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The Wingham Times, 1915-07-22, Page 6THE WINGHAM TIMES •Ml,,.ealowr ,+,elf July 22nd f9I5 THE FARM INVENTORY. T$, Farmer Should Be Able to Toll iS4 Whether Hie Work 18 Profitable.. {Prepared by G'nited States department or aericulture.l Like every busluess man, the farmer should be able to tell whether or not he bas made Motley out of his operations and, if so, how much, The amount of Cagle at his disposal is no indication of his success. A striking instance of this is quoted by the office of farm manage. ment of the United States department of agriculture in one of its recent pub. ligations. A young New York farmer with 100 acres made two successive in., ventortes a year apart, covering in de- tail his land, buildings, live stock, ma- chinery and tools, produce on hand, supplies, bilis receivable and payable and cash. At the time of the first In- ventory he had in cash $896, at the sec- ond only $133. Nevertheless, after all his farm expenses had been paid, all his living expenses and the interest on the money he had borrowed, be had really the equivalent of $563 to show for his year's work. At the beginning of the year his total assets bad been $13,090, and these increased in the year to $13,400. In addition he had reduced the farm indebtedness by $253; thus his business was worth $503 more at the end of the year than it had been at the beginning. The increase of his in- vestment in live stock, machinery and tools and produee held for sale amount- ed to $1,073, but on the other hand his cash had decreased $763. Most energetic young farmers will find themselves in a somewhat similar position. They are naturally disposed to put back lute the farm business what money they make out of it. The result is that however suecessful the enterprising farmer may be, he is not likely to tied himself' at the end of the ' year with much cash on baud. Unless he is scrupulous to take an accurate and thorough inventory this will be more than likely to discourage him and, moreover, there will be no way for him to tell whetber or not he is managing his farm properly. To be of any serv- ice, however, the inventory must be thorough. It must be a detailed list, with values of everything that be owns, including money that is owed him: and, on the other hand, he must reckon up all of his debts and obligations. The difference between the total assets and debts is, of course, the net farm worth. It is this he wishes to increase, not the cash in hand. Grapevine Trellis. Many people thinly they cannot plant grapevines because they have no trel- lis ready or other support. To such people I will say that there is no bet- ter support than the side of a house or the side of any other building. But if the building sites are occupied all you have to do is to thrust in the ground near the garden a stout stake,• which will support a row of grape- vines across your garden for mane years previous to your building a trel- lis for the grapevines, or you can grow grapes in this row of vines across your garden without ever building a trellis, but by simply training a cane or two of the vine to a stoke or post. Notice that a grapevine will make double the growth if it has a support over the vine that has no support. Do not delay pruning your grapevines. The work can be done any time before the leaves appear, but in late pruning the vines are apt to lose some sap, called bleeding.—Green's Fruit Grower. 00000000000000.000 t FOR POULTRY BREEDERS. 00.00 00000000000 000 4,0 The People in Wingham Want to 4 Spend Money ONEY is for use, not for hoarding. Most of us want what money will fy... buy more than money, so we are always spending our money. Also most of us do not make enough money to keep or hoard it—we must spend it on necessities. Much Wingham money is spent with firms outside of this community—with the big city mail-order houses; money that ought to be spent at home. More money would be spent in Wingham if more of our mer- chants would advertise, and if those who do advertise would advertise more. TO THE PEOPLE iN AND ABOUT WIN6I1AM Spend your money in Wingham. Sending money out of this community makes the community poorer for you and everybody else. Building up out- side businesses won't.help you any. favor Goes to Those Who Woo It SEASONABLE HINTS. Under the auspices of the Dominion Experimental Farms a quartely publi- cation is being issued entitled "Season- able Hints", to which the principal authorities at the Central Farm con- tribute. On the cover a map in outline is given with the location of the farms, stations and sub -stations indicted by signs. Beneath the map is an invita- tion to all and sundry having agricul- tural problems they wish