HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1917-08-30, Page 3THE APPLE OROHARD.
A good location for an apple orchard
is one that la Moderately sloping or
rounding, and enough higher than the
surrounding ceeintry to give good.
drainage ot cold air and water, a grede
Qt two or three per cent. being geners
sufficient. Too much a a elope
L8 objectionable, especially ou evolve
soils.
The proper soil or apple growing is
chiefly determined by the subuoil, This
should be comparatively open and por-
elle for at least a foot below the sur-
face, and preferably for a depth of
three feet or more. Below this the soil
or other strata should be compact
enough to prevent the moisture from
einking beyond the reach of capillary
action, but should not be so tight as
to subject the trees to the danger of
"wet feet,"
Lees importance is attached to the
immediate surface soil. Good apple
orchards may be found on all clasees
oi surface soils, ranging from dense
clays to light sauds. A rather inter-
mediate soil for the first 'six or eight
'echos, preferably a loamy soil with a
'moderate admixture of sand, and more
or less interspersed with gravel, might
be termed ideal.
In general, also, the soils derived
from ironstone, standstone, or other
non -calcareous formations, are usual-
ly Preferable to the limestone sails, at
least from the viewpoint of the quality
and earliness of the fruiting.
PURCFIASING AND HANDLING
STOCK.
Too great care cannot be taken in
purchasing trees that are healthy, pro-
perly matured and full of life. That is,
while they should be entirely dormant,
they should be in strong livingefondi-
tion when received by the grower, and
not be shrivelled or discolored, nor
allow any other evidence of premature
or improper handling. The unimer of
the graft of bud should be good, and
the roots entirely free from all evi-
dence of the woolly -aphis or of the
crown -gall of hairy -root disease,
The best trees are those a year old
and of good size—neither stunted nor
overgrown. In no case should the
trees be older than two years from the
bud or graft. One -year-old trees not
only cost less, but they are more read-
ily shipped and transplanted, are sure
to be strong growers, and their heads
can be formed as cleared.
Fall planting is advisable where the
winters are not too severe Otherwise,
plant in the spring as soon as the
ground es fit, though it may be done
dormant. Upon the arrival of the trees,
they should be oarefully examined and
then "heeled in." The roots ehould be
cut back to about six or eight inches,
and those broken or bruised removed
with a emooth cut above the place of
injury. This pruning can be done be-
fore heeling in.
"Heeling in" is done by plowing two
or inore deep furrows, preferably east
and -west, so that the trees can be
leaned toward the south or southwest,
at an angle or 30 to 40 degreses, and
thus eseape the Bun -scald. They should
be completely unpacked, with all straw
or other material liable to attract' mice
removed, and then be laid along the
furrow in a single row or layer. The
roots and a third or more of the tops
ehieuld then be covered intmediately
-with dirt, which must be packed es-
pecially thoroughly around the roots.
Thie covering may be 'clones at least
partly with the plow, and successive
layers may be laid when needed. The
place selected for this purpose should
be -well drained, and where there le
likely to be damage from mice the
whole area, should be surrounded with
furrows or ridges of dirt with all pack-
ing material and grass or other un-
necessary vegetation removed.
PLANTING THE TREES.
The Pennsylvania State College
says success in t'ree planting is large-
ly a matter of avoiding all unneces-
sary root exposure and thorough firm-
ing , of the soil about the roots. The
soil on the immediate surface, how-
ever, is better left rather loose, and
it may well be banked up somewhat
to reduce swaying, especially if the
trees are large.
An excellent means of encouraging
growth is to soak the roots of the
trees in 'water for several hours be-
fore planting, and then haul them
along the rows in a barrel or tub par-
tially filled with water, taking them
out only as needed. Set trees one to
three inches deeper than they stood
In the nursery, placing the sides with
heaviest rOots toward the prevailing
winde and leaning the trunks slightly
toward the southwest to lessen dan-
ger of sun -scald.
As a rule, little or no fertilization
Li needed at planting tithe, and as a
matter of fact, positive injury may
result from an injudicious use of fer-
tilizers at this time. If something is
desired to assist the trees in starting,
however, the best and safest material
Is undoubtedly a moderate mulch of
strawy stable manure. Its benefits,
moreover, are probably more often
due to Rs mulching effect than to its
slight addition of plant food. In no
case should the fertilization be placed
In direct contact with the roots, nor
even directly within the tree holes,
though there is no objection to work-
ing it into the surface soil with a
harrow or rake, if so desired.
SOIL MANAGEMENT IN THE
OROHA.RD.
e Professor John P. Stewart says the
four principal methods of handling
the soil in an apple orchard are till-
age, tillage and over -crops, mulching
and sod. Our experiments indicate
that, for several years at least, the
chief object of any culterel method
Is the coneervation of moisture. They
also indicate that a proper moisture
stipply is often the most important
factor, especially in the early life of
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the trees. The best cultural method,
therefore, is generally the one that
is the best conserver of moisture.
