HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1926-3-31, Page 6WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31st, 1826 THE BRUSSELS POST
BRUCE COUNTY
Mildmay Village Council is an-
, gigue to have a local magistrate ap-
pointed to deal with COSOS under loc-
al by-iews. A number of prominent
men have been recommended for the
poeition. •
The new plan a thoo Village of
Illiblinay has been completed by Fn.
kineer E. D. Bolton, of Listowel, and
is now registered in the Bruce COint.
ty registry M Walkerton. The plaa
conforms to the statutes and will
prove a great convemenee.
e Two detectives from Detroit Naar.?
in Southampton endeavorina to loc-
ate a number of automobile parts
stolen from the plant of the Ford
Motor Company of Detroit. The of-
ficials suspected that the stolen parts
had been disposed of in this dis-
trict.
John Rogers, civil engineer, of
Mitchell, Ont., who compiled the forst
report in connection with the drain-
age of the Teeswater River, is re-
ported to have entered an action for
$1,500 against the Township of Cul-
ross. He claims this amount for his
services.
Jos. D. Meyer, of Carrick town-
ship, has disposed of his farm near
Ambleside and removed with his
family and effects to Richdale, Sask.
Mr. Meyer served two years as
councillor of Carrick, and, was sec-
retary-treaeurer of Ambleside school
board for 'several years.
Charged with a serious offense
against his step -daughter, 14 years
of age, Henry Bedford, a well-known
Bruce farmer, about 40 years of
age, was placed under arrest at his
farm near Lovat and brought to
Walkerton jail. The arrest was made
by Provincial Constable Bone, of
Walkerton, assisted by Constable
Leith, of Paisley.
An interesting wedding took place
at the Anglican rectory, Boston,
Mass., on Saturday, when Miss Hel-
en Blair, R.N., of Toronto, young --
est daughter of Mrs. Blair and the
late George Blair, of Kincardine, be-
came the bride of Thomas Lloyd
Gledhill, M.A., eldest son of Mayor
and Mrs. Gledhill, of Kincardine.
The groom is a professor of geology
, in Harvard University, Cambridge,
Mass.
William W. Dickison, a prominent
resident of Carrick township, died
suddenly Wednesday following a sea
ere hemorrhage of the lungs. Mr.
Dickison was born in Carrick on
.April 27, 1802. He was the second
son of the late William Dickison, an
outstanding municipal figure in Car-
rick for many years, who served as
reeve of the township for many
terms and who was chosen as War-
den of Bruce County in 1887. Th's
was the only time in the history of
Bruce that the, wardenship WOrit to
Carrick. The deceased was a life-
long Conservative in politics. He is
survived by a widow and family of
four sons and three daughters.
Following an illness of nine weeks
Rev. W. J. Freed died ion Caress
township. Be was in his 77th pair
and formerly of Beamsville, but had
been residing with his son-in-law, T.
W. Pickell, of Culross for the past
four months. Deceased was born in
Beamsville, Dec. 018th, 1847. Those
who survive are his widow and two
daughters, Mrs. Pickell, Culross, and
Mrs. Byrne, Hamilton. The funeral
was held private at the home of T.
W. Pickell, on Monday at 11 a.m.
Public service was held in the Wing -
ham Baptist church at 1.15 p.m. 'The
remains were taken to Beamsville
one:, interment in Beatnsville comet.
A (7!tjet but pretty wedding was
at the home of R. L.
lkeeton, on March 13, at
when their youngest
daughter, Tena, was united in holy
bonds of matrimony to Robert IT.
Johnson, Clinton, son of the late Mr.
and IVirs. •Iohn Johnson, of Willis -
croft, by the Rev. R. Perdue. The
bride was charmingly dressed in rtise
wood satin crepe, trimmed with ant
velvet and rhinestones. The bride-
groom's gift to the bride was a beau-
tiful string of pearls. After partak-
ing of a dainty luncheon, they left
mind showers of confetti for London
and other points east. On their re-
turn they will reside in Clinton,
where the bridegroom has a prosper-
ousjewellery business,
There passed away recently ono
of the highly esteemed pioneer aesi-
dents of Kinloss Township in the
person of Eli= lane Stuart, widew
of the late ISaiah Moore, in her 37th
year. The deceased lady's parents,
Jtanes Stuart and Jane Beaeom, im-
nligtated from Ireland and settled in
Goderich township where she was
born and spent her early life in
Goderieh and Colborne townships,
In 1860 she was married to Mr.
