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eltuost Peymeitt or home -tete Or theunds or Otters per dcm
for Iota werth emetically nuthing a year arro is to -day a common uctenwenee.
27 011 Compantee paid $22,207,418 in Dividends
la firet three months of 1917.
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mews- for free inforznation.
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RESULTS *WITH ROOT SEED GROW-
ING IN CANADA.
(Experimental Farms Note.) a
Anions tbe problems that the great
war has crcated for Canada, the prob-
lem ot growing root seed, that le, seed
of swede and fall turnips, mewls and
field. %mots, may seem rather insig.
nifidant to the average Canadian citi-
zen'. Yet that problem is to -day ono
is: the meet vital to the Canadiati
Wilier, notably the dairy farmer, in-
asmuch as it is directly connected with
the providing ot that indispensable
etock food that is generally refereed
to as "roots."
In 1915 Canada, imported a total of
• 1,927,318 pounds of turnip seed and
3 .056,060 pounds of mengel and beet
Neel-. In 1916 the import of turnip
eeed dwindled to 160,865 pounds, and
the import of mangel and beet seed to
636,797 pounds; and for 1917 the
figures stand at 291,379 pounds fm'
tuinip seed aud 891,677 pounds for
naangel and beet seed. This- means
that Canada Imported a total oE these
Most important farm seeds. In the
Years of 1916 and 1917, which falls
short of -the import of 1915 alone of,
eoughly, 1,000,000 pounds. It should
be added that practically every pound
tif field root seed used in this country
is of European origin,
That Canada was running a great
risk of having her supply of root seed
fibre Europe shut off, partly or wholly,
as a result of the war, was regretfully
predicted in an Experimental Farms
bulletin, entitled "Growing Field Root,
Vegetableanct. Flower Seeda in Can-
ada," issued early in 1915. In the said
bulletin an appeal ivrts made -as has
also repeatedly been done later in
many issues of "Seasonable Hint,"
• dtetributed by the Dominion Expert.
Mental Farms System -to Canadian
farmers an4 others interested in the
seed eupply being kept up, urging that
Canada could not afford to take the
risk of relying on import from Europe
'either undetsprevalling war conditions
or immediately after the conclusion of
peace. It was emphathically stated •
that "Canada should make herself in-
dependent -of foreign markets, and
produce at home what now has to be
bought from abroad. Canadian farm-
ers +should not ouly try to meet the
emergency demand for field root seed
.in the itnmediate future, but also try
to establish a permanent seed -growing
- Industry wbich would make them in-
depen-dent of any other country." The
bulletin went further andon•edieted
"that mahy districts of Canada where
root and seed growing is unknown at
dr:present will prove themselves not only
able to produce seed of good quality,
but also to be .especially well adapted
to seed ising."
To what extent this prediction was
justified will in shown by the data
following, shosSrzig what resulte in
roof seed. -raising were obtained in- the
year of 1915. - In that year the Central t
Experimental Farm at Ottawa raised I
from a field about 1.1,e acres a first- 1
class mangel seed crop at the rate Of
about 1,160,pounds of seed to the acre,
Mangel seed was produced at the Ex-
Pert:dental Farm at Agasslz, B. C., at
the rate 01 2,100 pounds per acre, at
• the Experimentel Farnt at Lennox.
vine, 'Que., at the rate. of 1,150 'Mends
Per acre, and at the Experiraental
Station at Kentville, N. S., et the rite
of 2,100 pounds per acre. The same I
year the Experimental Station at Len- ,•t
noxvillo, Que., raised swede turdip •
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seed at the rate of close to 1,250 pounds
to the acre.
But. what about the profit? DOS it
pay the' grower to rase that kind of t
erop? As an answerrit may be stated
that there was, according to records
kept, it net profit of about $80 per
acre from the Mengel seed crop at the f
Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, in
.1015. And this, In spite of the fact that .1
the men handling the crop 'were quite s
with the eame. •
The above figures indicate, most
decidedly, that there are, in Canada,
great opporeunitles for developing a
new. tield in agricultural activity pro-
., talsing- sithstantial rewards, fjord 'a t
;trait itanduolnt, to those who take
sup- reoteseed • growing conselentiously
..„°-httid itt Ashusiness-like manner.
Wad he added that the rats-
:LIMO In -Canada, of the seed needed In "
r the -ffountree will directly help to
-.1.rcreaserthe average. yield of the -root r
• magi tirtbe, Ihinfilationd; Thri wine
01,0o -however, be hieetiesed in a special
tem all over the Dominion, most con -
elusively prove ilia Canadian -grown
seed in no respect is litferlor to im.
ported seed. On the contrary, It pro,
duces better crops than does Imported
seed. In support of this statement the
results obtained in 1916 with. home-
grown seed of varieties of mangels aud
swede turnips In comparison with im•
ported seed of the same varieties mae
briefly be summarized,
Mammoth long red mangel seed,
raised at the Central Experimental
Farm, Ottawa, in 1915 produced a root
crop in 1916 which averaged, when
tested at nine of the Dominion Ex-
perimental Stations. over two and
four-fifths tons more to the acre than
imported seed of the same variety.
