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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1914-09-24, Page 64e 6 THE WINGHAM TIMES September 24th, 1914 INPV BORAX AND HOUSEFLIES. A. Method For Preventing Filet, From Breeding In Horse Manure. Wreparets by united states aepartment of tievicelaire.1 As a result or experinients the spe- cialists of the department of agricul- ture have discovered that a small amount of ordinary borax spriultled daily on manure will effectively pre- vent the leveeing of the typhoid or housefly. Similarly the saute substance applied to garbage, refuse, open toilets, Idamp floors and crevices in stables, cellars or markets will prevent fly eggs from hatching. Borax will not kill the adult fly nor prevent it from laying eggs, but its thorough use will prevent nuy further breeding. TI,' investigation, willeh included ex- peril:mite with many substances, was undertaken to discover some means of preventing the breeding of flies in borse mature without lessening the value of this manure as a fertilizer for use in• the farmer. It was felt that if eonie means of preventing the breeding of flies Hear a human habitation could be devised the diseases spread by these filthy germ carriers could be greatly reduced, While the "swat the fly cam- paign." traps aud other devices for re - clueing the number of typhoid carrying flies ere of value, they are of Jess Me. portanee than tbe prevention of the ltrvolire. It was realized, however, that no measure for preventing the breeding of flies would come into com- mon use unless it was such that the farmer could use it on his manure pile without destroying its usefulness for growing plants and without introduc- lug into the soil any substance that would interfere with his crops. As a result of experiments carried on nt the Arlington farm in Virginia and, New Orlenus, La., the investiga- tors found that 0.62 of a pound of borax or 0.75 of a pound of calcined colemanite (crude calcium borate) would kill the maggots and prevent practically all of the flies ordinarily breediug in eight bushels of horse ma. tame from developing. This was prov- ed by placing manure in cages and comparing the results from piles treat- ed with borax and from untreated , piles. The borax, it was found, killed the fly eggs and maggots in. the ma- nure and prevented their growth into flies. In the case of garbage cans or refuse piles, two ounces of borax or calcined eolemanite, costing from 5 cents a pound upward, according to the quan- tity vrhich is purchased, erill effectu- ally prevent flies from breeding. In feeding to hogs garbage that con- tains borax care is also recommended, especially when tile animals are being fattened for market. Borax is not a very poisonous substance, and the feeding of garbage that contains it to hogs is not likely to be a serious mat- ter. On the other hand, borax in large quantities does produce gastric dis- turbances, and for this reason a certain amount of care is advisable. The method for using this substance ha the case of stables is to sprinkle the borax or colemanite in the quanti- ties given above by means of a flour sifter or other fine sieve around the outer edges of the pile of horse ma- nure. The manure should then be sprinklea immediately with two or three gallons of water to eight bushels of manure. It is essential, however, to ppriukle a little of the borax on thorn- nure as it is added daily to the pile instead of waiting until a full pile is obtained, because this will prevent the - eggs which the flies lay on fresh ma- nure from hatching. As the fly mag- gots congregate at the outer edge of the manure pile most of the borax should be sprinkled there. The Gob Fire Kindler. Whore corncobs are plenty one has the material for a clean, first class fire kindler. Secure a short length of Stiff wire and have one end pointed so as to force it easily Into the center of e 'IA U5I1 F011 CORNCOBS. a corncob. Then saturate the cob with kerosene and the kindler is ready. Thd cob can be burnt and a clean, new one used the next time. This leaves no dirty, oily kindler laying around in the road, and the wire takes up practically, no eerie. Canada's Strength TWO years or so of stringent times have washed out of the fabric of Canadian business some .things that were marring the fair sheet of our prosperity ---specula- tion in real estate, excessive personal ex- travagance, venturesomeness in finance and a tendency to imprudent business expansion. Tc -day Canada's strength is showing itself unmistakably. We have recovered our self-confidence and courage. Our business men who advertise owe it to them- selves and the times to continue their advertising Advertisements are' declarations of purpose, courage and service. An absence of advertising is an:indication of faintheartedness, and of energy in a state of collapse or suspense. Strength shows itself in action -- in advertising. 