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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1916-02-17, Page 3E 61.1 ar y 1 7 al, 19 1 6 PRINTING AND STATIONERY We have put in our office a complete stock of Staple Stationery and Can supply your wants in WRITING PADS ENVELOPES LEAD PENCILS BUTTER PAPER PAPETERIES, WRITING PAPER BLANK BOOKS PENS AND INK TOILET PIA PER PLAYI/ G CARDS, etc We will keep the best stock in the respective lines and sell at reasonable prices JOB PRINTING We are in a better position than ever before to attend to your wants in the Job Printing line and all orders will receive prompt attention. Leave your order with us wher in need of LETTER HEAD.S BILI. HEADS ENVELOPES CALLING CARDS CIRCULARS NOTE HEADS STATEMENTS WEDDING INVITATIONS POSTERS CATALOGUES Or anything you may require in the printing line. Subscriptions taken for all the Leading Newspapers and Magazines. The Times Office STONE BLOCK Wingham, Ont. CHANGING HELP. The scarcity. of farm help is begin• ning to be a leading topic of conversa- tion with farmers even this early in the year. The fact that soldiers in training will be allowed to help in he sowing of the seed is good news to all, and this help will start the Spring sea- son satisfactorily. But ,to bring their crops to a satisfactory condition for harvesting, the farmers must prepare now to take advantage of the best and latest improved machinery, which will go far to take the place of many hands that will be missed in the fields next Summer. Co-operation in the buying of ex- pensive machines should help out to a great extent and if arrangements are made for the careful storing of such machines satisfaction in their invest- ment should be attained by all those concerned in the purchase. Another matter of importance in the upkeeping,of intricate farm machinery is the obtaining of the services of a man who understands the best way of operating it. It frequently occurs that a man who is phyeically unfit for mili- tary work, is capable of the labour re- quired to run a binder, tractor or other machines that could be used by several farmei s to advantage, such a man should be given the job of handling these machines on every occasion that they are used. Thera will be small danger of his not being kept sufficiently busy if he is made to understand his respoas- ibility, and no sharer in the ownership of the machine or machines will have cause to blame another part-owner if some accident occurs that may mean expense for repairs or loss of time. With such an arrangement as that suggested the co-operating buyers must arrange together to time the ma- turing of their crops so that all may receive equal advantage from the own- ership of the machine. Of course a binder cannot be expected to Ferve many different farmers to advantage on account of the great rush of grain harvest, but tractors, for use on tillage implainents might well be passed from one place to another with satisfactory results. Silo filling and threshing of grain are now co-operative undertakings on near- ly all but the largest farms and such practice will have to be extended if the supply of hand help is to be used to the best advantage. A man trying to do the work of a farm by himself is at a great disadvan- tage. We have known a man to stake out and plant an orchard by himself, the work was well done and the man took a greet deal of exercise, but the time used up was out of all proportion to the cash saved that would have hired two other men to help. Changing work with a neighbor would have paid better and a return to the old fashion of help- ing one's neighbor will have to be made if the crops are to be handled properly this year. To cheek A Cold It is easy to cheek a cold if you begin in time. Frequent doses of Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine keep the cough loose, allay the inflammation and so prevent it spreading to the bron- chial tubes and lungs, Mrs. S. M. Moore, Shortreed, B. 0., writes: "I Wish to state my gratitude for Dr, Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpen- tine, for it cured a cold which a friend said would soon put me in the grave. Ex- Mayor F. W. Harrison, Of Owen Sound is dead. 4..