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1'8 he #1 V all .m- the ()I Thursda’y, Febrhary 27th, 1908. +§§§§M One Door East of Dominion Bank Goods Right or Money Refunded. Cash and One Price. ,‘ + # + *+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SOME Sl'GGESTlOXS GIVEN FOR it with eafih alternate 1113i“, tnereny . . - - ~ , i rea'ingt c joints, w ic is quite (“ARA‘DIAR DAIR'LVH‘JX' 'important. We always pack with (By R. )I. Loveless, \ork CountY-) broken ice or snow. We have poured Realizinz the importance 0f keel" water over the blocks in very frosty in: ice on our dairy farms, 1 W03” weather, allowing them to freeze to- like to ofier some suggestions. I hope gether, but experience has taught us the controversy 01' keeping ice, may that this is not adVisablc, as, while be continued, for I believe that the the ice will keep better when treated necessity for hayinga supplyof me this, it makes it. very difficult to get stored on ‘the dairy farms for use an" out when wanted. . ins; the warm weather months can-r We usually pay three centsa block not be over-emphasized. I have SUP- for our ice, placed on an elevated Plat plied milk for the city trade during form convenient for loading, which the past, seven years. Some seasons means about 20 cents aton. IhaVe used ice, while in other see.- sons I haVe been forced to (l? Without I 0 _ _.L- _.... _.-.--.- IAI‘Ilâ€"o ullnT DUNS L uavn uvuu Ov-vvâ€" ~- it. I can, therefore, say t those who are skeptical regarding its usefulness, who regard the harvestingof ice as so much fruitless labor and needleSS expense. that if they will expend a few dollars in storing a. supply of ice for use during the confirm summer, , 7L-“ r..-‘ ere the season is past, . amply repaid for all the trouble and expense incurred thereby. NOT EXPEXSIVE. I There are mnnv dairymen who have been prevented from storing ice ow- ing to lack of accommodation, and for fear of unwarranted expense. Now it need not be expensive. provided you have not far to haul the ice. If you have no old building. which you can convert into an ice house. it may be stored in an ordinarv box stall in the ham. or in a part of the woodshed, or implement house, or a very simple and cheap structure may be erected, which will answer the purpose. Yet a dairy farm is incomplete if not furn- ished with a good, unto-date ice house. When deciding how much icewill be required. we must consider the size of our herd and the purpose for which the ice shall be used. In our own case, where all our milk is shipped daily to the city, we do not require as much as when the milk products 4......“â€" qâ€" Only a. few days left and if y the Bargains, COME BOW, FEW DAYS TELL. (:00_uug Vac. . “c reckon on packing one ton of Ice in ”cubic feet of space. if the ice has been carefully cut. Thus a space 10 feet square and 8 feet high, wil A most convenient size hold 20 tons. and shape for a farm with from 15 to 20 cows. tin blocks, 20 Our ice is always on .t’ 1\ew Spying Dress Goods Including tne lam- ‘ Tweeds m pretty brown stripes, are arriving see OUR SPRING SHOWING Our stock 0 ous "Harris daily. Visit our store and ICE HARVESIING to a Close Dress Goods including the fam- Now is the time to buy Furs. get them at wholesale prices, wear them another month be- fore you lay them away, it. will pay you to see our stdck: Butts from 1.95 to ............... 30.00 Mutfs from 3.50 to ............... 15.00 Collars from 1.90 to ............ 12.00 Fur Coats from 23.00 to ...... 75.00 Fur Lined Goats from 30.00 to 00 (II binches by 2-1 inches. This in each lay- er we place 30 blocks, fiVe one way b six the other way. reversing the or - er with each alternate layer, thereby i breaking the joints, which is quite 'important. We alwax§ pack with Fur Caps from 2.75 t . Black Cashmere Host ribbed double knee. all Spécial at. Five dozen only Carpet sam- ples, one yd. square, worth up to 750. Special at‘ ......... 29c gawk Embroidery and Torchon Laces at 5:: yd. Many difiérent patterns and widths. Special at ......... 