111Ganx 1•111.11111111•111111MIMMIIIIMI 111•11019iMOMMISIAIMINOMIIMIl Money Urgently Needed! Their lob was never an easy one, even under favorable conditions, They had to struggle along through sheer hard -work and hand-to-mouth pinching and scraping. Then came the blow. The husband was stricken down with tuberculosis. The wife was left) with four little ',nes to keep. But she faced the future beteeely, buoyed up by the hope that some day her husband will come back. In the meantime, she has to go out washing and cleaning every day, and then force her tired -out body to do her own work at nights. Cases of this kind are numerous. They always call for prompt relief. For unless consumption is quickly treated its terrible effects hurt many beyond the firse victim. Ae this moment money is urgently needed so that medicine, nourishment, and treat- mene may be taken to sufferers. We im- plore you to contribute something leTOW. Please don'e delay; the situation is serious. Contributions to the Muskoka Free Hos- pital for Consumptives will be gratefully acknowledged by W. J. Gage, Chairman Executive Committee, 81 Spadina Avenue, or R. Dunbar, Secretary - Treasurer, 347 • King Street West, Toronto. ORCHARD AND GARDEN HINTS, The bruise of an apple may not at once develop into rot, but will make a brown spot which disfigures and lessens the 'value of the fruit. Many farmers who have been grow- ing fruit for years do not know that the apple and most other fruit treete form fruit buds in the late summer months. Amides keep best when allowed to hang on the trees until they reach tria. turity, but that does not mean soft and rine. it Is a conimon fallacy that green, immature fruit will keep ths best, Promptly gather up and burn all brusli and rubbish In the orehard. Any time In the year Is the right time to begin planning or ati gus plot. Remember that the wood tights ard tile best kind of fertilizer for the or- chard, lawn or garden. Celery delights in a low, rich, heavy, moist soil and is usually grown upon the same land year after year. Deg, borrow or btly all the Wood futhes you can V> nee in the garden. Week them well into the tell. Oftle Getty bit Of the hen manure. Neap It dry and pit it on some trop tiest.ripr1t4. Worth it* weight In gear Braish Naval Supremacy Increasing. Should the war last for another year thare seems to be no doubt that the present disparity between the naval forces of Great Britain and Germany will be increased greatly in favour of the former, says the New York Post. That the British Admiralty will ac- quire possession of the two enormous Chilian battleships (each crrrying ten 14 inch guns), now nearly completed on the Tyne, is generally admitted. Four new battleships of the Queen Eliz- abeth type, armed with the new 15 -inch gins, will be ready in three or four months. Work is going on by night a Id day on a number of new light cruis- ers and twenty -nine -knot destroyers. When the last of her Konig class is commissioned, probably within a few weeks, Germany will have seven- teen Dreadnoughes for service. Two more may be completed within six months, but within that period Great Britain will add six capital ships to her first fighting line. Baby Eczema Becomes Chronic Causing Great SuFfering and /inxicty -*Prompt teller and Cure by Dr. Chase's Ointment. This is one reason why every mother should know aboat Dr. Chase's ointment, since it it; an unfailing cure ior all itchim; skin diseases. Mrs. F. Clarke, Belmont, Man., writes: -.--”My baby had eczema on bor ear. The sore %at; very bad, and nothing seemed to do her much Nood, nearing of the remarkable cures Dr. r'.11.tc:Vs Ointment wtto makim,, we zf'ut for some, and aft,tr the third ap lineation the sore bt;gart to heal. I ;,in glad to say that it lo unite well now, and we give the Credit to Dr, chews ointment. We eannet "wont. mend this preparation too highly." Ilere is another letter, which tells of the cure of a five,weeks-old baby: Mrs. Wallace rtfingon, Tliver Seinii !toad, Colchester County, ?g,g„ writ's: little girl tootc esSitna when she was flve Weeks 01d. Though wo doc- tored her until he was nearly a year old, :she got no better, 1 was adelsed to use Dr. Chase's eeltitruent, and tide treatment complettly cured her." SELECTING POTATOES. Do you systematically select your best potatoes each fall when you dig them? The best way in which to ob- tain good yields and certain crops is to make note during the summer cif the bills showing the most advanced growth and then, when harvesting time ar- rives, to dig these hills and gather the tubers, if the crop is satisfactory. What is wanted is a fair number of good-sized, smooth, uniformly -shaped - • • , potatoes having shallow eyes and com- ing from a hill .which has been known by observation to mature a little earlier than the remainder of the crop. Such tubers should be bagged by themselves and kept in a cool, frost -proof cellar for seed in the following spring. If this method is followed good returns of a uniform product' will be ensured in the course of a few years. Turkey in 1912 exporfed 3,564,634 pounds of rugs, valued at $3,598,416, WINGHAM FALLFAI Thursday and Friday eptem er 24 and 25, 1914 FRIDAY AFTERNOON SEPT. 25th Special Attractions Free-for-all Trot or Pace, Half -mile heats, best three in five, en- trance fee $1 00 $15 $10 $5 Gentleman's Road Race, entrance fee $1 00, speed to count Forty per cent., style Thirty per cent., and conformation Thirty per cent, no carts allowed . . $10 $6 $4 Best Gentleman's Turnout $3 00 $2 00 $1 00 Tilting at Ring on Horseback 3 00 2 00 1 00 Potato Race on Horseback 2 00 1 50 1 00 Fastest Walking Team 3 00 2 00 1 00 Boys, 16 or 'under, harness horse and hitch to buggy, walk half around track, trot rest of way, no snaps or whip allowed $1.50 $1 Girls, under 16, Hitching Contest, same as above... $1,50 $1 . FOOT RACES Boys under 12, 100 yards . . $1 00 50 Boys under 15. 