••• Get"MoreMoney" for your Skunk Muskrat, Raccoon, Foxes,White Weasel, Fisher and other Fur bearers colIec ted in your section SHIP TOUR ECUS DIRECT to "SIIVIIERT" the larflest house In the World dealing exclusively in NORM AMERICAN RAW MS a reliable -responsible -safe r er House with an unt.l.mui .11,;(1 etatiort existing for"more than athird of a eentury." a longsn... cesqful record of s end in g Fur Shipp era prom nr,SATISPACTOR AND PROFITABLE returns. Write for "trig *Wart *bigger," the only reliable, accurate market report and price list published. Wrffor it—INTOW—WA MItin 25.27 WEST AUSTIN AVE 4 A. B.SHUBERT Inc. Dept,C3IICIIICA.GO,U I. ....41.01.••••• THE WINGHAM TIMES e";•++*:'1•1•il++!H•i'i÷.14•:•+•H•+•Z.:"P t • Fa. rut' and .1. • Garden COTTONTAIL RAREIT$, They Frequently Kill Trees and Shrube by Gnawing the Bark. Cottontail rabbits breed rapidly, and in spite of the inroads made upon their numbers by predetory animals, such as the larger hawks and owls, cats and dogs; and the excellent sport they fur- nish hunters, they sometimes become So abundant as to occasion serious losses. They eat all sorts of herbage, preferring such succuleat foods as veg- etables, clover or alfalfa, fallen fruits, etc. When suow cuts off the supply of their favorite food they frequently kill trees and shrubs by gnawing the bark. In this way they often cause serious financial losses to nurserymen and orchardists. The majority of eastern states pro- tect rabbits during the greater part of the year, although half of these states APPLE TREE RIMED 135' RABBITS. have provisions enabling farmers and fruit growers to destroy the animals in order to protect their crops and trees. In localities wiser° cottontails are sufficiently abundant to be a continual menace the safest and most nearly per- maneet method of securing immunity from their ravages is to fence against them. It has been found that woven wire netting of one and one -halt inch mesh and thirty incites high will ex - elude rabbits, provided that the lower border of the fence is buried five or six inches below the surface of the ground. In cases where a small number of trees are concerned a Winder or similar wire netting around cacti tree, it' so fastened that it e:annot be pusbed up close against the tree, serves the pur- pose more economically. When the law permits poison can often be used to advantage, especially at times when the natural food of the rabbit is scarce. The following formu- las have been employed with consid- erable success: Poisoned Oats. -Mix together an ounce of powderea strychnine (alka- loid). an ounce of baking soda, one- eighth ounce of saccharin and three heaping tablespoonfuls of' flour. Stir with enough cold water to make a creamy paste and apply to twelve quarts of good clean oats, mixing their. oughly. This same creamy paste can also be applied to orchard prunings. The smaller twigs should be cut tIP into two or three inch lengths and the poison applied in the same way as with oats. Poisoned Green Baits. -Cut up a sula ply of carrots, parsnips, apples or other similar baits into cubes one-half to an inch in diameter. Insert in each a small quantity of powdered strychnine or a small strychnine crystal. Wheu larger quantity is to be prepared the powdered strychnine can be dusted over the bait by mearie of a salt shaker in the proportion of oue-eiglith ounce of strychnine to two quarts of the baits. The poisoned oats, prunings or green baits are dropped along rabbit trails or in places frequented by the rabbits, care being exercised in placang them to prevent any possible injury to live stock. The following poisoned wash has proved highly satisfactory in the west and promises to be one of the most popular methods of protecting tree - from rabbits: Poisoned Tree Wash. -Dissolve an ounce of strychnine sulphate in three quarts of boiling water and add one. half pint of laundry starch previously dissolved le a pint of cold water. Boll this inixttiro until it becomes a clear paste. Add an ounce of glycerin and stir thoroughly, When sufficiently cool apply to the trunks of trees with a paint brush. Rabbits that gnaw the bark will be killed before tbe tree is Injured. Many other repellent tree washes have been used With varying success. Other tneans of controlling cottontail rabbits. sett as trapping Mid driving, are usually too slow and laborious to warrant their use. To Get Rid of Twig Blight. To help lit eontrolling twig blight In trait trees get rid of all old, useless pear. apple or wild fruit treet4, prune Ont badly blighted twige and cut away blighted spots on trunks or large llegies. .11141111101••••••11•M•1101•10!MISIMMINIMIMI11111.11, 4.6.111.101•••••••••4••••••••••••101.11.11.11 PUBLIC SHOOL REPORT (Continued from Page 2) A. Mitchell 4.15 L. Hohnes . ...... ... .453 W. Loch ridge L 1nna 4;.7 W. Ninon fl. Mato. kb , • • • 434 .1. Johnson... , ... . 