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 R." i-lS PSii 1 "ma ya a t ny ' ^iL: T^ """^TT^ H^: -^^% ^^ ,«ta«i»« of Sheep Pastnxa. OK Xli^||Mwv9A' «tenaJ ance to. tLe amoved into myn-. J' mamifactore o^If** BaU.factiou to ,.""«" '""y atten^;^ -Y, Ir ^Priet if C. E., PEOFBSSOR OF XGBt- CULTUBK. ff bare been trying for twelve yeara press our farmers with the fact » '^^ pf j-jje prominent weakaesse8|of '^iaii agriculture is unappropriated 'â- "'"ojd conproduction of wool and '^Ll Tiie couatry is really doing ""•t Jin tliis respect in correspondence ^Tothors, and ^s'hat we coald do by cuts, what by ordinary man 3BE SiED B OF CANADA aiff '^Jot, and what we are only doing " may be thus illustrated Canada annually. Present wool and mutton... $9,280,000 l-;orimiy attention....... 20,000,000 j,'.i^provein"-!iiis.. 30,000,000 TLcse have uo reference to production breeds as a specialty, but the of tbem with ihe common sheep of order ^*'"«»*»*«»i*iio. 'iai«,«gd*;i^ are equal to one oatti^MMt npaa tore in this eomparaoa, thereftro. haye this pasture repieaenting actqally one and one-half cow per wae. Bntapart from these fects, we axe gratified in placing on recosrdfor the use of our people the continued prominent good conduct of our mixture of passes and cloyer under every pasture in as- sociation with crop-growing. We have now demonstrated beyond doubt that such pasture produces milk, beef and mutton in quantity three times more than the present average of the Pro- vince of Ontario. ' U." â- ^ 1 f! I I." â-  ,^f,. S-^i- '!*•â-  -rtTsa ,v "Vi-t. -* t i't ,. il t.'ii -stf-U A-'f »;i«w* 4iifif ' .sV y r I i H T 1 "' «^^i*t J«3VEiri^^ Mi _, «« «"efc ijpwe jROie /Br â- Â« ilparel 9.00 M S.OO M 1.00 «i I.OO M tl i* red from aU Hem De«iei» TRAIM--- in^ daily since 3rd Uarek a arrives atLondoa at 6.^ 5r«n that pjant, aeciuiiiKlSr itio hows in adTanee^ aH s no equal in f^^naila. Its lal coliunns dai^, is fkr la I the isteittion ct the aaa d position ar'the LEAOIMB ion and influence. TING CO. TOROim M? Casual Orumba. Dress Mantle Maidng imZQ to infoim tbe LadiM of MaffcUe and vcinity, that I am nov pv^Mi«d to do all kinds of Dress Ma^e Ifctinii at my r(»idanoe Ml Mill 'Street. Perieot satU- faction guaranteed. Terms reasonable. Year attrition is espeoiaUy: called to my *^ Dressmakers Kla^c Scale** Tailor system of catting. TnoEe desirous of learning to cat by this system can do so at moderate cost by applying to me, as I ain sole agent for the Co. of Grey. Kiis system is the only one now in use by the first olass city dress and mantle makers. Try it aod be convinced. 375-88 MES. WM. LITTLEJGHNS. Mt EtUn lii: ii»s:i 3» WEN SOUND ^iata Institnte. open on Monday, 9th Januaet!, B. Ezicelleut Staff of TeadietB. fficiall.y reporis it the nipped School ia Ontaric. )r First, Second and Third ClnsBJ Junior aud Ssnior Matriculation] i, and Jiaw aud Medical lixamiE- samiuatious. 1887, all the TJni- rieuhitioa Candidates were snc- ol't;aniiig honors in all depart- a proficiency scholorship of 5100J lates from this S' ' ool obtained 1 WEST NUMBEIi OF TEACH- CELTIFICATES IN THE PKOVINCE. 