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-uwov nu Ivnvll vu-aha: -Thvese huts are built of logs and are clapboarded. Each hut contains` berths for from 16 to 20 men, At the end there is a large open replace, a very comfortable arrangement during the rainy months. [The men all eat together in alarge diningroom to which is attached the kitchen. The tables accommodate nearly 200. A small amount of wages is paid to each man in proportion to his ability. At the time of my visit to the colony the" scale was as follows: For the rst week, nothing, as the work done during that time is regarded as a set oh` against his railway fare; the sec`- .ond week,_.1s 6d; third week, 2s; fourth week, 2s_',6d. This is as high. `as most men get, though a few se- cure up to 4s. This is the highest amount paid except in particular cases, to which I shall refer later. _A_..._- __ 41,- __`I_..- J cure the worst (uses of Rheumatism, Kid- be) and Blau1derT1'o11- ble no matter it a t.1*ial# long standing. Give Has never failed to how IUPOI. I.-__ PM of Si after reaso Iva... _ beg! evul mone he` co not t " quire but . was ' well. drin and. ered. ,59 7 Si thin was ble 'tor_ the ' tod fyiq 15:32 111011 `or Bless the discontented men! They have blazed the pathway of civiliza- tion. They are the saltot the earth. * Poets sing of the joys of _content- meant, and the human heart yearns for peace and quiet and a home for" the body and soul, but the hope of the world is in the ceaselessly ac`- tive throng, never restingu never sat- K islied, hoping 1or and demanding soxnet-hing` dierent, ` better. Their" {- homes do not dccay._ They keep alive f the noble aspirations of a race. They are leaders. Nothing is right simply because of precedents . `The discon- tented *men abhor precedents, They- make them. ' Discontent" is a_ctive ;` {contentment is .A passive, `Bless the | discontented men`! -`--Liberal (Mo.) '!_Enterpr.ide. M . - ' e A v\.4 vu uoav v v `and u - .The New York druggist who sold a sample ofvthe substitute docs busi- ness in a fashionable quarter, where there is a considerable demand for black antimony. on the part of grooms and `co-achmen, who use it in the preparation of condition powders for horses. "Two other druggists in the same neighborhood do not keep black antimony. One of them keeps what "is known as red antimony which is chemically identical `with- black antimony though different in appearance; V Red antimony is a product of chemical precipitation, while black antimony is a natural product found _in many parts of Eur: ope, in Nova Scotiapand Nevada.- _ New York Sun. Not at all " V V ` The Chineseswoman paused, laughed a.nd then said: Now I understand why foreigners. never take more than one` wife. They _are afraid to." -- New England Magazine. _ ` M argherlta "V A.-1:54 7 'Hamn1', traveler and author, -called when in China. up- on the- wife, or rather the wives, of - ,a, great mandarin. Her wfisit par- took- of the nature of. a. festival, so novel was the experience to the Chin- ese women, ,whose lives are passed "almost entirely `within the walls of `the yamen. They, examined `her clothing and [were partly astonished at it. They were shocked by: `her shoes, and especially by the fact, that her feet were not conned by bind-_ V ings. 'lI`:....`I`l-. A`... .1 LI_....-_ ..-:.I LL_.---._I. ...,,_. _ Finally one of them said, through: the interpreteri You can walk andj run just as welt as a. n1an?" 1 "Why; certainly. V 1 You can ride a. pony as well as a ; man?" _ - ` ,```Of course."