, 1874-10-17
Some Interesting Statistics About "Can'
ada Super-Mare."
The United Methodist Conference and
the 1tineracy Question.
Tho Latest Government Appointments,
and Circular OIL Lumber.

ous Province. tho agnclltur1Bte nhso hoen eHloy-
lur their annual Bicsta. Tho sun,nler's labor
braw1, 10 u closo thoy hayo dran1 decp Of IN
uocout recreation. They havo met IN tho nclt
Iof honorable competition, and, with tncu
sauaslos, potatoes, corn. md hucK!obcrt1os, naFo
sought to aecure tho prize OF narog1or oScolleAco
'oycr Their noiChbors. fho contests havo boon
;coue the Interchange Of ldcas excellent tho fc-
eult most bouclcial. lilo Fai-taira' sohetaiy
held lttlo later this year than teual' havo Econ
n,oro t11ap over successful. They hayo shown to
a denouss! ation that the farming class Of this
PROVINCE are in fuirly-prosrerous condition.
Iucy havo given tho best proof Of The fertility Of
AHA tuyoycd portion Of Gods footsiool.
Auung tho irst Of these exhibitions was tho
etiof o1 them al, tho Provincial Show. This
t,.I placo In Toronto. and WAS the twonty~nlnth
III Tia scrios of Auuual Expositions. Tho first
MAS held u 1916: and, taking up report OK ltd
contents, one is struck with the vast progress
.:hht since that tino haa boon nlndo IN tho pur.
suit Of agriculture in this country AT that
inns but tho slightest attention mas given to tho
breeding of stock aua farming, IN al It's
brauchcs, waa carried Gil In u rudo WY. All
sAe mecrics of MISUNDERSTANDING then
met tho settler: Cattle ran about tho stray
stack ait winter; tho pedigree Of horses waa
never thought OF , and thu spiing generally sa"
s1,o stock miserablo pkoictous. Piga. with no
trace Of the king!y berkshire about thom'
tlrongod tho highways, aud tho bcdo9i!cd aJri-
culturist was fain, hko tho proaigal Sou, to DO
content with tho husl;e that, ut tho best, ahonld
haye boon giye. to tho hogs Tho total amount
of preo,iua,s offered was but 81, 600. To-day
the report of tho Provincial Minister Of AGri-
culture shows TINT thoro is gcaroy aingle coun-
II In tho whole Of tho Province but boass Of
9 creator amouut Of prizes aud larger
LIST Of entries than, in tho fall Of 1916,
vas thought most ereaitable slow-
ins for tho whola Province. hailwaya
,7cro then unknown. and tic reads over which
The exhibitors md spectators camo to tho oxhi-
Toronto, at that limo. was Muddy Li;so
York" TIC Exposition OF tLis lail, now also
numbered with the things OF tho past. ,Tas (:
ancas successful affair. IGo sho" OF caisle ana
Try boioro the exhibition Of grainr, fruise, and
roots, such thns it could not be cqualed Ill tho
"Old County," Among tho former wcro nono
lincal dcEcoudnnta Of thnt famous 18TH Duchess
OF Goueya" which went, dirt-cboau, at On nl,c-
tion,saie, for 900 G0,-"hilc. Of Tho hotseB ex-
hibiteI, an Etobicoko fa, mcr. air. Torrance,
showed 2-year.old tiisy, and beautiful form, aud
turning the scale at ,750 pounds!
HArss and ScicnccB;'' aud although we Lad no
Derby to suntrlutenl it's ptransonlouts. nor pzu-
euro l,s marvellous works Of Art for its orna-
nontallon, still tho d,ap|ny wae most crcdltablo.
novelties Of the pg-whistle class, exquisite pIlo-
tographs,-t!lanke TO tho clcar sky Of tho Now
D0lnluioii,-fnncy ncclleworl, and wonderful
counterEaueH, wero there in ABUNDANCE And
public tasto WAS elevated thereby
The ncxt most important SHOW In this Prov
TACO was that bold ut Lun1on III tho western
peyt OF the peniunula. london hoasts OF being
Tic most American like city in THO colsulry not
withstanding its English namo. TIE exhibition
was, liae tLo Provincial nf1air, most decided
E,loceaa. Several Americans took pait in tho
tieplay Of goods. County ana Township Fairs
have been held oil over tho Province. and also
iak;o other parts Of tho Dominion. They have
Akaust universally shown Tnas improvement
over plevioub exhibitions.
cASADA-BurERs MARE.
), Tho British North American provinccs boforc
the ,asgugo Of the Confederation net, wele badly
Uttered about tho Continent. All p, p,ofcssing al~
legnncc to ono Government, located 8 G0U niles
away, thcy were Jealous Of each other, aud
seemed utterly devoid OF any united pt1ruosc.
Tho poople OF QUO Province ki.ow lit:lc Of thoao
Of nnother and cared less for them than they did
c,imlnations against commercial and 90
clh intetcourso were general; tho meth
cd OF local government in each WAS
different. Seven years since, the CONFEDERATION
act mas passed; aud to-day, nationally as woll
as physiologically, VIC nre = e"pcoPlo. Instead
Of beng strangers and aliens to each othor. the
peoples Of the different PROVINCES uro now I'LL
Gunatliaps. "Dlue- Nosca, ""Quebeckora, ""U Up
per Canadians" arc terms which have almost
ccaaed to l,ayo Il meaning. Wo aro ono. With
thiB efowtl Of klndly nutfonn! feeling, knowledge
OF Tho rcsourccB Of the different scctoaB of tlo
Dominion il being difruscl, snd We arc beginning
to recognize tho vast Importance Of lnt teleats of
who'll, in years past, so were either totally is.
norant or hccdlessly careleHs. In no one respect,
ro,laps. hna this increased hnowlodse ted TO the
smashing to sinithoreens Of old ides with great,
products of tho farm, the ,nine, tho forest, aud
lilo sou OF Cauada. .--sapol-Maro
The products Of lhc lishcries in. tho three
lrovlnceH or SeW bf1hs"leht NoS" oco1ih, nue
700, 900. gold, annually. This amount might be
very sens.Lly in:roaacd. in fact. almost doubled.
without tie risk Of in.poss' lsning, much los'
e1hnun'lng. tho cliatacsoc nhd y!cld q tncsoMag
ocean. supply excellent ilahine-sround. beinEs
inly stocEed WIN spieha'u sainoh aaa 11put