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ELSE St. Washington. no Everyone guaranteed and the prices are right. Sylvester Farming‘lmplements. Tudhupe Cutters. Toltou Pulpers. Adam’s Waggons and Sleighs. Clare Stoves and Furnaces. Brantford “'indmills. Robes, Coats, Rugs, Etc. Next to Post Officeâ€"In Calder Block Proven Steel Rod Track A SPECIALTY. "Smé'iéiitific Hmefican. ,â€" .""' “ "' uwvuw men om. 625 F St. Washington. 15; yet it takes splendid PICTURES. Chemist and Druggist. THOS. NOBLE PRlCE - = $6.00. .cFarlane 6: Co OUR FULL LINE OF :ists and Booksellers. DRUG STORE OF THE DISPLAY ements, Etc. 'I/ Owning to the necessity of break ing the new land, the lack of capital and the distance from markets. many settlers in the North \Vest naturally find the first few years rather trying. In order to assist the pioneer farmers to keep a few dairy cows which yield a modest cash income monthly, the Dairy Divisions of the Dominion De- partment of Agriculture several years ago established a number of cream- eries under government control. At the present time there are eighteen creameries of this sort in operation in the Territories, situated at Cal- gary. Innisl'ail. Edmonton. Tinastoll, W'etaskiwin. Red Deer. Blackfalds and Lacombe in the Territory of Alberta, at Churchbridge. Moose Jaw Whitewood, Regina. Moosomin, Salt- coats. South Qu’Appelle and Grenfell in the Territory of Saskatchewan. Three creameries of the creameries formerly managed were closed by the Department of 190:2, owing to the lack of sufiicient patronage. The failure of the farmers in these dis- tricts to support the creameries does not appear to arise from any lack of confidence in the dairy business, but simply because they are now in a position to go into Stock raising and grain growing, and because they pre- fer the latter means of livelihood. the changes of the past few years have altered the aSpect of farming Operations in many parts of the Northwest. Last year five carloads of butter from the government cream- eries were exported to Great Britain. ne carload was sold for export to Queensland, .-\ ustralia, and shipments were also made to China, Japan and the Yukon. The remainder was dis- posed in the local and British Colum- bia markets. Up to October lst of this year the out put of butter from the govern- ment creameries exceeded that of last year by 100,000 pounds. The increase has been mainly in Alberta. This year all the bu' ter has been taken by the markets of Western Canada, or has been expcrted to the Orient, none have been shipped to Great Britain. The exhibit of Cana- dian dairy products at the great Japanese Exposition at Osaka was an excellent advertisement and has al- ready borne fr'uit; three new custom- ers {or butter have already been secured by the Department in that country as a direct result of that exhibition. The trade in butter for the Orient is for the European resi- dents there and not for‘ the natiVes, and Mr. J. A. Ruddick, Chief of the Dairy Division, hopes also to develop an extensive trade with the warships touching at Nagasaki for coal. It ie a good thing that this trade with the Orient has been worked up by ths government creameries, as it requires some financing and could scarcely be handled so well by private enterprise; as it is necessary to have every faci- lity for studying the markets and al- so to be in a position to ship at once on receipt of cablegram. In the case of trade with the warships for in- stance; they sometimes stay several weeks at this coaling station and in that time it would be possible to get a supply of fresh butter to them from Canada. Part of the butter shipped this season, especially in the sum- mer months. went foreward in tins. but a considerable quantity has also been sent in boxes of assorted sizes: It stands the journey very well in the latter. and has been reported in 1 very good condition on arrival. The ; Yukon trade is increasing, and ship- Lments have been made to that district 1 in boxes also. Collecting Eggs. In connection with the system of creameries, the Department has! adopted the plan of collecting eggS‘ from the farmers of the Territories; and holding them in storage. Ii| worked well the first season and has improved ever since, but greater im- provement is n0ticeable, in the eggs this year than ever before. The plan adOpted is as follows:â€"â€"Each cream- ery patron has a numder and he is required to mark this number in pencil on all the eggs he supplies. No driver will except the eggs with out the number being on. These! eggs are held at the creamery for a short time and then sent in refriger'! ator cars with the butter to the storage at Calgary There al the eggs are examined