915 E. Stevens, . . ,... 395 0. Doeuldaen, ..., .. :194 W. Brooks...—. 390 C. Boyce• a ... , 3,57 C Hinacliffe . . . „ .. 326 E. Gibbon .. ...... aea 0, Casernore. .. ... -281 L. Zurbrigg . ........ 261 E. Henderson ...... ' .. 260 L. Sandersnn . . 259 A. Carruth .........248 E. Vary . . .. 243 0. Lochrnan 238 C, Cruikshank . . 193 J. Carr _ . .. 124 DEPARTMENT V Total 400 D, Lloyd. 1 ...... 372 B. Boardman 310 E. Blackball .... ...... 853 P, Johnson ....... 353 M. Schaefer . 352 A. Williams K. Dymond 342 M. Angus 838 al. Henderson 327 J, Adair . 326 W, Casemore .... . 319 W. Kew . 318 E. Amsbury ..... ... , 313 J. Carruthers .. .. ... 308 V. Campbell ... .... .. . 307 1'. lsard . .. ., . ... 301 M. Holloway ... ..... .... 296 C. Bennett .... ... ...... 281 T. Stricker. 280 A. Field .. .. ...... ... 274 W. Sturdy 208 C. Cooke .. ,. . 251 C. Hardy '2E9 E. Fergie-. . .. .. ....... 228 V. Bell ... ..... .226 K. Carter . . 211 C. Pattison ... M. Holmes . _ ........ .. .208 J. Casemore . , a04 A. Cloakey 2(12 11. Wright .. .. .... . 188 F Bell . . 179 D. Levis ... .... .. 1 i 1 C. Wright .. ..... .., ..... 170 M. 11111 ... .. 167 FL Aitchison 151 G. Ard 150 H. Caslick .... . ..... 148 F. Aldington . ...... 36 B. Coutts.....,......... ..29 DEPARTMENT VI Senior Division 349 'fetal 650 R. Carr . .637 C, Louttit ..... ... ..... ... 601 G. Anderson 544 E. Williams . ..)29 C. Dickson . 515 W. Clark . 509 E. Lynett .............493 C. Tennant . _ ....... ... 92 W. Scott .465 11. Wild . 455 C. Dougles 446 I Ellacott ... .......... 437 13. Jarvis ... .... ... .... 854 I. Hunter 822 M. Tennant .. .. 318 M Wells .. 304 J. Cook 241 G. Carter 115 Junior Division Total 630 K. Dinsley 642 (3. Robertson .... .. ... ..598 M. Vansickle ... . .......596 L. Pearen .587 E. Carr N. Fixter .. ... L. Bennett N. Edwards .... M. Swanson F. Angus .. . .515 J. Taylor .502 M. Gurney... ... ... ... 471 13. Brown. 458 II. Boyce ........... .. ..440 G. Rintoul 398 V. Finley ..... .......... .... 386 11. Sutton .. . • 385 E. MacLean 394 R MacDonald ..... .... • .. 313 M. Schaefer . , :305 P. Stokes 290 (3. Ledeitt 286 H. Bowden .. 259 R. Lochman. .255 G. Angus 251 E. Chettleburgh .237 T. Saint 204 W. Levis , 194 A. Corbett .. 146 J. Cowell.... 61 DEPARTMENT VII Class III Total 650 M. Christie 590 W. Munro 475 J. McGee B. Munro . L. IJohnston J. Adair .... ... 330 J. Brooks ... .290 C. Hingston 245 W. Hunter 225 W.' Coleman 225 M. Fells. 215 H. Groees 175 F. Roberson 105 578 552 534 . 528 22 .410 880 335 M. Cloakey.... 40 Class IT Total 700 J. Field. .640 C. Fry ... . . .. ..... 540 J. Young .. . . 540 W. McKibben „..... .. -400 M. Thurletv. . — . 480 A. Irwin.... .... 385 A. Laundy. . 320 N. Williamson 320 C. Dymond . .315 A McLean............ 310 A. Ludwig, 305 AL 8 am t 290 tl, Calvert .....,. ... .. , .275 B. Huntley ., .... .220 S. McTavish- 215 R. Holmes ...... ., • 105 P. Gibson... . ......... ..... lt0 V. Campbell. ' ..1110 R. Wagner .... .„.... _ 105 M. Coutts .. 100 J. Clark 90 M. Sanderson.. . .30 F. Bowden. : ......... 30 Class 1 C. Welter, M. ColertInn. .1. Tuner, A. Hutton, E. Walton, I). Wagner, G. Spotton. • SHARP ATTACK REPULSED 9augerous Condition Relieved Just In Time By "Fruit-a-tivee MR. F. 4. CAVEEN 632 Gerrard St. East, Toronto., For two years, 1 was a victim of Acute Indigestion and Gas In The Stomach. It afterwards attacked my Heart, and 1 had pains all over the body, sal could hardly move around. I tried all kinds of medicines but none of them did me any good. At last, acting on the advice of a friend, I decided to try 'Fruit -a -liven'. I boeght the first box last June, and now I am well, after using only three hoxes. I recommend `Fruit-a-tives' to aayone suffering from Indigestion, no matter how acute". FRED J.. CAVEEN. Simple Indigestion often leads to Heart Attacks, Catarrh of:the Stomach and constant distress of mind and body. If you are bothered with any Stomach Trouble, and especially if Constipation troubles you, take 'Fruit -a -fixes'. 50e. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, 23c. At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ottawa. ALARMING PROPOSALS (Montreal Journal of Commerce) Military systems, based for the most part on old-time conditions, must occas- ionally, in these days of disturbance, come, into conflict with the democratic spirit ot the age especially the demo- cratic spirit of the western continent The considerable measure of inter- course established in England and at the front between the officers, non-com- missioned officer§and privates of Cana- dian regiments has been surprising to the military men of the old school. Probably in the case of these regiments there has been a little unofficial relax- ation of the ordinary military rules. But something more in this direction is claimed by the Chronicle of Halifax, a city which now has some thousands of volunteers training for service. "Away with the Frills" 'is the caption of the article. The first "frill" for which abolition is demanded, is the salute now required from so:diers to officers. the writer claims, is much over- done, It is quite right, he admits, that salutes be required while the men are on duty; this is necessary for the main- tenance of proper discipline. Blit why, he asks, should volunteers, many ef whom have occupied influential positions in the community, be required when they walk the streets, to salute every youth who happens to hold a commis- sion? The assignment of privates to do menial duties as officers' servants is another "frill" that the writer thinks may be justified in service in the field, to enable the officer to give his time to his important work, but such service, should not be required at other times. An incident just reported from Tor- onto discloses another "frill" which the Hailifax writer would probably in- clude in his list. Two officers of a Canadian regiment, we are told, declin- ed to remain in a hotel in that city be- cause a private soldier was allowed to be a guest at the same hotel. To military authorities of the old world, accustomed to see lines sharply drawn between the various ranks of the army, suggestions like these will seem startling. But there will be many people in Canada who will find them- selves sympathizing largely with the Halifax writer's views. If experience shows that the practices complained of are essential features of an efficient military system -a question upon which we shall probably have to accept the judgment of military men of long ser- vice -Canada must be content to have them, for military efficiency is one of the things to which at this time all must bow. But how far they are really essential may be open to question. If suitable brooding quarters are had start the incubator going now. If extra horses are needed in Spring try to purchase the animals now, for later they will be expensive and scarce. Over 00,000 Presbyterians voted against ehurch union, and it is consid- ered unlikely that the Central Assem- bly will attempt to force Won on such a large rainority. Less than 150,000 Voted in favour of union. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA + + .1* + + + + + + + + + + VALUE OF soy BEAN. + + As a food the soy bean renks + high. In crude protein fuel £o1 it + is equal to linseed or cotton- •:* seed meal and twiee as rich as .1. wheat bran.. As a concentrated + food It is valuable for hogs ami + sheep. Its use for dairy cows + should be moderate, as too large + allowances of soy beans may + produce soft butter. For hay a- and pasturage it is excellent, as + a soiling crop rather unsatisfac- + tory, as a soil renovator highly + beneficial,- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + P .1 • 3 • I FAKED VENTRILOQUISM. „1,, The Deception Mode Poisible by tile Loud Speeking Telephone. A great deel of ventriloquism is uen + ventriloquism at n11, In fact. the mod, ▪ ere weeder in this iille of pleasant anglt • deceptive art ueede to have sione Qf the I. old time ventriloquists' ability at all,: ▪ Ile may-ana often does -stand on the .1. opposite side of the stage laom lti + manikin and putt a cigar quite eon- tentedly, to the amazement of the am. dience. Tbe dummy IIIIKWerS Rift a ready line of repartee, meal ia stentorian tones, Nor is that till. for be turns and twists bis head, waves Itie aruis, kicks up !lie feet and otherwiee nets In a very haelee manner. The secret et t et. 