Mammoth long red mangel seed
grown at Charlottetown, P. E. L, was
teeter( at Charlottetown and Ottawa
and produced about half a ton more ot
roots to the acre than imported seed
of the same variety, and this In spite
ot the fact that the Charlottetown seed
was harvested under most unfavorable
conOitions. Seed of the same variety,
raised at Ieentville, N. 5., gave a root
crop at that station which exceeded
the crop realized from the imported
seed by close to three a,nd a half tons
to the acre.
Yellow Intarmediate mangel seed,
originated at Ottawa, was tested at
seven Experimental Stations and pro-
duced, on the average, 3 tons 760
Pounds more roots to the. acre than
imported seed; Seed of the sante vari-
ety raised at Charlottetown, P.E.
tested at six Stations yielded an aver-
age of ono ton and three quarters to
the acre in excess of imported seed.
Danish Sludstrup Mangel seed, rais-
ed itt Agasstz, B. C.; Kentvitle, N. S.;
and Charlottetown, P.E.I„ respectively
was leading with on the average, about
half a ton to the acre in comparative
tests with iruported seed of the same
variety, conducted on a uumber of
Stations.
Kangaroo Swede Turnip seed, raised
at Fredericton, N. I3,, and tested at
five .Experimental Stations in Eastern
Canada gave an average yield ot two
tons and three quarters in excess of
the imported seed, grown in conaparl-
son with it.
It is lathe,: obvious; front these fir
gures, that there is no fouridatibn
;whatsoever for the conception that
European -grown seed of field roots is
suherior to Canadian grown. On the
contrary, the figures furnish a strong
argument 111 favor of Canadian -grown
seed being used in preference to int --
Ported seed. It is true that in some
instances the imported seed produced
yields only 'slightly behind those ef
Canadian seed, but what is of real
importance is this: In no single casee
did the Canediausgron seed fall be-
hind, in yeelding• capacity, the sante
variety of European seed. This. is
the more encouraging as in most cases
the .Caliadien seed was raised from
roots, a grew
et percentage of hich
would, under no circumstances, have
leen accepted by European growers
fit for seed production.
'Under the circumstances there
seepas no reason why Canada should.
n the future., rely on foreign wine-
ries for her root seed supply. There
s an opening, now, for a new agricul-
Atria otaustere and indeed. it is believ-
ed that the development and firm es-
tablishment of that industry will
bring unthoug,ht of adventages to Chu-
adian farming in general.
• NOTES.
Weeds it is estimated, do . damage
every .year to the extent of $400,000,
000. diet many farms are noted More
br the weeds they produce than for
he yield of butnper crops.
In finishing the surface of a. con-
crete barn floor the nee of a steel
trowel should be avoided, except, in
gutter and manger, as a smooth, slip-
ery surface is not deeirable anywhere:
The surface should be finished with. a
wooden float, whittle produces it finish
easily cleaned and one giving a good
oothold for stock. • •
Timothy is a palatable hay, and thls
s one of the chief reasons why it. Is
tandard iit most markets. in addle
tion to this, a horse can be fed a large
quantity of it and will stater no 111
effects Wien given a hard drive Imme-
diately after having eaten the hay.
Palatability depends largely on the
hue the hay is cut and on the method
of curing.
A stony loanr is often recommended
as a desirable fruit soil, but stones aro
advantageous enly.in that they may
,
etp a soil that is too heavy or clayey
or tOo impervious, ay making it some-
syhat more pervloas to water. The
not that a soil Is stony does not neces-
arlly imply -that it is productive. 11
applerare to oe grown with profit,
and competitive is keen, the soil must
be procinctive, or at least capable of
being brought to it productive state
and so maintained. 'Mucha:A the cur-
rent, belief that "atenY" sells noaseas
some pet -oiler advantage for Orchard
fruits hag urtdonbtedly arisen from
the seceese of many orchards lotated
on stony hille.
the addrese.
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WANT THEIR stiAle
The Saskatoon "Star" says: "There
is a dispute between the C.P.R. and
the conductors, dust what the point
ot difference is, is not yet known, but
those conaersant with railway mat-
tere say filet the eompany ia de
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Mending a share of ,the tares.".
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• SEEb Or FIELD ROOTS.
. nate Of the reasons Why rot eeed
growing has not been practiged to any
extent 19 Canada before is the rather
Wideleentaread idea that Canadian cll.
matte co -Onions ard'not -so favorable
to the predate -0°a ,01 .11Ightelass seed
na are conditions in those European
countries upon which Canada has re-
tied 1ft..-the past for her -seed supple.
Tit 'othei wttrdllt, the Petrel:neer emit-
tras bave been euPPOeecltby virtue of
mere suitable soil and °Meade con-
ditions to, he capable of.raising seed
*Welt* 1argerer0Ot erepseof higher
quality than Canada -ever could be
ItSpected• to klt); Wailer eoticention
htmo very commit in the 'Mined
Weal. Sun it eoneeption has no
totinitation and is entirele wrong,
litelettereerrewarse
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In the Shops.
New metal lacee ill the lovely filet
Mesh With shadow desiges. These
are irt bands, edges ahd ailovers.
Guirapee, newly front Paris, are of
fine net, With iletity, and rather geos
metrical desiges done in White em-
broidery, and ell by hand, of eouree.
Thetik the Tiritiali for some very
practical titian itteatutes, wbich are
strong and men:Ural, are eletrly mark-
ed with mildly read figures and Wive
Wired run through sio that theell not
stretch or shrink.