and classified by an eXpert who has the egg lists in front of him, and every farmer is credited with the exact number of each class of eggs he has sent. The Department advances fifteen cents per dozen on the eggs at the time they are received and later the farm- er gets the balance according to the classification. This year the average price to the farmer will be just about twenty cents per dozen for the season or fully double what could have been obtained locally. About 30,000 dozen will be handled. Last year 21,000 dozen were handled and the town of Calgary consumed them all. Shipp- ing first class eggs greatly increase increases consumption, and it will be some t1me before this trade can possibly be crowded, because there is a market in the KooOtenay and an lever growing market in the North- lWest Territories. The undersigned having been restored to health by simple means, after suflering for several years with a severe lung affection, and that dread disease Consumption, is anxious to make known to his fellow sufierers the means of cure. To those who desire it. he will cheerfully send (free or charge) a copy of the prescription used, which they will find a sure cure for Consumption. Asthma, Chatarrb, Bronchitis and all throat and lung naladles. He hapes all sufierers will try his remedy. as it is invaluable. Those desiring the prescription, which will cost them nothing, and may prove a blessing, will please address, Rev. EDWARD A. WILSONfig-ooklyn New York Assisting the Pioneer Farmer. T0 CONSUMPTIVES. You§§Very truly, W. A. CLEM'ONS, Publication Clerk. Strangers visiting the beautiful city of Burlington have not failed to notice that one of the handsomest young men they meet is very bald, and they fall into the usual error of attributing this premature baldness to dissipation. But such is not the case. This young man, one of the most exemplary Bible class scholars in the city, went to a Baptist sociable out on West Hill one night about two years ago. He escorted three charming girls, with angelic countenances and human appetites, out to the refreshment table, let them eat all they wanted, and then found he had left his pocketbook at home, and a deaf man that he had never seen before at the cashier’s desk. The young man, with his face aflame, bent down and said softly :1â€" “I am ashamed to say I have no change withâ€"” “Hey?” shouted the cashier. “I regret to say,” the young man re- peated on a little louder key, “that I have unfortunately come away without any change toâ€"” [‘Chang'e two?” chirped the old man, “Oh, yes, I can change five if you want it.” “No,” the young man explained in a terrible, penetrating whisper, for halta dozen people were crowding up behind him, impatient to pay their bills and get away, “I don’t want any change, be- causeâ€"” “Oh, yes, plenty of fun,” the deaf man replied, growing tired of the con- versation and noticing the long line of people waiting with money in their hands, “but I haven’t got time to talk about it now. Settle and move on.” “I have no money!” the mortified young man shouted, ready to sink into the earth, while the people all around him, and especially the three girls he had treated, were giggling and chuckl- ing audibly. “I can’t pay!” the yiouth screamed, and by turning his pocket inside out and yelling his poverty to the heavens, he finally made the deaf man understand. And then he had to shriek his full name three times, while his ears fairly rang with the half-stiflled laughter that was breaking out all around him; and he had to scream out where he worked, and roar when he would pay, and he could- n’t get the deaf man to understand him until some of the church members came up to see what the uproar was, and recognizing their young friend, made it all right with the cashier. And the young man went out into the night and clubbed himself, and shred his locks away until he was bald as an egg. “Oh, don’t Want no change?” the deaf man cried, gleefully. “’Bleeged to ye, ’bleeged to ye. ’Taint; often we get; such generous donations. Pass over your bill.” up.,’ “Owe money?” the cashier said, “of course you do; $2.75.” Among the curious effects ascribed to lightning is the mognetization of parts of rocks struck bv it, says the Detroit Tribune. The existence of such magnet- ized rocks has long been known, but the supposition that their condition was due in many cases to lightning has only re~ cently been confirmed by a curious ob- servation of Dr. Folgheraiter among the walls of ancient buildings on the cam- pagna near Rome. He found strongly magnetic points and zones in the walls, preciselv like those occasionally encoun- tered in rocks. The fact that the mag- netization often included more