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A“ \fl€§%’13+31~(‘>f?fii§#%t§% A 3K} g i :0; 00900-9. O 4 0 Money to La of For further ‘ dike, opposite I “AUDI!!! NICC nu Ind Office . Luau, mu. Authorizzd Capital $300M.“ ‘ O Allowed on deposits 00f $1 .00 and up- ward, comppundcd half yearly. 6 examm B Cash Phone I75 One Price g IHE VIGTORIA [BAN AND WINGS 00. 3 Ladies, it is to you we a Owe look for 1116: answer. Some exquisite designs in Linen Doylies and Centre Pieces These are always dainty gifts and a1wa3s appreciated. Ladies’ heads are a receptacle for more than notions. We have , wiseiy consid ered the fact, and can furnish ttem with the very latest 0 in Fancy Co mbs, back and side. also the newest pompadour Combs, ' which removes the necessit; of the unsightly pad now used. Just . examiflé them. Q------ The Rathbun Co. We are receiving and @istributing large quantiti‘ ‘3 0f HARD COAL. fffih and clean, have also good “Of-k 0f STE AM COAL from the best mines. ngTEST ARRIVAL OF L____J _____J ‘ First class HARDWOOD CORDWOOD, also MILL W001) .Ourbkv mama and CHARCOAL is gm is required for SW: “P fire In your furnace or stoves- 5- H. M. BAKER, YYYYUGHUN MthIYRYé “A 4-- hum Allmmmlt mg; (a. "m0 ldat ', i ‘9 gig: E i (I) egg éfié h' amp-n: WU For particulars write he! J. B." . Yearsley Ivalid Avenue, Tannin "FREQâ€"eh. manager W. GREER. Special Agent. In t:: Corset line we carry an the best makes by the best makers dies, it is to you we address this announcement, and it is to you THIS IS THE SEASON FOR NOTIONS AND YOU’LL FIND IN OUR STORE A CHOICE SUPPLY OF THEM . . . ..... ”J MENâ€"ESE 28 Dnlhonsie Street 78. Lindsay Ont. THBWATCHMAN'WARDER: Fanning CUTTERS which ire will exhange for HORSES Of CATTLE, or SELL SLOSB FOR CASH. Also a full line of Made by Tudhopc of Orilliz. . A. LITTLE-1 Has for Sale 1 Carla“ of FIRST-CLASS . . . . Book Store, Kent-St. SALE NOW ON Do Not Buy Blankets, Etc. SITE 0E THE HOUSE OF REFUGE SELECTED BY COUNTY COUNCIL If the- efiorts put forth some time: ago in behalf of an House of, Range were not then successful in winning thoipeople to the projem, they prob- asny so directed the people's atten- tion to it, that its erection now un- der statutory direction will be ‘under? Amara-II! HDA‘N prepared for the action since taken ’by the legislature, and while the ad- voczites of the House of Refuge would much rather have had it built 'under voluntary mandate of the county, yet in the fact that a popular majority of votes was once cast in its" favor there are the esseni tial elements of that mandate, and j the assurance that the action now taken by the county council in com- pliance with the statute will be cor- ' dially received «by the people of this 1 county. Moreover the solution- of the whole matter has provided the. strongest sort of credential for thosg who pie-d the cause of the Refuge in this county heretofore. It is not too much, now, to say. that the Refuge will be an accomp- lished fact at an early date as posâ€" sible. In commission on Friday at- ternoon, the county council ordered the purchase of the Curtin farm of 75 acres southwest of the town, and instructed a committee to get plans and Specifications and estimates on a building. The general plan of the Lambton institution in ‘larnia is to be followed. It was lhat Refuge which best suited the c \.;nC';ll..i's Who recently went out on a mur of in- \estigation. There were two parcels of land un- der serious consideration by the Cum- mi<ttee appointed to select a site. They were the Curt?” iroperty. which! was bought, and the Tully farm just south of. town and facibg on the Lind- say-st road. It was agreed that1 the latter, [because of its nearness to town, was the better location, but because it was only 50 acres the committee decided that, it wOuld not , _.A ALA A-HHH-‘Am‘nfi‘ It is the Curtin Farm Southwest of Townâ€"Plans and Estimates for Building Will be Pro- cured Forthwith W111, IV as: a..‘ beCause it was only 50 acres the committee decided that, it would not do. This opinion arose from the testimony of those in charge at the Refuges visited, that a small piece of land could not be worked to ad- vantage. LINDSAY, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 26th 1903. Apple Parers Mei Choppers Butcher Knives Door Mats coal Sifters Axes cannot be larger than the flank of the chamois, a. species of door from which it is taken, and per- haps you have been used to the smaller kind; ' ‘ '7' ~4 L: _“Afifi_ Bwuurz nun“ . If you are thinking of produc- ing some of your own handiwork on chamois for Christmas bean nowâ€"also see our chamoie - fore buying elsewhere. We knownâ€"b5 011160 of the immense range in sizes. the soft velvety texture. the ahenoe of thin egotshgnd the fine display , L _ 12â€"... ‘n* nf aha.