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5;! Ordered Clothing 5 Suits, 5‘Pairs"‘of.Pante arid. 1" Overacat sold last Thmjsday. This ders thrOugh the week with other or- and large sales at Kirkfield branch, cleared out most of the stockS. Champion the tailor is doing‘ ex;1 . Prices are strictly and vour order will have ev- examine prim . folks say We 10 Last years' :1: the store EAMBHAY EASHSTURE Dry Goods, Groceries. Boots and Shoes, Crockery and Glassware, A share of your patrol. age solicited. Butter and Eggs Wanted Has Taken a Boom Suits Reduced to $10.00 Trouseré “ L50 ’ ears’ business was we more has ever time. Some y OakWood is dead, while better. Come here never was for yourself. OAKWOOD. ONT- J. .RlC 9 THE 2‘ oaBY TAILOR . “UNDER, tie goods the larg- Some Kent-st, Opinions SMALL FAIRS DEFENDED flon..Mr. Dryden Says the W6- sent Tendency of Fairs Leads 'To Ruin-f-The Special At- ‘ nations-Condemned. ’9; very general feeling beâ€"| There Was t the re the convention opened tha to Hodson Ideapaa it has come to be contemplated the complete lages and‘their 5 lines and concessions, full force to battle against those they believed purposed the destruction of institutions endeared by memory of many triumphs and hallowed by usâ€" sociations extending back over it gen- eration. . ,1 ¢kn +n1‘l. “th9 fair The supporters or the Luwuau-,, -.-,_ ' did not wait {or the attack. Theyghi assumed ‘the aggressive at the openâ€" ti ing session. - ti " said Mr. 1‘! "The township fairs. Sanders of Stayner, in t a carefully7prepared paper, have been p the subject of much misrepresentaâ€"fn tion. I can speak ieelingly on this l'I matter, because I have been for over '13 twenty-eight years president or sec- 0 retary of a fair of this kind. S , “Before we decide to wipe out the a township fair altogether, we should r seek-the 'cause of the alleged failure! of the institution.- The township a show has suffered from various cans-’e es. one of these Causes being found I in the unfair apportionment of the x Government grant. Take. for ex- 1 ample, the electoral district 'of West 1 Simcoe. in which I live. Barrie is l the headquarters of the district fair 4 for that division. With the electoral :1 district fair is amalgamated Vespra l township fair board and the Barrie l . horticultural society. The total gov-“‘2 eminent grant to the whole district, amounts to $800. Of this $380 goes to Barrie Bair, as representing the district'society; 374 goes to it be- cause of amalgamation with the, Barâ€" . society, and $53; rie horticultural goes because of the connection with the township of Yespra. Ali told“ the Barrie Fair received 3507 of pubâ€". lic money, leaving only $293 to be divided among the four remaining township shows, or an average of 7about $73 each. A PROVIDE‘STAL FIRE \ “And yet the electoral district is doing no better than our township show. Even its financial standing. is not equallto that of our own. I have been a director of the electoral em, and I am fa- Institution. They with fairs‘ to fa stay nllllal' Wu.“ u... -..-V_ , Nine of us carried a note for $900 on behalf of that society for years. In course of time only two of the‘ nine were left on the note who were worth the obligation incurred. Pro- videntially a fire Came along, burned the insured buildings and thus reliev- ed us of the obligation we were und- er. ' I got out then, and'I have been wise enough to stay out ever since. “The case of North Simcoe. is not exceptional. Taking the province as a whole we find the Government giv- es $76,750 tOWards agricultural fairs associations, and of this $48,000 is practically all expended on fairs whim makes monkey shines and ‘mountebanks, their chief attractions.” MR. HODSON EXPLAINS Mr. Hodson quelled the rising storm by‘saying that it Was never his intention to do sunny with town- ship fairs. “I believe,” he said, “under a new system of management, that the best of-these fairs can be developed so that they ran do better work than they