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A fdrmer sent some fat " steers `to market. His orders to the dealer. were to sell the steers for beef and` thenbny. for the farmer a lot of lean cattle and send to him to fatten. The alleged fat steers only brought $3.75 a hundred. The lean steers the dealer bought for the farmer cost $4; a hundred. When. they were sent . home, that ruralist found among the lean lotthree of the .very same alleged-fat animals he had just sold at $3.7 5 a hundred. ' That was what he got for sending cattle to market when they were only half tat. -Farming. The Growth of Russia. A recent `article in a French publi- cation directs attention to the striking increase in the population of Russia in recent years. The number of inhabit- ants in 1857 was estimated at 67,000,- 000; it is` now fully 130 000,000. It is calculated that in 1910 it will have reached 150,000,000; between 1930 and 1940, 200,000,000 ;` and at the end of the twentieth century, 300,000,000. The difference in density between the populations ' of western V Europe" and Russia are decreasing every day. It is true that the last census gives to Russia in Europe only 51 inhabitants per square mile, while in France there are 183, in Germany 235, in England 316, in Belgium 518. But to nd this aver- age immense deserts in the north and south are included. In the habitable districts a much higher average is at- tained-9 to 144; in Muscovy, 181 to 194 in Poland, 194 to 207 in the great- er part of the basin of the Dnieper. The urban population increases even faster. St. Petersburg has already I,- 267,.000 souls, Moscow 988,000, Wur- saw 614,000. After these three capi- tals appear two cities which have grown with wonderful rapidity-0des-sa with 404,000 and "Lodz with 314. Next come Riga with 282,000, Kieff with 230,000-and twelve other cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants, that is, six more than in France. In twenty years the urban population has doubled. Certain cities` like Ekaterinoslay have doubled in much less time. St. Peters- burg, probably, will soon be surpassed by Moscow, which has the advantages of a central situation and an immense railway system.-Star. H. Tracey applied for payment for loas of his horse drowned. in creek at bridge on 10th line. Laid aver until next meeting of. Council. Wood-Garvin-O1-dered, that in the matter of the drainage of Swaley Creek, the east half of lot 9, llth con.- oession, be assessed for benet $70, and the east half of 10, 11th cbncessien, be also assessed for benefit $50, and that the schedules and By-Law be amended to cover these and the reduction en Dr. Morton's assessment, and that the total cost of work he placed at $1370. Veebra. Council. The Council met per order of Reeve on Sept. 28. The Reeve in the chair Minutes of last meeting read and con- rmed. ' Lewis-Finlay-Ordered,v that the By-Law re Swaley Creek, with eche- dulee amended, be now ` read a thud time. `By-Law read a. third timehand passed. A ' -u-Iv C In I III- ' Wood- Garvin-Tha.t the bond ten dared by H. .Burdy, collector of taxes, 1 be accepted as satisfactory. Finley-GanA7in--That the Reeve and Deputy Reeve _'b8 a committee on drainage works and be and are hereby ' empowered to let contracts for vrork and, see that the same are properly car- ried out. Mr. Hardy must have had a bad quarter of an hour when he read the letter of the correspondent. and perceived the correct- ness of his contention. Nothing could more amply demonstrate the fact that the Government is going it blind than the ac- tion, which they tound themselvescompelled to take yesterday. In the days` when Sir Oliver Mowet, Mr. Pardee, and Mr. Fraser were at the helm public affairs were not bungled in this fashion. -__I; __.._ __L g- .._--A. -..