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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1909-4-29, Page 5TAE SIGNAL GEODERICH.: ONTARIO Moving AND Clearing SALE AT THE LADIES' WEAR, WEST STREET Genuine Bargain Prices to clear -out our stock WWII t'xl,irtttirnf o"i'Ttl�it�e, SPECIALISALE OF WAISTS A119 A.M. MONDAY. The newest spring styles in allover Lace, Net and titlk t1'aists, in black, white, ecru, cardinal, etc: Waists worth $3,50, 94.60 and 96.60, on special sale Monday, all at one price, only $,.49 earn. Over one hundred beautiful %Vaidts will be here, includiug all sizes and giving a great variety of choice Also Whits Lawn and Muslin Waists at a Btu gain Price,. 98c. Waists worth from 81611 to *3.00 at 96c, Whitewear Sale on -I-.:sday, May 4th Lace Curtain Sale on Wednesday, May 5th Ladies' and Misses' Skirt Sale on Thursday, May 6th. THE BARGAINS IN CHINA AND GLASSWARE arc going fast Come early for what you want in this department. JOHN STEAD 1 THE LADIES WEAR, WEST ST. What Our Trade Mark Means to You IT means that the flour con- tained in bags and barrels so trade -marked is decidedly whiter, a great deal stronger and more nutritious than other flours. It means that the flour has been •rrore•r!y aged to mature its full strength. It means Si More bread and better Bread" and better pastry, too. It means elimination of un- certainty—"your money hack" if Purity fails to give entire satisfaction. (*gets more than the other kind, hut worth the difference. PURI FCO Western Canada Flour Mills Co., M,I L .r wrs,ireo. (xan■n n. rix.vra.', , 1 aw FRESH AND GOOD e► Nothing but the highest quality of Groceries handled at our store, and our stock is constantly c11a14gi14g. (ilVI. US A CALL. William L. Lindsay llamlltos St. 'phone No I65 RUPTURE CURED AT YOUR HOME This is not a truss Cure. but a treatment you can use in YOUR HOME. NO PAiN, DANGER or OPERATION. no loss of t me :from your work. Wrte today before your RUPTURE gets any wax. DO NOT WAiT. Fill in this Coupon Nano Address Time Rllp Ape.... and mail to W. J. FROST Dept. C.. 22 Ontario St STRATPORD. ONT. KING OF GAMBLERS. Prince of Monaco Expends Much of "' Wit Revenue on Science. The Prince of Monaco. occupant of the smallest thron.dom in the world. 1s one o1 the most interesting and praiseworthy notables of European eeert I11.. Thourlt he draws him re- venue large_ from the gambling -yndiestte that et -mimic Mont.. Carlo, h• --mop ends hies weriittriirTerthenng scientific- knowledge, and the nautical museum which he is having built and which in now almost on the point of eomippletien will be apt of. the moat eomplele ul tituUons - of its kind m existence end, more than this, a creat part sf the treasures it is to •ghtahl have been gathered by the prince, in h.: own boat. from every quarter of the marine world: For more than 211 year.; he ha. been en - :steed In making the collection and in publishing the results • f hi. sftecnv- erie,• From Spittbertrcn Ill the north t, the ice barrier of the southern seas the- prince . has earned his quest, and to assist in capturing his prizes of 1h.• seen he ha; invenhei tnaany•curi- tote .leviers that nein. and rnnvey to the surfers, the fragile denizens of the drop without injuring them. Apart freni all this the prince is it model ruler in hie little elate. 'No one there knows what stoney trou- ble, all'. be land is so fruitful that it }•x•] R crape- if- any Retention ',Sawyer i.. given to the .tilling of the soli And for those who are too iazi to trios -'iii' Ili Ybor..i farm the earth, visitors 'freta all countries of the w..rld, pleasure ,seekers, who trosgi to Monte Carlo with Swelling jspeksti"A.,,>, tee,- wtii+ng--10-epend their cash with a prodigality unequal- ed anywhere else tis the world. The emallness of his dnrnain en - Asks the prince t•. watch every detail .