- EDI]! Spoon, u..- __._- of shades. 51;? a finer lot of 3:116- mois Can not possibly be gotten. Stable Brooms Basketa Corner on: 5511:. Linda! '- 1“ Prices THE DISCUSSION On Friday when the report was mad recommending the purchase of the Curtin term, Councillor Fairâ€" bairn who had not been able to ’ac- company the .co‘mmitte on the second tour of offered properties, said that at. the first trip the Tully property had’been favored, and that he did not know why the change had been made. He believed that its near-noes to town would allow a good many visitors with donatipns to reach the insititution, who would not reach a more distant site. This would tend to make life more ensoyable for the i-Umated, and encourage contributions to the Refuge. .! v v--' ._-'-_ Councillor Graham, chairman of the Site Committee said that the committe had not at any time deâ€" cided upon the Tully property. It was a good property but not large enough. The committee had gone to expense to get the opinions of those with experience with Refuges, and had followed their advice. The nearer property could be more cheap- ly equipped with water, electric light ,SGWel‘, etc., but these involved mere- WWCI, cuu" uuv VHWV --_.'_,- 1y first cost and should not weigh too much in considering the future of the institution. With regard to the nearness of town, the authori- ties of Refuges visited, said that be- ing removed some distance had its advantaigfes, especially for such of the inmates, as getting to town might fall into habits that had marked their lives and likely brought them to the institution. It was better to be removed a little from the town. Mr. Fa'ir’b'airnâ€"If I had known that .a property too far away from town to take advantage of the light, water etc., I should not have favored build- ing near Lindsay at all. There are other parts of the county with just as good right to the building as *Lindsay. Mr. wé‘rvrahamâ€"Tfie Curtin property will Use these conveniences. Mr. Izaivri-Bairrnâ€"Lt will cost from $2000 to 35000 more to put them out there. \II-v Mr. Grahamâ€"It is 60 rods further away. Mr. Pilkie tells me othat about. $500 will put the sonar across that distance in that soil. The wat- v â€".___._V_ . er pipe can be laid fins thdsame trench) and as for electric wiring. that will flake very little differs-ice. Mr. Austinâ€"I do not think there is much in the. idea that 50 acres can- not be handled as profitably as 100. It depends a good deal on how it is worked. Victoria county is settled about as thickly as it will ever be and there are counties with an enqpal population that are satisfied with less than 50 acres for their House of Refuge. Mr. Chapman said" that Mr. Gra- ham had taken his speech. and per- petrated the joke that it was nothw ing new for that. maleman to ‘ takd anything he could from him when he got the chance. Mr. Chamon had gone carefully over the two proper- ties mentfioned and satisfied himself that the Curtin farm was superior fer the council's purpose. Moreover, he said there was no possible way to work 50 acres as profitably as 100, or 100 as pl‘ofit-l ably as 150. The 60 acres req'llired about the same equipment as the larger farms. A hired man would beneeded. Mr. Austinâ€"Some of the Muges visited had none. Mr. Chdnnonâ€"All had exccpfl where. a lot, of day help was .hired. andfihatl does not pay on any farm. A small {arm allowed no variety of crop un- less very iittle of each sort were grown. June session, but the introduction of the byâ€"luw was left till the last day of tlge session. and the two-thirds majority required to give a by-law three readings in one day could not ‘ f 3 AI.“ 6“ 1mm interest at 4 per cent; would 1n the 30 years aguul nearly $7,500, which would be saved to the village bytho county's gum. Mr. Mc- Diarmid explained that the mm was mated to W. H. Heldrum of Peter- boro !or $1,250”. year and the elec- tric plant was paying. The pow-er «mulled about 750 horse power. The county ought to guarantee the bonds. ' A byâ€"lawtdoiog so was introduced. and on Saturday given its third reading. Councillor Graham strongly: dilating and being supported at the vote by 4 other members. says : Owing to the enormous number of cattle sent from Canada to make up for the American deficiency, the pricq of meat at wholesale has recently been very low. but the consumers have not been much benefitted there- W- - a ‘7 ,,_ f1-_1__.,l “J. The government 