Moore and Moved to Winghinn In
1870 where Mr. MoOre took a peg,
tioti as head sawyer in the Wingharet
seele Mill. After a few years here
they Moved to Kinloss where Mr.
Moore Was head eaWyer M Gana's b
save mill and here Mr. Moore had a a
very nnfOrtunate aecident in the los 8
of oae Of his hands,
solemniz
Tanner, P,high noor.
THE CURE OF RINGWORM
CAUSE AND CE UROF SCALY AND
UNSIGHTLY PATCHES,
Caused by a Paraelte---Yearllogs and
Calves Most Sueeeptible — Treat-
ment Suggested.
(Contributed by ontario Department of
Agriouiture, Toronto.)
Ringworm is a ekin disease present
in many herds during the 'winter per-
iod, It is a disease of domestication,
favored by poor aulmal husbandry
practice. Quite common and most
frequently seen in young cattle, ap-
pearing a short ttnie after freeze-up
when the animals have returned.
from pastures to the infected quar-
ters that they occupy during the feed-
ing period.
Caused by Parasite.
The parasite, Trichophyton tonsu-
rans, which is responsible for the
ringworm condition, is a hardy ras-
cal and can live in the stables, feed -
racks, mangers and yards from
spring to autumn and is always ready
to welcome his victim, be it a man,
a horse, a sheep, a pig or a steer,—
cattle are preferred offering a skin
that Is usually soft and porous --Just
what the parasite needs. The trane-
mission of the parasite may be direct
or indirect. Indirect by means of
harness, curry comb, blanket, bed-
ding, tie chain, halters, mangers or
stall partitions. In cattle natural in-
fection occurs through contact of dis-
eased and healthy animals, as rubbing
or licking one another. The parasite
after reaching an animal locates in
the hair follicles, causing the hair to
become brittle and to split or break
off. A single organism once estab-
lished under favorable conditions
multiplies at a tremendous rate, so
much so that thousands of hair fol-
licles are invaded and the circular
patches of grey scaly crust increase.
Yearlings and Calves Are Most
ceptible, particularly so if crowded
together in warm stables where the
organism is present on walls or man-
gers. The disease appears around
the ears, eyes, neck, lips and tail -
head, the parts that an itchy animal
can rub on an infected object most
easily. The period of incubation for
this parasite varies from seven to
thirty days. Small nodules eovered
with asbeetos-liki crust first appear,
growing ;!O are several inches in
diameter The- are generally thick-
er on dr e" thee on light skin. Con-
siderable erite; ei develops, musing
the anine I to rub the encrusted area
aiding be' .mmation with thickening
and crate- If the crust is removed
a raw bl• surface is exposed.
Treatmere Suggested.
As soot ns ringworm is detected
an effort should be made to isolate
the affected animals and to treat
them at once. A definite nine of
treatment should be followed,- Wash
the crusted areas with water and
soap to soften the scale, remove the
hair around the area, and also the
scale, then dry and paint over with
iodine. The iodine should be applied
daily until the affected part is healed.
Ointments containing sulphur, oor an
ointment made of one part powdered
bluestone to six parte of vaseline,
may be used Instead of Iodine. Pine
tar is also a good dreesina. Oils and
greases tend to check the develon-
ment of ringworm. This discase
could he prevented and the loss caus-
ed by its presence prevented by the
practice of proper clean-up measures
in the stables and yards used by the
farm animals.—L. Stevenson, Direc-
tor of Extension, O. A. College,
MINERAL DEFICHeNCIES.
How These Deficiencies In Roth Soils
and From Animals May
. Be Corrected.
During recent years a great aeal
of consideration has been elven to
the possible effects of mineral defi-
ciencies, reducing the vitality and
lowering the resistance of animals
against abortion disease and sterility.
