I °"rr-in nxrmsr News ~ FIRST 0|' ALL ETO . ,pond with the financial year of the‘ » .pi~ovince. It was decided to leave the maftei over for aD0th0l` v\>Bl` N e’ ;*"°‘ 0lEEN’S COU N TY pipigi [gym] |gUiN|] i...z‘.:'.‘:;::;:.~..r-...L-...i-.i>*.;’:;;vs. I' I ""*'”'-*””" gave his experience of testing the co\vs in his herd. He had weighed It pays to buy in this -Province; `nf;p¢;i:i1 cent ,kate in the Are_ . milk every day and tested ever, The -Vfctoria's hockey special te _ ' 1-iuiniiicrside leaves this afternoon at 330, One hour’ii skating after the 8. gfllll 11 ififfre number. of those pointing out g t month This enabled him to dccidc . , "“' , which was to be blamed, the cow oi' D'h."“§ Nettle SUIIGF. City, left on tliu -_-' fhe man behind the cow. Any liairy Special 'train to Vape Traverse e ‘ ' ' _ .- ~ . _ - n (Continued from page 1. mari who will test his cows one yeai ioute toroiif_'iit ,flown showed that Dairy classes were llirld at I-lillsboro, Tryon and Ken- isiiiglon in May lust and dealt with was rather disappointing, However, the showing made by those who cn- tcrcil was good. Au increase iii production of Fall mid Winter Dairying wus reported. [That the Association had not pre- |\'iously cncouragcd the piirchnse of hand separc.toi-s was regret.ci=d. Much assistance could have been given pur- uliasera in thechoice of a machine. _ .It was noteld with Jitisfaction that cheese exported to Great lirilaiii was improved in quality wlien lr.udc:l. The stundaril of quality of- clit-csc was being well maintained. The prices paid for cheese on \li<‘ bofiril were very satisfactory, while the wliole year's work was exception- Silly favoriible, Lbu gain flvoi' the pre- vious year was Small. Loss of iiopiilntion was a scrio:=f‘. di‘au'lmck to diiirying mid the study of conditions with a viciv to sugges- ting a remedy .~:Iiould he made, It, ‘was thought better to eiicoiiinge mak- Cut down bm' mfmaghan *md his 9“I’"ling faruis siiiallei' and not larger' ns the tciidciiiy at present is. The sys- tcin of taxation was criticized othcr_ matters of iiitcrcst to doirymen were touched on in an intelligent miiuiicr. The report was .fulopteil on motion. li‘. 'l‘. lVIoi'i‘ow lirou,5li’c ilowii liie niiuiinl report as inspector. I-lc iiiiid: ddring the year two hundred and thirteen visits 46 fuctorics, and he rcportcil cnch factory in detail as to its production, improvements cifccteil or nerdcrl and general conflitiovifz. ln his report lic suggested that factory secretaries be furnished by the mailers with weekly rct.iirns of chef.-.ur made and shipped or others disposed of. Ile made reference to dairy meet- ings, of which fourteen were held, cow testing, attendance nr, annual meetings, and other topics and concluded by thanking all for im- :iistsnce rendered liiin in the perfor- mance of his duties. His .report was adopted on motion. After this a general discussion took place on pasturrizing whey and Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Morrow offered some advice on this siibject. this being supplemented by the practical of* one or two factories which was given ii delegates. _ Then ri resolution was introduced broacliing the education subject and the debate grew animated. Home speakers strongly contended that the present P. W. C. training was insuf- ficient alongagricultural lines fo fill the need, while others upheld the l". W. C. It was suggested that the scholarship fund at present given to the P. W. C., by the Government be turned over to the Truro Agricultural College to educate one or two P. li. I young men annually. The evening meeting commenced with a discussion on changing the date of the financial year to corres- dairyiiicn in said district to test their cows riiid select the lieifer cal- lvcs from the best milkcrs. I-lc in ]stancad cases where contesting nn. iv.-'eedinir out had increased tlie yield lfroin a herd over 2000 pounds of milii ,per cow. Three districts as mention ed above will_ be organized; one each .in Ontario( and Quebec and one for ltlie Nlaritinie provinces. James (TC-oniior gave some cxper 'fence in testing. I-le found that sonic fcows which filled the bucket pr.':»tr-. *well had a lot of froth in their milk. prizes Ami,-ed fn Competition B5 ,.,,_,;llc spoke of the great ailvoiitage o' ported following this. The response »""“`S “'110ll they can get water at an ,time of the dny. 1 John il. (lounors told ho\v Island fm-t.