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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1916-03-16, Page 3FARM VALUES IN YEAR 1915 Do2Uilli011 Census Bulletin Gives the A.verages On Land, Labor and Live Stook Held. .1,•••••••••••••••••••••* A bulletin Just issued by the Do- nainlou Ccueue aid Statistics Office Summarizes the restate of reports male ay crop reportina eorrespondents respecting the values a farm lama ot farm help, and of rarm live stock, in the year 1915. VALUES OP FARM LAND. For the whele of Cauade the aver- age value of farm land held for agri- cultural purposes, whether improved or unlinprovea, and inciuding the value of dwelling houses, farms, stables and other farm buildings, le returned a$ $38.90 per acre. Last year the average value was returaed as $38.41. ley provinces the averagea per acre range from $22,48 in Nev Brunswick to about $125 in British Columbia, the values for the other Provinces being as follows: Preece Ed- ward Island, $37.64; Nova Scotia, $28; Quebec, $51.36; Ontario, $52,4e; Mani- toba., $30.30: Saskatchewan, $24.20 and Alberta, $2115. In British Columbia the higher average is due to orchard- ing and fruit growing. WAGES OF FARM HELP. The wages paid for farm labor in 1914 fell to a lower point than in any other year. The causes of Ulla de- crease were the small crops of 1914, for the gathering of which fewer hands were required, the release of other laborers on the outbreak of the war, and the thereased cost of board. In 1915, owing to the abundant harvest and the effects of recruiting for the army, there was some reaction, and the average wages paid were more than in 1914 if not quite equal to those paid in 1910, the date of the previous inquire. For the Dominion the aver- age wages per month during the sum- mer, including board, were $37.10 for male and 420.20 for female help, as compared with $35.55 and $18,81 last year. For the year, inclueding board, the average wages were $241 for males and $200 for females, as compared with $323.e0 and $189.55 in 1914. The aver- age value of board per month works out to $14.57 for males and $11.45 for females, the corresponding figures of 1914 being $14.27 and $11.25. Aver- age wages per month were lowest in Prince Edward Island, viz., $26.27 for males and $14.59 for females; in Nova Scotia the averages were $32.95 and $15.85; in New Brunswick $33.73 and $16,11; in Quebec $33.08 and $16.44; in Ontario 01.09 and .$17.12; in Mani- toba $45.18 and $27.29; in Saskatche- wan $42.22 and $23.81; in Alberta. $44.02 and $24.25, and in British Col- umbia $49.37 and $31.21. VALUES OF LIVE STOCK. The value of horses Is somewhat less than that of last year, but the prices of cattle show an increase, es- pecially for milch cows. Swine are appreciaaly dearer except in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, where they are about the same as last year. Sheep, too, have risen in price, and there is a notable increase in the value of wool, the average for Canada being 28 cents per lb. for unwashed and 38 cents per Ib. for washed wool, as compared with 19 and 26 cents respectively in 1914. The average values for Canada are as follows: Horses $123 as against $126 in 1914; milch cows $61 as against $57; other cattle $44 against $42; sheep $8 as against $7, and swine $15 as against $12. Approximately the total value of farm animals In Canada at the end of December may be estimated at $750,667,000, compared with $725,- 530,000 in 1914, the valuon for each description being as follows: Horses $370,378,00 as 'against $371,430,000 In 1914; milch cows $164,224,000 as against $153,633,000; utner cattle on,. 477,000 as against $143,498,000; sheep $16,225,000 as against $14,551,000, and swine $48,383,000 as against $42,418,- 000. .0 • • New Storage Battery. A storage battery involving a num- ber of new features and built on the lines of the No. 6 dry battery, which -is Universally used for general pur- poses, has been brought out by a Ger, man firm. They are exactly the sleet end mbape of the dry battery referred to, and aro designed to take the pluces of these for a great many purposes. It is claimed for the new storage bat, tery that it holds its charge longer and can be recharged indefinitely for much less than the cost of a carbon dry battery. It has 40 per cent, high- er working voltage, greater amperage, greater watt-hour output and five times more working capacity. The ca- pacity inerettees with use arid attathe n value of 0.5 atnpore for 40 hours, one ampere for 18 hours, two amperes for eight hours and three amperes for five hours. The average voltage of diseharge is two volts. While at pre- sent made only in the size of the No, n dry cell, the new battery will later he made in various sizes for ell putt Mee. If our good intentions were all real - !zed, the devil would have to invent a new paving system. 