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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1922-10-05, Page 4THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 5th.. 1022. THE MOLSONS BANK INCORPORATED 1855 Capital Paid Up $4,000,000 Reserve Fund $5,000,000 Over 125 Branches The Molsons Bank prides itself on the courtesy of all its officials. No matter how large or how small the volume of your business with the Bank, you are always assured a courteous and cordial reception. Deposits by mail given careful attention. T. S. REID, MANAGER, LUCKNOW BRANCH. DEERING and McCORMICK FARM MACHINES and REPAIRS I.H.C. Tractors and Engines; Geo. White Louden’s & Son Threshing Machines; Litter Carriers, Stalls, Stancions and Water Bowls; Coiled Wire and Woven Fence;Frost’s Connor’s Perfection Electric Washer; Gourlay, Winter and Deeming Pianos. FOR SALE BY W. G. ANDREW, - LUCKNOW GRANDTRUNK SYSTEM^ IMPROVED TRAIN SERVICE Daily Except Sunday Lv. Kincardine 5.30 a.m.1.45 p.m. Lv. Ripley 5.50 a.m.2.04 p.m. Lv. Lucknow 6.09 a.m.2.21 p.m. Lv. Wingham 6.40 a.m.2.54 p.m. Lv. Brussels 7.06 a.m.3.18 p.m. Lv. Listowel 7.50 a.m.4.01 p.m. Lv. Palmerston 8.28 a.m.4.23 p.m. Ar. Guelph 9.45 a.m.5.36 p.m. Ar. Brantford 1.00 p.m.8.35 p.m. Ar. Hamilton 1.00 P.m.8.30 p.m. Ar. Toronto 11,10 a.m.7.40 p.m. Returning—Leave Toronto 6.50 a m. and 5.02 pan. Through coach Kincardine to Tor­ onto on morning train. Parlor Buffet car Palmerston to Toronto on morning train and Guelph to Toronto on evening train. For full particulars apply to Grand Trunk Ticket Agents. F. F. PHILLIPS, Agent, Lucknow. Highest Cash Price Paid for Cream and Eggs Any Day Test Guaranteed at PALMER’S DRY GOODS STORE “Once a Customer, Always a .3 Customer Give Us A Trial PHONE 75. A F.&A.M., G.R.C. Old Light Lodge meets every Thursday night on oi before the full moon, in the Mas- onic Hall, Havelock St., Lucknow. W M , T S Reid; S. WJ. J. Mc- Quaig; J. W., Geo. M. Stuart; Sec.. Chas W. Alton. Lucknow L.O.L., No. 428, meet in their lodge room every second Tues­ day of the month at 8 o’clock p.m. W.M., Jas. Irwin; Rec. Sec’y., Wm. McQuillin. Those Who Stay in the Valley Will Never Get Over the Hill Bling us your * Cream, Eggs and Poultry and be on the hill-top We Pay You CASH Honest Weights, Accurate Tests and a Square Deal to All S1LVERWOODS, For Service PHONE 47, . . LUCKNOW U-Need a Monument The Lucknow Marble and Gran­ ite Works has a large and com­ plete stock—the most beautiful designe to choose from in Mar­ ble, Scotch and Canadian Gran­ ites. We make a Specialty of Family Monuments and invite your in­ spection. Inscriptions neatly and prompt­ ly done. Call and see us before placing your order. ROBT. A. SPOTTON, Lucknow, Ontario. Until we are permanently settled, see W. J. Douglas 1.0.0.F. Lucknow Lodge meets every Friday evening at 8 o’clock in their Hall, Campbell Street^All brethren cordially invited. Officers: Noble Grand, Arch. Barbour; Vice Grand, MacLean Johnstone; Rec. Sec., E. Aitchison; Fin. Sec., Dr. Paterson; Treasurer, Alex. Ross. IlilTirkitmu S’rntinrI . lblished every Thursday morning it Li:'<t3-v, Oata-ix A. D. MACKENZIE, Proprietor and Editor. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 5th., 1922. THE RISE IN HYDRO COST Users of current developed at Eu­ genia Falls, in Central Bruce and Grey counties, were before the Hydro Commission last week with com­ plaints that the engineers in charge were inefficient and the price of cur­ rent unreasonably high It appears that a number of towns and villages are disappointed in that the rate per horse power actually charged is substantially higher than the estimates of the engineers. The village of Tara is an outstanding illustration of the trouble. Engineers’ estimates were that current would be supplied at Tara for $37 per h.p. The cost is $90 per h.p., and even at that there was a deficit of $444 last year. Dr. Hacking, who spoke for the Tara people, is of the opinion that Hydro cannot be put on a paying basis in that village, as many will quit using current, and that will make it worse for those who continue the service. The cause of the trouble at Tara is typical. The engineer’s estimate of cost was made before prices of mater­ ial and labor shot upward-xluring the war, and lit was estimated that the village would use 100 h.p., while it is using only 44. The line to Tara was put in when cost was at the peak, the amount of current used is small, so that circumstances are very much against the town. It is easy to see that if one hundred horse power were being used the cost of each would be much less than when the whole load has to be charged on 44 horse power. Orangevile also is badly hit. There the estimate was $35, while the actual cost is $65. Mr. I. B. Lucas and Engineer Gaby gave the