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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1955-04-13, Page 3It has recently been estimated that 92 per cent of the oat crop, 70 per cent of the barley crop- and 77 per cent of winter Wheat crop in Ontario are produced from varieties introduced with- in the last ten years. With the present increase in cereal di- teases, particularly cereal rats It is now necessary to revise the list of these recommended vari- eties in order to provide the farmer with more adequate in- formation, This is necessary in order that he may select and grow suitable ,varieties with Suf- ficient disease resistance, * * Based on the results of nine years' testing on Illustration Sta- tions in eastern an d northern Ontario, the following cereal varieties are recommended for 1955: * OATS 1. Rodney-a im•,..uurn-late vari- ety of good straw strength yielding ability, kernel type and resistant to most races of rust, 2. Abegweit-A mid-season vari- ety, later than Beaver but generally higher yielding. Adapted to areas where Bea- ver has been satisfactory. It is semi-resistant to rust. 3. Lanark-Rammencled a'S an early variety with, consider- able rust resistance.. *. * Other varieties that are worthy of mention: I. Beaver-A medium early vari- ety with semi-rust resistance. It h a s medium strength of straw and good quality grain. 2. ' Clinton-An 'e a r 1 y variety with strong straw, grain is yellow, fair resistance to rust. 3. Simcoe-A new 'early variety ' with resistance to the rust races that damage Clinton. * * * BARLEY 1. Motitcalnw-A smooth awned malting variety with satisfac- tory yielding ability. * * * Other varieties that are worthy of mention: I. Brant A high yielding .. smooth ,awned mildew resist- ant feed barley. 2. rortL-A.fhilooth' atvrfed Strong , stiawadyfeed INCOGNITO-This pelican at the London, England, zoo must have seen too many melo- dramas on TV. How else can you explain the villain-like pose he assumes by hiding his beak in his feathers? 3, Bosky-A 01 o of J1 awned, strong strawed feed barley, * SPRING WHEAT I. Cascade-A fair yielding white kernelled variety, pro- duces fair household flour. 2, Acadia--A fair yielding vari- ety, produces fair quality flour. FALL WHEAT 1. Rideau-A fair yielding feed wheat. How Can I ? By ROBERTA LEE Q. How can I make a .varnish remover? A. If the varinish is not old enough to begin flaking it can best be removed with strong lye water or a commercial remover. Apply the solution wjth an old brush, allow to stand until var- nish is softened, then scrape off with a dull putty knife, Q. How can I prevent bleed- ing of the gums? A. When the gums bleed every time the teeth are cleaned, eon- suit a good dentist. A, tonic to build up the gums is probably needed. Q. How can I renew rugs? A. Sprinkle some ammonia powder over the rug, dampen the broom, and sweep well. The rug will look almost new. Q. How can I bring shrunken woolens back to their normal size? A. ,By rinsing in fresh soap- suds instead of clear water after washing. Repeat each time the garment is washed until the cor- rect size is obtained. Q. How should bath towels be darned? ' A. Use white darning cotton, inste&d of ordinary thread, to mend the bath towels. The mended place will not, be so conspicuous, and the repair will last longer. Q. How can I remove white- wash stains? A. Wash them in strong, hot vinegar. A few drops of hot vinegar removes obstinate spots from walls or furniture. Q. How can I make use of leftover starch? A. If there is any starch left over on washday use, it instead of water , for scrubbing hearths and tiles. It will keep them clean longer and make them look like new. Q. How can I make window panes sparkle? A. The windows will sparkle if a cloth dipped in ammonia and whiting is- used instead of plain water. and Soap; Polish with• a .Chamois. Q. How can I remedy food that has become too salty? A..Place a wet cloth over the top of the, vessel, in which the food is cooking, and the Steam will draw the salt into the cloth. Q. How can I bleach linens and beddings? • A. The,sun is better for bleach- ing tharl, anything else.' Lay -the washed article to be whitened On the grass without wringing out the water. The most obstin- ate article will be beautifully white after a few soakings and dryings. • Q. 