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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 DRS. SOPER 45c WHITE' SPECIALISTS Pilot, Eczema. Asthma. eatarrh. PIMptee, DY*P0Psle, Epllepty, Rheurnstl,m,6141s, KIS. ney, Moos, nerve and Bladder Dleessies, 611 Or one Moor). ter he advice, Waikiki, futnigsd is tablet torah Romi-1,0 cm. to I gos. itid 1ta 6 p.ta. 8uede/4-10 km. to 1 pm. 4, DoetrItetlet rut Wee, SOPER i WHITE 25 TIMMS Sto, TOSS tO, 1100441 %lotto/ 114e Now, ,e,rwarrA.2/Inna-fse.t. emere-ee.....e.e...- e • • [ 'irA-6.-r'rEj."--E.'D;HT-1 [ BAKING LABEL Q ALAI m POWDER r^71_ ,e.-ae,...•••••••••••••pp,*••••••••••••-• 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." _ 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, 4 4 -40 - 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. , 13h1•11 hie better nine -Wahl*, 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. - • 111111111MINIMMMENIMMISIIMIll. —THE— Poultry World 1 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 - • Tea is an A 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. • 4-+ THE CHEMIN DES DAMES •4÷4-44-4-4-4-4-4-4-41,-•-++4-4- (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. 4 * • MOVIE STREET' CROWDS. 41••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 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. * 4-•-**4-***-4 ••••4-•-•-•—•-•-40-4-4+44-**A* 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 I .4 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, ••I ,v's'Jaoet..1(c,.111.liTAia•,44DINI.(11.14tritE:):74ATRIAL,7;uAlro4ke-01 (14 Wni1110 )still?" 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.** •-• • 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.