HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1919-6-12, Page 3OWING TOMATOES IN ALBERTA.
The iioda'onen'of' tomatoes '"in large
quantities on the prairie does not ap-
pear.to have been a success in the
past, but prairie people axe of a type
wile are forever doing something
which was never done before. Messrs.
G. O. Kerr and J. E. Terrill, of Teethe
bridge, Alberta, have observed for
some years that tomatoes in small
quantities were matured in the Leth-
bridge district and decided that there
was no reason why the experiment
should not be made on a commercial
scale. As a result about two acres of.
tomatoes were set out last sunnier on
land farmed by Mr, Kerr, a few miles
east of Lethbridge. The plants were
started under glass in Lethbridge and
set out on June . 6, 7 and 8, at which
time they were from 6 to 8 inebes in
height. Throe thousand, live hus#dred
plants were set in the plot, some of
them three feet apart and soine four
feet apart. The experience of the sea-
son seems to indicate that the four
foot plant is preferable,
'The soil secured was an old pasture
which had since beer. In alfalfa and
is protected by a wind break of trees
on the western side. It is a very rich
loans with a gentle south slope and,
of course, is irrigated. The land was
cultivated in the ordinary way and ir-
rigated before planted and three times
afterwards.
The first of the ripe fruit was avail-
able seven weeks after setting out
the plants, or about the end of July.
During the month of August fromfive
to six hundred pounds of beautiful ripe
fruit was taken off the plot each day
and this rate of production continued
int) September. The total yield of the
plot is estimated at 35,000 pounds and
a ready market was found for the pro-
duct in the city of Lethbridge, the ear-
ly ripe tomatoes bringing twenty-five
ceuts a pound and the latter crop tl-
teen cents a pound. The gross price
of 35,000 pounds at the latter figure is
$5,250.
According to Mr. Kerr, no difficul-
ties were experienced in the product.
tion ,.ofthis' crop, The vines were
trimmed early la July for the -purpose
of producing heavier fruit and also ad-
xnittini; more sunshne which ripen
ed -it very rapidly. The tomatoes were
as large and as well developed as the
best imported stock frown British Col-
umbia or Washington and, being local
grown, they, of course, reached the
consumer in better condition. The crop
was so heavy that in many cases the
support stakes which had been put in
for the vines to climb on were broken
down. One vine was noted which had
eightytleree tomatoes on it.
h p to the middle of September ma
damage had been experienced from
frost, although as a precautionary
measure flax straw had been dumped
about the plot, so that Smudges could
be started if necessary, Mr. Kerr
points out that the essential thing in
the production of this crop was the, ir-
rigation, which not only increased the
amount of fruit, but by affording
ample moisture at the right time re -
suited in early ripening. Without ir-
rigation it is doubtful if the experi-
ment would have been at all success-
ful, and while it is not suggested that
every person can go into tomato rais-
ing in Southern Alberta and produce
$2,600 per aere the experience in this
ease is at least instructive as to what
these irrigated lands are capable of.
It is not too much: to say that such.
lauds, if located in the mountainous
part of the . continent, would be sold
at many hundreds of dollars per acre,
but because they are found in Alberta
in practically limitless sweeps of
prairie they are still sold ready far
the plow at less than what would be
the cost of clearing them in even light-
ly timbered regions, Their very
abundance makes it difficult to grasp
their value but there is little doubt
that some day they will be the home
of the most productive and closely
settled agricultural community on the
continent.
THE CONQUEST OF THE Alii,
Pioneers Who Have Blazed a Trail
Through .Aerial Regions.
1500—Jean-Baptiste Dante made
flights with a glider of non -
vibrant wings in Perugia, Italy.
1742—Marquis De Bacquevillc used
imitation flapping wings from
house an Seine to garden of
the Tuileries..
184° Henson patented monople to
be driven by steam engine.
Wing span 140 feet.
1871--M. A. Penaud built toy model
which flew 131 feet in garden
of the Tuileries.
187G—Penaud designed airplane with
two propellers.
1896 --Prof, S. P. Langley's steam -
driven monoplane model fiew
over Pontoreac successfully
for 3000 feet at twenty to
twenty-five miles an hour.
1896--Lillienthal flew biplane glider
previous to fitting it with 2%
horsepower engine; killed in
fright.
1900—Wilbur and Orville Wright ex-
perimented with gliders with
arched surfaces and adin
stable rudder in front. Glided
600 feet.