than one block of stone in the wall was regarded as proving that the mognetic property had been acquired after the buflding was erected, and the agency of lightning was indicated by neighboring cracks in the walls. “30’ no,” the young man explained, “I have no fundsâ€"” “Go Monday?” queried the deaf cash- ier. “I don’t; care when you go; you must pay and let these other people come “But,” the young man gasped out, “I have no moneyâ€"” It is thought by many that the time is not far distant when fog and the smoke in the atmosphere of large cities will be dissipated by electricity. Already a pa- tent has been taken out in Germany for an apparatus for smoke prevention by means of wires stretched inside a fine or chimney and rendered incandescent by an electric current. This simple method will consume the blackest smoke, but at present it is much too expensive for practical use. Enough to Kill. Doctorâ€"I see what the matter is. It's dyspepsia. All you have to do is to laugh 'nartily before and after each Mrs. Sinksâ€"Impossible. I get them myself and wash the dishes. Shylock was the man who wanted a pound of. human flesh. There are many Shylocks now, the convalesL cent, the consumptive, the sickly child, the pale young woman, all want human flesh and they can get itâ€"take Scott’s Emulsion. Scott’s Emulsion is flesh and blood, bone and muscle. It feeds the nerves, strengthens the digestive organs and they feed the whole body. For nearly thirty years Scott’s Emulsion has been the great giver of human flesh. We will send you a couple of ounces free. SCOTT BOWNE. Chemists. Toronto. Ontario. :1} Settling Under Difficulties. Dissipating Fog by Electricity. BY ROBERT J. BURDE'ITE. )Iag‘nctizml by Lightning. soc. and $1.00 andruggists. Some Instances of a Lack of sun- clent Pluck to Take the Fatetul Trip to the Altarâ€"Variou- Rea-on- Thlt All Spell “An-aid.” “There is a great deal of specula- tion,” said a well known lawyer, “as to why men are so reluctant to marry, but one reason never seems to occur to the speculators, and that is that many of them are afraid to. No, I am not joking. It is a sober and well con- sidered statement of fact, for which I can adduce as many proofs as you want, that many men would almost as soon think or patting a fierce bull on the head or facing the midnight bur- glar as taking a trip to the altar. BARS T0 MATRIMONY FEAR KEEPS MANY MEN FROM THE BLISS OF WEDDED LIFE. “I remember as a boy an amusing specimen of this kind of man in Iowa. He was a farmer and was as notorious for his amorous entanglements as for his ingenuity in getting out or them when marriage began to loom near. It was said he had been engaged a dozen times, and though he left all his fiancees in the lurch he never found any difficulty in getting a successor. One day my father, who was his law- yer, asked him: ‘Why don’t you get married, John? It isn’t for want of opportunities, you know, and it’s quite time you thought of settling down.’ “ ‘Well, sir,’ John answered, ‘it’s this way: You see, I like coorting well enough, but I can nivver summon up pluck to go any further. To tell you the truth, I’m afeard of getting tied for life to one of ’em.’ “If you have heard many breach of promise suits you will have observed that this Wholesome dread of matri- mony is the cause of a good proportion of them, though all the defendants have not the courage to say so. “One client of mine had allowed mat.- ters to proceed right to the eve of the Wedding day, when he disappeared mysteriously and was not discovered for some months. The young lady promptly sued him for damages for breach, and at the hearing the reason for his conduct came out. He admitted that he was fond of the girl, but sun- dry exhibitions of her temper and jeal- ousy which he had witnessed had so scared him that he simply hadn’t the courage to marry her. ‘I meant to marry her right enough,’ he said, ‘but when it came to the point my courage failed me, and I thought it safer to bolt.’ "In another case in which a widow sued a widower for playing her false the defendant put in a singular plea. It seems that the widow’s family strongly objected to the match, and as passive Opposition was useless to prevent it one of the sons, a stalwart young fellow, called on the middle aged wooer and told him that if he persisted in his suit he (the son) would give him such a thrashing as would effectually cure him of any further sentiment. ‘So what could I do?’ the defendant pathet- ically asked. “The more one sees behind the scenes the more one realizes that there is often a great deal to be said for the man who loves and runs away. One of my clients a few years ago'f‘ound himself in an awkward quandary. He had