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The Wingham Advance, 1917-07-26, Page 3a ad lb. Car ons— :IA 20, 50 and 100 lb. Bags. No one ever doubts REDPATH quality, because in its Sixty Years, of use no one has ever bought a barrel, bag or carton of poor Redpath sugar. It is made in one grade only—the highest. "Let Redpath Sweeten it." -- Canada Sugar Refining Co, Limited, Montreal, FARM MANURE WASTE, Barnyard manure is a by-product. and affords a means of returning to the soil the unused portion of the crop, This is the year of all years When the moot should be made of all possible economic fertilizer measures. Much nitrogen will go into muni- tions. Sodium nitrate will therefore be scarce, and the other carriers of raitrogen will be correspondingly high in price, Potash is practically unob- tainable. Manure carries not only nitrogen and potash, but some phos• phorus as well; and the New York State College of Agriculture urges that the farmer should make all pos. eible use of this source of plant food. Farm manure carries but small per- eentages of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash as compared to common commercial fertilizers. It .is usually applied in such large doses, however, that the aggregate amount of plant food added is large. Twenty tons of -Manure is equivalent, as far as Ler- tility is concerned. to a ton of quickly available mixed fertilizer and to a ton of slowly available fertilizer besides. lii additiote there are the benefits de- rived from the added organic matter and the stimulated bacterial action, and we cannot afford in the present Crisis to neglect or waste such values. Not mily should all possible farm manures be used. but it should be used as soon asepossible. Storage even for a short time and under the best condi- tions entails waste and losses ot from one-third to one-half of the fertilizer value of manures. Once in the soil it la Sate. We cannot afford the storage waste in peace, and much .less in war times. Manure 13 an unbalanced fertilizer In that it carries too much nitrogen for its phosphorus. Acid phosphate Is obtainable and can be used to adeantage in correcting this deficiency. Added at the rate of from 50 to 100 pounds per ton the effectiveness of both the manure and the phosphate may lee markedly raised. The returne from this re -enforced Manure will also be increased by finenessof division and uniformity of spreading. The use of a manure spreader is advised wherever possible. When the amount • of manure is limited smaller applica tons over a larger area will raise the crop yield for each ton applied. . POTATO BUG -AND DISEASE CON- . TROL. Bordeaux mixture, made of four pounds of copper sulphate, four pounds of quicklime and fifty gallons of water, le used by potato growers to ward of 'fungous diseases. If parts green ie added to this naaterial, it will killthe bugs within a day; and, when arsenate of lead is also mixed in, the poison is effective often for several weeks after applied to potato vines. The Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station advises the use of these com- pounds soon after potatoes came up, and again about two weeks later. Sometimes a third application ten days or two weeks after the second is necessary. Early in September the second brood of beetles appears and the •treatment must be repeated thee and about two weeks later. On young vines fifty gallons will be sufficient to 'Spray an acre, but when the vines are large two or three times this «mount Is necessary. Dusting with parts green diluted by bulk with twenty parts of . finely ground lime and shaken from cheesecloth bags or blown from a Minable powder gun over the foliage is also recommended. The powder is dusted on the plants according to the echedule for spraying statedl above. a SAWDUST BEDDING, A shortage of bedding has two efe fects—diseomfort to the animal and the loss of the most valuable part of the manure. 'Melees the liquid portion is saved, the efertilizing constituents to be returned to the land are very Materially reduced, Nearly half of the nitrogen and potassium from farm an- imals &secure in the liquid excrement, itt is therefore important that this be saved through the use of sufficient ab- sorbents. The claims of sawdust as a Material for bedding, both as an ab- Morbent and for providing comfort where a supply is available. It Ini- doubtedly answers 'very well for this purpose. It is true, of couree, that this product of the sawmille le not by any means the equal of straw in thin ea - Niece, Nelda latter, after all is %aid and tbenii, is the best and Indeed an ideal kind ot litter for Ilse In the stable; but, despite ita general inferiority to draw as litter, sawdust proves vere useful: The outstanding feature of sawdust, insofar as regards its suit- ability for litter in stables, is that it possesses great absorptive powers for liquid, and in this particular respect it ranks considerable above straw. Whereas the absorptive capacity for liquid of straw amounts to only about two and a quarter times of its own weight, sawdust—provided it is per- fectly dry—is