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in Devlin & Murchison ++%++++++%+++++++++%+++++++++%+%%++++++++++%%++. King Edward in his short` reign`; has rendered services to his cquutry which are deemed to outweigh a bun dredtold any payment which might be made to him. Even at the last Trades-` Union Congress, the most re d presentative assembly of the work- ing .olasses. where men of Aadvaiiced ` ideas are gathered together. ttheret was no` dissent when the delegate. of the Navvyts Union proclaimed his admiration of the sovereign and des- cribed `him as the greatest statesman` in the British Empire. L `, The King` has dene much toesus-'1 1ain'[t'he `reputation of England and to preserve 't`he peace of _`the world. and eNapo1eon's- -"nation of shop-` keepers" is content to pay 0. high price {for the maintenance of "the thmne and the semlblanoe ot sover- eignty .'assu-red ibhat in the present Aoiroumstanoee the outlay is amply returned. ' fight. and nearly all of. liev_e that large though is they are getting good the` money. A W There is no active republican -spirit. in England. `though agitators some- times denounce the cost of monarohy and declare that as `the United Stat- 138` can get a President for fifty tlhouuansd klollars a year the British Ernpino _\D!iE'ht have a. ruler for some thing less -than Ififty times` that amount. But the K~ing"s popularity at present is unossailwble in England and were `he to `ask for 9. larger al- lowance he would probablyget it "W-ijt'h littloitditgtioulty. -Yet few even .:;_o!I:bh.e_ Englishmen who are his sub-` are aware- that @116 King is (it -in receipt of e grwtvuity or u diole. ru, ue nation. but is entitled .1 * Nbt `to 'the ipeymeut agreed: up`-_ __ ;o,,t,w`en .bhim_and Parllu.men_t[. Tho. ~`t-heory in `tho v'lo8'.8B.at`vl_untl-_- ~ : `bhe.~`G9..l3.t1`y' havinpua uov`-or .. ,_i.t A it I . A ` A LADIES AND CHILDREN'S COATS ` LADIES SKIRTS. BLANKETS S COMFORTERS A .S -MEN'S SUITS AND OVERCOATS A D A BOYS SUITS AND OVERCOATS .LADIES i COATS--On1y a. `few left in dark grey`: and black, - nicely trimmed ;and lined throughout with good Italian ` lining, were $5.50, now ' - ` - ' ' -` $4-.50 CHILDREN'S COATS---Co_lla.r trimmed with far at V - - $2.50` LADIES HEAVY BLACK FRIEZE sxmws, `wqrth $53.00, Q0 OK 11311 V 1 L` LUI/l`JKJ-I-13 Jl`uI-LUHLNJ,` V! vs ` - rv ` " u v ` * ' now " w-- v$f2'.'23 .L_ADIES HEAVY TWEED sx1RTs;&151i.1;?Lihd.whiee mix-- tures, nicely trimmed, worth $5. 00 fc'>1"._j_. . _. - .. _. . $3.75 ALL BLANKETS AND CM!-`ORTERS % % % A N Reducdin Price. - % Blanlfets worth $3.00 for $2.49, $.25 for $2.35, $3.75 for $3.09, nos-an Annnh BOYS DRESS OVERCOATS, right up to date, ages 7 to 11, "'a:5&;;'3f47. 2 5 . Comforters at $1.00, $1.25, $1.75,`$2.00_ and $2.50. , Eiderdown Comforters 19.15-35.00 and $5.50. , . ', 4,-Ivw -v- y-.-.' W- , MEN'S HEAVY FRIEZE OVERCOATS, with storm collar arid` .j ._li1_1ed throu bout with CORDER,OY._ ` Besides being the most dnrab e lining it is also wind proof and makes a. good driving coat. _Worth $8.50 for - - 5 $6.75 MEN'S HEAVY FRIEZE OVERCOATS, with storm collaga.nd' 5.40 MEN S DRESS OVERCOATS, all styles and colors, at $4.25,-' heavy tweeil linings, worth $6.50, for 5 - 2 $5.85, $6.75, $7.25, $9.00, $10.00 and $12.50. BOYS OVERDOATS, in dark tweed, witlrstorm collar and 5 belt on `b'e.ck,suita.ble.for boys 7, 8 and 9 years of age, now $2.70`ea.ch. Black Overcoats, with storm collar, belt and, side `pockets, for boys 10 and 11 years of age, for $3.15 for boys 12 to 15, at $3.65. , . . ` v for $4.50 and 12 to 15, for $4.95. _ I _ BOYS TWO PIECE SUITS, sizes 22 to 28, in neat dark tweed patterns, at $2.00, $2.25, $2.50. $.275,"$3.25".