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M1 1?. e useful ake the have the m- Mars. 13 I'- 9 39.11th V“ gwmg. out es. which!" 0 i "I as Bigger and Better than ever. Larger Prizes and More of them than Last Year. .‘ No Entry tharge. Ne Admission Fee. Everything Free Tuesday, Dec. let i'rapperS) 719: pounds in rolls or prim [Dive-pound crock . Ten-pound crock 16mm fresh eggs (weight. An entries of Penn in the Market Building Right hing! quarter of Right fore quarter of Fat hog (dressed), op mnh :dressed) onn ”key hen, (dressed‘and drawn)"; ..... ark 191'. (dressed and drawn)....‘. mytést turkey-r (special) .................. ”guest goose, (special), 'silver berry ““3133! of Shy? or Cow or ands and under (farmers only) ....4 51} hands (farmers only) ........ Single i1'i\t‘l‘ 155 h Singlv‘ driver, over 1 Single driver, open to all Pair rmdster horses to pole, open to all~ ......... kangm team in harness Agricuiun-al team in harness ........... W95» 01' gtneral purpose team in harness Roadsicr mare or geldlng’, 2 Ye Draught. mare or gelding .. Agricumzral mare or gelding .. Burs; or general purpose mare or gelding, ed. on halter flcnt,'.enmn’s single turnout (with lady) Lady driver, single horse, lst. prize clock, value -\i'z horses‘will be exhibited on Kent-st; 1 o‘iwk sharp. - ...-goo---.-.o.- uncut-Ion... ......o-o... .. u ............ .--- oo-ocuunc‘oo ........... ..-v-v-‘n pr0( ll qnahfi of jud q1Ia‘ni‘nt‘fi2fig.‘ ‘ All prizes 0" f‘ldgan, at the office 0f Rnyors will be present and Mmts that may be. of howr-wr, until the Flag“! COMMITTEE .OF‘ 3‘!“ Job}: (farew, 11'0W -‘r or heifer, under 3 1 v or steer 3 years' 01¢ ' :recn, (Heintzma u_ To 5 shoup on Kent 1 H -- ..-,_V - 78ti:‘:1 prize by Peter Hawkins 'uvnship of Ops ............... arm. prize by Richard Howi Pt" 2“! prize by Jo ”H“ Drive by Jno. T. MIC-he 3w in Township of Maripc J. Campb POW" prize 11v Geo. A. Jord: "est baby in the County Fr‘ld special prize by Winter “â€"4â€"-.8nng\ 3 SENSOR spring V“)? prize by Jo; m ‘ownship of mody come " {H ll.(’ .1; - , ' mat baby in the '5 =zw‘ial prize by -':10\\‘n (open to PT 93mm- will be shown J. wast be under the ag e uarnostly requested that all. \_ {\{acKenzic not later than 3 he the bone. fido property in Academy e of one- Just. ~ xsmns of Judges must be t8 "“zmvns. All prizes “firm-4‘. at the office of . . “‘N‘Orsx will be p Mmts that may "\cr. until the j "" '1" ‘I'nnklns. ovince) of Music at 2 p.m. sharp. ken as final in- all cases. best baby All year. entries in all classes shall reach aturday, December 18th. All on- of the exhibitor. t deal of trouble and expense ‘to udges of highest standing .and f Fair upon completion resent to purcbose any . be offered for sale. No exhibits sha11;be‘sold, udging has been completed and the public admitted. W Sutclifie, W. '3'. Swing. QOMMITTEE or KANAGEMENTwâ€"F. ’. , , , J. A. anmson. ,B. L. HcLeon” Wm @91- !h. A. Robertson. Mayor 13988. G. A..Jordan ( ' Josymckgoo, m. Hen-elfM . mam. ’Vziz‘W; Jor- weighed at the snevial prize) RS chickens (dressed and drawn)- . chickens, (plucked only ' and. “ufid (dressed anid _drawn) ‘ ."iiacKehzie no st he the bong inns of Judges my, mommaagm to be held in Lindsay on of Poundâ€"1', Butter and nuildimr not later than (1 pound prints under 3 years old.... years' old and over, (Heintzman Piano C \ l J 03. Hickson, Reeve 01 man of Manvers ............................ Daem- Hawkins, Reeve of Ops, président‘. and have HEAVIEST MAN E Market square at ALUVM ' L Caraâ€"é. for best. baby T. Michae‘, Reeve of I of Mariposa .............. I. Campbell, alderman, BUTTER A -st., opposite market HORSES. 1909 ple, open to 9114...”