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Handâ€"made Waggons In the old stand. All hand. made shoes. Also Horse Shocing Shop, ALLAN McFARLANE In the Town of Durham, County of Grey, including valvable Water Power Brick Dwelling, and many eligible Dbuilding lots, will be sold in one or more ?ou. Also lot No. 60, con. 2, W. G. R., waehip of Bentinck, 100 acres adjomâ€" Ing Town plot Durham. _ FOR BALE The EDGE PROPRRTY. IISUEB of gnrriuo Licenses. Auoâ€" tioncer for Counties of Bruce and Grey. Residenceâ€"King 81. Hanover, Â¥*‘County of Grey. Sales attended to promp Aud at reasonable rates. ‘ufl.-.. Dorham Ont lGane umuu‘od without delay. _ Collections promptly made, Insurance effected. MANEY TO LOAN stlowost rates of Interest ® ma® one door aorth of 6. Heot‘s Store Durkam Has opened out a firstâ€"class NOVARY PUBLIC, Commissioner,etc., BUSINESS DIRECTORY. Firstâ€"Class Hearse. Of the Best Quality Cheaper THAN EVER. Is etill to be fonnd in bis Old | eppouite the Durbam Bakery,. 1. Wany person orders his paeper discor binued, he must pay all arreages, or thi puoblisher may contrnss to send it antil pay mentie made, and collectthe whole amoun. whethor it be taken from the ofice or not Where oan be go lega) discontinuance unti .‘vnumns%o. 2. Aay person who takes a paper trom Uhe post dfice, whether directed to bi mame or another, or whether be bas sub scribed or not is responsible for the pay. 8. If aaubscriber orders his paper to b WEJ at a certaintime, and the publishec eontinues to send,the subscribheris bound to pay for it if he takes it out of the post office. This proceeds upon be groun< bat a maa must pay for what be uses. JAMES LOCKIE, UNDERTAKING Promptly attended to. JAKE KRESS. We cal‘ the lplt‘f;' abtention ef Pos maste‘s and suabscribersato the following s mopsiaa!tthe cevwcpaperiaws : Jebbing of all kinds promptly ALLAN MoeFARLANE, MONEY TO LOAN Fire Insurance secured, OFFIOE, overn Grant‘s Stom« Lower Town. llCl’.'NS!ZD AUCTIONEER, for th J. P. TELFORD an and Insurance Agent, Conâ€" veyanoer, Commissioner &c. HUCH McKAY. WOODWORK MISCELLANEOUS. Furniture . L. McKENZIE, in connection. A firstâ€"class lot of Apply to JAMES EDGE, Edge Hill, Ont. for sale cheap. NWewspaper Laws. DURH A M taken for mirt purchase U ts tm ? &@ 11L L# soulcizor iN sUrREmE cover LEGAL KRESS Pussieâ€"Wbat‘s it mean by kleptoâ€" maina, Herbie ? Herbieâ€"Oh, it‘s a way of taking things without there being any harm in it. Without there being anv harm in it \_â€" Concurrently _ with the disorder created in the finances of the country by the "forward" military policy, exâ€" Lravagant â€" expenditure on â€" unnecesâ€" sary public works, and arbitrary inâ€" terference with the exchange, the eviction of the people off tbhe land is | going on at an alarming rate. in 1887â€" 88 the total of the "compuilsory trans fers" of holdings, as they are officially | described, was 1,230,089. In 1895â€"96 it had risen by a steady increase during the intervening years to 1,817,767, a }n«rrxhle comment on the increasing poverty of the people. The leaders of Indian public opinion are now calling for a revision of the laws relating to land settliemeat, by which the tenant may be secured in his holding and proâ€" tected from the rackâ€"renting to which he is now subjected by the State, under laws in the making of which he bhas no vyoice, over the administration of which he has no control. Another question . that lies at the bottam of the troublesi and poverty of the Indian peasant in ; British India is that of the excessive usury paid for agricultural loans to the private money lender, which runs all the way from 12 to 36 per cent., and is destructive of all industry. By dint of longâ€"continued agitation and pressure on the Government, Lord George Hamilton was brought to say the other day that the Indian Governâ€" ment was "only waiting for aâ€"quiet time to consider a number of proâ€" posils for the purpose of freeing the people as far as possible from the inâ€" fluence of the money lenders." When the dilatory methods of the British India administratoin â€"are considered, the prospect of an amelioration of the condition of the Indian peasant seems vyery remote. _ The only hope for him is in the necessity which the Governâ€" ment sooner or later will find itself under of protecting : itse}f, for the land revenue is one of the main sources of the Government income. HITTING THE NAIL ON THE HEAD. 500,000,000 rupees, according to the fluctuation of the exchange value of the rupee. The difference in 1894â€"95, which was a favorable year, was 870,â€" 000,000 rupees: while im 1896â€"97 it dropâ€" ped to 240,000,000 rupees only. $150,000,000, or between 450,000,000 and The Investors‘ Review, in an able article on the financial condition of India, points _ out, what is matter of common knowledge, that the excess of Indian exports over imports has not for a generation sufficed to meet the remittances that have to be made to England to meet the charges, private and state, for which India is made liable under her present system of govâ€" ernment. The deficiency, in the natuâ€" ral order of things, has to be met by borrowing, which one day must reach its limit and then suspension beâ€" comes inevitable. _ The aggregate of the vburg)es to be met every year i‘n§ England by India out of the surplus of ; exports over imports is estimated at| Without there being any barm in it. Yeseâ€"to the person that takes ‘em. Through an improvement in the exâ€" change of about one rupee in the pound sterling, attributed to artificial propâ€" ping up, and the postponement of conâ€" siderable railway expenditure, the genâ€" eral result is made to look rather betâ€" ter than it is. The comments of the English press in general disclose a suspicion that there has been a considâ€" erable "adjustment" of figures to produce the very optimistic appearanâ€" ces presented by Sir James Westland‘s statement. In the budget for the comâ€" ing year he estimates a surplus of $2,â€" 960,000, which, if realized, will be the unspent residuum of borrowed money. A loan of $30,000,000, of which $13,200;â€" 000 will be new money, is to be raised in England, and a rupee loan of $10,â€" 000,000 is to be issued in India, makâ€" Ing for the year a total addition to the existing debt of that country ot‘ some $23,200,000. In addition, the variâ€" ous _ railway â€" companies â€" contemplate carrying out extensions that will furâ€" ther add to the linbilities of the counâ€" try. The floating debt of $30,000,000 now outstanding in London will be renewed, there being no available reâ€" sources out of which to clear it off. Three questions vitally affecting the stability of British rule in India and the general condition of its subject popualtions are calling for urgent conâ€" sideration. The first is the state of ’lndian finances, the seeond the necesâ€" sity for some modification of the preâ€" | sent system of land settlements, and the last the new law; of sedition. The 'nemmity for a complete remodellinc lo! the methods of Indian finance is shown by the budget just laid beforo the Indian Legislative Council by Sir ’Jamea Westland. _ By a leading finâ€" ancial organ in London it is described as a "romantic budget," and the Times speaks of it as "a rather bald array of figures," which "must be criticised }wit.h some reserve," Other journals criticise it more or less severely,. _ The ’dofi«-it for the financial year just closâ€" ed amounts to about $17,600,000, reckâ€" oning three rupees to the dollar, which is about $10,000,000 more than the esli-i mate made a year ago. This deficiency is laid to the famine, which cost alâ€" most $18,000,000, and to the war exâ€" penditure of $12,130,000, not estimatâ€" ed for in the budget of the previous year. Several items of the revenue gave $2,530,000 in excess of the estiâ€" mate, but the opium returns were 81,â€" $00,000 short, EDITORIAL NOTES. In many parts of the country very satisfactory: results can be secured by seeding a mixture of oats, barley and wheat in the spring, allowing this to mature, then thresbing and grinding the grain together. The combination makes a wellâ€"balapced grain ration and is exceedingly valuable, particularly for all kinds of young stock and for fattening bogs. The amount of seed of course will depend somewhat upon tâ€"| _ With the advent of the growing seaâ€" is| son begins a lessening of the cost of ie | food for stock. Dairymen will have less iâ€"| labor to perform in spring and sumâ€" ,â€"| mer, as the cows can be put on pasâ€" ture, and consequently feed themselves Nevertheless there are many points 'l‘ from which the matter of producing "‘milk and butter at the lowest cost ,may ‘~| be viewed. Every dairyman should first ‘~| know the characteristics of the cows ?