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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1915-03-11, Page 6THE WINGHAM TIMES March l I th, 1915 A SOLAR ECLIPSE. When Totality Occurs Nature Takes on an Awesome Aspect. A. total eclipse of the sun is n won- derful sight. Where the eclipse Is but partial the disk of the un.0 will creep across the face of the sun little by little, but will never completely oh. scure the orb. But where "totality" occurs the sun at a given moment will be entirely obliterated and the Inhabi- tants of the regions across which the black band will stretch will perceive the most wonderful phenomenon known to astronomers—the display of the "coro- na" of the sun. Great waves of incandescent gas hundreds of thousands of miles long. reaching out from the sun into the ether. 'will be perceived. The country- side will take on a sinister, night gray color. and tints of nature will pale and deaden as at twilight, the temperature will diminish sensibly, the birds, be- lieving night has come, will cease their song and seek their nests. A. person who has never seen this strange mani- festation of nature cannot form any idea of its awesome aspect. This eclipse is a recurring phonom- enon. At the end of every period of eighteen years and eleven days the moon comes between the earth and the sun at just such an angle that the sun's light is completely shut off from a portion of the world and partially shut off from a much larger part.— New York World. A BILLION DOLLARS. The Time It Would Take an Expert to Count Them Singly. I wonder if we realize when we•talk of a billion dollars what an enormous sum of money it means? We all know how rapidly an expert counter of coins will manipulate them. You can scarcely follow the motion of his fingers as he shifts the coins from one pile to another and counts them. The treasury experts will count 4,000 silver dollars in an hour and keep it up all day long, but that is their limit. Working eight hours a day, then, an expert counter of coins will count 32,- 600 silver dollars in a day, but how long will it take him at that rate to count $1,000,000? Thirty-one days. But that is only the beginning of the measurements of great figures, for if this same man were to go on counting silver dollars at the same rate of speed for ten years he would find that he had only counted 100,000,000 of them and that to count $1,000,000,000 would re- quire 102 years of steady work at the rate of eight hours a day during every working day of every one of the 102 years.—O. P. Austin, Former Chief of Bureau of Statistics. Wind and the Sun. Wind does not always go down with the sun, but may blow from high to low after sunset. If wind starts to fill up a low pressure area before sun- set it is liable to keep pouring in until it is filled and equilibrium restored. If wind stops exactly at instant of sun- set one may rest assured that the area of barometrical depression Is filled. If wind blows from sea to land by day it may stop at sunset and reverse direc- tion. If it does the cause is that at sunrise the sun's radiant energy heats the land more than it does the water. The land warms the air. Increases its rarity, and it rises. producing a lower pressure area. and cooler air from over the ocean rushes in to fill it. After sunset land cools in less time than the water, and the direction of flow is re- versed. But this may not always oc- cur. Local causes, as fog, saturation of air, electrical conditions and others may prevent.—New York Journal. Sometimes Happens So: The family bad gone off for their holiday in a taxi. Twenty minutes inter the taxi snorted back up the road. "Forgotten the tickets?' cried a neighbor. "No," said the irate householder, "but my wife's just remembered that she's left a kettle iloiling, on the gas stove." He dived into the house and came back the next moment with 'a ghastly calm on his face. "AIl right now?" said the neighbor cheerily. "Right! I'd forgotten that I'd turn- ed urned the gas oft et the meter, and now we've two hours and a half to wait for the next train."