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the “land 05“ make remarkali] a: e‘largest, pria aiting to do ya cs when priced atz Sale Price 5 materials, frieze to fit from 6 to 12 1:: Price )l' a day and H e greatest week’s hat will maketh MA N eefers tee IBIS and beaver, fine ms and Fu. 5 will be m UGHIER SALE. ale Price ‘1: A RRELLY.) EACHERN 4 ee. 3lst. AND EXPENDITURES t Slaughter of Met p Man .UA 1903 the 8th Gen. hrs apply to.‘ 1%., Lindsay, d SMITH. Solid allow- XDCD‘ L' RES ’l $2.9. ‘ Nomination; were made in six Dominion bye-elections on Tuesdav ts follows: E‘m Lambtonâ€"J. E. Armstrong, ‘W’Vativoz Charles Jenkins, Lib- ‘mmVa; A. w. Robb, Liberal. : St. J ames, Montrealâ€"J. G. Ber- sex-an, Conservative; Honore Ger- “is, Liberal; P. Lanctot, Libezal Lilbor. it great meeting held last night in “he interests of Mr. Bergeron, In St. whines division, the exâ€"Minister 01 Public Works, took Sir Wilfrid Lgur- is: to task in a, vigorous fashion. 3313‘. Tarte made the important an- !nomcoment that the Canadian Gov- ernment was negotiating with the United States Government with a View to securing reciprocity~ treat- ,mmt. He agreed that this wasfiho ‘weson for the Premier’s hesitancy in his Monument National'speech. 6.0--“th For Tflfl. Montreal, Feb. 10.â€"-Hugh Graham at T11. Star and. J. I. Tarte of La Patric, charged by Hon. Raymond: Preiontuno with criminal libel, SP: Hontmagnyâ€"Mayor Rousseau, Con- s“:I‘vaxjve; Armand Laverg'ne, Liber~ ' 7 7 Tues- eXt w esmplaca n " ' tak 121113 The vg flay. Hochelagaâ€"Dr. Bernard, Conserv- “five; E. R. Rivet, Liberal. St- Hyacinthehâ€"J. De Tache, Con- “:Yative; J. B. Blanchet, Liberal. OOOOROOOOOOCOOOOCOOOCOOO Negotiating With 0.8. Mammal, Feb. 10.â€"Mr. Tarte again hit. out from the shoulder. At‘ t 0’loughlinfifl l!clntyr ' Values in OS. Cash and One Price Co set Covers, Night Gowns, Chemise, Drawers, Skirts, Sheetings, Pillow- Cottons, Counter- panes, Bleached and Unbleached Cottons. Table Linens, Nap- kins and Towels. This Sale Wit] Continue Until SMURDAY, MARCH 5111, 1984 Hz: dsnre Parlor Suites New Bed we 1!! Setts, 1he Vny latest Dining- Iocm Fumiture, Fancy Rt chars monis (hails, lounges, Hat Racks ,( hm Closets, Music Catmets,W1it ing Desks, etc. ‘1‘. ._ ,, ‘ spection invited. FIRE INSURANCE is the foundation of pure healthy cookiu g, which invites perfect digestion and plants the seed h r a 119p” hymeo 1 ~_._. :Afinn‘! in If you don’tnse it try a. quar- ter pound next time you are in. . Gregory UNDSAY J. P sum Excellent LINDSAY, ONT.. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 25th WHERE mums AND FLOWERS GROW BESIDE THE SUNLIT SEA Mr. William Flavelle Talks About His Holiday Trip to the Ba- hama Islands pany which along its line and over in Nassau has series of magnificent hote them can amommodate If in the dining room at. om hotels are built chiefly but cement Walls are use cases. The hotel at Nass: commodate 7 90 people. ----.Iâ€" tneln can a» .......... in the dining room at once. These hotels are built chiefly of lumber. but cement Walls are used in some cases. The hotel at Nassau will ac- commodate 700 people. It is situ- ated in splendid grounds. The tropi- cal flowering shrubbery, and' heavy green foliage of other growths are artistically arrangvd to make as pleasing a picture as you can imagâ€" ine ; then away beyond is the ocean. And that oceanâ€"it is a. veritable mosiac of colors. The Water is very transparent and the dill'erent shades of soil, rock and plant life at the bottom are reflected at the top. The ‘efiect Of these and their various depths from the surface is a motley [of color, that iS‘quite in harmony u... Mim- studies in the growth with th< on land The Sky Was Clear. or nu“. \. .7 light clouds. all the time I was there. Once only did we have a litâ€" tle rain. But speaking of the . f the water: You can see the bottom of the ocean at mu- azing depths. A tourist there told ‘me he had seen plainly down through 70 feet of water that he himscll measured. I saw the bottom 25 feet down. From the town across to the little island that protects the‘ harbor is about'a mileâ€"very like the distance across to the southern osite Stur‘geon Point. down there. The water on a day was so clear and still that one not used to it felt as if he were sils- ‘ pended 25 feet in the air. Boats \Vllh. from ‘ glass bottloms are used and f l a. 