capable of absorbing li- quid to the extent of about four times its wen weight. Thus, thanks to its great absorptive capacity, sawdust makes both a dry and a cleanly bed. It does not afford such a soft bed. as straw litter, but still animals are quite comfortable on it, provided the sawdust in put down sufficiently thickly. •-et . BRISTLES. It is as natural for pigs to eat grass as it is for any other animal to do so. Many people seem to forget that. pigs need pasture. To keep pigs shut up in a pen and feed them on swill is a proof that you are not up-to-date, but a back num- ber. The feeding period of a pig is short, and the rapidity and the amount of growth is up to the man handling the feed. A stingy feeder never get any- where, for he is "penny wise and pound foolish." The cleaner the feed the more rapid and healthful the growth. The pails and tubs should be kept as clean as the dairy utensils. Since the flesh of a pig is for human food, it should at least be grown on clean feed. • Pigs will be clean it given the chance. Give the little pigs all .the whole oats they can eat up clean on an en- closed platforM where the eows can- not enter. Sweep the husks off every day. Careful ,observation and selection will help one to secure pigs of In- herited quality. But don't turn the new stock right in with the old. There'll be trouble if you do. The question, Who is boss? arises the moment you shut two strange hogs up in one pen. Look out, or the bristles will fly. One of the finest things we can do is to provide plenty' of pen room for our hog herd. There is a fortune awaiting the man wile will invent a good. practical way of keeping hog -pens dry. NOTES. • The pig and the chicken are best for quick meat production. Lime will speed up garden crops. It is particularly beneficial on new land. For both flower and vegetable gardens hydrated lime is safest to use. Sprinkle it around the base of the plants and along the rows close to plants, but not touching them, and work it in the soil. Spraying with a solution of two pounds of powdered arsenate of lead or four pounds of arsenate of lead in tbe paste form or one pound of Paris green to fifty gallons of water should be begun against the cabbage cater- pillar as soon as the plants are set out and should be repeated again while the plants are small, if necessary. The common cabbage worm is the larva of the sractli white butterfly, having black tipped wings. Micro can be used for cabbage caterpillar, applied with a blow gun made for the pur- pose. WHEN YOUR COLOR FADES THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE ENGLISH AFTER ALL. I've been meditating lately that, when everything is told, There's ?something in the English after all; They may be too bent on conquest and too eager after gold, But there's something in the English after all; Though their sins and faults are mane', and I won't exhaust my breath By endeavoring to tele you them -all. Yet they have a sense of duty, and they'll face it to the death, So there's something in the English after all. lf you're wounded by a savage foe and bugle(' sound "Retire," There's something in the English. atter all; Yott may bet your life they'll carry you beyond the zone of fire. For there's something in the English after all; Yes, although their guns be empty, and their blood be ebbing fast, And to ete.y by wounded comrades be to fall, Yet they'll set their teeth like bulldogs, and protect you to the last, Or they'll die—like English soldiers— after all. When the seas denfend their tribute, and a British ship goes ,down, There's something in the English after There's no panie sruali for safety, where the weak are left to drown, For there's something in the English after all; For the women 'and the children are the first to leave the wreck, With the crew in hand, as steady as a wall, • Arid the Captain is the last to etand UP - on the sinking der*. So there's something in the English after all. Though the half of Europe hates them, and would joy in their decline, Yet there's something in the English after all; They may *morn the OCarity numbers of the thin red British line, Yet they fear its mean battalione after all, For they know that, from the colonel to the drummer in the band, There is not a, single soldier in them all But would go to blinddestruction, were their country le command, And call it simply "duty'. --after all.* —BERTRAND SHADWELL, *This poem 'was written in 1898. Nov? (in 1917) the numbers are no longer "scanty."