1903 --December 17. ---Wright broth-
ers fitted a biplane glider with
a sixteen horsepower motor,
make first successful sustained
flight in world.
1906 --September 13.—Santos Dumont
made first officially recorded
European airplane flight.
1907—October 26.—I3enry Farman,
Englishman, flew Voisin 2500
- feet in fifty-two and five -tenth
seconds in a straight line.
190S --August 8.—Orville Wright sur-
passed French records for
duration with one passenger.
1909—July 25.—Bleriot crossed the
English Channel from Calais
to Dover in thirty-seven min-
utes.
1909—September 29.—Wilbur Wright
flew around the Statue of
Liberty.
1913--June--Brindejon flew from
Paris to Warsaw stopping at
Berlin, covering 933 miles in
eleven hours, including stops.
1914—July—Successful trials of the
"_America," ordered by Rod-
man Wanamaker for trans -at-
lantic 'might.
1914--1.918--Was ;.period.
1919 --Harry G. 'Hawker and Com-
mander MacKenzie Grieve
cross considerable ., portion of
Atlantic in .Sopwith plane.
PALE AND WEAK
DESPONDENT PEOPLE.
My Vase.
My blue vase holds a cherry spray,
And it is May.
The walls are close about my chair;
My soul and I do not despair.
We wander where the west wind
thrills
Across the hills,
Where hickory buds are silken pink,
And footsteps sink
In gold -green meadows warm with
spring,
And thrushes sing.
My blue vase holds a soft, red rose.
Its leaves unclose.
My soul and I are drugged with
sweets
Down garden walks where sunlight
meets
In golden flakes beneath the trees;
And yellow bees
Lie buried deep in flower hearts.
The long grass parts
Above a path where poppies nod—
Glad dreams of God.
My blue vase holds a holly spray
With bernies gay.
Come m, come in! My fire glows,
Its crimson flames in leaping rows.
Dear friends, your hands in mine to-
night
Beneath the light
Of yellow candles, soft with screens
Of Christmas greefls.
Your voices in some rich old song
Will linger long.
My soul and 1 would keep you near
When leaves grow sear.
A Prayer at Planting Time.
Now I shall make my garden
As true men build a shrine,
An humble thing where yet shall
sp.
The seedsring that are divine,
Since each a prayer I sow them there
In reverential line.
Ob., little is my garden space,
But great the prayer I pray;
With every send against earth's need
That men may sow to -day,
My hope is thrown, my faith is sown
To snake the harvest gay.
Oh, gardens spaciouseagardens small,
For you my prayer is said:
That God's own hand may touch the
land
And give His people bread,
As once before on that far shore
His multitudes were fed.
Cream that is just turning sour
will whip well if mixed with a little
sugar, and will not taste any differ-
ent from sweet cream.
is easy to digest
because it, is baked and
rebaked for over twenty�
hours
- _The result is a.
food full of sustaining
�m rcrr;n,
W ?derful Flavor
SturdyNo-urisi men
Owe Their Condition to Weak,
Watery Blood—How to Regain
Strength.
Every woman's health is peculiarly
dependent upon the condition! of her
blood. Par too any women suffer
with headaches, pains in the back,
poor appetite, weak digestion, palpi-
tation of the heart, a constant feeling
of weariness, shortness of breath, pal-
lor and nervousness. Of course all
these symptoms• may not be present
in any particular case. They are
merely. a warning that the blood is
out of order, and that it is thio and
watery, and if you note any of these
symptoms in your own ease, you
should lose no time in taking the pro-
per steps to enrich and purify the
blood. Anaemia ---• poverty of the
blood—is a most insidious disease and
if allowed to run will end in a com-
plete breakdown of the system. Dr.
Williams' Pink Pills are, beyond doubt,
the greatest blood -making tonic offer-
ed the public today. For more than
a quarter of a century they have been
the stand-by of hundreds of thousands
of people in all Parts of the world. No
other medicine has ever achieved such
world-wide popularity, and the reason
is that this medicine does what is
claimed for it, enriches and purifies
the blood, thus bringing new strength
to every organ and every nerve in the
body. In this way Dr. Williams' Pink
Pilis bring new health to weak, des-
pondent people, Among the many who
speak highly of this medicine is Mrs.
Louis A. I.arsb, Windsor, Ont., who
says: "It would be impossible for
me to recommend Di•. Williams' Pink
Pills too highly. Some years ago I was
very thin and pale; I suffered many
of the sympt3ns of anaemia, and al-
ways felt tired; depressed and weak.