haVe ever dune. All that I have suggesced is doing away with- poor fairs, and those which are so situated that they cannot be made useful.” - LLAL Aun‘nn41_ “I am glad to hear that explaini- tion,” said Mr. Gi‘ford, "because there Was a general feeling that the policy was to do aWay 'with these these fairs altogether. I am glad to hear that the intention is to do away with only such as are not serving a. public purpose.” BOYS AND THE FAIR Mr. Mitchell said the fair might be imade to bear a helping hand in keep- ing the boys on the farm. “1 have been,” said he, ‘fat fall fair after fall fair. and I have found at none of these anything like a strong effort to impress uponboys that the agriâ€" cultural calling is at once the oldest and most honorable open to a young man- Boys are not taught the im- yearly cé‘riwention‘b o} the As- .on of Fairs and Exhibitions 31d Vin Tofdpto recently, E," from a very full réportl‘ appéaf- .the Sun are reproduced here- Wiarton’s Beet Sugar Factory After a. 5-years’ campaign, the town, of Wiarton is likely to get. a. beet suâ€" gar factory. A company has con- tranved to put up a $275,000 factory on condition of getting a $25,000 bonus ,and assessment fixed at $80,- 000 for 9 years; A bill allowing Wiarton: to give the bnnus went thrcugh' the [irivate bills committee of the legislature 2n Friday. ms of the township (“Jr for the attack, They aggressive at the open- lship fairs." said Mr. :ayner, in the course of epared paper, have been of muéh misrepresenta- speak foelingly on this tors of the district fair ion. With the electoral is amalgamated V'espra r board and the Barrie society. The total gov- It. to the whole district :900. Of this $380 goes to hear that explana- Mr. Gifford, "because metal [ccling that the do aWay'with these mther. I am glad to. The Watchman-Warden DEFENDED rs. A bill allowing ive the bonus went ivate bills committee re on Friday. -cpresenting the goes to it be-‘ on with the, Bar- society, and 553 connection With spra. A” told, ived $507 of pub- )nly $293 to be (3 four remaining r an average 0‘ ‘portance of agriculture put our fairs. iThey are rather shown the glitter without the dross of city life. Fall out of it, have rather a tendency. in the other direction. The result is that the city is full of farm boys.who ' The {all fair can be so managed as ' to encourage-“boys to stay on " the ~ soil,‘and to assist them in mu}.ing their work profitable and enjoyable." "And/ still there new hungering and thirsti: tion as there ‘is today tural society which recognize this fact, th meet the popular aem pact, will soon find 11 more popular than it This has already beet beCause all our shows of! . into ‘mere spect: Some have pursued a â€"-‘WU 4-.â€" -vaâ€" luau. “And still there never was such a v A aunger/ing and thirsting for informa- on the 500' 0' the chamber last week Lion as there 'is today. The agriculâ€" and a day 0 so afterWard Joe Mar- tural society which is prepared to tin. choked a fellow-member of the recognize this fact, that is ready to British Columbia legislature. Those‘ meet the popular demand in this res- who sing the praises of the battleâ€" pect, will soon find itself ten times field will be glad to see its spirit been. manifested in lwslative halls. more popular than it has ever This has already been demonstrated. «The boot and shoe makers. and “V9 "0" 809° the manufacturers or woollens camp- '. spectacular displays. ed out with the government at 0t- Some have pursued a different policy; my" last week. asking protection. one 0‘ these is the Simeoe fair. "’9‘ The woollen m8! complain of the ef- resented b3? your president. That fect of the British preference and have fair takes in two rulings of Norfolk. their own and British wares to prove and the 19'“ time I was there n m‘ their contention. It is not. known ed t0 me as “ every body m the twot whether the government will regard or not. ridingsâ€"farmers. ministers, teachers. .. .. and business men -â€"had turned out $31: 1.2): lcfltgnelled {301.8 ‘ f to the show. The direCtors would h' ‘ a er me" '5 a cm 0 , . ide and seek. not so much as allow a morn-go. i round on the. grounds. ' All the vest -â€"-The 0W9" 50m!