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man 4 omen I1 dB` 1 grant --I_r'1'a.ddition to these there. will be great bargains in This ought to be/a banner week in our history, what with our Big May _J Amman "54--cg ` `Lg hang... 51..-..- -..: L- `Z--_`__ J-3__._ - The goods c- t.he Parisian include : All of them are a little damp but will bg dry in a comparatively short space Dress Goods- Laces Horrockses English` Cotton This was" Mrs. Fletcher's only pub- lic act. She had done-1ie'r_work and rcti1:ed`from the public gaze; rarely 's`poEe` o_f_it again. Her own personal _preference would dotibtlesvhave been .$lh'o_._t` the matter eh9u~ld_ not: be pub- .li`o_lyretelr1_-edAto ."x_:ow.. _ But th mom-A = " auoh .an_a'ot `is; a. :8: one ` ;-z uu--- .,- -voay -v...-`,-. _v., ---, ..__- uv.v.._ out advertisement, for her. country's -good- - ; At theunveiling, which took place ` ;in. July. 1896, the woman who. had "continuously and unselfishly labored for `her country's good, stood ai- .most hidden -`behind the spectators, far hack in the rear of the crowd. She hmd come. not to be seen. but to see `with her own eyes the crown- ing of her long and patient work. `But for Col. Denison. who noticed her [back among the crowd, she she might have been perxnitted to go quietly chome unobserved. Against her will ;she went to the front. There is no doubt that `had she been allowed to,, rank as an ordinary spec- tator she would have gone home all the happier in the humble conscious- ness of having wrought in sincerity and truth. without reward. and with- -.0`.hers had tried the prospect and had failed. Mrs. Fletcher tried and sugceleldeed. Raising money for monu- ments is no easy task. This, one of the earliest and most costly monu- menxs in Queen s Park. had its own obsialciles. The movement dragged on for eight yeays. Military men land all but given it up as. hope-less. To eve`-'5: a monument worthy of the (muse meant -by no means a small item of cost, not less than $6,000. Most of` that amount was` raised through -ajpersonal canvass and oiher unostentatious but effective means by `Mrs. Fletcher. 0 {g Undeaumtedtjby the apathy of men who should have been more inter.- esied in it than she, perseveriv_1g in spite of `hard work and the failures of others, she raised the money. An instance of `her rare devotion to the cause -may the noted in the fact that at` `her silver` wedding. which took place during the campaign for the monument. Mrs. Fletcher requested her friends to `bring not presents .for `herself anld her husband, but , gifts for the soldiers monument. NOT SEEKING ADVERTISEMENT. vtary funeral `by his comrades. So that Mrs. Fletcher s interest in build- ing a tinomumeni was no mere senti- men; seeking notoriety- ' ;A W~()MAN S VDETERMINATIONQ Table Linens SHE WROUGHT FOR CANADA. AND OUR There was not much variety in the Saturday market. Hay seemed to -be in _feature..a1bout twenty loads chaug-` in-g hands, with priceaas usual. But- teraandoggs were offered in abund- ance, the former" ifalling to 18, probably out or -sympathy with the `Toronto market`. the latter seIl_in3"- `sljghtl_y higher at 130. *Grain._oau ;` t L -~d`et'a.ohhb10ut8.