$3.50,and $49.00. 4. BOYS THREE PIECE SUITS, sizes 28 to 34,,at $2.50, $3.50, an; an my nn ____1 an AA JANUARY SALE or -L K) cl--I-J-`Va-and -s--so-- .7 $4.50, $5.00 End $6.00: To be a;...%.. out at om:-`rump on`. WINTER Goons value .10: 'is deemed sufficient to maintain him .in regal state and `to keep up. the. tr_ad~itiona| splendor VofTt'he English count. ` At the meeting held on the` 8th of` Februaryg all the members being pre- sent. several mommun-ications were I presented. read and.refer.red. 1-1.1. *n-_-_-_ _-___ -__.-!..L.;.1 A........ lo\ap.1\40aIv\lIoI' -o\/VUIQ u-9.-up Qua`-`IQ-ovvv-u ` . Jo'h'n Bensbn was appointed Asses.-A [sot at Q. -salary of $100.00. 1I1_-,1___ o t\_.____I_ ;.-...:I-.. 1-.. --..!..L 'cepted. ' -..- -- ._. _.....-,_ ,-_ .,---.--. _. Wesley & Crew's tender for print- ing, etc.. being` the lowest, wgs ac ,.-_A-,,-# ,,',---L- _.L`_L!_.__ _v_\__;_ -_ .7`. vv -- A By-Law was `passed author- izing an agreement with 0. Robin- son in reference to gravel pit on lot's 5 and 6.- Con. 1. -wv- v you-- vg wwgcu uuv - On motion, Fin'la,y -.- Cameron.-T the Reeve and` Councilman Coutts_ were requested `to investigate the claimof one Jnnett re accident on 114th Con. ` ' ` ----~ -7- . E. Mollevpn is a1l_owe`d until 131; May imxt to remove timber off swoon. line: . ` '*i~?1E"13i x;-a"s.".rIa2~,r'eIa"'u ' give no- tio to the Trustees of No. lschool Section that a By-Law will be pass-3 ed at the next meeting of the Coun- cil detaching lots E. _half 16 and'W..e half 17. Can; 3, from School Section No. 1 end a:t`ta"ol11i11:g `them to School Section` No. 6. Vespre. ' - ' '4 Councilmen -Wattic was requested to make terms with J. W. Orchard ato move'his fence off -given road` throng]: lots 7 and 8, Oom. 9. V II\I_ - III- __I } ' _" ` The Treasurer received $20 from D. Quinlan and $25.50 `from 1wI.'Cam-` emu for road timber; . ` 1 The following" accoun-.ts were or- kdered to `be paid:-Royal Victoria; `Hospital . on acct. Wm. McGuyre, a1 `patient. $21; A. Quinlan and Henry ]?riest. Auditors. `$6 each: for pol_l-% . ing `booths at Ontario 'Ele.o.ti`on`.$11; : {Wesley & Crew, printing ballots -tor ; %Munioipa| Election. $8.50; .Wal$la.oe. 1 Riohar-daon.A for damages `on Town- lline. $8; Henry P ri_est.'Vjr.. and_W,m. Livingst.one._ for ,a,s-sixiatding Tp. En_gi- 1 noer. $2.50; v'I`rgaasumr- Co. 'Simcoe.,3 }County_; Rates 190$."$2.665.=16;IJ&6o'b3 ` lziarsan`. .extx_-an =.`o'n M1-idge_ -oonWt raot`, o_vrviWillow-,.. 11 ,` 'l:yg4tfh `.Qon'..:~_i25.~,'_...1 uni; {"1-u.'.~______-'1`; .__u..`a'.-_-;;._...'..r 4... as-:_., -as "(..'3 )-x;x':'cxil"`a;."i:i't':u.x'~'11;`d "t.c.u" n:z;;:.hA bIII`r :{ Vespra Council. xpcnvdir T ` ` So folly "occupied -ih puhliox work- are the majority of famous preach- ers of the` day that many4_ge`5ple wonder how. it is {that they tmd time .?`to oaretully prepare their aer- : mono. `But. unlike most people. oo- 1_ L_`--- L.\.=-non- Illvlle Hue. u-nus-v .-v..- ,--`. -, clesiastics are ah'le"toFdo two things-'_ at once. inasmuch as they can pre-_ V pare their sermons w-hile activelyf ens-Edd in other duties._ At least; -this is the method fol- lowed by Itwop celebrated preachers.