'cause he stands in his 'own light, RHEUMATISM A MYSTERY Unless. Rooted Out of the System it Grows Worse oral Worse. Some diseasce give immuntty from another attack, but raten matinit work.; lust the other way, Every attack of raeumatism invites another. Worse than, that, it reducee the boate pOwer eo that each attack le worse thae the ono Innate. If any theme)) node Mir- ing early it is rheumatism, hut there h are few .diseasee pesicians eind Intim difficult to treat euccesstuilv. Wei', weather -does. not cense riteutratiem, go Was once thought, thou alt weather von - anions Mae' start the avian awl Paine. Rheumatism is now knowu to be de- lendeut upon the. blood condition, and meaical authorities agree that the blood becomes thin with alarmina ropielity as rbeumatielle devolope, Maintaining the quality of the blood in, therefore, a reaeonable way of pre- venting and raring rheumatism, That ke It worout in fact is shown by the beneficial results whieh follow a fair use of Dr. Wiliams' Pink Thaw ants actually maao DM, VI 311 blood, which drives out the Theumatai poison., and while the blood iselcept in this condition there ia no clanger of the trouble returning. Mr. W. T. Pell, Palermo, Ont„ says: "I wee mate -keit vitae a trouble whiten was ultimately th pronouuced:ementtism. Often I was barely able to crawl into bed, and sel- dom able to do a full eitteae work. In thie condition I doctored for a etear, absolutely getting no better. Then I consulted another (lector, whose cince consolation was that unless I could get rid of the trouble I would be a oripple for life. He preecribed dieting,. and I doctored_ with him for at least six months, but instead of getting re- lief I became weaker and IOW able to get around, Then 1 decided to try .a, doctor in Toronto, and. was under his treatment for about four months with no better results. I gave up tho doc- tors and tried other remedica, whh. ic were equally futile. Then one day our sterekeeper sent Me a. box of Dr. Wil - limns' Pink Pills, saying that if they did not help me I need not pay,: for them. I took them and then got some more and found they were helping ine. I r•robably used $10.00 worth before I felt fully cured, but.they did cure nee and -were cheap as tampered with the other treatments which did not help we. The cure was made several years ago, and I have not had a twinge of rbe.umatisra Toeday I am .well Suet strong, and I believe I owe it all to Dr. 'Williams' Pink Pills." You eau get these pills through any medicine dealer or by mail, poet paid, at 50 cents a box or siX boxes for $2.50 from The Dr, Wiliams Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. 4 • o POTATO GROWERS Are Advised to Save an Ex- tra Supply for Seed. Late blight and potato rot caused considerable damage last season to the potato, or particularly through- out the eaetern section of the conti- nent of America. In many instances, the loss amounted to 25 -per cent. of the total crop, and more in certain localities. In eonsequence, farmers were induced to part with their po- toes more readily this winter, owing to the high prices paid for this corn- modtty for domestic use. This, it Is probable, well result in the scarcity of superior seed, since the general practice is for farmers to else for that purpose the remainder of their pota- toes in storage towards spring. Seeing that the crop was much diseased at the commencement of the season, and considerably affected by storage' rats, and with all or most marketa,ble po- tatoes sold for table use, the quality on hand for seed purposes will be very inferior when the time for planting comes. We would, therefore, urge farmers to immediately reserve for seed pur- poses the quantity, and a. little more, to make allowance for further losses through rot, required for seed pur- poses. These should be hand -select- ed tubers, sound, and free from any sign of rot or decay, of uniform size, and pure in variety. Tubers slightly larger than a hen's egg are most eco- nomic for seed purposes. They should be kept until planting time in a dark, well-eentfiated and cool place of stor- age, spread out in a layer not more than three potatoes deep. Inquiries which are reaching us, not only from many sections of the Do- minion, but also front the United States, indicate that the above caution is justified. There cau be little doubt that farmers who have a good quan- tity of sound seed potatoes on hand will obtain a high price for them, when others begirt to realiee the scarcity of such seed. Consult Cir- cular No. 9 for prevention of late blight and treatment of seed tubers to prevent disease, published by the Dominion ' Botanist, Experimental Farm, Ottawa, and obtainable from the publications Branch, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. Speeific in-. quiriee relating to digease questions addressed to the Dominion Botanist, Central Experimental Parra, Ottawa, will receive prompt attention. Many a ntan is cast in the shade bee Avoid caustic and acid prepara- tions that discolor and darnago aluminum. Kccp your utensils bright as new by ming misasestas•silt h 11 • 0 The. Housekeeper A. bit et vaseiiao WM remove