- in the herd. With the aid of the scales " be should be able to estimate the amâ€" a ount of food consumed by each indivâ€" | idual, and by the use of the milk testâ€" , |er he can keep himself informed of .|® hat each cow is doing. Unless he uses $ these precautions he will be operatâ€" ;_ ing in the dark. There is a wide difâ€" _| ference in the capacity of cows, even '(‘ when of the same breed, and this difâ€" . | ference may be such as to cause aloss _| from one cow, while the other gives a .d profit. In a bherd of from twenty to _| forty cows there may be some excelâ€" '_ lent animals, and the entire herd may 5 give a profit, yet among them may be ; | some that entail a Jdoss, and at the _| same time increase the cost of labor. 6 In a recent test it was found that a _ | cow in a herd that produced 296 pounds _| of butter in a year, only gave a profit o of $30, while another cow that proâ€" § duced only 276 pounds in the same o period gave a profit of $60. The capâ€" acity of one cow was to digest and asâ€". similate the food better than the othâ€" er. The profit was not in the quanâ€" s | tity of butter produced, but in the reâ€" E| duction of the cost. The cost of the | food largely depends on the means for [ | procuring the food. If a herd of cows >‘ are given a large pasture field of s't.wen:y or thirty acres, the use of the )’land must be considered, and if the !'('ropx are eaten off by the cows it :‘ means a corresponding reduction of the -’hay at harvest time. If more food can ' be grown on ten acres than the cows | |ean consume on twenty, the farmer |utilizes less land for his stock and| increases his area for cultivation uf, |grain, hay or some other crop for lhe, | market. His cows, however, will give | | the most product and keep in better j | condition on succulent food in the sumâ€" | mer. The question comes up whelher‘ it will pay him to grow tha green food | | on less land or give the cows plenty of | room for foraging. Sheep also must‘ come in for a place on the farm, as they will consume a large share of | green food that will not be nccepted' by cattle. One point is admitted, which | is, that even on the pasture it is cheapâ€" ; er to bhurdle the cattle on a portion | of the field than to give them full | liberty over the whole ; of course, the l ecost of the hurdles or fences, and the | labor of removing and reurrangingi' them, are objectionable, but the labor |. and cost of doing that which is most |. |conducive to profit should not be an | objection if the ultimate results are | | satisfactory. Farmers should give some | 4 ‘uttention to green crops, whether they | ; use the entire pasture or not. Green|‘ crops afford a large variety and cost | less than any other foods giving large .1 | amounts of forage and assisting in |! keeping the land in good «-(mdition.l Rye, crimson clover, red clover, cow 14 peas, green corn, rape and oats are |" all suitable for producing green food |‘ iin abundance, and, as rye and crimâ€" |i son clover give a supply in the spring, |} before grass has made growth of any j _consequence, they should always be in l the line of rotation. Oats and peas, I broadcasted together, may be seeded !e now if the ground is not frozen, and | they will give a larger amount of | green food on one ncre thin can be | secured from three or four times that | t area of pastnure. and the forage may | r be cut off and given to the animals at | , the barn. When the green food is no | longer suitable for cutting, sheep may [ n b eturned on the remainder, and will | p find a fair proportion of food. Later | a cow peas may be sown, and they will t leave the land in better condition than | ~ before. It is not too soon to sw Esâ€" | 4 sex rape, and, as many farmers bhave | 8 not given it a trial, those who will | 4 make the experiment with rape as | & green forage will not fail to give it | t a place on the farm hereafter. It can |® be cut or eaten off several times durâ€" | & ing the â€"year, and yields enormously | t sheep being very fond of it, while catâ€" | ! tle and hogs also relish it highly. & They float like shining spangles bright Adown the sunny air, And cargoes sweet of sheer delight