I had tried several medicines, but they
did not seem to help me. Then acting
au the advice of a friend, I began tak-
ing Dr, Williams' Pink Pills. Before I
had used bait a dozen boxes I was
actually feeling like a new person and
had gained nine pounds in weight.
I continued taking the pills until I
had taken a dozen boxes, and from.
that time I have always enjoyed the
best of health.. I freely write you
this letter in the hope that some wo-
man in need, as I was, will see it and
be benefited as I have been."
Most of the troubles that affect
mankind are due to impoverished
blood, and will promptly disappear if
the blood is built up olid renewed. If
you are ailing, give this greatest of
tonic medicines a fair trial and it will
not disappoint you. Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills can be procured through
any dealer in medicines, or will be
sent by snail at 50c a box or six boxes
for $2.50 by writing The Dr. Williams'
Medicine Co., B3rockville,. Ont.
SPRING TIME IS PAINT TIME.
At the recent annual meeting of the
Commission of Conservation, Hon.
Senator Edwards made the statement
that ,unless Canada exercised more
care with her forest resources, the day
was not far distant when we would be
without our supplies of lumber.
While this statement referred par-
ticularly to the protection of forests,
it might with equal force be applied
to the protection of our buildings,
fences, farm implements, etc., for the
reason that, in the latter case, there
is not only the value of the original
forest product to protect, but also the
value of the human energy necessary
for the transformation of that timber
into its various wood products.
Spring, from time immemorial, has
been known as house-cleaning time.
During recent years this period has
developed a popular slogan, "Clean up
and paint up." As a conservation
measure this would be hard to im-
prove upon. ,Wood, when exposed to
the weather without protection soon
deteriorates, it bears a shabby and
neglected appearance, and is in a great
majority of cases but an indication of
the enterprise or carelessness of the
owner.
Our soldiers are coming home, they
are coming from a country of homes,
where thrift is paramount, wlaere the
people take pride in their premises
ea d keep them in the best condition.
Can .we not, ,this spring, bear this in
mind, and let our boys see that the
home folks have awakened to the
advantages of cleaning up and paint-
ing up, . that their homes bear that
well -kept and cheery appearance that
bids them welcome?
The Marshall Islands.
The Marshall Islands are a group
not . far from Australia .: recently
wrested from G'rerman 'control. Up to
a period in the not very remote past
their • inkttleiitantse followed cannibal
proclivities. The late Alexander
A essiz, in the course of his ethno-
logical studies in the South Sea Is-
lands, had <'an uncommonly interest-
ing experience with the Marshall
Islanders. A group of native war-
riors were- persuaded to sing e typi-
cal }j ar chanj; of the tribe. Unknown
to ,them one of Mr. Agassiz's assist-
ants recorded the chant on one of
the early phonographs, then a new
thingto civnlizalfan iise]f. .At the
end of the chant the needle was re-
versed and the astonished natives
listened to the strangest echo they
ever heard,
"The cardinals of character are
the four requisites: Truth, kindness
of heart, honor, right feeling."
The Latest
DesigRS
Insertion trims this little frock
that would be suitable for graduation
or as a bridesmaid's c. stume at a
simple wedding, McCall Pattern No,
8952, Misses' Dress. In 3 sizes, 16
to 20 years. Price, 25 Gents.
Call Again,
Maid—There's a mendicant at the
door, madam.
•
Mrs. Newrich—Well, tell him 'we
Haven't anything to mend just at Pre -
scut.
He Garried On.
Fond Mamma—Ola, look, papa, how
solid baby feels this morning. Catch
hold of him.
Papa—Yes; there certainly seems a
difference. He was all "holler" last
night
The Stalking Stork.
Little Johnnie, age seven, was play-
ing with his little girl neighbor,
Judith, age eight. In view of her su-
perior age, Johnnie asked her, conf.-
dently, one day:
"Say, Judith," he said, "does storks
really bring babies?" '^
"Yeth, Johnnie," lisped Judith, "be-
cause after Thister Thusey carie I
heard papa they thomething about an:
awfullly big bill!'
No Horses There.o
The new servant girl was told to
order the family vegetables at the
grocer's. After noting what was ask-
ed for, the tradesman inquired:
"Won't your mistress want any
horseradish today? Some just in nice
and fresh."
Tossing her head indignantly, Mary
Jane replied:
"No, indeed; she don't want no suck
thing. Master keeps a motor car!"
Too Late.
