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Bleached Cotton 10c yard "Purity ' pure white bleach good weight,.free from dressing a splendid cloth at......... 1235 Gowdy's cash price 10c English Ginghams 10c yard @ -Acloth that will wash and keep its color, neat stripes, checks and -plaids, usually sold at 12}c. 'Gowdy's cash price 10c - at Listowel's Cash Store These are not "Reduced Pri Regular Values that a cash policy makes. possible You Can "Do Better' . : Prices" but just a few Sheeting. - 25c yard Two yards wide, plain or twill and 'either 'bleach or un- bleached, good weight. Gowdy's cash price 25c We pay cash for Produce . Trade. Cash sania aoa Ge 23 22c - Serr ree 82 8le Dried Apples. 05 Odc Chickers...... 124 to 17¢ according to quality. Gowdy & Co., Limited "The store for all the people" Listowel. a D. L. W. Scranton COAL ut . : J. C. BAKER Dealer In Phone 2-12 Wood and Tile J. ROGER, SEEDS ! All kinds of farm and garden seeds. The best that money can buy. Come and inspect for yourself. Red Clover, Alsike, Alfalfa, Timothy, etc. Hardware and Tinware Atwood CENTRAL yd Michi Wipe Canada's best practical training school. Wp CZ Sipe a = = a 3 3 4 4 3 Three departinents Commercial { Shorthand . avd | Telegraphy | | Courses are thorough and prac- tical. Individual instructio astrong experienced 8 Our graduates succeed. Students may enter at any time. is given by Get onr free catalogue and see what we can do-for you D. A. McLachlan, Principal =; hh Wied Wildy, Wilde Wee Le eile ed WN eeedeve ie dved | Listowel Business any time and grow with us. For particulars, address, Edwin G. Matthews, Principal Geo. Bray Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public. Listowel, Ontario H. B. Morphy, K.C. Notary Public, Convey- ancer. Solicitor for Bank of Hamilton Listowel -- Milverton -- Atwood Offices, Listowel and Milverton : » Money to Loan. areas Alonzo. Dingman,.of St. Thomas, for many. years postmaster at South- wold, drepped dead while reading a paper at his home, tiship of Elma. \D. A. Kidd, M. D. Main Street, Atwood, Ontario. PHYS SURGEON ACCOUCHEUR CORONER Executive Officer of Board of Health -| Specialties, Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat. Diseases of Women and Children. J, Cecil Hamilton Barrister, Conveyancer 'Solicitor for. Imperial Bank of Canada oney to Loan ! Office-- Main st., Listowel, Dr. Foster, dentist. | Branch office--Main-st., Atwood, in same building as the Clerk of Town- Will visit Atwood every Thursday afternoon. Tenders For Drain, Sealed tenders, 1 marked " Tenders for Drain," will be received by the undersigned up till two o'clock p.m., on Saturday, March 7th, 1914, for the construction of a drain in the Township of Elma, known as "The Ellice- Maitland Relief Drain." Ten- ders must state price per cubic yard, and the number of yards to be deter- mined by the engineer in charge, and must give the fiames of two sureties and be accompanied with a marked cheque for $100. Plans, profiles and specifications may be seem at my office, Atwood. or further information apply to Wm. Scott, Reeve, of Monkton, Ont., or the undersigned. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted GEO. LOCHHEAD, Clerk of Elma. Atwood, Feb. 14th, 1914. ew Yards are being built west of the 'station. next to, here on Saturday. meeting the hall was filled and every one p 4 took a keen interest in the addresses on yarious subjects. Mr. _F. M. Johnson, of Boston, | ( Ontario gave a Very good address on "Dairying for. Dollars.' He is a practical man and emphasised very strongly the necessity of testing by the scales and Babcock tester, so that cows which do not give a sufficient quantity of milkto pay for their board can be-culled out of the herd. He also discussed the subject of corn | growing, pointing out that farmers should purchase their seed corn at. least one month before it was requir- ed for planting; and that only 'corn in the cob-should be obtained and every cob should be tested. He advised against the use of the corn at the top and bottom of the cob, as the largest and most fertile corn grows in- the middle, and claimed that in Norfolk County, where he lives, the best plan }| was to save their own seed corn. Mr.. F..W. Clark, of Cainsyille, Ont., then addressed' the meeting on the subject of "Growing Alfalfa," and as there has been very little &uccess in growing this variety of fodder in Elma, the discussion was gone into yery heartily by the farmers present. One reason given why it bad proved a failure in this district was owing ta the fact. that the seed had been grown under different climatic conditions. Alfalfa should not be pastured as it would kill-it out. Mr. Clark also took up -the subject: " Commercial Fertilizers, Do They Pay?" . This was a yery timely subject to discuss as it was only during 1913 that the farmers of Elma commenced to use them, and we are satisfied that those present carried away somo very use ful information. Mr. Clark showed very use otherwise he might be throwing the money away as well as the ferti- lizer. He also gave valuable infor- mation with regard to the drill or other means employed to apply it. The audience was highly pleased witb the able manner in which both speakers handled. their subjects. Mr. Thos. Dickson, who bas been director for the north end of "Elma for the past four years