`1.j1Ii1(l=":theabqafq` ` " , Dr" ,.., _ A striking` cover design, a girl s head in pastel, by George Gibbs. in- troduces the reader of the June De- lineator to a varied and interesting table of contents, supplemented by 3. complete summary of the season s -styles, In the literary portion of the magazine, VVeymer Jay Mills contributes the first of a series of "Romances of Summer Resorts, _which promise much of interest". pic- torially and otherwise. A note- worthy feature also is F. Berkeley Smi;h s description of A Corner in Normandy, an enjoyable traivel Sketch that `gives more than a pass- ing glance" at one of the most curi- ous nooks in the Old Wor-ld. For the benefit of those who have the col- lecting'i.nstinct. N. Hudson Moore writes on old glass; in The Collect- or s Manual, and Dr. Murray dis- cusses "the care of the eyes and ears in a paper that will appeal particu- larly 'to- young mothers and those who have the care of children. New- man's `hymn, Lead, Kindly L';:ht.- is the subject of a paper by Allan Sutherland in the series Famous Hymns of the World. In the mat- ter of fiction. Al-bert Bigelow Paine`s serial. The Lucky-Piece," proceeds along` pleasing lines. and Helen Choate Prince contributes a -short story of -great strength and charm. Grace MacGowan Cooke `adds a chap- ter in the amusing history of Son Riley Rabbit, and L. Frank Baum gives an animal fairy tale. canlled "The Pea.-Gxleen Poodle, {both of which will delight the little folks. In addition. there `are house plans and `house-furnishing ideas. -and many `pages devoted to the particular in- -terests of the home. including. among other features, a paper on ".'l`hd Practical Side of t'he Wedding." and par variety of suggestionsdor kitchen economy; SATURDAY MARKETS. -Towellings The Delineator for June. ;, fy .VVhca1, White-ooooo tosonullttcllli` Whcat._ted....., ..........-~`----n Wheah goose.......uuo...u-- c.-9 ..&_ooo-oconcoo-oouotn B3Y']C)'.....on---coo-uvoroouc-ooacu 0a!S...............-n acct -Ionouul Rve . . . . . . . . . . .........m PCZKS . . . . . ..-......--vouooouoo----" Ha) .TifDOthy n-uctl0OlIlOOIiIOlII` xtf3W . . . . . . . .. .-uuoooovv-~-"0"" Dressed Hogs...... ...._.......-nu Butte , pf p0und..A..........u.... Chickens, spring. pet pound- - - - - - H urkevs. oer nmmdu . . . - . - ------H any-vuvuvuu -- 0!5...;.....-....oo-unto-` 'P83..............'..'..-no -Far1ey............,......, Flour ....................` Beef, hind qr~............. Beef. iore qr........V... . Lamb. hind qr............., `Lamb. fore qr............. IHLINOD...-~u...:oou ouco- Lnve Hogs, selecuons x7_o{u "` he-nvv , , , . _ . . .4 ``U*1WI`. Luat. B116 ra.u_ many: u. u. ..v.._,.l An official despatoh ,-.raeived_ at `Paris states `th-at,Admiral Rojesb vensky`s squadron has lft`<'HonEh9e.i_ _ Bay. and while its destination` in Unknown, it is presumeid/tha_t i't`_.~h'u}I., Je-ft neutral waters. How ?'tarf:;'t11aAifI`7 action is due `to the Vwanningia-\ed_; `by The Londoh Times} lwhi-i_' I St: `be "=&d.as.coming *_$.rom ,11if Government. `that. ` _ ' would interven`e `v'v, e ' The Prices Ruling A- in the Barrie and Toronto Markets Durinlr the Week. frc.-sh,e!t e Rum b akesl 6 '0-coves-9 -1-Ur--0 "Chickens, `per lb. . ..............--u Butter. Roll. ,:er)b............--n Lard.perlbaoouunuotltoltoo-0010:`! Egs, per dOZ..-on..."nuns-no Pmatoeamerbag, ......_...-`r----u Hay, Def lO_n...... IIIoo1oI0QI9l|'- Rough Hides..'......... .-.....-n- GTCPD Hides . . . . .--ooqiuoooouunooo CaSkiD, per lb.....auoVnaono-`co-It Te11ow,ner1b . . . . ...........-----n Lambkin and P8118, ireshcnccuo no W00] PlCkS.......-moo.-m-oocnnv HomeHides.......-`-o.---~-o--u Horse Hair . . . . .. .................' washed-stuntIo.oounovulOV!IiU WOO].Uilwasheduoovv-0-it-0;|IU" 5-kins ugogo ouovIOvQOtIOOOII` pmuscn, spring. pal P0' Turkeys. perpoundu...