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The Em ent French Analyst says: FOR SALE BY JOHN WOODS. .1, V5; u-Iasw |lII)I|CllL"ll Widths and" sizes. ;uame- _- gnd _--_ _., _1__-..J .___._ You never saw an ugly air of Slater Shoes." {ct many 0 them cover comfortab y most unlovely feta _ Bea_uty and style without com fort 13 easxly obtainable, comfort with- out appearance is equally simple. 1'1--- _.__,-., _ _: The combination of these two~ H comfort and beauty--are only to be had in the Slater Shoe. uuurrutotu AVOID. NOW $1 50 l ()0 65 REG. $3 ()0 `.3 (NJ 90` 3 8 2 85 2 50 20 40 A80 1 00 MONTREAL 39 45 Lefmy. 5 00 50 1 00 1 50 60 60 ' The production of cheese has been somewhat lessened by the (lc\'elop- ment of the creamery system, though the number of cheese factories shows I a slight increase. There were 1,187 | factories in operation in the Pro- " Vince. a net increase of '26 over 1897, 2 and the output, though larger than ` any preceding year, was considerably ,less than that of the large yield .in 1897, the gures being 137,362.- 916 pounds for '97 and 128,116,924 V. {or '98. The value _of the cheese _' manufactured was $11,719,468 in '97 ma $10,252,240 in '98, the price having decreased half a cent per `pound. The amount paid to patrons . (or milk were -`$9,709,004 in '97 and - $8,417,585 in '98-being equivalent in the latter year to 61.2 cents per #100 pounds. `The failing of! in cheese e tsjfxvrianufacture is confined to the west- ern counties, which show consider- uble decreases, while many qt v the qeastern counties produces more than never. The banner` county ix! cheese ; production is Hastings. which with f,,96 ` factories produces 2 11,505,082.` ' pounds, while Oxford, with _9,922.- 3 pounds, the product of 48 !ac- 2'-ms. takes the next p1ace.~` + - H Huge and I OlllI_l'y.__ Ab Another feature worthy, of notice " he very large ~ increase in hog- uction. The total number. of Inc of all kinds was 1.640.787, be- ' ' excess. of-1 855,824 over the ' 012 '97. A department which ' attrhcting much more-. of the n on of farmers A -latterly` is .that-` try. raising; the `:'progres_s _'.ot 1-; .indicu.td,hy.. tho..m.1smenta-.- `, _,.p thennunibcr ` or poultry": of all ` ` which =1`:-ltsndl?-fact"9-`0r84. "M.7!;@48 9 `3b1`'.- dd" _ _ `of its develop :- `ghlygus 1u'l!o rj: purposes 1. of dag `ranches or agriculture industry. "j par-tictIlarlyp1_eaing` to -`note j jaggregat valuation of farming (1, so long depreciated, shows an Al, reuse which, though small, is en- .e urag'ing,- while in connection with "P -b ee_n_very decided. ` ' Farm Acreage and Values. amounted to 23,392,584 acres, being an increase of 32,166 acres over -A 1897. Of this,7,198,905 acres were l"w_oodland and 3,200,065 waste and swamp lands, the percentage of clear- ~ed.land being 55.5. The area devot- _- ed to pasturage comprised 2,708,043 w~acres, being 49,798 more than the . previous year, andthe acreage under cthltivatvion was 8,835,272 acres, an increase of 183,567 acres. "I31... -.-1..- At 04..., I_,,.`l-, _-_,_ MVP" 5'i1rosp ects,:'T`bf`fi_ . ;. fr;1;_ _n,m:_a1 ,repd;r"t`* ro r-:* `list _ issuedajby. -the :Dep_ar,t,ment. _ `griculture, ._ po1nts- rto 's'oine `very - `,.steady"grow1!.h of` the 1.`-,aa-: for. the? first time .in ten years or items the growth` in value` has total rural area assessed` -..v. vww-Iv us ..uu,uuu aux c. ; -V The value of farm lands was $556,- 246,569, as compared with $554,-' '.054,552 in 1897. Buildings had in- fcrejased, in Value from $206,090,159 to $210,054,552, implements from $51,299,092 to $52,977,232 and live "stock from $93,649,804 to $103.744,- g 228. Taking all these items to- gether the total, augmentation in 1 .value of farm property amounted to } .