This seems to be more especially the
case in dairy herds whin_ are kept
at a high state of milk production,
remaining indoors most of the time
on a fixed ration defitient in min-
eral elements, namely lime and phos-
phorous. Run down and exhausted
pastures should therefore he re-
juvenated by a liberal application of
intneral fertilizers in order that
grains, forage and pasture containing
a sufficient amount of minerals may
be grown for feed.
In all cases of nutritional efficiency,
the nature of the deficiency ehould be
determined and corrected as far as
passible. In a general sense the de-
ficiencies can usually be corrected In
a herd by liberal fteeling of a bal-
anced ration, allowing sufficient exer-
cise and as large a use of liguminous
pastures as possible. Where mineral
deficiency is presumed to be present,
direct benefit may be derived from a
mineral tonic to the feed, such as
lime phosphate, salt, potassium iodide
and sulphate of irote—C. D. McGil-
vray, D.C.Sc., Ontario Veterinary
College, Guelph. .
Shoeing of the Horse.
As shoeing has certain injurious
influences it should be guarded by
the following practices:—
1, Removal of excessive growth.
2. Fit shoe to foot and tot foot
to shoe,
8. Avoid rasping surface of the
wall.
4. leave the sole thick.
5. Do not cut away the bar.
6. Don't trine the frog except to
detach loose portions.
7, Shoe selected should be. suitable
for the borne and nature of his work,
8. Hot fitting is not injurious !in -
bete foot is burned.
9, Nall low and liSe OS few nails
as possible.
10. Don't hammer down &inns
with viol ea ce,
The horse is entitled to every con-
sideration from the farrier, in that
thc shoe nailed to his hoof is placed e
In sun a ray as to give comfort, and e
protection Many a good horse hes
een made to euffer through (timeless
hoeing, Give the faithful horse a
quare Stevensoe, Deo , of
ittenefon, 0. 5 (iolleeg, Catelph 0
ete eR-Natee eloadt al/0 too
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District Adjoining Lake Cerahle of
Producing Best Fruit — A Spray
Service Started Last Year,
(Family Herald & Weekly Star)
If all the owners of orchards itt
Ontario were asked if there is any
profit in apples the answer of the
majority would be in the negative.
10 every case where pruning and
spraying is neglected the outlook is
discouraging—Aro:et y holds of wormy
scabby fruit that no dealer cares to
buy.
Yet in several districts there has
been good work done by individuals
and through united efforts to clean
up the orchards, to spray against in-
sects and fungi and, last but not least
to grade the fruit and put it on the
market in acceptable form. As
stated previously in these columns the
Feuit Branch of the Ontario Depart-
ment of Agriculture has organized a
spray service which has been carried
into effect in half a dozen counties.
Huron County was chosen as one
of the fields for this extension work
because of its reputation in the past
as a producer of apples and the ex-
istence of a - number Me =age or-
chards. There were growers wno
had made a success with apples and
with the co-operation of these an ex-
tensive campaign was pleamed by Mr.
S. B. Stothers, the agricultural repre-
sentative at Clinton, for bringing
back the neglected orchards.
The strip of land lying within 15
or 20 miles of the lake shore is em-
inently adapted to the production of
winter varieties, the Spies, Baldwins,
Russets and Greeningthat are in de-
mand for the export trade. The early
orchards thrived anci bore abuadant-
ly. In 1896 it is said that two lam
deed thousand • (200,000) barrels
Were shipped out of the county pra-
ctically all from the home orchards
of an acre or two in extent. Then
the decline set in, trees were neglect-
ed, scab increased and prices -yere
not encouraging. The lowest ebb was
reached about 1022 when the iiMip-
ment probably did not reach ten per
cent of the 200,000 mark.
Orcharding Revival.
With about ten thousand acres of
apple orchard in the county the re-
juvention of the industry looked like
a big task. However in 1924 there
was organized a Fruit Growers' coun-
cil with the object of discussing ways
and means of improving conditions.
The first activity MU the holding of
a fruit show at Clinton which bro-
ught out a fairly gold display'.