0!! New Zetiland has had in contemplation a plan for the establishment of meat. markets, where the product of the colony would be sold at cost price ; but the British wholesale and retail butchers are up in arms against the proposiâ€" tion, and so serious has this opposi- tion become that the government of New Zealand is still hesit-ating about carrying out its plans. The remo- v‘al of mtrictions from American cattle (from the States of Maine. New Hampshire, Vermont, Massa- chusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Is- ‘land) will, it is expected, still furth- er glut the market, and it is doubt- ful whether the dealers will be able much longer to obtain present pricâ€" es. The prohibition on the imporâ€" ‘tation of cattze from the Argentine Republic was removed early in the year, but was subsequently reâ€"esta'bâ€" lished, and the trade from the date has become thoroughly disorganized. Owing to the high prices ruling in the United States for bacon and hams, there was a very considerable shrinkage in the quantities imported during 1902, especially toward the latter part of the year, when the efâ€" fect of high prices curtailing con- sumption came to be more acutely felt. Canada is a much stronger competitor with bacon from the [Thi- ted States, than formerly, and Ca- nadian bacon was imported in much larger quantities during‘” 1902; the -L---‘I_- Incunr ‘v-wâ€"v' . WE'- _ prices at times were actually lower than the prices of American bacon, though usually, owing to its leanâ€" ness the superior quality (from an English standpoint), it brings from $1.21 to $1.94 more per cwt. ;(112 pounds. ) . A Big Boiler Exploded With Fatal Results and Heavy Loss of Property Two men were killed and half a dozen more or less seriously injured Wednesday morning of last; week about 9.15 by an explosion of one of the boilers in the woodenware facâ€" tory of William Cane Sons, New- xnarket. John Agnew and Frank Birch, firemen, were killed and nine badly injured. CAME WITHOUT WARNING The explosion came apparently without any warning. Frank Birch, one at the two firemq was 'in the alleyway outside. and was struck by the front end of boiler No. 3 in its furious course. He was blown fully 60 feet along the lane at , the rear. and was so badly injured that he died in a little over an hour. Though? no bones were broken he had inhaled a lot of steam, and sun‘ered from a severe scalp wound. When the workâ€" --- sud uncovered from the 'ShOCR men had recovered from the 'ShocK '; their first inquiry was, "Where was Agnew ?" but poor Birch, though apâ€" parently conscious, could not tell them. After a. short search Agnew, who is supposed to be in the boiler! house at the time of the accident, was found in the alley near the other end of the boiler-room covered with bricks and debris. Both shoulders were broken, his head was badly hurt, and he, too, was scalded. Denth must have been instantaneous. MORE IN DANGER An inspection of the works causes wonder that more were not killed or injured. The main factory, a sub- stantial two-storey brick building, about 200 feet long, fronts on the north side of Huronâ€"st, and has two ; wings running back from each side. In the centre atUthe foot of the tall chimney, shown in the accompanying cut. is the boiler room, about 30 feet , constructed at brick and roof ed with steel. For purposes of fire W from the ed with steel. FC protection it is a main building and uueyway six feet ‘ “fruâ€"wâ€"u~ - ht the griddle, and the rear end burst through the twelve-inch brick ‘Wall into the machine shop, forming part at! the , main building. The front. end flew in the opposite direction mafia the alleyway? and lodged frozen grow EXPDOSION AT NEWMARKET CAIADIANS NIPETE 75 Cent: 3 Year in Advance; 5111’ not so paid Ionsul Boyle at. LiverPOO‘I per cent; wgglg‘gn The WMWW hismndand {stun Wt Position Mr. W. J. Way of Kent county writes as follows to the Farmer's Advocate: Boys leave the form from various motives. Chief among. these is an erroneous conception or appreciation of the relative advan- tages of farm lifie as coumarod with that. of other vocations. There is still the notion is some minds that the so-callod learned pro- leseions ofier more scope for the ex- ercise of Special telcnts; that they alga word more glory, and bring a man 's intellectual attainments and pOWers into greater prominence. I... Some farmers' sons also fancy that manila and business pumuits, or_ the arts. are mom W, attrac- tive or dersirobie than what they re- gard as the drudgery or the humble conditltm of the farmer . FARMERS MAY READ UP Firstly, in