'tummy's voiet• le 1110 lima speeeen 1 telephone and of tth actions ratiou ..'ocl ro magnets. As may be guesee 1. 1111111 tees operated by some one off the sthgc. In order to produce all 1 he I:est:1.11 effects the dull:t- iny figure Is lilted Meld° with a loud speaking telephone receiver, with the horn or large mote hpiece pointing to- ward the nedienee. The receiver is connected with a special transmitter in an al:termini some distance away. An ordinary operator's breast trans- mitter is also eentnaled ill the body of tbe dnintuy. so that whatever is said by the veurrilequist on the stage is transmitted to the operatoran the ante- room. enabling him to speak for the dummy at the proper time. -Argonaut. WINTER STORES FOR BEES - Insufficient Insulation and Insufficien Food Cause Medi Loss. A very common cause of the death o colonies of bees is starvation. Man beekeepers In the United States los half of tbeir bees in the winter eithe on this aceount or because of the fat ure to supply them with proper pro tectiou against the cold. The mor thorougbly the hives are insulated tb less will be the consumption of stores but In any event the aim of the far sighted beekeeper sbould be to save h bees and not his stores. Since the amount of stores that th bees will consume varies with th length of the winter and 'with th amount of heat which they are com pelted to generate it is not possible t lix any definite quantity that should b supplied. The beekeeper therefore wil do well to be far on tbe safe side and supply his colonies with all thnt there Is any reasonable prospect of t heir re quiring. He can make no more profit eble iuvestment than to give his bees more than they can possibly use. They should have at least thirty pounds. Taere is uo better food in the winter than a good quality of honey. Honey- dew honey, however, causes a rapid accumulation of feces and is frequent. ly responsible for the condition known to beekeepers as dysentery. Such honey therefore should always be removed in the fall and better stores substituted. If honey of good quality in the comt is not available it is customary to feet] a thick sugar sirup. This is usualla made of from two to two and one -halt parts of sugar to one part of water ea N,olume. one ounce of tartaric acid be ing added to each forty or sixty pounds of sugar. The acid is added while the sirup is being heated to the boiling point to dissolve the sugar crystals The sirup should be boiled fifteen min. utes. As long as the bees feed upor this sirup no accumulation of feces occurs, and when there is any doubt as to the quality of the other stores it is therefore best to feed sirup in addi don to the other stores. About ter pounds of the sirup fett just after the first killing frost will be stored by tht bees immediately above tbe cluster anc will be found advantageous. A good quality as well as an abun dance of stores is particularly neces• sary wben severe winters are to be en. countered or when the bives are in. adequately protected. Cinder such cle eumstances the bees generate meet heat. and the more beat that they pro duce the more stores they consume, 'Phis leads to an accumulation of feces which in turn cause irritation, in- creased activity and more heat produe tiou. In this way tbe condition of the bees goes from bad to worse until the accumulation of feces becomes so great that the bees are unable to retain them aud dysentery results. When one remembers that wintei losses in beekeeping range from one, tenth to more than one-half of the to• tal number of colonies it is evident that there aro great commercial posse bilities in reducing this sonrce oi waste. There is no reason, say goy. ernment investigators, why beekeepee.s should not reduce their winter lossel to less than 1 per cent. Unforeseen ac. <adepts will always be responsible fot a certain amount of loss, but the twc great causes ot death, insufficient in- sulation and insufficient stores, van be I removed with little trouble or expense. Fence Stretching Hint. Sometimes we want to splice two kinds of fence and stretch it at oue pull, says the Ohio Farmer. If they are of different kinds, particularly of differ. ent heights, they will not pull evenly, and of course the top wire of the higher fence will not be tight. Take a 2 by 4 or a piece of stout rail, a little longer than the greater