The following spring (1925) the
district was included as one in a
spray service which was provided by
the Fruit Branch at Toronto in con-
junction with the Agricultural Col -1
legt and the Agricultural Representa-
tive, Mr. Stothers, Letters were
sent out and applications solicited
for those wishing to take advantage
of the spray service. The promoters
were anxious in this spray service to ,
get hold of those men who had pur-
chased power outfits and were begin-
ners in this work. Fifteen appliea-
tions -we,re received and this constitu-
ted the epray service although ad -1
eke and help avas given to a good
many °there. The work was under
the personal direction of Professor
J.tile.gaelowitt and W. G, Evans of the
coi
These orchards were spread over
an area forty miles long and liftien
miles deep .melting it quite a contrect
to keep in touch with conditions from
day to day, Conditions might be
suitable .for spraying today at Bay-
field while at Lucknow there would
be one or two or sometimes three
days later and the intervening dis-
trict had varying stages of prepared-
ness.
All those taking part in the service
were asked to act according to in-
structions as closely as poseible, In
this respect there was the heartiest
co-operation possible from those in-
terested, In one or two -instances
where circumstances were such that
spraying coald not be .done just when
advieable, results were not quiM as
good as they shoold have been. This
acted as examples inshowing the
necessity of attending to details and
it was very gratifying indeed, to note
that farmers took the !natter serious.
ly.
Encouraging Statistics.
The following table will give en
idea of the results obtained. By fer
the larger percentage of the fruit
grades No. 1 and No. 2. This fruit
would have graded a much larger
percentage No. 1 had cuhivatieon con-
dition been satisfactory. It was an
extremely dry summer which a.ffaet-
d the size of the fruit and much
tuft that was quite clean was still .
.undersized end necessarily had to go
into grade No. 2, Thi S eves also af-
fected by the -face that Inane of the
reherde Mai net received attentien
EXILED KING IN VIENNA
e 'ewe
for many years. They had not le.
&dyed any fertilization and were not
in a position to produce maximum
fruit of reasonable slim,
Domes -
Grower No, 1 No. 2 No. 3 tic Tote'
No, 2 110 163 0 279
No. 4 90 .00
No, 5 105 35 20 100
No, 7 144 27 85 256
No. 8 30 55 25 50 160
No. 9 110 30 '28 198
No. .10 51 12 4 07
No. 11 282 250 108 16 0.56
No. 14 80 100 180
No. 15 107 141 6 254
No. 1 165 114 279
No, 3 923 485. 65 1473
In the case where one man had to
sell all his crop as Domestic his entire
crop was affected by a hail .storm.
This. affected several others by de-
grading their fruit.
Fruit growers were quite hard bit
last fall as frost came down early and
caught a large percentage of the best
fruit. Losses were all the way from
a few barrels to a thousand. How-
ever, many farmers claim they had
more money out of their fruit or-
chards last year than many other pre-
ious years.
What Skill Can Do.
As already stated the acreage of
apple trees in Huron county is over
ten thousand made up mostly of
horneorchards of a few acres in ex-
tent. Commercial orchards are apt
very numeeoim and are e scattered
over a wide territory. Several of
these are worthy of mention on ac-
count of the high standing they have
attained,
Near Bayfield is the Sloan orchard
of 65 acres of which 35 acres are in
full bearing. Before the war Major
Sloan obtained some fine crops but
four years absence in the service of
his country showed its effect in small-
er yields until in
apples at all.
"come back" is
of the following
1920 ..
1921
1922
1923 ..
1924 ..
1925
1919 there, were no
The story of the
told in the records
yeors:
. 600 barrels
.. 1.700 "
.. 2.300 "
.. 3.700 "
.... a light crop
anaverage crop
Major Sloan reports a much great,
cm interest in apple growing in his
district in the past few years. Qu:te
O iminber of powei: sprayershave
been placed and growers are getting
returns equal to or greater- than that
from other parts of the farm, The
fruit is utually sold to Toronto firms
at satisfactory prices. There is not
much trouble in disposing of good
fruit.