` the bishop of London and the Rev. B. J. Campbell. _The former rises at seven in "t'he~ morning and immediate 137- after breakfast begins `work, `leaving Fulham `at eleven and" often not returning. -till the same hour 'at*nig~ht._- In -the ~broug~ham that car nies hi-m !th:ror'u:g~h his diloce-se_ he has a small electric lamp. and -when driving home at night `he balances his lamp on ' -his knees and jets down in -his note-book any incid- ents he has witnessed during the day upon which he can base a ser- mon. He does not often refer to the book again` until he is driving to the place where `he is going to preach. the backs of envelopes. and; so forth will suffice" (him for a twenty_ minute address. "*` '34- 73 '1' .l`.nvnn1'|nH BAR nn I.WI5uLy_` uuuuuw nu.-.._.-.w... . The Rev. `R... J.:-Campbell has no hard and fast method of preparing his sermons. `They just grow in my head while I am either reading in the garden. in a crowded street. or when motoring -to V and", from the City. Temple. -he says. Like the bishop of London Mr. Campbell al- ways carries his little incident book. in which every interesting episode of his public and privatelife is care- fully set -down. to `-be duly referred to. the `incidents tmenrtally strung '=tog~etlher and set out on a separate slip of paper. so that in a." few min- utes. Mr. Campbell has an address` ready for his congregation. But; the most curious part `bf it is that p when Mr. Ca1:np'bell gets in the pul- pit the may preach an entirely differ`- ent sermon to tha ; he -has prepared. D lI___A_-._L--.... 1.. I I-IBIIIIIO The late Charles Spurgeon'e meth-` ods -varied according to `his mood. On `some-occasions he would write out this sermon from beginning to end. while. at other `times -he would go into the pulpit without the faint- est notion` of what he was going to preach about or what -his text would `be. Sometimes `he found the preparation of a sermon a matter of great diticult_v_;. and to this there; is a story attadhed. One morning he had been sitting in `the study pen in hand. for over two hours. endeavoiring to think of -a suitable subjeettor a sermon to `be-ad-eliver- ed that evening. when a stone.thrown `by some boys` playing in the street crashed through the window. missed the preaeher s `head `by a `few inches. and rebounded fromtihe wall on to his writing desk. 'l`hanks." `he re- marked. t-hatl is just what I w_an't- ed. and `forthwith his pen began tof skim over the paper. The incident* had given him -the inspiration for` one of his most ibrilliant sermons. On another occasion a iglaring blue bonnet`. worn `by a woman. in the congregation. just ~'benea't'h the pul- 'p.it."inspired a sermon when he had `got up to preach without an idea. 1:-` 1----.-u .4.-L- _-_..i..-.. n:.......:...... PIJJPILI Dr. Maclagan, archbishop of York. is equally methodical. Be rarely, if ever. attempts 'to prepare an `ad- dressunless heis comfortably sett- led in `his study with every. work of reference at_'han.d. `This study is lined from end to end with book- shelves, holding some 3,000 volumes. wlhich hisxgrace has arranged him- self, so that he can put his hand on any particular `one _without a moment's hesitation. The prepara- tion of a sermon takes `him on an average two hours. and is usually` undertaken `between breakfast and lunch. u . `.1 pg V__`__ ____`v_`_ (nu. avsyuuu. no u.