____- I... V Wood--Finlay--'.l`ha.t Messrs. He-w. son 85 Creswicke be and are hereby in~ structed to advertise under the Muni- cipal Acts that the Council intend to undertake the drainage of Marl Creek, as shown in the report of M; Gaviller, Township Engineer. 'li.`he__ (.3ou`n_`ci14 adjonrhd subjgotv to oallof-VReeve;.' I ~ A The following accounts were ordered to be paid :--R1chard Williams; for work on 2nd line, $15.90 ;'W.n. Fal- iiok, work on 10th line,` 829 ; A. Arm- strong, work on sideroad, $7; J .` CV. Hiram," work ` on 13th line; $20;'H. Sutton, work on the; 40;}; line, Victoria _Hoapital`, re ;]f..`_. 83;.J. 0. Morqoii, 32.75-, and G. Sneath, $4.50, teen re arbitration form- ation new union school section, Flo: andVosp1_'a. ` o .- Clerk. A Scott s Emulsion is not a baby. food, but is a most excellent food for babies who are not Well nourished. mv --n w _,_ A, part of a teaspoonful mixed` in; milk and given every three or four hours, will give the most happy results. , I tuna The cod-liver oil with the : hypophosphites added, as in this palatable emulsion, not only to feeds the child, but also regulates its digestive functions. _ Ask your doctor about this. _.....J-A- Isiah Point Lace. Let it not be supposed that this lace is simply an imitation of the Italian model. _At first the stitches were few, but with time and practice some hundred new ones have been invented, and these so compli- cated that it is almost impossible to rip them. Consequently this lace, which looks light as gossamer, has great durability , and grows more valuable with the lapse `of ` time. It stands wear and tear and can be washed and made up without detriment. It is often conpared to the nest old Brus- 1 eels point, which it more nearly resembles ` now than the Italian point, from which it sprang. But what between the number of new stitches invented by the lacemak- __,_ 1.1.- .____x-L_. -1 .'|.....I.....- seven` tho nnwfnn- 1-Everett. . . . . . . 2-Early . . . . . . . . . OI new BDIUUHUI Luyuuuuu u; are, the variety of designs and the perfec- tion to which the work has been brought. U5-I? ICU`-l\l&l-I til- the Irish point has a right to its name at an original fabric, though it only oame into existence as an Irish industry within __ __. -.__ n ILIUU VALBUUA-Ivu no I living memory. 71. I... .~....I.-. and-In uvmz memory. ` It is made entirely with the needle and ; demands the greatest skill ind care. The ` nest is very costly, rising to 80 a yard for deep ounces, 80 for a handkerchief ...a nun C.-n. - lnn __(`.lun-nhni-ca Inn}-g], I0)` 0881) uuuuuua, Kaou Lu: u uuuunvovuav and 50 toxj a tan.-Chambers Journal. It has recently been claimedthat cases ` of infection that could be accounted for in no other way have been explained by the ngers as a vehicle. In handling money, L especially of paper, doorknobs, banisters, carstraps and a hundred things that every one must frequently touch. there are chances innumerable of picking up germs of typhoid, scarlatina, diphtheria, small- pox, etc. Yet some persons actually put such things in their mouths. if not too 1--.... largo. Before eating or touching that which is ` eaten the hands should be immediately ` and scrupulously washed. We hear much about. general cleanliness as next to god- liness." It may be added that here in par- ticular it is also ahead of health and safety. The Jews made no mistake in that ex- cept they washed they ate not. It is a sanitary ordinance as well as an ordinance of decency.--New York Ledger. '1`!-no Hospitality. In a. New Hampshire village many stories are told of a former resident who had a warm heart. but a tongue that did not always utter his real meaning. I\--.