From this viewpoint, and also from
that of tree growth, in our expert-
ments, says Professor Stewart, the
mulching method has generally prov-
ed best, and sod alone has been poor-
est, By =Whine we mean a suffi-
cient application of grass, straw or
other vegetation around the trees, to
prevent largely or wholly the further
growth of vegetation immediately
over at least the greater portion of
the root -feeding area. In young or-
chards such a mulcli can often be
obtained from the growth between
the trees.
The mulch method is especially
suited to sites that are subject to er-
osion or to any orchard in which till-
age is especially undesirable or die
ficult. Whenever it is used, however,
special protection must be provided
against mice, preferably by some of
the measures mentioned above, and
also by keeping the ground clear for
at least six inches out from the trees.
A good permanent cover to aesist in
maintaining the mulch may be secur-
ed from a combination of white and
red clovers and hairy vetch, making
the original seeding at the rates of
about three pounds of the first, 12
pounds of the eecond and 24 pounds
of the third per acre. Their perform-
ance may often be materially increas-
ed by a good .dieking in the latter part
of summer or after a fair quantity
of seed hae matured.
' FARM NEWS AND VIEWS.
Save every ewe lamb possible for
breeding Is the urgent message the
Federal Department of Agriculture is
sending to sheep owners. Market for
slaughter only those being absolutely
worthless for breeding stock. There
is a strong demand among farmere for
breeding stock, and owners of ewe
lambs should have no trouble finding
a breeding market for them.
Early milking in the morning gets
the cowls out to grazing while it is cool
and comfortable, • before the, sun and
the pestering flies worry the lives out
of them. Then the cows take to the
shade during the heat of the day.
That pigs running at will in lots or
fields do better than those kept close-
ly confined, is well known by experi-
enced hog keepers, yet on too many
farms the hoge are kept fecem one
Year's end to another in a small, fil-
thy pen and muddy yards.
Sweet clover is more drought resit-
ing than alfalfa or red clover. It also
ie quite resistant to alkali. .
Sheep sorrel cannot be entirely ex-
terminated. by mowing, but it can be
greatly- weakened. The weed should
be mown as soon ae the flowering
stalks- have attained full eize, but be-
fore they have commenced to turn'
red.
Get a start in bees: Honey forms a.
good, healthy substitute for the costly
sugar in swatting the high cost of liv-
ing.,
Good dairy cows are becoming more
in demand every day. In theee years of
conservation, every .dairyman's mot-
to should 'be: "Use the beet breeding
stock obtainable; save every good hei-
fer calf from the butcher."
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AN AGE OF WEAK NERVES
1No heart for anything" is the cry
of thousands of men and women who
might be made well by the new, red
blood Dr. Williams' Pink Pills actual-
ly make.
Misery day and night is the lot of
hosts of men and Women who are to-
day the victims of weak nerves. Their
pale, drawn faces and depected atti-
tude tell a sad tale, for nervous Weak-
ness means being tortured by fits of
depression. These sufferers are pain-
fully sensitive and easily agitated by
some chance remark. Sleeplessness
robs them of energy and strength;
their eyes are sunken, their limbs
tremble ,apeptite is poor and memory
often fails. This nervous exhaustion
Is one of tho most serious evils af-
fecting men and women of to -day. The
only way to bring back sound, vigor-
ous health is to feed the starved
nerves which are clamoring for new,
rich, red blood. This new, good blood
can be had through the use of Dr. Wil -
tiaras' Pink Pills, which fact accounts
Lor the thousands of cures of nervous
diseases brought about by this power-
ful blood builder and nerve restorer.
Through the fair use of this medicine
thousands of despondent people have
been made bright, active and.strong.
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by
all dealers in medicine, or may be had
by mail at fifty cents a box or six box-
es for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams'
Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont,
CANNIBALISM.
Confession by Eskimo Who
Slew Priests.
EdMonten, Aug, 16.—The feature of
the Murder trial ot the two Eskimos,
Sinnisiak and Ululteek, yesterday, was
the confession which was put in evi-
dence by the Crown prosecutor, C. C.
McCaul, K. C. It was made by Sin-
nisiak. He said that he was at the
Coppermine River, and that leather
Leroux asked him to pull his sleigh,
and he wouldpay him in traps. Both
he and Uluksuk, the other accused,
gave their aid, The next day, while
they wore still helping, it WaS storm -
bag, and they loot the road. The two
Hakim found a cache and were look-
ing at it when the priests came.
Father Leroax Was angry, said the
confession, and, when reeked if he was
going to kill them, he nodded hie
head. After scene ftirther quarrelling,
they became frightened, and Sinnisiak
stabbed the priest in the back with a
knife, and Uleksult finished aim,
Pather Rouviere, the narrative con-
tinual, ran away, and Sinnieiak took
the rifle from the Mahal and shot the
fleeine priest. With the aid of an axe
and a knife, they both killed him.
They then cut up the bodies, eating
the liver,
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From the Heart Out.
If 1 'wore Prinee of Shoot
And Shoot's prince were n
I'd 'gunmen on the Final Morn
The man who made tlie auto horn
That chauffeurs warn me by.