LOvely Belay Plentingte really to
"wrap the baby in," are here all the
way front Japan, and ete of lustrous
satin or tilt and daintily embroidered
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Herbert -How did Maw hePPen to
beeente -engaged to itithardl Rupert
--Richard took her around and showed
toe his bora* on the 1tiI, 'Herbert-
- - gni Lova itt Mit alte.-41.ten.
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op,nadwo nit Model Town.
Canada's first model town will he
built on the Viper Ottawa, A splendid
site overlooking Late TIMtaltaMing
has been laid out aceording to modern
principles of town planning by the
Commission of Conservation, through
its town -planning adviaer, Mrs. Thos.
Adams, who lute aeted as consulting
eagiueer. Building operations will be
started shortly by the Mahlon Pulp &
Paper Co,, who aro to erect a large
sulphite mill and paper plant nearbY,
and for the accommodation of whose
employee's the town is intended.
A. contour map glowing the levels
of the site were first prepared and the
strats were then laid out so as to
secure easy grades, directness of route,
and Owlet) of sudden defleetions. It
the usual method of reetangular survey
had been adopted, the most important
streets would have had grades of front
10 to le per cent., but, under the plan,
the maximum grades have been re-
duced to 3 *and 5 per cent. In most
cases. with a maximum of R for short
longtime
Before an buildings have been
erected the line of each street has
been blazed through the forest so as to
fix the best street locatione and to
neeure the best eapecta for the dwell -
lags. Areas are being set aside for
open spaces, social centres, churches,
echools, etc., in advance. The main
approach to the town will be by a
ntreet, 80 feet wide. passing through
a square on which the stores and pub-
lic buildings will he creole&
It is proposed to make the town a
model of its kind, se it is recognized
by the promoters that. healthy and
agreeable hewing and social condi-
tionnee of vitel importenee In secur-
ing efficiency of the workera. and that
large employees of labor have a direct
responsibility in providing proper liv-
ing eonditiore for their workers. -
'Conservation,
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A Dyspepsia Cure
advises "Persona who
suffer from severe indigestion
and constipation can cure them.
selves by taking fifteen to
thirty drops of Extract of Roots
after each meal and at bedtime.
it kis remedy is known as Mother
Seigel's Curative Syrup in the drug
trade." Get the genuine. SO,
and $1.00 Bottles.
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EGG FACTORY SECRETS.
Furnish Reason for Scarcity of
Eggs in Chinese Stores.
Imagine yourself residing in the
province of Kiangsu, China. One
morning you are out for your consti-
tutional and feeling a bit curious to
'familiarize yourself with the interior
of the ;Chinese •general store," you
drop into one of those institutions.
You must inquire for eggs, else the
hypothesis is to no avail. You ask
for a dozen fresh eggs. What? They
haven't that many in Stock? How
surprising!
This is, of course, only a hypothe-
sis, but there is no reason in the world
syhy it might not happen in real life.
As a matter of fact, the Chinese mer-
chant who handles more than a dozen
eggs at one time is a rare article. It
isn't because he doesn't want to carry
the eggs; the real reason is a much
better one than that. He can't gee
thent.
Should you wake lir; in China some
morning and follow the above Itiner-
ary it is quite possible that you might
see long lines of "coolies" jogging
along the highway, balancing large
wicker baskets on their heads. Once
more your -curiosity gets the better of
YOU, any; you stop one of them and
ask what is in the basket. The an-
swer will be "eggs," and if you press
him for further information as to the
number of eggs in the basket he might
tell you anywhere from 600 to 800.
And now for the egg factory. 11
you have read' this far and will con-
tinue for a moment you will absorb
the knowledge of something whIch
many of the residents of China knew
nothing about. It is a fact that
there are hundreds and thousands of
persons born and brought up in a
Chinese city, perhaps within a stone's
throw of an egg factory, who are ig-
norant of the existence of the indus-
try, let alone the factory.
The daily capacity of the average
egg factory is something over 100,000
eggs. The fired step in the manu-
facturing process is to separate • the
yolks frotn the whites. Women are
employed of this purpose. That
these wonten become naarvellously ef-
ficient may be illastrated by the -fact
thet each woman handles 2,000 eggs
per day, and at that she is fluished
with her day's work by noon. Inci-
dentally the price for handling 2,000
eggsis approximately 6 Cents. The
woman takes the egg from the basket
and as she plait it up she breaks the
shell On the side of the basket. Then
she empties the contents of the shell
into her other hand. This action is
reversed, and the yolk and white are
neparated,
The yolks are churned until the
mass is of one solid color, and it is
then strained through four or five
sieves. PreserAtetion is of more int-
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Cuticura Soap and hot water. This treats
ment every two weeks is usually suffi.
dent to keep the scalp clean and healthy.
Sanwio Each Free by Mail. Address post.
card: Cutieura,Dept.Naloston 1.T.5.41$
Bold throughout the world,
portance than delicacy of taste, and
for this reason borax is mixed with
the yolks to preserve them. ,After
straining, the yolks are poured into
large vats, twenty feet lohg, and three
or four feet deep. There they are al-
lowed to rest for a few days in order
that they may settle. Once they have
thoroughly settled, a white foam
which rims to the top is skimmed off,
anniedut.
the residue, a deep yellow, slight-
ly thicker than the cretin), is sealed in
wooden barrels and is ready for ship -
The treatment of the whites lemon
involved ane more Interesting, They,
like the yolks, are churned and put
into large hogsheads, where they un-
dergo the process of fermentation.