\ AAIA u-vhnl-nn aw I-en nnnnn "|` t`I|l\`I LIUII OLVVDJB uuuwl. nus LGGII unxsuuaua One cold winter day he opened his door to see the minister, looking chill and tired, wading home through the now after an hour spent with a needy but unpleasant parishioner. Hfnu-nu In nnsudnn nnvnn inlaid: In I Hi ELI JUL-I U5 0 Come in, parson, oome right ml in called cheerily, waving his guns with hos- pitable intent. My wife will make a rousing re to warm you up. It's well started already, pal`-Ion. She 1l make it so `hot you oa.n. t stay in the house 16 min- u-toIl--Youth s Companion, ` Admiral Bunce in speaking of women in` times of war said the other day: A few bright, oheery, good women will do more to keep civilization and chivalry alive in a camp than any number of rules or regulations. Their ministering: will make victory brighter. defeat easier and death leu horrible. l-Tegaru a Shop . . . . . . . . 2-Penville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-H9.mmell a S. H . . . . . . 4-Jonn Cook's House. . . . 5--Train : S. H . . . . . . . . . . 6-Rosa's S. E . . . . . . . . . . `1`he`Youthfu1 One-I wo;1der why wom- 1 on so like to kiss a baby. % IIIL- `I'4'|1A.._1.- (\-.. Dnnnuunn 6]..` Lnl.-. Cl-I AAQU UV annuw In IJIhI`1u '.l",l`1'e Elderly One-Because the baby _doesn t like 1t:.-Ind1anapolis_ Journal. soc. ind $1.00; all druggists. SCOTT & BOWNE. Chemists, Taronto. on`. and 50 on. 1 Puieknze. A Tribute to Womn. Wash Your Hands. `Woman : Way. rAnM,Tnwu Ann 0THERl`AT`3j |% _F0 sue -_ , BARBIE-- s1x'rn WARD. Bradford St , 8 S-Lot 11 and m;_ L` with comfortable frame dwelling. Cumberland St., N S-Pt. of Lot 26 Jacobs Temce, S S-Lot2 7 and 10' Marcus St., E 8--Pt Lot 23. ' nncmn-cmvrnn WARDs. D 1' s tSS--L 3- .. knovg 3 t'.Il.`?1ee Moore B`l11>`l(:. ck B`.`d1ng. _._L _1'-4_ an -_-..__J _, The people wereput to great expense by I the August session, which, after all, turned out to be a asco. since Mr. Hardy lacked the courage _to carry out the openly pro-V - claimed purpose for which he had called the Assembly together, and accordingly decid- ed not to invade the province of the judici-, cry. Wrong-"doing, however, Bringljitu in-j ` evitahle consequences, and._ as afresult oi `the summer Ieesidn. Mr. Hardy fonndfhiinfg self landed in another nnenvieble ,_ 4; ,-g__ - ;:-I_ :j 7 AHUWH W5 Linc AILVVAI. uuuun. v .11:::tt-3: occupied as "` 11""? statue. Dunlop Street, N S-_Lots 25 (with dwell ing house) and 26. . Collier Street, 8 S- Lots 40 and 41_ ` John Street, N S-Part Lots 5 and 3_ BARBIE--WEST WARD. Bradfordstreet, W S--Parts Lots 33 "and 34 Bradford Street, E S-Lots 22, 23, 31 and 32' Bradford Street, E S--(Thompson's Block; Lot 8. Charles Street, W S-Pt Lot 49. Ellzabethstreet, (Boys Block) S S_Lot25 Sanford Street. E S--Parts Lots 21 and 22' Oliver St, N S Park Lots 16 and 17 ' Oliver St, s S-Park Lots 13, 14, 15 17ac Bay Shore-2 blocks of land, about 7% with saw mill. " 9uAI\1\I1I nun... c.u._.. Blake Street: N S- Lots 48 and 49. Blake Street, S S~-Lots 37 and 38. Cndrington Street, 8 S--Lots 23, 27, 23 and pt. 26. Amelia. Street, IV and S S-Lots 5, 6, 7_ Eugenia Street, S S-Lot 5. Theresa Street, N S-Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, H`! IN NISFIL. Pt Lot 11 in 14th Con. This `property in_ cludes Minet Point, and has on it a number of beautiful building sites. 0R0. E g Lot 20 in 10th Con. SUNNIDALE. Pt E i 12 in 10th, W S R, about 85 acres, VESPRA. W {g 24 in 6th Con. This parcel would be rented on an improvement lease. Pt W i 25 in 6th Cnn., about 90 acres. W i 5 in 6th Con. ` E i of 10 in 6th Con. Lot 10 in 12th Con. Lot 13 in llth Con. ' Park Lots 3, 4, 5 and 6 on E 22 in 6th Con., 21 acres. Park Lot 6 on 25 in 7th Com, 5 acres. STRATHY a ESTEN, Solicitors, &3., I I 1.. D____._ Blank Will Forms can be had at |rneAdvance Office {At very Low Prices and Will pay for Will Form and postage to any part of Canada. 