Arid when my imos arranged Min
I'd frown on him, and say:
"06 get a horn, all tuned an grease,
And aeare, this guy to detail at leest
A. dorten-timee a day!"
quite agree that a UM'S
Wife la his better ha.lf.
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COAL DUST UTILIZED,
Systeln Converts Sleek 04 Rene
Into Fuel for Generators,
Coal dust er sleek and refuse coal
are Niles of coal %reach wOuld smother
au ordinary coal fire. They ,S.re founel
in huge piles about the 'Workings 01
coal mines end not infrequently con-
stitute a fire hazard as Wall as a seri-
ous lose between the mining and mar-
keting of coal.
In the interests of conserving the
country's coal supply and averting
waste In coal mining, a coal and cOice
company in West Virginia and Mare -
land has performed a valuable public
service in putting in operation a plant
which uses these waste products and
converts them into electeie energy
available for furnishing heist, light and
power necessary for the Mining of
more coal in a dozen mines separated
in some instances by n dietance of ten
miles.
The central power plant where all
the waste coal dust and refuse coal are
changed into electricity is at Thomas,
W. VII, From there it is sent over
high tension transmission wires to the
various other mines.
Again stepped down and changed
into direct current and heat waits gen-
erated beneath the boilers }A the main
plant operate ,electric mining locomo-
tives, electric inine hoists ahd motor -
operated coal breakers many miles
away.
The central generating plent where
the remarkable transformation of coal
dust from a popular nuisance to useful
energy in the form of cleah, convenient
and efficient electricity takes place is
an interesting eearnple of thanufactur-
ing.efficiency applied to the utilization
of a waste or by product.
There is no lost motion betWeen the
power house and the mine. The slack
Is carried on it conveyer belt direct
from the breaker and -pours in a
steady stream -Into the storage bunk.'
ers above the.boilers. The' refuse coal,
most of which contain e not eese than
30 per cent. ash or, noncombustible
substance, is crushed 'under hammers
before it also drops on the conveyer
belt and starts on its journey- to tho
power plant.
Automatic plant operation is eighty
efficient in the main power section.
That is the reason the plant operates
efficiently and successfuliseday in and
day out: • As fast as the slack and
refuse coat is poured on the conveyer
belt, dumped into the bins and forced
by,the underfeed stokers 'beneath the
boilers the turbo-generatoes.convert it
into electricity and send it out again
through a wire no larger than your
finger to heat and light .and operate
coal mines ten mileaway.
From the time it leravee, the brea11r
until it is dumped on the ash heap or
changed into gases the coal dust is not
touched by a human hand.. The entire
process is taken care of accerding to a
definite pre -arranged plan of opera.
tion. The furnaces are fired in definite
sequence,' the forced draftis main-
tained at just the properpressure.
Even the ashes are hauled out by a
miniature electric locemotive and
dumped without the use of a'shpvel.
The power plant in which the coal
dust -steam is changed' into c.oal dust
electrically contains three • generating
units operated by Curtis turbines. Two
of the turbo -generators are of 1,000
kilowatt capacity each and .one devel-
ops 2.500 kilowats. From the genera-
tors the current is changed from low
to high tension when it flows through
transformers fit the power station and
is turned loose on the lines at pres-
sures of 6,600 to 22,00 volts.—Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
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—THE—
Poultry World
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POULTRY BREEDERS, ATTENTION,
(Experimental Farms' 'Note.)
At the present time, when growing
chicks are attaining an age of from
one month to ten weeks, a disease
(known as coccidiosis) affecting the
liver and bowels, is causing consider-
able losses. This disorder, according
to Dr, Wickware, of the Experimental
Farm, is q.uite prevalent throughout
Canada, and is probably responsible
for many deaths at present attributed
to White 'diarrhoea. The disease is
caused by a small, egg-ehaped germ,
which inhabits the first portion and
blind pouches of the bowel. It pro-
duces inflammation of the bowels and
liver, the blind pouches showing the
most marked alteratiot. The changes
In the latter, may vary from a filling
up with a reddish, granular -looking
mass of soft consistency to herd cores
composed of lining cells, blood, etc.
Theliver may show changes vaeeing
from a fairly normal appearance to
large areas of a yellow color which
when cut into show a .cheese -like cen-
tre.
Symptoms—The chicke appear dull
and isolate themselves from the re-
mainder, usually remaining in the
hover or under the hen. The feath-
ers become ruffled; wings droop, ap-
petite Is lost, and Occasionally the
chicks win give utteranee to a Orin
cry, particularly when trying to pass
material from the bowels A white
discharge is utually preeent, although
it may' be rather reddish in color, and
the vent may beeome pasted With the
material discharged. These are the
prominent symptoms in typical eases,
but chicks May be badly affected and.
exhibit no outward appearance of dis-
ease until death suddenly takes place.