- "Then you must be as `strong as most men.", A r V -?'Yes, I think I am." V You w9uldn't let a. man beat you, not even your husband, would you?" Not at all,"' DI-lllbLh|.lVC\l LUA IJAQUJ` Iuvnsvnn-twang`, u Struck with the discovery, the chemist obtained twelve samples 0! black antimony, most of them from druggists in his own neighborhood, but-one from New York. ,0! `these .only one was really black antimony; the others were coal dust, coal, dust and chalk or coal dust and sand. There isno reason to suppose that the druggists knew of the substitu- tion, forithere would be little prot inthe deception. unless it were prac- ticed on a large scale; but it seems plain that some manufacturing chem-i ist is selling a worthless substitute . for black `antimony. Indeed` the sub- stitute may be sent out from more than one factory, for while the doz- en samples tested came from the eastern coast, the remedy in which" the substitution was originally de- tected came from the West. 2-; __,I _ 1.! , utau UIIG 1115A Uuuunl on nu: a. r vvn a V- pong with those in a formula fur- nished by the` Agricultural Depart-` ment, but that coal dust had been substituted for black antimony. (`A__.-AI_ _--:L 4.1.- -1. ....... n '51.... vo vaav vvovn-J- The manner of locating niendis as follows: Applicants must apply atvthe ofce in`Melbourne, where they are examined by a member of the board of directors. If a man is found to. be worthy of help he is sent by rail ,to the colony. When he arrives, he _is. rst given a dinner, of which he is` decidedly in need after apride of 80 miles on an Australian railroad. He is then provided with blankets, knife, fork, {spoon and pannikin, for which he is held responsible and must re- turn clean and in good order when he leaves the colony. Tin plates are provided in the` dining room and are not taken away from there, but are. under the charge of the waiters. Huts for sleeping` have been built, though at first the men had to content them- selves with tents. rr. _ , I .1. - - , - Clu-nry ~ tmolum. An admirable instance of Vcheery stoicism is found in the letter of "a. private in the Coldstream (noW'lying wounded at Wynberg), describingadhis experiences in the` battle at Modder River: I happened to nd a bit- of looking glass. -It made a. rare bit of fun. As it was passed from comrade to .com'rade, they said: `Have a` .1as_t `"look- at `yourself. , my boy. and bid yourselt. vgpopcl-b_ye.'.. The 1`a.ug'h__ went '1ound.j` f. Then .fAdyance!"f; and . we " Wefi. it ; 1?? 8,g`"BL_in .- '7` T `-1AC;i`t]9i!11y {,`7 "`Ge1: ~13nl!ar~.`-Iaid `- 4;ha= " mp:mua.e-he: p tr- A rural chemist has accidently dis- covered a curious case of a.du1tera- tion, or, more accurately, of substi- tution in the matter of a drug com- monly sold in pharmacies, rural and urban. The drug is the trisulphide of_ antimony, commonly known as black antimony. V The chemist in analyzing a. patent xemedy discovered that the "ingredients nearly. corres- .........I --..'AI. 4'I...\..n u. . `:\'nrv\II`ln `II.`l_ 1` - 18 &1?e=`~.an`3 :th;e.\vs!ier7`;i1iic1eiI1ent:.., ? . ` haS5`br8;ht;'; tha<:.nA5 l."4reaI_F nt1ni6erDuif+;? . ing the 'su1inner7I'ndnth's, when men are able to go g.bout- the .eoun_tr'y . in - search of \\f0I'1i .` there -havellbeen few,-.1 er applicants for admittance to the colony. The Australian swagman." in search of work must notbe con- founded witli the tramp. Biit, as iKipling says, that is another" story." -\ In the Way of experimental farming much has [been done in "the growing of dierent cereals, fruits and vege- tables. Some attention has also been given to -the improvement of stock and the feeding. of the `same. The hours of work at the colony are; or were at the time of my visitthere as follows: Breakfast, 7 'o..