- nearly eighteen million dollars, the 2 gures. being $923,022,420 in 1898, ; c as against $905,093,618 in 1897. ' Creamery Butter output. 4 0 - Alfost of tl1e....st.atistics -embraced. in. this volume as to the output of farm 1 products have already been presented in the bulletins issued by the Depart- 1 iment, but the details with regard "to 1 some leading industries are here given for the.rst time. The gures as to the production of butter and " leese have not "been previously pub- , lished, as there was considerable de- i lay in compiling the retu_rns, owing to the fact that the output of the factories is frequently not marketed for some months after the end of the year. The returns are .of interest as showing the rapid growth of _the creamery system, -whereby butter is_ ; coming to the front in competition .with cheese. _The total number` of creameries in Ontario Was 282,where- as in 1897 they numbered "214. Sta- tistical returns were furnished by 93, which formed a basis for an es- timate of the total production, which was placed at 9,008,992 pounds, be ing 1,800,727 pounds- in excess of the previous year's output. The patrons of creameries were -paid $1,294,200 for milk or cream supplied, being at the rate of 60.6 cents per 100 pounds of milk. In 1898 the production of butter was on1y'2,707,570 pounds, so that this industry has advanced by leaps and bounds. ` These gures, of course, do not include honie-made. butter". In the extension of the- ` creamery system "producing a first- class article of uniform quality. and appearance rests the hope of ,dev-elop'- ing a large butter export trade,- as - thebutter made at farmhouses is not readily marketable in Britain, owing" to its great variation in these re-. spects. :sl_,,_, nu ,__,n_-A___- Citoeu M unufactnro. ' l -V `Consul :`Biirt, `at Ghent.-has sent ,_ tion of _a new liie-saving_ collar,which he believes far superior to either the. tbgthe State Department a descrip- life buoy `or cork jacket, as the body. ;is submerged with theiexception oi- the head, which prevents exposure` V and congestion, while the `arms are- ggpperfectly free, aad it-is impossible to ` zcapsize, says The Chicago Tribune. 1 The invention consists of pa cork. col- lar, having an exterior diameter" of sixteen and one-half i inches; the neck opening has a `circumference oil eighteen inches, and is composed of ,two half collars fastened together {with a `hinge, in which there is a `strong spring. destined to maintain .the collar always closed and rm. The opening is opposite the hinge. `On each side the opening there is a zsmaller holder, made of oak, three finches in height and two inches in diameter, securely. fastened. When `pressure is exerted on the two hold- ` era the collar spreads open and allows ithe head to pass in. On letting go `of the holders the collar clasps _ it- self `automatically. The collar is formed of 30 pieces of cork, each `: piece having the form of an isosceles itriangle, with angles rounded; of `which the base is four and three- lquarter inches and the height ve ,and ve-sixteenth inches. The points lare directed towards the interior, which gives "the collar an elevation at its periphery of four` and three- .quarter inches, while at its interior [there is a thickness of one and three- 'sixteenth* inches. The pieces are cut l radially and are strung on two heavy `steel wire stems concentrically rivet- ed to the folding shutters of the hinge. The weight of the apparatus is about ve and one-hall pounds, and its displacement of water < about ftwelve quarts; consequently, its as- censional strength represents con- stantly from eighteen to twenty {pounds of iron. -v*'.