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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1915-07-22, Page 31,-,0011441411•114 1 An eseecially importaet point to re. Member in groeleg grazing crow for begs be au orchard is to watch the erop and not when the green Inattee On the ground is becOmina exhaulited, aud thee to thee the hogs out ot the orchard end avoid the danger of their injuring the treat when the forage crop siii gone. Protein iel a feed eleneent which tittered never be slighted. Protein le present in most feedsbut in quanti- ties too small for prop'er balance. For eucceesful preparation of live eteelt tor eity stock function do not overate0t the protein content of feeds. It pro- motes vigor, builds frame and Mmes. es the digestibility of other food. Al- falfa hay contents a considerable pro- pertion of protein, according to our leading article thls week. Aneeng oth- er protele feeds may be mentioned Oil Meal, tankage and the like. The sols of no two fangs are aline e' -neither are tee Soils of two :Ueda WI the same farm exactly alike, The to- tal plant food et one tient differs 'from that of the adjoining field; the aniOunt of cleaving organle naatter (humus) differs in different tields; the degfee of coarseness or fineness of the e011 partioles varies greatly; the moisture conditions of no two fields are !della- ea; neither are other ploreical condi- tions nor texture of sail exactly alike M two different fields—aid so OA with an alletost infinite number of condi- tions, each having ntore or less in- fluence Upon the fertility or product'. vity of the soil, each having Us in- fluence upon plant growth, AN 11414-1JSEU VAltelER'S The eltunk is a More valtte to the farmer tthan he is apt to be given Credit. It etteuda among the most tm- pertant annuals that choose for their filet thecae barman to the farmer. It et the best-knowtt enemy ot Amy Worms. including the ecannton army worm, the wheat -head army WOrro, and the fall rimy woere, all of whictl are destrnetive to small Paiute corn ane grasses and cetera heavy losses every year to formers, Warding IA tee United States Departmetat of Agri- culturen biteogist. Tha skunk, width is repreteired throughout the country by a number of varietiee genera and species, is an animal ot great ecoueneic importance. Its food consists very largele ee Ras, mainly of those speciett which are very destruaive to garden And forage crops. Field observation tine leboratory oxamlnatit.ns denemetrato that they tieetroy immense number of White grubs, graethoppers, crickets, cutworms, horueta, weeps and. other noxious forms. Tho alarming inereese of the white grub in some localitten ls largely due to the extermination ot this valuable animal. It is a matter of common observe.. tion Nyberg white k;ruls aro particu- larly abundant in cornfieldto note little round holeburrowed in the groend int hills of corn. These are made by ikunks in their search dur- ing the night for thee grubs. During an 'outbrealt el grusehoppers Kansas it was determined that in many ceses a large proportion of the food of ekunks coasistea of these graeshoppers. Sbawberry growers geuerelly regard this animal with favor, even though in its eager sear& tor the grubs it may uproot the plant or eat a few berriee. The skunks Idea oats many mature "May beetles.' and "Jenc, bun.' which 'hatch bora the white grilles. Skunke also (cam the hop grub, gra.eshoppers, cutworms. crickets, sphinx moths, sweet potato beetles. Colorado potato beetles, field mice and rats. The animal is especially usetui In destroying the rats an mice that commonly Walt Mem buildings. It a skunk takes up his residence near premises where these rats are abund- ant, it will rungin there It not dis- turbed until practically all the mat- erna are destroyed. Two kinds of tobacco worms; which also attack tomato and potato plants, are eaten by the skunk in largo num. bers. These worms armee their diet front tobacdo to tomatoes with etten adaptability that they have spread -over \vele areaa. The skunk's eager- ness for the worm is such that he will dig them out from the ground in great numbers in the late summer and de- atroy them. Some of the most destructlere in- sects in agrieulture are allele as do their work below -ground and out ot reach of any utethal that the farmer cen apply, and It is against many of these that the tikunk is an inveterate enemy. Notwithstanaing all of this, there Is probably not art arernal that Is ruthlessly slaughtered as 18 this one, whereas it is entitled to equal protec- tion with, if not more than, stnne of our birds which enjoy this privilege. Without doubt anindividual skunk occasionally learns to prey upon poul- try, and may beaten) a source of greet ;an.noyance and loss. If the evidences Of its work are unmistakable the ani- mal should be destrayna either by trapping or v113011'14. As e matter of fact, minks mitt weasles, which lave not nearly the bad name poeseas- ed hy their cousin Lep skunk, are far more bloodthirsty and ace expert climeers to reeds; while a Common skunk will kill enly birds found on ti e ground. The farmer who • loses fowls often netstakes the ideutity of the animal killiee them, and when in doubt often attributes the