Commission’s explanation, pointing out that everything was on a cost basis, and that the estimates by the engineers were faulty because ■of the rapid increase in costs after the estimates were made. Mr Gaby po’ntekj jout that without counting extra help, the wage bill for the orig­ inal employees had gone up 61 per cent., making an increase of $3 per horse power on the system. We have not learned whether the delegates were satisfied with the ex­ planations, but evidently the engin­ eers see no way of bettering condi­ tions. -----o—o---- - FORD BEATS THE COAL BARONS Henry Ford had an easy and a quick victory over the coal barons whom he accused of trying to hold him up for high prices on coal. His Detroit plants were shut down for only a few days when he was able to buy coal at about the old price—$3.50 a ton at the mine. He was offered all he could use at $2.50 per ton at the mine if he would make a contract for a year. He would not do this as he thinks the price will be down to $2.00 or under within a year. On looking into the coal situation (that is regarding soft coal) Ford came to the conclusion that the strike was a put-up job by the “coal barons” to get a big price for the coal already mined. He believes there is coal en­ ough above ground to supply the country for a year, and that there was no shortage at all, nor any dang­ er of shortage if no coal were mined for several months. Though Ford is a big user of coal, his closing down may not have been the only factor in causing the slump in the price of soft coal. The mines were getting under way agaiin, and there was 'prospect of government action to prevent the unreasonable prices. So the “coal barons” may have concluded that it was as well to get down to business on the old basis. -----o-o-o------ WHAT SCOUTING WILL DO FOR THE BOYS Dean James S. Russell, Teachers’ College, Columbus University, has the following to say of the Boy Scout movement: “The naturalist may praise it for success in putting the boy close to nature’s heart; the mor­ alist for its splendid code of ethics; the hygenist for its methods of phy­ sical training; the parent for its ab­ ility to keep his boy out of mischief; but from the standpoint of the edu­ cator, it has marvellous potency for converting the restless, irresponsible self-centred boy into a straightfor­ ward, dependable, helpful young citi­ zen. To the boy who will give him­ self to Scouting, there is plenty of work that looks like play, standards of excellence which he can appreciate, rules of conduct which he must obey, positions of responsibility which he may occupy as soon as he qualifies himself—in a word, a program that appeals to the boy’s instincts, a meth­ od adapted to a boy’s nature.” FEMININE FRIENDSHIPS How Made and Lost. How often does one hear the re­ mark, “She is a charming woman, but she cannut keep he^ friends. She runs them for ail she'is worth for a time, can’t go anywhere or du any­ thing without them, praises them to the skies, as the perfection of all the virtues, and then the next thing you hear is that she has quarrelled or something has happened and she rarely sees them.” Such a woman errs perhaps be­ cause she expects too much and gives nothing in return, or else, secure in the thought of her friend’s constancy, she neglects to keep her ‘friendship in repair. “Love is sweet given or returned,” and likewise friendship, but not until one attains maturity does one realise how precious these feminine friendships may be. The young, with their life before them, think they may pick and choose and they are not acutely con­ scious of the need of friendship, so long as they have their home people and their admirers; but. later on, when th®*’ circle narrows and one oy one their loved ones leave them, then they are thankful to turn to their friends and “grapple them to their souls with hoops of steel. Frienship of the hectic, hot-house variety are rarely healthy or long lived. The best and most lasting are those of steady gradual growth, and infinitely better a few of this gen­ uine sort than a long list of casual acqua.tances or of quondam friends, who have cooled off or decei- ’ us. It is impossible for some women to retain their friends, because of. tneir .jealous disposition. They must come first in everything, or else they complain of being neglected, and finu lauit on the most trivial pre­ text. They want to aominate every thought and action, and expect their friends not only to share their own secrets but those of others with them, and altogether make life a burden to such an extent that people regard them as little less than vampires and are thoroughly glad to get rid of them at any cost. Despite all masculine criticisms to the contrary, women can and do keep secrets, but some of them only do so as long as the