'inter Term, $2 Spruig Term, «2. ;V to kR'JHANT, M. A.. Principle. )OiiiE, Sec. Board ot Education. aud, Dec. 15th, 1887. ijotuitr y lu oraer to realize annual I "o')5 fe^ °^^ so-called comparatively jjj^ijiess possession?, in addition to ' jsiure conuected with arable ii the 3,793,800 acres of jancher'.ftl- [Piay rented in our North- West Territor- iare equal to the ordinary hill graz- jrsof Britain, they will maintain l,2dO,- .fbead of sheep in place of the present ;;,00O atile, 0,318 horses, and 16,431 aeep (see Dr. McEcbranu's report just ijieiii. These represent about 400,000 were these natural runs im- •sTjd, it is sale lo estimate they would invover '2,000.900 head, in addition to j;i!e. and would thus sLand at an lisaiial i.'TCiiue of $8,500,000 in wool |ii mutton alouc. Scare not believers in an equal liTcaue beiug reahzed in wool and latton by any breed per acre from our litst; cropping soils, as compared with, jjr example, dairy products, and so the I 'ojeet of the e:;periment now to be sub- liitteu was to test the ability of im- IproTed pasture ou such soil to maintain laiiauy sheep per acre per annum, and liompare with cows and store cattle. lor tins purpose we chose a four year lijacreof parmanent pasture, the make. ), condition and management of which Lenow famihar to all interested. Divid- laCeldin two etjual parts, and on 5th Agrhullural Paper in Ameriea D HOME MAGAZINE. iliak f/TS OF DECEM3ER ISSUE: thly Prize Essays On the 'VTiajf A Union Sand and W^ne ««V*«!; • tJio Sod Dominion Ff™«* i-ann Mortgages Potato Testson jieDtal Grounds; Fertili;er8 and PlantiuK Tested; ^J^T^lJ*! and a Basiaess The Fame^« Pnze Essay-Winta 9?^ J^ viflg in Kelation to Soil Fei^ stion Belati^e Profits in Dai^ :ealoSrsUlho,;C«JS 3ct the DigestiJshty ofFe^ amons Clyde Stallion (iU«ta^ f an Apple Tree North Ain«^ rs' A Jo^iation; Bed CgBJ ultty Association .ww"' '1^ a.dmjni8terii.g Medwmes; Cta«» 1 in Cottle Laxati«» ^f^^ Stuffs on the FUvor "f *25 er Losses Snstam^ » *2? Stock; ^astonng «n*»^; ?W8 I'arm*»' J^*'^f^!Sl rom oar Gle«crr ^^^^ uence Home Ma«»««» ^^^ ELD, EdIW ••«Fr»F^ LoNPoN. Out. â€" â€" •. liav put on five shearling ewes â€" Cte- lid, Shrops and Cheviot â€" that weighed Ib average 107 lbs, On 23rd May put |i»o others to keep down roughness of pt'jre, that average 139 lbs. As these luren sheep were unable to do this, we liailed seven stock i-ams on 9th June, lias making fourteen in all. Of course I'iese were.kept separate, and rotated Ita field to fie'd. Hemoved the rams la 'M July, aud on Srd August also re- laived the two extra ewes, when the lAaordinary dry season was telling. 11 Riaiji nor e^tra food of any sort was Itiowed. ^this critical time of grazing we |a\f the following observations on ap- |!atance of the grasses and clover that i the pasture in question iJadow fescue....iIost plentiful of anj. p«:l"er ..A like quantity |^nblue....Con8iderable quantity. ..Medium in quantity. Medium. Don't use any more nauseous pur gatives such as Pills Salts Ac., whenyoa can get in Dr. Carson's Stomach Bitters a medicine that moves the Bowels gent^ ly, cleansing all impurities from" the system and rendering the Blood pure and cool. Sold by all Druggists, tf BE ON YOUll GUARD. Don't allow a cold in the head to slowly and surely ran into Caterrli, Wen you can b^ cared for 25o. by uting Dr, Chase's Catanh Cure. A few applications cure insipent Ciiturrh 1 to 2 boxes cores ordinary catarrh 1 to 6 boxes is guaraateefl to cure ohionic oa:a7rh. fry it. Only 2S«. and eure care Sold by all drnggLsts. S33 85 WoEMs oftea cause seriors