5c yd. WELL KNOWN EMILY FABMER INJURED AT PETERBORO. Thursday's Peterborough ReView .laz' Carpet Samples Pillow Cotton .-REEVE LOWES HURT Hosiery nmf‘SFâ€"szhéiimurs. He {m the; hospital at 13 mormng. (From the Gandhi! 1”" In Canada, where the bulk of the taxation reguired for the purposes 0‘ government. is contributed by “‘9 firming Community. our flamers hpve to drive or send to their nearest postomce for their manâ€"or do with- out . <In the 'United StateS»18,000,009 people living in the rural sections have their mail delivered at. or near their doors daily. If a. farmer in Canada desires to send a, money order or registered let- ter, he has to walk, or hitch up and drive, to his nearest post omce. All that 18,000,000 people living in the rural Sections of the United States haxe to do, is to erect a small sign. in front of their doors, and a rural mail carrier will stop that day and take their letter or sell them a. money order. Only an imaginary line separates the farmers of New Brunswick, Que- bec, Ontario and our western proV- inces from the farmers in the adâ€" ifoirring states of the American l'nâ€" lion. On one side of that line the farmers have to depend on their near- ;cst post offices for their mail. Some- times they do not receive their mail for days at a. time. But few of them take daily papers. On the other side of that line. 18,000,000 country people have their mail delivered at their doors daily ,; most of them take daily papers: They laugh at the farmers of Canada' be- cause they have not demanded tree rural mail delivery long ago; Are they justified in doing so ? The ser- ies of articles that are to follow will Show. ORIGIN OF FREE RURAL MAIL \ DELIVERY. } Free rural mail delivery was start- led in the United States as an exper- liment twelve years ago, or in the .beginning of 1898. The.first year 83 carriers were appointed. They de- livered mail daily to over 30,000 people. The expense of this service was $14,840. Since then the service has been ex- tended by leaps and bounds. Now every state in the Union has free rurayl mail delivery. In many of the older and more th-ickly settled states free rural delivery is almost univers- 3.1. Two years ago practically every farmer in 345 counties. in different st-ates, had his mail delivered and collected at his door. In those coun-' tries the service was complete. The tremendous growth that has taken place in the service in the Un- ited States is best shown by the following table : No. of No. of per- Fiscal year Carriers. sons served f 1905 1897 .................. 83 1898 ............... 148 1899......”m.‘ ..... 391 1900 ............... 1277 1901 ............ 4301 1902 ............... 8466 1903 ............. 15119 1904 ...... ~ ....... 24566 1906 ............. 35666 1907 ............. 37582 ......... 14,945,868 The post. office oflici-als at Washing- ton estimate that five sixths of the territory in the United States suit- able for the introduction of the free rural delivery service now has it. Postmaster General Meyer is now ur- rural delivery service now has it. Postmaster General Meyer is now ur- ging the United States Congress. to add a‘. parcel post on the rural rout- es. If his rec0mmendations are ad- opted it will cost twelve cents a pound for city firms to send parcels to the rural delivery patron from] any city post office. Parcels mailed from the-distributing oflice of the rural route. or parcels mailed by a patron of any rural route for deliv- At~ â€"-_- _---6n yuv- v-- v- w..., , ery to a. patron on the same route. will cost for postage only five cents for the first pound and two cant! for each additional pound up to eleven _ A .I.; A first of a Series of Articles on the wesuon or we Justice and Possibility of Inaugurati Rural Mail Delivery in Canada. \‘vuâ€" _fi pounds. at 25 cents for a package weighing. 