“ 3081’ ‘1 0f Trade attendance Was‘secured by an cduca- has declared that. if Britain puts u ,tin iair,'pure and simple. And duty on grain. the colonies should be other fairs that introduce education- exempt from it and that Imperial grannies should he established in a1 ieatutes instead of so-called amuse- ments'will increase their prosperity the Northwest. The proposal that Britain should tax foreign when! {one hundred-fold, and do acctpublic . service at the same. time. will go egalnst the grain of the Am‘ THE END OF THESE Is RUIN means- «uAt Shows Of a diflerent C1853, â€"â€"'Ab0ut 2000 people attended LIN :where horse racing. and worse are the sale 0‘ pureâ€"bred “we“ at fvuelph 0' 'attractions. directors. see .people the 26th. An average price of $9! rushing to the ring-side and ex_ :1. head was get for the $10.4“ "claim: ‘That is just What the pom Worth of stock 501‘" ‘ ‘ â€"A Methodist clergyman of Win ~ AL- mp“- attractions, directors see .p rushing to the ring-side and claim: ‘That is just What the ple want.’ That is where the _-:.-.6n‘|_.n I I "“‘5 -v _-__ -. claim: ‘That is just What the DCO$ ple want.’ That is where the direc» tors make a great mistake. People will rush to see a dog fight when the first one occurs in their neighbor- hood, but they will not rush day after day to see theosame sort of o thing. And it is so with the horse racingf People will not go to see that and nothing else year after year. The directors who keep along that line will soon find. as the phrase goes, ‘that people .do not seem to to do.’ And the end is ruin. THE HORSE RACE T00 01’ horse-racing Mr. Dodson said :â€" --n 4.: tin use. I_tried mv best, when o Mr. Creclman tooK Queer,- INUL" With those who maintained that the speeding contest is essential to the success of a tall fair. ' "At Simcoe Fair,” he said. ”they had nearly 400 horses on exhibition last year. and still there was no speeding in the ring; in fact, the ring on the uivncoe grounds is covered with grass. This should surely be sufficient to settle that point. It-‘woul'd be a good thing if one or two delegates from difierent rural fairs could be sent to attend the Simcoe Exhibition. I be: lieve they would .learn more there than at the Toronto Industrial, be- cause they would see something which they could apply at their home mirs." ' I The basket social of the 21st. Feb . held under the auspices of the Zion 'Methodist Church, proved to be a grand success, the proceeds amountâ€" ing to $42.50. An audience of over 175 people listened to and were de- lighted with, a. program rendered by local and foreign talent. to which a hearty Vote 01 thanks wan undated ZIONâ€"CARTWRIGHT and amalsl (2) for essays on. sub- mquiry; (3) by 3w“ for excellence in tions and improve- ry; and (4) by car- gents in teedins and Eggfired by an educa- e and simple- And introduce education- -â€"â€"â€"The Halifax Bond of Trade has ‘ {allowed that of Hontreal in declar- ing thnLBritdn should give the col- bnia a tar!!! preference. _...u the lady Just released by the brigands wear! her hair as it is rep- resented in her newspaper pictures she is evidently not a. curling Stone. --The his German W steam- er Neckar with 1200 people on board had her rudder broken in a storm and drifted a day and a night in the gale. She was towed into Halifax harbor by a sister ship. It was almost a case of Neuter/nothing. almost a. 00-39 0‘ 1"" â€"-A despatch-from that the ice on the to break iup, and t mu unwe- - w, ..