-i iiizifo iuoic pourids of cheese out of 100 pounds of inilk than tlie_\ did in Ontario. Mr. Mitchell spoke of the matter of »,agi‘ecing on plan of, tcstiiig milk nt cheese factories, a plan that all could agree upon. Two plans have lieen in .u.~ie. 'l‘he Straiglit flutter Fat t.cs‘., , and the fat test plui-: two to alloc for the casein. Hon. Mr. liichards spoke of the breeding of cattle, especially (lair cows. He advised getiliig the vc" best. dairy sires to head the herds, and said that if the best cows vvcrc bred _to a igood dairy sire one would soon have great iinpro‘.'enieni'. and i much larger prodiiction per cow. Hr _rgave an iii.~itan<:c of un island cow which gave nearly B000 pounds in seven months. Prof. Ross sug;>;esLc>il a discussion on Winter I)airyin_;. He opened l -saying that dnirying to pay must bi- rarricd on all the year round. Labor is rlieaper in the winter. Better cal- ves can be ruiscil in winter that will develop into better cows and bigger producers in future. Instances were given of Island herds that were iriv- ing a profit of l/I0 por cent on their -feed. 5 \ vote of,thnn'ks was given Ii-lr. lllewar mid his valuable paper. I The thanks of the association wa-. f_ also tendered to Principal Robertson for the use of the Hall. Principal Rob:-.rtsoii replied in a hnppy'1ittlc speech. ‘ ‘ U A vote of thanks was also tendered | the Dominion and Local Goveriinienti, for the aid given to dairying durini' the past year. I Prizes awarded were as follows. For [tht-. largest amount of milk per cow to any cheese factory or crcaniery in each county, lst, $10; 2nd, $8; 3rd $7; 4th, $6; 5th, $5; Sth, $4. ‘ Same prizes for amount of butter fat per cow. . Prizes also awarded for herd coni- petition, special prizes offered by Jas. Paton & Co., City and Sinfdair & Stewart, Sumniei-side, for amount of butter fat por acreage, prizes as fol- lows: lst, $6; 2nd, $5; 3rd, $4; 4th, $3; 5th, $2. , l oiiininirs coUN'rv. l Herd Jirizcs. ` I). N. McKay, Springfield. Jas. A. O*Connor, Clinton. J. McLeod, Uigg. A. McLeod, Kinross. W. McDonald, Glcnfinnan. W. Jenkins, Vernon River. Acreage Prizes. Jas. A. O’lionnor, Clinton. FFF? ____ _,___,,_____._._._._.___.,_. .._.,,_..,..,,____V____._____.___._._______._ , \ i .~ < 1 ,_ . ._ ,. , , OI .Il MERCHANTS BANK BUIIJDING. I |‘ _ Which is’ being reflttcd for Doiiiinlon Goveruiiient offices. Jal. Arthur, New Glasgow, ' D. McDonald, Glenfinnan. i W. F. McDonald, Glenllanau. l'IlIN("E COUNTY. Herd Prizes. li. B. Crozief, Kensington. Ilaac Lowther, Kensington. I-I. Il. Bowiiess, Norboro. G. E. Brown, Margate. Jas. W. Stewart, Kensington. John Andrews, Lot 17. W. H. McGregor, Miscouche. Geo. McFarlane, Fenwood. ' Acreage Prizes. John T. Corcoran, Pinsville. Ambrose Corcoran, Pineville. Thomas Corcoran, Pineville. Beni. Cairns, Summerside. Fred W. Wooley. Bcdequs. Alex. McLean, Central. 1 John A. Woodside, Kensington. KlNG'S ('0l1N'f‘Y. Herd Pri'/.es. J. Ci. Campbell, Heil I’t. James Howlett, (Iowan Brac. Nathan Acorn, Bridgetown. J'. A. Dewar, New Perth, Jas. A. McKinnon, Rollo Bay. H[ll'SHlll Hill SIH EUMUND Wlllllll -TORONTO, Feb. 20-"After reading the speeches at the board of trade meeting Thursday night," says P. C. I»l\!`kiD. “I um astonished that I do not find myself an annexationist. l have been doing business in the Unit- ed States for sixteen years; I see much of the country and* meet ii creat mnny people, and yet .l find l sin no iannexationist; yet, we are hold by such an authority as' Sir Fld- vnund Walker, prcsidcnt of the Bank of Commerce, that if we trade with the United States we cannot escape inoculation. “Sir Edmund Walker has had a large experience in business in the re- uublic to the south of.us. Has hc found that in his css: it has createl an annexationistic sentiment? Pos- sibly it has, but his well-known im- perialistic views enable him to over- come the feeling, and thus he has been able to contiriue trading in the market which he finds most profi- table. _ “Sir Edmund feels, however, that it would not be right to expose thc farmer to temptation. “'l‘hai‘. is, he