Mil- dew or :Attila) from any kind oi leather. To make perfect tea, rerneMber -- good tea, boiling water end a hot tea- pot. To clean an Irma stun, rub with ker- osene. Flour the cake pan after aOu have greased it, to keep the cake from Mick - If a frock becomes spotted with, rain press it under a damp cloth. The Process is long and teakfus, but the rain allots will disappeer. Press alwiten „until the damp cloth Is dry, then we and move to another place, Smooth out and keep all the tissue paper that comes into the house. Tis- sue paper can be used to great :Avon. tane in Padding out tieeves and bod- ices of all sorts. It (thee wonders in keeping away wrinkles, New eteckings should always be washed before being worn. Vinegar arta honey mixed in equal parts is a great relief for a cough. Nutmegs will grate more satisfac- torily if started from the bottom end. Medicine stains can be removed from linen with strong ammonia.. An empty bakingeleowder can makes au excellent nut chopper. When the top of the stove is red hot, the oven is not bot. To drive away mice, scatter gum camphor around their haunts. Soak clothes that are badly stained by perspiratten in strong salt water before washing and stains will come out easily. 4 • o Bulldozing the Bull. A few years ago I took the short course at our college of agriculture, and, besides learning' how to judge calves and so forth, I learned the uni- versity yell. During the following summer our neighbor's bull bothered us at time by breaking through the fence and coming up from the pasture with our cows. Finding this breaclu bull in the lane one night, my brother, who also knows something about col-, lege yells, and I each took a pitchfork and started after him. The boll took to his heels and ran until he came to a good sized elm tree. Here he wheeled and started peeving up the earth and bellowing and other- wise showing an inclination to fight. To keep up our own courage we start- ed givina the college yell. The bull gave one etartied look and then made for home the straightest and swiftest way. It took him through two barbed wire fences, but they did not hinder him any. He did nut trouble us again. The moral of this is: When yott go to college learn all you ean, for you never can tell what yeu may have use for.- Oountry Gentleman, -- IF SUBJECT TO COLDS HERE IS G000 ADVICE Don't load your Stomachs with cough syrups. Send healing mediation through the nostrils -send it into the passages that are subject to colds and catarrh. Easy to do thin with Catarrh - ozone which cures a cold in ten min- utes. Even to the lungs goes the heal- ing vapor of Catarrhozone-all through the bronchial tubes, nostrils and air pasages-everywhere a trace of disease remains win. Catarrhozone follow. You'll not have colds, nor will You suffer from sniffles, bronchitis or throat trouble if Catarrhozone is used. ,Clet it to -day, but beware of danger-. ous substitutes meant to deceive yott'' for getuine ,Catarrhozone, large size, two months' treatment, nests $1; small Bin, 50c; sample size, 25c. ANTIQUES 1 •-••••04-4- The mirror has _claims to antiquity perhaps as remote as any other ar- ticle` of utility of every day need. With an introduction into history co- eval with that of the Mosaiqo law there is no. need for further research to establish these claims. Those thirty- four Century old -commodities, of pol-• ished brass, "the looking -glasses of -the women assembling" (Exodus =vitt.; 8) were apparently as essen- tial to the furnishing of the taber- nacle of the congregation" in the days of Moses as they are to -day, and have been throughout the ages, in 'the equipment -of the home. Suggested by nature and brought under control with the first advance of the arts of civilization, the mirror has not only been a most useful commodity in everyday like, but haa proved a material aid to the artificer and craftsmen of all ages and all over the world. Perpetuity of the marror was Zecure in nature's own resources, its placid waters andeeits shining gems, but. man's inverttivehess removed what limitations there were to itsconveni- ences and ,gave in polished metals and. glittering glaes tangible mediums of beauty and utility, and thug was na- ture's first mirror, the aurface of some anent pool, framed in its circlet of waxen lily -buds and blooma, and verdeett foliage superseded, and thus was accomplished the first surrender of nature to art. Mirrors of polisleed metal aseern to have filled out requirements through- out early ages, but bastoryhas re- vealed the fret -Mut uo of etrecioue stones mid glassy stanitaricatn itt nate ural or artificial berniation. In very remote times emeralds served the purpose, and 'the early EgYPtians adapted the glassy volcanic prodact, obsidian, to Sarno use. The eorly Chinese, too, had a Way of ecine vetting pebbles 'Into mirrors. Early In the fourth eentury Ti, Co "minrors of glittering glass'1 :were marled be state pretesetheis, ateording ' to the chronieles of the Singhalese kings," Two centuries later Architnedee succeeded in "harnessing the isin" ' with his "burning Mirror," an imple- ment -of war said to have been wed with devastating 'effect upon the ma - chino and Military engines of the Roman general, Marceline, when the siege of Syracuse Was in operation. 