---------" .UCk8 . . . . . . . . . --o'ouctC00""""'. Geese... ...... -------~-"""" ECQS. Per doz.......nu.-c-v-"."' Potatoes. perbag...............-Tu Beef, hindquarten per cwt.. --- Beef. forequarters. vI' CW9" ""'v' ut`onOOIIOtOOOIDIOIIIlIOI0019000` V681-PC! poundoooIoI`oIO00"""".' Barne s Viargain House. 6 ad s Dunlap St. All :1 e Stylish Americ-`an Sbqes are now. on srle at special pricey. _ 3 0000000000-OOOOOOOOOOIOOOOCIOQIOOOOOOOOUOIOOCOCOOOOOO .Phoiue161. There is fa` rumor in ` B_uS8i&!i` (".Ii`Clf.rS in Parjs that the /battleship` Mikasa, Admiral `Togo : tlagship. has `been lost in the" Straits of K0183." `but accounts differ asftAo h0W "19 venue] was lost. one stdry being that -who was Iblown up byla d1;it.tingmitI.9; another, that she ra.n_ ashdre in 3108- A.. not - . 1---- --L'.L -......".l-mol ~ Q. Progress of `the Camppixpg UJIDLVKD \l\J|V7\'|IUUI U\lV1 XIII` IIKUV \-I I \III II c-j v- 2- ,1:-2vw--- L1NEs`X1~"6`iv6E BY slamsA1`1oNAi.P1>fI{oE'cUrI1NG. These priceswill soon dispose of ` th m : . _ T Men s Suits in dgrk, medium and light colored '.l`weeda,sty11sh]y cut, ivell made and strongly trimmed, in all- sizes from 34 to 44._ The best $7.50 Suits at Sale Price.._, . _.,. ... . . . .'.. . f . As we had our regular stock all in, wehawfe no room on our shelves for this addational stock and have decided `to CLEAR THESE .. 'uQ"<*` . n. 1-`nu.-uca awn rurunura A n\c-1510 - 1- '!\'I\ inn:-n t'P`VII\lI\'I`\TfV Fine Wofsted nished Suifs i dark dressy pa-a.tterns[, anvd with fine linings, the `most fashionable lcut, -all sizes} The prices. of these were $10.00, $11.00 and_$1'2 00, Qmf Saleprice xyill be.. . . $7.50 $10.00 Grey Cravenette Waterproof Coats for; . . ;i. . . . .$7_50_ Waterproof Coats at . . Q . . . .V . . . . . $250, and $5.00 Worth 40 per cent. more. _ . ` n-...-r _-,1 { 1L:1.J...-....!.. n1....L:..... .....i .11 ........:I.... -4` nn u Ann klunb hr `.3 H U} 3Eu0;I: `(`) }`x`iv1.(i;:aa`1,1."sJ.C1othing and all grades of Men s ne black. navy and fancy Worsted Suits at the same reductions. 4` . This is the Cheapest Store in Canada for Reliable Clothing. Owing to recent'ch.nges in a large fth of Cloi.hing.man11facturers, we have ` een able with spot cash to purchase. a large lot of Men's and Boys Clothing at At`-e low rate of 60c on the 8. ` rm- A..- -n -2 __.__.. __\:-1_1- -1-n... .:.n... ..........a ....u........-.. mm)- JJUJU \rJ\lI'J`i 1|! `II `W IUVV IGVTJ VI VVU VIC UIJV V-' They are all of most reliable cloths of the newest pattern e,.ma.de in Lhe latest styles with excellent trimmings, and the tlof everylino is rerf'ect.. - ' L Men : and Boys Suits % Mon : Spring Overcoat: { . Mon : Rain Ooaisand Vlatu-pro_gfs_ Toronto Farmers` Markets. - Tonowro. MAY 9, ups. ' 03 to I I 03 can 75.Io0 95 out fCd.....,.........o-C--anon onstunnnoQIn0tol'0OlOIOoOIIl ococnquc 7svoC . o-oaoono can-uosotl -..-..-......o.oouco---no-o 10.... imothy In 00.... . . IOVXM-0 kHOgS......mo...-o...-our 05-~--9 per pound....... outoonovu Vs, pound........' 10-..- S! `WEI . ; --ouIoo0locIooowoOOO F6003` 09 -|unOl'|0'IlOOIIIll0III `.0000 >er doz...................... 18. perbag...............;.. ndquartrs Wequarters. cwt... ...... oolootooocoocololovt00100001 I poundooouofooolnoooonolol. 5:: % THE MARKETS J`. C- IE-zvtr , sclccuunu heavy . . . . 156'!` lb. to em..: Am AA Iuno in rnnnr'\+.~n`nQ:nnnn {n n Tu!