•1 Its admiuutrlttion. Every street must fe Wean and spotless, or tho dereliet workman is called upon to explain to the despot why the work has been so poorly done. No native i, allowed to play at the casino. Let foreigners come and spend their wealth liberally if they will, that is their own matter, but the prince will not have the pr of his kingdom dropping sums they raft not afford with the inevitable Harvest of diaoontent, mi.ery and tragedy. For dive/aim. this virions ruler. who has the power of all Ivan the Terrible; but who Bose mon, like a Herbert Sperm►, rets out rot his trips of sea exploration. In the six years between 1586 to Iasi he first *Wiwi. ed the notice of vcnent,ii$e by the drscrrverret= he made• on the Hiron- delle. Now he has a new and finer boat. caper -lolly equipped for the: work. and named Pri ncew Alice If. Like most other wealthy Europeans of scientific bent the prince is giving onnaiderabk• attention to aerial navi- gation and ha: had a number of di- rigible airnnipm, so-called. What Dropping Water Can Do. One of the Chinese modest ofpun- ishment is to place the culprit where a drop of water will fall on his head for hours, or even for days if he can stand item long The tortta.° this in- flicts' ix pirtivo,t by an experience that Col. Fred Burnaby had in Vienna several years ago A school teacher "bet- hum - that he would not be able to let a pint of water, er, drop by drop. 7it71 • n his hand._ Burnaby fanglied at 4!i. were. Iden -nt her not being able to ,tan•! it, and the ta.t began. Although the strong nisn talked) rind jested gaily at first. it was not Tong. before be began w show s.igms of dis- tress. At abet the two hundredth drop -for the sehonl teacher kept tal- ly -an e:zpresmlon of pain txuemed his face. Whrn the ttalrl hundred had been entered his hand began $i. swell and grow red. en the • skin burst and the pain grew more and mon- excru- ciating. Finally, at the fwnr hundred and twentieth drop. Burnaby gave it up and acknowledged himself beaten. Is Fastest Ship Afloat. A wonderful pterformenee was ars eomplished recently by the new Brit- ish d*rtroyer Swift in trials on the Clyde. Afterhaving hail new wing propel- lers fitted' she ,teamed rip to thirty - Pie knots, bot ander pnvanr" two more knots were run off -equal to tnrtythrre land miles an hour. The Swift may thus claim to 'be the tastes[ ship• afloat. She wag built by Cammell, Laird & Co., of Birkenhead, and is descritic.i as an "experimen- tal" destroyer. As a matter of ted, Abe is twice the size of the usual "man -going .Irntroy- ere. end her special Mrsiness 1+ the destruction of deetrnyers. She want de- a{gnrd to accomplish thirty -4x knots. The Rwift came out of dry dock at Greenock. Don't Ask Too Much, i have got to tell yeti this, girls, that no man yet was ever made more tender hy having tenderness de- manded of him : no man yet was ever cried into loving bis wife nitre. i am willing to admit that. men aro as faulty creatures as women themselves, tinsympathctie in small things, often blind. and that they may easily be el - Home Course In Modern Agriculture iV.—Water In Its Relation to Plant Growth By C. V. GREGORY, A.grtecgfo-ref DI'eli4Ion. lobos-tftore COff..e Copyright, 19011. hy American Pram Asyttatlon WE have already learned some- thing of the value of water am a plant food. This L only One of its minor uses, however- lu addition to the water which la decomposed by the plant and used In making starch and otber prod- ucts, many times as much is used for other pnurpoyert" One of the principal of these is dissolving plant food and carrying It upwanl to the leaves. Aft- er reaching the leaves most of the wa- ter Is evaporated, leaving in the leaf cede the materials which It brought up. The cells of whloh the leaves are made are very delicate and depend for their *Utfness ou the water which they contain. Without this 1 water they would collapse in the same way a 'bi- cyule the does when the air 1s let out. Thia is the very thing that happens when the leaves wilt. The rise of water from the roots has Leen checked lu mome way, and as evaporation still ronUnnes the leaf cells become partly emptied and shrink up. .Tbe leaves *re- not - elttirefy helpless at such a tiwe, however. Ou each side of the tiny fore,' on the uudermide of the leaf .1s It cell known as u guard eel!. When the.supply of moisture begins to fail. these guard cells shrlut op and .in doing so close the openings thus checking evaporation, lo scute -Hittite, +eke