11 pounds. The object of the discrimination in rates is to pro- tect the small country store keeper from the competition ‘of the large mail-order firms in the cities. When the farmers of the United States se- cure this additional boon they will have yet another advantage , over me farmers of Canada. ‘13 THE SYSTEM A SUCCESS? I Had the people of the United States inot considered free rural delivery a 5success, the serviee_ would not have 7 , _2_1:4.-. VV'II: my“ ._.._ _, been introduced into Canada. ? During the past twelve years, while the system has grown and been ex- bcoded in the United States, our tarâ€" mers have watched .it with interest ; yes hand with loam. We have *‘- An” 1.. MM wondered why we should be oepnvuu of a convenience enjoyed by them- mers of the United Statw. From time to time our agricultural press have printed extracts from the unâ€" ited States gavel-meat reports re- latiVe to the success of the system dn the States. Our farm papers have asked the the government (or its 7. 1.... .11-- time reesEn;;or';ot°imx-oducing free rur- al delivery in Canada. The same question hen been asked' on diflerent occasions in the House of Commons. GBJECTIbNS .TO mm SYSTEM. In reply to these questions we have been told that Canada. is not yet ‘ripe for the-:inftroduction of the sys- W 1 _ “-1.â€" --_ sauna vuv v- r-vr-_r-V, cfits dexived. That in the United States it. is a. politics] scheme con- trolled by the Republicans thqt they may keep themselves in power. “at tht time will come when thepeople of the United States win vii! that they had new heard 01 Free Rural Hull Delivery. V Wm. We havo'hem Woun- ad tint our Postmaster General aunt n.mm to the Udt‘d SW ..... 4301 .. ghoul}! be mm ...... 148,071 ..486.156 1.638.681 ...... 3.225.546 ...... 5,760,339 ...... 9.359.646 ...... 12,212,955 ...... 13,588,746 ...... 14,945,868 ......... 56.388 ...... 31.623 to the improvement c n- vice." .d- ‘ Charles Emery Sn a. General of the '13“ ab as early as Novemt ,m '. «urge policy 0! nu led no longer a SUMO“. mn delivery in an. upwlymflw ooImU'Y- _ Sir‘wmiun. unlock, when ' Pesto master-General. on June as. 1904“ said. in reply to a question Put ‘° him in the Comm 0! Sawfly: “The people of the United States were rather dragooned into the es- tablishnmt of aruml free mil 69‘ ,,. mug"..â€" ' . livery, and it has raised serious dil- flcultiee in that country." When asked to explain how thesa- ited States was dragoOned into the system. Sir William Hulock replied that. false returns had been made to the mummy General; and he add- ed : ' "The unfortunate administration is evidently at its wits end to know what to do with this monster which has been raised up, and it apparent- ly l‘as no way of controlling the fixing. Fancy the establishnmnt of a \rural delivery system within an area the size of all Europe. That is what is involved in proposing to adopt. rural delivery in Canada. and the first step of the Postmaster General would be to ask the House to vote t35.000.000 or $10,000,000. perhaps would be to ask the House to vow ' $5,000,000 or 810,000,000. perhaps 1 mot the first year, but in a very shcrt time. The first year perhaps 3 ”1.000.000 or 82.000.000 would be : ’sumciom. but it would go on so that ‘ :in five years the Postmaster General 1 'wouhd have to ask the House to. give $10,000,000 or 815000.000 to ‘ establish rum! delivery. Parliament: would not he in favor of voting that. . sum of money. I doubt. if thecoun-- try could afford that amount of! _money. It might be that in a fow' .yearsrwenwou‘id -be called upon to [1 vote an item of probably not less I1 than $25,000,000." ' . “The United States have taken 'i hold of a problem which is alarming ‘ and one which no prudent govern“ ment would think of adopting in'l l i Canada. at the present time.” OI'R PRESENT POST MIA STER- GENERAL. 1 In February. 1907, according to, “Hanoard” Postmaster General Lie-I mieux, said in reply to a question : I “When it was first suggested that we. shouLd adopt in Canada the rural free delivery system which they have in the United States, officials of thel department were dispatched to Wash- l ington to study that system. Thel result of their investigation can be i summed up in two words. In the United States it has not been a i great success. and it has involved: the Post Office Department in a suc- cession of annual deficits ranging from $15,000,000 to $16,000,000.