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a sticker, ine of least resistance. If y from this: town, 'so much ds are built conveniently to so much the warse tor us. e should sit. down and fold 8 to get busy, Its time to d around it, true; but not' half as much : best and most progressive trade could be worth a are getting the habit of the road to Port : Perry is pleasant ] lack push in their ' indiv It is not because good values we don't get togethet to s them, © on Seugog, and our town and compel the Scugog if Port Petry people would this purpose and present it to n:that the work be done forth. the | result wouid be a pretty level uld be referred to committees who might county Councils, who in'turn might claim that it was their business. In fact a great deal of red tape might in d unwound several times, but there would be waiting on members ot parliament. or coun: the Good Roads Movément. = The way them. To take off our coats, right 'down to business; or else e th ne for us. think the ideas herein presented are IL.you think they are no good, te 1 think, let us know and the benefit of your bh your name unless you so wish--- no claim to. infallibility, nor t of the men arou get much be cut the weather cle that goes 'handed out to them, as : trade that this Nine nd oi ol together el The directors think the wrong bundle was t the one they got last year leaked badly, and one shodld have been warm and dry. a All summer those pumpkins and vegetables have been growing r=the pride of many a boy--and when they were all put together; they made a handsome showing, 'When you get about one hundred and. seventy five entries of vegetables, grown by persons who know the art of gardening, there will be a showing worthy of the occasion. . + The Ladies' Department was crowded. It is seldom that one sees such a display of fancy work as is exhibited at Cartwright Fair: Some of the pieces show exceptional merit, and must: have required much patient and skilled work in their production. There were over two hundred and fifty entries in this department. It is evident that the ladies of Cartwright are busy people and waste no time In the dairy produce, cooking and preserving, the showing was good. Cartwright butter is well roade, and first prize means: a high standard of quality. " Owing to the wet weather, the chickens and pigs "decided" not to atfend the Fair in very large numbers. Doubtless the chickens did not wish to spoil their fine feathers. - Just what the pigs should be alarmed about in a bit of rain is hard to say. Perhaps they were aftaid that a game of '* greasy pig" would be started; Anyway, they didn't tuen up. In cattle and horses the exhibits were large and good, A @entleman who was present for the first time was quite surprised at the excellence of the showing. It is very evident that Cartwright is progressing in the matter of stock production. In spite of the rain the speeding track was. in. good. condition, and was in'constant use. The excitement of racing was absent. The showing of Implements was very poor, being confined to a a few cutters and carriages. : 4 One would think that progressive manufacturers would seize this opportunity to display their goods and demonstrate. the merits of their machinery, = The actual buyers of 'machines are tight on the spot with nothing ta do but be interested: They come to. see; to compare and to learn, Why not show the goods then? Another feature that might be added to the Fairs would be & dairy or other demonstration conducted under the auspices of the Farmers' Institute or the Department of Agriculture. At the ordinary meetings of the Institutes the attendance is small and composed largely of the most progressive men, who least need the instruction given. Were a demonstration to bé held in an attractive manner some time 'during the afternoon,' the attendance wonld be much larger, and a fair sprinkling of those who have yet much to learn would be present : It Is true that these demonstrations are, conducted at the big Fairs like, Toronto, but there are so many other: attractions, that! at times it must seem. doubtful if the game is worth the candle, so far as actual results are chneerned, ; At the Country Fair the scholars are right on the spot, in a mood to both see and hear, * Through the courtesy of Mr, James of the Bowmanville States man, we are able to print the prize list on page2 inside. and Practice Ignasi ; Theory JR Hare, Eimer Lick and others have talked Blks praying and of 'apple trees in season and out of out of seasdn : wh were eggs, and from then on through alttheir che have demonstrated, advised: and talked until they must at have felt heartsick. Vear after year thelworms thrive and spoil ! est paying crops in this locality. Men listen to the a vague sort of way think that something should be mabody's trees; but they. and spray theie