'g these one can wind is blowing. That island~ I spoke of is a V8 . popular resort. , . ’ as a romng the baths over there, ru _ . -- -â€"A um, city. \ou ferry between ' are rowed acra house and utei oranges, pinea' as you lounge wards, and ta all for a shilli fruit for you with a. stick I Weather r Was clear. 0!‘ color studies in pttom of the ocean at, um- ,hs. A tourist there told L seen plainly down through of water that he himscll - A“... 9.5 the time I “'35 did “'8 have a lit' speaking 0f the 3 water: You can the ocean at mnâ€" L-....a¢+. there to‘d necked “'i th as are no rail- is one control- The chief industry about the is- land is sponge-gathering. Cotton is grown some and a plant called sisal. The sponge gatherers are negroos. In fact negroes are nearly evensbody and do nearly evcrything. A crew equips Besides the sponge fine «big colored shells are gathered. These have the mollusks removed after they are brought ashore. One negro runs a knife around the creature some way, and then another uses his teeth to do something more. That is a very disgusting sight, but the darkey smacks his lips and seems to rather enjoy it. There is good fishing. The fisher- men's boats have wells in them- in which the fish are kept alive until they can be brought to land and sold. They would not keep if kil- led. At the docks you see them bring out one basketful, and as soon as they are sold, go back and take up another live lot out of the well. They are very fine fish to eat. but different from anything we have here of course. ers d it Hence you can eat it with- out soiling vour fingers. Sharks are very plentiful in those waters. bub they do not come into shallow watâ€" er and hence do not endanger bath- PLANTATION DAY S As you drive along the roadsâ€"- which are everywhere excellentâ€"you notice the whole country divided by high stone fences or walls. These are the remnants of slavery days, when under the direction of white masters, the colored ptople produced great quantities of cotton. Of course slavery is very repugant to us, but there is no doubt that under such supervision as they theni got, the colored people achieved more than they can as free men. ‘ They are without ability to plan for themselves ; their work shows de- aqrable lack of brains. One trades- drew my attention to a barrel or oranges that a negro had brought .‘Nails running tin wgh tin: stuuns 11¢:th not been taken out ; a. cloth thrown over the head of the barrel and brought down over the end some dis- tance was fastened there by big nails that were driven right into the fruit within. ‘That's just it' said the ;trader. ‘They do everything about as you see that done.’ A NEW INDUSTRY I told you that sisal is grown there some. Now sisal is this rath- er new plant whose iibre is used to .make’ rope. It is harsher than Maâ€" Inilla, but is finding a ready market. [The plant is a heavy-leaved growth not unlike a cactus, and between the upper and lower layes oi the long leaf. is the useful fibre. It is shredded out gnen. and is ready for ishipment. Sisal is being largely lproduced in the Guianas but has just; 'aot nicely introduced into the Baha- THE SCHOOLS. CHURCHES. ETC The 1000 whites in the island are chiefly English people. They are flie chief business men. and ulhcials. The whole police forcejs negro, how- ever. The island is a British crown colony. That is it has a governor appointed by the British govern- ment. He has an executive council appointed by the some authority but upon his'nomination. There is a litigislative assembly of between 20 and 30 members elected by the peo- ple. -The franchise is very wide, and the colored people vote on very small property qualification. Two members of the present house are colored. “18$ The 1000 whites in 1 chiefly English- people. chief business men. The whole police force ovor. The island is a (‘nlun\‘. That 38 it h There is a v tom. Classes till 2 o'clcock. cos: at noon. Although I came up Irom mum... to Toronto in a couple of days, and that meant from a temperature of about 70, to the sort of Weather there was here on Saturday week, I did not feel the cold particularly but actually were the thin under- wear of the south right home. Of course I am wearing the usual Can- adian clothing now. I enjoyed the trip. and got a good rest. 7 It is said that the climate down there is especially good for lung troubles. apparent cfiicicncy “may. I talent have been under re- heaearsal for some weeks are to preâ€" sent that old and famous dramaen- titled “Ten Nights in a Barâ€"room." on the awning of Friday Fob. 26th. The promds are to be divided evan- ly between the Commptive Hospit- al Gravenhurst, and The Sick Child- ren's Hospital.