—Phil adelphia Record. Whet a girl—or a woman—finds her color fading, when her cheeks and lips grow pale, and she gets • short of breath eadly and her heart palpitates after slight exertion, or under the least excitement, it means that she is suffering from anaentia—thit, watery blood. Headache and backeche fre- quently accompany this condition and nervousness is often present. The remedy for this condition is .to build up the blood, and for this pur- pose there is no medicine can equal lir. Williams' Pink Pills. They build up and renew the blood, bring bright- ness to the oyes, color to the cheeks, and a general feeling or renewed health and energy. The only other treatment needed Is plenty of sun- light, moderate exereise and good, plain food. The girl or woman who gives thie treatment a fair trial will stem find herselt enjoyingperfect health. You can get Dr. Williams' Pink Pills from any dealer in medicine, or by mail post paid at 50 cute a box or mix boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Wil - Hates' 'Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Hunting Happiness. it, e; American MagaZinti a writer says: "Men heve been living on this world ter many cehturies. They have traded in their livers Or many different thinge-, ' nuinest, POWer. I3Ut the eOnserie SUS ref Donlon thrutigh the tegee is that the thitig moSt to be desired la lialMinees. No man can be really happy uniertshl conscience hi clear. Theiefore. it payS to be honest and to treat the other tel. low OA one weuld like to be treated, No one ran he hoppy who etterifieee het chettith. Therefore fame n MI too Much Money, either of which Malty &Mend health hi akeliange are not te be de. tired. e:tt man vett hat e the higlieet bestow -se webers he tan feel that be le going to 1p i- the werld i bit bolter atter he has gone. Therefore tt pays to bring children into the world and are fee Cern. It pays to be geed neighbOr and & good enneoyer and e good friend," IT IS UP TO CANADIANS In order to facilitate train move- ments and release passenged train crews for other work, the railways of the United States are making drastic reductions compared to which those In Canada early this year ap- pear mild. Thus, for instance, the Pennsylvania Bailroad merely on its lines east of Pittsburg has elimin- ated no less than 102 trains, or more than double thenumber taken off the whole of the Canadian railways. This will cut down the passenger movez meat by an amount equivalent to 2,268,000 train 'miles per annum (or over 6,500 train miles every week day. A number of parlor cars, res- taurant cars and. observation cars are being discontinued. The Boston & Maine has taken off no less than 255 trains *r more than five times the number taken off in Canada, saving approximately 41,000 train miles per week. Strenuous eiforts are also be- ing made- to increase the carload and to impress on merchants the mport- ance of rapid unloading so that the freight equipment shall be kept busy to its utmost capacity, and terminals should be kept clear. The American railroads realize that speed in frefght movement is one of the greatest aids they can give to help win the war and. according to all reports are achieving remarkable results. It is up to Can - adieus to see that Canada is not left behind in this patriotic race. CHOICE CHEESE RECIPES. Cheese balls are delicious. To make one very good sort, simply mix Ameri- can cheese wth a little boiled or mayon- naise dressing. Stir in equal arnounts of •chopped English 'walnuts and pimen to. Form into balls the size of small walnuts. It is fine with potato or other heavy gala& CHEA.M carEnsio SALAD. Mix with Philadelphia, crealn. cheese as much chopped. pimento ass will give a de- cided flaVor; add a few chopped mite and mold into shape of egg and place. On let- tuce leaves on individual plates. Put a spring of parsley on top and pour around mayonnaise dressing thinned With cream. COTTAGE CHEESE SALAD. Moldd cottage cheese into small cakes and place on bed of crisp lettuce; cover with thickly mayonnaise (stressing and &lamest malth stuffed olives. Serve with het salted wafere. CHEESE RAIYLAXIN S. le a gill of milk boil two ounces of bread crumbs Until smooth, then add four tablespoonfuls of cheese, two of but- ter, and stir Over the fire one minute. Re move arid add a little cayenne pepper, one-third tearipoonful rntuate,rd, and beat- en yolks et tie° eget, lest the stiff whites. and turn into reneakins and let beke 15 Minutes in a quiet( oven. Beree immediately. WELSH RAREBIT. A half -pound of cheese, two egg"; a lit- tle cayenne pepper, one teaspoonful mus- tard and a half-eupful Of cream. Brea"( cheese In entall Peees and Put with other ingredients In double boiler; Mir Until eteetie melte. Then nerVe at once oit Ilerrittspe i cdti Pi:c•e?vert. t 'O PiPlag heast on which CHEESE FONDUE. Soak one cupful breadcrumbs In two cupfula ot milk, add half a tablespoonful of butter, three eggs. Whitt have been beaten lightly; cayenne pepper and malt to triete; last, tWo cupful:1 of grated cheese. Turn into *marred baking dish and bake until golden brown. Serve at once and very hot. --- ' 4I I* How to Carry Water. It you want to carry it full pail of wee ter any diStrenee withOut :spilling er to carry water from olio WPM to another te a flat Mail 01" t ray you ehOuld /anew.; Neve eomething Dos Meg ori it. If it la drinkingewitter Pl eles.n meet- will do, end It. flet Wet of wood is the beet thing for P. rtail. it, 18 th19 little waves thee ariees front the water* lapping agatnet the tildes; and then rushing to the other side that melte* the wider mail over. The floater stopthis.