~m.; work begins 7.30 a.m: dinner from 12 m. to 1.15 p.m.; worktceases 5.15 p.m. Two periods of 15 [minutes are al- lowed the men for a smoke-from 10 to 10.15 sum; and from 8 to 8.15 p.m. Saturday is a. half holiday, which is devoted by most of the men to washing and mending, cutting wood for the replaces and such work. The board of directors in Melbourne is appointed by the Gov- ernment and secures no recompense. -Boston Transcript. ' ` - somebody Apparently Sc"-lllng It Widely in Place `of Black cunilnony, NEW USE FOR COAL DUST; one W No ~n relyqnnu-gh. The Dlumontuntt-d Mala. .The bud-moth, which seems to be very trouhesome in parts of the pro- vince, is one of the most diicultof insects with which to deal. T The eggs of this insect hatch in the late summer and the little worm produced feeds on the leaves of the apple until about half grown, when it stops feeding and passes tl)6 winter in a half developed "state, in little cocoons or nests which may be found by careful investigation attached to the twigs of the trees. In the spring, on the first signs of growth in the orchard, the little worm gnaws its way into the centre of the expanding bud and there plays havoc with the prospectivecrop of fruit by eating the young buds. Our object should be, therefore, to prevent the worm from getting into the bud, and`t`o-'do this re- quires very careful spraying with Paris green. I should. advise spraying just afford a lodgement for the Paris green among the points of the little leaves. and if the insect is very troublesome I should spray `a second time a few days later, when the buds are fairly well opened,i1sing ' for both sprayings Bor- deaux mixture with } lb. of Paris green to the cask. The. Bordeaux mix- ture will adhere to the buds better than pure water, _ and this increases the chanceof keeping the poison where it will do the most good. This treatment may not elfeot the entire destruction of this pest, but I- am condent it will greatly reduce its ravages. And "we mnstremember that once the worm is inside the ibtldy, he :beyond the rough I as the buds are opened suiciently to of sprays of anyikind._--.F.- 0. Sears in Farming. attention are the oyster-she'll bark- _The' first two posts that claim our louse andvthe bud moth. If your trees are infested with bark lice or ifthey are covered with moss or old bark, and look. as though they needed a , general clearing up, nothing - will do them {so much good as spraying with potash, either the rock potash, which can be bought for abouteight cents per pound, or with the leachings from wood ashes. One who has never tried It will be cur- priaed at the wonderful improvement this will make in the appearance and thriftiness of the trees. It cleans o` all old bark or roughness of any kind, thereby. removing countless bark lice, insect eggs and fungous spores. and it makes the trees look almost as though they had been varnished. Try it, and you will have all, your neighbors step- ping in to ask you howyou did it. And the beauty of it all is that what- ever mal is applied in this way will event allvnd its way into the soil, where it will make the best of fertilizers for the orchard._ If you use the rock potash take onepound to three to ve gallons of water, and if. the leachings from ashes, that leached from a barrel should make a cask or moreiof excellent spraying material. But there are two precautions to be observed in` applying this potash. (1) It must be done when the trees are dormant, which means that if you are going to use it this year (and that is`what you should do) it must `be applied during the present month ; and (2) great care must be taken not to get any of it on the hands or any part of the person,il as it is extremely caustic, and is likely I to produce serious results. Will 8991?. other farm- fit. does to spraying, for with many of the fungous `diseases of plants,` unless the spraying is-done before the plants are attaclted, it is a waste of time and materials. And, with all of the pests for which we spray, either insect or fungiis, prompt applications at the proper time are necessary if they are to bee e'ective_ _Let every grower, therefore, resolve