—Glasgow Dispatch. Father of the Dreadnought. To the late Admiral Cuniberti, mem- ber of the Italian naval engineering staff, is due the credit of having sug- gested usgested the modern Dreadnought. It was he, also, who suggested the mod- ern type Of scout, and he was one of the first to study the question of the application of liquid fuel to marine boilers. It was his influence which led to the adoption of this fuel in the Ital- ian torpedo boat service. Making sure of Her Sleep. "I knew you were coming tonight to call on my sister," said dear little Timmy. "How did you know?' Inquired Mr: Neyergo. "Because els hat been asleep all the afternoon." Encouraging. Young Man --So Miss Ethel Is your eldest sister. Who comes after her? Small Brother—Nobody ain't come yet, but pa says the first fellow that Comes tam have her. fir not jeer; it It lies (it ' 1l. ;tea ° 6• . bet tiOsteiiigk-. act xl 4. Build Up The ome Town * fr E't (1Ii want to live in the kind of a Town, Like the kind of a Town you like, You needn't slip your clothes in a grip And go on a long, long hike. You'll only find what you left behind, For there's nothing that's really new. It's a knock at yourself when you knock your town. It isn't your Town—it's YOU. EA1. Towns are not made by men afraid, Lest somebody else gets ahead. When everyone works and nobody shirks, You can raise a Town from the dead. And if, while you make your personal stake, Your neighbor can make one, too, Your Town will be what you want to seer it isn't your. Town.—it's YOU BE LOYAL TO YOUR OWN COMMUNITY PATRIOTISMPRODUCTION "I would urge the farmers of Canada to do their share in preventing the people of Great Britain front suffering want or privation." HON. MARTIN BURRELL, Minister of Agriculture. The Empire Needs any Foods In the past Great Britain has imported immense quantities of these staple foods from Russia, France, Belgium, Germany and Austria-Iiungarys'as shown by the following:— Average Imports Years 1910-1913 Wheat, 28,439,609 bush. Oats.. 23,586,304 " Barley 15,192,268 " Corn 7,621,374 0° Peas. 703,058 i0 Beans 639,653 " Potatoes 4,721,590 " Onions 271,569 " 26 509,766 lbs. 121,112,916 doz. Meat. Eggs Butter end Cheese . 91,786,233 lbs. The above mentioned sources of supply of staple foods are now, in the main, cut off as a result of the war. Great Britain is looking' to Canada to supply a large share of the shortage. Every individual farmer has a duty to perform. tar For information and bulletins write to Canadian Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, . Canada Millions of bushels : ther than millions of acres s .uld be Canada's aim. That there is abu nt reason to expect larger turns from the same area conclusively shown when a compare the averag pr • uction of the presen ti •. with the possible produce . Note the following brief t which shows the average in 1914 and possible production per acre. Average Possible Fall Wheat20.43 62. Spring Wheat14.84 33. Barley. 16.15 69. Oats.. 36.30 91. Corn, Grain70. 200. Corn Ensilage— (Tons).. 12. 19. Peas 16.33 37. Beans 18.79 50. Potatoes... 119.40 460. Turnips 421.81 1000. By "possible" is meant the actual results which have been obtained by our Experimental Farms and by many farmers. These "possibles" have been obtained under intensive culti- vation methods and conditions not altogether possible on the average farm, yet they suggest the great possibilities of in- creased production. By greater care ix the selection of seed, more thorough cultivation, fer- tilization, better drainage, the average could be raised,by at least one-third. That in itself would add at least $150,000,000 to the annual income of Canada from the farm. It would be a great sernice to the Empire, and this is the year in which to do it. Increase Your Live Stock $reeding stock are to -day Canada's most valuable asset. The one outstanding feature of the world's farming is that there will soon be a great shortage of meat supplies. Save your breeding stock. Plan to increase your live stock. Europe and the United States, as well as Canada, will pay higher prices for beef, mutton, and bacon in the very near future. Do not sacrifice now. Remember that live stock is the only basis for prosperous agriculture. You are farming, not specu- lating. i16 WHAT "SHOCK" MEANS. How It May Affect the Physical and Mental Systems. In medical language "shock" means the depression of the vital forces, both mental and physical. The condition may result from many causes and may vary from a faintness and pallor that soon disappear to a state so desperate that the sufferer dies of it, as in the case of serious accident or difficult surgical operations. Shock may also be the result of an overpowering emotion, like great ter- ror. That kind of shock is often seen in the survivors