“ FAVOR-ABLE OPINIONS. With such emphatic statements by leading members 0! the Canadian Government is it any wonder that wc have hesitated to introduce free rurai delivery into Canada? When. however, we read equally emphatic statements in favor of tree rural dc. livery, made by mm 0! the highest. standing in the United States is it surprising if we wonder. Who is Right ? Here are a few of them: President Roosevelt, in his annual message of December, 1901.. said : "Among recent posts»! adVanoes the success of rural free delivery. mixer- ever established, has been so mark- éd'u'il actual éxperienoe has made its benefits so plain. that. the do- mod for its extensiqn _iI guard and ,A_.A -â€" urgent. It is jut that the great ag- ricultural population should share in the improvement 01 the postal ser- vice." Charles Emery Smith. Postmaster General of the {Invited States. sold, as early .3 November 25th. 1901 :â€" 1‘T-he policy 0! rural free delivery is no longer q, subject of serious dis. pute. It has vinth'coted itself by its fruits. It has been made plain that this service is a potmt. educational force. that it brloge agricultural life into closer relaMone with the active Auvv 'Ivâ€"vâ€" _ _V_,, business world. that it, keeps the tar- mcr in daily touch with wkotsoad prices, that. it advances general in. nuisance through the increased cir- culution of the journals and periodi- icals. stimulates correspondence, quickens all interchanges. promotes good mull, alliances {arm values. more attractive. WEI! .â€" be reckoned at 103611 day {or such family. it is cleu'ly 3..ch of 812.50 a any. The garment can deliver the mail out the doors of anat$93¢151 Wshonldn't' i-t ed by Postmaster General won last October in Philadelphia. when he said : . "Often we hear cfiticisms o! the enormous expenditures required in order to maintain the rural delivery service. which at that blush seem to be justified. when we mall flatten megawamo‘mtexpendedwa 1:- you. 2 E "3 “yrâ€"v- 00,000, while for the you add gum 30th. 1907, the deficit will be 86.691000 : so that. nobwidlshnd- in; this increase of nets-1y $27,000.. - n-2A -,__-A_.4l w-‘C' ‘K _ 1m to thaw avenue 0! Wm deficit (hauled not!!! '5.- ,000. added postal sax-vino. «unmet-made! mmmmm DEFICIT HAS DECREASED. Fanning World) isolated ofthe not 18 Want Several of our towusmen attended to adopt . . and the the IAberal:ConserVatn'e conventlon tel‘ General in Lindsay on Saturday, of last week fi tor-1:23:- Two of those who left home .to at- in. ape very tend the convention. changed their minds later and went on a tour of in- ear perhaps D would be spection, over the Midland branch of 0“ 9° that the Grand Trunk. They were so wen gugmrf‘ satisfied with the service on that par- : ‘ticular line that they snnt the on- AAA AAA I.- I promotes nu returns values. he; holidgy yd and MI: E m 5 with . ' .11 check- chic 8M. mo pre- Ithis comm rytod‘ty-l Quite a Vil-l-ez' at; Sunday hat with 31:. Mrs. J. McRu, of the seventh oession. day. Mnand Mrs. D. G. tori: Road, visited Mr. 11nd on Fri“?- "Es: i'QiiiE' Smith returned this week titer ”ending a few weeks With friends in Bmtfotd gnd Toronto. two day between Toronto :m Tâ€"llrough the cowardly spite of person, (fortunately for him or 1 unknown) two or three people had their dogs poisoned receptly unknown) two or three people have‘ had their dogs poisoned recently, the last victim of this practice was “Nab" owned by Mrs. L. McFadycn. It is to be hoped that the perpetrator ! of these outrages will be brought to light and made to pay the full penal- ty for such acts. Several of our young people attend- ed Victoria Road carnival on Friday levelling, eturd from accounts thorough- ly enjoy it. Of the two dozen in costume, eight were from our town. Rod Gusty receiving the prize for the .best boy's costume. ,,IA The hockey match last week result- ed in a. victory for Victoria Road. Out boys