of his crops. Pres. Channonâ€"would you object to fall plowing? - Prof. Shuttleworthâ€"Yes, unless in some . cases. But suppOSe a man has plowed 1 and he manures for turnips. He sows . them. They come up; so do the weeds. i Scuflling and hoeing are hard work and 1 it is a question whether the weeds or the' farmer will get possession. He gets lots of hard work and perhaps some turnips. Then he plows in the fall for barley or wheat next spring. Now there is a mis- . take, for the surface of that turnip und 1 is rich in what barley or wheat nee s and he buries it down so deep that the gain gets none of it. By that ignorance of the s had a lot of work, but his I humus is less than when bank accounts 0 he began. Errors of this sort are to blame for the povertv of much of the soil in this country. Farmers are working harder. but the soil is not getting richer, and the induce- ments to spend money are greater. It is also a qgestion if the new machinery does not ma e it more expensive to harvest the crops than it formerly was. . ua. RENNIE‘S war I advocate the system followed by Mr. Rennie at the college. Plough up the sod immediately after the second crap of. hay. You will have the smothered. Harrow down the surface to hold the moisture and the surface loose. The sod will rot and the weeds and thist-les sprout. Ammonia will gather. It makes little difference what sort of a barrow you in the fall instead use. “new out manure it under cover, well of. ploughing. Keep' tramped down, the various sorts as much mixed together as possible. In the fall is tull of humatee and the the ground fertility of the manure w Before the frost the rin it w' andsge asgflne as an onion bed. It may be necessary to roll the land. It so do it be- not after for it will pulver. left pressed down to 1 surface. HUMUS Er; followed by Mr. Plough up the sod econd crop of hay. 'aeda and thistles Somerville Court' of Revision and Council Proceedings Council met at Burnt River on May 27th. for court of revision pur. suant to notice. Present Messrs. Stewart, Griffin, Callan and Burtchall. The members having taken the prescribed oath, Mr. Griffin was elected chairman. and the following appeals were disposed of: F. G. Evans, appellant, $25 reduc- tion on assessment; W. W. Hales, appell- ant, assessment confirmed; Chas. Poole, annellant, asgesgm‘ent reduced to $1019,r bol minutes of confirmed. vuuul. lucuo The clerk was authorised to arrange for the removal of J. Pelo from the hospital. Also to prepare a by-law for the assump- tion by the municipality of the Burnt River cemetery. Anq .--_ __......J LllVCl bcmcuv-Jc Account-,3 amounting to $31 were passed and ordered 7139 bg paid. ‘ i J L__ ‘5’- u VluvAv‘ v â€"_._- Moved by Mr. Stewart, seconded by Mr. Callan. that: the clerk be provided with ten dollars to meet: possible expenses re Pelo,any not expended to be returned.â€" Carried. - .-.- .« fll‘ _‘ van. I [Cu- The council adjourned till the 6th of June to meet at Burnt, River. Burnt River, June 6th, 1899. Court of revieiou resumed pursuam to adjournment. Minutes of last; meeting read and confirmgd. ‘ 1 L,,, “f_ Luau nuu wulnu. Kl-V ~-- Moved by Mr. Stewart, seconded by Mr. Griffin, that: north half 10*; 5, in the 5th 001).. be asaessed to J. D. Graham instéad of W. H. Engligh; ttlgt. ‘Robert Mason be ‘ n 11 Â¥._,J .L.;o~ 0‘ V". 11. 121115115" , vuwu A. vv-v entered as M. F. lob No.10‘,’F. RHHdEhe’n the roll as revised be the 883883111an roll for ESQâ€"Carried. _ _ " 1 -_4_'ILL- LUI. Luv-loâ€"VuaA-vu- V The court, of revision adjourned and the members went into council, the reeve in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and con firmed. 1,jL_ ‘1'â€" W61?- Lcau uuu vvllu- .uv-.- Moved by Mr. Stewart, seconded by Mr. Burtchall, that the reeve get a scraper for Mr. Gold ie’s division» Carried. Moved by Mr. Griflin. seconded by Mr. Burtchall, that J. 'Akister be given a contract of draWing cedar to cover the bridge on the 9th con. line, lot 13, at 4 cents per piece, and that he [put a railing on the bridge and that he he paid a. reasonable sum for so doingâ€"Cm ried. Moved by Mr. Stewart, seconded by Mr. Burrchall. that the reeve examine the mud on the 3rd line near Mr. H. Coulter‘a. and report at the next meeting of this counc'l as to what is required in the way of repair.