-um. u... ....... r- _,_.,,_ The archbishop of Canterbury is more methodical. Having chosen the subject of `his `discourse, -he works up his sermon. mentally going through it from beginning to end several- times. strengthening it `here and there where he- may have overlooked at point of argument. This -done, he calls one ofhis secretaries and re- cites the sermon in part or whoalt.-. which is taken down in shorthandp and a typewritten copy: prepared fori his revision` `before-he goes into the i Mr; Jowett; `the popular Birming- )ham preacher. like the? archbishop of Cant-edbury. first `thinks `his s_er- mon out carefully in `his study. then. sitting down at his desk writes it out at length on quarto-sized paper: ` while Father Stanton goes no 'farth- ; er than a mental preparation or a; `-1: av lanvn-van vnvcairunv --- ow.-- few notes_ on pieces of scrap paper.` "I ._never coul-d -trust myself to learn `a sermon by heart." he says. for -the 1 least confrertemps. such as tho sla1n- ming of a dooriwould break tlhcp thread of _ a subject irrevocably. `and; the [argument would be lost.--Tit Bit-sf; . -V . ~ \ - x % % MARRIED; } M-aync-Harris-At 51 Mary Street? 1 Barrie. on Monday. -Feb. 13th. by` . Rev. W. '.l\h`ornley. Mr. Arthur Williarn Mayne to Miss Mary Ann % ' .Ruth Harris. all of Barrie. `ii ALL`AN--BA'1`EMAN-A.t the `home of j waamm ,.:;99% `the rbri.dc'*s. parents ' Haze-ldencl Farm. Innisfil. on Wednesday; Fdbmary 8. Edna. -'d9.ug.hter of Mr. maid? Mrs. Bateman. to y-Walter .A!lfan.i.ot"chur_ohil1;`. -<, -. . A ,- , ;__`,,__4g___;_',, ,. , . `V `mu Amman Lfo`r w:-.--.- fnhe di`f;ti'i`x1_y".,."jt"eti:ng' reliable seed` corn Of xleairale types -a'nd,var-i ieties .dur-_in"gf' the` last Itwo, years.` and g the 7 expensive. ` lessons. `learned [by many .o`o'_rn grow'ers_ `wihd'j.`11sed. seed of unknown vitality` mak_e._`t1he .ques- tion or reliable~ for 71905 of more i. than ordinary ..interes't.* _ ?A_ -survey of the available _!`s_l1PD|y of ` nortghern grown seedoftthis important fodder orop' indicates tJhat_ the difficulties of getting good seed will be even greater this year `than during `the __-__--_-._ _--_..' ma... .--L ...._:... agvuwvf sun-a J `tutu v--- -- -.. v..- tw .'previou's.years.' "1Yhe `best varie- t.ie.s for fodsder or-ensilage purposes. along the northern limit of" the corn belt in Canada; are undoubtedly of the Flint `type. In the latitude :of Ottawa only a few `strains of tihe '".Dent varieties give good results for ensilage int-he average year. . `Unfortunately for progress in corn raising in Canada our supplies of seed-have `been drawn largely Ifrom the country to the, south ' and have been of types and varieties `that re-V quired a longer season to mature than is afforded in someyot our best dairy districts.` where the corn crop is most needed and most. valuable. We have a number of very good inen who are making a specialty of growing corn for the purpose of seed along Lake Erie". and who have a limited quantity of good seed for sale this year. The Canadian Seed Growers Association" .