-an R`-IV'l`h AP nIni}n{nfrmnnI1fa3turfi`8- Q v qpvoooocpq vuuv vu vw--` Buuua. M/w ax, sqcq. ya now- W 0... A III__.. Jo}; so ZEE Withouteuoh _.a base as Rojest- yvensky has '-enjoyed . with the con- nivance -of France he would have been forced to fight the .Japanese with ships foul and out of condi- tion. and could. not have waited suf-, ficiently low; to permit the third squadron under Vice -Admiral ,Nebo- gatoff to close up behind him_. The chances have -been perceptibly' `modi- fiedby this use of Frenehterritory. The Japanese have gained nothing by this waiting. They were ready to fight a month ago, but they could not risk a_distant movement 'for the very good reason that they have no `base near at hand to Indo- China, and that if they -had attemptl ed to move south the Russians might have put to sea and slipped north ipast them. ' - i C in... -n..u...:... an (`no Tonon `.f"hnnn Ihwe been exposed to `attack Ifrom. the Japanese; in a Fneanch har-bor he was safe from molestation. pa.-at L1l\.LIJo For Britain, as for Japan. `-these questions of neutrality are of the r greatest importance. The efence of. British commerce. in -time of war * will be impossiblefif belligerents are `permitted -to. use `neutral territory. as their chase. The great chain of British coaling statibns. acquired with so much effort. maintained at such heavy expenses. will become useless Venoumlbrances unless neutral- ity. is strictly enforced and guarded. `by the `neutral powers. It is prob- -ably the realization `of this that has ledto. the deeisivestand `taken by the British Government in the pre-_ sent instance. '- ' t Marshal Oyama s 1_`orward move- ment is developing. and the Rus-- sian outposts have fallen back some eighteen miles. General Lineviztoh does _not_ appear willing` to give battle in"his present positions. and V mayioonoentrate his Jmain force east- ivwardnwhere it is expected the prin- cipal fighting will `be. , It` is evident- fly the intention-of the -Japanese lead- er to move on Kirin first. take -that place. and out off Vladivostok from` outside helpfbyi l_an_d_. - ~ V . ;"\ A *-"'T- The _Boo_La.orosae Club has extend- ed an lnvntatiorn to the,Barrie. boys toplayt a match at the Boo". on a date. to. be arranged. All` expenses wnlkbe paid. It behooves the local: to get themselves together early an uphold the honor of Simooefs` cap- ital. Hard praotioe will the neces- l `(.9 CV " causal-iii '6A1's 1 X .1. on. But. hand fm5vour.hdl'le I sinesau ith x-II v CALL AT THE 1 lath! ollor um: ,_ .1` I_;.`_ q-J2` - W. I i`? it I nth: boatload toryourhdrlosl CALL A1` THE L in nil YOU Know rm ,~,..._ _ -jnjm fpuauu -*n will uquuluzy -., %%a=t`-W About 24 to 36 hrours after hatch- ing the chicks -should be removed from 'the nest and placed with the hen in a small coop. The style of coop mos`. favored at present is itri- -angular inshnpe like =the letter A. two feet square at the `bottom and 22 inches high at the peak, made of in-aiched lumber so as to be water- proof, and provided with a movalble board bottom for use early in the season when the ground is wet and cold. The feeding of the chicks is the next point that calls for care- ful a';.tentiorn. To-A-the ordinary farm- er there is, perhaps. no food superior to bread `soaked in milk and squeezed dry enough to crumble readil , "with a little fine gravel or com ercial chicken -grityifilaced -within easy ac-. cess. A mixture of the following grains in `.he proportions given will also -`be found as very satisfactory food: 15 pounds cracked wheat, 10 pounds cracked com, 15 pounds pin- head oatmeal, and 5. pounds millet