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ow t farmers. y to exchar ¢ oral do from. being satistactony" af fool Jack cf help leaves' the fields full of of labor bas riot been sufficient, greatly helped the farmers out... is still: a tough prcblem, but we "usual. A few have seciiréd help lave sent to the Old Country and ] ve to do their own work + wages : hat they cannot afford to pay them: The help that may be obtainable at times is without any knowledge of farming = that class of men who dre without experience and want the wages of firsticlass . Hur Bruce An ber & which appears to k s outs" Shik Benanek, Grey ++ ur machinery 'and dry weather, coupled With light crops, we have not needed many harvest hands, ; 4 Gwi iry W., Simcoe: On account of the fine weather and I be taken off with ease with the help labor more migrants have been brought in $ Co ury } light growth of straw, harvest wil not a great deal of farm ! 'Adelaide, Middlesex : : ing is becoming more. and {needed in 'this section, as' cattle general. RE ho A ..- A.ondon. Middlesex : Farmers are trying to do their own work in p viv é¢ Ahanec time and labor with 'each 'and. 50 are masters and 'servants by turns, but' we retain jour cash earnings on our farms: o.Nissouri E , Oxford: . We have a few good farm hands, tut three: fourths of them are of no use, They don't khow and they don't [Seem to ivant to learn; : ! : .. Zotra E, ford: The supply of farm labor has improved aver that of the past few year .. Wages range from $15 to $22 a month for Englishmen, and from $25 to $28 for the real home grown. Xoo Dumfries Si; Brant: Farmers are meeting the labor. question by | 'hising the best machinery and cropping to suit circumstances. NL Wallace, Perth | With the use of ha chincry and a little exchange i [of labor the work has been kept well up this season: Dry weather is | what facilitates farm work. 7 i 'Peel, Wellington :« Farm help has been insufficient. Many of the young meh who have been placed with the farmers have left and have [Bone into shops ini the cities. + Wellesley, Waterloo: The: supply of farm labor has been insufficient." The rate of wages is variable, A good Canadian can get anything he asks; but.men from the Old Country get-about $18 per "Inionth for the summer months. £00 Trafalgar, Halton: The number of farm laborers has been suffi- but.it has been of poor quality. -Many of them are not-worth :and yet there are so many complaints. Good men: can ny wages: they: like. Wisk : Gwillimbury N., York: Farniers by using improved machinery and an. exchange of labor are getting along nicely with their.work.' carbora', York: 'We have a lot of useless immigrants, and more ming: Something should be done to stop this dumping business, Hamilton, Northumberland : "The supply of labor is not what it {should be, because nearly all the Englishmen are itinerants ; they want x stard Labor was so scarce last year that farmers made caleulat 1 ir.gwn work with moder machinery, and so have been able to get along with less men. ¢ Dundas: Farm labor is just as scarce as it is pos get is of the poorest quality. \ ' Farm laborers are-hard to get, and like the ¢ when you have them. nd Farmers are adopting Western methods. in 3 IS, plows, and horse rakes, ay forks, grain slings, ete., in order that they t of farm work with the. least possible help. sufficient help I any cf the Old" Country 'men are arm. help offering 'them t steady enough. arvest is the only'one that needs much being got in, doing away with the arm labor is scar ce. an high priced, but is {stopef 20 mini at Bowmanville, Sp creditable performan fm the same rate BLACKSTOUK TA SE X} : Don't forget the Dlackétdek fair this week, "Come early. dir le undérstand thas some Port Perry citizens hate heen to Toronto to play crequet, . Bouter try Black- LH . Mre, Fred Brock, of Port Perry. is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Parr, Mrs. Havton is visiting at Mr. 'W. Parr's, y ing at bis home here. " "Miss Thomason Lawson is at Mr, Jas. Parr's, We wish the Western Bank every success in their enterprise in starting a branch office in Bur village, The Sunday School rally 'of the Methodist church is to be beld on Sunday, Oct. 13, Programme by the school, The Sunday scrvice in connection with the Presbyterian Anniversary was held Sunday last. Rev. J. MeNicol, B. A , of Toronto, preached morning and evening to large appre- ciative andiences, Rev. Jno. Harris, of Port Perry, oceupied the pulpit in the Methodist chureh on Sunday last. The following 18 the report of 8. 8. No. 2, Cartwright, for the month of September. Names in order of standing :-- visiting SENIOR DIVISION Senior 1V--Helen Whitfield, John Hooey, 'Roy Ferguson, Bertha Taylor, Irene Hyland, Selena Swain, George Crawford, Louis Willan. Junior 1V--May Scott, @arl Wright, Everett Trewin, Senior. III--Rose Wright, Ethel Whitfield, Elmer Monntjoy, Howard Bailey, Harold Homes, Roy Taylor, Arthur Bailsy, Austin Willan, Cecil Hill, Junior II[--Albert Riches, Vera Hodey, |" Clara Ferguson, = Helep Cryderman, "Maretta Willan, FErta Croker, Russell . Riches, Charlie Venuing. H. ©. Ferguson, teaclier, JUNIOR DIVISION. Senior 1I-- Edna Kin man, Murray Foreter, Laura Harrison, Margaret Forster, | Alice | Venning, Arthur Crozier, Gardham Trewin, Part [Eva Holmes, Ruth Wh,t- field, Elva Wright, Cora Riches, Part' I -- Frankie Crydérman, Tommy Croker, Alida Taylor, George Croker, Winnie Cryderman. 'M. Miriam Cline teacher. Wray Jobb, of Port Elgin, is visit- } En Ce rs, TE Gillis To he a successiut wife, to relain the fovo aid admiration ot her husband, should be a womdh's constant study. Ab. the first. indication . of ill-health, painful or irregular periods, headachs or backache; secure Lydia E. Pinkham's retable Compound and begin its use. M T. LE. Gillis, Windsor; N. 8., describes her illness, and cures, in the following letter : Dear Mrs. Pinkham :-- "Whén I commenced to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound I was suf fering with weakness and womb trouble, headaches, backaches, and that worn-out, tired feeling. I have only taken the Vege- table Compound a few short weeks, and it hss madé ms well, strong and robust. I believe that Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetab'n Componnd is without equal for fernnle troue bles." Women who are troubled with painful or irregular periods, backache, blovting, (or flatulence), inflammation or ulcera. tion, that "bearing-down" feeling, dizzi- ness, faintness, indigestion, or nervous progtration may be restored to perfect health and' strength by taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. IIONEYDALE The big rain on Saturday makes the plough go 'ever so much better but it hindered the boys going to Port Perry on Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. James Ross, Mr, Wm. Dewey ard Miss B, Dewey, Mr, Wm. Wilson, Mr Joe. Wilson, Mr. "Albert Wilson, Mr. I. Irvin, Miss S. Irwin, Mr. Wu, Jobns all attended. Ash- burn Iaic on Wednesday last, Mr. Robt. Tavlor was visiting friends in Prince Albert on Sunday last. Mr. A. Gocde is in this neighbor- heod again with bis threshing machine. Mr. I'. Harrison has been visiting friends in Borelia, No parties or: entertainments in the village lately, everything very quiet. Cheer up Loys it muy not be so, Miss Grace Stephencon and mother of Baginaw, Mich. are visliing with Mr, W. Mark. Mr. W. Ingram, of Port Per v, Mr. R Hood, of Sengog, Mr John Marsh, Nr. James Mark were the. guests of W. Mark ou Sunday, :