injury to a skunk. NERVOUS CHILDREN llard Study and Too Little Exercise Leads to St. Vitus Dance. There is much criticism of modern educational methods that require too much work ot echool children, allow- ing them too little time for play and preventing sufficient outeondoor oxer - else. When the study of mnsio or any other accomplishment, with the neces- sary practice, Wadded the otrain. Is increased. Under these conditions the blood becomes Impoverished and fails to nourish the uerves. The cliild be- comesrestlesa, and twitching •ef the muscles follow. Sometimes the child stumbles in walking and drops what it tries to hold. Pallor, listlessness and irritability are symptoms that early show' that the blood and nerves are failing to meet the demands made upon them, and Mon St. Vitus' dance has fastened its hold upon the child. In this condition there is no tonic can equal Dr. Wiliarns' Pink Pills, 'which build up the blood, strengthen the nerves, and safely help to meet the demands of the growing child. Outeof- door exercise, nourishing food, plenty ;of sleep with these toned' pills will cure even the most severe cases of St. Vitus' dance: We offer the following proof: "Up to the age of ten -years," says Mrs. Johnson, of Hemford, N. S., son Calvin was as healthe' and rtegged as any child could,' be. Then he- began to complain that his eyes hurt 'him, and of pains In the head, and began to fall back In -his studies' at school. Then I' noticed a trenching of the muscles of his face and arms, and later his whole body seemed to be iu constant motion. Our family pay - stelae was called in and pronounced • the trouble a severe attack of St. Vitus' dance. He was under the doe - togs treatment for some three mouths, but did not seem to improve. We. had taken him front school, and were care- ful that nothing should excite him, but notwithstanding he grew worse, arid the least start would bring an at- tacks of. hysteria. This went on for some months until Dr. Williams' Pink Pills were brought to my attentIon, and we decided to give him that medi- cine. After using a few boxes there was a noticeable improvement, and ny the time he had taken nine or ten boxes he had recovered his former good health. There has been no sign of a return of the trouble, and I can scarcely say how thankful We feel for the complete restoration of our son's health.", Pareetnwho find their growing boys or girls becoming nervous should lose no time in giving theta Dr. Williams'. Pink Pills. You may ward off an at- tack of St. Vitus' dance, or if the trou- ble has reached that stage the Pills will effect a cure. Sold by all medi- cine dealers or by mall at 51) cents 0, box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. 41* FARM NEWS AND VIEWS. To take the pulse ot a horse stand on the left side, run the finger along the lower jaw until you come to a point wh.ere the artery crossed the jaw on its lower edge. The pulsations maY be easily felt here. To get the pulse ot a cow statal it the left side; reach over the neck and reel along the right maw until the artery is found. The normal pulse beat for the horse is 35 to 40 per minute. It may go as high as" 100 in cases of disease. In the cow pul- sations should count 45 tet 50 per min- ute. A soft pulite one that is easily compressed by the finger, indicates bronthitts. A hard pulse, one not eas- ily depressed by the finger, indicates inflammation. A hard pulse is often quick, bounding and forceful. An irre- gular pulse, erre that beats fast for a time, then slowly, indicates weakened heart condition, A slow pulse is on that anima up gradually to the finger touch, and indicates some brain trou- ble. Good, fresh atr In the calf stable is of great importance to the young calf to give it a strong, vigorous constitu- tion and a strong vitality. The calf will be the dairy eOw within two years, so if good productive dairy cows are expected the calf needs to be kept strong and thrifty from the start. Apply intelligent labor to your dairy and watch the income increase. Thousaads of dollars' worth a faria iniplernents gist and rot out every Year because no care is given to put- ting them away properly or protecting them from exposure to the weather. No Welt show of negligenee is found la any other line of busioess its that 61 farming. Oil meal is one of the very best con- eentrated foods for domestic live static. It ie valuable not only as a highly palatable, neutritlous food, but it giveg tone* to the digeative system and thus aids In the digestion of other feeds. 011 Meal has a beneficial effect upon the whole physical econOMY; it COM- binea feed tonic and laxative leroPer- ties. Ten per eeat. of oil Meal added to other forms of grain food will im- prove the general condition of the ant - Mal and give to the hair a desirable lustre. It is good for young ailitilaIs es well as Older ones. Por dairy eows, Which are not fed either alfalfa or Vetch hay. or kale, oil Meal is almost indiopensable for best results. It is al- oe the best substitute for succulent food for the dairy cow. Por cots% kept in or near towns and title% Where seceulent feed is not available, it Is invaluable for maintaining a healthful vigor. MI meal may constitute 10 or 20 per cent. Of the grain ration of dairy herds. The old decaying apple trees in the orehard are veritable breeding Wades for ell IsOrts of fruit pests. Keep there well thopped Out, ushig them or fire. . Wood this' Winter and replacing them With newt healthy trees. 