'How can I remove iodine stains? A. Old iodine stains are ..tvery difficult to remove. The best thing tb do is to try sponging repeatedly with diluted am- tnonia. THE MAGIC OF FIRST LOVE. At the 'touch of love every one becomes as poet. • -Plato. Went To Jail On. His Honeymoon. if a novelist wrote a story about a soldier who deliberate- ly changed his identity after changing clothes with a corpse, was presumed dead by his rela- ayes and. suddenly visited his family twenty-five years later, therimany readers would com- ment: "What a fantastic Wet Things like that just don't hap,- Pen in real life," But they do. .Such a amazing switch of identity was disclosed At a recent .c ambridgeshire in- quest on a fifty-nine-year-old British ex-soldier of the first world war after he had been found' shot dead in his garden, The wounds, said a doctor, were apparently self-inflicted, It was stated that the man joined up in 1914. Five years later the family received a let- ter from the War Office stating that he had been missing since 1918 and "Must be presumed dead. "You Must Help Me" But in 1943 the "dead" soldier turned up at his father's home, He told an astonishing story, In France in 1918, he said, he changed clothes with a dead Australian, took his identity disc and papers and went to Aus- tralia. The soldier, it was further re- vealed at the inquest, had changed his name and after his dramatic return to Britain show- ed his sister an identity paper, saying; "If anybody asks you my name, this is it." And under this assumed name the man had lived until his tragic death. Other dramas of changed identity make strange reading. If, for instance, you could exam- ine the police records in a cer- tain French city you would learn the amazing story of what happened when a young couple arrived there on their honey- moon. They planned to spend a week in the district; and after break- fast on the day after their arriv- al, the bridegroom left his pretty bride in the hotel sitting-room and went out to buy her some flowers for their 'room. As_ he was, returning with them, he was surprised to en- 'counter an old s'Chool friend who suddenly darted out Of an alley just in front of him and gasped agitatedly: "Pierre, you must help me! The police are after me for a robbery I coin,- mitted four years 'ago, They are hound to arrest me to-day and have already:traced me here. My. wife is terribly ill and will die of shock' if I'm jailed. I beg of you, for the sake of our long friendship, help me somehow." The young bridegroom acted swiftly. He ran with his friend into the hotel and told his bride his daring plan. He and his friend would 'deliberately swap identities. The thief would pre- tend to be him, and he would allow himself to be taken by the police - temporarily, to give the other the necessary respite to make his getaway. Ten Minutes later the two Young men, who reseinbled each, other and were of almost equal height, had changed clothes and papers. The fugitive joined the trembling bride in the sitting-room, completely de-ceiving the other hotel guests lounging there. The bridegrodm wandered in- to the street to get himself• an- rested. Sure enough, the police picked 'him up within half an hour.'lltit he felt 'cOnfldent that before they found out their error his friend would have left the town for Paris -where his wife lay ill and where he could effectively hide himself. But • the. bridegroom had mis- calculated. DeSpite his 'protests he was Charged in his friend's name with a 'crime he had not committed and sentenced. to two years' imprisonment: And he had hoped to be free within twenty-lour hours! The real thief got away and was never arrested, The young wife was left stranded on the second day of her honeymoon. And the huSband who had so successfully assumed his friend's identity spent nearly a. year in Prison before he could convince the police of what had really happened! On his discharge, the bride- groom rejoined firs bride, who had returned hOine to her par- ents, Then they *exit back to the seine. hotel to finish their interrupted honeymoon. S 5 V> 14 >.04; /7 le .?! 15 22 31 28 iSl• 3, 17 36 313 32 41 43 241, 5° 35 40 Ali. J 4 A 49 SO • 40 47 • 55 :50 Answer elsewhere on th S Page As are those dulcet sounds in break of day That Creep into the dreaming hridegrOdryVi a ohj. ' Ahd summon liiln to hia.f.rfage. e€45e4re• year. These are new flowers and vegetables that in the North American field trials last year were awarded the most points. A few of these will certainly add colour and interest to any bor- der. Last year there was a new violet alyssum and a new pet- unia, Comanche, that is red and stays that way. In the vegetable lines there are a whole lot of improved pro- ductions. New, faster growing and crisper radish, more tender carrots, new beans, beets and corn. Over the years plant breeders have given us tremen- dous improvement in all veget- ables. Not only are the varieties grown today far more tender than those of a generation ago, but they are also much earlier and more 'disease resistant. With these it is possible to have a good garden with much variety in areas where it was hardly