-has taken up in a `business-likeeway the matter of creating a supply of reliable seed corn. and it may be said that the future promises for a permanent bas 1 is of "supply of a high-class article and of varieties that are exception- ally wellisuited for ensilage and fod- der purposes in all parts of Canada where corn can `be grown with suc- cess. ' 4 SARJEANT &. $MlTH $ The severe frost during the `early part of last autumn rendered the bulk of the corn crop in Ontari absolutely useless `for the purpose of seed.. 5A `belt about a mile in width along -the northern shore of Lake Erie was affected only slightly . and from some sections in this dis- triot there is a supply of very good seed. The cost of the small` quantity of seed _corn that is required `to plant an acre, in comparison with the cost for labour in cultivating and hand- ling and t`ihe ultimate value per "ac-V re of aegood crop. would seem to make it olear that thelbest available seed of the satisfactory `type and var iety hould {be obtained at any reas- l onalble cost. It would beemnch bet- ter for Canadian farmers if they were able to obtain t-heir supplies` of" seed corn in the car; they would then have a fair idea what they were getting. While in the ear.the % ARE COMING TO HANDTHIS WEEK AT" Hi;';`t:`a._x`vs;3:IoSsiiiftii-y`-'tbt`the vitality of ,1` the `seed"from damp ahd after effects.- s reduoad"to>a._min-imum. Co;-n t%ha.=t if,;'.!**."."-.-- = V`.'-P". X Ww Si!5:`ijihs}|l17'f`5y}-5.ii "'t.madhine.- and Jjeft i.__"iI 1\`:';.`i`__"{A we'i~~=.sii` weeks or more sel- iidom `germinate-s more than 75 per ~cent.. unless the conditions for\stor- _age` `have abeenexceptionally good. |o the crate. and that extra work is required in `-shelling the corn. these become insignificant when the tested in the Seed Laboratory last year were. for corn received in the ear, 95 "pergcent., and for shelled `com; 138 `per cent. It is "much" to the then` "that, wherever possible. far- mers obtain their supplies of seed corn in the ear only. To meet -the demand for seed corn in this con,- dition` growers would do well to :17 dopt the" style -of shipping crate that is used for this purpose in the states of `Iowa and Illinois. 'l`.his crate is two feet nine, inches long. one foot wide and `one foot deep, and is made of half inch lumber three inches in width. Its capacity is one Jbuslhel. or between 100` and 120 cars. 4 If the corn can `be planted in hills th-is crate will `hold sufficient seed for five acres. While it is true that there may `be some additional costfor freight. on ac- count of the weight of the cob and I I I The average vitality of `the seed -corn recommended V difference in value between an acre of good matured corn and an acre. of unsatisfactory crop is consider- ed. ' To find out whether seeds are capable_ of producing plants requires neither expert knowledge nor special apparatus. Satisfactory material is to be found in every farm `home. for making germination tests of prac tioally any kind of seed used on the farm. The simplest and most con- venient gway to `test seed of corn `and other cereal grains and most of `the root crop and larger vegetable seeds is.to place a number of them -say one hundred--between pieces of moistened sblotting paper, Canton -flannel or `cloth; set them in an ordinary -dinner plate and `invert an- other. plate to cover them. The seed -should `be kept moist but not wet. The temperature of the aver- age farm `house living room would be quite suitable. but some care should `be taken to guard against excessive `heat "or cold. All good strong seed of corn. cereal grains. clovers and timothy, thus "treated. will have -germinated `at `the end of five days. Very small seeds of the finer grasses. of some of the garden vegetables and of beets or mangels may be germinated to better advant- age by scattering them in a saucer (belonging to a `flower pot) that has been soaked in water, and set on a Seed Testing on the Farm. E.