sent up a challenge, but the Victoria Road team refused at that time to play a return game. Now that out team is disbanded and some of our players out,of town, the chal- enge 0333mm Victoria Road for another game. Should we, in accord- ance with the ethuctte of the game. ploy another matcl} 1‘ ,,_J is with him. r-I-J â€"- â€"_v_ The Victoria rink makes an excel- lent excuse for some of our young men to Visit the next town seven evenings a week. although the rink is closed on MILLERSMITHâ€"NORTH EMILY Sunday. The people of this community are beginning to stir out utter being hous- ed in for nearly a month. and at pre- sent the meds are in a very good con- dition. In spxte of the may snow storms and blockades there has been a good- ly number of sloighing Parties and soâ€" cial evenings spent around here. No- body can deny thut we are a 5011! Mr. and Mrs. James Kennedy en- tertained a. sleighlond tram Scotch Line Inst Friday culling. ' We are plused to know that Mrs. Robt. Pedant. east wey, is eble to be‘ around again after a serious illness. Mrs. Robt. Killnby hes returned ifrom the States. and is Visiting ‘eround mans her friends before go- ing home to Prince Albert. Miss Reta Pogue. of Little Britain. he: returned home after spending her her holidnys st Mr. D. M. Kennedy's. Mr. Earnest Ferguson, of the Sut- elifle std. Lindsay, spent Sunday in this community. Quite 3 number from this locality visited town lut Saturdty. Mr. Bury Endioott hu rented his phoeuidis goingwest‘inmrch. We wish him every, new“. Mr. Wm. Adkins and It. Bri medicine Hat... Mtg, have you _ Toronto for u fewfinn. prior their depqtm to the welt. - - ___ m-“_‘ Khu- Nh and qumfnyd. Mm A..- A...“ in tl over h M Betty-i0 v BURNT RIVER. Andmws. of Lorne- "vanadium Omemoe King of Vi? C on- Mid- ome quite a bit of excitement for n short time. The cutter m bedly broken. but the occupants escaped uninjm'ed. The manner! of the Anglican church intend erecting sheds on their church property at some nee: date. 1111: w“! prove e green conVenienoe to all tumors. not. only on Sunday. but during the week. and such a pro- Ject should get the hearty support of ivillegere and farmers. time. The cumu- m bully brown. “II; I but. the 00¢an camped uninjured. The mentors at the Anglican “I hvcu church Mend eroding sheds on their Iix Imus. church property at some mu date. ““0“ ”I“ This will prove a. great convenience to all tumors. not only on Sunday. 0“” Apnl but durinr the weak, and such ' pro: l .1“ n. “â€"1 WV..- young people. god guy an enjoyable trump ha taken We are sorry to hear Mr. Luther | Smith hnd met with a great loss. Lastjl‘uesdavy his barn was burned down, with three bed of cattle and a great number of hens. There Was the first meeting of Zion Ladies” Aid held at Mrs. James' last ‘Wednesday. and met with great sucâ€" Lcess, a good number being present. ‘ Next meeting will be held March 19. at the bone of Mrs. 11105. Broad. Mrs. Charles Beadle, from Undâ€" say“. was home at her parente' to at- tend the Ladies' Aid. Miss Myel James is home from Lindsey. ' l Mr. and Mrs. William Rogers and 'Herman drove down from Toronto. and are visiting friends. There was a, big gathering at Zion church Sunday dternoon. beings fine day and good roads. Next Sunday .there will he a. special missionary service. There is a. great den (or help in the missiOnary work. THREE “ECHO"-â€"Ll£’l‘s mum MINDEN. Hopes are entertained that Herbert McKelvey will mcover although he is still in a very critical condition with typhoid pneumonia. Word has reached us that Mr. Cla/y- ton Blair. son of Mr. W. R. Blair. of Lochlin. was brought home Tu, esday morning. with a broken leg. The accident happened at Laking's camp on Monday. The fracture was reduced, and the young man brought to Haliburton that day. The train was stopped and the young men takâ€" en to his home next morning. on; _I_A. Abouta week ago Mrs. E}. Wright mturned from a, Petcrboro Hospital, and had only been in Minden a few days when diphther‘u developed. and her youngest child also soon showed the