â€" Carried. Moved by Mr. Burtchallfieconded by Mr. Grilfin. that the clerk arrange for the admiusion of J. Pelo into the House of Providence,Toronto,on the terms mention- ed, namely: the council to pay 375- per year in quarterly payments. Also that he correspond with the. said institution with aview to getting W. Badgerow there.â€" Carried. Moved by Mr. Gr'filn. seconded by Mr. Stewart, that Messra. Pmrtchall and Callan get the bridge over Corbin's creek m. .1“, numnmn road repaired and report Moved by Mr. 11 Grilfin. than the admiusion of J. Providence,Tomn rV’L‘lio-ved by Mr. Griffin, a Burtchnll. that, the bill General Howiml be pai Steel be paid one dollar f1 [flank anil sand off the â€" I I:_.‘ 1““. Cameron 0n Thura 10f court. of revision admted, _ -- T‘ Fenelon uuv '- Moved by Mr. Perdue and seconoeu 03' Mr. Irwin, that Mr. S. Smitheram's assess- ment be sustainedâ€"Carried. Moved by Mr. Webster and seconded by Mr. Dewel, that the following changes be made: Thomas Thompson be entered as owner of par-blot 1, con. 2. Thomas 11. Thompson, tenant e. hf. lot 4 in let con; Jno. Parks, owner No. 26 w. 1. sh, Cambray and Alex. ‘ Clark as tenant: Ed. Beacook be entered ‘ as tenant of w. bf. 16 and 17 con. 7, and that Martyn Dav, “rm. Littleton and Geo. Harris be entered on roll as m. f. voter-3 and that the assessment roll of 1899 as now amended be adopted and signed by chair- mamâ€"Carried. Before proceeding with general business the Board of Health. opmposed of Messrs. McGee, Dewel, Pemue, Perkin and Powles, met and considered Dr. A. Wilson's bill of $36.25 far attendance on L. Stockdele while ill with typhoid fever. After discussion it was moved by Mr. Pewles and seconded by Mr. Perdue, that this board recommend payment by council of said bill on condition that Dr. Wilson I..- -n ma n n ransnnnhla gnls 005111 LOLA wwwwww or said hill on condition that Dr: Wilson shows that he has made a reasonable effort to collect it arid producea Mr. Stockdale‘s certificate as to his inability to Moved in amendment by Mr. Dowel and seconded by Mr. McGee. that $18 he aid Dr. Wilsonasfull ayment for said ill. The: chairman eclared the original motion carried. 1 --....n:‘ kuninnca man than The. general councll business was then taken up and minutes of last meeting read and couux ww- Moved by Mr. Irwin and seconded by Mr. Perdue, that this council confirm payment of 32.50 to Mr. Perkin for attend- ance at Board of Health at Cambray, Feb. 22nd.â€"â€"Carried. Moved by Mr. Webster and seconded by Mr. Irwin, that a grant of 810 be made to Fenelon A ricultural Society.-â€"Carried. Mrs. R. urton's case was then Karen up, and Dr. Ray, M.H.O., being present was asked as to her resent condition. It was then move by Mr. Webster and secondedby Mr: Irwin, that 820 be grant- ed to aid m beng Mrs. Burton’s expenses while in the Toronto generai hospital.- Carried. Moved by Mr. Perdue and seconded by m. Webster, that all commissioners re~ Ad journedm “court Ion Council Proceedings and Court of Revision. L'sll. UAIAAAâ€" â€"â€" '_ last meeting weâ€"ré read and LINDSAY, 'rmnizssmnra JUNE 22nd. ; court of revision met at '1‘hursday,June Sch. Minutes :vision at Glenarm read and Mr. Perdue and seconded by hat. Mr. S. Smithgrag’s assess- ceive 4 per cent commission on sums of $10 ; v.‘-- Amendment by Mr. Irwin and spoonded by Mr. Dewel, that. this council pay a commission of 4 per cent. on all sums ex- pell‘ded'olg rogds.â€"â€"-Amendment carried. 0 I ,, ___- ‘1‘... n‘wnn y The following by-laws were then given their usual readings and were signed and sealed, namely: By-law N o. 530 for appoint- ingaclerk; by-law No. 531 providing for the expending of certain sums on our township roads; by-law No. 532 being a by- law to assist in the building of wire fences along those portions of the highways subject to drifting; and by-law 1V0. 533, being a. by-law to empower the reeve and treasurer to borrow from 3 Lindsay bunk sums of money not exceeding a total of $899 to rpeet‘ctertgin road expenses. ,___J-J Lâ€" 01‘ over. vuvv vv --.vvv "_ -â€"â€"_ â€"'.~77 “‘r -, Moved by Mr. I’erdue and seconded by M1:hWebster that the following bills be pal : J no. McNabb, removing dead horse ort'road ............................ $ 2 00 Wm. Harris fixing McLaren’s bridge.. 50 G. W. Bean’s acctior municipal sup- _p]ies.. ............................ 