The professor of a certain medical
college asked a,student how much of a
certain medicine should be adminis-
tered to the sufferer.
"A tablespoonful," promptly answer-
ed the young man. in about a mile
ate, however, he said:
"Professor, i would like to change+
my answer to that question." The
doctor took out his watch.
"My young friend," he observed
gravely, "too late! Your patient bas
been dead forty seconds."
Potrza i',Y' WAN'LTED.,
HAT HAVE YOU FOR, S Lit IN
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and job printing plant in I,astern
Ontario. Insurance carried 51,500. Will
go for $1,200 on quick sale. Box 63.
Wilson Publishing Co., Ltd.. Toronto.
leIscnnreartzotTs.
CrzeER, TumortS, I<UMPs. wra.
lJ internal and external, cured with-
out pain by our home treatment Write
up before too late. Ur. Ileiiman 7:dedlcal
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Blowing Clocks.
in childish tunic, golden brown.
A rosy baby sits Lim down
Upon the grass all overgrown.
With Clocks from Dandelions blown._
"One o'clock! and two! and three!"
The red lips blow so prettily --
The fluffy down about him whirls,
lie laughs and shakes his tangled.
curls.
With sailor hat slung down behind,
A quainter picture one can't find.
The brown legs bare above the socks
A rosy baby blowing clocks,
Not to be Bribed.
"Pat," said the excise officer, "I'll
give you five shillings if you'll take
me to a private still." Pat agreed,
pocketed the money, and off they
started.
For many weary miles, over moun-
tain. bog and moor they tramped, un-
til they came into view of e barracks.
Pointing to a soldier seated on a step. r
Faultless in line and charming in inside the square, Pat said, "There ye `
material this makes a chic frock for are, sot, me brother Mike; he's heen '
the miss. McCall Pattern No. 8948,1a soldier for ten years an' he's a
Misses' Dress. In 4 sizes, 14 to 20 ori i t -I' "
years. Price, 25 cents.
These patterns may be obtained
from your local McCall dealer, or
from the McCall Co., 70 Bond~"St.,
Toronto, Dept. W.
va9s i.
WALLPAPER WILLS
Curious Writing Materials Used by
• Testators for Last Testament. P
Apropos the recent case of a will
being written oil a piece of wallpaper,
it may be noted that, so long as the
CHILDHOOD CONSTIPATION
Constipated children can find proper formalities required by the
prompt relief through the use of law are complied with, it is imma-
Baby's Own Tablets. The Tablets are terial what the will be written on.
mild but thorough laxative which Taking advantage of this fact, one
t
never fail to regulate the bowels and eccentl
rcr testator elec ed to wra: e
stomach, thus driving out constipation his on a door, and the executors had
and indigestion; colds and simple
fevers. Concerning them Mrs. Gas-
pard Daigle, Demain, Que., writes:
"Baby's Own Tablets have been of
great benefit to my little boy, who was
suffering from constipation and indi-
gestion. They quickly relieved him
and now he is in the best of health."
The Tablets are sold by medicine
dealers or by mail at 25 cts. a box
from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.,
Brockville, Ont. '
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There are too many tangled trails
That start with promise true,
But never lead us to the scenes
Our longing eyes would view.
Alone, undimmed by tears between,
Tho' far 'our steps may roam,
Runs back the path of memory
To mother and to home!
Ask for aIinard's and take no other.
"Canada -Product" has been chosen
by the Canadian -Trade Commission
as the trade -mark of goods going to
Europe under government credits.
The production of oysters in Brit-
ish Columbia, though limited as yet,
is increasing. In 1917, the province
produced ,1,789 barrels, which is ap-
proximately 15 per cent. in excess
of the 1916 catch.
MONEY ORDERS.
Dominion Express Money Orders are
on sale in five thousand offices through-
out Canada.
Three ships have already sailed with
Canadian supplies to restock Ruman-
ian farms under the $25,000,000 cre-
dit. The Canadian Trade Commis-
sion is "up to its eyes" ,in work ar-
ranging • the 'clothing and other sec-
tions 'of the order. ,
George Dubois, the 'French sculp-
tor, has finished the model of a monu-
ment. cominemoiating the Lusitania,
to be anchored an a float off the Irish
coast.
Minard's Liniment Lumborinan's Priend.
no choice but to hare the doer un-
screwed from :Ls hinges and carried
into court to be proved.