100 yds 1 00 50 Girls under 12, 50 yards ... ,,, 1 00 50 Girls under 15, 50 yards ...„. ........ . .... .... . • .. 1 00 50 Men's Race, over 15, 100 yards 1 00 50 Young Ladies' Race, 50 yards 1 00 50 Jockey Race, one man carries the other to end of course, - reverse and return 1 00 50 Sack Race, 50 yards .. .. 1 00 50 Fat Man's Race, over 200 lbs 1 00 50 3 -legged Race, 100 yards .... ...... .. 1 00 50 Half -mile Race 2 00 1 00 BEST FANCY DRILL—By School Pupils. Not less than 12 nor more than 24 persons in each $5 00 3 00 2 00 SCHOOL CHILDREN'S PARADE—There will be a parade of the pupils of the Wingham Public School and neighboring schools from Wingham Public Sehool building to the Fair Grounds, headed by the band, leaving the school at 12.45 sharp. WINGHAM CITIZENS' BAND Will furnish Music during the Afternoon Admission, 25c Children, 10c Vehicles 25c Reduced Rates on Railroads The members of the Women's Institute will fur- nish meals and refreshments on the grounds CONCERT, ---,Friday, September 25th, A Iligh-elasis eoncert will be held in the Opera Rouse on the evening of Friday, September 256. The fellowing well-knot/an artists will furbish the pro. grew—It Ruthveri McDonald, baritone; J. 11. Cameron, humorist; Ida George Elliott, soprano; Florenee MeMulle, violiniat. Secure your meate early for this concert. Admission, 35c; Reserved seats, 50e. Plan of hall at MeKibbon's drug it tote. W. j, CURRIE, President, II. B, ELLIOTT, Sec.-Treas, Are Your Bowels Ever Constipated If yoa wish te be well you must keep the bowels open. Any irregularity of the bowels is always dangerous, and should be attended to at once, for if the bowels cease to work properly, all the other organs become deranged. Milburn's Laxa-Liver Pills work on the bowels gently and naturally, and will cure the worst eases of Constipation. Mrs. A. Cumming, Manchester, Ont., writes;—"I have been troubled with Constipation for over five years, and I feel it my duty to let you know that your Milburn's Laxa-Liver Pills have cured me. I only used three vials and I can faithfully say that they have saved me from a large doctor bill.' Milburn's Laxa-Liver Pills are a wonderful remedy for all diseases or dis- orders of the liver or bowels, Price, 25 cents per vial, or 5 vials for $1.00, at all dealers or mailed direct on receipt of price by The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. WHO GAINED?—THE ROTHSCH1L1S (From Saturday Evening Post) From Toulon to Waterloo was twenty- two years of nearly continuous fighting, during which every noteworthy country in Western Europe was conquered, Russia was brought under virtual sub- jection to a foreign foe, England was pushed to the verge of national bank- ruptcy, governments were set up and bowled over like ninepins, and an en- ormous number of men were maimed or slain. And when the dust of battle had settled down nothing in particular had changed. There were France, Austria, Prussia, Spain, Italy, Russia, England, very much as they had been before the ruction started, except for the mon- strous additions to their graveyards, their hospi tals and their national debts. In place of the liberal aspirations of the French Revolution a reactionary spirit ruled everywhere; and Europe as a whole was politically rather more Bourbon than it had been when Louis XVI had a, head, with a crown upon it. The vast majority of European man- kind earned the same meager living in the same laborious ways -but handi- capped here ,.atal there b.v a crutch in place of a leg, or an iron hook in place of a hand. There was quite a crop of lesser heroes to be petted and pension- ed, but the grand hero was a prisoner and anathemalo everybody. Yet there was one new phenomenon among men, of an interesting and per- manent character: An obscure family of the Frankfort-Judengass had emerg- ed into world-wide power and fame. Its sons were in confidential relations ship with kings, and the name their father had adopted from the sign over his modest door was becoming a univer- sal synonym of wealth. The net, en- during result of the Napoleonic wars that convulsed half the world for a score of years was the Rothschilds— still doing business so very prosperously at the olcl stand. NO COMPROMISE There are indications that the Kaiser is hinting to Washington that he would