The time occupied in this process var-
ies from five days to two weeks, the.,
fermentation proceeding more rapidly
In warm weather. The fermentation
causes the more volatile constituents
of the albumens to rise to the sur-
face, and The usable part ot the albu-
mens is therefore drawn off from the
bottom of the hogshead. In appear-
ance this portion Is not. unlike eklm-
nied milk. Tbis is then mixed' with
it small portion of ammonia and is
poured into small pans which are
very shallow in depth. The pans aro
taken to the evaporating room, where
they are piled up In tiers of shelves
reaching six -or seven feet. The am-
monia, of course, ants somewhat in
the process of evaporation, but heat
is also necessary. The method of
supplying this heat is uoique in its
simplicity. Flues of .brick wind their
way through the evapoegthrge •vciangt
and these are fired teem the outside,
causing the heat to circulate uniform-
ly through the room.
Evaporation is accomplished very
quickly. Workmen are able to pass
through the evaporating room, but
the heat is such that they caunot re-
,
main there long.
When the evaporation prOcess is
flniehed, the result is a pleasing pro-
duct. Odorless and perfectly dry, it
comes from the pans in crinkled
sheets of a clear, transparent amber,
that readily crumbles on being press-
ed or handled. After being tb.orough-
ly cooled it is packed in air -tight tins
and is ready for market.
That the _business is a profitalge
one Is shown by the fact that no 10:38
an authority than the bureatr of for-
eign and domestic commerce lists the
-importation of "egg products" from
China to the -amount of $1,203,945 for
the eleven months ending In Novem-
ber, 31,1,6. Compare these figures
with the annual imports of these pro-
ducts into the United States for 1912-
$43,000 -and one will readily see th•o
industry is a progressive one.-Ex-
ohange.
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Meats in
War Time
whom the high cost oe foods, created
by unueual demands on our country's
supply, does not particularity affect
hake to demanding eheaper cuts of
iteat thus increasing demand for them
the prices will natueally go higher
than if the demand is equalized
For those who must eeonomize for
personal tinancial reaeons the lets ex-
pensive cuts of meat can be Made into
splendid dishes
BEEF, CUTS TO BUY.
For stews and soup hue a shank,
Plate, neck Or chuck piece. in making
soup brown and meat first and then
'out it to cook in boiling water. Keep
It at the sit -entering point until meat
Is tender. By thie method yen beve
meat for a stew or ragout and the
stock for soup. If you put the meat
to cook in Cold water you extract all
,the flavor, leaving the real food in the
meat but with no flavor.
It. is better economy to add cereal
and vegetables to the :tout) stock pre-
pared in the first way. Thus you will
have a nutritious maih dish' for two
meals.
Our eating to -day is based not Only
on the fundamental principle "to live"
but also on the democratic principle
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in every grain
-Superior quality,
assuring economy
-Absence of Cans.
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"to let live," Thtle it is that au mat+
ter how littIe we need to economize
Portionally, WO are willing to romp
the Pletteerea Or indulgiug itt geode
that are scarce, merelY to Batiste a
pereOnal white as to flavor.
We are emphatically requested by
ow vetted. states VOW AdMinhttretien
to use less of certain meats so that the
Iteldlere Mar,. have the necessary
minima to keep theta fit for the stroll-
uous work of the trouches
The simplest way for ea.th fantilY to
co-operate In thia Patriotic nioaeutent
la for the inenthers to agree together
on one day a week to have it Meat
estibstitute, It will be foetid entirely
practical and Possible by the Average
honte manager to reduce tlie amount
of each ;neat serving,
Those falnillea financially able
should continue to buy the so-called
choicest outs That is the loins, rib
roasts, eirloin and porterhouse etealoh
tenderloins and sweetbreads, 11 there
ahoulder clod. Steaks front the two
last coarser cuts should be well seared
and then allowed to simmer with seas
Boning and vegetables and Just enough
water to cover, until tender.
For roasting purposes buy eine front
the rump, sixth and seventh rib, short
ribs and chucks. 'These cuts should
first be put lute a very hot oven.. or
Should be thoroughly seared on the
shIliet -before going into the oven
This keeps the Juices in, Then roast
the meat slowly, ;Minting tory often.
Theao cuts are delicious oohed with
vegetables, That is, aear the cut
thorougly, lay in the roasting pan
and surround with carrots, potatoes,
Lunges and a few slices of Woos
Previously prepared,
For pot roasts, ;buy cuts from the
shank, rump, plate, chucle neck or
shoulder clod. Soar the meat. brown-
ing it well before hovering it with
boiling water.
USING IT Irelletr-DVERS
Any left -over pieces of beef, ham
nieuxtttodtaiy.or pork can easily be turned
into a "made diah" that will take the
place of anotiter meat order for the
Run the meat through the
chopper or cut into small cubes. Mix
with canned et- cooked hominy, salt.
pepper, chopped green pepper and a
little white sauce. Cold cooked rice
may be used In place of hominy.
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FOR migATLEss DAYS.
So long as the family. is provided
with the necessary tissue bunding
material it makee no particular differ-
euce excepting with regard to flavor
and supply which of the tissue build-
ing foods one uses.