confidante remains their friend. Immediately there is a break, then all their reticence and loyality vanish and they publish the secret from the house-tops. A lost frienship should be decently burned, and not made the occasion for re­ crimination and bitterness. The Golden Rule is the high-water mark of all relations, and we should do well to remember this, befll: patiently with oui* friends’ faults as we expect them to bear with ours, and make a generous allowane for any apparent slight or fancied cool­ ness, realising how, in the rough and tumble of life, it is not always pos­ sible, even with the best will in the world, to answer letter for letter, call for call, or kindness for kindness. A sympathetic heart will make due allowances, knowing that the very es­ sence of friendship is liberty and un­ derstanding. Next in value to these qualities is the sanctity of silence. Friendship does not warrant any presumption, let alone rudeness, as so many sup­ nose, but it does imply the faculty of preserving a delicate silence towards our friend, if she does not choose to speak, and a silence towards the out­ side world, which nothing should tempt us to break. BASEBALL WAS RUNNING WILD The Show Behind The Scenes Is Rotten When The Curtain Is Pulled Back.. (Teeswater News) A re-hashing of the Wingham Goderich scandal in connection with the semi-finals in the N. W. B. A. was heard at Mitchell last Saturday evening when Governor Smith of the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada was present to hear the evidence in connection with the charges made against the Wingham Club for play­ ing Farrar, and the alleged three games “played on a scrap of paper.” The members of the executive present were McFarlane, Pres.. Horn­ ing, Sec’y., Linklater lst-vice. Bam­ ford, 3rd-vice, Grey, treas.. Barlow of Goderich, Fairless of Lucan Dul- n.age sec.of O. B. A. A. and Smith of Toronto, Gov. of A. A. U. of C. They voted for an onen meeting and several representatives of other teams in the N. W B. A. were pre­ sent as some fireworks was expect­ ed, but the events prove too serious and the evidence as given at a for­ mer meeting in Palmerston was re­ peated with very little additions. The alleged frame-up between Wingham and Goderich was sup­ posed to have taken place in God- eJich the day that Wingham and Goderich first met the semi-finals when Grey of Wingham approached Barlow of Goderich, to “fix” the games. Goderich was to win at Goder­ ich, Wingham was to win at Wing- hamand Goderich was to win in the play-off. What really happened was that Wingham won at Goderich, Goderich won at Winham and Wing­ ham won in the play-off at Clinton. Goderich claimed that Wingham double-crossed them in the deal, and there were rumors that Young, the pitcher for Goderich was approached during the game at Clinton. A letter supposed to have been written by Grey of Wingham, referring to a verbal agreement regarding the “fix­ ed games”, was produced by Barlow and laid on the table. Barlow claims he never took the letter out of his pocket or approached any players on the subject . The Wingham players and officers took affidavits that they knew nothing of the frame-up. and the onus of th'1 letter rested with Grev, which he at cne time denied writing.There are other uglv rumors that the business men of Wingham circu­ lated a petition to have Horning fir­ ed off his job at Palmerston or they would take all their business to the C. P. R. This was not proven. Smith of the A. A.’U.. of C. has taken charge of the affidavits in the protest and intends to push the mat­ ter and clean up the crooked work once and for all and put amateur baseball on the footing it should be and as it was intended to be. It was alleged that Linklater had given Barlow the information that Farrar was not eligible to play,but on being questioned, Barlow said that Grey of Wingham had given him the information. The story that goes the rounds, which, however, the evidence did not prove, was that Wingham wanted the extra gate receipt which the fixed games would give .them but when they won out a compromise of some kind had to be made, therefore God­ erich was advised to protest Farrar, and Wingham would fall down and let Goderich win and that would be the end of it. But Barlow held the trump card in the shape of the letter and hence all the dirty mess. The decisions handed out was that the two teams stand suspended until further concise evidence is to hand. Grey’s resignation as treasurer has been asked for. Further matters to be dealt with were the suspension of Weir and O’Neil of Lucan. They have nothing on them as evidence except vouchers they received for milage. They stand suspended and Lucan who defeated Palmerston in the semi’s can go no further. Zurich stands suspended