that this coming season he will practice the most approved methods of spraying and then let him carry out that resolve. \rUvIw\aI-I, v\l vv a-av-u as nznnsvng nvnyn ocuuva. A store is T" kept on the place at which men can purchase clothing. to- bacco, etc., at `wholesale prices, The day after arriving a man is given such work as he has been accustomed to or such as he may be best fitted for in the opinion of the superihtenw exit. The greater part of the men are either employed in some branch of 7_farming or bush work. Apart _from these there are sawmill hands, cooks, waiters, carpenters and blacksmiths. A man may remain at the work `for which he is` first employed for the -whole time he remains, or he may be put to several kinds, just as the su- perintendent sees t. When the col- ony was first started, it was uncul-' tivated and covered with trees and undergrowth. At the time of. my -visit nearly 100 acres had been clear- ed and were in the highest state of cultivation. AL- ._..-oI..... euros-on rvnntwvzvulr O Hinds Grocer. ` Thos. N. .'Hoblev. Grocer, Jamqs Hows. Baker. 0. A. Perkins. Grocer. n.-rlnnni-. & nmm. Thur rs.- U. A. FCFIKIHB, \l_`l'UOBl'. ` 3 aunt 8; Smith. Dry Goods, . ou Ins, Jeweler -Do Bros, Furniture, THE FOLLOWING MERCHANTS GIVE, (`ASH COUl 0N8: CA$H.__(_3_9UPONS, "T. N.HOB`lEY'8 Grocery Store, ARE YOU COLLECTING For N ervons_ Prostration and general weak- ness they have no equal. To nervous and delicate, women these Tablets win prove a positive blessing. V Considering the fact that only 212 of the-102,043,980 people who last year rode on railroads. in Massachusetts were fatal- Ily injured, it appears to b'e.safer to ride on thetrain than _to stay at-home. A 7 -I.2__I_ fT_II-___ - "-3 ,,, - I vvv yvuuua \.apuv...u._y auu ul VVUUUULI cuts of 80,000 pounds capacity, each fully loaded with anthracite coal. The total weight of the 70 cars-was 4,567 tons. These Tliblets are tlie latest production of medem medical science. They are innitely superior to all pills and similar preparations, for the cure of Indigestion and all diseases of the Stomach. Bowels; Liver and Kidneys, L'u1uvu.uuu- In the garden were growing all kindsoi vegetables, including peas, I beans, cabbage, squash, lettuce, on- ions, potatoes and others. Wheat, oats, barley, buckwheat and flax are also grown. Experiments were be- ing made in the cultivation of tobac- co -with good success. There is a _large piggery, and .bacon was cured _to quite a large extent. The colony also has its dairy. The herd of Jer-' i sey cows belonging to the farm was A-onevo! the finest in Victoria. A saw- mill was in operation from which a. large quantity of good timber was turned out. The superintendent's -house, a roomy two-story-building with corrugated iron roof, has been ghuilt by the colonists; also ten huts` Vfor the men, dining` room, kitchen, {two large barns, blacksmith shop, of- '~*>`ces, windmill for pumping water and 1: .dairy.. Several miles of post and rail. Jencing have been put up and some `*`g'ood-`roads built. " ` . -rnL- --.-.._...;a...`.. `.1 4.1.- -'.--..1_ .9- 4-.., HAVE YOU TR_IED ' l{acLaran s Perfect Headache Uura. A safe and instantaneouscnre for Headache band Neuralvgia. Guaranteed to cure. 1: `m; an dftndhd; tho` acme`: being. ne-. Thero` won 3 attend awe and the oompetition `was keen, especially among `the druughts and rondstera. The following i:4 a`lia't cf the prizes :- . -\ u`. A. o-Th$o~giing:*8Iiaooi51a4 wv ---- ~v_-- ca-v v- - ..-.- The Kashmir railway is to be con- structed over 186 miles in the most Vmountainous part of India. It will be operated by electricity; water power be- ing used. ' _.._!.I__!_., 41., A- ,A A`, '. u lid!` - A Lehigh Valley _` railroad engine re- cently accomplished the feat of hauling a train consisting of 33 steel cars of 100,- 000 pounds capacity and`37 wooden cars -0 Qnnnn -........J.. ...