first symptoms of the disease. These cases were treated by the re- sident physician and the mother is almost. well. while the child is imv proving rapidly. The family was phoed in quarantine and the other children isohted in another part of the house. It. is hoped that no fur- ther cases will result. OLD CITIZEN OF FENELON FALLS FOUND DEAD IN BED. Fabian Falls Sm :â€"Mr. Martin Kelly. one of the oldest residents of Fendon Falls. was found dead in bed a. his home by Mr. W. '1‘. Jun- kcln on Tuesday morning last. Hr. Juakln had occasion to call at the “0011': residence with a cheque for 2m government work which Mr. Kelly had performed last. fall, and weaving no response to his rap, he opened the door and went in and discovered Mr. Kelly dead in bed. Tho deceased had lived alone for norm years. and lad apparently tak- NI: for may years. and new wc position of Lita-am ohthe Public Library for a. long time. The re- mains were taken in charge by c few friends in the village. the inward taking place from his um residence to an Roman Catholic meter! in Vern hm. w, “depend-It of My 0" .elmch. It. By!»- Ipoh o! thesood ,-_--l-ll_. -l on... W!!! W. work of 60 Fe“, Jupecially of the Orange Sentinel. and urges the mem- ber! to support it. Dl'BHAM a: $41.19!; Bro. ZION. COUNTY ORANGE LODGE. = m possnones! Mr. Luther . 1;). Wing“: 12m. '0 Hospital. of Be linden a few hen elopcd. M w . soon showed Mg” the disease. wins by the re- tashio mother is ma is im' 32;“: , as the 81;?- oi: months, on! have found it on ex- oonont remedy. tor onio nod wk lll‘l" w JM~ Moll, (ht, April 16, 10075 “qu130 is on of tho but modi- cines on tho mrket, and for I.“ tin-on and lung trouble. is unexeollod."â€"-A word from o. not who hu touted it. Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Coughs, Cold! and all that, lung 5nd m troubles maternal-inn. Md” ' _'.o- fit “a IL“. 0? Dr. 11 and brethren were entertained by the district lodge of Clarke oat ‘ quand- idbamuetaerved-intheveryvbest style 01 the Temperance House at the close 0! session, deer whith an enter- programme and aqquittod themselves most credivtably wéne: Miss V. Jackson, Messrs. Wm.‘Chn.pmun, C. G. Armstrong. and Wes‘ Thornton. who was assisted in the first chorus by his daughter, Miss Ruby Thornt- on. This was Mr. 'I‘hmn‘lon's first anrmrnnrfi us 1 Sim before 8.110!“ appearance as a singer Dolor“ aux.“â€" ono audience, and he was given a splendid encore. ' The accompanists were Mrs. Col- ville and Misses Ettie Eaton and Ruby Thomton. 'I‘. W. Jackson was present and gave a. few selections from his phonograph. The Orono orchestra. under the leadership of ‘Col. J. Hughes made-a. model chair- Cure for Weak Lungs PRESENTATION IN BETHEL T0 MR. AND MRS. MARTIN. SR. On Wednesday evening. February 12th, Mr. aners. Wm. Martin,8r., of Bethel, were taken by surprise. when over one hundred friends and neighbors came in to Spend the ev- W--.’ t 311 good may continue to bless you â€"to bless you with length of deal. ‘with health .nd with prosperity. We would nlso express the wish that \your son and his wife my walk in your (0M. and that be my prove g, worthy son of such good brought forth, m fir. W. B. Bren- don: read the following address': To Mr. and Hrs. Wm. Mart/in. Sr;â€" lt. is with regret that. we, your old friends and " neighbors of a lifetime, have loomed of your intention to leave our neighborhood, and before Wou do so we must-take this oppor- ‘wnity of expressing to you our ep- ‘preciation of you and your worth in the community. We were always {sure of your sympathy and help at. ’m times. and especially in times of [trouble and need. We would ask you Mr. flanin made a. suitable reply, thanking their many friends {or the way in which he and Mrs. Martin were remembered, saying he only wished he could be of more benefit tn them. but that he remembered Ayer’s Chm Paton! is not admplecoughsymp. It is a mu medicine: 9 49m" chrqoiccuuofanhmfil’b‘" my, bronchitis, comm”. At! your doctor about thit- CKSEY JUNKIN. ERNEST JUNKIX. Toning» It cures hat-deans. PAGE 319m.