indefinite­ ly owing to the importing 'of Churry and Haines. It is also alleged that false returns were made last year by this team in a play-off game. Hoff- n:an is out indefinitely. Durham juniors are suspended ow­ ing to not having birth certificates. FEEDING YOUNG PIGS Practical Hints for Dealing With the Junior Hog. Begin With the Mother—Wean When Eight Weeks Old—A Good Ration Suggested — Winter Feeding and Quarters. (Contributed by Ontario Department of Agriculture, Toronto ) Liberal feeding on a well-balanced ration suited to the needs of the s >w previous to the birth of the young is very essential if the little pigs are to be worth rearing and the sow in condition to supply ample milk for them. With the sow well nourished and given opportunity for exercise, she is the best equipped individual to undertake the task of rearing a litter. After the little pigs arrive, every­ thing should be done for their com­ fort and safety if they are to succeed as feeders. Clean, light pens; dry yard or grass lot; abundant sunshine and a w«l fed mother, usually mea$ success to the little pigs. When the young learn to feed at four weeks, provision should be made whereby they can feed at a small trough in an enclosure away from th»e sow. Small quantities of sweet skiminilk in which wheat shorts have been mix­ ed should be fed in small quantities and often, feeding a little less than the pigs will actually take. Pigs that have been feeding from the trough for two weeks or more can be weaned without a very serious setback. The longer the pigs can remain with the sow the better it is for them, but such practice is not always profitable, so it is usual to wean the pigs when they are eight weeks old. Since pigs are hunting the ground surface or rooting for morsels of food, it is good practice to encourage such by scat­ tering plump grain on the floor of the pen or yard. This causes the pig to take the exercise necessary to thrift. Treatment at Weaning Age. When the pigs have reached the weaning age of eight weeks, they should be completely separated from the sow. It is better to remove the sow and leave the young pigs in the pen that they have been used to for a week, that their troubles may not ail come at once. When the pigs have quite forgotten their mother, an ideal home for them is a colony house situated in an alfalfa, red clo-ver, rape or blue grass pasture yard, where water, a wallow hole and shade are amply supplied. If the young pigs must be kept in the pig­ gery, then everything should be done to provide dryness, protection from insects, a living temperature, ample room, cleanliness, comfort, sunshine md a ration suited to their needs. Green feeds should form a fair per­ centage of the total ration for pigs whether fed as a soiling crop or as pasture. The following mixed grain ration has proven very satisfactory: Wheat middlings 25 pounds, shorts 25 pounds, finely ground oats 50 pounds, oil cake meal 5 pounds, meat meal 3 pounds. Pigs eight weeks old will require a pound or more per day. The quantity required for each day should be set apart and soaked for twelve hours or more, using no more water than is required for the soak­ ing process. When ready to feed use- five pounds of skimmilk to each pound of meal. Feed sweet skim milk until the pigs are well weaned, ‘hen change to sour skimmilk and continue to use such as long a: possible. x.^c.nanin Heifers. Twin ct-ivcs—Luth of the same sei. —will breed with just as much eer .aimy ar tnoug.i they were bor. flngly. aen twins are born malt .md female the female is known a.- a freemartin and is usually sterile There have been cases where free­ martins have conceived, but they are rare. Probably not over one out ci 100 will breed. It is just as unusual for the bull of male and female twius Jjot to breed- ’ r~----------- THE RED FRONT i Do You Require a Stove? As a combina­ tion Heater for wood and coal, ‘Happy ihought’ Three-in-One has no equal. We have a good line of Ranges to choose from. Call and see us before buying. POLARINE.—A Tractor Oil by gallon or barrel, 85c. per gal. RAE & PORTEOUS Phone 66. - - - Lucknow.IL---- ii PREMIER KING TO THE GIRLS AND BOYS “It is not to the Government of a country that the people must look for the moulding of national thought. Rather must they look to the home, the school and the church. And may I say this to my younger friends to­ day—it is not the girls who drink cocktails and smoke cigarettes, and spend their evenings between the movies and the dance halls, any more than it is the women who spend their afternoons at bridge, who make the mothers of men who rise up and call them blessed because of the equip­ ment wherewith they go' forth into the world’s work. It is not the men who are striving to subvert old established customs and institutions, to break with traditions and provoke a rule of anarchy that are making either our country or the world a better place in which to live. The period of the war through which we have passed has had dangerous ten­ dencies in that direction; we must return to the quieter and gentler and more refined modes of living if we are to ensure our nation’s future along the paths of happiness and peace.”