0. I-I. LYON & SON, Make Your Will. l-Manseld . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-Whibe1d . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Robinaon s Hall . . . . . . 4-Honeywood . . . . . . . J. G.SCOTT DRAIN PIPE. PORTLAND CEMENT J.q`a:a;egssnA.g Ifot 12, s s 7th Street. ' Lots 41 and 42 in 6th Con.. N ottawasuga, vswnavnnrr-r alcx cub nous! rm: "ADVANCE. ORDERS RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED. 14-ly ANTHRACITE AND BITUMINOUS 1-Jerrett a 0ic e( . . . . . . . 2-Town Hall . . . . . . . . . . .. 3-Henderaon s Block . . . . . CUT FLOWERS--Roses, Carnations. Vlof; etc., fresh every day, Bouquets-BU in hole, Hand or Corsage. Funeral Tokens any de vEGETAfE'1?S-ce1e , Crisp and Ten`" Lettuce, Cabbage, nips. Beets. C-"' etc. mam SEEDS-Flower Seeds, Vegetable Seedsv and Bulbs. WM. TAYLOR -:u\ u---- `SEED STORE I` LUIKJ 5 Telephone 15. Water Limo. Plaster of Parln,;&c- 011101 YARDS Rosa Block. Foot of Toronto 33?" Telephone. With Good Stabling. to rent. Apply W BARBIE, ONT- FLORIST AND SEEDSMAN. mung - u u up `l\nnInn-Stu 6 cts. V amateurs.-Torontd News. ` i"1o$}:e;t"s1IJi:.'i}s :{1{;3v`i3Q'H;i. fallen into the hind: of (I. of SUOOEBSOR '10:- BARBIE---EAST WARD. Grocer, Collier street. ADVERTISE IN GO TO THE NEW COLLIN GWOOD. Odronnn 20, 1898. -Dealer In V EELUDMALV :55 Dunlop-St.. I Good Mannere at Table. ' Make `a fresh "toilet-_befo%re tting. down _to table, at least to theeextent of brlilhing tlieheir and iveehing the face and hands. . Unfold the napkin end lay it over, the ` Nevegvggpk iinto the collar `hr rt. Lot 12, , \-lav. Barrie. Barrie BEETON. l--Town Hall . . . . . . . . . . TOTTENIIAM. 1-Town Hall . . . . .. ';9vr `no Vlmxiutlonoe? to begin. Do `ndti '1{ncUMn:'rH. INNISFIL. MULMUB. ALLISTON. 1744 20 For 36 llll 109 49 1 12 102 49 102 r 2 w. {Hon may talk .a'bout'the tarl, _i And. improvingltrade oonditions,iaud the] hp - tion. and free trade, V , .- . __ And party panaeeas for opposing human `1 ` ills A ' * ' ` boom that wheat has made. 4. h , But the way to stir up business is to pay your little bills. ' If you owe the grocer twenty, and he owes the butcher ten, _ And ve more to the coal man, and to the ice man ve, Your payment of the twenty helps along three business men, V . ' And the payments they can make in turn make other people thrive. T Idle money in your pocket doesn't do you any good; V I - Unless your bills are all paid up in tull it` isn't yours. - ' Just pay up all you re`able as you wish that others would, . V That's the recipe for hard times that in- variably cures. If you pay what you owe others, others still can then pay you. It's the circulating dollar that the pulse of business thrills; 80 set your money working, and then watch what it will do, For the way to stir up" business is to pay you little bills. 35 75 CID 38 37 73 EDT` 71 65 63 AP Against 1 4 m I 18 13 17 19 10 IE 11 inebiscite 1:1 South Simcoe. The vote in South Simcoe resulted as fol- lows :- V \1'\1 1' AEYT . 31 19 19 15 18 All 32 ho! your-e.1f.t_!-hv db-hf .o,r offostins mo another rnt. T ' ` 1-Hindle s S. H. . . . 2-Churchill . . . . . . . 3-Lefrov . . . . . . .. . . . 4-Thornton . . . . . . . 5-Stroud . . . . . . . . . . 6-Leonard a . . . . . . . 7-Holly . . . . . . . . . . . 8-Pa.inawicK . . . . . . . 9-Big Bay Point . . . 10-Cookatown . . . . . . ll-Alla.ndale . . . . . . . Wlav vlnvn an. no up Keep youihitnda 63 the table and refrain from playing with knife and fork, crumbling. the, bresd,.dg5ting in your seat. ,,I ,4 _-,,_ __!II L_'__ J- _-A .A._ v_-vuv-cw-, ---avw..-_' _- .._.._ ..