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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1915-09-30, Page 6yrn,a"rwatsielaraaaa•mia a. .ra„ ;e 6 c, t5,04 C•0000 Farm and Garden •:4vc<GCvcoOb 00000 TO CONTROL FIRE BLIGHT. A Serious Menace to Both Apple and Pear Trees. Reports of fruit growers indicate that fire blight in both apples azul pears is a serious epidemic in the fruit growing sections of the piddle west The disease bas not as yet been de• struetive in Ontario this year be- cause of the early dry season, which prevented the germ from oozing front the holdover cankers, told, cloudy weather at the time oe pear blossom - Mg suppressed the activities of the various insects that carry the blight germ to the blossoms. The dry weath- er iudueed a hardening of the new growth almost as soon as formed, and in such hardened tissue the blight germ makes very slow progress. The recent heavy rains, however, are likely THE WINGHAM TIMES """ ► v*""""0 V1." ,"'"&""" "n "The Customer is Always Right" His is the text or mott of a great and famous departure' t store in Chicago. It is an assertion of the custom-r's place of suprem, acy in the relation between buyer and seller. Any retailer who slights his cus- tomer is committing business sui- cide. The customer wants those who serve him or her to use the newspaper as a vehicle fur their announcements of goods or service. This iso the modern and right idea. Newspaper advertisements give desired business netts in the right place and at the right time. To ignore your customer's wishes in this matte- is to commit a costly mistake—far more costly thin 'news• paper space. To the Merchants of Wingham Keep your eyes on your customers and humor them. It pays to do so. Keep very close to them --by means of advertisements in the weekly '.Times.' FOLLOW LEADERS iv* WV%itbel r i It W 1/0/ 16",116✓"b410b 11^tt"r41,1k1V10 ,441,16•,V144iikc4A �► THRIFT AND WAR. iI It is said that war will teach Canadians the value of thrift. A more accurate statement is that the war will compel us to be thrifty. The Germans are I among the most warlike and thrifty Ipeople in the world. But the trouble erettreis oe FIRE BLIGHT. is that the German fondness for war i neutralizes the German love of thrift. to bring about rapid growth in welt There is not much sense in saving titled orchards, and there is still den -1 money on food and clothing in order to ger of much damage from the blight i spend it on fireworks. The Germans The orchards should be inspected have been doing that and worse, for twice weekly for traces of blight Any their fireworks are not even 'harmless, blighted twigs should be cut off at We must all deny ourselves and make once. making the cut at least six inches ! sacrifices in order to save the world below any signs of the diseased tissue. The pruned stub should be disinfected from the militarist mania which has with corrosive solution made by dis- taken so terrible a hold on Germany. solving one antiseptic tablet. obtaina- But having done that, we must begin to ble at any drug store, in a pint of wa- ' inquire what thrift really means. ter. The solution should be carried in Thrift is opposed to waste, and there - a glass container and the wounds , fore it is opposed to war. A victory swabbed liberally with it I ever Germany will be incomplete and The biweekly inspections should be ! started at once and continued until the almost useless unless it is a victory for wood becomes hard again. It would order and thrift as opposed to the an - also be a great advantage to sow the archy and waste of war. Mankind cover crop in pear and young apple cannot go on building um a fabric of orchards now, as this crop ~Ill help to ' civilization in order that some lunatic check the growth and at the same time ' may have the fun of burning it down, insure that the trees go into winter is , Great Britain is spending twenty•one good condition. 1million dollars a day on this war, to Cover Crop and Dry Weather. I say nothing of a much more costly ex - It is sometimes advisable to turn un- penditure of human blood, The total der a cover crop earlier on account of expenditures of the warring nations the soil being in good condition, where- i cannot be much less than a hundred as If put off for a few days or a week million dollars a day. Humanity must dry weather might prevent the work have something to show for that, and being done as it should be. When the for the loss of millions of men in the land is to be planted to cotton it will prime of health and strength. We and be necessary to turn the cover crop our allies are fighting in vain unless we under earlier, regardless of the stage are fighting for a civilized Empire and of growth. This will allow a few days 1 for the land to settle and to be gotten a civilized world, for law and order and M proper condition for a good seed bed. the conservation of the resources of the The plow should be followed closely world, and especially of its human re - with the barrow, to pulverize the soil sources. There has never before been before the wind