- Toronbo. The play plant. The proceeds am 1y between the C 31 Gravenhurst, 4 ND'B Hospital. '1 is of a '1' the object 1: watt yery good 8011001 sys' ; are taught from 10 with hulfm-hour re- Children must be of- the large SOIB EXPERT SUGGESTIOIS FOB [IPROVIIG THE FALL FAIR The Circus Feature is Gonu'ally Con- demedâ€"Fairs lust be Eduutional Mr. C. C. Jams, Deputy Minister of Agriculture addressed the meetâ€" ing. He bqan by pointing out that a. generation ago in Ontario agricul- tural socities represented the whole field of' agriculture. Recently an enormous amount of work has been undertaken by the Farmers’ Institu- tes. ‘ "The importance of a Society, said the profesSor, “does not depend on the number of its members, or whether the fair is open to the world. The field of the townsh p fair is the township. . Prize money should be kept at home. The pro- fiessional prize taker should be elim- inated-n The success of a fall fair dew not depend on the amount of the gate receipts. The reasons ior the necessity of big crowds is inflatâ€" ed expenditures. Circus attractions are not necessary to recreate the worn-out Ontario farmer. Modern fair amusements are often pernicious in their died: on farmers’ chiidren. Any assistance to the farmers in producing crops easier and. more sureâ€" ly is the most direct and fundamen- tal contribution to their enjoyment. Farmers must become less slavish in their methods. The fall fair is not the place to provide amusement for the farmers. ’ ’ The annual mee(-ing of the dian Faim Association was 1 Toronto on Thursday. Prof. J-ames' third point was that fall fair reforms should not be too drastic. There is danger in uni- formity. Fairs should not. be copies of one another. .Prize lists are largely stereotyped. A prize list in a dairy county looks just about the dead image of One from a live stock rnuntv. or a district devoted to of one another. Prize lists are largely stereotyped. A prize list in a dairy county looks just about the dead image of One from a live stock county, or a district devoted to fruit-raising. PROFESSIONAL PRIZE-TAKER Col. John McGillivray meommendâ€" ed the restriction of the profession- prize-taker and the abolition of cir- cus features in county as well as township fairs. Mr. Charl-ss, bank managor, from Mr. Charlcs, bank manager, from Peterboro, urged that the fairs should be as representative as pos- sible, especially in the case of live stock. He also advocated that ring. norm should be licensed by govern- ment. Mr. O'Reilly as! done with tho tel pri7eâ€"taker, who from fifty to a h! the fairs in turn. CANADIAN CHICKENS ARE WANTED AND IT WILL PAY TO GROW THEM Farmers are Strongly Advised to crease and Improve their Flocks ‘ of Chickens. Belgium, States. shipped is a sho: It will pav :1 I improve his (1001 Wâ€"â€"_, ed profit in breeding from utnuyâ€" type Specimens anther than 1mm common barnvard stuk. It, is pm- ‘ mu‘ m colon: [ha was Mr hutch- ‘aruble no select lhn was l-H‘ "ou:â€" ing mom a. breedingpen of the best. ten or twelve hum uni um: ans-Lure‘l rather than from t‘n; largo audit; of laying hens on the farm. As a general rule the eggs that are incuâ€" bated on the farms are the eggs from .the poorer layers. . A utilityâ€" typo Plymouth Rock cockcrel should be bought and placed at the head of the breeding pen. A great improve- ‘ment will be noticed in any flock of (arm (owls by crossing with the Ply- mouth Rock. REFORM G RAD [7 ALLY ! asked what should be a feminine professnonal who annds her wares a, hundred miles to all d policy on the part ,0 neglect this indus- is an unantisficd de- v: informuzwu “31' ' branch «'9 the tusi- gmus, and the bus.- m1 3 one. , commission mor- Britain can handle t $1.000,000 worth Early. Last year Irons to Great Brit- reducL-d on ac- domand in Canu‘ xports from Can 1 were only $160 e Cana- held in In- Another tedture on the progr was an address on “Poultry Cu " tum" by Prof. Graham, 0. A. C.. Guelph. m. Grahun said that 'poui-. They should be allowed to roost cat in trees t-ill water freezes in the pumping tins and should be kept in cold apartments. It the wan-r freez- 68 give them snow to drink. Build- ings should be dry and the air fresh. Prizes should be oll'ered more lam ly for pens of pure breeders; also for the best basket of eggs of from five to ten dozen. Poul-try judges should stay w th the exhibitors long cenough to give pointers to the ex- hibitors. Plans of poultry houses would be a useful