of any terrible acci- dent. Many who have not got so much as a scratch suffer for a long time from a state of impaired health. Sometimes their nervous systems are so badly shattered that they never entirely re- cover. That is one of the many reasons why foolish practical jokes are wrong. It is not runny to dress up like a ghost, to jump out on timid children trom be- hind doors. to play "jokes" with dead trice or snakes. And such pleasantries are dangerous as well as stupid. Many an unfortunate child has been made the slave of fear all his life by reason of a shock that some playmate gave him in his youth. The remedies that the physician uses are those which will restore the blood to its normal flow Dud stimulate the vital functions. For shock associated with great loss of blood the best thing is to inject salt solution. For shock without hemor- rhage. a stimulant or some kind is gen- erally given.—Youth's Companion. KITCHEN SINKS. They Are Low Yet Because They Had to Be Low Originally. In a recent issue of the Survey the' question why kitchen sinks have been made so low was discussed. No one seemed able to 'explain. . Finally a certain maker discovered that the orig- inal sinks were made when the wash- ing of dishes and other sink work was done in wooden tubs with high sides. Such a tub when used in a high sink came up too far, so the sink was made low. Furthermore, as running water and fixed faucets had not long been made, the tub had to be lifted out of the sink and the lower the sink the lighter the lift. Through improvements in faucets, dishpans apd other accessories of kitchen sinks have been made no one has seemed to realize that the sink could be improved by raising.' So women were—and are—compelled to endure discomfort when doing their ordinary household work. "There may be a certain percentage of inconvenience to be reached before the human mind grasps the fact that something must be altered," remarks the Journal of the American Medical association. "The wise inventor attains a reputa- tion for brilliancy by making his in- vention before the need becomes ob- vious to others." Sharpening Scissors. To sharpen scissors take a bottle and cut with the scissors as if you had to cut the neck off the bottle. This is ef- fective.—Woman's Home Companion. A Misnomer. "How did your farewell tour turn out?". "We didn't tare well." — Louisville Courier -Journal. Nature is full of concords; humanity of discords. - .r Montreal port. open for only seven months, exported 75,085,432 bushels of grain in 1914, New York coming next with (14,632,190 bushels, though open all the year tonna, and Baltimore third, with 45,000,000 bushels. Angora goats have `been, m39 with ,probit to keep firs, lines olep,?,4f' in- flammable vegetation in n ationai forest CASTORiA For Infants end Children In Us* For Over 30 Years There is always something to be done at home when you stay around in the hope of enjoying a little leisure. The politician finds as much trouble in coming back as the pugilist does. During the recent dock strike in Eng- land, the members of the English Dockers' Union received $25,000 from the German trades unionists of Ham- burg to aid them in their fight, New York has one skyscraper to every 100 business buildings. f'here'are 1,426 institute in the Unit ed States for the care of children. If you want to know all the mean things a man has done just ask the man he has beaten for an office in the church. The Cause of Dyspepsia. The,Symptoms and The Cue. It is easier for a millionaire to be generous than to be honest. It also costs him less. Proved. "You are frightfully extravagant." "How can you say so?" "You spend a lot of money." "Well?' "And it takes a lot of time to do it." "Well?" "And time is money, so you are doubly extravagant." THE CAUSE. Too rapid eating, eating too much, and too often, improperly chewing the food, eating too much stimulating food, and indulging in improper diet generally, THE SYMPTOMS. Variable appetite, rising and souring of food, heartburn, wind in the stomach, a feeling of weight in the stomach, in fact a feeling that your stomach has gone all wrong and that the food you eat does not seem to agree with you. THE CURE. BURDOCK BLOOD BITTERS. Mrs. E. Williamson, Wheeler, Ont., writes: "I have been a sufferer for years from dyspepsia, and could scarcely eat anything. I tried Burdock Bloo.l Bitters, and I am entirely cured. I have not been troubled since