and sunshine dry it out. a war like this, and the terms of peace ought to be as far-reaching as the strife C(KinrstIKstbU►rRrell'A tbtbtlitat'ti itkA and the sacrifice. It is not strips of BARB WIRE INJURIES land we are fighting for. It is a new se . system, a new order, a new way of life. " During the pasture season horses are FACTS AND FIGURES. frequently injured on barb wire. These injuries require careful attention. Dr, I -A. S. Alexander of Wisconsin gives the following suggestions for the treat- , most of barb wire cuts: "After a barb wire accident do not apply axle grease or any rancid oint- ment intment to the wound. Wash the wound thoroughly with warm water. Then clip the hair close as possible around it and wash again to remove any hair or other foreign substance, "When sand or hair has lodged in the depths of a deep cut never use a wet sponge to clean It out. Use a piece of absorbent cotton or cotton batting. There will be much less risk of in- fection. "It will be useless to put stitches in a wound that Is very deep or ragged, or that is loeatedin a place not in per - feet rest when the animal is making natural movements. "Dry dusting powder bas a healing effect on barb wire wounds and other large, moist cuts and abrasions. Such powder may be prepared cheaply by Westing together equal parts of slaked ume, sulphur and charcoal. "Prevent lockjaw dangers in nail !rounds of the hoof by opening them tip freely, which provides drainage for serum and pus. Saturate with a so- lution of corrosive sublimate and wa- le•e in the proportion of 1 to 500. Cover :with dusting powder, absorbent cotton end a bandage. This treatment should be repeated daily until the wound Is healed," Cautious. Higgs—Crooke is a critninal lawyer isn't he? Diggs—He's a lawyer, btrt rte to his being Criminal, I think he's too direful to unite overstep the line— Xerie York Sen. .gl�ktt every btrd it* food, b . t'hrOW it into the neat, -r -J, fir, for themselves. But that is much less hon thereaI facts. ]aver ate kn ws t y p that there is a great deal of expenditure and loss that cannot be calculated. For instance, very few know how much they give to private charities that are to a great extent made necessary by the drink habit. Losses by sickness, death, loss of time, loss by bad debts, etc., cannot be estimated. So that in- stead of being five times, it may pos- sibly be double that amount. Other places report a similar propor- tion "members of the Dauphin County Board of Poor Directors, Pennsylvania, have announced that caring for the liquor traffic costs Dauphin County in- cluding the City of Harrisburg, more than five times as much as the revenue receives from the business. The reven- ues of the City and County from the liquor business amounts to $34,315.00 while the two governments spend $186,000.00 in partially remedying the harm that liquor does." Professor Longacre, of Washington, D. C., speaking at Atlantic City, re- cently, said: "The liquor traffic is a revenue consumer. It takes five times as much to care for the criminals, paupers and orphans for which the saloon is responsible as the amount of the revenues paid to the government by the breweries. From a Government report we find that there are 4,688 persons engaged in the breweries and distilleries. We also learn that there is one person employed in useful industries for every $2,582 in- vested. From these figures anyone can prove that the hundred million dollars spent in drink would give em- ployment to eight times four thousand six hundred and eighty-eight. And if you add to this the amount ingested in I liquor manufacture, the sum total would give employment to nearly twelve times the number of men em- ployed in the breweries and distilleries. In every way the liquor traffic is the enemy of labor, a burden on the sober man and a menace to the nation. We pin our pith to facts. Give the people the plain, unvarnished facts and they will soon settle this question. Everyone can help in this fight against an enemy worse than the Germans, by taking the "Pioneer" or any other temperance paper and when he, has read it, handing it to his neighbor, H, Arnott,'M.B., M.C.P.S. To the Editor; People are slow to comprehend the immensity of the burden laid on their shoulders by the liquor traffic. Some time ago I made the statement that it cost five times as much to look after the mischief wrought by the liquor , traffic as the revenue receives from it. Air blowing on bread sponge will I also said that if the money spent in keep it from rising and may spoil it drink were spent in useful articles, it entirely. world give employment to eight times When roasting a fowl stuff the breast as many men as are now engaged in the with pared and cutup sweet potatoes; manufacture of liquor. 