` _,_4 _. f__ ;,.__;{_r_.-,;,V:_,V ,` v F=!':19tl-_:2*1.'.`** 2 maid be kept 'da % [- . " -- -, ml)n`6f`V %xn-. a.. pan gontamxng not more R ;Tone-oi.g'hth..o2, an in'c`h of water. thn .ov..jeoI:..1`:einz_ toikeep tie saucer mo}: but not wet. If such a saucer`; znot avaiJab.le. a brick wi] 3 _ 1 0.ns\ve,' the purpose as wetl. In germinating seeds_ in an `earthen `saucer theylav be` exposed t`o'the light but not t` the direct rays of the sun. 0 . BIG BAY .P,OIN'l`,. Mrs. Robert Elliott is if \burne, where `her son is i with pneumonia. A 'sleighload of neighbors and friends spent am enjoyable evening last week at the home of Mr. N. J. Liscomlb. ' `Toronto. _M;rsV.- Kemp is visiting friends Anum`ber of young people wm entertained most pieasantly at Mr. George `Webb's residence on '1`hu,s_ day evening. `V Miss Florence -`D:arby of I-Iiarrowig the guest of her sister. Mrs. G, C. Gaston. ._ u. - _. VI,`-N~.|SI:.-".1. Ardhzibdld of Bccton is: v;5_ iting his daughter, Mrs. Joseph Sheffield. ' _-_.._--- -Mrivss Eearl Ford visited her cm, sin. Mrs, (C-apt.) Kitchen. l`cnct:m_. gu-ishcne. last w at ' -r (11 _nn-:1 1 . , _ H 3'` `friends at Victoria Harbor. Miss M. Swan visited friends in Barrie and Becton last week. Mr. G. C. Caston is attending In. Vsbituitev meetings in Bruce Co. 17;w.i: 'i;em.;1.i sr., is visitrngl ` ..... -- _----_.,-- W. i Several cases of grippc and bron. c'hvi-tis are reported in the neighbor. hood. principally among children, Some of tlh-ose affcotd are 'two child. ten of Mr. W. Sheffield. `two child. ren of Mr. W. Hodgson and one I chi_l-d of _ Mr._ A. ` Odes. 'Dhe storms of last week. (-.%p::c}:1|ly the one on Sunday, made tho roads almoshimpassable. In consequence ;the atendance at the churches on S'undayT was light. '1'` King Edward's Pocket Money} '_-]!-I;`.wT."1_iV;a\V'.i_tOt:'(_)`ff Barrie was here 1011 Thursday making varravngcxncnts for -his. brother s funeral, which took place on Friday at Edgar. Rev..J. H. Kyidd conducted the funeral scr- vioes. ~ ~ `yu- TMessrs.VM. Gaston and W. Craig attended the Bacxhelors At Home wh-i-ch was held at Hillsdale on I"ri- day evenng. 1 ,I A 11, 1' It Iv-II On Sunday `last Rev. J. 11. Kidd iprearc/heid a veryinterestingz sermon 'on the origin and general history of the mar now in progress lwuvoen Japan an-.d_ Russia and why 1119 Brit- ish people naturally sympathize with Japan, the occasion being the mini- versary of the beginning of 1110 con- flict. The text was Fight. the Good Figlh-t. : % to? "1w1}1Li}{y.'I\I:}I~,i1 'Ef1{. The tirial of Mrs. Chadwick is set CRAIG:rH-URST. .Fnnl`IA-BY .-16,- 1905. F0 R '.---:m:..\::;`. SPRINE 1905 in 8hcl.. very ill (Chicago Reoond-Herald.) . For sitting on `the throne of Eng- land King Edward receives two mil- .IIonVt-hree hundred and fifty thous- and. -dollars a year. V This is` plain fact. `but `the statement. does not convey the wnhol-e.tru:t'h. He does notdraw the sum fby way of salary. It. is "granted to -him as an annuity by fhis su`bjcc\ts_ to enable him std maintain {the dignity and splendor of; ;the_; Crown. `Englishmen do 'a_1.ot think or speak of the King's allow- ance as, a salary ; some of`-them know t_he allowance -is his ibyiransmitted` ,I1 -1 .LL....... I...`