solved to send them to any of the principals at the Farms or Superintendents of the sta- tions, the post office addresses of whom are given. Director Grisdale, of the Experimental. Farms, says that the first number was so flattingly received that he and his staff are encouraged to hope for even a better reception for this number. Mr. E. S. Archibald,' Dominion Husbandman, deals with live stock; MrsF. C. Elford, Dominion Poultry Husbandman, advises on the care and disposition of poultry; Mr. W. L. Graham, Field Husbandry Division, gives timely suggestions regarding the care and harvesting of field crops; Dr. M. 0. Melte, Dominion Agrostologist, talks on forage plants; Mr, H. T. Gussow, Dominion Botanist, throws light on the best treatment of potatoes, alfalfa, wheat, barley, fruit trees, to preserve their health; Mr. W. T. Macoun speaks of orchard cultivation, of cover crops, of spraying and of care of the potato plant; Mr. F. W. L. Sladen, Apiarist, gives practical counsel on bee culture and preparation for winter; Mr F. Charlan, Dominion To- bacco Specialist, deals with matters whereof he knows relative to the growth and development of the Tobacco plant, and Dr. Frank T. Shutt, Do- minion Chemist, briefly furnishes sage advice regarding the farm water supply. Mr. J. F. Watson, Chief Officer of the Extension and Publicity Division, emphasizes the invitation to the 760,000 occupiers of farm lands in the Dominion to address problems for solution to principals and superintendents. A copy of "Seasonable Hints", it should be added, can be had free on addressing the Publications Branch, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. Director Quisenberry oe the national egg laying contest, Mountain Grove, Mo., gives these rules for breeding poultry: Breed only from stock of high vital- ity, which has never been seriousty sick with any disease. Breed from mature males and fe- males. Breed from birds as near ideal in shape and color as possible. A good all round bird is better to use as a breeder than a bird exceptionally good in one point and exceptionally poor in others, Let the male be exceptionally strong in points where the female is weakest, • and vice versa. Instead of buying ten males at $1 each and thus getting very ordinary males to head your flock, it is much better to get one good male at $10 and him in a separate pen to ten or twelve of your very choicest females. The condition of the parent stock is largely, in fact almost wholly, respon- sible for the condition of the baby chicks. A chick well born is bast raised. Good strong, vigorous males and fe- males, properly mated, will store 80 Much vitality in the eggs that the embryo can stand a lot of abuse in incubation. end the baby chlelt .rill ovorcolns and outdtre mase of our mis- takes In fealty breeding and improper feed. W.-...� Fell in rt Paint Mrs. Edwin Martin, Ayer's Cliff, Que.. writes: "Before using Dr. Chase's Nerve Food I was in a terrible condition. Dizzy spells would come ovet me and I would fall to the floor. I could not sweep without fainting. Dr. Chase's Nerve Food has so built up my system that I can wash and do my housework. Your medicine cured me when doctors had failed. WHEN THE HOGS— FARE $2?L` W]gii TO CLEVELAND . —THURSDAY a EVERY : ' > ,, ,AND SATURDAY "fir .1'TUESDAY.'t'. THE STEAMER "STATE OF OHIO" (June 22nd to September 4th) Leaves Port Stapley Query Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday te Arrives Cleveland tollow(ng morning 11:00 P. M. •6:30 A. M. 1111 Leaves Cleveland every Monday, Wednesday and Friday' . • . • . ' .. •. • . 11:00 P. M. Arrives Port Stanley following morning 6:30 A. M. (All Eastern Time)Fare 12.25 one way 14.00 round trip., 'Connoctjons at Cleveland for Buf- falo, Cedar Point. ut-in-Bay Akron, Columbus. Cincinnati Pittsburgh wheeling and all points south of Cleveland. Ask your ticket agent for tickets via 6. & B. Line. EXCURSION TO CLEVELAND—EVERY SATURDAY Steamer leaves Port Stanley, Saturday, 11:00 P. M. and brings you back home 6,10 Tuesday morning, affording two days in The Sixth Largay City in the United Stant. Fare 52.25 for the Round Trip. For further information address C. W. Pleasence, Canadian Agt., Port Stanley, Ont, VA THE CLEVELAND & BUFFALO TRANSIT CO. CLEVELAND, OHIO 1110, A TERRITORIAL'S APPETITE. A Territorial whose regiment had just been moved back to billets after taking part in the recent British ad- vance, writes home: "All this was the big advance we made about which you must have read. We moved up through a communica- tion trench to our front line under heavy shell fire and then right over the gap into the German trenches, which had just been taken. We held them all that night, and then moved further to the :eft in the