'The power of .these mirrors Wits Ms. puled fax a long tinle, but Buff= proved it by experiment, A message from Rome, eatett April let," 19111, reported the nit:co-very In the harbor of Syracuse, et what 14 believed to he "the burning Mirror of Archimedea," The whou trouble is that we won't bett. tod halo MeDOrtalil, Are Worth Their Weidlit in Gold WHAT MRS. - BROWN SAYS OF DODO'S KIDNBY Plane, [New EtrunewIck Lately Focht It Her Duty to Tell Women That Meld's kidney Pilla Aro the -Beet 'Remedy She aver Used, Miami. Harbor, Gloucester Co., N. B•I March 13e--(Speelal)-"I think Doad's InidneY PI1i are worth their weight in gold." Thia ts the state., meat of eire. ;fames Browne well anown and highly respected here, "I think it would. be ungrateful on, my Part if I did not tell what a bless- ing Dodd's Kidney Pine nave been to mo," Mrs. Brown contiuued, "I was in bed. three weeks with headache .and sore back, Then I began to use Dodd's Kidney Pills and I found them the best remedy I have ever used." Mrs. Brown is Just one of the lalallY women in New Brunswick Who are telling of pains relieved and bealth restored by the great Canadian kid- ney remedy. Dodd's Kidney Pills, are euffering women's best • friend, be- cause they not directly On the Mei- oses-. They tone up the ItichleYs and put them in eondition to do their full work of straining all the irapur- !ties out of the blood, Nine -tenths of women's troubles come from dis- eased or etieordered Irldneye. There is abundant evidence on every nand that Dodd's Kidney Pate cure all Kidney troubles. * $4104e*********•0****.***40.4 TILE POULTRY WORLD 0 A ••o••• • 40.0 *440 000. 0.000 KEEPING THE PLO= HEALTHY. Plenty of fresh water at all times is essetnial to health. So are grit, hell anti beef scraps, Pine charcoal in the dry mash is a great health preserver, and the hens like it and will use it in the proper quantity if ,glyest the tumor- tunity. It should not be *given the little chicks before they are four weeks old, but after that a littler will lics good for them, 1! the young chick are given milk it should be fresh and should be so fed that they cannot get into It or sacvaotitdeerdit about, for •dampness from milk is as bad as from water, and must be There are no vacations on the one man Poultry plant. All the many necessary steps must be taken every eay or scene aortof disease or parasite, which is Ask Ets)IPiaiar:mo-Tust1)° frequentlywaredait gootrInfect- ant: kerosopne Is as good as anything. The deep litter musts boortseir aesd up how anti removed a It the elightest signe of filth or dampness, and new litter thrown in Its place. The litter question ia of more than or- . duiary for 11 Is ucecesary that the hens bo kept active, especially in *inter, when they are kept in close. confinement. The grain should lae bur, led deep In the clean litter ao that they will have to dig for It, and dig deep, The hens will get fat and lazy and wilt not lay unless they have to work for y • ?illcedtiexerelme . Without thislt''sonemes they will agat il and,;Cezo rather thanme:t. A good many poultry hopes are builb on entirely wrong principles'notwith, standing the enlightment resulting from the extensive investigations or Nrecent e ears. Every poultry house should fiteit nearly south as circumstances will aerrult, and should never face the west or the north. This Is particularly true in cold climates. The importance of sun.-, ralit mad fresh air cannot be over-e,s, Twitted, nor can the -danger from, draughts whicli produce colds and event - pally croup, and must be avoided at all cc)At Is essential that the houses De ao aituatecl that they will get the early morning sun in every amok and corner, N,Ilich means they Must have large Aldo- dows and • many of them, and these should remain open at all throe except in extreme weather. With no openings, en the north or West, however, housea can, he so arranged that windows may. be loft open even in blustering weathe without any draughts reaching the hen. The best way to ventilate a house haft lacn, demonstrated to be by the uae of muslin curtains instead of "windows, and the: may be modified in very cold cli- mates by using part curtains and part windows. The curtains May be closed; in extreme weather and there will still bo plenty of air. If windows are all closed, however, even in zero Weather, tate- eault will be unhealthy *conditions; the breath of the birds will congeal, forming thick coatings of froat on the walls and telling; from which moisture will quick- ly form. And sickness in the flock will be the very quick result. With closed glass windows extremes of temperature are reached in the twen- ty-four hours of the day, Which are bad. Because of the frost and dampness *ea the walls the