torn; -tbeeteave, err ma ar such a time, thus still further lessen Ina the rate of evaporation. Of course when a leaf 1,. wilted in this manner the work stesbn(ldillg_up 4il„ap nate., is seriously checked. This often hap- pens ap(tens during the dry weather of July and August, when the soli beco tt ac dry that the roots have difficulty in obtaining the 'needed mulaturs. The checking of development which results often reduces the yield of corn as much an twenty to thirty bushels per sere and that of other crops in Pro- portion. • For every pound of dry matter in a mature plant from 300 to .001/ pounds of .tater have been brought up .by the roots and evaporated from the leaven, ---One of the most Impor- tant factors' in the production of a maximum crop is the maintenance of a plentiful water anpply within easy rush of the roots. There are three classes of water In the soli. The stoat is known as ground water and is that water which col leets in a hole dug In a wet soil or runs off through the tile in drained land. The second is the capinary water and is that which is lett be- tween the soli particles after the ground water ham been drawn off. TLc ground water is affected by grav- itation, while the capillary water is not. If a sample of soil that looks per- fectly dry is. placed In an oven and heated for some time it will be found that is has lost considerably In weight, owing to tnolsture being driven off. This is the third .lass, or bydreeropic moisture. This. of course, is of no value to the plant, mince the roots (-armor. extract moisture from an air dry soil. - Neither can they use the ground water. This is really a dam- age in the upper two or three feet of suit, since it so fills the spaces that the roots carnet get enough air. During a rain the -ground water passing through the soil draws con- siderable air with 11. As soon as the TIO. PIU—How 7/LX DRAINS AVIBLT THE WA—r TairLi . f!5. surface of the ground; W, water ta- ble; G, around water; T. lite drains.) soil heromes saturated, however, so that the water is no longer moving, the air soon be -Comes used up, and the crop will turn yellow and cease to grow. The remedy-, of course, le to provide drains to remove the ground water quickly. - - - The only kind of water which the roots can Otto. is flue capillary water. When this is present in the right amount, it fills about hitlf of the spaces between the soil particles. The the rest inc tilted with air. The water easily dissolves pliant food from the soil grains which ft aiwrounda. Thus the two rmrenthile for rapid root de- velopment, air and plant food. are present in the proper amounts and in a.readily avaihitie form, As fast as the water is Wiese up by the roots more is brought up ivy enpillarity from the supply li the telbeoll in the man- ner noted In arta. k' No -.2. Tbe place where, the.eaptllary-water }nine the ground water Is called the water table. if this water table le too high, the feeding ground of the roots iy greatly resgristed, etnce they cannot go below it. Ifs on tbo tither hand. the water table is too deep, eapillxrtty earufot brine the water up am fast Ile It he tart by the roots, in dry weattser the-water-tabte low. e rg rapidly, hnt the More are also g rowing dowtiwm-d at the Raffle time. Tee greatest, . armies tram draught comes when a sudden dry period fol. lows a few weeks of extemaltit rain- fall. The abuudauc•e of moisture dur- lug the early part of the season haw kept the plants from sending their roots down ter' deep. when dry weather does come, the soil bakes and cracks and evaporation gook eu very rapidly, This, together with the do mends made by the plants, lowers the water table We rapidly that root growth cannot keep pace with it. As a result the capillary moletute within reach of the roots Is not replaced am fast as It is used, aud the growth of the plants is seriously checked. Fields with a clay subsoil ministaud dry heather tuueb better than (bone with h subsoil tit sand or gradel. The latter, because of their looser texture, 510. II—CO\-tnAO THE TILE DITCH. allow the water to filter down out of reach instead of retaining it for fu- ture use, as do the cltpy