Rapson Bros., of Londesboro, have
an orchard of about three hundred
trees pianted thiaty years ago. Until
last year very poor results were se-
curedas caterpillars, codling moths,
bud moth and oyster -shell scabs play-
ed havoc, In the spring of 1924 a
power sprayer was purchased and
the dormant application made to
destroy the -scab followed by three
other sprays, ao. recommended by
Prof. Caesar and Howitt of Guelph.
Cultivation and pruning brought the
orchard into a healthy condition so
that in 1925 there was a cropof
over 1,200 barrels, a leage percent-
age of which were No. 1. From one
Baldwin tree 19 barrels ware picked.
Rapson Brea, are not so fortunate
in marketing opportunities as Major
Sloan as they report they have to
depend on a few local buyers.
At the northern end of the c.ounty
cia Thad 101' efficient; management of
thew orchards. John Joynt, M.L.A.,
and Kenneth Caineron have beea
spraying for many years and have
kept up with the latest idoas in en -
pie growing. The greater portion of
Mr. Cameron's planting wits done by
himself over thirty years ago but he
has gelte a number of trees that
were set by his father sixty-eight
maw ago. One of these has made
something of a record for yield a
total of 120 barrels in the past eight
Years. The lowest was 4 barrels in
1924 in;e1 the highest 24 barrels ia
1925. To carry such a load the teee
must necessarily be of copeiderable
size. The circumstance of the trunk
twelve inches from the grmind is 6
feet 5 inches, Its height is 821/2 feet
and its average width 41 feet.
With the catitinnatie.e of the; spray
service the future of apple growing
in Buren county is bright, Mr.
Stothers States that Ins work among
fruit growers has been one of the
most encouraging features 617 his
wore,. Apples of high quality een
be produced and a market can be
found by united effort. Unfortuna-
tely much inferior fruit has been
shippd out of the couatry in past
yeas giving the district a douhtftil
reputation on the prairie .,market.
Thromeit the tewly forthed iConocil
ot should be posed* te haem Mapee-
King Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, ex-
iled in Germany, snapped on a visit
to Vienna,
tion of cars before shipping and an
assurance given to the buyer that
the quality of the pack is the best.
Then the county can attain its right-
ful position as the producer of the
finest winter varieties.
HURON COUNTY.
A quiet wedding was solemnized
in Si. Thomas' Church, Seaforth, on
Monday morning, March 15, by the
rector, Rev. T. H. Brown, when
Caroline, third daughter of airs. Ed-
gar and the late Robert Edgar, was
united in marriage to Alexander
Muir, eldest son of John and Mrs.
Muir. .
The following officers for the com-
ing year were elected by the Clin-
ton Hospital Board: Hon.- president,
Mrs. W. Brydone; president, Mrs. T.
Mason; first vice-president, Mrs. H.
33. Combe; second vice-president,
Miss A. Howson; secretary, 'Mrs. J.
Zapfc; corresponding secretary,' Mrs.
William Gunn; convener finance
committee, Mias W. J. Stevensoni;
convener house committee, Mrs. J.
Zapfe; convener property committee,
Mrs. Venner.
John Wright, a well-known resi-
dent of Clinton section, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Joseph
Rapson, of Hullett township, on Fel-
day last after a short illness, the re-
sult of a stroke, in his eighty-third
year. Mr. Wright was a native of
Engand but came to Canada when a
lad of twelve. The family settled
at. Freelton but in 1870 Mr. Wright
came up to Huron and for many
years farnied on the Base Line. la
1897 after the death of his wife, and
when his family were all grown and
doing for themselves, he left his
farm to his son and went to the
State of Oregon, and for eighteen
or twenty years he travelled about a
good deal. Some years ago he re-
turned and has been making his
.home in the vicinity.
BRUCE COUNTY
Mrs. Mary Knoll, widow of Val-
entine Knoll, and an old resident ef
Cargill district, was found dead at
her home ki Brant Township, cast
af Dunkeld.
Owing to an outbreak of scarlet
fever at Teeswater, the local public
and continuation schools have been
ordered to close by Dr. Fraser, pro-
vincial medical officer of health.
An epidemic of a mild form of
the "fiu" ha% struck Kincardine and
at one time over 300 casie were re-
ported. The attack,' like a cold,
lasts but a few days.