safe to risk anything but the toughest things before. This progress has meant more to Can- ada than most countries because our growing season is so short.' Coloured Roads To Aid Traffic Something brand new in the line of highways is to be tried out in Southern Rhodesia - oured roads. The Municipal association has asked the government to try out a "colour with number" scheme. The object is to arrange a col- our and mark for each route through the towns and cities. Lamp-posts throughout the towns and cities will be aura- bored according to the town Where the road terminates. Large boards with the approp- riate ecilinirs and numbers at the entrances to towns will in- form motorists which colour to follow t6 get through the town quickly. It was Many and many a year ago, In akingdom by the sea, That there liVecl whOM you may know By the, name of Annabel Lee; And this Maiden she 'lived' With no other thought Than love and be loved by me. dgar Alien Pot. Cut Flowers in Special Place For bouquets for our own table and for giving to friends, gar- den authorities urge a special row or two of flowers in the veg7 etable garden. Given regular cultivation these will grow vig- orously and the blooms can be cut often without marring the beauty of the regular flower garden. Almost all fair sized flowers will do well nnder these conditions, and some like gladi- olus and sweet peas are best * grown here in any case as their foliage is not particularly attrac- tive. It's a good plan to save a little seed in each packet from the regular planting and sow in one or two long rows in the veg- etable garden or along the edges. From this row there will be plenty of bloom for bouquets. Building Good Soil, Ideal garden soil is a rich, well drained loam which never bakes or cakes, holds moisture well but its not muddy. Unfortu- nately few of us are lucky enough to find that right at the door; But so long as We have not pure rock, it is amazing what one can do, The best medicine for any soil, light or heavy, is a liberal application of old fashioned barnyard manure But niainire is hard to come by in these mod- ern days and it is liable to be filled with weed seeds. And so Most of us will have to turn to something e F s e, ortunately there are many substittites, cern- niercial of chemical fertilizer, special Soil' conditioneit r sand Where the soil is heavy clay, lime where it is soar and hunitis anywhere. The fatter we ban Make ourselves. It is simply ret- ted down vegetable refuse, like' leaVeSi gt'ass clippings, weed) and even clean garbage. This Can be dug directly or tilled in a corner, covered with layers of earth, watered occasionally and allowed to rot and then dug in. Try Something Nevi Usually On a special page the seed catalogue Will be listed bland varieties and bevel- Ainong these will be the All-America for this GREEN THUMB 6c`r , Fashion s Bare .Stamps. That Brought Wealth. NDAY SCHOOL LESSON UM FRONT Jotm. Rey R. Sarelay Warren, B.A., B,D, Obligations of LeaderS. 2 chron. ides 10:6-17. Memory Selec. tion; If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to ell men liberally, and up- nraideth not; and it shall lbe given him. James 1:5. young King Itehoboam cer- tainly didn't have the humble spirit of his father Solomon when he ascended the throne. Ile made his first great mistake when he rejected the advice of the older and experienced counsellors who Said, "If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants forever." But the young men flattered the ego of Rehoboam. They urged him to declare his authority in a threatening 'attitude, As a result lo tribes broke away and set up a separate kingdom under Jero- beam. We are fold that the way to win friends and influence people is to tell them the things they *like to hear. It is more impor- tant to tell people what, they ought to hear, It is only thus that we really prove ourselves .a friend. Modern leaders never make the mistake of Rehoboain -- especially just before election day. They speak good words. Some carry this too far. Promisee of lower taxes and more services to the people are the order 'of the day. Some would-be leaders carry this so far that we are led , to believe that either they are grossly ignorant Of the economy of the country or they are simply using the promises to get votes. But people are wary. The man who promises too much is heave ily discounted. Let us pray for our leaders! The division of the kingdom. had been predicted some years before. It happened now but not in order to fulfill the prediction. Because God understood perfect- ly the character Of Rehdboant and foreknew exactly what he would say, and !the results that would follow, he could make this prediction through his pro- phet. Rehoboani was a