-'New 'rot* Sun. ----et eit• - • .. IEtt-Iting Cottatantine Is Orist Man who. le justifiad in talking about the trouble caused for him by his Wife's relatives --V.r.Lshington Star. Wigg--Deaeon Miaow) is fond of doing good -deeds on thesly. Wa:;g4 but be's terribly rut up If other people don't find out about 11—ruck, GERMANY'S CREDIT, 1141,11,1111111.11.1101211•111.11.1111 An Braintato of 'the E001101111Q Conditions of the Empire. The war has begun to go against GelTdall)". 134)13 Preffidellt WdleOno and the averages man imeneelately'loeite nt the war map, eouipareft it with the war map of two, three or six months ago and sees that Me le so. It he were to loolfgelle the econonlle Man be Would. eee Mat the war is going against Germany even more pronounc- edly, and in a way 'which no Hinden- burg line can cheek. Cabled reports from Berne on Sat. urcle,y week etated that the exchange rate for German reichsmarke had fallen to 71 envies' francs per 100 marks, as against a normal mint Parity ot 123,42 Swies francs for 100 malice, The rate for Swiss frames at New York on that day was 5,03 :ranee for a dol- lar, Arbitraged under the eye= 01 international exchange, tees would • make the mark worth 14.1 cents here, Or at ritte of 56,4 cents for four marks, the unit of quotation which prevailed Were we entered the war. Thies re- presente a discount ot 40 3-4 per cent„ the loweet, so far as we in Amerlea know, that German exchange hats gone. The greatest discount on. Gernaan exchange prior to our entrance into the war was 30 1-2 per cent., reiche4 on February itth lase and on March 30111, the last day marks were quoted in the New York market, the rate stood at 70, which showed a disaunt of approximately 26 1-2 per cent. Thus. the German exehange, which is the measure Of her credit, has fallen 14 1-4 per cent, since the United Statee became arrayed against her. In the matter of her exchanges with Switzerland, the case is even worse ellen It appeare to be. Germany has free and unrestricted faci4ities for trading with Switzerland. No barber- oue Britieh blockade can, interfere ROYAL -A'' YEAST MMESPERFECT BREAD with those relations. She can export anything she wants to the country, and she can import what elle needs or can get. The fact that her exchangee ere igs poor indicates that elle has. been. importing Mina Switzerland on a vast Beale, But else le lulling for these Imports at a ruinous rate. The argu- ment that she must hold on to her gold to protect her circulating paper elirreney will flat explain away the situation, for Switzerland has more gold than she 'knows what to do with, and would gladly accept goods in pay- ment for goodie, as she le doing with ahenl` raly,oentente neighbors—France d The plain, evtdent truth is that Ger- many can neither pay in gold nor in goods, but must pay in credit, which is worth lees than 60 cents on the dol- lar, How long title can continue 110 - body knows., and .11 would be rash to Predict a speedy eolispec, in view ef the lessons taught by the war, because of what the financial markets show. But it is quite apparent that Germans: is desperately bard up, much more so titan either England or France, her chief European rivals, and it is also apparent that she has no "vast accum- ulation of goods with which to deluge the world when peace returne." This seems to be pretty much of a myth, else she would use some of her goods in correcting her exhearages with Switzerland. Germany ie having an unhappy time 01 11 in a military way, W'e hope and believe elle will have a worse time he - fore the war encle. But when the war does end she will have an even great- er problem to solve, and one the spiv - — Ing of -which, aill require more than wartime financial legerdelaa111,--0 Breeirlyn "Eegle." •—• What TippIng MOUS. Foarteen thouvand sla hundred per Cent is a pretty high rate Of MC But it jest wbat yeu pay when yell band the cloaltrooM pirate a jitney for watching your hat for an lioUr. YOU get us? Well, We just like this: When you pay 10 Cents tor the loan of a dollar for a year you pay 10 per cent. But if you pay 10 cents for the loan of a dollar for a day you pay 365 times as high a rate, or 3,650 per cent. Ites just the same way with your 0 hat. When you pay 5 cents on it for an hour you are paying the rate of $43$ a year, counting only twelve at the rate of 14,000 per cent. Tell thie blueness hours a day. And, this is at to the cloakroom girl to -day and get her "comeback," But don't blame us if she's a bit snippy.