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It must be x-eognieed that proper feeding is ca ly one ot the factors eon- cerned in the ratccessful rearing of chicks. Proper hatching and proper brooding aro also et great importance ted. 11 strong, healthy flocks are to be; Sour and mouldy foods are respon- stble for numereug loses every year, and too great care cannot be taken to see that all the foods to whittle the chicks have access are free from any trace of mould or fermentatton. Grains that have heated, though they May not show any trace of mould, are often injurious and should not be fed. Soft foods which ham been mixed with water or milk sour quickly, especially if exposed to the sun, and should not be used if there is the slightest taco of fermentatton. et is a great -.teal more ocenowical in the long run to throw away tainted food than to take the chance of injur- ing whole flocks of young chicks by its use. All trouts or other utenalls um' in feeding chicks should be cleaned and sealded frequently and kept ecrupulously free from any trace of mould or fernmetation. Great care should be taken in the use of foods whlch, while neither mouldy nor sour, are ;toiled by being trnmpled by the chicks cr mixed wtth soil or drop- pings. Trio*clangee of infection is ouch that it is rover eafe to use foods El& are in that condition. R-entember that oily the cleanest fools shoald be placed before young chicks. There is practically no danger of over.feeding etacIts" atter they are three or four weeks old and are run. ning at large. They should then- be induced to eat the largest possible qnantity of food in order to secure, rapid growth and development. • A large proportion ot the diseastee which affect young cheeks is due to improper feeding or to injurious foods, Frozen vegetables, tainted meat or any foodstuffs which are not in perfect conditon aro liable to cause goer crop, inflammation of the crop or stomach, ed intestinal and liver disorders, in - eluding some forms of so-called 'white diarrhoea." When chicks: are ont of conditon, slight modificatioaa in rations or method's may result in correcting the tendency to disease. It is tench better to protect the health of the *hicks by careful feeding than to resort to drugs after diseased conditions have developoti. During early stages of the chick's life, when intestinal troubles are most common, the use of boiled milk and boiled rice will be ot great assistance in correcting any tendency toward diarrhoea or inflamniation. Boiled milk Should lie given to drink, and boiled rice should be impelled twice a gay in place of the regular feed. Rico phonid bo boiled in a double boiler en. til it is thoroughly cooked and as dry as possible. \Vhen coal, any surplus - tee ; Brno itself has a decide '011ie effete !rind the combinatem of bran and boll- ! ed rice will often cheek what might otherwise become a seri= epidemic of diarrhoea. Churcoal also w111 be round of mat value in preventing this trouble. Where boiled rice and millt aro not eufacient to correct the tendency to i diarrhoea a mild stimulant, such as i ground mustard, cayenne- pepper or ginger, may be added, only °novel: liig mixed with the soft food to be no- ticeable to the taste. Title may bo giv- en as tong as conditions require its use, but no longer. Serious liver dis- erders may result front t00 long con- tinued use of pepper or gingen Chtevve suffering from diarrhoea us- tially have symptenis which are net dLI ficult to recognize. The chickd t wen to ha weak and to possess little t entity. Within a few days there is a thbt, whitish dbeatarge, whieh soon behotnes.sticky awl elogs the vent or there May be only a streak of whitish ettibetance adhering to the down. The lack ot vitality beconies more apparent as tho disease progresses. Che infected ehielte beterive listless and huddle together. They geent to be chine and ielenti metal time beneath the hover or the mother, hen. The ap- You'll not see thent on every street enter, but nevertheless the girls are wearing pantelettea this slimmer. The pantelettes are two- deep nounees of lace attached to the hose to totter the eine inches of ankle bared by Dante Fatitiorag ehort skirts. You teeter can tell. Mane a fellow lute a Skate on Who doesn't Mit flinch petite is lost, the wino droop and the feathers are ruffled. FRUIT OUTLOOK As a rule the chlielts winch resit the (Beattie are never able to matte up the loss due to this early dist:a:to, al- though they may become fully devel- peed. Every effort should be matte to elint- leate from the goon all birds that have at any time been infeeted with dis- eclee.