Dishes that satisfactorily replace
tneat are made with cheese, fish, eggs,
nuts, peanut batter end beanse-seirs.
Jean Prescott Adams, Domestic ,Sct-
ence adviser. Arthour & Co,
STUDY AND [MOSE
Dverstudy and lack of exercise
snake thin, bloodless thilereii. Study
does not usually hurt a child at school
unless the studies encroach on timo
that should be spent an 'out -of doors
exercise!. Bet lack of exorcise and
over study is a combination that
brings • on St. Vitus' dance. If your
boy or girl at school is thin and pale,
listless and Inattentive, has a fickle
appetite, is unable to stnnd or sit
still, you must remember that health
is much more important than mince -
tion, and more time should be given
to exercise and recreation.
See to it et once that the child does
not .overetudyt gets plenty of out-of-
door exercise, sleeps ten nut of every'
twenty-four hours, and takes a safe,
reliable tonic like Dr. Williams Pink
Pills until the. color returas to the
cheeke and lips and the ,appetite be-
comes normal. For growing children
who become pale and thin Dr. Will-
iams' Pirtle -Mlle are not only safe
but In most cases aro the very best
tonic that can pe taken. -These pills
•Intilde up the blood. strengthen the
nerves and assist nature in keeping
pace with rapid growth, •
You can get Dr. Williams. Pink
Pills through any dealer in medicine,
or by mail postpaid at 50 cents a
box, or 1x boxes for $2,50 from The
Dr. Willatas Medicine Co., Brockville,
Ont.
*44.•
ARTIFICIAL DIAMONDS.
Tho Largest Are About One-Fif.
tot of an Inch A.cioss.
• -
Experiments have shown that real
diamonds can be produced by artifi-
cial means ,though the gems so pro-
duced arc verytsmall. .Diamonds in
nature appallr to be formed by the
.seperation of carbon from molten hoe
under pressure, and experiments in
large metallurgical works have shown
that when a special form of steed, is
made by cooling the molten metal
wider intense hydreulic pressure Mic-
roscopic. dientonds are fornied.
. "The largest. artificial diamond yet
formed," says the latest editiorl of the
Encyclopaedia Britannica, "was found
in a block. et 'steel and- slag frotu it
furnace in Luxembourg. It is clear
and crystaline, and measares about
onediftieth of an inch across." .
A atriklug confirmation of
that uateral diamonds hatre been pro-
duced front their solution in 'inassee
of molten iron, the metal 'front which
has gradually oxidized and been wash-
ed away under cycles of ittmospherie
influtahces, is afforded by the occur.
mace of diamonds in a meteaorite.
The Encyclopaedia BritannIca thus
interestingly describes this remark-
able phenomenon:
"On a broad open plain le Arizona,
over an area of about five mites in
dlanteter. lie scattered throusands of
.inasses of. metallic iron, the frag-
ments Varying in weight from a Lon to
it fraction of an ounce, There Is lit-
tle doubt that these fragments fOrni-
ed part of e meteoric shower, al
though enoeremsed. exists as te when
the fall took place. Altogether ten
tone Of this iron have been colleat-
ed, aucl specimen% of the 'Canyon
Diablo meteorite aro in most collect.
ors' abluets.
• "Dr. A. le, Foote,' a mineralogist,
when cutting a section of this meteor-
ite, found the tools lejured by some
thing vastly harder than ;. metallic
iron, and an emery,. wheel used for •
grinding It VMS ruined. Ile attaeked
the epeeimen chentIcallee and soon af-
terwarda announced 'to the seientific
world that the Canyon Diablo meteor-
1te contained diamond, both black
end transparent."-441cc1tange.
t
• Neett Coats.
'They me much fon-trimmed.
There tut large esti* collars, wholly et
fur.
Also elicits arta pockets id' fur, tut well
as flying pewee, futeedgod.,„
lacibries are lovely -eon, tunic doves
tynea bolleies and velours.
temare are itt.st areetee teem nearly
e‘ory coat hal a halt anti pinAtetr,
linings are trylat It1X111•Intl33.
4•••••••
It has the reputation of nearly
a quarter ot a century behind
every packet
Black -Green -Or Mixed V2°4
laITTER FOR THE
'MBE.
(By Roy k. Jones, Connecticut Agri-
cultural College.)
During t old weather litter is a very
ilnportant faetor in egg production
beeelsee 'on its ase the activity and ate
petite of the birde largely depend. The
busy bira Is it Lungry bird' anct the
huugry bird Is usually profitable,
There are really three reason far us-
ing litter.
1. Litter le thoug•ht of prlucIpally
a Means of hiding scrateli grain or
any other teed which may be thrown
down for the purpose of encouraging
exercise. Front tine standpoint alone
a herd fibrous litter ouch as coarse
straw ot Cern fodder 'will wear well
and prove very satisfactory,
2. Hens require it large cotantits,• of
bulk in their ration, DurIng the aum•
mer tit:a is picked up on the range,
but during the winter It must be taken
largely- from tile litter unles.s a tem
abundant supply et green food le kept
before them. Litter whteh contains a
largo amount or succulent green
leavee or bladce intelt as clover Itay
or rowennot only promotes exeechte
but alto provides it very good tette
stltute for aummer green food.
