I Two grand yearling bulls by im- O P'|I""Ql" n:na AL-A -._`--.._ `K7. 1 1 I - ness. . :: - We are now prepared to `quote on your require- ments in Cement, and o'er you this_ celebrated. brand, unsu asszd in .quality, strengtrhp and ng- Abbnt thiee-fourths or the: cement `in t'Onu.:-lo last year was r,nn1aa.; 1: my. mod the nu; I .`S oeo:_}.W_rlto\I: % Is '13 . IHE BARBIE Come `and see. our children s line of Hose. I t s _a marvel. .. vBla;ckiCotton,.lLis1e nish, fast dye, cashmere feet.-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C Lisle. in sizes 8%, 9. 9% and I0, Taupe, Smoke, Silver, Tan, Black, Old Rose, Wisteria, Violet, Ashes Qt Roses} and Green. . .. 0); __. -.. I-oaawull I.ol\I at L\\J\.l\ AJULLUIH Yigy no middIeman s prots here. get the best and the cheapest. Bett; It s got to be a_lm_ost a song, you hear it everywhere, and this Is what has given this store the ,reputation for stockings, assort. ments, Variety and Value in every line that s needed, in all sizes and at Rock Bottom price Dav HO` fhi(1(1'Pf'I'Ian tn-nf-n Ln... \* . A trade winner just arrived is a beautiful striped Diagonal suiting, in Wisteria, Catawba `Navy, Royal, Myrtle, Moss, Ashes of Violets Ashes of Roses, Old Ros_ and Black. cos: tume lengths only. There are 20 of them, an di'er'nt, worth 1.oo regular. Special valuepexfyard;....._.... ..... ..85 and xtiyapomta , ev yard is` imported from Erigland. uni ? ' Best Store in Town for o ' Dress Goods % V V We carp) p:"ov,Vit to" you that we have the 1_fgeSt'l il.8.Of good Dress Goods, and nearly W V'e runmings too and all other Dress access, ones. Vickers for Stockings g Opp. Barrie llotel lwhen once soiled triingly. are oftl . ruined in the attempt to clean zhcr. \ `Delicate materials like lace. for * stance, need experienced hzmdlingil` Set the desired effect withnut inJ"~'-`.7? to the fabric. We make 3. .~`PCl3:'-3'.. of cleaning and pressing l.'1Cc>`, broideries, curtains, etc., and 5:113?-' ` tee tlielwork to be th0r0ug}~.E_v 1013? in .a `reasonable time, wi.I~..-ur :1"-1 -Slightest injury to any article entrust- ed_ to-`our care. Ladies Specials Maxwg 8 Col ***v-v-vv- tdli DWI-Illllc 0 I o u o _ C `l`ickoIs Good for 60 - '3'6D0|'.0lilte Rate: to principal OW` '---~ v 31` muwbt. Saskatchewan & Al 7` ` `dn00thinR`nx;>`:1;'ts on the r ` 4.2- an N. ;. _ -11 D%evlin& Murchison -:. '1.` ""1-'~V-vvunovvuugo . -colonlst Rates to Pacific % J !I.tDI_Ilu mun April ml ft` tickets and full information qwvlyto .,[.=;!.maaLm Y.` Depqt Ase _j CANADA] Thrugn u. H, go. thence via 3ulnt)1(tltxm?r? Frzl1LI1ace8- I30 ' I! Chi and the Twin Cities Of, inneapo sand St. Paul. APRIL sun and mu .`-whmi` nd . . . . . .. $32.00 `3_dm0ntnn`asndrrett`:1r3i.ICII....... $42.50 7"\.l_\._4_, 4. q - -_ -. Fink Fabrics of Fashion Homemakers `Excursions to BARRIE THE MEN'S SPRINGTSUITS AND" OVER- COATS are here too. There are three distinct styles in Spring Oven-coats and each one is` a J % Stunner} tSee_them._ ` Phone 220' . .\.\.I Boys Odd i ant_s, ` 56, 7 5_. 35, $1.oo.:and $I%'.m pair _='Our goods iarhe 'higil-01858 in every particular and combine qua1ityiw_ith;economy in_ price. J J _ ._ It-will pay_you tcvhave a look ct our big stock; You"w'ill sefch in vin. for anything superior to our upholstered line.` `- ` . 7 We have never before had such a good iline of a . B.%YS %3Dring and ` Smer Suits % 3 Fu*R~NITunEEL 7 BOY'S Two-I3IEcE NORFOLK SUITS--In w1ig`ht.and dark tweeds and fancy, worsteds; sizes. 22 t`o~"'28,:' 335 . .$.3.?5`.". .$.3".". *. ["t'?5 $5.lI -5.`zesA 29 to 3:, $3.50, $4.50, L BOY S % "PI-I-REE?-PIECE surrs- Single or doublebreasted sack stylg, made of 'ne tweeds and fancy wor- ;*: :: ;`.`:".`f'.??'