engaged himself to three girls at different times and, having canceled his engagements with two 0, was on the eve of 111.1r131ng No. 3. No sooner was his intention known than the two jilted ladies threat- ened him with log all piocceding s if he persisted in his proposed 111a11iage. and the favored lady in turn threatened a similar fate if he didn’t. “Here was a dilemma. for whatever he did would end unpleasantly. How- ever, like a prudent man, he decided to run the smaller risk. He pacified his two former fiancees by canceling his engagement and prepared to face the music of the third lady. “The mother-in-law is often a fatal disturber of love’s young dream. One breach of promise defendant declared that he would willingly have married the plaintiif only he couldn’t stand her mother at any price, and the pros- pect of having his married happiness disturbed by her interference so scared him that he decided it was more pru- dent to break off the engagement, while another frail lover actually stated in court that he was afraid to marry the plaintiff lest she should ‘grow up like her mother,’ whose ‘tongue and tem- per’ had shown him some of the less desirable possibilities of married life. “One man whom I defended last year Seems to have had a conStitutional dread of matrimony. He had been en- gaged to the plaintifi no less than nine years. Four times the wedding day had been fixed, and as many times it was adjourned by his Wish. Finally he cried on? altogether, and in court he declared that, although he loved the girl. he felt he could 'never screw up the courage to marry her. When he was asked the reason for his ,diffldence he said that he had seen so much of the unhappy side of married life and the difference between wooing and wedding that he didn’t feel equal to running the risk. “These are but a few from scores of similar cases which have come within my own knowledge. One man feared to face matrimony on account of his fiancee’s extravagance, another quaint- ly confessed a horror of_ his wife’s cooking and domestic gifts generally, a third defendant, was afraid to wed because a distant relative of his lady- love had died in an asylum, and so on. But, whatever the cause, you may take my word for it that the men who are downright afraid to take wives are 1e- gion.” Careful. “Bridget, can I trust you with the china ?” ' “Sure ye can. ma’am. 01’11 save ev- ery piece.”â€"Life. as; A Valuable Book. Oliver Wendell Holmes once entered the private otfice of Mr. James '1‘. Fields, the publisher, on an errand. He had a book done up in paper under his arm. As he was going out he suddenly turned and said: “I have here a most wonderful book. It is worth in money value any other book in Boston. In fact. it is worth a whole library. If it could be properly edited and illustrated, as I would do it, it would be worth the whole public library put together.” Nodding authoritatively, he shut the door, leaving those in the office looking at one another, too bewildered for con- jecture. Presently the door opened again quietly, and Dr. Holmes put in his head, his face bubbling over with amusement, and said: “Oh, I forgot to tell you What book this is. It is Nat Thayer’s checkbook." Then he shut the door. Mr. Thayer was understood at that time to be the richest man in Boston. Fifi There are but few ambidexters either in the matter of hands, feet or eyes. It may sound rather queer, but it is a fact nevertheless, that ninety-five out of ev- ery hundred human beings are right handed, left legged and left eyed. Felix Hement remarked that it is an established fact that we all use one eye more than we do the other, which es- tablishes as clear a case of "left and right eyedness” as though the same terms were used to denote a preference in the use of hands and feet. Are You Left Eyed or Right Eyed! If you want to decide as to Whether your friends or relatives are right or left eyed give them a small telescope or Spyglass to look through or have them take aim with a gun. We all take great interest in ascertaining the color, size, shape and visual powers of our children’s eyes, but how many of us stop to consider whether they are right or left eyed? How Naval omcerg Are Betrayed. "You see that man pacing up and down while he waits for the car?” said the nauti'al looking man to a group of bystanders. “Well, I’ll bet anything he's a naval officer.” :y his well kept hands I know he’s not a merchant seaman. They work too hard. But just thes same, he's a seafaring man. Whenever you see a man pacing like that make up your mind he has paced the poop or quarter deck on many a nie _;ht \\ atch. "How do you knm'?” asked one of his audience. “I’ve paced a watch of four hours in a