3. During elan gea13133 weather
houses are very apt to get clamp ucl
It 1,3 an advantage to tiee litter whit
'untie moisture absorbing qualities so
that frequent ehenging may roust ve
danapnees. From this standpoint a
very dry, flue cut. Manaus litter le
met satisfactory.
It. in impoesible to get any one lane
01 material that will have all the
above qualitiee. A comblnatioia suell
as straw and clover or cut. corn fee-
der and clover aro very setiefactory
The a,c1dtetion or a little clot er hay eV
ery few days will improve elmcet any
kind ef litter. WItcat, oats or buck
wheat straw, unitive:tiled, provide both
grate and litter In a s ery desirable
form.
Litter •must br elianged frequently
and kept street and (dean if hens .are
ex.pectetl to work in it and etre beet.
res.ults, While many pou:trymen who
add litter ocaelonally and Moan oat
horses onls- mice or twice a year
seem to be getting eatiefectery re -
suite. men -better route; could be
had by raking out all the litter and
Putting. In now every three or four
weeks. -Changing tilts often may re-
quire a little more labor, but the am-
ount used is not eo much ereater and
the effect on the birds edll more than
make up the difference. It Is ad-
eleable to • shake, out the litter fre•
gunny or'rake it -Ionized If it lute
been eeratohed bads under the drop
beeves or in the corners.
' C:ean. dry litter with an occasional
forkful of clover ineanti busy, con-
tented hem aud good egg production.
CARE OF PLLLEPS Pp PREVENT
FALL OIOLTING.
Every fall we hear a number of re-
ports of pullet egg production being
cut down by fall molting. This is per -
have only natural: when we consider
.that every ope is working toward
early maturity and production be
means; 'of ;better breeding, early
hatching and heavy feeding. It is na-
tural .for very early hatched
pullets to stop laying and go
through a partial molt • be -
ore cold weather. In additiou to
tbis natural tendency, the molt may
be hastened by any euciden change of
feed, care or envh•onment The foi,
lowing elmple rules, if followed. will
be belptiil to prevent this fall molt:
1. Avoid hatching out of season;
-Mareb,_April and May the beat, the
exact time depending on the breed.
2. Vrovide fran range cliErlag entin•
season.
3. At old redone containing an ex-
ceee of protelu.
4. Do not intmaipt to e ohl
Pack; let them mature normally.
5. Have the pullets in their winter
quarters before production etarte.
6: Avoid any sudden change in feed.
care or Management after productiop
begins. Is.E. CARD.
-
NOTES,
Witteli the growing eteck. Oyer
-
crowding at Ole time of'. the yeer
PClULTRY
means colds, which will retard me-
turtte.
Fresh eggo are getting etareer each
day. Ilene are going teto Moult and
.the pullets are not yet old enough to
lay is the chief reason of scarcity io
hea fruit during the fall and early
winter.
Vresh egge and 'paultly will coutsp-
uc high in Drive, ae the Mist of pro-
duction has advanced, with but littte
proepect of again reaching the low-
figurce of a few yeara hack.
The bigh cost of poultry feeds het
accomplished one good thing. 11 ha*
ettesed the selling of much of the
mut) poultry 031 the farms. The
scrub cow, pig or chicken eannot
Plaite the bala.nee on the right atdo 01
the ledger, e.o they had to go to' make
room for the producer Phut coule
make good.
Ready to MY ennets are command
ine a good price this fall. It is it
good way for the average beginner ;9
. Ot,a elan in poultry, a -ea a few eggs
this whiter when thee.- are the highest.
Inthe eprIng the ego can be utiel,
to produce the chides for next year's
crop or pullete.
it is false economy to under -n -(1d
the pullets. They need a full dearer
pan every day to fully deve:op Imo°
maturity, and the quicker they recon
tli!q maga the better. Itggs are
bringing fair prices now, with every
ind.cation that the market will re-
main firm. for -a number of months,
and the more egge the puller.' ,mell
out during the season the larger the
write will bit.
The outlook for a good poultty
year in 1111S is becoming more prom-
ising melt week. Feed prIce$ are not
going any higher, and the poultry
keeper can now rgure "wnere
at," The quality seen an (1:31111)1i0n
at the taint is better then a year ago,
and the Intereet In pure-bred ponitey
is -again coining to the front.
• Ponitry pricer; will not again reach
the low level of a few years back;
feed will.remain for Fenn years at a
higher figure, due to the inereesed
cost of producing It, and thie will
mean an inerectee in the price of egge
and poultry. The dae of cheap Work
has paesed.
• - Spiking the Guns.
. The expr.:i.:eion "spiking guns" is a
ettryival trent the hays when all that
Was net:ea-sere to Put a gun out of ate
Von (provided, of eourse, that you bad
terets..s to it) wae a large nail or spike
ena a. hammer. You Simply drove the
nail Into the touch hole at. the breech..
If the nail was long enough to turn
tomad at the end on the bottom of tii.
bore so much the better, It is juet as
simple, perhaps simpler to put a mod-
ern gun out of action. All you want is
a hammer. The breech block of tbd
Madera gun 16 held closed by corm
threadre After the breech block is
shut on the shell a turn of two or
three Inches engages the threads, By
knocking a bur on these threads you
orevent them engaging. Any attempt
to fire the gun without the breech
block being rerfectly eloeed would,
of course, be of material aseistance
to the enemy.