1 was hr. - the flavor is surprising, me liately asked for proof. That was ensile done because 1 cnly stated what anyo ie can demonstrate mathematically CROPS IN CANADA. Ottawa September 13th, 191,,—In a bulletin issued to -day the Census and Statistics Office publishes Re annual preliminary estimate of the production in Canada of the principal' grain crops (wheat, oats, rye barley and flaxseed), as well as a report on the condition of all field crops at the end of August. YIELD OF PRINCIPAL CEREALS, 1015. The preliminary , estimate of this year's wheat crop in Canada is a total of 308,838,800 bushels from 12,986,400 acres, tepresenting an average yield per acre of 23.78 bushels. This total is 147,559,800 bushels, or 91 p.c., in ex- cess of last year's inferior yield of 161,- 280,000 bushels, 77,122,800 bushels, or 33 p.c., in excess of the previous high- est yield of 231,717,000 bushels in 1913, anti 112,814,000 bushels, or 58 p.c., in excess of the annual average yield of 186,026,000 bushels for the five years 1910 to 1914. In acreage, average yield per acre and in total yield the present estimate is the highest on record for Canada. Of oats the total yield for 1915 is estimated at 488 million bushels, from 11,355,000 acres, an average yield September 30th t g 15 CARLYLE AND THE ARTISTS. His impatience With Whistler and Hie i Growl at Watts. In the article on Whistler in "Sketch• es of Great Painters," by Edwin Watto Chubb, there b a cbaracteristie Carlyle I anecdote. Carlyle had seen the fainouti painting by Whistler of his mother, and this Ied to Carlyle's willingness to sit for the Sreatsartlst "geeame orte morning," writes Mr. Chubb, "sat Own, waited a few moments while: Whistler made the fivai arrangements of canvas, brusbes and palette ani said: '"And now, mon, Are away!' ''When Carlyle noticed that Whistler Ignored his injpnetiou and did not think that that was the way to paint o portrait he added testily; " `If you're fighting battles or paint- ing pictures the only thing to do is to Are away.' "On another day Carlyle talked about other artists wbo bad painted bis por- trait: "'There was Mr, Watts, a man of note, trod I went to his studio, and there was much tueestineation, and screens were drawn around the easel, and curtains were drawn, and -1 was not allowed to see anything. And then, at last, the screens were put aside, and there I was. And I looked. And Mr. Watts, a great mon, he said to me, "How do you like it?" And then 1 turned to Mr. Watts. and I said, •'Mon.. I would have you know I am in the habit of wearin' clean linen."'" An Eye For an Eye. The law of Afghanistan Is In theory the same as that of Mohammedan countries In general --that is, of the Koran. This is an eye for an eye, a tootle for a tooth. and enables the par- ty wronged to 'avenge himself on a relative if circumstances prevent him from reaching the aggressor In person, hence revenge becomes among tbE Afghans a point of honor, which nil man may waive except with disgrace They Knew. "Now, children," said the teacher, "I've explained to you the nature of a fixed holiday. Now, give me an in- stance of a movable holiday." And the class answered in chorus, "May the Ise"—St. Louis Post -Dis- patch. Her Wavering Affections. "Hubby, I'm in love with that hat." "You fall in love with too many hats. If ou'll promise to remain constant to That one as much as six weeks I'll buy It for you."—Buffalo News. There never was a man so strong but strong drink was stronger.—De troit Free Press. �— - Cruel Thing! The elderly "girl" was gushing round, as usual, and Molly Smarte was per acre of 42,94. bushels, the figures getting sired of it, of yield also constituting records never 1 ph, look Beret cried the would be previously attained for the Canadian youthful dame. "Here's such a funny advertisement in the paper. .& beauty oat cop. Barley is placed at 51,- specialist says be can make you look 655,000 bushels from 1,509,- ten years younger in twenty minutes." 350 acres, an average per acre of l "How interesting!" exclaimed Mise 34.22 bushels. Rye yields 2,385,700 Smarte, with a smile. "Why don't yon bushels from 112,300 .acres, or 21.24 try his treatment for—er—an hour or bushels per acre, and flaxseed 12,199,- bo?'—London Answers. 600 bushels from 1,009,600 acres, or 12,08 bushels per acre. Enough to Make Trouble, GRAIN HARVEST OF Tan NORTHWE T He—You don't Seem t0 be as fond as 1 PROVINCES. you used to be of Miss Sweetthtng. The estimated total production of e—I'm not, either. Why, the horrid wheat in the three Northwest provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta) IThe 'rims till Jan. 1st, 25c. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S C A S T O R I A 1ARE 2 TO CLELAND EVERY Tugs��D��AY-�T+ HURSDDA+V S c, ro,;n aic24111;_ ,• :,,t��[1tiiiD kTURDAY (5f =-r•a- THE STEAMER "STATE OP 0HI0" (Juno 22nd to Septenrbte 4th) Laves Port Stanley a ee., Tuesday,. Thursday and Saturday , •, -• . MOO P, M. Aeravaat Ciersland following mdrhina ' , , a 70 A. M. naw~Vas C1eValand ever/ Monday. Wednesday and Friday , . r .. . 11:00 P. M. Arrival fart atanley fnllowin rnornhlg r r . , r , 8.80 A M. All 1Ttar», e liar , Akron, Wan o 01.00 ,bind n Pi t y (flatland for A. 1j t a.