-__-- When asked what you will take do notnny It. in all the same," or anything will do. State your preforence modebtly, but distinctly. . 7,--- __-_ 4. LL. _-_L_ A` ----an \IIIIvn-ww-J u . Keep your eyes open to the wentlof your neighbors and hand them whatever may be within your immediate rea.oh._ ,,,__ ALA ;-|.I; 1.- vvuvn--- v-- _---_-w--.-_. _`..---- Neva;-I stretch the arm acroea the table A to reecheany dish. Ask the person nearest it if he will kindly hand it to you. ,,,.,_1n 1..--._"_ j:_I. .1- -05 now vv c -----J -.--_ _- -7 I -_.- _ Havillg helped yourself tro'm"a. dish, do not set it down in front of your plate. Pugs it on. ` I If oakod help yourself rat,- do not toke the lagoon or choicest portion on the dish. `I? ,,___-12 _ __--__.1 -3..- 4.. ....n nu-v -w-B--- v- V--v-- v_. `V. -_-._ ._ Never he youfself 5 second t.iVthieVto hny dish while a pox-riot; of the first htlping re- mains on you; plate. ` nv _,,LA-L- -\.____;.___- _...l:-L ICIIIIIQII van rd-ICC: When in doubt as to the nature of a dish, or the proper manner of eating it, decline it. B3 observing what others do you will know better next time. If asked to carve and if unable to do so, admit it frankly, ex- pressing regret, or making some humorous explanation that will save you from embar- raesment.-Exchange. Brilliant Thoughts. There is an electric re in humsnnsture tending to purify, so that among these hum en creatures there is constantly somebirth of new heroism. The pity is, that we must wonder at it, as we should at nding a. pear! in rubbish. I have no doubt that thousands of people never heard of hearts disinterest- ed.-'Keets. T If you trust in God and yourself you can surmount every obstacle. Do `not yleld to restless anxiety. `One must not` always be asking what will happen to one in lite, but one must advance fearlessly and bravely.- Prince Bismark. - - , / - ca Majority for proliibition. . . . . ._ 6,085 names on revised lists. L 5 III? JIIWIIIWI 2! Listen not to a tale-beareror a alanderer, for they tell thee nothing out of good will ; but no they discover the secrets of others no they will thine in tnrn,-Soorates. I- _.A.`_ -1 ..-`!-_.-- -_j--...._-- T.'V, `I, BU MID] Wlll Uuluv In uutuo--uvv|uvvco Itria the length of pntienoe, _endurance and forebearsnce, that much of what is good in mankind and womankind is shown.- -Arther Helps. !-I, _ .-A _i,_1YL__!,, _. --- --v- --v-`--. You cannot do wrong without `suffering wrong. Treat men as pawns and ninepins and you shall suer as well as thev.-Emer- son. - - The hope of amending is, after all, our very best and brightest hope ; of amending works as well as om-selves.-Gladatone. o--t---v-vv- ------vi. ---- --. Every evil to which we do not succumb is Va benefactor.--Emerson. _ " vAa;e:si;y' Tihg `from impatience. --Biahop Horne. _ ___2u L- _|.:_I_ _. .1- ._-4. _..--.-_.L :- `in right habita.-Paley. A large piartzg V-(-Ji1V1'Vi;tiaLn virtue consists , _ ,4- S 49;`, ,,! ,,I,L On Wednesday, 5th i_nst., Mr. Geo. Cutting, of King township. received injur- ies from which he died on the following Saturday morning. The neighbors were helping Mr. Cutting to thresh, and immedi- ately after dinner he left the house with the intention of hauling up water for the engine. When the other men went out they found Mr. Cutting lying beside the straw stack with a bad bruise in the `face and his clothes torn down the back. `He was able to speak but could not remember how -he got hurt, but from the dirt on his clothes it is clear that he was knocked down in the stable. It is supposed that he was attacked by a vicious` cow that was` loose in the back stall of the stable with Mr. Cutting s horse, and that she had either struck him with her horn or knocked him against the wall. The cow had attempted to come out behind one of Mr. 