greatest degree of cold will be reached during the night, and in the daytime the sun shining through the alfLAIf Will Pr OdUee a* far greater degree of warmth than would be the case with either an open window or it curtain. This is often thii cause of seribus trouble and sometimes fatal epidemics of contag- ious diseases reault from the continuation of Juch conditions. With careful attention to zilch details* theie need be no serious sickness in any fioCk of welI bred poulti'y. There are many remedies offered for the cure of the various poultry diseases, but if proper conditions are maintained there will be very little .need for theln. The axe can be applied to the sick bird i.;i1e3t1c111, Plosr tmimalignanta ci!gt"/;pjascirucli:zi which has taken many awarda, or has rare winning qualities, tho affected bird Is not worth the trouble and risk of try- ing to cure it, "Kill it at once before it has a chance to spread its trouble to the e,ntire Hoek, burn the carcass, then cleanse the entire section of the plant that the sick bled has recently visited, and the trouble will be ended. In ease of severe epidemie, *which need never occur if sanitary conditions ars maintained, it will be necessary to die - infect tho buildings and all the iniple- raents very thoroughly and seed down, tho ground used for the poultry plant, transforinieg it again into fresh, clean spot, or the disease may be expected to crop out at solne future time, Should lite or mites appeat they may be disnos- ed of by the use of a simple disinfect, ant, 'without serious Injury to the birds; but this will be a lob, and it is a job that Should not be aelayed. NOTES. -Standard bred poultry ahould be good breas and scrubs may give reaults. Any fowl, rio neuter -what kind, will respond to up-to-date Methods; but the standard - enough or any paultry keeper, Cross bred fowl, with year of breeding behind It, should bo good enough for any tine ter make improvententa,011, Due to early demand, the day-old chick hatcheries have placed a largo number of worn in the incubators to tribet this de.* mend, which Will become larger eadh year, due to the widespread.publIelty in the press advocating early hatches for the beginner who has proper brooder equipment. The beginner Should understandthat while early ehieks are profitable, a good brooder. With Droner house room, Milt be obtained to gain the best results. Many good broetierti are rid* on tho Mat- ket, but they must be placed in quartets to give the beat protection to both the hover and the Chicks, With proper ventil. akin. With poultry fitul eggs held firin throughout the winter, the average pout - try keener wile tthedup-to-date methods. him placed n fate balance on the right eide of the ledger. Economy in every move In poultry' keening is good practice, but it is false tecommy to purchase very cheat) feeds. rhat °Anna give ,good reaults, er cheap, eggs, mole or chicks. 136 Willing to pay a fair price and obtain rosulte. Badly '111lbed. lft gh bad boon left.walt 015 weed. eareres when his mother was eallbd away by the illness of his father. A few novo after she went away the little fel- low rah1, "t wish I was wbere mother Ms grandmother paid, -"Why, just -Wein it you were there you vottid b. Us54ng v,isur tehnol." to which lit re. ellee: "Yea But dotet you kuow iis: a great deal worme MIMI your inetkir thsO your *emote' --Exchange. un, Howitzer And Mortar There is no ellarp and distinct Un- derstanding on the pert of the average person as to the difference Or distinc- tion between the field gun, the taege nall, the howitzer in the mortar. The precise line et distinction or mark of distinction between these classes tit weapons might be difficult even, for an men -mime technician to define. It is certainly difficult for a, layman to tell jilst where the gun ends and the how- itzer begins, or wnere the howitzer ends and the mortar begine. Considered in a broad and general way, the special purpose ot tho gun was and is to destroy Other nalle in March or in position, to destroy troops in the open and to batter down objects behind which troops find shelter. The projeotile ot the gen by high powder pressure tvas glven a high velocity and a relatively flee trajectory, which means that the shot passing from the gun to the target did not rise high above the earth or above a line jailing gun and target. To witlistenel the powder Dressure required for this work the gun was heavy in relation to the weigut of the projectile, Prom the fact that the shot traveled in a path relatively of slight curve, ito Slope of fall or its angle of fall was not step, It would go through a stone wall, or perhaps smash it, or would go deep into a dirt embankment, but it was not easy to put a Fihot instde a narrow deep trench, or to plant a shot so -close behind an embankment as to kill men sheltered there. Tbee shot from the gun was good at Penetration, but thetrective in search- ing the rear of cover. To accomplish that purpose another style of gun was devised. The pressure