"Mary, all that is thine is thine,"
was scribbled on a torn luggage label
and held to be valid as a will, while
a wealthy Ameri^an' grocer wrote
his bequests of thousands of dollars
on a piece of br.,wn wrapping par er.
Another ecceiatrie testator wrote
his will on the lid of a collar -box, in-
side which he placed his cash nese.
securities.
litinard>s Siniment need by Physicians.
Work on, nor count thy work a triv-
ial thing—
No earnest: life was ever lived in
vain;
The fragrance of a wild flower's
blossoming
May soothe a grieving heart or
ease a pain.
Omnipotence upholds each distant
star--
Omniscient
tar-Omniscient love knows where the
flowers are.
LISTEN TO THIS!
SAYS CORNS LIFT'
RIGHT OUT NOW
4You reckless men and women who
are pestered with corns and who have
at least once a week invited an. awful
death from lockjaw or blood poison are
now told by a Cincinnati authority to
use a drug called freezone, which the
moment a few drops are applied to
any corn, the soreness' is relieved and
soon the entire corn, root •and all, lifts
out with the fingers.
It is a sticky etimer compound, which
dries the moment it is applied and
simply shrivels the . corn without in-
flaming or even irritating the surround-
ing tissue or skin. It is claimed; that
a quarter of an ounce of freezone'will
cost very little • at any of the drug
stores,•but is sufficient to rid one's feet
of every hard or soft corn or callus.
You are further warned that cutting
at a corn is a suicidal habit,
Minard's Liniment Co,, Ltd.
Gents, ---I have used year Nin -
era's Liniment in fay family and
also in my stables for years and.
consider it the best medicine .eh
tainable.
Yours 'truly,
ALFRED ROCHAV,
Proprietor Rexton Pond Rotel and
Livery Stables.
True worth is in being, not seem-
ink";
In doing each day that goes by,
Some little good, not in the dreaming
Of grbat things to do by and by.
For what ever men say in their blind-
ness,
And spite of the fancies of youth;
There's nothing so king:y as kind-
ness,
And nothing se royal as truth.
gasp =nerd's Linisacnt la the house.
Candied peel can be shredded far
more quickly with scissors than with
a knife.
G1RL8I LEMON JUICE
IS A SKIN WHITENER.
How to make a creamy beauty lotion
for a few cents,
The juice of two fresh lemons
strained into a bottle containing three
ounces of orchard white makes .a
whole quarter pint of the most 're-
markable lemon skin beautifier at
about the cost one must pay for a.
small jar of the ordinary cold creams.
Gare should be taken to strain the
lemon juice through a fine cloth no no
lemon pulp gets in, then this lotion
will keep fresh for months. Every
woman knows that lemon juice is
used to bieaeli and remove such
blemishes as freckles, sallowness and
tan and is the ideal skin softener,
whitener and beautifier.
Just tryeit! Get three ounces of
orchard white at any drug store and
two Lemons from the grocer and make
up a quarter pint of this sweetly frag-
rant lemon lotion and massage it
daily into the face, neck, arms and
hands.
drain or too lovely r,,ao ahoolu4 iy tr e
tr ee,t to yna..">nd Y00'o err o and en.,ro"r
[or,. ct cur lowinigg aovoiti.s to,013
at 1Ga cad• Mooeoi1
d ,end . d yev
Bin:
dde,,ml i. •11111 tmoCsate:y ,end no yea'
}Aad tl o 1 : om , ,elect. Writ" tnd',,
n Besr,•Premiums. Ltd., Amherst N. S."
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Constipation Cure
A druggist says : "For nearly
thirty years I have commended
the Extract of Roots, known as
Mosher Seigel's Curative Syrup, for
the radical cure of constipation
and indigestion. It is an old
reliable remedy that never fails
to do the work" 30 drops
thrice daily. Get the Genuine,
at druggists.
CUTIr_.
LS
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:YEMA
All over baby's face. Carne, in
water blisters and tisen formed a; solid
scale. Began to itch and burn so
had to bandage his hands as -he
wanted to scratch. Face was badly
disfigured. Trouble lasted 4 months.
Began using Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment. Used one cake Soap and one
box Ointment when he as healed.
From signed ed tatem nt of Mrs.
statement
Albert Ellis, Wettenberg, N. S. •r
For every ,purpose of the toilet
C,uticura Soap, Ointment and Tal-
curry are' supreme.'
For free sample each of Catieara Soap. Oint-
ment and Talcum address -card: "Oaneary:
Dept.o,on, A 8 B II a d" gold everywhere..
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