—Dr. Thomas J. Clemens, in, tt. Y. San. NOTE. The average begintrW overcrowds This causes untie:lazed epeetmeits and slow maturity. email Melte do Well, where large Beene fail, duo tersely to the Iaele of care taken In the larger flock tiost poultry keepora, and especially beginners, do twiee, and oornetimes three times, the amount of Work ne- Cesaary. due to A lack Of system and proper equipment, With a good system end equipment mueh of tho drudgery of poultry keeping is avoided. This is the time cif the year for the beginner to purchase the breoalng stock for future operattonee It is at this time the •breader ot nighaerade itock, now that hatching season is over, is willing to <Repose of Part of les stook at a fair prlee to make rot= for the fastegrowing young fowls. Pure ehaee now and get the cream of the flock. Poultry failures can always be trac• ed to lack et knowledge in poultry methods. The fault haa in ahnoet all cases been latd at the door of the hen, when it should hone been placed to those who attempted to manage her. Properly managed, the poultry bust - pees at all times can bo made to pay a Lair profit. That poultry shows will • beeome more popular eaoh yeap both without saying. There is, and always will be, n large percentage of people who "raise poultry who admire the beautiful as well as the utility end, and, hap- pily*, the two can be combined. Beginners In the majority of eases, when purchasing stock and eggs, or :lay -old chicks, obtain their money's worth. The great source of any trou- ble lles in the fact that the average beginner seeks the bargaiii counter. Purchasing cheap stock, *eggs or chicks, will always prove a disappoint- ment, for expeetations are greater than should be expected. ROUMANIA Balkan Power's Dilemma in the World War. • Like Bulgaria Roumania ls only indirectly affected by Italy's entrance into the Eurepean war, though indi- rect effects sometimes have far- reaching coneequence.s. Roumania's position is much like that of the tra- ditional as betweett the two bales of hay. To the West of her lies Austro- Hungarian Transylvania, to the east Russian Bessarabia, both of these pro- vinces inhabited predeminantlY, though by no meane exelueively, by Roumanians. Of course ltounetntia Would like them both, but since this is iniposeittle she lune been. to see winch appeared the safer orey. Late winter, when the .Kciturilnians eeemed about to overrun Hungary. Roumania visibly stirred for a epring at Tra.nsylvenia. Later on, the Teu- tonic' vietariees at her very gates gave her pause. 'Io -day she is closely watching tb.e effect of ltaly's on- slaught upon Austria-Hungery. She Is also interested in possible harMen- Inge at the Dardanelles. Roumania, like )3ulgexia, would greatly dislike to gee Russia at Cone stantineote. She Would then lie squarely in Ruseia's overland path, and should Austria-Hungary give way to a Slavized Central Enrolee, Rou- mania, even with Transylvania, would be but an isolated Islet in the Slatt ocean. Of terse there are string internal cross-eurreots which may modify her deeislon. But, looking at the matter from the standpoint of Purely foreign policy, we may expect something like this: If Constauti- nople tells and the Teutonic allies tail in their stroke against Russia, Rea- , Mania, will almost certainly strike for Transylvania, If Constantbeeple stands and Resale crumples up in Ga- licia and Poland, Roumania will as certainly strike for Beeenrabla. In any other event Roumania will probably continue her present neutrality, al- though, as I have tsaid, there are in- teroal faetori which may tip the scales one way or the Other. .Sueb. aro the main political peed- bilitiee Involved :111 Italtas entrahte into the European war, They are, as we have semi, both far-reaeheng and complex. What the actual re. settee will be, only time and •the for. tune Of the Italian ttems ean discloao. —envoi "Italy and Her Rivals," be Dr. DAM YoVitebevitch, ..in the Amara. can Review of Reviews for July. 131ack as Mourning. Anne, Queen of Charles III. ot Prante, Was the originator of black as a token of mourning, -wearing it eaten the death of her husband in 1499. -Con- trary to that, the accepted mourning of Europe was white. Mack, however, gaited great popu- larity and Was quickly adopted. So Imarked was any deviation trent the unwritten law that Mary (amain of Stets Wart tanned the Whiter teneeti be ✓ itiate oho held by the anoint eutitoM When mourning for Lord Darnley. CHOP OUTLOOK OF 001111INION Grain in the West looks Good On the 'Whole. Ontario roporso Are Also Quite •ravorable. A. special prose bulletin issual by the Census aud 6tat1stice Office gives the following report on the eoncation of field crops throughout Oaneekt ea July le as eummerized from te1egram:1 despatched from, the Dontielon Exper- •intent/el Parma and Stationand Illus- trated Farms in accordance with ar- rangements made between the Depart. meats of Trade and Commerce and Agriculture, PrinceeEdward island—The elautreg. season was very late, bue benVietal rains fell freqtiontly frau the 9t1.t to the 270, asyeele,e an eertelteett; hay crop tend a, full crop of all early }town menet. Hotel crepe and late grains have germinated well and are growing aPleudidly; fruit prospects are gotta, a:s no frost occerred. Nova Scotta—leentvIlle—Ineain ernes are growing well; gress ant clover are inteellent; patentee and earn on dry tared (ere making a tine start, but on wet land are doing poorly, 'ehe condi- teen of the grain crops ie excellent: haul Crops and. later cereals have ger- Minated evenly and are