per square loch of powder chamber was decreased, the angle 01 elevation et the gun was in- creased, the angle or departure of the allot was greatly increased and the shot after reaching the sumnat of its path fell so steeply that If- the range were known and tile practice good -the shot would land al a trench or fall eo close behind an embankment or para. pee' that men would find no shelter there, This being poselble.by a,eduction oE powder pressure per square inch at chamber surface. and consequent re- duction in the speed or the projectile, it was found that the weight of the gun in relation to the weight of the projettile .could be diminished, thus in- creasing its mobility or the facility with which it could be moved from place to place. It was found that the barrel of this gun eould be' very much shortened, thus effecting a saving in weight, But In making the change in this gun in- stead of absolptely decreasing its weight the gunmakene "'enlarged its bare and. increased the eize of its pro- jectile, thus increasing its efficiency, This type of gun, though not in the narrow and technical sense Wagun," is ordnance and an element of artillery and was given the specific name "how- itzer," The mortar was a gun that could give a bigher angle of fire and a more plunging fire than,n howitzer, It was a you :alert piece of ordnance, fired from a platform and held down by , ropes. Worts and mortar boats used it for getting a high angle of fire and a more Plunging fire with larger shell than could be had using a howitzer. The range used to be obteined by vary- ing the power charge. At this day mortare weighing at least four tons, fitted with an elevating device: and range scale and with recoil and counter recoil or recuperator devices, are hauled around on wheels, set down on a platform also carried on wheels, and producing vertical fire with a high BAKING POWDER CONTAINd No, ALUM. The 001Y W0:1 known medium priced bglsing powder made In Catnadee that does not contain alum Asti whieh has ad Its Ingredients Plainly stated en tho taho!. EN.GILLETT COMPANY LIMITER TORNT OO, NT, .4442.12.4a0 m I AL explosive eltell weighing 250 patinae wIth or without u delay action fuse. 'rite field gun for the purpose of fir. tug over ridges, getting et troops on the movie slope of ridges or across) hale, giving to shrapnel, the proper slope of fall for effective distribution and keeping the load light on the horses has veered away from the gun as developed in ship and fortress ar. tillory and In the directionof the how. itzer-like properties. Fiela guns have had their trails split that the breech may be further depressed, thus giving them a higher angle of fire designed for use against air craft, and in effect- ing a useful compromise between pow. er and mobility the trajectortt of fillets trout this gun Is WO and tae elope of fall quite steep. Guns of high power -high powder pressure, high velocity and long range --have been built to give vertical fire or nearly vertical elevation against aeroplaneor dirigibles. $o, as announced, it is not an ettey question to decide just where gate howitzer and mortar divide, •••••••••*'' AI•411r+re.....••••, WHAT A MAN READS. It is a Big Facto: in Determining Ms Course of Lite. A certain low form ot aquatic anl- mal life anchors le:mit to a rock and feeds on whatever the current brings. The average man feeds his mind in mucle tae.- same way. He falls, tato line for current, amusements, He reads only current literature. He listens to what; happens to go by. lie =awe but little systematic attempt to shut out the unfit or to put himself in line for the fit • The result is a defective grade of hu- man life that rarely 'elevates society and ofteii degrades it, If a man would make the most of himself, and that is manifestly the supreme purpose for winch he was put into the world, it is worth his while to do his daily work where uncleau things, mental and physical, are not made common. It makes _a good deal ot difference in the worth of a man to -day as to whether his reaclIng last night wan "Hamlet." and "Isaiah" or "The Other Man's Wife," whether he went to the art -institute or the burlesque ehow, An ancient teacher of well-balanced mind gave this directicn to his disci - rota; as to the topics to be selected for deliberate thought: • Finally, my brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever thing aro just, whatsoever things are pare, whats0- e7er things are lovely; whatsoever things are of good report, if thhre be any virtue and if there be any praise, think on Aimee things." To think of these things one inuet eee and hear these things, To sea and hear these flange one must make an effort to do so. Don't bank too strongly on a man'a size. 3.1any a big man shrinks from his duty and many a small man rises to the occasion. 4TAINs No AO TAUGHT BY THE KING, 4 Lesson Given by Fre..