—Worcester Poste Widowed Birds, The married life of ecist birds could he taken for a Model by membees of the human family. For instance, ,the staid, dignified and homely baldhead- ed eagle never mates but once and lives with his one mate mail he or she dies. If left a evid,ower—even a young widower—the baldheaded eagle never mates again. Ile remains alone and disconsolate in the nest of the rocky craig or in the branches of the tall pine that formed his domicile ehile his mate was alive. No other fe- male eagle can temnt him to forsake his desolate life. With him once a widower, always a widower. The gold- en woodpeckers live in a happy mar- ried state, mating but once. If the male dies his mate's grief is lasting, and he remains a widowed bird the rest of her life. • • so Next to its unique flavor, the great economy of Salado, Tea has been the reason for its enormous sale. BreadinMaking 1917 Contests THE PATHEPHONE Five of these large cabinet phonographs, each with twelve records, given Its first prizes in District Contest. Value, $160. Size, 20 in. x 20ee in. x 44 in. high. At ural School Fairs in Ontario PRIZES: Five Large Phonographs , Five Sets of Dickens' Works Girl's Own Annuals Attractive List 'of Books Canuck Bread Mixers More than $2,000 worth of prizes for bread making will be offered at the rural school fairs this fall. Among the prizes are ifve large cabinet phonographs, fifteen Canuck bread mixers and many attractive books. These splendid prizes will make the contest the most stirring ever held at rural school fairs. Every girl between the ages of 12 and 18 should read all about this fine oppor- tunity, and should begin now to prepare for it. The prizes, under the conditions explained below, will be awarded for the best loaves baked with Cream at West Flour the bard teheat flour that is guaranteed for bread 7—the flour that you will want to use always, once you have given it a good trial. We want you to know for yourself that it makes splendid big loaves of the lightest, most wholesome bread that good flour can bake. That is why we make it well worth your while to try it, by offering these attractive and costly prizes. For this contest we have divided the Province into five districts, each with several counties. In each district we will give a large cabinet phonograph,a set of Dickenn' Works and three bread mixers. These are called the i District prizes and they are to be given n ftddition to the prizes offered at the local rural school fairs. (See list of districts below.) 13e sure to compete at your local rural school fair. If you win first prize there, you will then automatically become a competitor for the phonograph and other district prizes. The Prizes, remember, are offered for the best loaf of bread baked with Cream of the 'West Flour. No other flour will do. For local prizes we Offer a number of valuable books. By local priees we mean those given at the fair, is. Lose Prize.—"Girl's Own Annual," a great biz beautifully bound, illustrated book with 800 pages of stories end articles about people, aft, animals, gardens, sewing, crocheting—everything that particularly interests young giria, older girls and their mother& This is a wonderful prize that you can treasure for years.re ' 2n5 1,011,1 PrIze.—"Stories of FaM0118 Men and Women," heavily cloth bound with gold titles, many beautiful pictures in colors, ere trencher life stories of Floreace Nightingale,"Grace Darling, Flora MazDonald, Jenny Lind, the late Queen Victoria and others, 3rd Lent PrIze.—"Britain Overseers," a big handgenely bound book' with many colored pictures, interesting atories and descriptions of the countries and the peoples of Britaina world-wide Empire. 4th Local Prize.—"The Qtmen's Gift Book," a book of stories. pictures and special articles by pritain's boat welters; tbe proceeds from the wale of this book are for the ,benefit of (tumbled soldiers in England. Nora.—Unless the entries number iris or more only first and eeeencl prizes will be awarded.- Unless the entrieanumber ten or niore no fourth Mize will be awarded. The District Prizes.—The winner of the first prize at each local fair automatically becomes a competitor for the following District prizes. One-half of the first prize loaf 'will be sent to the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph, to compete in the District Contests. (See conditions below.) lat DIstrkt Prize.—The '"Pathephone" is the name given to the fine big mahogany phonograph we offer as first prize. Jt will give you endiess pleaaure end entertainment for a lifetime. It has special reproducer attachments and needles, enabling you to play all kinds of flat disc records of no matter what make. The Pathephone reproducea band music, orchestra music, songs and funny pieces perfectly; with it goes a dozen of the famous Pathe records. Total value, $150.01 and District Prize. --Set of Dickens' Works, 18 aplendidly bound volumeg with many illustrations. Among the books in the set aro "Oliver Twist''' and "Old Curiosity Shop:' Them are two of the most entrancing stories over written. 8rd, 41,1i and Stli Prizes.