illness. The cure is Dr. Low's Worm syrap. It destroys and expels Worms effectually. For the coMrLECTioN. â€" For pimpleo, blotches, tau, and all itching tumors of the skin, use Prof. Low's Magic Sulphur Soap. J. E. Richards ofRocklyn shipped two ton of fowl on Monday 26th Dec. This sounds well for the basines? tact of a former MarkJ dale boy. The signs of worms are well known, but the remedv is not always so well determined. Worm Powders will dis- cover them. Dr. James Kennedy of Owea Sound died on Monday -the 26th Dec., ^aged 64 years. A Remarkable Case. â€" Frederick Wie::e, of Minden, Ont., suffered with running sores on both legs which the best of phvsicians failed to cure. Two bottles of " Burdock Blood Eitters cured him completely. Scrofula always due to bad blood,, is curable when timely treat- ed with B. B. B. Hanover has been connected with Walker ton by telephone. FARM FOR SALE. Lot No. 4, on the 121^ con. of Eaphrasia, 2 J miles from Maikdale. 378-95 GEOEaE McNALLT. FARM FOR SALE. Oa WUiL EXCHANGE FOB TOWN OB VmLAOB PBQ- PEE'fY. Being lot 20, Con. 10, Township of Glenelg, 3 miles hom the thriving village of Markdale, and consisting of 100 acres, well watered. On the premises are ahoof e, barn and stable. Title inoispatable. For furtlier partieolars spriiy to MES. A. MIGHT. Chatsworth. Ont. Chatsworth. Oct. 29th, 1887. 373 FARM FOR SALE- LOT 131 con 3 west of T. S. Ed. Artemesia. 50 acr js, about 20 acres eLur of stamps and stones, bilance good hardwood hash. Five miles from Maikdale and four from Flesherton. For further par- ticulars apply to A. S. Thompson. Flesher- ton P. O. or J. J. Thompson, Orilla. 342 ft ~TEACHER WANTEDT To the farmeM of OImmIr and ad joining townsbipsâ€" you are aiB aware that the past seaaoa has been a very dry one coose^pwntly grain r» quires to be ground difierently from other seasons. Some of my Jlour feom the first lot of new wheat was Bbi tip to the mark owing to above reasons^ Since then I have added some new machinery and am now in position to guarantee a grade of flour unsiairpassed by any roller mill in the county, vai aal much to the bushel. Flour, Ch6);,{ Bran, Shirts and Screenings, whoieside and retail. Flour $2.00 to $4.20 per bbl. Chop 819.00 to $21.00 per ton. Bran $13.00 to 814.00 per ton. Shorts $14.00 to $16 00 per ton. Screenings $15.00 to $20.00 per ton. The following is the scale of exchange for sound wheat. 62 lbs. to bns. 39 lbs. Flour 10 Bran 3 Shorts. 61 " " " 33 " " 10 " 3 eo " " " S3 •' " 10 " 3 " 59 " " " 37 " " 10 " -^ 3 " 58 " " " 3fi " " 10 " 3 •' 67 " " " 35 " " 10 " 3 " 86 " " " 34 " " 10 " 3 " 55 « â- â€¢ •• 33 • • iQ • 3 • Wanted 20,000 bushels good fall and spring wheat, highest market price paid in cash generally give one cent above prices paid on street. If you have any good sound wheat to dispose of, be sure and bring it to VICTOR ROLLER MILLS. FOR SCRATCHES ON HORSES f CURE For Scratches on Horses f FOR SCRATCHES ON HORSES ^â- ^^â- ^ -»«=».»â-  Secoid or Third class male or female for 1888. Apply stating salary and qualifications with testimonials to Wm. Cdbbt, Seo.