The Port Elgin Town Council ad-
vertised for a constable and received
twenty-one applications, Only elle
was from a lOcal man, the rest were
from points in Ontario and Quebec.
The shied° sranged all the way from
$792 to $2700 a year. A special
meeting of the Council was called to
deal with the applications.
A. number of catte belonging to
Thos. Harrie, drover, broke out of
the pens at the stock yards at Rip-
ley. The early morning passenger
train ran into them on the bridge
about a mil esonth of Ripley, killing
MO instantly and injuring seveval
others so that it was necessary to
have them slaughtered,
At an executive meeting of the
Bruce and Grey Presbytery, held in
Hanover, Rev, R. J. MsKiy, of Woo 11. -
erten, was elected Moderator of the
presbytery, to succeed Rev. N. R. Di
Sinelleir, of Tiverton, when term el'
office expired at that meeting. Der.
ing his Moderatorship, Me, Sinclair
hour probably presided ab more in-
ductions than any former Moderator.
The meeting was well -attended, en,
thesiastic and optimistic. Atrange,
ments were made for holding the
next meeting of presbytery at Walk.
ertoo, on Tuesday, May 1101.
A resolneion has been forwarded lly
the Sonthampton Town (Murrell to
Poo. Dr. Kitig, federal neirripter of
public works, expressing appreciation
of the work done by the depaitinent
on the Saugueen Riree dock, but Also
urging that "the permanent usefole
neon of the &telt will depend on the
extension of the work along the Sau,
goon" The Council mike that the dli. ,
pertinent have a grant pieced in the
&Menefee Ibis year to take tare of
thie extension, A copy of the reeo-1
hition has elm been fetnearded . to the
WHAT LONDON POG IS LIKE.
Makes Big People Look Small, and
Small People Look Big,
A Londoner, who knowe where-
of he writes, Clue describes a fog in
the world's metropolis:
Fog is the Great Deceiver,
It makes big people look small,
small people look big, omnibuses look
like fire-engittes, and Rolls-Royces
look liko omnibuses.
But of all tho placee over which
fog casts its yellow cloak, the great
London termini --Euston, King's
Cross, Waterloo and the others—look
the most (airtime. You see only a
yellow "blurge," through which
faint and ghostly porters move
clumsily among other people's lug-
gage. The lines of travellers cart be
seen with difficulty; inspectors leaa
against the fog and give bad-tem-
pered answers to stupid people who
did not ask the question being
iteswered.
On the platforms it is worse. High
above, the pall is bleak, round you
It is pea-green. Bookstalls flare
bravely behind innumerable "con-
tents bills"; through steaming win-
dows of indistinct Pullmans you see
tables laid for lunch and children
drawing with their stubby fingers on
the panes; you glimpse a board on
the carriage roofs: "Newcastle, Edin-
burgh, Aberdeen."
Aberdeen! Heavens! A world away
on an ordinary day, but to-dayl
Make your way stumblingly to the
end of the platform. There is no
engine yet. You look ahead, and the
track gleams dully in the light of it
brasier swinging lazily from Some
Workman's hand.
You can just distinguish great for-
ests of signals in the murk—strange,
evil, forbidding things.
A shape appears, headed by a light
that slowly crawls nearer. The clink-
olank of oonnectIng-rods comes to
you, and the hiss of steam. Then,
suddenly, a Pacific locomotive, huge,
terrible, and magnificent glides past
yeu towards the waiting carriage&
A few minutes, and the shrill
whistles of guards come through the
fog. There is a great burst of steam,
a bellow of anger from the Pacific,
and slowly the train moves past you
into the Yellow Beyond.
"Newcastle, Edinburgh, Aber-
deen." The Pullmans, gathering
r,
speed, glide o"igh the win-
dows, faint and blurred, you see wo-
men reading papers and magazines,
men lighting pipet
In front, on the "plate," two keen -
eyed, square -Jawed men, holding the
lives of all these hundreds In the
palms of their hands, peer ever
forward.
EHICIE-MAIUNG IN INDIA.
Used In Construction of Temples,
Etc., Centuries Ago.