.5.".' $9.75 ova sU1'rsFoRnBoYs are all made with it style and ._tthat can- not be `surpassed. They are made ' by one of` the oldest "and largest man- ` ufacturers of Boy's `Clothing. Ex- perience counts, and besides saving you money, ire ean give you style and quality. V , BOY S TWO-PIECE NORFOLK SUITS-Sizes 22 to 26, regular $2.25 and $2.50, for . . . . . . . . ;.;~.~.-.~;;-miss . Wihile .inp;~ulatin 1 bxtrz ) `:.:.Vi1Z; {gum fh ' ` I. I 2: . I... {/ . - We have one of the larg- est assortments of Baby Carriages and Go;-Carts ` ever shown in Barrie, and we are selling them at` prices that will A cause them "to go very quick. Wehave: TV . g .~c and... ,............. u uas ucen sa1d`that_there is wmk fox-everybody in `this. coun- Atry..,; gnd ._ it ;i_S,~,a a<;t_ t1.1atA.,.x1_1any` good qpenxTngs_ .;_mt,l1 ',,f:arm_e1fs 1_of,, the best _%c`l 1';`:`i-acte1~--; r"_:.g"<`_> iv:41`g,v._.Va. bgggingv in spite: {Qt-is 4th;g `~'_$t`1;a ;fa:rTe,;;;:a:1:1a to`, get Only Want Good Men. " Then "There `is {the -M`anito ba Immi- ` gra'tion4oice, with Mr.J:_u"nes Hart- ney ineharge. One: of hrs.` principal duties is in directing good farm laborers to -the provi.nc'e,he `repre- sents. Experienced men are alone =- . sVm,a;i=$_j emt:tyg._ know. Vofs, .bus_ihess`__to` be '.a1:ft;;e.: to aeeept the jvvork ofe"re'd:f.him;~ o.;W7',3?3.$`L thic -_-_ _' _K l;l;?:s at month. we chain} is: 11.8`.1E0rKe:`;fnrn.11a~nnsnA.; _ a.. ....=. - - i wanted `in M.'z`mit_oba.`; ~The* work is`;- g;;lyg;by._.h: \ machinery,-.~and a extejjdg to bye)` VV_`1'hi'rty-.-I?" to, of the.{IiaV1lc`s in`. V V v *,wi11.bin.d.ea;,ttf;a;n to a ? lojpqsation, _j_I't` ,has;.;b'c.n -saidri'thatV_ there _ __-.._, V`. yvunltcu U 3.5 3. regular attendant at the local immigration ofce, but never holds a. position._ In Toronto the Dominion Govern- ment o'i`ce looks after the parties sent out under its care. These are the `men who have a denite place to go, to, arrangements to that effect having been previously made. There is the Ontario. Immigration ofce, which provides for the securing of good, capable men for farms_in the province, The agent in charge, Mr. S. R. Jones, has a long list of appli- cations for men and has virtually di- [vided them into two classes. `When an applicantpresents "himself at the t ofce he is asked Are you `experi-, . encedP If. you. are,` it is but a few I moments until` you have secured a ` farm that will bring you between $20 and $25 a month . or perhaps more if you are the right man. ` ' notvexperienced` -you are advised to take one of the offers that range about ten` dollars a month. -. General chorinzis aloneyrequi-red of this man. and -l_1e;has everv opbortunitv of learriinst the `art-`.of `farmi'm2'~ with no limit to his future possibilities when he has `secured a thorough knowledge ho? -work. -' . ' `The, .Unfortunate Kind. in l .;"Again', there is the rather unfor- ` tunate class that can scarce drive a team of horses without sending them into the ditch. `Lastly, there is the ne er-do-well, the man who has been in this country .for some years and has failed to makegood. He has buffeted around in theeast and in the west, but he was not built with agricultural proclivities and he con- cluded by nding his way into a city, where he is always lookingfor work and may be counted on as a regular attendant never position. a ..