favorably consider n offer of mediation. However, there is only the slightest possioility that President Wilson would suggest a peace conference, and no likelihood whatever of the allies serious- ly considering it. At the present moment, they have the Germans on the run, and would agree only to such con- ditions as it would be possible for Ger- many to accept at the present stage of the conflict. The Kaiser is well aware of this, and it must be that he is play- ing for an armistice in order to secure a much-needed rest. As a matter of fact, it is not at all likely that the allies will accept an offer of mediation at any time. This fight is to a finish, and that finish, for the good of the entire world, must complete crushing of the Germany military despotism. There can be no let up until the Kaiser is on his knees. This war must end in sur- render, not compromise.—London Ad- vertiser. WAS BOTHERED WITH BILIOUSNESS AND SOUR STOMACH FOR 20 YEARS Sour Stomach and Biliousness are caused by a sluggish Liver, for when it is not working properly, it holds back the bile, which Is so essential to promote the movement of the bowels, and the bile gets irito the blood instead of passing through the usual channel, thus causing tnany stomach and bowel troubles. Mr. Charles Pettit, 256e• Richmond Street, London, Ont, writes:—"I feel it my duty to write you a few lines in regard to your Milburn's Laxa-Liver Pills. I have been bothered with tiliousnest and Sour Stomach for twenty years until a year ago 1 started to use Laxa-Liver Pills, and I have not been bothered slime. 1 wish to let it be known to ail those who Suffer as I Milburn's Laxe-Liver Pills are 25 cents per vitt or 5 vials for $1.00, Per sale at all dealers or mete' e • reeeipt of ptice by 'The T. letileura Limited. Toronto, Ont. THEY'LL COME AT MOTHER'S CALL. Oh! England, Mother England, Thy sons have heard thy call, And Mother of the Nations Thy banners shall not fall, From every land and ocean Where sounds the British drum Thy sons send forth their answer: Oh! Motherland we'll come. From valley, hill and prairie, in Canada's fair land, Where breaks the wild Atlantic To the fair Pacific's strand, Thy sons will rally to thee Until the war shall cease And those who are thy foernen Shall ask of thee: "Give peace." Australia and New Zealand Beneath the Southern sky Have shown that they are ready To fight for thee or die. They'll send their men and money, Their ships will cross the sea To aid thee in thy battles, Thou mother of the free. And up from Table Mountain, Beyond wnere flows the Vaal, E'en those who once fought with thee Will answer without fail, And Boers will be found ready With Britains in the fight, For they have learned to love the land' Whose cause they know is right. And vet from ancient India Swells answer loud and strong, Take evreything that we possess, They all to thee belong. Oh! send our native soldiers, Come, use them where thou will, So we can prove to all the world That we are loyal still, Oh! Enel ind, Mother England, Thy 600$ have answered thee, And Mother of the Nations, Thou land of liberty, From every land and ocean Where sounds the British drum Thy sons send berth their answer: Oh! motherland, we'll come. T. G. R. The 59 -hour working week has gone. int3 effect in Switzerland. Russia's soldiers are the poorest paid in the world. A private in the ranks• of the Czar gets $3.78a year. England pays its privates $86.15 a year, France $20.40, Germany $18.80, Austria $8.12.. A Russian major gets only $762 per' year. - . CANADIAN NORTHERN k OPENING OF THROUGH PASSENGER SERVICE BETWEEN TORONTO OTTAWA QUEBEC. UNION STATION CENTRAL. (Grand Trunk) STATION C.N.R. STA 1104 AND VALCARTIER MILITARY CAMP EFFECTIVE, AUGUST 24, 1914 - AND THEREAFTER—DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY Eastbound , STATIONS Li,: Westbound A. M. 20 P. Ilt. 1 00 4 55 I 30 4 40 0 20 P.M. - leave TORONTO arrive leave BELLEVILLE arrive arrive KINGSTON" leave 1 'aye arrive 8,511T13 '8 FALLS arrive - OTTAWA leave P. n. 9 115 5 15 3 30 4 55 1 45 12 15 Noon Eastbouud sTATioNs Westbound ' P.M. • — 7 15 leave OTTAWA arrive • 12 30 JOLLIETTE A.fl. 545 SHAWINIGAN JCT. 8 50 I arrive I QUEBEC leave 9 35 . i leave " arr1ve 10 23 , Arrive VALCARTIER 6 ,. Leave A. M. I A. M. 10 00 4 00 P.M. ' 8 40 ' 5 30 5 20 4 41 P81. Service bellYttn ( ttswa and Qua( c City doily. E'er tic I folded Lotcbes and cafe parlor oars tetwecn 'Ica cal o and 01 tam a. i-lor,c,o)d Bleeph gCara and flest-olass coaches between (Mall ue a ard Qbcb ( it. Dcuble Daily eerviee, except Sunday, and convenient wcek.end so vice between Tor ontoWort Hope, Cobourg Trenton, Pieter), Belleville, Of seronto and Yarker. I, IlFor all tickets and information, apply to nearest C.N.R. .Agent. mos Is • • • • .1.. PRIN ANG 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 PA PER PAPETERIES, WRITING PAPER BLANK BOOKS PENS AND INK TOILET PAPER PLAYING 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!..... BILL 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 Winghain, 6. Ont.