'Bowerman s horses and had got severely kicked, but there were no marks on Mr. Cutting to show that the horse had kicked him. The horse is a quiet animal. and the case will remain a mystery. -Ex- press. miziii _c3i{.iI{cc `i}"2nneceed with right view: of truth.-0oiton. The Sudbury Line. The Orillia Board of Trade has _ sent a letter to President Van Horne, of the C. P. R., celling his attention to the fact that ac- cording to the'pla.na the proposed Toronto- n 1| ,._ _L -2 LL; __-I._-_. ...2II ..-m In 1894 the townahipgave a majority of 134 for the plebiscite, and in 1884 a majority for the Scott`. Act of 145, and in 1888 a ma.- jorit-V against of 66. -u---B ow u... r.--.. -_- `_~` Sudbury branch of the railway will not touch Orilliaf President Van Horne re-A plied that Orlllia would be provided for. This statement is taken as a conrmation of the report that a branch will be built from the north," tapping the country East of Bali- burton and Ooboconk and contiguous terri- tory, .passing through Orillia, connecting with the main line between Barrie -and Goldwater.-`'ews. _ Try to Read It. V If your tongue needs a certain amount of acquired elasticity, practice reciting the tclloiving little piece of blank verse : l ' `It you stick a stick acrossa stick, Or stick a cross across a stick,` Or` crossa stick across a stick, Or stick a_ cross across a cross, Or cross a cross acrcss a. stick, . Or cross a crossscrossa cross, , Or cross a crcsscd stick a stick, .Or-stick s stick ._ % 5. VA29c;t1c1g'ao'srne1_1ei:.`T .' \ Prlipa1 Rogers-_ or Bm_lford' High: promulgated` the following} [.9 mt the rnbuo-sohgol % stick, . _ . . . . ` 1' cross a cz-cued sticksososs s clfcu, A 3 0: cross s crossed stickscross's` stick, ` _0r cross s_ crossed _ stick across arcrosscdy . stick, . . 1 V A ` _W_ou1d that be "sn scrcstic '! Mysterious` Death. and Initatraz--- `V I believe` that High School teachers wish to see the oonditiqn of Public School teachers itnprpved. n `I I-_L wfivreoogn" ig i_zer_theI;nt'airneas of the last P. S`. L. papers in Grammerend Arith- metic, but I believe that all the pagers were set by P, S. Inspectors, not H. S. teachers. ' m`I`-"h`e-lieve that the Boards for I Entrance and P. 8. Leaving are usually _cempoeed of four members but I nd it very hard to believe that the ene `H. S. representative can rbully the other three members. V ` believe that by organizing P. S. L. work in every Public School and ce_rry- ing it on vigorously, a good many High Schools would lose Form 1 entirely, and some schools mi. it be closed.` L The returns from the Township of West Gwillimbury (North York) are as follows :- I.`,_ `_,_,,._L I believe" that `iI_1.coi1aequence~ of this some 'P. 8. teachers holding Second Class certicates might nd themselves displaced by those H. S. teachers who would be thrown out of employment. I oelieve, further, that`. ;.he'teaoh_ing' done now would be crowded upon fewer teachers. ' I believe that the average teacher already has more pupils than the heat educational practice calls for, and that the said average teacher does not usually `rust in idleness. I belnieve thnt many students enter the High School too young. ` 1'IlN`I" ,,_-1 ,,-__A__ have amply auiced. mi iielcieve that the need never have been instituted to prevent this; raising the standard for Entrance would -I\rv-r , . '_,___ fvlvbeiieve that the ESL. as at [pres- ent constituted, sacrices thoroughness to expansion, and that the same tend- ency can he observed in higher examin- stions. I believe if the P. S. L. is a necessity that it should be divided into two groups of subjects, one to include the same papers as the Entrance, the other to