adored a resignation, which was accepted Mr: Thomas Shearer and Burke were appointed to rerio the township for 1915. EVENING MEETING. The supplementary meeting of the North Perth Farmers' Institute held in the Agricultural ball here © on Saturday evening wes fairly well at- tended considering the stormy nature of the weather. Mr. Thos. Dickson, e Atwood, oc troductory remarks called on Mr. M. F. Johnson, of Boston, Norfolk Co., who gave a lucid address on the best method-of feeding chickens and bow mercial standpoint. After devoting a brief time to hen | houses in 'general and the kind adapted to produce the best results | in particular, Mr. Johnson gaye some | very instructive information as re- as to get the maximum profit Before entering upon his subject proper he strongly advocated that farmers and others engaged in the chicken business should endeavor to interest their boys and girls in the work, and that he knew of no better plan than by giving them a portion of the profits as an incentive to en- amount of | 1 Pcourage them in the undertaking, By placing a certain amount of responsi bility on the young people the speak- er claimed it had a tendency to create an aptitude for business, thus making idle smarter and better boys an irls. On his on poultry farm he made ete the basis of feed, but gaye ome barley and corn, the corn being ronson in the litter in the evening so that when the birds dropped from the perches in the early morning they were kept busy--a very essen- tial thing in keeping hens in a healthy and robust condition. ~In addition to the above he always had a copious supply of rolled cats and bran moistened, but nvt made sloppy, with buttermilk and cour milk from which the hens feed at any time. Emphasis was -laid on the fact that itis much safer to have the milk sour all the time than to give sweet milk one day and sour another, as the latter wayis certain- to cause in- digestion and oftentimes deaths. Ground green bone is an excellent thing to feed, but should be given in moderation as it has a tendency to make the birds ruflie their feathers and Jook for trouble. Plent of green feed should be given, cabbago being well suited for this purpose. A per- manent supply of pure water should always be accessible to the fowl, in- to which a small qnantity of* Vone: tian red should be placed® about wo ery ss eatasal meotings 'of ( the shoes Perth Farmers' 'Institute |. were held in the Agricultural hall}, t the alternoon | plainly that a farmer would; need to be well informed as to their! son cupied the chair and after a few ing] to get the best results from a com | gards the proper feeding of hens oF the -evenion . was oS Farin said that he Me to show the gpa ste. d ddress: them on the vary ith- pacts of . properly ventilat- ay ei sé ail the way from 40c he ¥6 per dog. in 'winter time, seid Mr. ark, and with chicken feed practi: as cheap as when they were.re- ing at 10c a doéz, the poultry business, if properly handled, should prove a yery remunerative occtipation indeed. The demand for fresh eggs never was greater than it is to day. Tp make a success of poultry raising three things are essential: a good ubiform strain of fowl, proper feeding and a clean, well ventilated hen house As the previous speaker had devoted his time to the feeding of chickens he would confine bis re marks to the proper housing of them. At the Experimeotal Farm, Guelph, said Mr. Clark, Mr. Bell, an authority in tnatters pertaining to poultry, has experimented at that institution for three years with different kinds of buildings in which to keep chickens, and. closely noted the results, and bas found that the best results are obtained in a building 20x20 feet open at the south side. If such a structure is erected in an éxposed position it would be weil in stormy weather to have a curtain of burlap or other open material which can be lowered on such occasions. In a | building of this size from 80 to 100 hens should be kept,-otherwise it will be too-cold for them to giye best results, and at the back three rows of perches 'should .be placed. Plenty of ifresh air is absolutely necessary to keep hens in a healthy condition. More disease, principally tuberculosis, is caused by bad ventilation than by any other means. Remember, said Mr. Clark, the hen is a na'iye of the jungle and unless it bas plenty of fresh air, exercise and water it can not acecmplish what nature intends it-to.do.. He-strongly adyised the keoping of good breeds, as mongrels are not worth their keep. In his opinion Plymouth Rocks, Wyendottes and Rhode Island Reds are the best all round utility breeds to keep, and cautioned his hearers against keeping high breasted breeds, which closely resemble the shape of a coal scuttle when their heads and legsgwere cut off, buf rather keep the: stfains with, broad bills, short -broad heads and ee ib almost impossible to high breasts of some kinds| with flesh, and that it is rot pro"t: able to keep fowl over two ) ears old. During the evening Mr. Clark showed a large number of lantern, slides of hen houses/in: different | parts. of the country; pointing out their good and bad features as they were flashed upon the screen. A fayorite building with poultry breed ers is the colony house, capable of accommodating about 15 hens. These see are built on skids and are easily moved from place to