-i*e'i"`% %*"w.r.`.*.`,.v';=. '`'\%,`.. c' `w'."":.: ".9" V-'?."""`?* ' ;; F.;.`T``h`d` ;dha_nm:=evis=~$ [With the: rema_'rkTa_ I of correspondendents 'j*cohfcqrnin_g' the icouditibn -and A *pros-g !, pects` of , idiff_crent_.i_ branches .o_t_ agricul- .tu re, ";a.pp`ropriat'ely cla.ssi {ied, which` _ contain many practical. suggestions". fI`ho`se;rela,ti_ng to the difculties in `the wa_y.of `procuring farm la.bor and 1-domestic service ` are . particularly in- . teresting as illustrating the _ present ? unsatisfactory `condition of the labor ` question, and a great many remedies ;are propounded; some of which are 5 worthy. of consideration. I nu... ..1....:..._ --....:.... -3 4.1.- ....1...y{-1 L;-h? 1 ...rQ$`~ince; a _ . L. `they Sfhera; f.he" fndm? ad, disP`DGu. re_g_1 -_c_Q,;.rly . in -!;Apri1 ?>=o.nd 'th9' lfat real frpst _jot tpe fall was not exfsericnced`u`nti1_ th 6th` of Optober. Thu" p'l'}\ni'i5h\ n'u\`#= ':""-In- 1- I n I- nun I\I0.lhA 1174 VV VII `III. ' "1 \r\JlII3|\l\7I (bi-(S9110 ti` T_he closing pontion of theivoluvmo | relates to chattel `mortgages. l The following business men and we- imen of Bgrrie have `advertisements. in i. l'1m ADVANCE :-Jas.v Edwsrds. Alex. Morrow, T. E. Rswsou, Mrs. Mansban, Mrs. Bell, 0. A." Perkins, A. V. Palm. "l`. & Cm, Geo. Ball. '1`hompson.&:]ay..nn, Edwards. Oliver. 6: Co.,_ McCs9zlsn_gi 8:. Bbsuuko. Henry Sewrey.,.& 00., M.` H `Spencer. Mssndtell, 1`. Grsbi.\.m, R.4 King" J_c,So1i,- Capph_&_rPssroy,jJ. Pul- `. 1`-g.i.;;=;-ox.gpansqm-nan.s. ``.Bsrx;gi;d . _ . ;A,td,sgl:x," '&; E The death of Trooper Wolseley at the battle of Elandslaagte demands a record, `says-The Newcastle Chroni- cle, that will not begiven to it by those whose `eyes can scan only the lists of oicers among the killed. Yet Trooper Hubert Joseph Wolseley of the Imperial Light Horse belonged to the family of which the Commander- in-Chlef of the British army is proud `to. call `himself cadet. -The second son of Mr. Edward Wolseley of Wey- bridge, he was also the nephew of Sir Charles Wolseley of Wolseley. ninth baronet, who holds today the deer park his ancestor enclosed in the reign of Edward IV. The slain trooper, who was tall enough to be a specially. good target for Boer bul- `lets, was a ne horseman, and when "the war broke out he left the mines in Johannesburg and went forth un- der Colonel Chisholme to meet the Qfoe. This he did so gallantly that jhe outrode his companions in the I raee for death or glory, and was at first reported as missing/' only be- cause his dead body was not found, in the forefront, until it had `rested there for six" days. - . * may Years Ago. From Tm: Non-mans Anvaxcn Ian. nth, x8qo_ _G. Adams, F. Ball` and G. Kirk` p4&rick tn'e trustees Of.S. 8. No; 11, _Oro.' " ` ' - Judging -from the recent report of the Registrar-General of New flea]- iland, that ne martial race. the Maoris, is going); ` the way of all- aborigines whose country has become colonized by the whites. They may- not become absolutely extinct for a few more decades, but their doom` is sealed. Among the causesxolcial- ly assigned for the thinning of their. numbers are the high infantile mor- tality resulting` from improper food, exposure and the want of ordinary care, `constitutions debilitated. by past debauchery, the belief in native doctors and neglect "of the sick_ and the adoption or European habits and costumes leading. to [diseases of the respiratory organs. A Maori M.A.. Mr. Ng'ata,_in addressing a_ recent conference of his countrymen. said that drink "was pauperizing Vth-emand-'~ sapping j their vitality.