-... `.3. _:uu_`l:! _a.1:I1UEn ygry much against their W1 1', he Lanadian farm- ersfwill loosen up for a` good man. This is the man who is looking for` thc most money. `He is gene`:-all a good worker and will give satis ac-, tion, and he is a. Scotchman. also. 1 XII. , 9' ` mu; ocbull: cmptoyment. Utten they are bearing letters of introduction to farmers in -Canada. `They obtained these in the Old Country from the agents with whom they booked pass- age, and all.they'_have to do is take a train from the seaport to a particu- lar citv or town where a curious `farmer is waiting with` the wagon in which he drew to the mill a load of gram or potatoes. T`he.immigi-ant is carefully scrutinize` in a - general manner prior ,to_the main test which comes when he IS. put to. work; _ Then there is. the immigrant who IS trusting to luck to get `a good berth. ;He is expenfienced and wise. e [mg .'Iem-npd H194 43..-... 1-1.-.- - _-., nag ;\.a|u\.u uldl. .liiI'H1- laDOl' 1S scarce and -that althotggh very much. against wi I`, Hue Landian farm-} C!'S`Wl'll 10099:`! nn Inn .' ._--.n ,, r---.p- was &lI\y JIIUII `VI-`U 1` `Tears ugn Old` Countr f fncluded those who knlcrwv about even the rudiments cu1ture._ Arriving in `Toronto there are nu- merous channels through which they may secI_1re employment. Often they bezrmsz letters of intrnrlacntlnn .. _--..-- V IV V. --o Told So at (I-home. We were told" at home that we could et along all right, one. man said. hat is about the only answer that could be given to the question. T_he ideaobtains that they can come out here and learn farming, and at the very least they will secure their board in addition to the experience. Thus with the men who have spent years` zipott _Qld` Qoun_try farms are vuurps --muvv too can I"! " VI! `wk News rP0rter has inquired from many of ` the new arrixgals dur- ing the" ast `week upon` this 'po1nt.. It must rst be understood that dur- ing the present year immigrants of this kind have comprised but. a small pereentage of the whole. It has come to be understood in the Old Land that to take up farm work in this country the men must be experi- enced, and booking agents who now_ arrange for the engagement of the most `of the newcomers are careful to send only men who will be of use to a Canadian farmer. :But there are still many who have never guided a -plow or milked a row in their lives, and yet they imagine that they can go on a farm and do a man s work. on `U V w a - w u n G J J C $ Q J u o Q VI In kiln-OQDIIVUO The question very `naturally sag`- gests itself Why do the men from the Old Country come out. here with the f_intention' of taking up farm work ? They are in many cases-me- chanics or tradesmen. At any rate they have had in very many_cases in) experience in farm work. A \Y-__,- - v- --- . _-vv- 7 --ovvoo -nun I-Icons: Java IJVIOI I ' Intonixig` his` vv_o'x-5; with.`~a.-"full musical , sound beculiar. to some of "the people of the Old Country, ihis man told of his decision. not to work `on a Canadian farm for a pittance. 'l~I_- ---_-4,__ --__._ '_,-A.4_II I viill~i sa3t'that some of l;tl1e farm- ers of thiscounttry are not fair. They expect a man to work for nearly no- thing. `Why, `my Wife and I are only out a few days, and on the very first day` I. met a `farmer -who offered to give us both` ten dollars a month, my wife_ to help ix_1.the-house and I to do outsxde` work. Of. course I do not think that I would be 19, great deal of good, .but -I know` that `my wife'isi worth-more than that? sum l1erse_lf. .yuu.~ inc 15 ,CXpe11e] Ie has learned that haunt. 1... ! `Ln\L -1LL-, M {pr Labs: cm] T % `aunt Didhnoinki `-.-..... .. suu-nun. ueneral lonejrequi-red of s everv 2 "art of "farming when -ed a +:mm....:. 1...-..--4 .(;1:orbntq: ews.) V` . uuc _u|cu W110 IIBVC spent vOld Country `sen 1:7 -ux. In-.1.-- ..-LL3--- 7'8 by_~sh9t+Z'% st uuy Larula` BIC know nothm nnnfc n` n----- uccu and W156. farm. labor 1 Irv Cv1\--. '._-H I JIUIIIIII5 of agri-A. '.triQd; Y! J \. `9'9.5`a i71`hJ,:T `aboygnweii thy J Bennett vs. C.N.R. and Smith vs.