Treatment.—Treatment consists in
.dissolving 15 grains of powdered catf,
Chu in a gallon of drinking water, Thies
ihould be kept cOnetaritlY in trent of
the chicks, and should be ChVged
every two days,
Prevention..—Prevention tonsists in
the isolatien of all ailing chicks from
the remainder of the flock, and the
thorough disinfection of all the guar -
tors and runs, which may be accom-
plished by the application of a li!eke.
wash solution made by adding two
and one-half poundof stone lime to
a pail of water, to which is also add-
ed one -'half teaeupful �f a good Orri-
n:A-dal disinfectant. This should be
applied full strength with a pray
puinp, bruah or old broom, to all parts
of the quarters, brooder houses, etc.
The feeding troughs should be cleans-
ed daily by scalding with boiling
water, and special eare taken to pre-
vent the chicks from getting their feet
either in the feeding uterialls or drink.
Ing fountains, as the disease is trans.
mitted from bird to bird in this way.
Tile floor of the brooder houses should
be covered with a coating composed of
nine parts of sand and one part oT
*land Hine, an if th0 CtrOPPint2 1124
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Everywela.y Luxury
STEADFASTLY REFUSE ova
SUBSTITUTES •
Black, Mixed or Natural Green. 13205
not removed daily, they should at
least be mixed 'with a fair amount of
air-siahed lime to insure proper disin-
fection, If the runs are not to large,
it Is also advisable to cover them with
a thin coating of the above-mentioned.
lime, and either epade or plough them
up. The chicks should be kept away
from all adult fowls and carcasses of
dead birds immediately burned, as
burying only serves to keep the infec-
tion going from year to year.
NOTES.
Watch the young chicks closely dur-
ing these hot 'clays and nights. They
need heat, but with it must come Plen-
ty of fresh air, To grow chicks fast
they must never be overcrowded.
The breeder that has room enough
on his plant should grow as much
green feed as possible for the poultry.
Beets and cabbage are the main feeds
with the commercial growers; it is a
little late to plant beets for fall and
winter use, but late cabbage can be
planted now, and Will prove a big sav-
ing in the feed. bill, All green feeds
are likely to be high in price next
winter.
Swat the rooster, but keep every
good producing hen; all those not over
two years of age, no matter what
breed, should be retained. In picking
out those to be kept see that they are
not overfat and in good condition to
stand another year's work after they
go through the moult.
In changing from one ration to an-
other the process should be gradual.
in sudden changes the results are apt
to throw the flock from producing un-
til they become accustomed to the new
order of feeds. Again, in 'finding
grains to take the place or wheat, oats,
etc., one should see that the other
feeds have producing qualities. it is
false economy to put the fowls on any
ration that will not give good results.
To keep the balance on the right
side of the ledger the poultry -keeper
must cull close. Dispose of every
male at marketable age; keep the pul-
lets growing steady without undue for-
cing by giving them good, clean feed,
plenty of green feed, clean and always
cool water during the hot days, a poul-
try building that has good ventilation,
Avoid crowding, Keep in mind that
a few good7chickens are worth double
the number or poor ones. Quality will
count -in the poultry yard these war
times more than ever before.
Like the producer of milk, the poul-
try -raiser must obtain more for eggs
and meat than ever before, While no
one who consumes hen -fruit cares fo
pay more than the old figures, never-
theless, they must soon realize that the
producer must be paid a fair price for
his ware.
The wise poultry breeder is not sell-
ing off the hens that will make good
for eggs for hatching day-old chicks,
etc,, will be on hand early in 1918 to
breeders next year. A good demand
exists.
Ready -to -lay pullets will be in good
demand this fall. Those fortunate
ereeders who have them should adver-
tise the fact. A good price can be
asked in the face of higher cost of
production:
The problem of changing feeds is
Causing much thought. To eliminate
wheat, etc., because of its cost; and the
feeding of more beef scrap in the dry
mash, which is generally composed of
bran, middlinge, cornmeal and, in
Some cases oats, with corn the only
grain 'feed, is likely to produce more
fat than is desired itt. those fowls that
are used as breeders. Too much corn
ration will also have a tendency to
fatten even the growing pullets. It is
said by some authorities in poultry
that the laying pullet cannot become
too fat. This holds good, perhaps, to
a
large eitteut in the,light breeds, such
as leghorn.s. There are yet many
heavy breeds that are popular (1,0
they need different handling.
Around the House.
To remove labels from bottles, wet the
label hold It over the flame for a sec-
ond or two; the Steam quickly penetrates
the label and soften_a the gum or paste.
Drive it nail through an empty spool;
It will make a handy peg to hang damp
clothes on in the 4c.itclien or laundry, as
It 'will not tear or just the clothes.
Toothache that is caused by some acid
Penetrating a cavity may often be re-
lieved by rinaing, the mouth with a little
bicarbonate of sot, and water.
An excellent way to prepare a new iron
kettle for use la to fill it with cold Wa-
tr and one cupful of rye meal; keep at
boiling point for several hours.
An easy Way to remove mildew stains is
to rub a little soap over them, and on top
of this make a thin paste of chalk and
lemon juice, A few hours in the sun,
followed by ordinary wa.shIng, will ban.
ish the spots.
A quick way to clean currants when
making cakes Is to put the fruit in the
colander' with a. sprinkling of flour and
rub it with your fingers; the stalks will
eeparate from the currants and fall
through the holes.