amnia; along well; Autigonish—}Jay and pastures are excellent; early sown grain is good, the late sown grain is gamin; ating fairly evenly. New Brunswicie—Prom FrederIckton it is reported that June has been ex- cessively wet throughout central and Sontliern Now nranswielt, preventing the planting of crops me wet lands. ID northern 1NOW Brunswick conditions are nearly normal stud crops on welt - drained lands are progressing rapidly. The hay crop outloolt intlieates a yield above average. A report from Har- land states the condition of grain crops and graes is light; hoed crops. especially Potatoes, are coming along tine. At Onagance hay is excelleut; grain crops are fair; hoed crops have germinated evenly. Quebec—At Shawville grain crops are looking well, hay is very short. corn was retarded by heavy frosts. Tho report from Cap Rouge states bay will be poor, the condition of grain crops and silage corn is excellent, root crepe have not germinated evenly. At Len- • noxville the weather has been favor- able for grain and hay. At Ste, Anne de 10, Pocatiere grain crops startea well, but the hay crop is about one- third less Allan the average. • Ontarto—A report from. lestex C01111•• ty elates fall wheat is headed anti shows a heavy crop ona lame area. the heading of barley is uneven; oats are good, peas excellent .and corn a little backward, turnips are germinat- ing evenly, the hay crop is very light. Coterie County—The audition of grain crops is excellent and hoed crops are looking well. Prune, early toma- toes and peaches give promise of an reseellent crop. Tile hay crop is gooa and is mostly harvested. From Otta- wa, covering the districts of Eastern Ontario the grata crops ant reportett as looking well, but the hay crop is ligin and uneven. Noce crops have germinated evenly, excepting corn, which is backward and uneven, and badly in need of ram. Manitoba—From Brandon ie is re- ported that crop growth has been re- tarded by dry weather early- in aline, and by cold later. Good rains fell due. ing the last half ef, the month, and there is ample moisture for the present needs. Warm weather had occasional showers would insure a good _crop. Ilae is light and corn. backivarde. Sagitatchewan—At Indian Head, Lloydmaeter, le-ndersley and null Lage grain crops are reported as look- ing well or excellent. Late sown wheat, oats and barlay showed 'less damage at Indian Head from frosts of the, 7th and 150. than early sown wheat. Hoed erops promise well. At Kindersley mats and flax are well ad• canved, and at Gull Lake 50 per cent. is in shot elade. Scott Station reports an abundant supply of moieturenwith etlieat in the shot blade, and a few fields headed out. Other grain. crops are coming along equally won; hoed crops are retarded by :tool weather and ttome dietricts report injury from heist 01 the nate In southwestere Saskat- chewan and from Swift Current norte to Prelate all crops look excellent. lerom. Prelate West to Empress crops are patchy, due to cutworms, wire. worms, autl in a few instances to the sowing of poor seed. All hoed crops look well, though late The report from Rosthern ia less favorableolerom this station It is reported that frost on the 15th killed corn, tomatoes and squash, retarded potatoes tnd injured 'email fruits; that there is no hay erop through lack of ram; and that all grata crepe, except those on. very well prepared land, are suffering from drought. Unless heavy rains anne aoon the grain crops will be almost toAtailbefratialtriei dmonton, Lecontbe, Car. mangay, Pincher Crceilt‘ Macleod, Lethbridge and Poremost, reports [train and hay erops show vigorous mewl. Crops in southwestern M - growth encl root crops are well ad- borta are suffering slightly Palm ex-, cesehre rains and cold weather; in eotitb and southeastern Alberta all crops are fine, though patchy in a few Summary of Reports as to Pros. peas in Ontario. 13elow is given a summary of the reports soot In from the chief !rein ttrewing distriots to the Ontario De. partmeut of Agriculture; East a Toronto, inoludin.g tha coun- ties of Ontario, Durham, Nortthumber- land and Prince Edward, applies gen- erally protaise a fair to good cr01). probably 60 to 70 per cent. of that of last year. Duehees and other summer apples are reported a nearly full creel. Fan apples, medium, Splee only fair, Greenings fair to good, Baldwins and ;Insects good. Ben Davis very good. Pears and sour cherries very good. Halton and Wentworth Counties— All varieties of apples generally re- ported a fair to light crop only, with Spies and Kings better than other to:Intones, Early and late pears are variously reported a failure to a good Prop, averaging probably fair, with Keiffers good. Plums arid cherries a full crop, Niagara District—Elberta peaches are a fair to good crop -with other varieties very good, Early and late pears generaly light, with the excep- tion of Keiffers, which promise a good crop. Pietas probably will be a medium crop only, reports varying greatly from very lIght to food. Chen ries generally do not promise as big a crop as last year. Frost also is re- ported to have caused considerable damage to cherries and plums, many growers reporting a heavy drop of fruit. Currants, gooseberrieta rasp- berries