space that allowed only three steps and a shove each way. You have to do it to keep ax'ake. I can tell that quar- ter deck pace in others because I’ve got it myself.” A Singular Forest. The most singular forest growth in the world is encountered in the Falk- land islands, a dismal region constantly swept by a strong polar wind. What appears to be weather worn and moss covered bowlders are scattered about. and when one of these curious objects is seized in an attempt to overturn it strong roots are found to hold it down, these “bowlders” being, in fact. native rees which the wind has forced to as- sume this shape. The wood appears to be a twisted mass of fibers almost im- possible to cut up into fuel. Fresh Air and Sound Health. There are many persons who seem afraid of the fresh air. A little rain, :1 little wind, 9. little fog, a little chill in the air will keep them within doors. Going out, they bundle up in clothes so thickly that one would think they were tender shrubs transplanted from some more genial clinic. The healthy people, however, are not the health cranks, not the peeple who run to the doctor every time they feel an ache. They are the people who walk a great deal in the fresh air. who live in the open as much as they can and who take a vacation in the country every year. A Barnum Story. A story is told of the meeting of Mat- thew Arnold with Mr. P. T. Barnum, the great showman, in America. Mr. Arnold when introduced said how proud he felt at making the acquaint- ance of a man with a worldwide repu- tation. “Ah, Mr. Arnold,” said Bar- num, “we are both public men. but the difference between you and me is that you are a notability, while I am only a notoriety." Servants In China. A rich man’s servant in China gets no salary, yet many are the applicants; while big salaries are paid to the serv- ants of the common people, but few make application. The perquisites of the former often more than triple the salaries of the latter. Late one evening a doctor received a note from a couple of fellow practition- ers saying: “Pray step across to the club. We are one short for a game of poker.” The first step to knowledge is to know that we are ignorantâ€"Cecil. “Emily, dear,” he then said to his wife, “I am called away again. It ap- pears to be a very serious case, for there are two doctors already in at-‘ tenda’nce." The wise man is cured of ambition by ambition .-â€"La Bmy_ere. V _‘ “â€"a. u...“ .I‘ -h- Advantages of Black. Little Bobby (Whose mamma is very particular and is always telling him to wash his face and hands)â€"Mummy, dear, I do wish I was a little black boy. Mamma-My dear Bobby, you gener- ally are. Little Bobbyâ€"Oh, I mean really black. Then you Wouldn’t see when I was dirty.â€"Punch. - Such Case: Are Serious Sometimes. Farmers of South Grey that is a. particularly good snap. It has fine barn, dwelling and other im- provements and one of the best pieces of bush in Bentinck. Price about; $2000. I Have 100 acres just now MOTTO: “Always prompt. never eg.ligenc ” I‘our 3ez1rs in David Jacksons office in Durham: ‘30 years in the same business at Hanover, That experience should count for something, shouldn’t it. HANOVER, Try Us PROPRIETORS. DURHAM, â€" ONTARIO. Special Attention given to WEDDING CAKES which we shall furnish on shortest notice: HIN D BROS. GET THE BEST IT PAYS . . . \Ve have added largely to our stock, consisting of Berlin Wools, Shetland Floss. Zeph- yrs, etc., in all colors. TINTED Cushions Tops. 25c. NEW PATTERNS for Batten- burg and Point Lace. A FULL stock of Silkine, Em- broidery Silks, Fancy Cushions. Fa ncy Goods MISS BANKS will also give Painting lesson Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call and inspect; goods as they are the newest. Stamping Done to Order. McIntyre Block. Durham. Ont. Miss Banks Do any of you want to sell y our farms? Have you got rich and now want to retire? Do you want to sell out and go West? Do you. for any reason. Wish to sell. 9 Then let me place your property on my list. No charge if no sale. I have sold a great deal of land lately and have ejust now but little left thought I al- ways have inquiries from per- sons wishing to buy. It will pay you to deal through me. Con. Knapp advertised his farm a long time 111 several papers but couldn’t sell it. He placed it with me and I sold it at once. I have had many similar ex- periences. I lend money at lowest rates, smallest cost, shortest notice and on your own terms. All kinds of debts and claims col- lected. No charge if no money made. Any and every kind of business transaction attented to carefully and with strictest, privacy. Prompt Delivery of all Goods. H. H. MILLER For Bread, Pies, Cakes, Buns, c. ONTARIO .