Nell—Your Old sea captain uncle
just tried to kiss me. Belle—Oh, you
mustn't mind Uncle George; he's an
old salt, you know. Nell—He may be
an old salt, but he's too fresh.
Russia is having a few retirements
from office, but none as precipitate as
that of Nicholas RomanOff.—Wieshing-
ton Star. •
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THE CHEMIN
DES DAMES
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(New York Tribune.)
It would be a profound error to
minimize or misunderstand the battle
which is now being waged along the
Chemin des Dames between the
French and German troops. Those
military writers who have already
likened it to Verdun seem to have,
correctly diagnosed one of the inest
considerable military operations of the
year. The world was very slow In
waking up to the real meaning of
Verdun, and it was still - slower 111
-understanding how nearly the Gerz
mans succeeded at Verdun. Of tile
present conflict one may say; That it
has opened with no ouch success as
marked the first furious onrush of the
German troops in February, 1916. In
some places the Germans advaeced
rods; in some places they have been
held squarely. Nor have they takeil
many prisoners or gues, while at 'Ver-
dun they advanced more than four
miles, taking 40,000 prisoners and more
than 100 guns in three days. s
Yet, the things the Germans are
undertaking must be understood fully.
The French offensive on the same
ground was a failure in the larger
sense because it resulted merely in the
gain of a little ground Incommensur-
ate with the sacrifice of French life
by which it had been purchased. Nor
were 30,000 German prisoners and
more than 100 guns counterweights to
this French loss.
The defeat of the French offeusive,
the change in the high command, the
reorganization of the general staff—a
these things brought depression to
France. They brought depression to
the French army and they added one
more strain to that almost intolereable
burden borne by Frenchmen now for
three years. The hope for victory in
'14, '15 and '16 had gone glimmering.
The -hope of victory in '17 was shat-
tered by the failure to reach Laon and
disengage Rheims, together with the
collapse of Russia and the halt in the
British advance.
Te -day the Getman general staff Is
spending men and blood without best-
tation and without regard, not be-
cause the positions it is attacking are
of -any great value, not because a suc-
cessful retaking of Craonne would
materially change the military and
strategic situation, but because they
are seeking, as they sought at Verdun,
to crush the spiritme France.
Let us look the whole war situation
in the face as it is. Russia is, tempor-
arily at least, eliminated, and probeely
stands in the presence of a greaCao-
lapse. The United States is still lin-
able to send troops in any number to
the front and cannot send sufficient
humbers this year. English man power
Is declining. For another eight
months the. battle on the western
front must be fought on the allied
side by the French and by the British.
Lf either weakens the whole battle is
lost,
And so the Germans, just as they did
at Verdun and for exactly the same
reason, are using up the best of their
reserves in a desperate and terrine
effort to batter in the heart of France.
It is the supreme test of energy and
endurance which is now going on along
the Chemin des Dames. It is one of
the crucial tests in all human and
military history. This should not be
mistaken because the gains are insig-
nificant. The changes in the battle
front can hardly be shown on an; map)
however large the scale.
• The Germans are now seeking for a
decision over French quite as Napoleon
in the closing hours of Waterloo en.
dea,vored to have a decision as to the
British when he put the Old Guard in,
If the Germans can beat France to her
knees they will have won the war. If
they have correctly gauged the spirit
of France and believe France is now
at the point ot collapse, their military
case is logical and will be as success-
ful as It is daring.
More than a year and a half ago
tactics now employed on the Chemin
des Dames failed on the hills of the
Meuse, though the Germans hadthe
advantage of defects in French mili-
tary organization and the further
benefit of a great surprise. They have
neither now. The entire questroriemust
rest with the moral strength of the
two forces now facing each other. If
France, after all her sacrifices and
sufferings, after the Marne and Ver-
dun, can stand it third trial, the con-
sequence to the Germans will be Very
grave, because they are 'spending ree
serves they cannot spare, if the War
is to go for another year.
The struggle on the Chemin des
Dames is beginning rtither than end-
ing. It is likely to continue for a long
period. It is likely to be marked with
even more terrific fighting and greater
sacrifices than We have yet eeen. It
Is the real Itindenburg offeueive,
about which so much was written in
the early spring. It is the effort for
which the Germano have been gather -
lag their strength and holding their
reserves for a very king time. if it
fails they will have to propose Peace.
If it succeeds they will be able to
dictate peace,
Meantime, all France' and all the
world will leek inquiringly toward the
British frors We know that when
Verdun was attacked Sir Douglas Haig,
whose army was still untrained, offer-
ed to attack to ease the strain, and
General Joffre declined the offer. Sir
Douglas Haig now has a veteran army.
trained and ready. It is not too much
to coejecture that the British attack
will not be delayed beyond the Point
Where the strain upon the French be-
comes excessive. On the other hand,
it will have far greater chances in
proportion as it waits the exbaustion
Of German reserves.
At the moment the attention of the
world is naturally fixed upon Russia,
where great, disappointing and per-
haps disastrous events are taking place.
