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"Awakened Too Late to Its Own. Hence is After Cani Sinha a inf: Fw ( SOUND._AND | pppeticne The United States has awakened to the importance of. forest preservation at too late an hour, and now Canada is looked to a8 8. source of ultimate rei Hef, when famine shall have rendered the-pulp and paper milis of our neigh; bors devoid of supplies. Many -comi ' ™m. Ki is passenger 1.17 | missions have. been appointed acrona p. m the line to investigate the forest sup- Cc. ©. R. plies and prescribe remedies for the el 8 00 rapid depletion, but In many parts it is Oren eer eh ois. m.. and To. | 2 @ vain attempt that work is being ronto 1 . leaves Listo- | done. For instance, the latest State wel 3.05 p,m, arriving at Guelph 4.42 | to mcve in the matter of taking care p-m., Toronto p. m. of its important timber Interests, Ala: ing leaves Toronto at 7.20 a-! bama (whose annual lumber output id arriving at Lis-| valued at $5,000,000), appropriates $500 for carrying aut the provisiond of the act, providing a commission with various duties. The great State of Minnesota" wuose forest products in one year approach in value $45,000, 000, devotes less than $12,000 to ita forest interests and on prairid planting. The State of Maine, whic' still cuts around one billion feet, an is indebted to the forest for a product of $18,000,000 in value, keeps within the modest sum of $25,000 to pay for the protection against fire and the support am ples of such picayune and inadequate measures are found many other Btates, The only two States which bave not hesitated to spend money for forestry purposes are New York and Pennsyl- vanla. The former, in p ing for est -land for a preserve, which now comprises about one and a half mik lion acres only, has expended milliond of dollars, and is annually appropriat- ing money for further purchase, be sides liberal provision for its Forest, Fish and Game Commission. But, alas! the policy of forest reservation which had begun on economic m. ma Guelnh 6 6.23 p. m., arriving a #0 pm Ga Connecti tions oad at Linwood Junc- tion with trains for Goderich. H. 'B. MORPHY, K. C. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC, Solicitor for the Bank of Hamilton, gota and Commissioner. Mon- GEORGE BRAY BARRISTER, - SOLICITOR, NOTARY PUBLIC, ETC. - - ONT. LISTOWEL, F.R, BLEWETT, K. C. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, NOTARY PUBLIC, ETC., rdon i Offic: groun Go Block, Upposite Post si has --,, into ---- STRATFORD - - ONT. pleasure the wealthy, and 'ai is little chaidane tion to economic forest questions given by the State or the Commis» sion. Pennsylvania is the only Stat@ which can be said to have started o: a true policy of recuperatioa, bu up waste lands, protecting een, an 1 in a small way beginning to reforest {t them, an appropriation of about $500, 000 being at the disposal of the Forest {eo LOUIS GABEL "tous sxe WHAT THE HOME. See soua | MARKET CONSUMES Ceci! Hamilton, B. A. Barriste -, Conveyancer. Solicitor for Imperial Bank of Canada MONEY TO LOAN. Ofhce, Main St.. maxt ts Dr. Foster, Dentist: office in Atwood every Wednesday rere ey Se j Sales ucted in any part of Perth ounty at moderate charges. Satisfac ed. °'Sales im: es may be arranged for at a i! ard o! FRED. VANDRICK, The Lesson of the Figures of Three Big Grain Crops and Also the | Root _Products M market has been termed by some free traders as "a : Canada's home 5 ----~ LICENSED AUOTIONEEB joke." Without the demand from this For the Oocunties of Perth, Huron and 60-called "joke," however, the vast gpa os Maryborough. ' proportion of the Canadian crops oe to handle all kinds of sales would be left on the farmers' hands 'each year. manner, . J. Vandriok's store, Lis ! Order eft a A. Jn Vand serrate | The official Government returns of the crops of Canada in 1909, the latest ENTIRELY NEW 8T0Ck OF year given in the Canada Year Book, | were as follows: P D Quantity, ure rugs | Wheat ...... 166,744,000 $141,320. "600 | a rae rere 363.466. 