morning and stopped there some time. Later on we moved back to the old English first line. We had then been about twelve days under fire practically the whole time, and we were1not sorry to be relieved and come right hack. The German trenches were beauti- fully made, and had splendid dug -outs. We found cigars and any .amount of sausage there, so we fed quite well that day. As you see in the papers, lots of prisoners were taken. We slept when we could all this time, so you can imagine that we were not sorry to be back in a decent town again, with cafes and restaurants. "I have just been out and eaten six eggs and bread and butter and a cup of chocolate, followed by about six cakes, and then steak and chips and beer, a bottle of red wine. a cup of black coffee, and a couple of cigars—made me feel rather stodged. Am now eating a bar of 'chocolate before a final pipe." Refuse to eat, or fail to come to the feeding; Huddle together in nests or pens; Are stiff, gummy -eyed, and red - skinned; Are constipated, and thenhave scours; Have a temperature of about 104 de- grees; And die after ailing a few days— They have cholera, and all hogs on the place which are in health should be sold. All carcasses should be burned, with all rubbish about thelots and sties. The pens should be cleaned and disin- fected. The hogs should be given inand kept clean, dry sleeping quarters pt out of mud and filth. They should be quarantined to prevent the spread of the disease to other farms. A competent veterinarian should be called in at once to give the serum treatment. The above is recommended by the Veterinary Department of the Wisconsin Experi- ment Station. Six or eight months' time and an expense of $50,000 is involved in re- painting the Brooklyn bridge. It is reported that the Russians are sending troops to the Dardanelles. s REST AND HEALTH TO MOTHER AND CHILD.k. M S.wnNSLOW's SOOTHING SvAVP has been used for over SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WrHILE TEETHING. with PERFECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHES the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS ALLAYS all PAIN ; CURES WIND COLIC, and is the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. It is ab. solutety harmless. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup," and take no other trend. Twenty-five cents a bottle. Area of Georgia is 58,725 square miles. Grand Rapids, Mich., jitneys have been driven off the streets. Chinese Government has decided to publish a weekly official paper. The beau parlor of the Y. W. C. A. at Pittsburg has already inspired the engagement t an six couples. of moreh p More than 2,000 women belong to New York printing trades unions. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA HOT -WEATHER DONT,$ FOR DRIVERS. WHAT MEN DISX411(I . Ends, ('riticism, Sarcasm and Too Much Affectation. Men hate to be forced toacknowl- edge that a woman has done them a favor. They absolutely refuse to be patronized by a wotuan. They object to a woman indulging in personal criticism of atiother, however much they may do et them- selves. They want a woman to dis- play et least the ambience or the broadest charity. They dislike a woman to say she does not know what she wants to do, but if she does assert herself and select a mode of entertainment not agreeable to the man, he votes her lacking in sympathy and considera- tion, .. man hates to be kept waiting or to be disappointed in an engage- ment. He can see no reason why a woman' cannot arrange her small af- fairs and so be punctual in keeping appointments with him, On the other hand, his business affairs are never smell and must always pass muster as an excuse for tardiness or actual breaking of an engagement, As a rule, men dislike women with fads and enthusiasms. They think clubs, making collections, going in for charity work, ete., all draw wo- men away from their natural sphere in the home circle. Trifles like lodges, political''meetings, collecting steins and incessant smoking are not fads or enthusiasm. They are privi- leged habits of men. Men detest sarcasm in a woman, They will turn morose o1 vindictive under a sarcastic speech when they would yield and even apologize be- fore a torrent of feminine tears. If a girl is sarcastic before marriage tho man imagines she will be worse than shrewish after the ceremony is over. The girl who poses to the point of affectation is particularly objection- able to the masculine taste. It is a wise girl who knows where the line is drawn between effective posing and posing that is affected. All men, like the great public, like to be fool- ed, particularly by women, but they do not want to know when they are fooled. Fine Language. As a rule the educated native of West Africa, like his Indian brother. loves high flown language. A clerk some time ago sent a report complain- ing that the carbines of the police at his station often misfired. This is "I how he put it. tis ridiculous to re - 'port that the firearms of the police when pointed at the firmament refuse to give explosive sound."