feels that while it is wise and profitable for him his mil- lions fo trade iii the United States, it would have a had edect on the loyalty of the furizi-ri* if he were en- abled to get :}i.'i mere for a horse .ir five cents more for wheat a little south of where he sells it.” DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS . AGAINST HUSBAND PARIS, Feb. 22--flnroncss Vaugh- an", the inorgaiintic wife of the lute King Leopold of llclifiliin, has com-‘ mented divorce proceedings against liliiiinanuel Diirieux, a merchant to whom she was married at Arronvlllc l on August 18 of last year. A forma attempt made by the judge to recon cile the couple failed. ` BOLIYNOLDUP IN - 1 TORONTO STORE 'l`()RON'I`f), Ont., Feb, 22-A young man. ninslied, entered William Whar- in’s jewelry store yesterday afternoon unfl draiviiiga revolver ordered the aged proprietor to throw up his hands. Wliarin turned to run, but the liurglafsifruck him -down and than fied ivitlioiif; taking anything. GETS CALL T0 PICTON KINGSTON, Out., Feb. 21-Rev. F. I-l. Hproule, ll. A., pastor of Princess Street Methodist _Church has received nn invitation from Main Street Mciliodist (Jliurch, Picton, to become. its pastor iii June next. If a trans- fer can be arranged he iiiay accept. " , ixii ,g Your Danger From Kidney Troubles A BEGINS WIIEII Yflllll BACK AGNES. Backache is the first and thc sure sign of kidney disease. When tho buck riches or becomes wcnlc it is a warning that the kidneys aie alllcctod in some wfiy. _ Next to the licirf., the kidneys ure, perhaps lhc infisl. ixiiyui lzitit orpjtuis iii Ilia body. It is no woziilcr tliezi fli.-it if the kidneys nro ni`fcci.e~l tlio \\'holo system iaust bc. ' On the first sign of liurkiiclic Drank; Kidney Pills sliniilil be inlccii. 'l`hi-y no right to tlierciit of the trouble, heal tho delicate ~mcnilirnnes of the kidneys and make their action regular and natural." Mr. E. J. Saulnier, Lfike Annis, N.S., writes:--“I take ii great rleiil of pleosiirc in telling you the benefit I have rcrclvcii from the use of l)oau’.~i Kidney l‘ilIs. I was troubled with my kidneys for icrveinl years; my back war: vmiik, I limi leriillc Iiendachcs, and was so rc.»llci': I roulii not glee » at piciit I 1-oiiiiiuzmczl lining Don.u's I{ilti~n Allnvn Priln Linn! Lia.. luimi. uiisiiin As-iii-. _ Discount Sale fvow that tlie roads are good and the days fine and the- people from the country can get into town, we will begin our discount sale February ist and continue during the whole month. \Ve will give genuine discounts, but as we do not mark our goods up in order to appear to take off big discounts you will not find any extravagant statements in any of our advertising but we will .give genuine discounts and hones The sale will be for cash only and there will not be ' two prices. Everybody will be treated alike So that whether you Come yourself or send your child won’t make any difference. Below are some of our prices. Among our specialties are a good range of Ilewson Tweeds. Moncton Tweeds, Ox- ford Tweeds Q0 cent Factory Cloth for I 75g 80 cent Factory Cloth for 654; 60 cent Factory Cloth for $1.80 Factory Cloth double width for ‘L50 suitirig different ». I5 cent hiiglisli print 32 inches wide for 120 I4 cent Auierlczin print I yard wide for IIC iz ceiitCanaciian Print 30 inches wide for 106 15 cent Quilting cotton 32 ins wide for 126 12 cent Quilting cotton 30 ins Wide for 106 21 _cent Shifting Duck for 170 18 cent stripe Sliirting Duck for llc i7‘ cent Gingham Shir-ting for He I5 centlGingham Shifting for l2¢ All dress goods 2 5 p. C. off. Ladies' and gentlemeifs underwear of all kinds 25 p.c. Men's shirts, collars, cuffs,ties,bra.c<-rs, socks, caps, gloves, handkerchiefs and all goods not mentioned here except factory yarn and uiibleached cotton and spools ., fiilillli .li£fil`ilil .50c- 3.2.50 16 cent English print Ci-umb's best qual- ‘ty ` I o e o . C. Turner ®.~vC0 Tho Low Price Store u."r.";wnc,r.n.r.,iu`ie»i¢i¢'si.,'a»u.»¢iséi¢,iii... 2 Idwjmtf 'Sunnyside' chil~°vm_ X l I Sore. inflamed or oversiraiiied tissues of , -‘ A the throat and give real and permanent ` i," relief from throat troubles use .» - i ,. 'i `i 4. i R. 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