I took it, and that is two years ago. I can now, eat any- thing I wish." • B.B.B. is manufactured only by The T. Milburn Co.. Limited. Toronto. Ont. Was All Run Dow. WITH HEART TROUBLE AND -NERVOUSNESS. "THAT'S VERRA QUEER." • "The inspecting officer in a small town had plucked several young aspir- ants to the army for their bad teeth", says The Scotchman. "A dentist's ap- prentice had himself been enrolled, and was keen to help his young friends in their loyal devotion. Securing from the dental shop an old vulcanite plate, and knocking out a few rotten stumps, he somehow fitted it in sufficiently to get one of them passed. "The second applicant was not, how- ever, so successful. 'Are you nineteen?' said the officer. 'Yes, I am,' said the lad, stretching a point by a few months. ' i'i'ell,' sa'd the serge! nt, 'if I want to know a horse's age I look at his teeth.' The boy, slowly, but un willingly, open. ed his mouth. 'Won't do; ton wobbly!' 'that's verra queer,' said the lad - `Queer?' said the inspector. 'Ay, queer; for that's the verra set a' teeth that got Jimmy Macdonald passed yesterday.'" When the heart does not do its work properly and the nerves become unstrung the whole system becomes weak and run down, and needs building up before you can feel fit again. Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills will do this for you. Mrs. Hugh Mosher, Chester Basin, N.S., writes: "Just a few lines to let you know what Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills have done for me. I have suffered greatly with heart trouble and nervousness, and was all run down. I used lots of medicine, but received no benefit until limas advised to try your pills, andfdidl6Vand before I had finished the first box I felt so much better I a•ot 6 boxes, and am now well and strong. I can truly say they are the best medicine I have ever used. I cannot praise them too highly. I recommend them to any- one suffering from heart trouble." Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills are St)c per box, 3 boxes for $1.25, at all dealers, or mailed direct on receipt of - dice by The T. Milburn Co., Limited, DR. A. W. CHASE'S CATARRH POWDER C. h sent direct to the diseased parts by the Improved Blower. Heals the ulcers, clears the air passages, stops drop. pings in the throat and permanent. ly cures Catarrh and Hay Fever. Sic. a box ; blower free. Accept no substitutes. @0. Limited,Toronto ancon, motto. Ont. CARDINAL FACTS. Everybody can do a little. Every man should do what he can. Every woman should do what she can. Improved production means increased' production. Canada's future depends upon our' actions of today. In serving the Empire we are serving ourselves. Markets are not created, won and, held in a day. Now is the time to prove ourselves the Granary of the Empire. We have the soil,' we have the re- sources, we must have the energy to use them to the greatest advantage. As we acquit ourselves at this crisis, so will be our prosperity and pride in the years to come. With more than half of productive Europa engaged in war, and large sections decimated, other countries and, especially those forming the British Empire, will have to make up huge de- ficiencies, both io£ foodstuffs and ma- terial. Great Britain imported 51,786,915. bushels of wheat from Canada in 1913. She imported 80,013,879 bushels from the United States. She also imported 12,789,969 bushels from Russia and Central Europe. Great Britain imported 24,148,834 bushels of barley in 1913 firm.* Russia, Roumania, Turkey, Germany and Aus- tria. From Canada she took 5,077,533': bushels, or less than a fourth. Greet Britian took 22,454,683 bushels of oats from Germany, Russia and' Roumania in 1913, of which one-half" was from her bitterest and most savage enemy of to -day. Great Britain imported 185,125,000' bushels of wheat from August 1, 1913 to July 31, 1914. Russia exported 163,-- 267,000 bushels and Roumania 45,643,- 000 bushels in the same time. How fare is Canada going to help to make up the deficiency? Great Britain imported from Aug. 1, 1913, to July 31, 1914, 54,307,000 bushels of oats. Russia exported 34,750,000 bushels, Germany 25,077,000 and Rou- mania 17,195,000 bushels. Who is going to make up this deficiency of seventy.. seven million bushels?, Geo. S. Gibbons was nominated by' the Liberals of London as candidate - for the Dominion Parliament. 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