But for the moment the real dance:
Point is in France. Once more in this
terrible war the post of honor and the
post of danger has come to the Frencle
The battle of Chemin des Dames is
taking on an importance comparable
Only with the Marie and with Verdun.
We are seeing what must inevitably
be the final German bid for a decision
in the west, and we shall probably
have to wait many days before the
Issue is decided, although up to the
present moment the French have far
surpassed their Verdun performance,
while the German performance seefte.
has been incomparably beneath thdt of
February, 1916.
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MOVIE STREET' CROWDS.
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Strategy Used to Keep People
From Spoiling the Efit;
Street crowds are notoriously diffi-
cult to handle for the movies. They
'Will never do what you want, and
even when you are sneaking them
there is always some smart Aleck in
the foreground who insists upon look-
ing into the camera and crackinghis
icolish face.
On one occasion Donlon wished to
get a chose up picture of a crowd look-
ing skyward. It was to be used as a
tut -in for an aeroplane story. To hire
a lot of extras would have cost a cou-
lee of thousaud dollars, so he took a
chance of getting what he wauted
without paying for R. Knowing the
psychology of crowds, Donlon took
three cameras downtown, where he.
bet one on the sidewalk for the pur-
pose of taking a close-up profile of
the crowd he Wks to assemble, one in
a second storey window, shooting
straight into tele people's faces, and
one on top of the building. The crowd
essem.bled immediately and, seeing'
the camera, began, as usual, to mistier
right into them.. Then Donlon called
eet:
"Is Ben ready to. jump?"
"And Ben called back: "Just a min-
ute, Ed. I'm a bit nervous. Wait till
that yellow car gets by. I think 111
try for the top of that big Paradena
car. It's wider."
Back and forth they called excited
warnings and directions, and the
crowd wasright on tiptoes. They
didn't know what was going to hap-
pen, but it promised excitement. All
this time the camera men clicked that
fool crowd into celluloid immortality.
—Bob Wagner in Saturday Evening
Post.
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Healing the
Dogs of War
(Victor Carter In London Daily
4
The barking of a battalion of gay
dogs behind the high walls of a garden
at Neuilly, near Paris, drew my at-
tention to the House of Healing, where
go the animals thee are doing such
splendid work, especially on the
French front,
Physically, a more pathetic assembly
of dogs that have had their day celled
not have been gathered together, but
their morale was unaffected by their
wounds of war. They were of all sorts
and sizes. They had suffered all kinds
of injuries, from flying fragments of
shells, from stray bullets, from the
tearing entanglement of wire, from
the multitudinous menace of No Man's
(or Dog's) Land. One or them, a flee,
upstanding fellow of a wolf -hound, had
a great ugly gash' in his breast; a
trim little terrier hobbled on eleree
legs; a nondescript beast with a heavy
shaggy head had host his sight; a
fourth, of a fancy breed belonging to
the Bantams, had been badly scalded
about the body.
They were covered with bandages
and daubed with ointment. There were
dogs with paws In splints, for all the
resources of veterinary science is at
their service.
These ragged regiments of' battles
scarred dogs lia,d performed their al-
lotted tasks in the trenches with the
atme intrepidity and skill as their
masters And thou duties, though
humble, are, neverthelees an essential
part of the general plan. The 1 our -
footed allies of the French are daunt-
less soldiers under the deadliest fire.
They have at lent earned the right of
if..keeieei
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2 and 15
10, 20,450 and 100 Ib.Ono,
Reclpath refining methods produce no second
grade sugar. We make and seil one grade only—the
highest—so that you will never get anything but the
best under the name of Redpath.
"Let Redpath Sweeten it." 4
Canada Sugar Refining Co, Limited, Montreal,
Child Irritable From
Itching Rash On Face
Healed By Cuticura
"The trouble began with a small rash
on my little boy's face and itched a
great deal. It was inflamed and red
and he was very irritable. The break-
ing oat disfigured his face for the time
being. He scratched the sore erup-
tions until they would bleed, especially
at night. I used —, bet it did not
heal him. I sent for a saimple of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and then bought
more, and the trouble disappeared."
(Signed) Mrs, J. S. Bell, liope River,
P. E. L, Feb. 18, 1916.
Cheap soaps, harsh soaps, coarse,
strongly medicated soaps are respon-
sible for half .the skin troubles in the
world. They make little irritations into
great ones, Stop the use of all doebtfel
soaps. Use Cuticura for all toilet pur-
poses. Help it with touches of Ointment
applied to any redness, roughness, pim-
ples or dandruff. •
For Free Sample Eaett by Mall ad-
dress post -card: "Cutieura, Dept. A,,
Boston, U. S. A." Sold everywhere.
1•1111•11110111•MIMMOININIMIllar
being borne earefully when they are
hurt to the hospital at Neuilly.
CLEANERS OF THE TRENCHES.