Unto my beart they bear. In bappy dreams I watch the flocks, While, like a lavish king, With golden key the day unlocks. The treasures of the spring. And up the hillside, green and steep, The lacing dogwood boughs In fleeting glimpses show the sheep Like blossoms as they browse. The redbud trees are wrapped in rose, « The bawthoro throbs and pales, And launched by every breeze that blows The elm seeds spread their sails. In silky balls beside the stream Where thick the yellow cowslips gleam The pussyâ€"willows stand Upon the reedy land. ONTARI THE FOOD OF DAIRY CATTLE SOWING MIXED GRAIN On the Farm. THE HILL PASTURE. TORONTO it goes will open up a large tract of good farming land, and many very good gold prospects en route, particularly in the Peace River country, where exâ€" perience has shown that wheat and othâ€" er cereals can be raised to the best adâ€" vantage, but which the extreme difâ€" ficulty in reaching heretofore stopped many settlers. There is, however, litâ€" tle doubt but that a road can be openâ€" ed up through to the Pelly River, alâ€" though the route may be circuitous. The country between Peace River and Edmonton is even now dotted with small parties of prospectors, numberâ€" ing in all several bundreds. | With the exception of the Almighty Voice trouble in May last, Commissionâ€" er Herchmer says the Indiars have a feasible route had been found, and the Northâ€"West Government immediâ€" ately despatched a party, under Inâ€" spector Chalmers, to cut out the road, and prepare estimates for the necesâ€" sary bridges, and it is expected that this road will be ready for use by the end of the present year. Even if a good road cannot be got all the way to the Pelly River, the road as far as A WAGGON ROAD to conmect the short portions of the road already existing between Edmonâ€" ton an l the Peily KRiver, the poiice furâ€" nished part of the outfit and men. The party after two months, reported that Speaking of the patrol, which last September was sent overland from Edâ€" monton to the Peace River to find out if a waggon road and cattle trail could be opened up to the Pelly River Comâ€" missioner Herchmer says that the Northâ€"West Government having decidâ€" ed to send exâ€"Inspector Chalmers to loâ€" cate, if possible. The Iush to the North Increases Their Workâ€"The Indians are Prosperonsâ€"â€" Strength of the Force at Presentâ€"The Number Must be Increased inOrder to do Eflicient Work, The annual report of the Commisâ€" sioner of the Northâ€"West Mounted Poâ€" lice for 1897, was brought down in the !Houae by the Premier the other day. lThis report is of more than usual inâ€" | terest, owing to the important part played by the Mounted Police in the :opening up of the Yukon geold fields. Commissioner Herchmer, speaking of the work rccomplished by ithe force during the year, lays stress upon the importance of the new patrol which last year went as far north as Fort Resolution on Great Slave Lake, in conâ€" sequence of the reports that a great deal of poison was being unlawfully set out which resulted in the deatrucâ€" tion of large numbers of furâ€"bearing animals at a distance from the bait which were not recovered by the huntâ€" ers, and also that hunters in that northern country were very careless in allowing fires to run, thereby deâ€" stroying large amounts of valuable timber. He described the trip made by the patrol, and the precautions taken for the protection of game and timber from waste by the hunters. A VERY GOOD YEAR‘S WORK DONE BY THESE MEN IN 1897. MOUNTED POLICE FORCE Lastly the trotter or pacer, but he must be able to go nearly a mile in two minutes, and that is seldom done, but a horse that can go very fast is always salable. Raising trotting horses is a legitimate nusiuess, but it is betâ€" ter to let the other fellow do the camâ€" paigning. A colt that will make a very speedy horse will give promise of it if the boy is given a chance to drive him. Every man should consult his own taste as to the class of horses he will raise, but be sure to raise the best of that class. The better way, however, is to raise horses of each class. When the demand for one class is slow the sales of another class will be brisk. The farmer can raise the trotting horse cheaper than can the man who gives his whole time to it. _ Trottingâ€"bred horses