—London Sat- urday Review. 1. Don't fail to read this. 2. Don't forget that your horse helps to earn his living. 3. Don't forget that he will repay you for his cost if you treat him right. 4. Don't stand him in the sun when by moving across the street or around the corner you can find shade. 5. Don't put the same load on him when the thermometer is at 90 as you do when it is just above freezing point. 6. Don't fail to give him water at short intervals. 7. Don't fail to bathe his head with cold water. 8. Don't give him whiskey unless advised by a veterinary surgeon. 9. Don't take any yourself. Whisky heats the blood, and much of the abuses of animals are directly traceable to in- temperance. 10. Don't fail to wash your herse's mouth out. 11, Don't fail, if he shows signs of exhaustion, to give him a half hour rest. 12. Don't fail, if heat exhaustion continues, to bathe his entire body with water. 13. Don't fail, in extreme cases, to apply ice to the head and ice water to the body, so as to reduce the tem- perature. 14. Don't lash your horse when be is doing the best he can. 15. Don't lash him at any, .time. He'll do better if you are kind to him 16. Don't swear at him. Profan- ity is offensive and never does any good, 17. Don't forget that a horse bas feelings like yourself, and can feel either the lash of your whip or of your tongue. 18. Don't forget he is a faithful ser- vant if treated properly. 19. Don't hesitate about employing veterinary aid when your horse shows signs of being sick. 20. Don't take advice from the man in the crowd who "knows it all" and is always on hand. People who really know are not very free to offer advice unasked. Georgia's 1914 manufactured pro- ducts were valued at $300,000,000. Roumania's population is about 6,- 000,.000, of whom 20,000 are gipsies. Sir J. A. M. Aitkens, M.P. for Bran- don, was chosen by the Manitoba Con- servatives as their new Provincial leader. Of the Past. Geologists say that several species of man have entirely disappeared from the earth. Doubtless these last spe- cies include the nice old gentieman who used to pull oft his boots of an evening with the help of the bootjack. —Chicago News. Wallaceburg, with 4,500 inhabitants, raised $28,000 for the Patriotic Fund in two days' canvassing; it aimed at $20, 000. The Fourth Estate. The expression "fourth estate" was first used by. Thomas Carlyle and was applied to the editors during the period of the French revolution. Impudent. Registrar—bow old are you, madam? She—I've seen nineteen summers, sir. Registrar—Row long have you been blind le—Brooklyn Engle. Iiow To Beep Silver. Woollen bags hasten rather than prevent silver from tarnishing. Sil- ver kept in a box lined with unbleach- ed cotton flannel and covered with a loose piece of this at night or kept itt bags of unbleached cotton flannel will remain bright a much longer time. A piece thrown over a bureau or dressing table top at night if the articles are silver will save many hours' work. A lump of camphor in the silver drawer or box will also help to prevent tarnish. How to Take Grease From Woodwork. A little gasoline on a cloth will re- move grease on the woodwork around a gas stove or on the stove itself, as if by magic, thus saving much time and strength. If all the woodwork is gone over in this way about once a month the hardest part of the housecleaning will Ue eliminated. Of course, great care must be exercised not to use the gasoline near an open flames of any kind. Tit For Tat. First Teacher — You told me to remind yon to punish Willie Thomp- son this morning for impudence. Second Teacher—I'11 do it tomor- row. I'm called before the school board to -day for insubordination. Was Troubled With Smothering Spells. Would Wake Up With Breath All Gone. Was Troubled for Years With Kidney Disease And This Treatment Cured Me --This Statement Endorsed By a Baptist Minister. The great majority of people are familiar with the extraordinary tura. tive powers of Dr. Chase's Kidney - Liver Pills, But for the benefit of those who are not we continue to publish from day to day reports from per- sons who have been actually cured. The case describ- ed in this letter was an extreme one, and the writer was in a very low condition when he began the use of these pills. The=OSLIF«Ti. cure was so mark- ed that Mr, Mosher's pastor did not hesitate to vouch for his statement. By their unique combined action