height of the fence. and wrap both ends of fence around it. It will stretch as one piece of fence then. In using up a short end of' fence fasten it to such a pieee or spike it be- tween two pieces o' board and use that instead of the regular stretcher clamps. Then, if you liaison to lack a foot or two of reaching the end post, fasten and fill in with No. 9 wire. Beep Preventive. A good Preventive and treatment ter roup follows: 'Magnesium sulphate, ten aunces; magnesitun oxide, One ounce; sulphate of iron, two ounces; ground ginger, two ounces, and sulphUr, three ounces. Give one tablespoonful moist math to timbre bird§ each Alone - big for three caormsgs and dis.teettnuo • Itt nee** • _ Anti -Air Craft shells. Special shells have to be used In anti -air craft guns. for the ordinary; shell tired into the air cannot be seen in its flight, and the gunner would have no idea whether he went near his target or not. So "tracer" shells are used in anti -air craft guns. This shell leaves a Iran of smoke by, day and Bre by night, so that its night can clearly be seen, and 1 lie gunner is able to observe how air ell' his target be is. The "tracer" has 111 its base an in- flammable composition ti hich is fired as the shell leaves the win. The actual base of the sbell hs in it a number of holes. through %chiit the smoke streams as the shell wakes its way through the air. Al night a tirework • atMchmeut to the base of the shell takes the place of I lie smoke composi- tion. The shell itself is a high explosive shrapnel -that is to say. it is a shell with a thick steel bigh explosive bead and a thin steel body filled with bul- lets. When it bursts the flying frag- ments of thick steel from the head sraash up the aeroplane or Zeppelin, while the flying bullets kill or wound the a viators.-Pearson's. A Primitive l.l.mting Weapon. The bolas Is a missile weapon nsed by bunters and Italians South Amer- ica to entangle the feet of nuinsals and thus throw them to the ;4 round. This primitive weapou consists of two or more. balls of stone or metal, vovered with leather niel conneeted to the ends of cords or thoues. The bunt- er bolds one of the hal is hi his right hand, whirls the other a rou lid his head and. when the proem- momentum has been obtained, sends teem whirling like chain shot through t 'le air, When the thong comes in coetnet lVittl the legs of au animal it is tightly wound aboet them, a fall results, and escape is impossible. A Financier. I "Look here, Jimpson," said Brockle- bank. "I'm terribly mortified aeciut not having paid back that dollar I borrow- ed of you last June, but honestly, old man" -- "Oh. that's all right, Brock," said Jimpson. "Don't speak of it." "Oh, but I must speak of it, old man," said Brocklebauk. "I can't treat a friend that way, you know, and I-4 want to pay you, and 1 will, Amp -- sure thing. If you'll lend nie $2 I'll pay off that dollar right now, and we can start fresh again." A Swimming Grindstone. Some of' tbe Lisbermen on the river Tyne, in England, are not only igno- rant, but stupid. Ou one occasion two of these fishermen were caught by a heavy freshet and driven out ot the river to sea. As the story goes, one of the men saw in the dusk a hoop float- ing by. The hoop was full of forme "We are saved!" exclaimed Ihe man. "Here's grindstone swimming -I" - His Face Was Covered With Pimples. Pimples are not a serious trouble, but they are very unsightly. Pimples are caused wholly by bad blood, and to get rid of them it is neces- sary to purify the blood of all its im- purities. Burdock Blood Bitters has made many remarkable cures; the pimples have all disappeared, and a bright, clean, com- plexion left behind. Mr. Lennox D. Cooke, Indian Path, N.S., writes: "I ant writing you a few lines to tell you what Burdock Blood Bitters has done for me. Last winter my face was covered with phnples. I tried different kinds of medicine, and all seemed to fail. 1 was one day to a friend's house, and there they advised me to use 13.B.I3., so I purchased two bottles, and before 1 had them taken I f' d. I was gettitig better. I got tee .ore, and when they were finished was completely cured. I find it is a great blood purifier, and 1 recommend it to all." Burdock Blood Bitters hat been on the market for the past forty years, and in manufactured only by 'The T. Milburn Co., ',bilked, Toronto, Out.