make good work horses, and if used cautiously and properly, work on the farm will not injure their speed. ‘ BEST HORSES TO RAISE. For certain classes of horses prosâ€" pects are good. A large, heavy, styâ€" lish, well bred 1800 to 2000 lb draft horse is in good demand and always will be. The cob is wanted if well bred. He should weigh 950 to 1100 lb., have ‘clean limbs, high head, be a high stepâ€" per and attractive. Then the carriage horse is in demand. He should be 15.3 to 16 bands high, well bred, symmetriâ€" cal, with fine bair. the kind of land, but it is usually the custom to mix the seed in the followâ€" ing proportions: Wheat 2, barley 2.and }outa 1. Of course the proportion of each is entirely optional with the farâ€" mer and the grain which does best in any locality should be given prominâ€" ence. Sow 2 or 3 bu. of the mixture to the acre, the same as spring wheat or oats, taking care to cover well and have the seed bed thoroughly pulverâ€" ized. Sow as early as convenient in the spring and do not bharvest until the grain is well ripened. It is adâ€" visable to select varieties of these grains that ripen as nearly at the same time as possible. Spring wheat, barley, and oats usually imature together, but by careful selection this can be made almost certain. This crop can be used for soiling. Cut any time after it is mature enâ€" ough to be of value. If cut just beâ€" fore the blossom appears the greatest amount of digestible nutrients will be obtained, and the most beneficial reâ€" sults. By sowing a succession, soiling material can be had during the entire season, particularly the last part of summer and the early weeks of autumn, when pastures are apt to be short. On many farms of the central west soilâ€" Ing crops are not grown, but small fields near the barn or feed lot will be found valuabie. 1 a ts oo t 1774 °C1 & 10 trug, its wene man _ redognized this vrln% '-ofleu qusfiun. Mt‘&w knov: ;:‘nlm ageo. 1'"%7:“ n':r & at {:1.:‘." qhumo..t‘l:'{u.. ev mease or in part that qlaim the humc: 2“..- udnfizm ‘alone As the oma mrany i _.. * "* certain . mnHums Sho suglnae t rp ack I btuietzrsat intcal i s &A c 1 £. wandg 1 NT AZ P ESIR 1. â€"3 S # aimost ‘elone as the onme. great hertain Curing certain. Il’;u ao-iuu cord. which _md the ninetoenrth sentury. Why is the ‘-odlu- “lo one ‘u:rn cenâ€" mpiois :l-lnu-lerlflr:.uumt- tree, an mllm sure follow . while this remedy Draotion Ablyr Here is Rest priroiple ‘The trouâ€" at their hands t T Wor mla â€" Uorarlkne & Fa ~~va The great dircoverer of ‘Nl medicine was 'on’uol of the knowledge that the seat of all disease is the nerve centres, situated at the DAse of the brain. . In In the matter ofhrd health temporâ€" Izing measures, While possibly suosessâ€" ful for the moment, can never be lastâ€" ing. _ Those in poor health soon know whether the remedy they are using is silmply a passing insident in their ex â€" perience, bracing them up for the day, or something that is getting at the seat of the disease and is surely and permanently restoring. The eyes of the world are Hterally Axed on South American Nervine. They are not viewing it as a nineâ€"days‘ wonâ€" der, but aritical and gzporh.ood men have been ngdnn. this medicine for wsars, with the one reeultâ€"they have found that its claim of perfect cureaâ€" tive qualitlies cannot be gainsaid. A Discovery, Based on Scientific Principles. Renders Faillure Impossible. wHEN EVERT O7BER HELPRR B$ FALD M MB Dear Charlie. if I marry you, will you get up and make the fires in the mornâ€" ing :8 3: > , Darling girl, we will get married in the summer. _ Before winter you will get used to the idea of making the fires yourself. The diary of Inspector W. H. Searth who, with twelve Mounted Policemen, went into the Yukon by way of the Chilcoot pass in April last, is very inâ€" teresting as it describes minutely the trip down the water stretches from Lake Bennett to Fort Selkirk. If this diary is to be relied upon the navigaâ€" tion of the water stretches is by no means an easy matter. The experiâ€" ences of the party, especially on the Hootalinqua and Lewis Rivers, is quite eufficient to show that it would be an absolute impossibility for any steamboat, no matter how small to go either up or down these rivers beyond Five Finger Rapids. Beyond Doubt the Greatest Medical