•ornnc ,an. nt t1 d aM,Oedar oinh f Cleveland. Akron, our ticket agent for Pittsburgh wheelie and alt pointe north Of Ciareland. Ask your ticket dgeriE tot Ilrkata Yia �. & n. Lgaa, EXCURSION TO CLEVELAND—.EVERY SATURDAY &eennr karat Port Stanley, Saturday, MOO P. M. and brims you back horn* 6t10iece,tay tnotnlnt, slfordiee tee days in The 9xrb larked Cly to the tTnlrad Proof. 'Fare $2.25 for the aonndT rIp. Sot further information:W.1,mi Q. W. P;easence, Canadian Att., Port Stanley, Dar, 64 us CL,aiVIZIAND & Bt$I'F'LO mart Cis, kg tittle cat went around telling folks hew truth respect and regard she had for Me and how she had learned to rely on is 275,772,200 bushels as compared with the teachings of my long experience. - 140,958,000 bushels last year. In Mani- Richmond Times -Dispatch. toba the total is 77,514,200 bushels, as compared with 38,605,000 bushels, in Saskatchewan 155,233,000 bushels against 73,494,000 bushels and in Alber- ta 43,025,000 bushels against 28,859,000 bushels. Oats yield 301,051,000 bushels in the three provinces as compared with 150,843,000 bushels last year, barley 33,303,000 bushels against 19,535,000 bushels, rye 657,000 bushels against 514,800 bushels and flaxseed 12,118,000 bushels against 7,083,000 bushels. it should be noted that the foregoing preliminary estimates of yield are com- piled from the reports of correspondents those judgment, based largely upon the luxuriant appearance of the crops in the field, may possibly not be sustained by the final actual returns from the threshing machine. Revised estimates of yield will be published in October and final estimates after the completion of threshing at the end of the year. CONDITION O1 FIELD CROPS. A notable teature of the past grow- ing season has been the steady mainten• once from month' to month of high figures indicating condition. From May 31 to August 31 the figures for wheat, oats, barley and rye have been maintained at over 90 p, c. of the standard representing a full crop. For the whole of Canada the figures of con- dition at August 81 also exceeded 00 p. e. for mixed grains; they were between 80 and 90 p. e. for peas, beans, buck- wheat, flaxseed and root and fodder crops and were below 80 p. c. only for corn for husking (79) and hay b and clover (71). Conditions for harvesting in the west were described by corres- pondents as generally favourableduring August, Towards the end of the month severe frosts did some injury, but fortunately they came too late to Cause Widespread damage to grain. In the Maritime province and in other parts of Eastern Canada excessive rains delayed ripening or interfered seriously with the ingathering of bay and grain. A Trifle, Really. "That 'was a mighty attractive cos. tame Mrs. Puregold wore at the dance last night" "I suppose it was—if you say so—bttt It didn't seem to nae there was enough to make much fuss over.".—Richmond Times -Dispatch. Nearly Barefoot. "I bear that Jones is on his tippers. Its It true?" "I guess so. I met him this morn - Ing, and he said he expected to be on Ws feet in a few days." ---Omaha Bee. Accounting For it. "Byes are the windows of the soul." "That accounts for their so often having such a glassy stare." -13a1.11 - More American._ Could Not Bend Down On Account of Backache" Mr. 3. A. Lubiniecki, Dauphin, Man., writes: "It is my pleasure to write you in regard to Doan's Kidney Pills which I have been using for soave time for kidney trouble, which used to affect my back so that at times I could not bend down, nor could I walk straight. I learn- ed about your pills £roti your Almanac, and 1 bless the happy hour 1 thought of buying this medicine. One time a druggist persuaded the to buy -'s Kidney Pills, saying they were just as good, in fact he guaranteed they were. I yielded to his adviee, and what was the result? I had bearing down pains in arty back for two days, so I took the balance Of the pills unused to the druggist, and told him to give me Doan's gidne :pills as they would stop the pain in 12 hours at the outside. Be told int he was ills sorrydid1notuse ate the m o£ pills, and lengthctt the time to await results. I told him there is no need of waiting With Doan's Pills, they go right to the spot. No substitute for me." Doan'e Kidney Pills are 50e a bort, a bores for $1.25 et all dealers or malted direct on receipt of price by The T. Miibutn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. When ordering duvet sptclfi D att'a'r Made in Canada .4aa.wwa•lrr Made in Canada awalialoomiaterteriasim 1 AM GOING TO FIND OUT." "1 have been reading and hearing about Columbia Reccrk.'s . so much and so often —that I am going to decide right now for myself whether,;they are better recorded and have better and more lasting surface than any I have ever heard. "I have been told time and again that they will fit my machine, and that there are hundreds of Columbia Records at the stan- dard price of 85 cents, I am going to. prove it. "Within a very short distance of where I am right now there is a Columbia dealer. And I am going to see him, I own a talking machine, and if there's anything new or better in the way of records, I want it." Now You've said it—do it. 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