-Treas. of School S. No. 9, Eaphrasia, Gormg. P. O. FARM FOR SALE, Lot No. 2 of 6 cop. 1, West of Garafraza road, Bentinck 50 acres, 20 acres cleared balaace part swamp, part hardwood. Log house and 1- ame sta'ole. Terms and price on applicad'oa. C0-9 Joseph Toung, Traveryton. OWEN SOUND MARBLE WORKS H. B, HARRISON MANUFACTUKER OF MARBLE AND GRANITE MONUMENTS HEADSTONES Mantles, Furniture Marble, de. STEPHEN S COUGH MHe. The best eom^otmd of Tar and Honey in the world for reheviag eooghs, it acts as an instant healer' to the bronchial tabes, and will have a benedeient effect ou bronchitis at once. Don't forget the name, STEPHEN'S COUGH KING. No other remedy like it, at 25 and 50 ceste a bottle. It will reJievB hooping cough wfa«a other medicines com- pletely fail. To be ebtained at the popular Drag Store, R. L. STSPHEN, V/ MARKDALE. /SLAND HOME STOCK FARM PerrkeroB HonM. Frcnck ComIi Honei.' Savage Farmim. Impo^ teis and Biecakn of Pec- cheroB and French Coach Hanes,Itland Home Stock Fann, Crosse Isle, Wayne County Mich. We oflef *ery lar^re stud of horses to â- elect from, we Ksaianlee aurstock make prices le^ â- onable and seu on easv terms. Visitors alwayswcl. come. Ijuga cntalosoe ftee. Address SaTagaftFanin^ DsTBorriucii. I^te clover., lari. aothy iTop idoTer.. irye.. Iiiloet,. pieesi rye., ...A good average, (Jood average. .A small quantity. Very little. Very little. .....None- Of Gbeat Utility. â€" There is no Obher medicine of such general useful- ness in the household as Hagyara's Yellow Oil for the cure of rheumatisas, neuralgia, sore throat and all internal and external pains and injuries. Whenever voa meet a man who can toU you about the weak points in bis neighbors, yon will find one wbo needs as much walch- ing an an east wind. HAVEYor Noticed It.â€" The weary, "All gone" feeling, vnth gnawing at the pit of the stomach, or a chokiag from uudijested food so common to the weak dyspeptic. This trouble is boon remetded by Kurdock Blood Eitters, which is a positive cure for ' " Dyspepsia. ffOTK^E. NO'QCE is hereby giyen that application will be made to the Legislature of Ont- ario, at the next session thereof, for an Act to lucorporate the uniocorporated yillagie of M ..rkdale, in the County of Grey, as a town fnu to fix the boundaries thereof. Dated at Markdale this 6l^gday of Dec- ember, 1887. WM, BROWN, ojbebalf of the applicants. 878-83 LOST. the worst form of A nee oi b:'~vd drawn in favor of Hamilton Kerney bv Joseph Young, for 918,10 due January 1SS9. Any person finding it will oblige bv rctiarpipK it. All persons are here- by uo«i^ed against puicbasiug same. SS0.2 Jorsea Yodso, Traverston. TENDERS. SEAiiKPTiNDEEs will be received by the M'-s. PaHiT-gton, who is a great BTiffe'--r I ^^gygjg^e^ ^p ^q ^^g 20th Jan. '88, for the d»claeB f.iat she almost erection of a brick church at Zion appoint sunnit. oSk ^penment with these sheep w -^ monihe 1st October, as they were â- ^ed for distribution to service. At "»e the pasture looked well, a good ^Ting been left hence other sheep 'pat on and grazmg contmtted until ^^ame,on20th November. It is 'Necessary to take advantage mean- t^s sabseq uent depasturing, 'jveraoe grazed during the term ^J»% to 1st October was fully ^^m acre; the increase to 22 lbs. per head. That is "lent what does the Canadian 't^inkofit? say, only $7^00 value of ^mutton per acre pet annom '•saBik"^â„¢^ ia that respect, ihpngb from iootbaclie, wished bhe bad been bom with oat any teeth. A Fatal Attack.