Long before the British arrived ln
India bricks were in common use in
certahe parts of the country, for in
the conetruction of fortifications,
temples, eto., large thin bricks were
used. These were not unlike those
used in ancient Europe.
According to the account handed
down by Abul Foal, the minister of
Emperor Akbar, there were three
kinds, known as "burnt, half -
burnt, unburnt," the price for each
of which was settled by tbe Emperor
himself. But these bricks do not
appear to have been quite satisfac-
tory, for they did not stand the test
oe time in most cases.
One of the difficulties in making
good bricks in India is the fact that
it is found difficult to get the edges
sharp and well defined, due to the
use of moulds which are seldom well
made. It is usual to manufacture
the bricks near to the place where
they are to be used, and in order to
have the advantage of this proximity,
it is not seldom that an inferior clay
is used.
The introduction of European
bricks is associated with the name of
Mr. George Macdonald, who, in 1866,
began his experiments by building a
factory at Riiniganie This scheme
did aot succeed, for he failed to ob-
tain Government support. But in
1881 Mr. J. H. Glass_ was more suc-
cessful, for he managed to get the
authorities to carry out an investi-
gation into the value of certain clays
in several districts. Later Messrs.
Burn & Co., opened their works and
their output a few years ago, was
about 30,000 bricks a day.
Round about Calcutta bricks are
made In large quantities, and R is
stated by Watt that the largest brick
factory in India, one situated at
Akra, near Calcutta, turns out thirty
millions a year,
Usually, when a contractor intends
to build, he looks round to see if
imitable May can be found in the
neighborhood. He then employs
coolies to cut out the bricks, in the
size most convenient for use. A kiln
is then erected, firewood being placed
above and below, after which the
whole is fired for several days. There
Is always coneiderable loss through
incompletely burnt bricks, but, 'In
most parts, it is possible to supply at
the rate of six or seven rupees per
thousand. Where firewood is expen-
olive, the price will be higher.
Her Own Master.
She was a widow and a very pretty
one, whilst he wee it bluff, good-
hearted sailor, unused to the ways of
folk who lived on la.nd. All the
same, he decided to propose to the
lady of his dreams in his own way.
"Rath, dear," he add, "your boat
is drifting down the stream of life
with no strong hand to gtild.e it safe-
ly past the rocks that line the way.
Perhaps, Teeth, I'd make a decent
captain and mil it for you?"
"1 am sorely, hark," ehe answered,
with an ettgaging bluela but In a
very firra tone of voice, "that you
can't be. But you can be emend -ba -
command if you like,"
lfiunalca Imports Our Praia
To import fresh fruit into Jamaica
BOOMS like carrying meals to New-
castle; and yet there is a small im-
port trade in Kith fruit iato that
litriest of the MOM West
itt 1924 it amounted to 140,000
pounds, having a value of about
000. These imports eoneleted of
applee, Imam, and grapes, the 01)10
terming 45 per eont, ot the tete].
100a1 inetiebere 3 melee hi leIo°1 ,
-- aearememagaeree
PERTH COUNTY
1110e„1. Rankin, Mitchell, fell and
reactor -ea qte largo bone of her fore -
EOM, Whin) SilS Ll'innini On Mio of the
gliV wires of a high bat et the nigh
Sehool,
Wm. Myers, 3.11 No, 2, Bornholm,
a -meet -CI weed that hie hrother, Hen.
r v Mytre OMR inetantly killed when he
wee kicked by a horse at his farm le
Aborta.
Albert Douglas itito ROM 111a rem on
the 10111 Comession, of Downie, to
his brother, John Douglas, and vvill
shot tly move lo Waterloo, where he
will go kilo the garage bind -ties&
Thiety-eix Holsteins, 20 females,
10,maleti, went; tinder t It c hatntriel' alt
the serniginnual &OP of Perth County
Breeders' Aesociatinn, at Stratford,
on To u rsd ay. Bidd 1 ng WOO brisk,
An average of $180 per animal was
seoured.