—"Canuck" Bread mixer's, Thia einmie, vet welamade, machine takes the hard work out of .bread making. Instead of laborious 'kneading of the old method, you ene put in the ingredients, turn the handle and the dough is thoroughly and more evenly mrzed. FIRST PRIZE AT LOCAL RURAL SCHOOL FAIRS CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST Every gal may compete at the rural sehool fair in her district, whether or not ahe attends ;wheel, providing that her 12th birthday -occurs before November 1st, 1017, or her 10th birthday does not occur befoto Nov. 1, 1017. Ono loaf of bread must be subniitted baked in pan about 7 x 5 inches and 3 inches deepened divided into twin loaves so that they may be separated at the fair. The loat muse be baked with Crews of theWeit Roar. Omehalf will be judged. tit the fair. The other half of the prize loaf will be sent to Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, to compete in the Dearest Content. Thejudgine will be done by Miss M. A. Purdy, of the Department of Breadrnaking and Flour Testing. The local contest at the fair will be conducted under the tame rules no all the other regular oorateats at your Nina The Standard by which bread will be judged will bees follows: 1. Appearance ot Loaf 16 marks 556 rean:arrrkkks: (10(a)) 'Creturre of erred," 2150 nieurarrkkal" mark 2, Text)reSehlarniomf blaat (e) Evenne*s Smoke (b) Silkinees . . 45 marks 25 nierks 8, Flavo(c)roCf°Blorrea"d 20 marks ImpertIlsabl—'Satiotareeli loaf must be accompanied by the pert of the flour beg comaining the face of the Old Miller, and WI entry form Must be signed by the girl ned parents or guardian stating date of birtb, P.O. address, and giving name of dealer from whom Create of the West Flour was purchased. The form will slate that the girl ;ideally baked the loaf entered ia the competition. The forms will be melded at the time of the fair. The decision of the Judges 11 fine!. Net more than tele entry may be npule by each girl and not more than one iotal onset will be *welded to the mad far:Illy. Which Is/tablet Is Viers? This list shows you which eountios You compote agairistif yOtIbti000t6O. Competitor for the District prizes: District No. 1.—Counties of Glengarry. Stormont, Dundee; Grenville, Leeds, Fronton°, Lennox arid Addington, Carleton. Lanark, Renfrew, District No. 2.—Counties of Hastings, Prince Edward, Peter: • bore, Northumberland, Vintoria, Durham. District Ne.3.—Counties of York, Ontario, Peel, Halton, Went: worth, Oxford, Brant, Waterloo. District No. a—Counties of Welland, Ilaidimand, Norfolk, Elgin,leent, Essex, Lambe:et, Middlesex, District No, la—Counties of Drum Grey, Differin Simcoe, Merkur of litiskoka, Parry Sound, Timiskaminz, Algorna,'Sudburse Manit°uilIinli TRESULTS of the matelots at the fair will be mado known in the great way 85 10 the ease of all the other regular sontests. 'fhe Diatrict rosette will be announted es soon as possible after the Con - &lion of the Rural School Fairs in the Proviece. DO NOT MISS THIS GRESiT OPPORITNITYr 'Every girl between 12 and 18 years should compote. What n splendid way to stir up inereaeoe interest in breadmakingi Get a Finitely of (edam of the West Fiala tit your deniers and mediae using it ea often as poaaible to increase the chances of 'whining.If your dealer memo mall it ta yoi, write to the Campbell Flour Mills Co., Ltdoetormito, and We will promptly tell you the neareet place to get it. NO COefrETIT/ONS TN COUNTIES NAMED BELOW: The comotitioa is epee to ell parts of thelinovinee where Rural Scheel Fairs are heti, except the Districts, of Rainy niser, Honore and Thunler Hay. These rlistriete are the only parte of the Province where ash tgl fairs are held by the Departmeet of A ericulturein this compalitim will not be 10. feature. There ere na distrieteepre- mentatives of ties Department of Agrieulture in the Counties of throe Perth, Wellington, Haliburton, Preecott, Musa er Lincoln and no rural school fake ere held hi them Counties by the Deem -Giant of Agriculture. There aro, however, A tow roan whore sem held in these green counties, and We ere opening the competition to these fairs, We will announce later the dintriets in which each of these Counties will be inciaded. The Campbell Flour Mills Co, Limited (West) Toronto, Ontario. MO this announcement for referenteY 123 TO DEALER'S: The Above preliminary advertisement is inserted to inform the public., about our bread -making competition. will sborth nrivertitin in the "'home print" pays of Loral weeklies the, /lames of dealtre handling "Crown of tb W t flee?. VI_ O RASH ON BABY CAUSED PAIN Itched Very Much, He Was Always Scratching, Cuticura Healed Him, "ely baby wile eatering with Scaling and crusting of the akin and scalp which caused a good deal of paint The breaking out Was 111 a red rash on his iftaccl ewdirl.eymuch, a which was csoresthe child was always scratch- ing till it would bleed, . "I thought I would try Cuticura dIedb uarnaSoapustada0ionuts innt one box Of Cuticura Oihtment and two cakes of Soap when he was healed," (Signed) Mrs. Hartshorne, 940 Old Orchard Ave„ Notre Dame de Grace, Montreal, Que., Dec. 16, 1916, Cuticura Soap and Ointment prevent pimples or other eruptions, For Free Sample Each by Mail ad- dress post -card: "Cuticura, Dept. A, Boston, U. S. A." Sold everywhere, 9C".. g Poultry World :. THERE'S MONEY IN GEESE. (By Prof. James B. Merman, Former Me. pc rt for the United States Pepartmont of Agriculture), Goose eggs :Ire largo in size and usually thick in shell. They may be hatehnd with hens, turkeys, geese or ineubatore. ;As a rule natural incubation gives better results than the artificial method. The period of hatching ranges from 28 to 30 days; it varies with the season, method of incubation, and other conditione. When ft geese first beginsto