â€" A fatal attack of cwrap is a frequent occurrence amonlo children. Every household should bg t-uarded by keeping Hagyard's Pectora, Balsam at hand. It breaks up colds conshs, croup, asthma, and bronchitis in a remarkable manner. '•Dill the wedding go o5 smoothly " "About a3 6moothlv:as such Rff»irs always go ^- The only bitch tliat oecured was when the pair stood up to be united." Unlimitisd.â€" The old or the yonnj,' mav at aU times and all seitoons of the y£Ske Burdock Blood Bitters with benefit when rcquirmg fi blood purifying tonic, or a regnhitor of the stomach, bowels, liver or kidjogy*.; Makelhe'bestofwlMftftron »»»*«. *»* ^° not nwke yoorseli misemble by wiAmg for what you have not. I. N. Marshall, Barrister, B»*^ Ont., states:-! wassp trjraWe^^iâ„¢ in tL. One applioatu)! Were pure bred, an ttg-^^^ Wowth their case and not "^ediate consumption. The Of sheep ia not usually looked: *«thmoretluui»1.00 • mm^ ^*no. but uafortrauitBly'Mjf "^* f Veryhri^t thbu. .Md ' '""» one acre per iiead. Sd in ttThead that I coiOd^'^t deaned out my head. ., ment, Glenelg. rians and specifications may be seen at the lesideuce of Thes. Cook. The lowest or any tender not necessarily ac- cepted. 381-4 THOS. COOK, Sec. Traverston. Mlorts:a^e Sale of^Farm pr opert y. Under and bvvtr«ne of the power of sale coa- ts ined in a certain mortgage which will be prt^ dnetdat the time of sale, there will be offered fo • saJo by public auction on Saturday the 7th dfvof jannarytl888,atthe Markdale Hooae, in thevUjege of Markdale, by John W. Morrow, AnctiiMieer, the following property, namely, ell tliat certain .parcel of land situated in fbe townsb^ ot Glenelg, in theConnty of Otot. and Province of Ontario, containing by ad- meaaarement flty acres more or less being com- posed or liot No 96, in'the 3*4 oonoession, spntb west of the Toitmto and Syde nh a m Boad, of the said Township and Cffimty.- w_ i Toia dlaorable farmj ia utoated abont two mrea from Maikdale and one half a mile from .wo g fist m:ila,approaclMd by good roads. Soilâ€" fair dav soil, roIUng, Imt not rongn, abont 30 acres deMfed well waiered With spring* and in fair state of cnitivaticm^ ' The n:tre^y will be sold subject to a reserve Tai-ma eod coiditlona of saleâ€"One third of the parch* ae mMie y to be paid to the^ndMa soUStOiLS a* toe time of sal^ aimcieat with^the ««idonft4hirdtomadeooe*alforthe pwphase mwierwitbin oao montn thererfter w»J_«S balaimofsaid pnichaM mooM^ tO'beBe^ed '^fi stmateM^oiP«rthejMaimaeshe.-;^^qEe S^abtAi^SnjeKn. wSii interaet at the rate JUST RECEIVED 3 Carloads Finest Variegate Marble f^ Largest stock in the Dominion select from. Personally selected at the quar ries in Vemont, Will be sold at prices which defy competition. SATISFACTION OUARANTEED. N. B. â€" Beware of Monuments and Head stones of Tin, Spelter, or Zinc, soldered to gether, and oiled and Sandblasted to hide the imperfections, and called White Bronze. H. B. HAERISON Administrator's Notice to Creditors, Pnrsnant to Section 34 of Chapter 107 of tiie Bevised Statutes of Ontario, and of Section 1, Chapter 9, of 46 Victoria, Ontario Statutes. Notice Is hereby given that all creditors and others having claims against the estate of Daniel Ijoogheed, late of the Township of Euphrasia in the County of Grey, Teoman, aeeeased, who died on or abont the 29 day of September, A. D., 1887, are, on or before the l4th day of January, A. D., 188S, to send by iiost prepaid or deliver to