free moral agent and was following the desires of his own vain heart in his conduct. The fulfillment of prophecy' is another evidence that the Bible is the inspired word of God. YOUR R.S.V.P. DRESS to a wedding or tea; is this soft as a pussywillow acetate frock with its swirling floral design. The portrait neckline is partially filled with pretty pleats and finish- ed at the base with a bow. Smaller bows trim the edge of the short sleeves. Inverted pleats give added fullness to the skirt. awaiting sts in Setae of the rarest postage stamps ditsheedvevr aLudi' family papers, according to an expert, He says sthat this philatelic trove is being SOlt,ght more ardently than ever by keen collectors, They do net, forget that many old stamps,o with values ranging from $1,500 to $15,000 apiece, have been found in the past in desks, trunks and boxes stuffed with old dA letter small boy was once rum- maging through an attic in Georgetown when he found a bundle of letters. A British. Guiana one-cent stamp Of 1856 caught his eye. He didn't know it's value-so he exchanged it with another boy for a more gaily-coloured stamp, Later, the British Guiana stamp was bought in. 1878 by an Austrian collector for $450, The collector died in 1917, The stamp was then sold for the amazing sum of $22,000, A Tyneside miner was turning over some old family letters when he spotted •a fault in a stamp on a letter from his West Australian grandfather. A swan was floating upside down -so he sold the stamp next day for more than $1,500. A Los Angeles millionaire paid $30,000 for a black on ma- genta stamp issued by New Guinea which 94 years earlier was worth only a cent. Original finder of this rare stamp was a boy of nine who sold it for six shillings. It was sold again at $75, then. $21,000. Its present value is at least $40,000, Another simerho stamp was found in an old exercise book in a North London house. It had lain in a cupboard from 1865 till 1904. The stamp fetched $4,500 and later found its way into' the collection of King George V. A waste paper firm in Phila- delphia bought the whole of the old account books and ledgers of a banking firm in 1912 for $35 to convert into pulp.. But many of the documents bore old, stamps. `These were saved and later sOI‘f or $60,000. The man who ,b41. •:noticed the stamrial-receiv 68-11• i l5. `:'t' Swedish; forester • wrbje his sweetheart 'a letter every' day, buying his stamps at the local post office at Gull- ksberg without noticing that the surcharge on each appeared upside down. A stamp enthusi- ast discovered the mistake, and got in touch with the forester. Fortunately his sweetheart had kept thirty of the letters, and for each the forester received fifty dollars, sufficient to fur- nish a house and pay for their wedding. Blessed is the man that hath a virtuous wife, for the number of his days shall be double. A virtuous woman rejoiceth her husband, and he shall fulfil the years of his life in peace. A good wife is a good portion. -Apocrypha: Ecclesiasticus. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking R1/1C1 OEM@ DIM 0E113 CHZIODE2 -00113 CIMEIECti . 0E1E1E10 112113131:1 11101111i2EI magnum 121113MOD: IDEIE/E3 MOR_WOUOM EIMU ao EICIIMEI IAD KIEMEibl514 OBIEJEW !MOO imlocapamnownig nocria ODD EICJE1 El11399. g "Tea can't imagine how frus- trated I am-a perfect gentle. man, yet I can't tip my hat!" The magic of first love is our ignorance that it can ever end, -Benjamin Disraeli. • - 11, tiernian city 33. A v. • CROSSWORD 16,. Shinn marks 4 18. Afresh 1. -badge 43. Russian 20. Vapor dictator 21. Madness 22. Mature 46. Rational 9. Squeak 46. Small cube ... ..--- . ........- ACROSS s: Pratt alio: 2285. PaysD.ecc i oauttt 49. Vigor entl on 47, Vase 1. Dry . 7. 103611 . 4. Hike , 31. Stembled 49.011 French 9. Family '8" . Foree 33. WOrd for word coin vi.'...\ g; b Fried cake i 3G. Mythical 10. Steep 13. Itotindup 10. Grain monster 63, Sun god 14. Batter 15, Learned PUZZLE 23. lletiVens 17. Lirig6i4i 19. Turfs 20. Dispatched 21 ,Mediterriiiicati Uffizi d 20. PlonRate 26, Sinalleht ..„ state (ab.) 27. Sernent, 20. Existdd' 20. Quirk to learn 32. Tedf,"._ 34. Sahr1P1Per... 35, !iloOsti'dgt" 27.Fdtklee . 29, Public Witte' 40. Pdrzles 42,'Addratitiii 44. Victim 45. 'Withered' • 46, Swindled 48: ASSociate 51. Wrath 52. finking ring 64, Frozen dessei I 55. (7oneludii '.56..Part of a coat 57. Fastener, 1. „, now 2 Sin ri 8.:11eriStiti 4..Three,lieditted • e)1-ear DeettYi DOG'SBEST FRIEND' --, •Lewis ay, University student, cuddles the pet pupp> he risked fife to save from d rowning , Welh Kay -Wdi lowered into the 4'S foot` Well, 'Getting. out, 15, minutes later, Was lietedoe„ He hod to orate MS. 'feet against tli Side's, Which Matted td eitinble away. •