The Countess Yourlcevithh, a lady of
Russian birth, is at the head of the
institution, and prides herself on
knowing each of her patients person-
ally. She makes a point of treating
the most serious cases herself, and the
gratitude of the 'dogs is touching. One,
whose back is one raw wound, will not
Permit anybody to approach him bug
the countess:
Their functions on the front areof
three kinds. There are the ratters,
•the porters and the rescuers. Rosalie,
the perky little fox with the damaged
ear, has killed hundreds of rats which
had made the life of the trenches hide-
ous. She is guaranteed to clean up a
Section as quickly as a British raid
empties a Hun stronghold. She pur-
sues this war within a war, this wee
that is older than all our wars, and
In which no peace will ever be signed
while the last dog is able to totter af-
ter the last rat, with a rare gusto. For
the moment she te leers de combat,
but she is eager to return to the firing
line.
In an atmosphere of dsath and de-
cay, where only the devotion ae vigi-
lance of the medical and sanitary ser-
vices prevent a terrible epidemic, the
risk of rats carrying infection is obvi-
misty great. They multiply in the
track of the armies with aetenishing
rapidity. It should be possible in the
interests of comfort, cleanliness and
health to develop these dogs corps to a
much greater extent.
The French army are training more
and more dogs for this purpose. In
the well-known eardin d'Aclimata-
tion, fqrmerly the haunt of the tour-
iscts, strings of young ,animals may be
seen being taught the tricks of rat -
catching. After it short period of Pro-
bation they • are despatched to the
trenches, from which they often find
their way back to Neuilly.
PERILOUS WORK.
Here are two animals of bigger
build, Capdral and Zouave. They be-
leng to a class -whose co-operation in
the war is more direct and conscious.
They perform a peellous work, • and
their labor has visible and immediate
results. They do not merely follow
their instincts; they possess a higher
degree of intelligence and adaptation,
and as they are smaller than a man
they cannot be picked off so easily,
and they save the lives of men who
would otherwise havo to be employed
on these errands.
One of the chief studies of the'Allied
commanders Is how to economize in
human life,. That is the fine art of
warfare. Any bltradering general can
get men killed; it is only the wise of-
ficer who knows how; to obtain re-
sults and yet spnre his men. Here,
again, is an Idea which it is possible to
develop enormously—the use of dc4s
for all kinds of light porterage in the
danger zone.
BLIND PAX.
But the paost benevolent purpose for
which the ,hospital Ouppliee dogs (in
addition to receiving them when they
are wounded) is that. or seeking the
stricken and bringing sudor to them.
These einem sanitaires have been in-
strumental in saving thousands of eon
diers' lives. Pax Beene, grown decrepit
in the war and now blind, a poor old
pensioner in the hospital, has helped
to bring in IR least a hundred wound-
ed men lying helpless betWeen the
trenches, Scouring the disnial land,
he would come upon a man still living.
Taking the caps in his jaws, he would
scamper back, and, under cover of
darkness, guide it search party with,
unerring skill to the sufferer. Thus
not ',a second is lost by the ambulance
men, and useless risks are avoided„.,
Bringing in caps is still the favotite
occupation of this veteran in his days
.of retirement. Sightless though he is,
he will somehow detect a casquette
placed on the ground, and with a sober
satisfaction 'he will take it iN his
guardian. He is spending his tieclin
ing strength in showing the other in-
mates of the hospital how to do like-
wise.
They have been through the hell of
whistling shells and red wounds, these
dogs,, blindly following man, who is
their god, into battle. And yet the
Approach of a human visitor awakens
a deafening cacophony of gratitude.
Their sufferings, as soon as they are
convalescent, are all forgotten, and
behind the low grille of the garden,
in which, they play as briskly as their
various disabilities allow, there,is an
unanimous manifestation of waving
tallS.
Famous Home Demolished.
I3oswell's hone° in Great Queen,'
street, which is about to be demol-
ished, le rich in associations with fa -
moue men, says the London "Chron-
icle." 'Thomas Hudson, the portrait
painter, occupied it when for three
years he had Reynolds under his rant
aa it papil, and previora to that Knee
ler had. lived there. Hoole, the trans.
later of Dante, and Chippendale, of
furniture fame, followed, and another
well known portrait painter, Thomas
Wortdge, completes the HAL Great
Queen street wee oo nulled in moll.
tient to Henrietta Maria, Whose Otte
tue atood there until len, when it was
brokne up by order of parliatuent.
Wigg—I see an osteopath attributes
German brutality to a diet of pigs'
knuckles, frankfarters and beer. Wagg
--Then 1 suppose a diet of frogs' legs
has given the French the unip en
them,
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y it once, pot, and It't me see what
A RIOT.
(CourieteJournee
"opened in your new ping,
Flew did the opening go?"
"IL was a riot."
tht y get at you?"
1 oee.
we ere en(g13401;44tedrirS.n C'rilraOrn4I CarElj:
fie—There's a. repart going around that
She—Can't you stun 11?
kle—I'd rather verity it, If you hewn%
any objection.
444
(Ill'aEltRinioArIeLAMmEeNriT.
can)
"Your wife, sir, seems to be subject
io las of verbosity."
"Coed heavens, doctor, I never thought
she had anything the matter with her
except she talked too much!'