0 O. Powere, who has conducted a
farm int plement b nod nese itt Ci PO Oen,
has sold his business and property to
Ken. McRoberts son of Cecil McRob.
ergs. Mr. and Mts. Powers expect to
take up their residence at their new
hone° in Sarnia, aboue May lst.
Rev. Jas. Charlton, a former Mitch-
ell boy, who has been rector of the
Onondaga parieh for the past few
years, has received a disteict pre.
motion, and will take charge of St.
Paul's congregation at Windsor, on
April Lit,
Ed. -and Mrs. Campbell, Atwood,
entertained a few friends at their
home, on Saturday last, in honor of
their 481h wedding anniversary, Con-
gratulations are extended to air. and
Mrs. Campbell, and it is hoped they
will celebeate their golden annivers-
ary.
"There is a considerable number of
farms changing bands lately, some
farmers retiring from the farm, and
seine becoming tired of farming, Neil
Crowley sold his 100 -acre farm to
Gordon Krug for the sum of $8,200, it
being compoinad 01 101 20. Concession
9, of Ellice Township, Neil Crowley
bought Jud Crowley's farm for
$10.000, on the same line, lot 25,
which contains 125 acres. Jod and
Mrs. Crowley intend moving to Wis-
consin.
G. W. Harrison, manager of Bank
of Commerce, Stratford, leaves for
Toronto where he becomes manager
of the Securities department in the
Toronto branch.
W. D. Vines passed away at his
home in Listowel after a serious ill-
ness, at the age of 78. He is sur- ,
vived by his wife, . a son, Charles
Vines, of Kurtzville, and a daughter
Miss P. Vines at home.
A. pretty wedding was solemnized
at the home of Thomas and Mrs.
Boyes, Downie, when their only dau-
ghter, Freida Mae, became the bride
of William A., son of John and Mee.
Bain, of Fullerton. The ceremony
was conducted by Rev. McKay, min-
ister at Avonton.
St. John's Unitd Church which will
be the church home of the members
of the present Trinity and First Un-
ited congregations of Stratford, an-
nounces joint services in the Majestic.:
Theatre, commencing the second Sun
day in April. Services will be held
there until the new church is ready.
John McCourt, of Milverton, re-
ceived word of the death of his bro-
ther:, Charles McCourt, who died ou
March 1, at his home in Fresno, Cal,
Mr. McCourt was born in Elena town-
ship some 67 years ago and at the
age of 16 left for California, where
he had resided ever since.
Thomas Worden, who makes his
home with his daughter, Mrs. Fred.
McClocklin, Mitchell, and who wets
90 years and six months oid, on St.
Patrick's day, walke about town ae
spry as many a man of sixty. Of the
early pioneers between Dublin and
Mitehe11 there inc only two left, Mr.
Worden and alr. Carpenter and the
latter is in hie- 90th year.
The sudden death of one of Blau.
shard's prominent funnies, John S.
Somerville, was a great blow to the
scores of people who knew him. Mr.
Somerville, who was appatently itt
the prime of Ole (42 years of age)
was engaged hi cleaning up a load
of grain on Thursday last amen he
was suddenly stricken with paralysis
and although everything that inedidal
skill could do was done, he rapidly
sank and passed away six days litter.
Frank H. Butcher, second son of
Mrs, Thomas F. Butcher„of St,
Marys, has entered into partnership
with John W. Allen of Aylmer and
took over the old. established hard-
ware business of Wright etz Allen in
that town. Mr. Dutcher learned the
hardware business while ie the em-
ploy of J. AL Adam and left St.
Marys 16 years ago to take a posi-
tion with the Bowden Hardware, of
London. After some years in Lon-
don he went to Aylmer and entered
the emplo yof John H. Glover and
later worked for the Miller Barchvave
of that place. For tho past'ion
years he has been representative for
Western Ontario of the Canada Paint
Company. '
A man dining in a fashion-
able restaurant, and not wish-
ing to exhibit his ignorance of
French, beckoned to o. waiter,
and, pointing to an item on the
menu, saidi "Waiter, 1 think
I'll try some of that."
"Very sorry, Alia" Implied the
Waiter, "but the Orchestra hap-
pens to be playing that Jed at
present"—Tit-Dits,