00 122.390. oS Barley « occcs 55.3 25,434.00 and Chemicas. aon are the three big crops Twtat | e most readily shipped, mos R. A. HUNTER having |< cheaply handled by railways, and are acquired the sole intercst, will most in general demand everywhere. in future attend to the want! Government returns show that rortadt the year in question Canada e zt his Customers personally | Quantity i i ialty-. cWheat ....... 56.9 s6h0 80.98 $20 Family recipes a specialty Re Wheat ....... $ ee ' an. Barley ....-..- 2, 1,744, 87 R. A. Hunter. t flour, count- & bushels o 'ohent to the Crate 5 Includes the wh ed 4} barre! 1) | Edy of $289,000,000 of Canada's largest and most easily shipped crops, | the Shots outside world took less than | $86,000,000 worth home market | consumed over two hundred and four ; million dollars' worth more than we | sold to all the rest of the world. | Now let us look at the conditions as | a a te te be tee FALL TERM FROM AUGUST 28. bilby f, to root crops. The official returns fot ("4 1909 give the yleld of the Canadian YL: farms to have been: STRAT+ORD, ONT. Passat, _---- Potatoes ..... 99,087,200 $26,399, e bse hey ea ae , Pornips wn ast a 4.600 ie E88 f this we sold abroad as follows: that our graduates are the best. Potatoes ..... 1.560.638 $919,18 We bave three departments-- Turnips ...... 1,026, 160.44 The home market consumed _ $53,- Commercial, Shorthand of the and Telegraphy. 600,000 worth, d the rest world bought $1,069,687 worth of our used in $ principal root crop, such as ts The tuition for six months is $55 home. , and for 1 year $80. Investigation Hay is another of our big crops, and will prove to your aatisf: one which is always in demand. In t is no better Business @ | 1909, Canada raised 11,877,100 'ons, College i | valued at $131.644,000 worth, while the rest of the world bought from us 566,- D. A. McLACHLAN, , 884 tons, or something over $600,000 | What about live stock? The oftictal that Canada had, in 1909,. rses and Mrs. Winslow s Seething 53 Syrup has milch 'cows, in 1909,' 5 other than +, | were valued at $126,226,000. been used for over fifty mil- | "Statistics of certain Industries of a a cir Canada were taken officially in 1906. teething SUCCESS. | The 6 are It soothes the child, so gums, | sanghtering 'and meat packing, tire brah coenode day deart ca, Saldby | Slenghtering mr Gea Droggists in ove wie ite , |000. Our total export of meats of all Soothing Syrup,"" and take no Oth | ee ae ee Nee etek cate j ,000, an B uw ty five cents a bottle. and n 1909, we sold to the' whole world outaide of Canada only; $1,900,000 of Thus, it C) of how impor' tant our home meat market is, and' it id be to sow i pendent upon them for ing 19,600,000 persons per cent. of the total of maintaining well as manufacturing, Roane crag of subsistence, strong be fear po in the world's markets, rmany made bre H posed 'aad apply to agricultural products. Russla Russia bas long been a type of ex- ercan- was with eee, as shown in the Act of 1823. The a teach forces prevailing about 1850 prod ost since then its t probably unequalled any modern state, due largely to the fear of Eng- Ush and German competition. Fifteen years ago, nearly 90 per cent. of the Russian --. --_ ele gaged in agricultural and pur ta, and about 1,000,000, 000 owes of land were more or less lunder cult 'vation. Abundance of pasture lands makes stock raising profitable. France "Since 1848," said Mulhall in 1888, greatly added to the wealth of the na- tion. early every foot of soll is ex- tremely well cultivated in France. Many people have been kept on the soll, thus preventing the overcrowding of cities and the struggle for places amoug laborers in industrial Se which would have occurre ce pursued the English poly of opening her ports to the dmis- sion of farm products of oar coun- tries, and ruined and impoverished her .