include Book-keeping, Algebra,` Bot- any, and possibly Physical Geography and Drawing, but not Geometry. .. I believe the Entrance standing should not be granted on P. S. L. papers unless the examination is ar- ranged in' two parts as suggested above. Both Public and High School principals have assured me that` very inferior students get Entrance standing under present arrangements, and. my own ex- perience bears out their statements. I believe that rural schools have not been properly taken into account in the arrangement of educational programs. Too often the rural teacher has to fit himseg to arbitrary conditions, suited to cities and large towns. The Gov- erment should either pay more attent- ion` to rural schools or do away with them as Massachusetts is doing, by con- veying the children to central localities at public expense. I , s_ L. L_--I_ I believe that one who. in to teach P. S. L. work in book-`keeping, drawing, geography and botady, should oerteihly be required to pass 9. higher examina- tion in those subjects than of `P. S. L. or Form I. Bond Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Middleton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coulaon s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cookstown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Agricultural News and Comments. `A vast number of the farms in Bel- gium contain only about two acres, but somehow the owners manage to get a living angl support. large families. They raise fruit, grain and vegetables and grain enough to live on, and have hogs and_ chickens and eggs to sent to market. . " I A farm is like a book; you have to study it to know what is in it. It takes time to know what crops to raise, and where and how to raise them. There are no two farms just alike; Some call themselves good farmers be- cause they. can plow or do other me- chanical work well. These things are important, but unless each man care fully studies his own book the highest success cannot be gained. . ` There is no pa:-tion of the `globe in which fruit is more abundantly or more extensively used than in Austra- lie. The supply is so ample that dur- ing certain seasons of the year pine- apples bring one and 8 half cents apiece, oranges one cent a dozen, and bananas two cents a_doze'n, . Even the ignorant people believe that fruit eaten freely` is an aid to health, and as a re- sult` the death fate" is low, not only among the" natives,` but in the foreign .popnla'tionfas_ yell. t '_E 4 '\1 4_ TT-..L rvr ------- .... Among the rules, of s. New York livery stable where the horses of many wealthy men are -kept are the follow- ing -:-L" N omen will be employed who drinks inlioxioriting liquors. No man xsheillspesk loud to any of the horses, or. the , -:shl)'l`es.l `where they are. Eifih or s*15blood%:@rellner.v0h! id ;lond;.i7f~`exied_ {oonv'ersetfion is felt `by ev_eiy ho;-a.eA it, nd 'k`eep_aA than all nervous and unafiy. `No mat: 312.11 A-I-1:0 `p'r-ofo;1e?Zlai:;quag'e in the I hearingof horses. ` _ - ' - I Government by Amateurs. The Ontario Government has been forced to prorogue the House in deference to at point of law raised by a correspondent ves- terday. The correspondent : contention briey is. that, according to the Legislative Assembly Act, no election trial or election to ll a seat vacated at a trial could take place during a session. of the Legislative Assembly. and that, though Mr. Hardy had` made provision for election trials being held during the present adjournment. he forgot to change the act so as to legalize the hold- ing of an election. The writ just issued In South Ontario is therefore invalid, and the candirlate `securing a majority in that con- 3tituc:u`y would be illegally elected.