111•0•1••1•411••••
IrFOR SALE
Book and Stationery
Business
IN HAMILTON
Established 12 years in good
central location.
Will be sold at n sacrifice,
Good reasons for selling.
Apply to
. THOS, FRENCH
dO JAMES STREET NORTH
HAMILTON, ONT.
OffilialgerteXaRISTI.:
THE CORK OAK TRU.
now., .o..•.••
Thero is Nothing "Just as Good"
as Its Bark Product,
' When a man goes into a hardware,
cuT
mBED sAHr
speeffic purpose he generally ' gets
store. for a Supply ot eork for some
• what he asks for. The reason why
ON HER HANDS
, the dealer does not endeavor to per -
1, suede hint to try something 'loot
i good" isbecause there is enothleg
. I else he could offer.
•
Too 113 to We* Upright. Operation
Advised. Saved by Lydia E. I
Pinichaik's Vegetabletempound. I
This woman now raises chickens and
duet manual labor. Read her story:
Richmond. Iiel.---"For two yeare I
Was so sick and !reek with troublee
'from 'my age that .
When going 110 1
stairs I he 3 to ro
Vary alov:iy
my hands on IN.,
IttelpS, tilt:118U cTOWit
at the rep to
r.f.'he dodo!' Paid Ye
thong:lit I shen;.3 7
}MVO t111
and hie ftlee 11
thOtirift 1 W0111.1
lige tO TnOvo itt
our new ine!ge. Illy
daughtex asked :
to try Lydia Y. P rilzbnin%, Vetretutle
Compound $1110 it,' i' I•...1.t.cti it ,.e.t.'.'1.1r,:e°,t1
-resultet I did so, my weakre-es
appeared, I gained in strentrth, moved !
inte Out new home, did 11 1.Int1;
garden Work, eltoveled dirt, did build -
mg and tetnent work, aml raived
dreds of chlekces and &felts, 1 e -;-
riot shy enough lo praise of leech
Pinkhant'a Vegetable ConIpentet raid ;
If these footsore tzeful you may pqi:,.
theln for the- lament or etil.1:
Women." -Wt. M. 0. J4.ii.silltiNjitatt4
D. BOX MI, Ilizhtoo!!tl,
Cork is cheap, and for ages it has
stood alone in its tield of Usatulness.
It is tough and elastic. and its spe-
cite gravity is Only 0.21. This, added
to the fad that it is impertiens to
water, accounts for Its use in life pre-
servers.
The cork oak, whIell growe prince'
pally in Spain, Portugal. Alger;' tete
rontlicrn lerance, furnishee the tee
ply, Only the outer tenet of the ;roe
tieed for the eommereial produel
When the tree has Wattled a diam-
eter of Approximately five ',lichee,
tehiee ustriliy It does by the time It
tArsity years old. the 'quiz, 1.$ the
1:vs. stripliw of bark is ealletl. 1,4 re.
Thie Cork is ;to rottrh, coarse
tert .7!'1,.'e that it ititt• !Alio (•01.111te1'•
tatt reemegil deer lot
thll the tree. g.)a Cul vont': tir it
fo.nn.-. to promote devrdi•pro• rt
'rile stripping is demo Ip eige e'er
eeeptet, aed great ies tome:es/re 11;
eeeer not to Milne the trea. Is it et
:i et aay plaCe 1'1 II ..ve
. a 1111 IID 1);Lif 1..,inq; 1 :.
..`11'.1ir:1 !Mi.:. 1%14 'int tt,'-" 1.
Mr.11 .
A War Ohitua
P. ',Ito: • ,1 4i. 1 .
...
"
1 14.11 f• 1 ..
t't4.1? I?..tt.1:!.; 7
SAIL7:1t the Pe,Wf
;,,.• ;ro ;ie. • ze•
1 /,tir.
• 1.' • 1 . • '
1. h..' i.t./ I • • 1 •
thss alp**.
• * .
A WARNING.
(Washington Star)
"A. mule," /4.114 IThele Itlhen, "Okada be
a, warnin' ngstimt Itlekin*. De 'better
he e,..13 11, 4,3 more unpuptil,tr he giu."
UNFORTUNATELY.
0..ntrie.r4ourita3)
"-1.‘ hat do they pv:on by poetic license.?
1)0'; 14 poet have to pay for
If he ttld 'VAN ftwor poets."
NEATLY FUT.
:Ouch.)
••initee teal Iteginall, "wi,at Is
latel.etsit db?"
"A buckftshop, my son," ea% tile fath-
er, fel...tingly, "s. Imeketshop a Modern
co-operahe o•tabilsinnettt to which a Mall
•.aktt a hart...rand brings hack the hung,
hole."
THE IMPORTA;NT PART.
(IiJston Transcript)
"When is then- marriage to be sot.
entrized?"
"As Loon as It has been financed."
le 4 I
DISPROVED,
Doeten Transet :pt)
tbs:tIcirtan.-WIty don't you tovt; Oat
and hustle. Hard work never killed
ItYliody.
Itastua-roU'rd tulp.tocken dere, boss.
Vre lost foul% wives dat way.
41•••••••••••••••
MISTAKEN.