Christopher Knott of the said Township of Ea- phrasia, Eimberley, P. O. administrator of the said Daniel Xiougbeed their Christian names and surnames, addresses and descriptions, the fnll particulars of their claims, a statement of their accounts and the nature of theaeeiiratieB (if any) held by them, and that after the day aforesaid the said administrator will proceed to distribute the assets of the said deceased among the pwrtics entitled thereto, having re- gard only to snch claims of which notice shall have been given ae above re^uired^aud the said administrator wis not be hable for tbe said assets or any part thereof,.- to any person or persons of whose claim or claims notice shall not have been received by him ai the time of sach distribution. ' Dated at Owen Soand this 9tb day of Decem1er A.D..18W. 379-63 OHBIBTOPHEB ENOTT. By Creaaor Morrison te Smith, his BoUoitors i'ORONTO HODSE.= AVill Stoddart. late of England and Jersy City, U. S. begs to inform the citizens of Markdale and surronnding community, that he has opened a TAILORING SHOP over Mr. W. J. McFarlaud's Store, where he is prepared to do all work entrusted to him iii the Latest and Nobbiest Styles as I will inspect all work before leaving the Shop, cus- tomers may rely on having work turned out first-class in every par- ticular trusting tbac I may receive a fair share ot the public patronage I remain, Faithfully yonr'a, WILL STODDARl' Markdale, March 14th, 1887. SIG^HT V. BLESTDI^ESS. 4m^^^- IS" GR y, W. BENI SB d blood pnzgfitijre ^^ Gsaamaiiub. AlongBtdethe ^jk' Iftven in'BoUetiii ^4.010 Ityi. ol ma m "ORIPfc.--. I am offering this vreek Eeady-Made Clothing, and BOOTS SHOES â€"AT astonishingly low prices* Persons requiring summer outfit woula do -well to see my stock. S T.A.]V I^ E TT » W CELEBRAVED English Spectacles 79 BAY STREET TORONTO CANADA. â€" AN1 18 JEWlfi STREET. LONDON E. C. ENGLAND oi six and one 1 par cent per annum pnsable .^^gte^'fnrther riariicnlaxs apply to Jrfm W. Moii»w. AncUoiieer InTidWlM8r to Hut9ek,Tm,miMu; erowthert Mmtgi^mtrr, TajSQia BollidtOLS, W Ei Jg St).«ei Wwfc. Toioiito. CARB dgJ«AH«S. |||M»«eMPH^ nnoere tiumln fftr t e Ain g. COLEliAH HAMILXOX. â- .K' «»n»1S2;5. THE NEW PAPER. I nwi lepiwiiiii'lii "r â€" ' ' â€" ^*-' 1 iMitiiVannkDktelWMllaA WBBL nalMaiaeMnaM en or abonlflbaiM SM if IfillM WAwtf lELm JL Stephen's, CHEMISTDRUGGrST, Markdale Has the Agency for the sale of the above tti MARKDALE. No Spectacles in the Market eqaal them in the BYE PRESERVING QUALITIES they possees, or the OR^AT EASE and COM- FORT they confer on the wearer. ^Their nee will in actuality so strengthen th* Eyes that it does not become necessary to chamos them for many years. They are therefore tba CHEAPEST. Carley's Healing Oil will relieve ' scratches on horses in two or -throe apphoations, or price refunded. Follow the directiona on bottle by tboronghjy cleansing;, then apply tte Oil. If animal reqniries any medicine to pat it into condition ne the Derby Blood Farifyer. "Bight now IB the time to use a good Blood Purifying He^cine. Loose no tixpein getting a bottle ctf Dr. Caison'e Stomach Bitters. Ift will da yon good Sold by all Droji^ts 60 cents. tf ' gW -su C miBllli f ICfFIC B, fU TIME TABLE. rr-lMLsLrlsiAale Sltation- â€" dondtsonrs. Qoaa'SoKia. 6.ii a. m. 12.02 p. m. 8 J2 p. m 9.10 p. m 5 â- ^' '^M I £4i.,_ -J* ^.