-..'.....:A._ -_-I. n__II_ Price, 50. per box. Soldby D. H. `Mac- Laren, Druggist, sole agent for Barrie. V 8-Iv Bo;detere- lat, Prince` Nottihgham ; 2.5a, Fakir ; 3rd, Eleetro Star. hells; A. Cameron, Everett. Tboroughbz-`ed-`-T-lest, The Fop. Carriage- lat, J. O. Mont. Percheron--`Medallion. . J udgee-_-MoDowell Sturgeon, Fe; 9 A The values of all the syllables in the following words are equal: Faux pas-Fo-pnh. Sans gene--So_ng-zhen. ' Bon joux-Bong zhoor. T ChiEonier-Shee-fun-yay. Escritoire-Es-kree-twar. Coup d etat--Coo~dny-tab. J ardiniere--Zha1--deen-yair. Champs E1ysees-Shong-zay-Iee-zay. Mousseline de soie - Moose-leen duh swah. ' Quartier Lntin- Kart-yay La-tang. (First, third and lust a s as in hat;" second a" as in cake).-Indianapolis` Press. _'l'he labor colony of Australia is jltuated about 80 or` 90 miles from Melbourne, in the little township of Lcongatha, in the Gipsland district, province of Victoria. It was first ?started some six or seven years ago flay private parties, but after it had in existence 9, little over a.year ~=1t'Was taken over by the Government ' ot`Vict'oria. ' The object of the insti- .5 _-_tution' is to give help to workingmen .who are out of employment. and give jthem a home while they are waiting for work during the dull times. The " managers endeavor to nd suitable ' employment for the inmates, and they alsos-upply "employers with men. This is done without ` any fee on either `side. There is also another. object, 7 that 0! experimental farming, for the growing of fruit trees, vegetables . and grains not indigenous to the soil, such as tobacco, buckwheat and ax. "Young men wishing to become ac_- quainted with farming and bush work are received as pupils on the -payment of a small fee. The colony consists of 500 or 600 acres of the finest land in Gipsland, well- watered by a. stream owing directly through it. As streams or rivers of any size `are very scarce anywhere in Australia, this, of course, is a great benefit to ' the colony, especially so for the saw- _mill, which has in consequence a con- . stant supplyiol water, for its engine. At first starting all the land was covered with virgin forest, consisting `of. gum messmalt, blackwood and `fern trees, interwoven with many _kinds of creepers. - Gipsland is noted I for its tall Lrees---in fact, it is stated that the highest trees in the world grow there---and many of these mon- sters were to be found in the lands `of the colony. v 'I`1u~. .y.n.....,... .: 1.....-4.:..._ .-.-.._ -:.. -_ Ofcitil superstition in China has been broken down, and a trolley line now runs to the south gate of Peking. V IIVL- 17_,l.___2._ 4, I UIl\a . 1-avu u Hlnvy Drsmzht Stnllion, any lab, Haddu '0hi_ef," LB; Leadlay, Cooksto`wn ; 2nd,. Brown James, H. G. Bong, Churchill; 3rd, King of ` Arden Cross," W. Fawcett, Alliaton. Beaten smug sham. V Following are the prize-winners of the Spring Show held at Beeton on Tuesday :- ` q . rr 1! 1112-4-_ 'I)u'rhatn, Bun, .ged_1ae and 2nd, James Riddell. Durham Bull, under 12 moa.-lat and 2nd, J; Riddell. ' V _ "C-t:membert-Ka-mong-bair. (First "I" as in hat.") `I_3__-_ `I- j-__- l_L`_ ll_I_II __ 2.. V lkooclater "S:la.llion--`lat, Bourbon- nais,` N.