(eernebington Star)
"l'ou Itt, using too much gasoline:"
said the sever.. economist
"No, rin not," protested Mr. Chug -
gins. "This car of mine dome.; stay
in order long ruough to burn much gas°.
the.. The ga itt the least of its ex,
-•••••••••le. 0,8•••
A PLAY ON WORDS.
(Judge)
"S..,icatry worts.," said the lecturer on
ithYskal torture, "tends' to lessen the
enuarunee.-
"In other words," butted In tit° smart
eke, "the more...tow' sits the lees ono can
•tand."
"1.1xactly," retorted the lecturer. "and
if one Iles a great deal one's standing
is lost completely.'
NOT BOASTING.
(1)etrolt Free Press)
"DeLs this town boast of a C01034011
0111161?"
"Wt. gotinl., utranger, it that's what
ville. "But we don't boast of it." -
you in -..au," said.44.__the native of Plunk -
TOM M Y'S GIVE-AWAY.
(Baltimore American)
"011, Mr. Sallth, did you go away le
ttlitnett1:11! steamer?"
"No,, Tommy. What makes 4.ou ask
.
liall:ecuust•dovp.A...t,ell Mr. :Jones you were
"Animals are wiser than sorne of us
• •
• SENSIBLE .ANIMALS.
(Washington Star)
human beings," mused Liles Cayenne.
**in what i meet?"
"'envy shed their furs tn summer and
have. them in good shape to wear when
cold weather sets In."
EA Ft LY,
(Life)
"What time die my wife say she *would
bo here?"
"An hour ago. sir."
"11( ar n.c.: I'm early:"
'HER REQUEST..
(I3oston Transcript)
Wife -Can you lot me have a little
InonCY, 7Ohn?
Hub-CertaInly, tny dear. .About how
little?
OF ,C,OURSE.
(Baltimore American)
Chancellor -Sire, we will have to
camouflage some of our diplomatic;
schemes.
IC:Alm:I-Then paint them n. neutral tint,
••••
NO Excuse LEFT.
(Lite)
coNtLry Constable (t.) motorlsi)-Yon
have evidently been drinking to excess,
There Is hardly enough left in this bottle
to soften my heart sufficiently to release
eon.
. OUT OF ORDER.
(f,oldsville courier -Journal)
"MK bayonets," bawled the captain.
"Bayonets seem to be always out of
order," commented tho fair spectator,
"1 hear that command every day I come
out."
•
THE VERY REST.
(Baltimore A uteri ettn)
"Is 2.ung- Smith well furnished «Ws
nielltal paraphernalia?"
"Yes, indeed; his pa got hint the most
expensive makes at 'est."
A NEW VERSION.
• (Judge) _
"Th.•re is itenor among thieve," quet.td
tho hurler philosopher.
"Nonsense:"
retotted the mere man. "Chieves are
Past as bad as oilier people:"
••••••••••••66••r••••••••••
THEsE DEAR TIMES.
tt.oub.vilie "(ourier-Journal")
..),..t•;. oleo these orchids."
"Yea don't want any orthhis."
"True. but I'd liko to kuow If they
Oil, keep altvad of vegetables in prices."
N COM PATI 81 L ITY.
(Boston Transcript)
"On whet gruund do.•.) year wife want
u (11N CA!?
.)..eotop.albilityl" "You mar eAll it
;hat. itmoit.eisn't compatible with
her Mears 0.1 comfort."
KNEW THE SIGNS.
(Baltimore American)
'My deur, times and all Ow ef Cie..
leney,.ext,erts &city.) 1nua emu).
111/V.t.'
11•11in ltUtta 11.0.1:1"r yen be -en IQSIng OA
I bat pelier club again?"
••••••••••••
QUITE WRONG.
(Boston "Transcript)
ezeentrieity you speak ot
in ;tour daughter, isn't It, after nil, a
innettr of herecliy?
s:r... I'd have you
1111M thItt there W11S never any heredity
in taw iamily.
A.M.* .114...* • mi.. win... I•1
• EXPLAINED.
COurier-JOUrraal)
'-1 Mothis eeln of yours to tt. 1.11`0014..
It fairly You evidently wrote.
it by a riplinpg till."
"Not et..actly." said the 'pont_ "but 1
writ, it with a fountain ppn. May-
• thlt st•eounts for
HORRORS OP WAR.
:". 11 eu;avitie "caura:r.lournan
IVhat di
ray Nrhun ybe a.i. d for my hand?'
"II.. t long tittle about the her.
rot:. of v. ti "
yes."
"4lt.1 e-tonel 31, by ening mar-
• e- .a..'t tait(b bett.v."
• 0,011.
A SHINING EXAMPLE,
IJAtd.,)
ituta.,.1. uldn't ;t be lit,te to be
also, to to ...ex.11). plow, 4
" •Vo .•ft. t
t I t,•
‘,V1.9C8,
(W.L.Itington Slot)
"Nt'ley dor., mar e.dprIgay. of you4;,
weetut hitio..ef a IgOint-
::•02.•*".; •
"-; no -to.- time. I.'tt
in...1 "4...11:, tar gin•In hi dull, .1•••
alit.e.1 not to leave Ai ibits! eine, poorer
lbw V,4it it; tiit-rt..1 it Tile wrottrf
kidu of a bttpealtion is usually the ono,
in which the graft Is Moly to turn up.'
chhe eat art. tie eddy liviug
tortes luirenne le the deetne hte
rurare. • le troll' Free Prete.
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