• *
HIS SOURCE OF WEALTH.
(Buffalo Expreas)
Magnatc—Coal dust made the rich,
New Acquaintance—How's that? Po
you ewn took in mines?
inhulnaagrnieale—No, I operate a chain of
UNSCRUPULOUS.
(Baltimore American)
"Sonic unscrupulous person walked oft
with my umbrella when we came Out
t!roni the club reception."
-Then whose umbrella was It that
you •brought home?"
-flow shrank! I know'?"
•
WONDERFUL WORK.
(Washington Star)
"How's your boy Josh getting on at
the training camp?"
"Wonderful!" eplied Farmer Corn-
Lossel. "I feel a sense of great security.
4.n army that can make Josh willin' to
ea up early, work hard all day, an' go
to bed early kin do artything."
' SUCCESSFUL MnRRIAGE.
(Judge)
"How does yo' like 'need life, sah?"
"Uh, well sal, it has It sorrows, but, at
dat, it beats workin' for a Ilvin'."
HIS PLAN FAILED.
(Boston Transcript)
"What! You kicking about your food?
thought you boosted about your house-
keeper cooking so well,"
"Yes, but I married her and now we
kcer a cook."
CONTEMPTIBLE.
(Puck)
Hubby—Weil, since it takes two to
make rt. quarrel, I'll shut up.
'Wiley—Isn't that just like a contemp-
tible man! You'll sit there and think
mean thing's, . .
A • Or
OVERDID IT.
(WaskIngton Star)
"Every man ' should know something
about firearms."
"Yes," replied Farmer Corntossel.
"But he oughtn't to neglect other
thing,th I've just took my boy Josh's.
shotgun away from him an' told him to
keep busy with the hoe."
A NEAT RETORT.
(Life)
Mary—I spend as much as you do.
Alice—Perhaps; but I have less to show
Lot the. money.
A -WOMAN'S SECRET.
(Baltimore American)
OCan your wife keep a secret?"
"Sure she can, if she doesn't know
what It is."
A DIRE THREAT.
(Boston Transcript)
Norah—An' did she give you a refer-
er ce?
Bridget—Yes; I threatened to stay if
she didn't.
THESE DEAR TIMES.
(Louisville "Courier -journal) •
"Everything is going up."
"Yes," said the poet. "Yesterday a
literary lady offered me a nickel for My
thoughts."
A GOOD LAWYER.
Friend—Have you got a good law-
yer?
. Prisoner—The very nest! Honest,
Bill, he orter been a burglar!
A HOT,COME-BACK.
(Boston Transcript.)
Editor—Thio isn't poetry; it's pure
rabbis").
Poet—So glad, you find it Gettable
for your magazine.
FOR A RAINY DAY.
(Baltimore American.)
"You never think of the eature. Have
You made -the slightest provision for
a rainy day?"
"1 should say ao. I've borrowed a
saver -handled silk umbrella.**
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FOLLOWED pi REcTioms.
(Baltimore American.)
Doctor—Did the patient have his in-
somnia medicine every hour as 1 or-
dered?
Nurse—Oh, yes, doctor. I woke hlril
for every dose till he etayed awake to
take it.
Alike, Yet Very Different,
On Seventh avenue the other evening
I saw a. small red headed fool of a. boy
throwing cans. "An excitement crav-
ing, empty headed kid," I said to myself,
driving by. On the neXt block I saw a
girl wtth her curls, dressed in furs, rather
hashing, who gave me a little provoca-
tive Smile as I passed. Did I say to my-
self that she was at exciternent craving,
empty headed kid? She was, but I didn't.
On the contrary, for the moment at least,
I felt quite drawn toward her. Yet she
and the boy might easily have been bro-
ther and sister ttnd twii rowdies at
heart. Why did one of the two attract
me and the Other rend?
The strange lure of sex, It 'We§ ready
to blind me tO the mental defects of that
girl. It wits ready to fix my thoUghts en
her cheeks or her hair if I'd sat with her.
Now, isn't that odd? I should never have
given a snap for her titid brother's hair
or cheeks naturally. I'd have loblced hhn
well Over and seen at a glance he hadn't
much character and Maybe legs brains.
but could have Seen what she lacked
once ra felt her attraction?—Clarence
Day, Jr„ in Metropolitan Magazine.
Good Use for Stilts,
A Calirornia orange grower has
found a new and odd. use for sting.
His stilts are no longer mere play-
things but afe ptit to praetical eervice.
During the pruning eeaeon stilt.% not
ladders, are used to reach the top
branches of the fruit trees. The stilts
are said to have quite a bit Of it time,
as the pruner need not be continually'
coming down and readjusting hie lad-
der, Most tnen ean heroine adept in
the use of stilts, after it little Practice,
and they earl aeomplish more than
they mulct when they used ordinary
Commereial.
'Von item' can tell; Many a man
maltea troable without belonging to
tNiticteiterAtat.algareated Order of Mischle.t
"What will happen if Amerlea
doezdet Teed the world?" tleinanded the
serious man. "Oh, let the world ehow
tbe rag," replied the flippant one.