--<e 188 neral revision of the a. _¥ tar poor] into 'effect, which, while freeing raw crepe and tax- Ing half-man es moder ately, increased the duties". on live stock and fresh meats. Thus manufac- turers were not highly protected as yet. The agricultural depression led to the Acts of 1885 and 1887, in which much higher duties were Imposed on wheat, flour, rye, barley, oats, 2, cattle sheep, pigs and fresh meat. 189) more protection as a ; and France Bol Rg (followed by Russia, ok a , I and the di States) introduced the system nimum tariffs. Austria-Hungary Preceding, and following thg war of 1866, duties ne considerably low- ered in Austria- , and it was not until 1882 that & all thoroughly pro- tective duties were restored. e Austrian and Hungarian Governments do all in their power to promote native industry. Agriculture is the chief occupation of the people, the produc- tive land being more than 90 per cent. of the total area. The principal pro- duct Iie grain, including wheat, rye, oats, maize, barley, buckwheat and millet. Flax, hemp, beets, hops. tobao- co and vegetables are also raised in large quantities. The increase in pro- duction of agricultural products, fos- tered by protection, has given a great + ra to the making at home of farming implements. Belgium In 1844 Belgium adopted protection or the first time, and Holland fol lowed the next year. In 1895 about one fifth of the pope aston: of Belgium were agriculturists. total value of agricultural pro ducts in re was $282, ps 000 and of anima! produce $48,000, Italy Upon the union of the Italian states the old customs were moved to the frontier and maintained almost exclusively for revenue pur ee But about 1870, the necessity f protecting agriculture, the impor tance of establishing industries ang adopting an !ndustrial policy in har mony with the other States of Europe, became fully recognized. The reve. ee ue policy was atendound and a sys m of eyfectas to home industries bstablis: U United States 1.16, 082, 267, $8 WO cocs ca sstesans. of 20,514,001, The census which has pe 'been taken in the United cere will un doubtedly show -still greate r values. FR RATIFICATION - COMPACT THE NEWS WILL BE : POs 'THE TORONTO. 'NEWS| THE MOVEMENT. AGAINST OF THE: TRADE sent LY BY MAIL TO ANY ADDRESS 1M CARABA storé-e demonstration that marks the 20th Century in #to vena, ices Se onan WS sported pola ee = 7 The. Oxford era Economizer rae ice for the coaitrol of the heal. It gives a saving of 20% omy of time and labor. A patent authorized only on OR AF ones Oven, Bike 'Stil is a gredt econsany of food. Al danger of failure.in baking is minimized with this clever arrangement for even distribution of heat, . There is no better test of practical stove~ work than this perfect oven control. 'Another advantage lies ini the Reversible Grate equipped with strong interlocking teeth that save waste, maximum heat with less fuel. The Broiler. Top--the strong oven door, are excellent features-- and these all combine with attractive designs in wide variety of size and price. ;" You are earnestly invited to come and inspect the Gurney-Oxford line--for the good of your purse, your health, and "all the comforts of home." F, HOWES, Agent, Listowel," Ont. . A FARM FOR SALE. rd concession Elea.ailche oe hel a nll thee wiatuan state of and well cultwvation ; clared by the directors. wu The C. P. R. statement for the year ending June 380th shows a surplus of nearly twenty-eight million dollars. The usual quarterly dividends were de- eS an ANS Mil m school and is about five eg from po, This is one of the best farms inthe town- ship. For further jer particulars apply on premises, or GEO. MAYBURRY, JR., - Britton P. O. suring success out ip life. NO need of Should you be a ee of Suit with me a fund for you Bank: d - 8 - week or pots Stick | Ry be assured. = Better start now--you will never regret it. ~ LISTOWEL 'BRANCH, DAVID G. ROY, = PREPARA IDOSODOODOFD --WM LLL SO OOOO ARE You RUPTURED? 