suggestive feature at fairs. Hens that are allowed to lay on the acor will probably eat their eggs out of pun- “cusseduess” just from seeing them on the ground. Mr. Graham next produced a pair 0: dead chickens, one “hung" and the other “shaped" for 13W latter being an improved method so- cured by the use of a trough. THE OPENING SESSION Fakirs, sideâ€"shows and "games," too often the principal features of the fall fair in the country town, are losing their popularity among the men who have charge of these fair associations. The Question Was {up for discussion at the session on Thursday. President J. ’1‘. Murphy, of Simone. in his annual address, said that a higher ideal was demand 1ed, that more attention should be ’paid to the educational features of :the fair. He favored extending jud- ging competitions. oll'ering prizes to Ech-ildren for correctly naming differ- :ent varieties of apples. and prov-id- ing a special building for the woâ€" men’s associations. The president closed with an appreciative reference to Mr. G. C. Croelm-an, the retiring. superintendvnt. who goes to he prose ident of the Guelph AgriCultm-al Col- : 1883. 9 At the m ening meeting Hon Dryden the chairman. ontund' against the unnecessarv mu! tion of agxicultural sociv tins urged that the special features fatir should be educative and c1 At a recent, examination in gram- mar in the senior fourth class of the .public school, the possible num‘lwr of marks was .772: Gladys HugfiISUn got. 70, Pearl (‘oad 66. Leonora Cameron 60. Leta Philp 56, Stella. Lake 46, Florence King ‘42. choose about the farm buildings. They should be in one hm). set apart for this purpose. The m-st bOXes should be made without a floor and placed around the sides of the. pen. Two or three shovelfuls of earth should be thrown into each nest box and a. hollow space scooped out for the eggs ; the earth Should be cover. ed sparingliy with straw. A board is required at the front of the nest to confine the hon at will. This ed sparingliy with straw. A board is required at the front of the nest to confine the hon at will. This nest will give outdoor conditions in an indoor pen. The sitting hens should be thoroughly con-rod with sulphur to kill the wrmin. All 01‘ them should be fed on whole. grain and grit. and watt-rod at the one time. The hens should to placed on the nests and closed in \"ht n feeding. It is advisable to start, several hens together. The infertile eggs can be tested out on the ninth day and one or more of the ht‘nS rust-t. There is a great, loss in M ed chickens, caused by the mother hen having her liberty. The hen ‘ ,-__ “0.-....3. .im unit. mass: the There is a grout. loss in [urns-Imâ€" ed chickens, caused by the mother hen having her liberty. The hon Wanders through the wet. grass; the chickens follow her and become chil- led and the weaker onus die. This loss can Le prevented the hens in a brood coop. It. is more satisfactory; to have a large brood coop that will be a. shelter during inclement weather. A peeking box of three or (our feet, each dimension. is none 1300 large. The cover of the box can be used for the floor. ' The box is reversed (open end on the ground) and an opening one foot high made across one side of the box against the open end. Two one inch by two inch cleats are naueu on: the two, ends of the 'hox at the. ground the cover or floor being reduced in size so that. it will slide in on these cleats. This allows the lloor to be removed for cleaning. The box should be covered with tar paper to make 10 x14 'inch pane of glass in the front. This glass should slide in cleats for ventilation. In front of the one foot opening at the ground there should be a crate 15 inches high, covered with laths, two inches apart. The hen comes out into the lath crate to be watered and fed; the chickens run through the laths. This form of coop will house safely one hen and 30 chickens. The numb- er of coope is thus reduced. The hen and chickens should be placed in a. grass field. This will reduce the mortality due to the chickens ‘ "“‘ “MM an infected gmund one nen mm W w"- er of coom is thus in a grass field. the mortality due ' Manse of fef turkeys dying infested ggound Pm‘dowy em 10W“: POULTRY CULTI d-the farm buildings f capes have been rt oultry division oil of 0 AK WOOD Numb; Q. 8 .- W0! g‘raaa ; u w and become chil- ouvs die. This 9d the hens in a RE H on . John reported *0 chickens and r feeding 0“ sted by dis’ ultiplice and of athe an. The 3 placed 1 reduce :hickens ground A num- 1)X(