-orich WU, . liana III. to His Steward. King Frederick William IIT. o Prus- sae teas a mail of few words, \Vita - s:0(1:7 heti to Say was alwaYii briei Ord to WO point, as the following. enecaote eram a foreign. journal The King, who was aecustomed to interest himself in all the details of court management, ordered hie stew- ard to take epocial pietas to mei that all the carriages were amply enpplied inth food and drink whenever they left for n journey of a day or so, but it sometimes happened that theefitew- era despatched the &teeth without any food, 'giving them it coin, perhape, to huy wliat they wauted. That usually meant that the ,driver wont hungry, as he eld net have much caportunity to leave las horses anti (lino at a restaurant. At length the Ring became aware ot hie steward's failure to carry out tile orders and awaitea the next. oppor- tunity to bring the Tact to hie atten- tion. He had not Iona to wait. That night the Ring stoppea ide coachman eehe mitered tho courtyard and upon inquiry found that the man Iota had nothing to eat since breakfast. He bele( out a dollar In his hand diet the steward had .given him to buy food - with, Without a word 'the Ring took the donor.. Hai -trent into the castle anti sum- moned the steward, That worthy appeared immediately and made a profound bow, but al. he raised lame wit up he was eurprisea to feel it coin placed against hie mouth. "Eat it!" ordered the King. "But, your majesty, Te----" "Eat it!" the King again -roared, Why, your majesty, I cant eat it! "Ole you can't e But you expected the coachman to! Well, in the future Just remember that -that people eat feed, not money. Do you under- etand?" The steward understood. In the futere the Ring's eoachmen were amply supplied with provisibns when - f.1 or they went upon a jeurney. Wild Buffalo Increasing. Government authorities of Alberta have made as reliable a census as pea- sible of the .wild buffalo of the Prov- ince, and announce that the number is not less than 400,. probably nearer 500 . The .greater portion of these range in Northern Alberta, alul the re- mainder in the Mackenzie district. Hunting, of course, is prohibited. The Royal Northwest mounted police have .the animals under their protection, and any infection of the law protect- ing them is severely punished. o An analyst of cbaracter finds that bones are the more pr,4oinbillynetohtisuiintabye world's affairs. POS inspire ambitious brunettes to become, blondes far a while. -Kansas City journal Mrs. Geo. Chish.olm, R.R. No. 1, Grafton, Ont., writes: "I have Used Dr. Chase's Nerve Food for my little girl for what the doctors pronounced Chorea, a, disease- of the nerves. I consulted our family doctor, and he gave her it liquid medicine, but da what eve Would, We could not get her to swallow it. A neighbor advised the uso of Dr. ChaSe's Nerve Food, and, being in pill form, she took it without any trouble. She was seven years old, and got pale and run. down. The monies of the face were affected, and she became a pitiful sight. She seemed to improve right along under this treatment, and was entirely cured by using six boxes. She fee nine years old now, and you cannot find a larger, healthier -looking child for her age. I shall always be grateful for what Dr. Chase's Nerve Food has done far us, and I , can, reeommend it te all nervous people, 'You are at liberty- to use this statement, so that others may benefit," children nervous exhaustioirfrequently takes the form of rickets, St. Vitus' dance (no BIS, Ixi Is advanced stages there are nervousness, excitability and irritability. All such conditions indicate the need of Dr. Chasers Nerve Food to enrich the blood and pourish the starved and depleted nerve cells. I3eing natural and gentle in action, and. at the same time powerful in its restorative and ree011etettetiVO influence, thig food cure dmirably suited as a treatment for weak, puny, nervous girls and boys. It makes. them, strong, hearty and tob-ust, and enables them to develop into healthy and useful men and women. eOntS a bo, 6 fa. 52.50f on dealers, or u4A. Ildtrialtson, Hetes eatCo., Ltd., Toronto, Dr, Ct'siees Ree pe Bootc, 1,000 selected recive 1tt4tre, if you.tnention this rattier. 41. A 4,11P++ A German t Christianity ealen+++4,-aaaea-.44+4-a-teeeteen teen (Westminster Gazette, Inotaon jaw 13.) • The Rev. W. Bargees, of Rome, mperattendeat of WesleYan Alethetret eliseione in Italy, hue eent to the elethodist Tinwo .the Meowing tram. toted wands •of seri:atm by pronlin- eenittileirtualvaen retielevrtilltry; it* :ph:erre? 1 rts rg of the (tern= netesPal)ere. Ae Mr Hurgeee volute oat time() oatmeal go to enow leow strangely 'aware]el attitude of the Teutonic natal regard- il;nrgasetunto wcaaru:sos and purposes of the NO- -PITY P011 THE ENGLISH. Pastor Zoebel, epealting in the great Lutheran Church in Leipzie„ eatti; "It is the deep .eeneenatelteee our Mission .010 permits tle to coo- gratulato ourelves, tine rest eentent with a heart •full .of gratitude whet). our -guns beat clown the children of tattan, and when our marvellena. sub.