lay, the eggs should be removed from the nest as feet us they are laid. This induces the goose to continue laying., A barrel turned on its redo, or a large box with half of one side knociced off, makes au Ideal nesting place in an open shed or poultry house. Dry hay is a good nest- ing material. If hens are used for hatching, not more than four eggs ehould be set in the early _part of the season. A large size hen will cover five or slx eggs suceessrully in 'warm weather. The best hens for hatching goose eggs are the heavier breeds, like Plymouth Rocks and Myatt- dottes. They should be set in a elieltered place and disturbed as little as poesible. Where a turkey or goose is used for batehing, either bird will cover twelve or thirteen egg& If the nest, is accessible, the gander will sometimes asslet in in- cubating. While Incubating la goble on. the goose sbould be disturbed as lit- tle as possible. She should have plenty of food, water and green stuf f near by. As the tune for hatching approaches, when hens or turkeys are used, the egga should be serinIcied daily with wurm water. This is especially necessary in dry weather. Sprinkling is not neces- sary when a gopse is used for teaching' because the body of the goose exudes eufficient moisture. CA.LLING ,FOR THE GOSLINGS. The object of moieture is to soften the *shell for the goslings to break through easily. During incubation the haed ellen becomes more or less disintegrated by carbonic-acid gas. With plenty of moisture - the process of disintegration takes place more readily, If the weath- er and the sitting bitd do not provide eufficient moieture, it must be supplied artificially to give best results. Where moisture has not been supplied in sufficient quantity, the gooselings some times, need help in getting out of the ethick sIieIJI. ruts not only 1.041th-els care, but it has to be done at the right thne. If blood appears as the shell and the membrane are broken away, the egg should be replaced for further incuba- tion. A few rnore hours of natural heat and the blood will beenme absorbed. The gosling can then be helped out by mois- teeing the shell 'which will break away easily. Some, goslings will hatch out many hour a before the otters. 'When driad off these should be removed. They may be placed in a flannel -lined basket arid kept In s warm place. When first hatch- ed goslings are tender little things. They must be kept from being chilled or bowel trouble may follow. The first day or two is the critical period of their life. At this time they need rest and warmth more than anything else. FEEDING THE YOUNG. Goslings need no food for the first day or two. Nature provides for their nour- ishment for about 48 hours by the absorp- tion of the yolk. After this they should be given a little bread and milk; this makes an excellent food. ,A, mixture of corn meal and bran thoroughly baked and moistened with milk is also good. The acme feed will do for goslings as for ducklings . As the goslings start to grow, they must have range and elenty of green food. That is why the farm has the advantage over a restricted poultry plant in the raising of geese. They require little or no meat if allower freer range, for they are the best of foragers for animal food. A good mash consists of equal parts of ground corn and oats, bran and mid- dlings. To this may be added some roll- ed oats or oatmeal, crushed* rice and wheat. Some poultrymen add a little sand and charcoal to the mash. Person- ally, I believe gosling's will thrive lust aa well if they are permitted to help themselves to sand, grit and charcoal. If they do not have free range, such materials should be kept before the gos- lings in hoppers. They also need plen- ty of water. Where grass is plentiful goelings need little or no other kind of green stuff. If confined to yards, chopped cabbage, apples, lettuce or onions should be fed. Successful geese raisers in Europe use an abundance of ohopPed •greens at all times. For the firet fow days the young broo•di should he confined to a small coop or pen. When the goslings arm streng ceough to follow to range. Hens end their brood, but geese do not. Consequently, a mother goose iihottld not be allowed free range too soon, FATTENING FOR MARIC.ET. When geese are about six nsontlis old they are ready for fattening. They should first be put in an outside inclos- ure and fed on boiled corn for three or four days. The oorn is boiled about half an hour, or until R is 'soft to the fingerer when squeezed. The geese 1nust hO ac- customer]to confinement gradualy and prepared for their regular diet during the fattening process. When ready for fattening' the geese are fed on boned corn four times every 21 hours by a cramming machine. This proeess is carred on regularly for about roue weeks, when they are ready for killing. If the cramming procese la eot practiced the geese should be fed a week at tTtliefvoei°felegter.