seed,and a rather expensive feed. but one which .i'orces chickens along well, is Puritan Chick Feed, an ex- cellent preventive of bowel trouble. Forya soft food, equal proportions of bran. shorts. and corn `meal; with Iha.l_f a mea.su_re of meat meal, moist- ened- with milk or water, make an `excellent mixture. Eitherimilk or water may be -given for drink. but chickens will grow faster and do better when they can have an `abund- ance of the former. Very" young chickens should be fed five times a day."but when seven or eight weeks old `the number of feeds can be re- duced to three a day. Feed as much aita timeas the chickens will clean up readilyiin five minutes. `I_- -._i.z.-2'-`--1 !_.-__L_L'-_ 1.1,- ___- DU IIILIILUI-I CID Bllllllo -IEIU `ISKIIIUII. Llllp it was not-"an _appet:xer.. and that evens, 'o_1p_a_ul m:a.ntit_y.,hindered di- ygestion: its a_tixn'_ulat1ng -effect only. -endured -1017?-1.|~~ mom9nsa~Ia 41 whm ..=;li`* % U._., \ 2!. -.'. . V g with earth. `rounding up the corners` so ihat the centre "will be vsl?ghtly hollow. and cover the earth with straw or chaff`. Sometimes nest box- es are lined with Tansey. as this plant seems to `be useful. in keeping ihe nests free from vermin. If valu- able eggs are being" set. it is well to try the hen `for a, day or so on eggs of .no special value before put- ting the `good 'one"s )u~.1der her. Cluokers should be thoroughly dust- ed with insect -powder atwthe timqe of setting. then about 10 days later -on. -and again a,13out- the" 18th day of incubation. Test {the eggs for fertilityebetween the "5th- and 9th days. -A `handy `testing lamp is made by tying 9. piece of `black cloth around a lamp or lantern chimney with a hole out Lthrougah the cloth opposite the blaze. A ;~fert3lee egg held opposiie the hole will appear dark or cloudy. while anti-ni`erti.!e egg w-illw'be clear. In` artificial incub-atio-.1 the one essential point is a good machine; Judging from our co-operative ex- periments in running incubators. it does .not matter much where the machine is .-placed so long `as -there is an abundance of fresh" air and no direct drafts. 1 would suggest that operators `follow the manufac- turer's directions closely. at any nate for the "first -two or three hatches. As regards temperaturey our ex.perimcn'ts have shown that a larger proportion of healthy_ ch-iccksv is `hatched at a tempemiture of 101 to`105 ldegrees than at higher `temp- eratures. Chickens hatched in am incuba'tor.'are,rea'reid '-in a broader or with 'broody hens. They are taken from the incubator in from 24 to 48 hours after hatching. and if they are to :be raised: artificially. are placed in" a broader at 95 degrees. This temperature should the maintained for the first week. after that reduced by `five degrees for each week. The ugeneralrcare. so that as feed,-and drink `is concerned. is much the same` as forgchiclrens raised .with their natural mothers.` {but some spe- cial attention. mustifbe given them for the first week. and `after that -teach the chickens where to go to `get warm, _a1ter_ coining _;outs~idq_e the broader; . `A gem; itiona ` thy L c = 23:11 : ` n the" Sir Frederick "Trevcs. surgeon '-to "the King. addressing a temperanue meeting lately. deglamsl that aloo ho! is ad ison and itq.uae should be limit `` as such. ' He added that ll nns.n,.-|nI\..