--London Chroniclc. V ` ' Bsoyavz S'awapt ; J.oAh_n Turner, John H.` Johxis; I-I. Fr_uner, A} `R- Bingham, 4 ,.r:~Mitka.A-%;s.`J.` g Jphlilai. _ar., , (N ` u Exlvhmtiuu on! the aorll. Life .-uvhu; ~'.o1lu_r. Ho `Van as \To|suloy.' Moore, -`T-hos`. Ldwe, `E.'_',S. ,`;;_h1ekmg,% Beanie & Soom, Poviell 6: "1`hon'1pu9y', ;.V .' V"0u`m%muinou uAona hon": Jghnh J`. C. ~Morr1ao'n a'ndC. Pimnag tor`Olerk 5 Robero_L_ml~e and J. U. Mbfrlson lqr Audilbr; H. 0. Black and D. J.` Mc- Cullough-for Auueaaotf ; Mrs Deltavenu, .1; A.` 0. jEv....., M.D.,_ 1)., 1c.c.;,' Wm; M.ulholla.u&,- Juuupn _ Wugley, J. Ryan, Ruberoaou, N. W. E. King. T rs ., afi;;;.;' Accounts tram Lunuux, B033 8; Brown,` John Barclay, 0, Padang, L. 0uu:1e`,"'.l`. D; Suulea, R. M.uuLgum,_.,..y', J'a.m6a_ Black. - V V ` - ----- -- .-,""" v""*-;' , -- --- ~v------ 19-2 tn- cedor and tour mugs work, ).2.50 ; L; Uurne, repuna . on luau gm-uuer,_75o.; R. Montgomery, 36.60 wt` work uou count on 4.0 uulenue ; J. ti. Grey, $5010: ton yous use ogruvea on ; John Sawyer, $3.99 tor 57 low of gusvel ; Jumua hlaok, pozmgo you acauouery, $2.86; Eleolon expense, $108.50. Tuna one Reeve be 1uuu'uc.- on L0 wok 1u..o the account, of N.` W E. Kmg. C. Puthug, regwmmon uuu pwuugu, $39 65; Swk Uhudreu u Hon pltuu-I, $5; Leuuox, Boys & Brown, 624 ; Mr. Grow, $1.25 to ya] nu1wu_v_ tutu 0| E. Pluukuw to House 0! lo dumry, Boeoou ; Mrs. 'Yo`!So $5. 3 M415.` .Uc.RlVel'.'ll, $5. ti__'_.- Ll AI 'I`L, L _f..__, __, _:,._, L- The folwwmg uoounin vista ordered to be pm :- luuuc Syung, rem. of gr.uv el'pu.1ur 1899, $10 ; J.-mu Barclay, -60 load 01 gravel, $4.20 5 '.l`. .|). uuleq, In`, L. ...4I,,_ -..4-an ...._ .,- v- v v v---uv-- wvu--u o..1eu..n - sumemnd -_ Thu; thel Clerk be Instructed so ask fur Lenueru to: pnuung train the Burma, Bramoru and Uoukewwn papery for she. pnunigg ot the Township of lumalil for 1900.- Oarmgd. ' ` II. n ax H1il-Suoherland- That the Reeve be xnuuucoed 1; make aebclemeno wuh Mr. Lennox, our summer, on ehe ten-me expressed by members of Council auu furoher, than he angn u.- cheque tor necessary amoun&.-0a.rr1ed. LI.AI 11..--.. rm.-- AL- LL--- L- :, "iiHILIG}sIa:inaIEZ1iLeve be 1... structed to sign` checquea tor all ac counts passed at um meet.tug.-Cur- med. . ' up.-... .-. - ..-.. (_a`olemau--Hill`-- That this `Conn | an be at commmee of the whole s, new Shannon a budge to decide as so when. will have so be `done vmh same, on Jun` 20.h.`-Csrrsed. n A. _ T` Tbs District Zlusstsx- s Address. ' At the annual meeting of Innisl District L. O. L., Worshlpful Master J. A. Stewart, read the following ad- dresa':-v _ ~ BaE'rHns:N,--Time, in its ceaseless advance, has again rolled round and brought with it many changes and God in His Divine Wisdom hath permitted us to once more assemble to perform the duties of Innisl District L. O. L., and although our numbers are not in tact, some have been called to their reward. Amongst those, two of my very warmest friends are numbered. I, have reference to Bro. J as. Miller, an, and Bro. Randolph Arnold of No. 450, Ivy,.au,d Iextend to L,O.L. No. 450 and also _to deceased Bros friends my sympathy`. Brethren, it is unnecessary for me to remind you of the fact that `England, the great and mightiest Em- pure, is now engaged in deadlv conmt uvv -v- -vvv --uwuu i:i.1ll-Cu1e1';1nnv-:Tnut. H. UQ Black be appuimeu Assessor for 1900 at the. salary of $100.