5 24 --. _ - .. . L A. E. D. Hand advertising court of revision ........................... C. D. Barr for register certificates“ Ed. AEnglieh for snowing Currie’s bridge ....... . ...................... 1 on Messrs. Dewel and Perdue each $2 inspecting proposed road on or about 101: 31 on 8th con ............ 4 00 Mary and Sarah McFadyen each $5 (chariu) ............................ 10 00 Mrs. Wells (charity) .............. 5 00 Moved by Mr. Webster and seconded by Mr. Irwin, that this counci_l now__adj_01;rn In his report of recent date regarding Canadian dairy produce in England Lord SLrathcona, Canadian High Commissioner in London. s.1ys of the butter packages : Apparently greater progress has been} made in the exportation of butter than in any Oiher branch of the Canadian export trade. The difference between the price paid for Canadian butter and that paid for the best commodity in the market is gradually being; reduced, but until this is done the efforts to improve trade condit- ions should not be allowed to slackeu. The High Commissioner and all the Canadian commercial agents give consider- able prominence in their recent reports to this branch of. trade. Lord Strathcona savs: “The 561b, boxes seem to be in favor. but complaint is made of the dirty state in which the boxes arrive. The Australian boxes arrive clean and bright, tit to be placed immediately in a shop window. This defect, of course, can be avoided by harming, but the addition to the price is resented. The attention of the steamship companies ought to be called to the mat- E6â€" invéet ra7tvCA'uiBi'ayhat the call (If the reeve.â€"Carried. of England. “â€"‘r' 7, . tor, as the appearances of the packages in which the butter arrivea must necessarily have a considerable influence on its salv, both in the case of who‘e alers and re- tailer‘. There is no (101th that, Canadian butter is now running: the Austrmian pro-i duct very close, but It should be shipped as soon as made, and not; kept; in cold storage. The qua'ity must be maintained nta high and rvgular level. and supplie‘ man be regular. What is wanted is for} the creameriea to have recogniwd brands, \ which will become known here.” - Excavations which are being made at Dunkirk, France, in connection with the extension of the docks have reveaied a wot-den warship with antique canon buried in 1he sand. It is believed that the vessel belonged to the Spmish Armada, which was fitted «us in 1567 for the subjugation ‘ ' It i3 i young w»: a.“ 20%)“; ‘ seventy years in6 r. They Ought to be Clean. permanenflj’ W the tell-talc signs «“83. Used . «cording to W graduafiy m5 . {be cqloyof youth. ’At é?“ hiit‘may look. as; . 31' ,fllteenh It thickens m also; s‘t‘imsl itfmtn' ... ‘e ‘ .outzan' on?“ ”J": from darfdrhl. ‘ send ”about" ‘ ,9“ me ’ Hair and ’itSDisetSGG? Poor"clom»ers cagfigt- makue $711.11 yéur'genenf mum-«.8!!! 3.9.24! are amnng the best. I have a few high-grade BICYCLES left, which will be sold a‘. whoie- snip. To be seen at my office at the Corner of Sussex and Pcel-sts., Three Doors North of Wm. Robson’s Grocery. What Constitutes a First= Class Grocery ? % ARBH. BAMPBELL’S. '9?th Keeping everything in season in sufficient quantity to supply all clas;es. Keeping first quality of goods. Clerks that understand the business thoroughly. A nice clean store with everything in its place, and a place for everything. Prices within reason. A proprietor willing to listen to suggestions from customers. You will always find the above at XQW NQQMWfiQMQQfiWé #13; P.O. BOX 415 Noted for PURE TEAS and COFFEES Beautifully finished, and with every detail of construction given the most careful atten- tion by thoroughly skilled mechanics, it is a wheel that is not only exceedingly handsome, but one that will give good service for years after the majority of wheels have been rele- gated to the scrap heap. The peerless Brantford Red Bird is sold in every Canadian cityzand town from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and can be seenEat your nearest Red Bird Agency. If you are a prospectiae bicycle purchaser you might find it'profitable to make a ton} of inspection to-day. The Goold Bicycle Company, Limited. L Wetherup, AGENTS, LINDSAY, ONT. 00000000 UHGANS, PIANHS and SEWlNE MAEHMS The Bell, 1116 Dominion a: d The Mason” a RiscL . 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