- Marines-instrumenta. to meat° the Divine vengeitecc-ocut to the bottom of the sea thoueands af tine non -elect. We must figat the wicked withevery means in our power; their suffering!) should .give.U8 Pleagure; their cries of despair should not move German hearts. - There might to be no coin - Immense. -With bell, uo mercy for the ierva.nteeef, Satan -lit other words, no eity,fereahe English,. "(erotica and•Rus- elates, nor' indeed for any nation that has sold itself to the devil, They have all been condemned to death by a. di- vine decree." THE ELEorr NATION! Professor Rhelnold Seeby, who :eaches theology in the Berlin Uni- versity, preachiag in the cathedral of ,lie city, dty'o!'taiiodt; `Whate our enendes. We by the command of God, who tens is to love there. But we believe that in killing them, in patting them ;o suffering,- in burning then' houees, at invading their territories, ate sire - perform u 'work ef charity. Divine 'eve is aeon everywhere in the world, but men have to soffer for their sal- tation. . Human parents love their hildren, yet they chastise them. Ger- many levee other nations, and when -tee' puniehes them it is for their 63"1-'" A SACRED' DUTY! Pastor Peitz Philipei, of Berlin, :roue his Protestant pulpit, among Jt,her things, said: "As the Almighty allowed ILIS sou - ;e: bo trucified that the schemc.,of re- lemption might be accomplished, so leirmany Is destined to crucify human- ty.. in order that its ealvation may be iecured. The human race can only te s,aved by bleed, by fire and sword. rman warriors do not 311Ni i1100:1 Nith a light heart. They look upon k as a, eacred day imposed on them, t duty they cannot neglect without .:ommitting sin. Our beloved Emperor 'iates the horrors of war. Through 'ong years he laborecl to maintaia the race of the world. Germarey has tayer employea force to- menace the udependence ot any nation. It is caily because we are pure that we lave been chosen by the Almighty as ifs instrumentto punish the envious, o chastise the Wicked and to slay vent the sword slartil nation;, The dvine mission of Germane, oh, tereth- ea! is to crucify immanity; the duty German soldiers, therefore, is to :trike without merce. They artist da, burn and destroy; any half limas- ,. ins would be wicked. Let it must bbee war without pity. The immoral and he friends and allies of •Satan l 'estroyed, ae an gavel plant is np- Toted.. Satan himself, who has conie" -- into the worldin the form of a great :ewer (England), must be crushed. an Germany is laid the divine come a.a,nd to bring aboot the deetruction ef those who are tho peraenification .)f evil. When this work is finiehed, fire and sword will not have, been used in vain. The redemption of humanity will be achieved. , The kingdom of righteousness will be eatablisimil en the earth, and the German Empire, which will have 'created it, will re- main its. protector?' Teaching, of this kind, in the twen- tieth , century of the Christiau era (adds Rev. William Burgess) is sad- dening be the extreme. la this is German kultur the less we have to do with it the better. It savor; more cif Mohammedanism than Chrietian- • ity, but it neede no comment. Tlio Book says: "They that take the .sword shall perish with the sword." "A DREADFUL MALADY," E. S. Martin in aTew York Life: "The Prussian. is Lintel by birth; civilization will make him ferocious." -Goethe. So quotina the greateat German %triter, Mere; Lott begins a narrative or the mine of Soisaone, which rune tote passionate declamation against 'the abontinable race which bus aring in their blood," • "What annoyme,' says ilericral ilastelnatt to elr. Witney 'Warren, ae to know how to fight such people; hey seem to have no cleceney, iio Mercy, no boner.' "I cannot bear to speztk," saya Mr, etearren himself, "even of the atrocie los 1 have myself aein -many 1 beve -.mod away front, unable ti boar coking at what German toldiere have :ono." The tragic damage that this war eite done to Gerneony is that it luta leetroyed confidence in German ea - ;anal character. Honor, truthoonercy Ire divorced from Germany in the nitimation of the 'rent of Cheletentlom. That is a Shocking tragedv, the worse becaueo it involves 1.0 mane* e)eople who are' not to Marne. We 'know very well that all Gentians are not aerie 0,ats. The diffieulty le to separate those that aro from thotie that Ore oot, At present the wbole 'Itterrian eempany la tarred evith-' the pitch of the rape of Belgium, the (temente:4 `here and elsewhere, the sinking. of tho lausItania, the. Genitive elle Rena' tein, and the utter lack eat elinflileare. itt 'the alert -tan Word. It ia tixe world - ,aratiat UV! witspie. Herr alunsterberg reels that the Germans have been eljandeeed, tee talks. alma the "British peopttaanaa," that caught us ell itt the entre. No, doctor! No British propaganda te to. blitine. There hi tho Matter with fleteriann that Is more serielle than eletneer, ixdeep. down tireadful torigeeltul Mindy that other templet§ elnicklet at. The derma. elan. me the world *1000 nito,38. tat yot t• -Maitland. ITO hi merety •e•Y/4"16644°