—Premier King at Kitchener. OSHAWA MAN LOST WHEN BANK ROLL WAS “BLESSED” Taking a roll of bills out of a local taxi driver’s hands while he was pay­ ing for some gasoline at an Oshawa garage last week, Margaret Johns, a gypsy, who was passing through the town, in company with a number of others, exclaimed, “Me bless it for you.” When the taxi man insisted that the roll be returned to him he did not discover that $20 was mising until after the effects of the “blessing” had worn off and the visitor had departed. The police were notified and the gypsy was caught at Courtice. She was plac­ ed under arrest and brought to the Oshawa lock-up. When she appeared before Magistrate Hind next morning she made a pathetic appeal. She had brought with her two infants, whom, she claimed, were twins, and also a boy to look after them. Investigation by the police revealed the fact that one twin was several weeks older than the other. The accused was remanded. In the meantime the police got in touch with the Attorney-General’s department, and a fine of $500 and costs was the penalty for blessing other people’s bank rolls. Accused was one of a party of seven car loads who passed through Oshawa. One com­ plaint was received from a Pickering resident that his bank roll had also received a blessing, but it cost him considerable money. Until we began to read the health and beauty columns we never realized that all girls have clogged pores. The philosophers say that woman is a delusion. But even a philosopher has been known to hug a dilusion. A Few tie.’p'ul Hints for Youthful Exhibitors. Bear the Ancestors In Mind—Pick Typy Animals—How to Feed anil Handle Colts, Calves and Lambs —Boys Are Making Good as Exhibitors. f (Contributed by Ontario Department ot Agriculture, Toronto.) Calves that have been fed liberally and judiciously will develop as the factors which we call heredity de­ termine. It will be all calf, but its perfection of form is determined by its parentage. Feed cannot make a square beef calf out of a three- cornered dairy calf. So to begin with the feeder should select the young calf largely on the individuality of the parents. Get a calf that will feed out to be as good or better than its ancestors—something that is worth while spending time and money on— and then take care of it. The breed score cards give clearly what is de­ sired in'breed type. These should be studied along with the animal that is being selected for exhibition. Calves should be halter broken when young, and handled gently that they may be quiet and docile at exhibition time. If in proper flesh to look well, ribs and back well covered, it is com­ paratively easy to complete the work of preparation. Prospective exhibits should be kept in the stable for sev­ eral weeks previous to the fair, where they can be washed, groomed and blanketed in order that their handling qualities may reach a de­ gree of mellowness that ip very de­ sirable in exhibition calvedWhen exhibiting before the judge see that your calf is standing on level grpund, quietly, and with feet well placed so as to present a good appearance. Don’t let the other exhibitors crowd too closely and hide your exhibit frem viauz ; winter Feeding. v The success attained at pig feed­ ing in the winter depends to a great­ er extent upon the skill of the feeder than does summer feeding when wea­ ther conditions are favorable. Com­ fortable quarters which may be un­ der the strawstack or in an elaborate pen, some place that is dry and will stay dry, is the first necessity. A well balanced ration suited to win­ ter conditions in that it will supply in so far as possible something to take the place of grass and clover and “on th'e soil” conditions. Roots and sods are the most easily supplied substitutes. Room for exercise, and inducement to take such by scatter­ ing whole grain in the litter or feed­ ing ear corn are advised. The well supplied conditioner box is much more necessary during the winter than it is when the pigs are running on the land. » Dampness is the great trouble to overcome. In the modern piggery this is accomplished by abundant glass space in the roof and walls, and elevated platform for sleeping quar­ ters, and ventilators to carry away damp foul air. The pig will keep it­ self cleaner than any other domestic animal if given freedom to do so.— L. Stevenson, Sec., Dept, of Agricul­ ture, Toronto, . ____j