... ‘99 ............. ._. ......................... Hawkins, J ariaan. W 31‘an the biggest days’ Fair you .ESSED MEATS. POULTRY . of squares, in Plain in harness 5 old. on halter . old, on halter ....... eats old on halter... a or gelding, 2 years rywfiawl, vaJue :3 AND EGGS. [xwu~. .mk3.3.3 mwmmo. 155.55 (farmers on‘y) - -- nets only') ~- CLFMES, Tmsuret. lst prize by Eggs and 1-0 o'clock. Rce's‘e 0': Mfinvers ; for 5 AND WIFE. at 1 o’clock. my: in toxf'nship of Emily... of Mariposa, for best ba- ..................................... .......................................... ................................ only ...... $3.00 $2.00 mum ..... 3.00 2.00 5r Eldon. for )5. for best'ifiby in all classes shall reach ‘ December 18th. All on- 1). A. MACKENZIE Secretar: ‘- lst. 2nd. 3rd- ssoo $3.00 $2.00 500 3.00 2.00 _1o.00 ‘ . . 5.001 2.00 ,- will commence at lst . 2nd . 3rd. lst. 5.00 5.00 3.00 3.00 $5.00 aver had. babv in the sharp- MN) 88 best; baby 0 .50 must be $1.00 3rd. $1. 00 3rd. 2 .00 i). 00 ’ .00 i). ()0 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The “Bu-Aer invites letters: It isuot necessary than the views ul‘ohe writ. ers coincide with the opinions of The \va-der. but they "1115!; be flee from offensive pexsonnlitids. As a. guaran- tee .If gaud faith. the writer's namea nd add essmust be signed, but, will not be printed if so desixa (1 Pear EditorLâ€"lf you will give time and space in order to put this mes: sage in the rich folds of your valu- able paper. you will be dofng me a great service. n--..:_ .... You are never at. 8. “here to spend a. pleas over the Province are lakes and rivers, with fish, and any one whc As regards the animals there are' coyottcs. lvadgers, (which belong to the woodchuck family). and gophers. (which come. of the same tribe as the squirrel) all of which are quite harm- less. But by the large rivers, and in the bush all kinds of big game is to be found such as moose, oik, deer, an- telope, etc. THE GREATEST INDUSTRY. ‘ l Farming is fast becoming the great- I Pest industry on the prairie, and each day that the sun sets brings ranch- ing on a small scale to an end. As people are fencing up their farms that for the past have been lying open for the benefit of the ranchers' stock, but ‘ still there are a number that. will. still hold sway. For instance, take the Reid. ranch (which is situated inearly fifty miles north of' Calgary) who own some seven thousand acres loz‘ land, on this they both farm and ranch. and here is where you will fin-i asome of the best stock that is to be {round anywhere. A large number of the animals are'shipped to all parts of the Dominion. : Although the thermometer noes ru- rgister pretty low in the winter. we ldo not feel it as cold as we would lif we wererin the east, as the atmo« lsphem here is'gery dry in {an mm | winter. and when it is extremely cold it is always calm. Hay-tinge in the west is dm‘cnent. It is 3. won th- HOMESTEADING. { To the young men who‘ar'e work-1 im; and sming, trying to buy a farm and hom’e in the East. I would advisv . you, “line you still have all the pas-i sibilities‘ of life befom you. to takeg what womy you haw and come out} to the West and takx- up a homestead 3 and in less time than you think. youi will haveh cozy home fixed up for! the one you ’ left. down East. Then! send for her and your happiness will‘ be cofi‘plete. This has been done quite often boa-tore. THE (‘LIMA'l‘I-Z. The climate here is something be- yond the common. At Buun‘. which is situated in the m’ountcins, we have in sa‘natarium. and sulphur springs. which are known to be very beneficial to those in ill-health. ' I ‘ '" . ! Although the thermometer docs re-l «3mm nmtty low inthevwintpr, we '9!