• of 'this foreed feeding 13 to cause the liver to grow to normal size, while the flesh beeranee softs tender and White. The forced growth of the liver by this plan create* n better Haver and rem:lees It much inere tender than the liver taken from a goose which has not beeit specially fed, White ,geese are preferred because they fatten Morn readily than Others. Gooses nverA enterged by this Method of feeding lie - natty weigh from 12 to 82 ounces. es, ets USK loalt Utt WEALT I. (Judge) lentelcor--What beeornee or inetitlee money?" Hector -41e pays his children to be ewe, ItI3 wife to forgive, tee ewes to WAY, and labor not to strike. TRAINED sor,pmits. (Puck) lelettor—Itave your employees had elle' experience in military training? Inuployer—Well, most of them have Ikea soldiering on the job for yeare, 11* VAST. (1.11e) "I'm afraid thin , young man you're asteciating with is -rather Nat." "Of course, he is mamma. If he wasn't he weld 'never be able to keep up wan Inc." Toronto at Stock Show It is doubtful if any of us mallet+ the need that there will be for meat and live stock in the Eupropean coun- tries after peace is declared. Canad. hui breeding stoek and Canadian meat preclude wil be in demand. It be- hooves the Canadian breeder and feeder to grasp the opeortunity and produce n maximum of live st(ee a hen Drospeete are so good for con- tinuous high priet. e No better out- let for the best ofhis stuff rat be found than at the auction sale of the Illighth Annual Fat Stock f.lhow. Delon Stock Yards, December ith and. 8th next. .4-,66666.6666. "1)1(1 Dr, I,outidere erateh it moville pennon " "Ale treeitly so. enerybode in tee Cringer:ea! eel, fidget.ing,'",-. Dirmi;igh tin 3 Pe Teseneele JUST BIGHT. (Boston Tranecript) Creditor—You coultbet ride around in your flue automobile 11 you Paid eour debts, uwens—Thatet zot lin glad you look et it in the 051110 light as I tie. • SELF-MADE. (Judge) "No one ever made a fool of me Yet," said Bre W110011. "Then you may claim to bo telt-node mau," sada iris ialend quieliSa — - • REVERSED, (Baltimore .A.111011=1) "Say, where's the unisons?" "Shear upstuirs washing her facto." "Then tell her she had bettor come down and tee the laundress \shoes there facing her waeh." A MUSICIAN. (Washington Star) "Whut :sort of a musician ls 'Higgins?" "He's one of timers people who can't say anything interesting anti who rather than be altogether silent try to lift thir voices in song." — AN IRISH BULL. (Puck) "Mother." field an Irish youngster, "won't you give me my candy now?" "Whist!" excialined the mother, "didn't tell ye I'd give ye none at all if ye didn't kept: quiet?" "Yis =um." "Well, the longer ye kapo quiet the :teener yell get it." NEW VERSION, (Chicago Tribune.) Old Father Hubbard he went to the cupboard • To get him a bourbon high; But When he got there the cupboard Was bare, And so the' old gent went dry. NO DREAM. (Puck) • "1 kuow n. bank -where the wild thyme blowe," he said dreamily. "And 1 know it bank where the Inter- est on the mortgage geows," said his wite—"and it was no dream." GROUNDS FOR APPEAL. (Louisville Courier-Jourrial) "Aly client appeals for a new trial." "On ‘vhat grounds?" "On the grounds, your Honor, that he is not apt to do worse and might fare a great deal better." PARTICULAR. (Judge) "Now that, sir is ti very good cigar, one that you needn't be afraid to of- fer anybody." "That's all right, as far as it acme, but I want one that I can smoke my- self.", _ A COUNTER-ATTACK. (Louisville Courier4eurnal) "What do they mean by a counter* attaelc?" "Sounds like a bargaln rust. You've been in enough to know what that means." AGREEABLE. (Boston Transcript) Man of Business—I can spare you five minutes, but, you know, my tinto is money. Gentlemen of Leisure—I shall be haPPY to take it in that form, air. EASY TO BORROW; . (Boston Transcript) "It'm easy to borrow trouble." "Naturally. Every one has more of It tho.n he wants." THE REASON.- . • (Detroit Free Prue) "How's you garden getting along?" "All right. I haven't interfered with It yet." AN EXPERT. (Saltunore American) Mrs. Smith—They tell me one of the girls made a faux pas at the cooking class lunch that everybody noticed. Mrs. CoMeup (proudly)—I guess it was my daughter. She can make any of them French things. • • • PROOF POSITIVE. - - (Puck) "I've often wondered why my svife ac- cepted nee." "Didn't you tell me once that she had simple te st es ?" A CERTAINTY (Judge) . "11 all the wealth in the country were equally divided, Whet would everybody get?" ".0'oolish, and a car." HONESTY. (Boston Trailer:Het) "Do yeti believe that honesty Paye?" "Most assuredly; though I will admit that it is very modest in its idea of com. pensation." JUSTIFIED SUSPICION. (Washington Star) "Bliggins is always lecturing on patriot- ism. "Yes. Sonietimes I think he is an aliett enemy and is trying to make pat- riotism Unpopular." Brevity of a Dream. Otte" evening Victor Hugo wise dic- tating, lettere to hie ilecretary. Over- come by fatigue, the great man drop- ped into a slumber. A few moments aiterward tic awoke, haunted by a dream which, eie he thought, had ez- tended over eeveral Noire and he Wanted bie secretary for silting there walteng for Itini inefead or wakening him or dee going away. 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