and blackberries, all give pro- mise of a good crop, though consider-. able winter killiug of raspberry canes Is repqrted. Grapent especialy back from thellanteen‘in low place, suf- fered very tensiderably from the frost �tMay 27th. Probably the total crop will be affected 25 per cent. or more. Fruit ;generally .through tb.e Niagara district is reported looking well, but lot growing much at the time the re- ports were sent in, owing to the con- tinued eold weather, many growers looking for a heavy crop of fruit. Welland County—All apples aver - eke a light crop. Pears and plums good. Cherries good bet not as heavy as 1914, Elberta Peaches fair to good, other varieties heavy. Considerable damage to grapes from frost. Norfolk—All varieties of applies give pronaise of a light to fair crop only. Pears are a fair crop, Middlesex reports heavy edamage from frost of all varieties of fruit, most correspondents stating that the fruit crop is practically ruined, with the possible exception of Spies, which were hardly in bloom at the time of the frost. nun prospects were fair up until the time of treat, Lambton County also 'suffered sev- erely in many parts from the frost, es- pecially orchards on low-lying lands. Generally speaking, the Larabton ap- ple crop will be light, though Kings and Rtissets are fair to good. Peaches on low land are also severely frosted. Plums are a medium crop. Pears Huron, Grey, Bruce and Simeoe re- port a fair to light crop of apples, the frost doing very severe damage in many ;sections, some reports stating that tlin crop was practically ruined. A very considerable increase in the acreage of strawberries planted out this year is reported from lealton, Wentwoyth, Lincoln and Norfolk Counties. Canning factories generally seem to be offfering prices if anything a little bele* those of last year. Prices re- ported for striterberries range froni $1.50 to $1.60 per 24 -qt. orate; for raspberries $1,60 to $1.68. GREAT SHIPS f .roLD. Noah's Ark About the Size of Modern Ocean Liner. It is generally agreed that Noall'e ark measured about 450 feet In amen 76 feet in breadth, and 95' feet. In depth. It is interesting to note then the proportions of these dimensione are Practieally the same as the oi the great modern ocean liners. The Greeks and the Bonito:1a con- structed several large vesselie Measare ing upwards of 500 feet. Theee were eases, bttilt foe the emperors or rulers, and liritish Columbia—The report from were little more than enormoue towe, afraealz states that June hits been an without any means oe peoPulteidn. A veseel 420 feet in length, wag built by Ptolemy, will& was proPealea by 600 roeters, arranged In five banks, ueing oars 57 feet in length. The fame of the Thalainegus atilt lives. Thts boat, which measured 800 feet in length, 40 feet in breadth, and exeellent month for crop growth. Root end fodder crepe are above the average; haying is well under Way, and the clover (woe Is harvested. In InVermore co/Attu:1. rates have fallen, creating extremely favorable condi- tents, clover and alfalfa are excep- tionally heavy: wheat is good; oats GO feet in depth, wars eald to have aro only fair; hoed erope protaise well. .been the most beautiful craft be au- tiqulty, and was need exclutively 03r . the Emperor. A king of Syratuse is also credited witb. having built a very palatial boat, whorle cabins were hang with costly stile and decorated with rare statues. After the decline of the Roman nip, pire 'no great' Shine were cottetnieted for More than 1,000 years. Life Doesn't Wait for You. It. le one of the provoking, but In- teresting things about life that it w111 never stop a, momeat for admiration. No sooner do you pause to enjoy it, or philesepltize over 14 or poetize about it, than it is Up and away, atul the text time you glance around it is vanishing over the hill—with the Wind in its garments and the sun in its hair, If you de not g0 On et/tit lite It , will go On without you. Antericen ' Magarnie. II*13.'8OPER 4t W1111'1141 8PEdiALISTS P,Ookiteteme, Arthma. Catarrh. Plrhpies, Dyspeptia, Epliepty, Rheumatism, Skin, Kid. 'ney, Mood, Nerve and 131nddee 011111114611. till or send history tor 'fire Adele.. With* furnished in tablet form Ilouts-10 ant. to 1 tsre aad 2 to 0 p.nt. 8ondayt-40 1,rn. to lp.ta. onselidtion'trae 0/26. iSOPE'0& WHIDE • ite Toronto ete'rereete, Om. NO ALUM / 111 1 MAGIC RTEAD LABEL 1 BAKING p R Or. IL 11. lIJ IX- 10 CALL FAILED Why the Moslem jihad DK Not Rally Against the Allies. The Men In the -government saddle at Constantinople lent November te- emed a. call to Moslems everywhere to rally Ill revolt against their alien rulers. The call wea lost in. that air. It met with, response nowhere. The frentic effort failed utterly. It is important tor utr, a It be ponflibie, to find the aeal meaning of thts outcome of A plan from whien, so Amen was hoped. We have" been aconetomecl far inane years to see on the part ot the Mos- lems of Turkey, ot Egypt, and of lu- dia an aceeptance ot aid from Chriet- Ian nations in material tillage Accom- panied by a, firm attitude of tidelity to their anteestral faith., teed with a revuleion trove our religion. • Very few even of the most intelli- gent among them have been able