‘ '1‘! I E AX! MAL-S. WARD? a is» gig-bl. Imam-n duo in an m'oth- 1“";an in patted-x [when the ow otour wide nut. {feel the flit-It ithrms u for it in: oqunlity .11 m ' mm. Those who never our the cotors .or spring-time on the: ”1310,. nor ex- lperienced the joy and musty of the 'May I-il‘. have no right to pass 50d? ment. nor to call the prairie monotâ€" 'onous- No where in all the world‘ does the Springtime come with any greater power and wontbl‘. The spring has more 1955008 than one for us, its benefits are more than agricul- tural, and its tonic M are more than physical. They make the west a land that is good to live in. I again say. any one who has us"- er seen Alberta. has no right to can. (iemn ‘it. Th‘ose who have not touch- ed the glorious beauties of this Pro‘ wince .do not know the west and its ‘ Everything that is in reach of the power of man is being done to make this a great and noble country, and} I think to sum it. all up Alberta is fast improving and in the course of. a few years it. will be a. greater Province than Ontario is or ever ‘will be, and in less time than it took On- tario to be what she now is. One Who Knows, BOY DROW'NSD. Haliburton, Dec. 2.-â€"Rolly, the f Mr. Wm. Boyce. a farmer at. Maple Lake. twelve miles north of here, was drowntrd this morn’ng while playing on the ice on the lake. With some younber companions he Was testing 3 wed: ' the ice, whcn he broke snot in as drowned before his body was reCOVered an hour in 24 feet of Water. _â€" - .â€"----â€"â€"â€"â€" Two young men played pool to:- thh-ty two hours. But if they had to work a “kilo overtime or carry up a scuttlr o.‘ coalâ€"-well, that's difierent, or course. ml, LINDSAY, ONTARIO. Alberta. Nov. 6, 1909. SINK and Seed Judging Seed Judging Evening Meetings LINDSAY Address enquiries ‘0 ,25t028 From 9.30 to 12.00 each day will be taken up with a study of the seeds of our common term crops. Lectures will be given on varieties. selection and improvement of seed. This course will be conducted by '1‘. G. Raynor. B.S.A. From 1.30 to 4.30 eaCh day will be devoted to live stock. Will consist of discussion and criti- cism of the score card. Practice in judging with classes of stock provid- NI. Discussion of problems relating to the breeding and feeding of farm stock. This part of the course will be conducted by Prof. G. E. Day and Prof. W. R. Graham. of the Ontario Agricultural College. and Prof. H. S. Arkell. of the McDonald College. ST Arkell. Addresses will be given by tile pro- fessors in charge of the work and by B.S.A.. president of 1910 of Agriculture. und”Ya FROM [IQâ€"â€" Eight men “en ncsseo 0091‘" 3“ been imprisoned. W11 “up. .wv--,_. Mr An-uio. 1.. Campbell. of Wan High Sclnnl. was appointed I‘uolu sum»! hunter for South York. ammos.Co..um“°d’ mmon" were rescued from a Ten- ' mine in which they hall Six Weeks’ Course Live Stock Field Crops Weeds and Weed Seeds Dairying Horticulture AGRICULTURE Book-Keeping Addvess enquiries to FOR YOUNG MEN Dept. of Agriculture, mutiny. This course W111 ‘ of agriculture, but will be laid on the CS. Different breeds and their useful- ness, market classes, care and man- agement. breeding and feeding prob- lems. and improvement I and pests attacking; J Practice in identification Bree-'18 adapted auction and care Cure of the farm orchard. pruning. cultivating. and spraying. 7amdian won a 'number of prizes at the International Live Stool: Show at Chicago. British Columbia was awarded a. gold medad at the Colonial fruit. show in London. Lindsay Collegiate Feb. lst BEGIN n the following branch- the examination and of noxious wqeds. 1910 their to dairying, pro- of dairy products. heir uses. prepara- Eor crops, selection of seed. diseases 3 [arm crops.