sells. _ The farmer cannot Infuence the anjount of rainfall, of 'course. After the rain has fallen, however. It be- longs to him to do with as he sees lit. The way be handles it from this time on determiuea to a large extent the size of the crop he will harvest when fall comes. ,The first problem is to get rid of the surplus ground wpter quickly, and the second is to waste as little of the cap- illary water as possible. An endeavor should be made to lower the water table to three or four feet below the surface as soon as possible atter each rain. If this ran be accomplished in two or three days the growth of the trop will beluterfefed with'vg lit - (le. A feet soils re so well drained naturally that little artificial drainage is ue ceseary, On ainlost any farm there are' hills and ridges whtere the natural drainage is sufficient. The hollows between these elevations, how- ever, and all the fiat fields will yield mutat larger crops it tiled. The distance a line of tile will "draw" Is iu sandy soils often as far as 100 feet u❑ each side, while in heavy clay soils it may not be iuore than sixteen feet. 'ibis distance is also affected by the depth of the tile. The deeper they are placed the farther they will draw. Tile are usually placed at an average depth of about three feet, though in many instances four would be better. The extra cost of digging the ditch a font deeper Is something of an obtee- tli n. lint la balanced by the fact the lines of tile do not neer) to be as +lose together, Deep tile are not as easily displaced by freezing, and a deeper feeding ground for the roota Is provided. -t mistake trade more frequently than that of not putting the drains in deep enough is that of using too small tile. The character of the soil, the fall and the amount of surface drained are the factors which largely determine the prover size to use. Almost every !intik or bulletin of (He drainage given tables for figuring the size of the re- quired tinder various conditions, if there is any doubt it always pays to get a the trio large rather than a size ton small, even if the cost is a little more. It is usually better to let the job of tiling to it contractor rather than to at- temptto dolt yourself. 'here ate re- table tilers In almost even- locality who can he deiwntld upon to lay the tiler -ter grttde and do n'ttrst class job In every perHcnlar. Only the bard burn- edSile.4hould be used- These will last for a lifetime or longer if properly put In. When the go within fifteen or twenty feet of trees the joints should be cemented. Otherwise the tree roots will find their way through the joints and fill up the drains to troch au extent that the flow of water will be cut off. The most important part of a drain. age system is the outlet The tile should empty into a stream if possible. Water should not be allowed to stand over the month of the outlet if it can be avoided, as this checks the current and CRIMPS the drain to partly fill up With silt, thus redncing Its capacity just that much. With a thorough system of tile drain- age In good working order the problem of getting Nd of surplus water is solved. Tiling also helpie to noire the problem of lack of water. Tbe roots go down so mach deeper In a tiled Roil thaj they are in position to with- stand a drought better than if they were a foot or two farther above the water table. Removing the implant wwtcr by drainage also hasten' the warming ot-the moil in tit` ermine. asperetad into small brutalities "1 speech, 11 a woman refrains from es acting devotion, and is unttweryingly kind and tineelflsh, a husband who has any affection for his wife at all ran be left to look out for doing hiss share. He will Iriok out for it, any- way; no one *lee ran make him. Neither tears nor entreaties will wring from hien th ,s* small kindnesses and attentions so dear to women, - ( or. _.