-_ _ ruler She was towed into Hallie: harbor by a sister ship. It was almost a case of Necker nothing. -â€"A despatcthom-Todmorden says thattbeleeontheDonlse to break up. and that box cholera. has already broken out. Prettynear the plg a’nlee. â€"-Beco.use Manitoba wheat is crowd- ing the American market, Congresfi will be asked to admit our western grain into the States free, and thus keep it on the British market. â€"Thc abducted missionary may now be regarded as American free ‘ Stone. - C â€"A dcspntch says the angioâ€"u u- pancse treaty is approved ’63; Aus- tralia. From recent indications it is likely that the treaty will be saf- er among Australians than would‘ the onientals it is made with. 1 â€"â€"Gen. French has inaugurated a big mOVemcnt against the Boers in Cape Colony similar to that made by Lord Kitchener against De Wet. The ' 1 these movements usâ€" ually overshadows their consummaâ€" tion -â€"â€"The agricultural committees ox the legislature the other day hoard evidence that the barberry shrub causes grain rust. It is now‘prohib- ited nearer than 100 yards to grain and it is proposed to wholly extir- Ma 8, uuq V\-v w-- tin, choked a. (allow-member of the British Columbia legislature. Those who sing the praises o! the battleâ€" field will be glad to see its spirit manifested in lwslative hulls. -â€"The boot and shoe makers. and the manulacturers of woollcns camp- ied out. with the government at 0t- . ._-. -mx, nuklmr nrotcction. has declared that it B duty on grain. the colo: exempt. from it and gran the Northwest. The Britain should tax 1 will go against the gr: ‘ericans. ed a windxnIu. LIE supply the motive POV __.Wiarton Y.M.c..-\. ed for lack of support building a beet, 50811? 1 rton. â€"It'mny be that if sisted from advising leave the Green 15ch h by 'c safetv 3â€"While on a drinking spree mm Thursday Isadore Turcotte. of Non-- treal, threw a ‘ lighted lamp inary surgeon. threw a lighted lamp at. his wife. She was mortally burn- ed and he suicided by carbolic acid. -â€"-When De Wet recently escaped the British he tied up the Libenbergcvlie river. Although that stream proâ€" vided him a. means of safety he could not but. call it hard name. â€"â€"Prcmicr Ross has refused to change the terms 0! the referendum on his liquor bill. 'I'hewdnte will be changed and likely to the day of the municipal elections. ' â€"A earload o! cavalry horses were sent from Colchester to Southamp- ton. The empty' car was brought back and put. on a siding. A day or two after someone heard a noise in the car and found a. horse that. had not. been taken out. It had been men Tow, nuzs “ Mywil'e Madcap-seated cough for time yea-s. I purchased two bottles of Ayer’s Cherry Pcctonl, urge size, and it cured he: com- pletdy.” ‘ __ â€" -. 7 A-- considerations Probably you know of cough medicines that re- lieve little coughs, all coughs. except dug on}! The medicine that has been curing the worst of deep coughs for sixty years is Ayer’s Cherry Pectonl. Cougfi :0 H. am, Mon, 0“ n§nzu§u§u§u§u§u .u a...” v0.0.6 02°91‘0'3‘O'2 2.9.2 1". thrce days without: food or Eater- That. was certainly a One-horse car. _u.. A101, Gunn. father of a Mrs. -â€"l[r. Alex. Gunn, father 0 Waters, Believille, died in Ks other dun need 107. -â€"A New York lady arrive Europg last week with $75 dress goods. on which the d $31,800. She paid it: it, hithest. customs contention m Many of the most up-to-date Styles been confined to us for Lindsay. Keep your on our East Show Window; visit our Hat on and Lead. partment, compare our styles, qualities and pri highes there. Ke nt-Stn THANKS TO OUR NUMEROUS CL'SIOMEIS S tocktaking UT ms TO BUY AT CINNAMON’S .c I INNAMO In order to make room for our Spring ...wc will oficr... . J CARTER 'Eg'ffiflu On all lines of STOVES and other Call and get our prices- We can save you money. "xx..." ".36.“.3 u u ".33.: We have had a very succsssr and PROSPEROUS YEAR ::::::::: the duty W it. was t English, American. Canadian - _A.~-nt~nn‘~ from 000 of .wABDEl. MARCH 1 For HEN and BOYS 2): 3: 00W~ m overdos' top.‘ -â€"The Na rallâ€" minion A“ sent lieutenantâ€"1 fund the g the low the AC 31:. .0111! referri 5’85 the J ust Finished will be ‘ is workiz â€"â€"In 10 narrow Show ‘ d their represented ASKN. The Canad PRISI OH MY Hon may, Ont, 28¢. ad a vast all rcliaPle TI! 1! 11