`.A. Wilson, Churchill; 2nd,` Big Ben," E. Thu:-low, Fe:-gnson'valo ; 3rd, Billy Bruce," H. Loadluy, Cooks more, brillia. Ldame--iia-dam. (Both "a s as in "hat; not "Mah-dahm.) - ` Cilari-ialge St_alli<;n--lat, {King Fair; eld. Kaiser Bros, Pine `Grove ;.2nd, J. C..Mont, J. Irwin, Nicolaton. avsain n vuwu-no wunnyn T The overseeingof the work is done by a superintendent appointed by the `-directors, who has under him an I-overseer; two clerks for office work, ,_qne clerk in charge of `tools, who has `alsopcharge of the store, 9. head plow- man, a. boss carpenter _e.nd a. man in hLe_.rge=`of the dairy. `These posts, w}th the exception of overseer and head clerk, are filled. by men- picked `(Itaby the superintendent and are I H d'pfe.irly-good wages. .I't,~1gx_.,`.not, V "d'e_d:'the.t men should make any` ' ened stay, but should use it as _ W.hr6.',_they. .ma.y earn board: , End. e, little _xnoneys.u;m1 A "1'i.;{y' Draught--lat, Haddo Chief; 2nd, Lothian Lsird ; 3rd, King of ` Arden Cross. How1'o PRONOUNCE THEM. Ju1dgea-1:hoa. Dunn , Ailiston ; Jno. Boyce, Churchill ; J08. Bell, Bradford. xdw is run 'mm` '10 stair. can AT J udge'--James Din woody,Cookatowlj. Jltinvdgea-Jn'o. Roan, Baotou ; VS. Paa- S. M. Lawrence. Boots and Shoes, - Shaw Broa., Photographers. . . Geo. Monkmun. Drusclet. ` Mrs L. Stephens. Fancy Goods and-. . O k . R. H?%1e$%s'.e8tat1oner. ' D. H. M%acLAJR~EN, AND cm` A 800:: mu. LABOR COLONY ARE NOT A PATENT MEDICINE . . . RAILWAY TIES. onnmsr AND DRUGGiST, . X - ' BARRIE. We have just completed sampling your vicinity with two -S the best remedies that scientic medical men have yet f01'1m hated. They are namely 1'} hese Wollderful preparations have been tried by lll1l1dl'L*u.~.T ftlae World s best Physicians and have never failed to aec: s. \ lspeedy, safe, and permanent cure. V FEMA-CUBA KIDNEY-CURA These goods are sold only in handsome enameled lmxes G18. a BOX, and can be procured from 1111- 1'l1aU:r Druggists or sent by mail from IHE mun REMEDY cu., Limited. ` O BUFFALO, N. Y. O. - TORONTO. Ont. Schomberg Fair. V The attendance was small and only a few horse owners battled for supremacy. ' In the heavy drsfc there were two, Davis and Gt-sham s Um War taking first. with H. Lesdley ,s: Hedda Chief second. ' Dsvis and G_IfIhsI:n s Bsni was {he only one shown in the `road class and the Fop was a. lone star .in the_ .=horobsed P; TM with iof-`F a.s.na no .c e:n.t:t_i' DID YOU GET ONE FREE? Fema.-Cura angi I_{idn_eAy-Clura. owAus1'*AuA TAKES CVARE or HER % ` woaKLsss_ MEN. ` Is Aespeciala y . prepareq.` `for womau s specic ailments and can be tonic effects are mar- taken with most" condence. It s marvelous. M; J. Frawloy, Qoio lochl Agent. `Twenty-one herbs, roots and barks of the greatest medicinal value, form our Native Herbs, the best remedy `known for diseases of the blood, stomach, liver and kidneys. The most stubborn cases of Dyspepsia, Constipation, Catarrh or Rheumatism, yield at once to the won. derful eicacy of Our Native Herbs. It is a powerful blood purier, an active kidney and liver regulator, and goes directly to the source of a disease like ` .IdIn|iteu- Earn \\ mu `Hwy llocelvpi-zl Scheme Thu: Hun smveraxl Good Felt-_ iv-'.l`oIn`porury Hume, \V|uer thov Unit-or? ' in all its forms and stages, and expels it permanently from the system. A box of Our Native Herbs contains enough. tablets for 200 days treatment-from M; to % the quantity will usually e'ect a cure. Each box is registered like a bank note and contains a registered guarantee. If not beneted your money-back. Also sold in powder form. If you can t get it from your druggist, we will mail you 9. box (either tablets or powder) on receipt of $1. - ` nonizo 0. sun oo. :32 3:. Paul St.. Montreal. Can. the ut- I suffered with rheumatism for about six years, so crippled at times that I could not walk without a cane. I was not even able to drive. After using Our Native Herbs about three months I could go anywhere without my stick and am able to do as much work as any otherman of my age (56), WILLIAM GOLLOP, Stayner, Ont. *?!9$}5?t!!9r:w. .whom she " -V--Miss Cathariye Jane McK'Y': sited, died in Braoebridge j 1* F*`id|V- .Her mind became nnbnl" through the departure for 30 ' as `W --The Orillia Public Libra ? A been moved to Victoria Hall.` 11-4 i." m `'1'i3R class. Roch, MW 3 Purchased two horses at good price" o---~---