-- It's usually the man who in too lazy to (-tarry a stick of stovcwood that go.s emend w'.th ae rhip on his shoulder. Impossible. In a certain town are two ,hrothers who are engaged in the •retail coal business. A noted evangelist visited the town. and the elder brother oma converted. For weeks after hi. con- version he endeavored to perenade his brother to join the ehnr,h, One day he said (il him : "Why can't you, Richard, join the church, at. 1 did ?" "lt'm all right for you to be a mem- her of the church." replied Richer "hut if 1 join, who'. going to weigh the emit r May Lippincott'a. Advertise in The Bignsl, THNIODAY, APRIL 29, 1909 6 Christie's Biscuits are the Best i EVERY particular house-.. - ttife in Canada says Christie's Biscuits are so much superior to the next best that there is no comparison. Christie's Biscuits are baked by ,special- ists who know how, in the cleanest and most modern biscuit factory in the Dominion. Every pound of flour entering into our bakes is the best milled—we blend the best brands, then sift and test our blend. Every ougce of raw material is analyzed by several inspectors. Pure, fresh butter, new, sweet milk, delicious cream and fresh eggs—all mixed with our spedat-bicad.-of flour in the Christie scientific way yields that unvarying flavor— that crisp, delicious and lasting goodness which has made Christie's Biscuits the joy of every housewife in Canada. Indeed you do not know biscuit goodness until you have enjoyedl.hrtstte's. Sold io bulk, by the pound. or in moisture aad dual.pruol packages. Christie, Brown & Co., Ltd., Toronto 2 TR8 CHRISTIE GIRL—ahs le'r.gnsgata- eve of the IDG s,r1. in sootiwo white. .malor.t to the Chn.tt. factory. They aro animated until Iwo .,miss,,.. • week..nd 15.a& with h.ndkp- cholla. towels, .tc., art l.rtadn.d as (,a wen rise Sued School Trustees. A 1)iviai4rt L.oa•art case recently tried before Judge Holt at Seafut'h was of eensiderable interest to the people in that neigh orhood.11111 the school house in sections o, 6. Tneker- smith, known as the Hanneb rrhrol, was closed. and the trustees made arrangement• with the, trustees of the Seeforth public school to pay the tui- tion fees of pupils from that section attending the Reafnrth school. The school had retrained doled since that time. In 190Pe the trustees of the sec• - tion arranged to pay persons for the conveyance of pupils to the schools they were attending. liming the time the echonl had been closed James (l, Martin had been conveying hie child to the 4*eforth -sehox,I, end he was now ening the trustees of the sec- tion. Judge Holt gave him decision against the plaintiff. Where Courage Fatted, "With one wave of my wand," says the fairy, "1 can make you grow yowl, again." "Excuse me," replied COME -141 THTC Corner Grocery1 Where you get Fresh Supplies Well -lured Meats, the most wholesome Bread and also Fresh Fish Baily. Coal Oil handled to perfection. Goods promptly delivered. a ('ash for Butter and Eggs. P. T. DEAN Corner East street .and Square. L WW the woman, "if I decline your kind offer. If yeti ran bring youth to me .it my present. age, all right ; but 1 positively refuse to travel hack through pyrography, the Oust stager, of bridge, the habit bark, the straight front, balloon sleeves. and all the rest of the fads i can remember," -fife, CHAS. E. GRIFFITH \1R UPHOLSTERING AND REPAIRING MATTRESSES RENEWED AND REMADE CARPET All order. LAYING promptly attended to e 'ham, moderate Repair /town. - ( one doer Kest of ('.J. Itarper's stove store, tVest Street, Iteeide•tce—ldlgin Avenue. (H)U ICRICH. ONT i G. JOHNSTON EMBALMER AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR Furniture and L'ndrrtakir,g:waremome. West nide tinware. 'PHONIC: Hinman. - Ooderich Ite.ldene 178 Night calla: At re..idenoe, SS William Street. 'Phone 110. 1 J. BKOPHEY & SON tis STRIKES WITH HIS HEELA NINETY POUND BLOW' AT EVERY -STEP. THAT_ SITHE KIND OF HAMMERING' BENOUR'8"FLOOR PAINT -1B MADE aTO.STAND.. Martin:Senour 100 PER CENT. 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Nothing but 'the best anthracite handled. Terms, without exception. CASH. D. F. Hamlink 9 Mose 117 1 ■ �� 'PHONE 15 °R 24 waMA0,1M1 /('er. wont When Ton want `and Yard. 1 1 ,trent and ?ilknext at Dock \Honore COAL ALL KINDS OF COAL ALWAYS ON HAND CV An ('eel welshed nn the market +taloe where ton get 14ti%t lbw. for . ton. WM. L.EE. •order. Ion ar (', r'. LP:Ir'. Hard war. Htnr. reef .ode Square. promptly &trended to•