`nn nnisni-an ` amt] alhni - Attorney-General` Langley -has re- oeived word that `the Dominion,.Go'_\`r- Jernmemt, hasouiven a grant for `the Dominion Exhibition at Halifax in 1906 . -. . V Q'4- " Setting hens should be removed from -the 'bu*ilding or compartment in which -the laying stock is kept. in onder. `to keep them free from ver- -min. -and `to secure quietness and `re- g~ularity_ during -the period of in- cubation. Thework of moving them is best done afterpdark. as the hens are not `so likely to `leave their.n:.ew% nests\whem moved at that time. The nest" boxes should be from 15 to 18 inches square. and six inches deep. Fill the bottom of the boxes _` ___A'L ._. V V 5 I{.'G41.tiha1`:i`1`.) ~ . J ', hile` the art_ifioial_ __ incubation eggs and_ the {artificial 'r'.;1i.aing ghickens ai*e now in c-xiunon pr: -".~ioe.>_y far `the _g1:efatr'part of. thig`; boultry raisedthroughout the ~oonn`` try -is "hatched. and ,,rea1fed_ by" the mother fowl; we - shall. wt-hereforo. [give first, as briefly as may be. a few diredtions for `th`e.Ima.nagex'ner1t of. "cinching `henLs`and-: young chicks. touching further `down on artificial n_1ethod-s of zfenrimg. _ I 'p!'8.0_; of. the: ms; % 0:. . 1=Ai*RIo'r'Ic AND PERSONAL. `Canada `had not -reached the stage of development when the national instinct does" things ofits own ac- cord. There hadi -been as yet no Paardeberg and Ha.rt s River. But `there lied` (been. Fish Creek. Cut- Knife dud Batoche. More ; than twenty, men fell these engage- .ments. `It seemedto Mlrs. Fletcher that distinction wonso dearly on a" `field so remote. deserved a better Lmonument than mere memory. Her interest in this "was both : patriotic ' end~personal; .`-Born, England. she qihga amen a sresident: or omen _ _._. - -_..c- __ ,, Here and `there may be found in `the busy whirl of modern city life, wiih its shallow noises and _artificial distinctions. a. life which quietly per- sists in some good work against the most discouraging obstacles. shuns advertisement and wins where others of more `obtrusive methods fail. Such -an one was Mia. Fletcher. essen- tially a domestic character. but hav-' ing a strong vein of patriotism. none the less xfeal because` it ` was The following clipping from a Tor- 011:0 paper of recent date may be of interest to old-time residents. of Essa, in- which_ Township the subject of the sketch once lived-': The death yesterday of Mrs. Josephine Kennedy "Fletcher, widow of the late JohnlF.letcher, at the-residence of her son-in-law. Mr. Wm. Goulding, on St. George street. recalls a sometimes forgotten event in Canadian history. V People who. in Queen's Park. pause at the headlof Grenville street to observe -the monument to the fallen heroes of` the Northwest Rebellion`. may now remember that `the hands of Mrs. Fletcher. wrote that unob- trusive _page in our national life.` cu m 1 AI 3 l Public Deed of a Retiring Life - ' : . . . - ~ . s ~ . , ' . , I ` Q - . - . .- ' , , 1 not on parade. `The monument to; her life-should such '3. life need, au.-gilt but the undying memory of? her phildren and friends - is that monument to the heroes of ' the. Northwest Rebellion in Queen s Park.| But for_Mrs. Fletcher there had been no monument there. But for her steady. unselfish persistence in a patriotic cause none `would have; known what obst`aeles~ opposed its building. ` ` r) r_us'ro1uc EVENT RE CALLED; Sale a{1"5JF'h'r3" 31 "i'I'iS"P'A}iI"n "6r3"i5Z;r'vEi1 t$'.e"1`vIa1"y 6r.,;?s"a the BIG STORE. Handkefchiefs of tin_1e._ GREAT DOUBLE EVENT PAHSIANBAHGB SALE JAMES VAIH & SONS GREAT MAY SALE Colored Dress Goods, Japanese Silks, Sheetings, Hosiery, Cottons and Neckwear and Belts EN,