in the past to underetand Christian teaching or to appreciate tlae conetit- twat elements ot truly Christian char- acter. The events now taking place in Europe have intensifted Moslem re- vulsion from European Christianity and deepened their conviction of the 61presne excellence of their own relig- ion, • Why, then, have Moslems who are subjects of Christian governments turned a deaf ear -to the call et the Calif and remained loyal to the goy- ernments under which they live? We may interpret their loyalty to their rulers of Moslems under the do- minion of England, France, and Rus- sia as meaning that they know that listening to Turkey's appeal would imperil their materiel iraterests. Yes, but is this a sufficient explanation? It is very far from suffictent. • Men of the East have from time immemorial been accustomed to a governm.ental a.dminIstration and fo judicial procedure that made more of Personal claims and ..money induce- ments than of the demands of right and justice, where, therefore, the rice had every advantage over the poor. The rich men and men of rank in India. and Egypt have of late years often been dazed at finding that neith- er rank nor wealth could move a judge a hair's -breath from what the law and quity demanded. This has not made them love their western rulers, but it has made them respect and trust them. Their experience under just government has now for two genera. - tions profoundly penetrated their -thought and life.— From "Moslems and the War," by Rev. George P. Her- rick, D. b., in the American Review of Reviews for July. 1,-.1•1.1111.1.1,ns• HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIEND Territorial lloro Tool; Chtunin Place in Death Line, Dierl to Save Happiness of a Wo.. man. "There lips a gallant English gentle- man," said the ilev,arian officer, Lying In the Welsh hospital at Ver- sailles is it young City 1111111, 5cletit Prone u stockbrokev's office, who join- ed a Territorial battalion of ate Bed- fordshire Regiment f%hortly after the outbreak et the war. Sitting by his bedside I heard lee poignant. :eery, told itt simple language; a tale ot Plan who gave his life eo thee his friend might have a chance of return- ing to his wire and child. A friendstip that began at echool was eontinued tu manhood. Two youeg men euterett tile same office, and eat on aatoining stools. One, my informant, married Mat year. "You tan talk ebout shirkers," he said; "we were both shirkers then. Wily should we risk our lives, I ask- ed my pal one owning as we came up from Surbiton together. Then earne Belgium and the atrocities. We began to realize things more. My pal said he was going to enlist, and I said I •would, too. He tried to dissuade me. because i was married. His only rela- tive is his mother, • _ "We argued the point, Then I spoke • to my wife. She said 'Go', although there were tears in her eyes when he segewlt ew e in the same company, and stood side by side in the Milks. Our • Period of training was tedious, we had taken the plunke and wanted to get cut as soca as possible. Eventu- ally we found ourselves at .13oulogne, laughing and cheering and teeing to belleve we should soon be home again. AtUtr a. week in billets we were sent into the trenches. "The Regulars, whom we relieved, hati ehristened the trench 'Hell's Own' ipretty hellish, I can't tell you NtVilwas etI felt like when the big shells came plugging Into the trench. I saw chaps I had aims to like go ting • for the beggars to charge. They threw y what wasdown twithout wore hell, It seemed Ince eternit grenaaes as they came, ,and these, wined out a few more of ;our chaps. My .blood was up teen, and I simply wanted to kill, It was hideous, "I shot at an officer, and saw hint fall, My pal climbed out of the trench, walked towards the man 1 had drop- ped, picked itim up and carried him back to our trench. "I was mad with eine I think we nearly quarrelled, but he said. the couldn't •see the devil lying there bleeding, • "I set my teeth and went on firing. I1 was no use, thy simply wore us -down. We were only twenty, and it was no good going on. They took us away and put us in a ;barn together. ein the middle ot the night an of- ficer (I learnt we had been opposed to the Bavarians) tame to the barn and said we were going to be shot at • dawn, aelexcept my pal; they would let tint off because he lied saved an officer's life, I confess I felt a bit down. I thought of my wife and the baby I should never see. My pal said nothing at all, but all of a sudden he Raked one of the guards it lie could speak to tbe officer. Tbey took him away, and in about an hour he came back. -Where have you been?' • I asked. 'I hate seen a general,' int said. 'It's all fixed up; ethey're going to shoot me -instead or you.' " 'I didn't know shat be was talk- ing about. He wouldn't explain, just sank down and went off to sleep. I slept fitfully, "At dawn they awoke us with kicks, 'Not you,' said one of the soldiers to me, 'you stay here; we don't. want you: They tried to keep me in the barn, but 1 pushed my way out with the others. It was oMy then that I realized. what was going to happen. "My pal gripped my hand. 'Tell the meter I've gone west,' the said. 