on the liver, kidneys and bowels, Dr, Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills cure in complicated cases which defy the acs tion of Jrdinary kidney medicines. Mr. W. II, Mosher, Brockville, Ont.,,. writes :—"I used Dr, Chase's Kidney- Liver• Pills, and firmly believe there is. no medicine to equal them. I was. troubled for years with' kidney disease,, and this treatment has cured me. When I began the use of these pills I could only wails from my bed to a. chair, Now I can go to the field and, work like any other man. Dr. Chase's. Kidney -Liver ' Pills aro an excellent.. medicine." This statement is certified to by the. Rev, E. I3. Emett, Ilaptlst minister of. Brockville, Ont. By awakening the action of liven kidneys and bowels Dr. Chase's Kid -,l ney-Liver Pills euro Constipation,' Headaches, Chronic Indigestion, Kid-. ney Disease, Liver Complaint and Backache. One pill a dose, 25 cents a bot, all dealers, or Edmanson, Bated & . Co,, Limited, Toronto. "HOMEY PLEASURES" ARE SWEETEST AND BEST. When, oh when, will young women realize the emptiness of it all and that wild oats produce only 'a harvest of woe? They can't be blind to it. Every day the public prints are full of such experiences — the waywardness that ends up in broken health, broken ties, broken lives. Better by far, my dear girl, had you enduring the dullness of the quiet town and avoided the anguish which you now no doubt endure. There is a great lesson for your sisters who live outside the precincts of the big city. A lesson that should be taught and learned early —very early, even bef•'re a girl has be- gun to;use hairpins. It is this: The wholesome things—the "homey" pleasures—even though they be not weighted with glitter and clank of dishes and the mazy dance, are yet by far the best in the long run. You may not thinkeo in your curiosity to see or to be a part of the "madding throng," to revel in the maelstrom of pleasure seeking mankind. But those who have gone the pace are the best proofs of it all, They will bear witness of its folly and aftermath. There is always the accounting and sometimes the pen- .Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Entirely Cured Her. Mrs. Wm, McElwain, Temperance Vale, N.B., writes: "I am not much of a believer in medicines, but I must say Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills are all right. Some years ago I was troubled with smothering spells. In the night I would be sound asleep but would waken up with my breath all gone and think I never would get it back. I was telling a friend of my trouble, and he advised me to try Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. He also gave me a box which I tried, and I had onlytaken o fewwhen I could sleeof them all night without any trouble. I did not finish the box until some year! after when I felt my trouble testing back, so I took the rest of them and they entirely cured me." Milburn's Heart and Nerve P1118 are 50e per box or 3 boxes for $1,26, at all dealers or mailed direct on receipt of 'rice by The T, Milburn Cd,t 7,ifnited, Toronto, Ont. alty is severe indeed. In contrast, I know a young woman • who lives in a quiet suburb and longs for the city, but in a different way. She • longs to make good there. She is pursuing the course of a pro- fession. Many quiet hours are, given over to study and reading and research • work, so that she may fit herself to - take some part in the world's work and—who knows?—perhaps a big part. She makes herself love the simple • pleasures, the recreations, the games. that are at hand. For she is 'wise • enough to realize that after all pleasure is not in passing the time, but in seeing that time does not pass her by and' leave her weak and wan and weary. If you doubt the wisdom of this, ask the woman who has had all these so- called joys that you seek and she will answer; "Give me peace and Some- thing to do." 'To suffer and to sacrifice • for shining things that are but dross never got anybody anything, but gray hairs and wrinkles and regret. You, dear girl, who may be lonesome and wish to join the followers of folly, . stop and look and listen ere the engine - of that road crush you beneath its: merciless wheels. The danger signals • have always been -out. It is up to you to heed them. PRINTING Alar -13 STATIONERY We have put in our office a complete stock of Staple' Stationery and can supply your wants inli5 WRITING PADS ENVELOPES LEAD PENCILS BUTTER PAPER PAPETEIUES, WRITING PAPER BLANK BOOKS PENS AND INK TOILET PAPER PLAYII: 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 whe'fl in need of LETTER HEADS; 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] i and Magazines. The gimes Office STONE BLOCK Wingham, Ont. l) 4 ›Ak