place. In summer they are placed in orchards and other suitable places and in winter are placed in a row so as to | facilitate feeding. Some of the slides ishowed the deplorable conditions | under which bens are kept, and Mr. | Clark very aptly remarked that some |people think that any old place is | ood enough for the hen. Tie-also laid stress on the necessity of keeping hen houses free from vermin and the supplying plenty of dry sand so that the chickens can take a bath when- ever necessary. He advised against building expensive houses, pointing out that the cost of feed, cost of building, etc., would. make the bens fo.some before a_ profit could be shown. A number ef slides showing good and bad eggs were exhibed, and the-speaker advised that eggs that failed to hatch inan incubator should not be taken to stores ag was done in somo places, for perhai consumers were paying more for eggs than they q\ are worth as a food. Mr. Wm. Robb gave a couple of pieces on the violin which were loud- ly ened = "The Sick List.--Thos/ "Hamilton, Alex. Struthets, Johar Hammond, R. S Ballantyne WA Chapman, Janie Dennis; infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Nes. Hamilton and Thos. Anderson. The next Literary meeting will be held in the Music Hall, Atwood, on Friday' evening, February _27th Three scenes of the Merchant of Venico will be given--The Street Scene, The Trial Scene and The Garden Scene. There will also be suitable musical selections between scenes. Owing to the expense of meking costumes for the play the committee find it nesessary to make a small charge for admission. Child- ren dc and adults 15c. CASTORIA » For. Infants and Childrea in Use For Over 30 Years At6 months old 5 Doses --Z5CENTS | lS Exact Copy of Wrapper. . For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA THR GERTAUR COMPANY, NEW Yorn erry, Cream Wanted. HIGHEST PRICES W ILL BE PAID BY US Test every shipment. Pay every two weeks. Let us send you a can. Call and see us when in town or Cash cheques at par. It will cost you nothing to give us a trial. write us for fuller babieeaes. REFERENCE, BANK OF HAMILTON. Perth Creamery Co. Listowel, Ont" Aidrich Bros. Managers AUCTIONSALE| wt ----_OF-- Farm Stock and Implements. Alex. Morrison has received instruc- tions from Mr. Thomas S. Edgar to sell by public auction, on LOT 6, CON. 7, ELMA, ON Tuesday, Feb'y 24, 1914 At 1 o'clock sharp, the following : 1 heayy mare, rising 10 yrs. old, supposed in foal to Prince of Mary- field, weighing 1500 Ibs.; 1 general purpose mare, rising 4 yrs., aunpoen in foal to Prince of Maryfield; 1 general purpose mare, rising 11 yrs., supposed in foal to Prince of Mary- field; 1 heavy mare, rising' 8 yrs. old, 1509 ibs; 1 colt, rising 2 yrs., sired by Goldenluck ; 1 cdlt, rising 1 yr., sired by Goldenluck. 3 good Holstein cows, supposed i in calf; 1 Durham cow, supposed in calf; 5 Holstein heifers, rising 2 yrs; 3 grade heifers, rising 2 yrs; 1 grade Durham ateer, rising 2 yrs; 1 reg. Holstein bull, rising 2 yrs; 1 purebred York sow, due to farrow in March. Massey Harris binder, 5-ft.. cut; Frost & Wood mower, 5-ft. cut; seeder and cultivator combined, Massey-Harris; hay rake, new No. 21 Fleury plow, new No. 17 Liste=4 wel plow, twin plow, Chatham fan- ning mill, pulper, 2 top buggies, one neatly new; farm truck wagon, near- ly new; hay and stock rack combin- ed, set heavy sleighs, set of Diamond barrows, 2 sets double harness, one nearly new ; set single harness, Daisy churn, coal or wood range, nearly new ; cook stove, coal or wood; wood heater and some household furniture. 8 tons of good hay, 500 bushels of oats, 125 bushels seed barley, 40 hens, 2 geese, 1 gander. Forks, shovels and a host of small articles. TERMS OF SALE. All sims of $10 and under, cash ; |' over that amount 8 months' credit P will be given on furnishing approved joint notes, or a discount of 8 per|, cent. per annum will be allowed off for cash on credit amounts. Lind owners taken as security only. Hay and grain cash. Everything must be sold as Mr. Edgar is going West. & THos.§. EpGAR, ALEX. MORRISON, Proprietor: Auctioneer. "Mr. Alvia ite: of Norwood, ar- ed in town last Friday with a car f ho hich are now stabled in the ElmaHouse barns. Mr. Houze intends in the course of a few weeks to make a shipment to the West. Wm. R. Dempsey, ex-M. P. P. for Prince ---Edward County, died very suddenly at his home in Ameliasburg. A hockey team from the Presby- terian Church crosse! sticks with a team from the Methodist church on Saturday afternoen on the ice at Mr. Vallance's. After forty minutes' play of ' the go-ss you please style" the boys from the Methodist Church had three goals to their opponents two. Future battles are anticipated. Capital Pald Up ,000. BANK OF HAMILTON Your Present Salary you once earned a smaller ealary than. you are now getting, and managed well enough. You also ee about as' many pleas e you ever ankieces how much the difference bet- in a few years if deposited at interest with this bank ? Make up your mind to save a certain part of your salary and deposit that amount each pay day in this bank, where it will earn the highest cur- rent interest. * One dollar will open an ccount. A. M. Robinson Peach growers in the Niagara at trict report serious damage to their Agent Atwood Branch trees of last Ww ok. the extremely cold weather