'I never told you before, Jack, old man. . . . .It -doesn't matter now Your wile chose the better man Give her my love,' "They didn't blindfold 'ern. They stood, nineteen- of 'em, beak to the wall, and fell at the first volley, " 'There lies a gallant English gentleman,' said the Bavarian officer. tbe knew."—London Express, • AIDS IN BATTLE. Most Unique Ships Accompany Fleet, But Do Not Fight. One of the largest ships in the Bri- tish navy does not fight, but it al- ways accompanies the fleet in actual warfare. This ship is the Ark Royal and the most unique- itt the world, She Is the last ward in special units, and Is at the present. time located oft the Dardanelles. She is a floating aero- plane factory, and parries spare pro- pellors, wings, floats and every con- ceivable part of a hydroplane or sea-. plane, Great Britain is the first navy in the world to possess such a ship. These flying machines accompanying the fleet can be repaired and practi- cally rebuilt right on the ground, by means of this mother ship. Another famous ship, and which does not fight, attached to the navy, is H. M. °metope. She is nothing more or less than a. huge dockyard foundry, employing three hundred skilled me- chanics, in addition to the crew ne- cessary to gall the ship. She does not carry a gun, because every inch of room is required for machinery. Every battleship has a small work shop, but It cannot do big repairs or casting, but the Oyclops can. She carries a com- plete foundry, where as large a cast- ing as a battleship's propellor can be made. In the ship are huge cupolas or domes for smelting and casting, stretched away above the deck like huge mushrooms. Over the bow of this ship hangs a huge anchor, made of wood. This is a. template for casting a eomplete an- chor, sheald ene et the warships lose one. In addition to her liege repairing Plant, the Cyclops carries a. west dis- tilling apparatus to supply fresh wat- er to all the ships in the fleet. She is fitted up with ice -making machines and refrigeration rooms, itt which fresh meat is, stored ter the crews of those Mall craft, like submarines, tor- pedo boats and destroyers gad small crttisers, which cannot be so fitted. The Cyclops is 500 feet long, an.d at tea . time he was built was the first of her type and size in the world. There is also another ship of the tame class, called the Assistance, but sho is not so large. There is still an- other celled the Vulcan, of 7,000 tons displacement, which has ability to cruise 10,000 miles without re -coaling. This latter ship has two huge cranes, worked ;by hydraulic, which are large -enough to lift a email vetted clean out of the water on to the deck with- in. half 0. ralttute. Phase cranes are fas- tened to the, keel of the repair ship, to preveht her tipping over witea lifting a, largo vessel. These facts possibly throw light for the general reader up- on Many Matters connected with the royal navy, *Which must have suggested thought at times. The •Retort Courteous. Justice bay was a "hanging judge" and when on circuit expedited business in a sumneary manner. On one occa. don the trial of a prisoner concluded at dusk, and the Judge ordered Candlea to be lighted se that he Might try another case that night. O'Connor, a noted Irish barrister, defended, and in protest against night -weft eXcIattned, addressing the court: "What, My lord, try Men by night' What will men nay? That nistice ie not done by bay?" Ile obtained his end, and at the next sitting the- accused was acquitted...-. London Mirror. • Mugging—I regard my alintorty ag gantblittg debt Bugging—MeV do Viogit iletterlage n ieitot4.1tggin6 OtitAtivit_Ln. motion ThisLaafi. figure thIs at Oute UNDELIVERED Is Letter Addressed to "Most Pop- ular Man in Germany." ••••••••••••••1•• • A letter bearing the inscription "To the most popular men in Genitally" was posted "c. o, Poste Restante, Berlin." Berlin's Post Office redir- ected it to "General Von Meek, Paris.' Von Kluek, instead of arriving there, as he was supposed to do, wee making a. headlong retreat. ;Hence the later was repeated to Berlin marked "Unknown at this addrees." Said the German pest office: "Vole Kluek is no longer popular, but von Hindenburg is the hero." So the la- ter was redirected to lien. lly the time the letter should have reached him he • wee 2110Wed up in tile Carpathians. • Von leindenburg had been cut off by the Russians, and dropped below zero in the Kairiern esteem. So the pcet office, etteking to cline favor with the Kaiser, redirected inc letter to Count Zeppelin. It was, however, intercepted by re: employee In the Antwerp post office, who sent ar113;1 day the Lea. it lae.: truhscadin tthoerie) tante watt Sunk, and the French ieret I office returned it to Italie marked "Von Tirpitz. Wanted badly. Try Potedant." But a pctittutetter slipped the later into the Kaiser's packet, crossing out von Tirpitzet name. The Kaiser, blghby indignant at be- ing the fifth most popular man in -sent it on- to the grown Priem, but a Frenchman aill em - 4 in the Stoney poet office re- dirated it to ettneral Jeffre. The 'Berlin poet ernes marked it "Hold until called fon" - *Ann "A fellow can Mame tell when he la in love," nye the Cynietel littebelort "He Calle like making a foe' of him- ettle"