opposition to all this, let the truth be ever how in mind. that life .on the farm (as elsewhere): is largely what We make it, and is dependent in no small degree on what we ourselves are. To illus- trate: One man on a farm may be rude, uncultured and unsystematic in; his methods ; another exhibits quali- ties the very reverse. Examples of each class are not wanting, though it is gratifying to note that the lat- ter class greatly predominates to- day. The uneducated and unsysteâ€" matice farmer is becoming an entity of a past age. With the advance of science and general intelligence the ‘farmer is keeping no mean pacv. His progress is not to be despised. From the rude condition of his fm'efnther the tiller of the soil has unarmed, and is yet advancing to a higher place. The educational facilities now within his roacliâ€"muguzinns like the “Farmer’s Ad\'ocatv. ’ lmoks on agricultural subjects, sciantiniv hulâ€" letins, and. a course of correspond- ence instruction (if~l:o wishusi for himself or his sons. furnishnd at his home at small expenseâ€"leave the fa r- mer without excuse if he remains in ignorance as to matters pertaining l.‘.l 1-..1 WEOIG IDEAS 0“ WPATIOIS MAKE TEE BOYS LL AVE THE FARM to his OWn occupation. :1 need not, stop here is his pur: knowledge. If he is their broadening his field of numt ion, he may extend his readin other avenues : he may road I: or civil history, political ecc science or philosophy, in any its branches, as his tastes Ir Someone has said: “Most men waste enough time for self-educaâ€" tion." It is quite true that. the far- mer has a great deal of work to do, especially at some seasons of the year, as seeding and harvest time. Yet during the winter season and often at other times, he has as much respite from labor as perhaps any other claSS, and much more leisure than some othersâ€"much more, for example, than the merchant. whose duties press him throughout the year and often involve more hours each day. Yet the merchant is genâ€" erally a well-read man. THE INDEPENDENT MAN The farmer lives under clearer skies and breathes purer air than the dweller in the city. His work and mode of life are more natural, and, therefore, more healthful; city life more artificial. He eats food of his own production, and is thus more inâ€" dependent, while hc also contributes to the supply of other classes. He drinks water taken from the pure spring or well, and not that filtered Q'C‘l I]. The plea sometimes made by far- mers of lack of time for mental cul- ture is without basis in fact. Many fritter away enough time in the “cor-n ner grocery,” or in mm gossip, or in the saloon, in which by earnest effort they may become educated. Someone has said : “Most men air-n+0 nnnno’h time for sel'f-e'duca- VV v- av >1 drinks water taken from the pure spring or well, and not that filtered from sources of uncertain purity, as in the water supply of cities. And these are some of life’s essentials. And then, the business of the farmer is subject to less contingency and less fluctuation than most others. The forces of nature ministering to his wantsare more constant in their opemtions than the artificial and conventional factors operative in trades and commerce. The profes- sions also haVe their full quota of work and vexation, with some suc- cesses and many failures So that the boy from the farm in ‘quest of another field in which to employ his talents, though he may reach his goal, need not expect to have all his desires fully gratified : nor need he doubt that those talents or powers might be turned to good account on the farm. ‘ ‘ 7 O _ L--.- Let ,Lhe homes of farmers oe Ocuuâ€" tified and made attractive; and let the boys be provided with wholesome entertainment and the best literaâ€" m Encourage them to study, to think. to observe, and they will be I“ unlined ito leave the farm. a, 74â€"---LAA :n Wonâ€"vâ€" - They should' 5; well instructed in the subjects of a primary education. These, together with some knowlegc rlmlture. will generally be found to impose a sufficient task. Agricul- ‘ture ' otters unlimited opportunities for march, but in order to be fitâ€" the nature and composition of soils, climatic conditions. plant, life and M.atc. - 7 the mum and productive Vir- otzthe soil. Can these men be €(anti "93 on Page 2) 'e is his pursuit of he is dr'siruus of field of mvntal vis- Id his reading into a may road natural political econpmy, tphy, in any or all his tastes may diâ€" of farmers be beauâ€" attr‘active; and let .ded with wholesome nd the best litera- “):c wishum for furnished at his aâ€"leave the farâ€" ha. i mn And 31