Discovery of the Age. TKE EYES OF THE WORLD Are Fixed Upon South Ameriâ€" can Nervine. The total actual strength of the force is given at 580, of whony 80 are in the Yukon district. Speaking on this subject, the Commissioner says: "Owâ€" ing to the reduction all members of the force bhave been worked to their fullest extent, and with our reduced strength, the ca‘lls made for men for the Yukon, Peace River, and Arthaâ€" baska, districts, and the Crow‘s Nest Pass Railway it has been very diffiâ€" cult to meet all calls without seriousâ€" ly imapairing our efficiency in the Terâ€" ritories proper. Fortunately, the absâ€" ence of prairie fires and the good beâ€" havior of the Indians enabled us to keep up with the work, but without sufficient drill and proper opportuniâ€" ties for instruction it can only he exâ€" pected that the force will seriously deâ€" teriorate. Either police protection must be taken away from the older settled districts or the strength of the force must be materially increased." 5 along with good hunting, have made the Indians comparatively independâ€" ent, and in other parts of the country they have sold large quantities of hay, and disposed of a considerable number of fat cattle. 3 and been unusually quiet in all parts of the territory during the past year, and generally bhave made great progress. {n the west they have made a good deal of money, baving found a market for large numbers of hitherto worthleas ponies for packing over the various routes to the Yukon. [There bas also been a great demand for hay for use on the construction of the Crow‘s Nest Pass Railway. In the north fair crops GOOD PRICES FOR CATTLE, EASILY ARRANGED he had the bost lbl. with â€" medical treatment veye |ally, and with nearly all medicines, 1 | that they aim simply to treat the orga ‘that may be diseased. Bouth Ameri¢can ; Nervine passes by the organs, and imâ€" mediately applies its ourative powers | to the nerve centre» from which the | organs of the body neceive their supplig of nerve fiuid> The nerve â€" centrep ‘healed, and of necessity the orgar which shown the rnwufl evidence only of ment is healod. Indi. gestion, â€" nervousness, impoverishe@ blood, liver comniaine 11 °_ __"" "N°@ th â€" A aiaeg _ _ _ . , E2Z EVI0IE, MIII.. South Amertcan Nervine has geone to headquarters and ou m The eyes of the wor .,.‘rb.. diseppointed in the i .u,;,m % ocudlorflu?-uun'“«:hc- 1:_;3 marvel, o thue, wende :.:“hll“ ‘u.rk_'”« M‘%O’ Inow a. Do you think it‘s unlucky to walk under a ladder ? "It‘s apt to beâ€"if there‘s a man a m. to 4 p. m. & genoral Banking busivess transacted Drafts mued and collections made on all points. Doposâ€" ts received and interest allowed at current runn allowed on savings bank depos.ts of $108 yd upwards. Promptattentionand everyfaoil amafforded curtomenrs liying at a distunce . A Sorans, dusree, rdutions. ‘Unites Boater DURHAM AGENCY. S G. REGISTRY OFFICE, L bhomas @ Lander, Registrar. John A. Munro, Deputyâ€"Registrar, Office hours from 14 W . F. Cowsn. Head Office, Torontoâ€": OAPITAL, Authorized $23,000,00€6 #* Paid 13 1,000,006 RESERYVE FUNX 600,000 TERMS; Q per year, IN ADVANCR CBAS. RAMAAGB Editor & Proprieto® StaadardBank of Canada Sheâ€"Love is like seasickness. Heâ€"Why t Fheâ€"Because you can have it aw«â€" fully and yet can‘t describe it. THE GRE! REVEV Thursday Morning. SAVINGS BANK A MYSTERIOUS MALADY. APT TO BE UNLUCKY. OFFICRB, GAR 8T., |DURHANM. I On thy 16th the English f ecreaset, while the Morro cor ply with two guos. The B Mmanterse uow determiasd i again opened on the Mort next week showed encourag As it was evic these ships had Morro, while its f with them, Comr ad their withdras condition and h repairg. side, hopu tion of th« centration teries. 11 ing. Kepp ed to the in the Ste lead, but three othe borough a in with th sides again they kept #ls modo m ON th e Tok wireale ng uw a On Jaly 9 bey &n und 1 Li l.lQ‘ « the froin The land: accomplishe under Majo to the wes and the for the harbous AWH C wh pia work moun th trance «1 principa upon a nart ol tw 4d M H Has ) W M y He The e f1 t] sho 11 t D4 h n MB in c W + p 1 @d th H on in n ©I) be UT A "I rt li« H) d n n n Dia N @ X 1aj l« 1 th \ ln @4 btory of the s a Mundrcd BH ol H1s; 110 HAYVAN« Carry IN THE n KEY OF T; nce [ n Aj 4 n fron D n 121 N fa Agee ) Lh th ©Bn Di D«