--0un-Led. . I`_,.-- 1" I _.,_ .. 'I\a_ - -.'._ - ,.' v--v wwv--v-- v---- v-- w-o--_ Sucherlund-Hn11:Thuo uh}: Clerk prepare 3 By-law for the uppomung oz ,4; Clark and Assessor nor their respuo uve otcea.-Cumed. T ` C_(;un(;1l udjowzirned tomeetac Ohurohll on Thursday, Feb. lab, 1900. % 1 vunvu - v-- Grace--, Elvnil--Thut after considering `the manor of the Owruhnp in an 19. Ocuriuga and usknug uuo account. has long years of ac:-vnce, we accept. Mr. Padang : offer of $200 per swam.- Ourued. % ` / I-1* .n can u u v. ll`. - 1-. ---- H11]:-Susherlund_-Thus R. Little ma, J. 0.Muruaon be upponuced And nofg {pr }_900.-UaIled. _ - ...` -_ SKATES ' I HOCKEY STICKS - SHIN SLEIGH BELLS . HORSE BLANKETS-- `HO .' LANTERNS V ._ CATTLE CHAINS MEATCHOPPERS MINCERS I b CROSS-CUT SAWS ~ . AXES . _ ` A ELECTRIC STPPLIES, ETC , ETC. .... ..AT...... ' _v-uvou-J v- '-w v ----v-it Groae-Cul:aman --.Tnut. nix copieiof uhe Munimpal World be ordered for ` mg Cgungil nd_9Lgrk.`:Uurr1ed. .5. `. HE>N,DE_Rs0N s. VA 1 J Br ea[kfa'st. ca, mmued, Vizzoptmg, om; ~- Yott comedown to breakfast in a hurry--you mat it Qu1cx_ '_1`illson"a Pan Dried Rolled Oats conta.ina`a1l the nourishina_ elements that will start the day right wnth you till dinner M `*3? 5" ". time Eat them `for better health and atrzngth-;-the rich nut- ` .`TII`.'3-tnm3't not-Leo one hm Qgick Breakragmua without th harm that qi1:icl eating n's 1ut1ly`bringa. `Piqn-Dried Roled Oats di tgasily; {And tha y`Anoq'rig!;q:::_ick1y.`-Ad; your grocggsfur '-1* : 1 * ; you-iievc _|'0I.'h "til'0d of." BLANKETS - - `HORSE CLIPPEBS CHAINS SNOW -SHOHVVELS ERS _ . STUFFERS STICKS. SHIN PADS V ` : -`sh .,, 75`st:iie;Iav?ve.;vrii!;%.*lI-It E9cIntnl #.8rini98 may `ll`!i_|,| ;i,.;""'-i,"o.'T`-u`_.. W eflins, that .*d`ea dly toe. _"Then~`around our mennow "in South, 7'Afric'a_ .our' keenest. interest. `centres small .,wonder.`that "chit, Great Britainllatett war, `has stirred" our young nation as it has never hitherto beeirstirred.` Ours today is not the abstract glow of enthusiasm, the ab- stract thrill of sympathy; but the liv- ing glow and thrill of mother for con, sister for brother, and brother for bNl~h9|'. and the vet lreener throb of relationship ; `dearer still irom every corner of this wide Dominion a prayer goes up for the welfare of our boys who may be asked at any time or mo- te prliifildl; J ment for their lives. But Brethren,` they are willingto die bravely ghting for their country. Brethren. I might also remind you that at Orillia on the celebration of the Battle of the Boyne last year, -Innisl District took no sec- ond place in appearance and number in the greatest and largest celebration that ever met together in this. the Northern part of the province. Brethren, I` am proud to say to you to day the: Orange ism is _on the increase in our Dominion . and that Orangemen need not be afraid to proclaim to the world what they are . and what colors they wear. . Then I say Brethren, pin those colors on the out side of the lapel of your coat and let your enemy see that you are not ashamed of those colors. Brethren, I have had occasion to meet in nearly all the primary lodges in - this district within the last year and helped to confer degrees and am proud to say that the primary Lodges belong- ing to this District are all in good work ing order and I may again he permit 'tedtn~---sayiit affords me the greatest pleasure to say 1 thank you for placing me at the head of one of the finest Districts in Ontario, and I thank you one and a-ll for the aid you have at all times given "me unsolicited. I attend- ed the Provincial Grand `Lodge in Barrie and also the Supreme Grand Lodge in Toronto, the reports of which I hear present to you on the table. With regards to the Scarlet degree, I have had the pleasure of conferring on twelve Brethren within this last year. In conclusion Brethren, I again thank you for the honor you conferred upon me. and, as I am now about to retire from that exalted position in the belief that I have done what I could and hope my `successor will do all in his power` for the advancement of Innisl Dis- irict, I remain yours in Faith, Hope and Charity. Sometime ago an old man named McCoy, who claims to bea carriage s o-sunter residing in the neighborhood of E-mgrove, wrote to Mr. John Ross, Keeper of the House of Refuge, to ascertain if he could obtain a woman from that institution to act in the ca- pacity of house keeper. Mr. Ross re plied that he did not think there was any one in the House who could under- take the task. On Monday evening, however, McCoy came to town on the train and on Tuesday morning proceed-_ ed to the House in quest of a house keeper, his wife having passed away some years ago. He was permitted to enter the women's ward. and but a few minutes elapsed until Fiery Ann and 'he old man came to terms. She im mediately packed up her belongings, and the two left on the morning train for-- Alliston, where McCoy left his horse and cutter the evening previous. Fiery Ann is one of Collingwoodfs re preseutatives in 'the House, and to gether with her husband was commit- ted to the Barrie jail for disorderly conduct some. months _ ago. At the November session of the county coun-`A -cil, the committee of ` the whole council decided that the couple should he re- committed` to the Hou_se.--Bseton - WOPIJ. ' ' Mrs. Mace is Promoted. H A NDLES Ladies Shoes 27 n Blue Serge Men s Suitings '- Grey Flannel, special, at 11c., 18c. and_25c. Black and Colored Henrietta Dress Goods 72inch White Factory Sheeting - - Overcoats l- -_ - - - ..TheBheaD Bash Store]. Aisc) many Bargains in WINTER GOODS at less 7 % than wholesale price_s. 56 inch Overcoating and Mantling Patent Medicines THE BEMRUSE 80., . Rich, Soft and Del ate jjzzjzj-xjc _ _ i4:o;"{1; ad`11i`1:i.c;r;a:1`~c`<'>`1`1:;;nwi:2.1;;:`. of the consumer a corkscrew is attach to each bottle. - wnsows mvAuns{ pom AGENCY: 87 81'. JAMES STREET. - - - from (nal feet, a`ll lixiilithsu leather$,:tyles&1)1;ld colors. I d 1 pair year we te , L_p`I'iee on the sole. Made tieive shages, on iasts nuodeod tom feet .1 widths LaiL`i4_a' -"l__`-_ -4, ; - A1 u onuccmn, January Bargains. At Qlir windows and centre _tab1es, full of Terms, Cash or Produce. Q/`good quality, uuaut to the auto, and that `:1; tin ,on':m'. pmmz :._au'c.' Barbv wife}: it ' vl:'d:_' ; ort' be a wine AN EASYPROPOSITION -' I am nmr %.z....-; lu- Q 3.50 A'ND $5.60. sscribeq by Physicians irrespective of School. , DIIGIIPTIVI CIIBULII III? FIII. LOOK Frawloy, Vsolo local Agent. Port'Wine combined with - e grand Tonic pro- perties of Cinchona Bark ' constituents which have made famous that. liable Tonic,-