1 can cure the worst case of Rupture from in- fancy to old age, without Operation or loss of time, ACT AT ONCE and remove the daily dan- ger of strangulation. Fill in coupon and send to J. S. SMITH, 88 Caledonia St, Dept. Z, Stratford Ont, In Our New Premi-| Ses. SL. KIDD & SON Are now installed in their new} } premises on Main Street, One Door East of Post Office where they keep Only the Choicest Meats. | t Our stock will be found the larg- est and best in town and includ-| 4 ing everything in the line of Dg Fresh and Cured Meats, | Sausages, etc. We aim to satisfy our custom- ers and to make new ones and we eo tooreorre +++ 6++&+ Name keep the goods to do it with. Orders by phone or otherwise|$ "@4e#* promptly filled and meat delivered| { Age......Time Ruptured .......... i to any part of fown. 4 S L- KIDD & SON({ PHONE 3i. ' On what side Ruptured Satisfaction Scacutaal. PAH OHHH HY A CHAN ~ E FOR INVESTMENT In Some Ghoice G. P. R. Lands in Central Alberta. ing district in Central Alberta. J. GABEL Issuer of Marriage Licenses. sub-soil, settled, many Ontario people ; an acre. Listowel Sash and Door Factory. BAMFORD. BROS. Inspector's report : Buiiders and. Contractors Inspector's report : contract for the erection of : ee al me bail re apa | A fine quarter section, no better in the district." cations wa, furniahed Inspector's. report : West 1-2 Sec 25, Tp. The Inspector's report on this half section'says : excellent clay ; level prairie, some poplar brush easily removed, no stones ; district thickly would add that in my opinion this section is hard to beat." Price $13 The following Canadian Pacific Railway Lands have been specially reported upon and offer a rare opportunity for intending settlers and investors to secure holdings in what is considered the best farm- 38, Range 13, West of 4th Mer. "Class, good ; soil, 8 to 14 inches black loam; N. W. 1-4 Sec. 33, Tp. 38, Range 13. ' First class, soil heavy black loam, sub-soil clay, level, some poplar groves, no stones ; settlement of district A No. 1. A first class quarter section, very cheap at $13 an acre." N. E. 1-4 Sec. 35, Tp. 38, Range 13. 'Class, first ; soil 8 to 12 inches black loam ; level ; some poplar groves, possibly ten acres ; no stones; thickly settled with}Americans and Canadians. subsoil clay -(very best) ; Price $18 an acre. S. E. 1-4 Sec, 27, Tp. 38, Range 13. "* Soil heavy black loam, sub-soil good clay, level, little brush on one corner, no stones. One of the best quarters in the Lorraine district.". Price $17 an acre. The above lands are within a few miles of Castor on the Lacombe branch of the C. P. R. "Class good, soil black, subsoil clay, level, very little brush, a few stor... Price $18 an acre. ' BLIN DS, dois to Seder: +a oe. in the ail ing line will be given prompt attention an ne Wale All of Section 27, Tp. 40, Range 19, Charges "Moderate. Inspector's report : Bamfcrd pros. district all settled. This section is a good one."' 5 Inumecter's report CANAD! AN PACIFIC Inspector's report : district all settled, section good." Section 25, Tp. 40, Range 19. Inspector's report : Same as for section 28. Price $13 per acre. |Section 33, Tp. 40, Range 19. '*Class first, soil very goods subsoil a fairly level, very little brush, no | stones, all settled. In my opinion this sectior is very good." Township 40; in which the above lands are situated, is Scaartlcth north of Stettler in the Buffa- e Lake district, some of the sections reported on being within two miles of Red Willow station on the C. N: R. line from Vegreville to Calgary. " -Jf lands are bought for actual settlement purchasers can take advantage ofthe ten payment or crop payment plan. A cash payment of $311.65 secures a quarter section of $13 land. Theterms for investors are one-sixth down and balance in five yearly instalments with interest at 6 per cent. * As these lands will be quickly picked up at the prices atiwhich they "are now ean ried : purchasers shold lose no ine in szuring some of them, . Don't delay. Call on or wri Section 23, Tp. 40, Range 19. ** Class good, soil black loam, subsoil clay, rolling, some brush, few stones, Price $13 an acre. per acre, A. ST.GEO. HAWKINS, Agent C.P.R. Lands, Listowel, Ont,