` , C. .R. `were two cases-tried together, ' and` consumed two whole days of the. , Court s time. Actions. were brought :to recover damages for a mill and "contents`destroyed by`re, situate near Washago. -The claim was made that sparks from defendants engine had caused the blaze, though the mill was over 300 feet distant from the company s_' line. The jury assessed ; ,jdamag.es at;.$soo < for the building and $2700 for `contentsi-.T This nding, `however, was 6vei`er'uled by-~ `His _ Lordship on points`Mof*iaw.~=.", . ( A. ._ . Lovering vs. -C.P.R. was`,`aitot'h*eri t`Q&Se '_that,.,.laVs1;e_d,,t,wo days. . Here the ilainti, $uvi;o9r,nrdamat est f...r-LtQs`s1Of,` . r av-Sh .9-vi3r..d.:`~.hY" l `comraany?s;:f1;.Ti1t 1 ~ M.j ` . .f, y..,_..,' _y,_,- :4 , M --_-... .. ca-anaauna UUIIGID. '1 The reason for this inux of the well-to-do, Mr. White described as th_c_ rise in the price of agricultural "lands in the Unitedistates. As far- mers nd it difcult to procure` farms fcr their sons, they sell out to invest in the cheaper and more abundant lands of the Canadian West. `about a million dollars." nu. l.uuayC\.l.lVC SCICFICTS nad $225,000 m cash or cheques. `In one day] which Mr. Whitewspent at the St.[ Paul agency, the new-`comers ~ who passed through the oice represented rm _..A ~ ` ` ' il rv--\r\n on Jun: EU :M! . the large amount of money which] these immigrants are bringing into] the country with them. `On one train which was inspected at North Portal, i the prospective settlers had $225,000 in or cheam-_ -1.. .~...-.. .1---- W. J. White, inspectorof Canadian immigration offices in the United States, who has been in Ottawa, has given a statement on the work in the United `States. ` In it he says that in the II months of the present scal year, ending Feb. 28,` 86,488 immigrants came into Can- ada from the United States, as com- pared with 50,650 in the correspond- ing period a year ago. i - .`|\A'.. 1111.2; , 187,000 in` Five Months.-A-Many A Fafmers With" Good Backing. `(mom U. s. ToT:KNAnA! at can JIU W garqered. U, Luz uxc wurx max 15 to be done from now until harvest is oncemore szarnered- A ASSIZE! COURT NOTES. GEORGl':`.- vrcnens advice is to buy your Spring Hat early. Repeat ' orders will be ad- vanced in price. _ Miss Patterson ' in charge with ` Miss Westcott as chief Trimmer assisted by Miss Marshall and able Trimmers. F"'.T:sit;'"'i3i'iz". E T and tl1atTs what gives us F? .1 U?-Ir 9" . 6u'`?137rs 5:35 other trimming .... .:..a.-.. DID 1<:Geo'rge :- :sngd.',`-W0; . 1- 7- :..- 1.-......%.M..';.%..%_V E5???` m oiiE'"wo'r5 for it, the goods. are here, the`. choice, "the var- iety, the` style, and above all the `TA? "I'` I? %:ru`;_u': '66; i 5 new styles, latest cut - sleeves, open back or front, lace and embtoidery insertions as trimmings and one of all-over embroidery. They are unmatchable. Come and see Olylygeoooooooooo I _ _.Th'at s4 \ht,}ve.claim to "have" and we can Jlggfy this" claim because we can` deliver the At OUR .N- `rue am $1.ooA Wkit \Vaiot ' T to.%5 eAHid. Barrie`: Best Miliineryept. Baby Carriages Q3?`-;i~s`s I fit. BARRIE liousofumislaing 00'] Open 8 am. to 15 run; Barrie people are delighted: with our genuine bargains_ and our e_a_`sy terms of_ payment. This is the easiest store` 'within your reach to furnish a new `home or to make your old one more lcomfortable. 'If you wish for credit it .s%yours for the askin.g;'pay a little down and a little each week or Imonth. Business strictly condential. I We car'ry a full line of Housefurn- ishings, Dry Goods, Ladies , Gents and` Children s clothing. pigs. WM. c. WILSON-8:`. soNs, East -OIO, Ot. ` 11.13;, , v._ c to}: pm; I). G. Davidson. Prop. E1` ShmmaMYmhm manu.V Isa.ea"`;`.}..9;s We will .,be Qpleasedjtoshdwi thet2)";tf<>% `y;ou`,{:`.`_,a%_s i, t7is f}i`iI3`1t"r]o9lre for us to%%