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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1928-5-30, Page 6WEDNESDAY, MAY 80th, 1028. !L Q. Red Cedar Shingles Asphalt Slate SLerratcetd Shingie In Red, Green and Variegated Galore S e .man Kent Hardwood Flooring Cedar, Spruce, Hemlock and Fir Lumber WE, have a large stock of Flooring, Siding, Mould- ings, Line, Insuie'x, Gypr i Wallboard, Doors and Contbinatioll Doors on. h;usd and can supply every- thing required for a House, Barn, Hen House, etc_. llli GAO weliserr! 3e 511E Via Pimp, at expose, for OCPs R. J. HUEST O1V SON GORRIE - ONTARIO Phones—Gerrie 5 ring 3 - Wroxeter 23 ring 9 0 ' Apple Boxes Must • Have Empire Brand * Ottawa, May 18—The fruit @ branch of the Department of ea Agriculture a -n n o u Hees receipt of a • cable to the effect that the O markings on all exports of all O Canadian apples during the ✓ coming season must bear one ✓ of the three words "Empire" O "Canada" or "Canadian," in • letters not less than half an 4'+ inch in height, either stencil- • ed or printed. The empire ? marketing board advocates :• use of the two words "Em- + pire-Canada" in order to con- + form to the policy it has ad- + opted in advertising empire •• products. •aI +I , Sir Gilbert Parker has returned to • I ondon, England, after a Mediter- ;•'ranenn cruise in the White Star liner • Laurentic. Annual .Agricultural Statistics, 1928 Th- Dominion Bureau of Statis- tic- -e made the customary arrange- ment,. for the collection and publica- tion of the annual agricultural stat- istics of Canada for the year 1928. These statistics will be based upon returns to be collected next June from individual farmers upon card- A Former Canadian, LEGUk3, HAY ISj�(fljt"p T board schedules issued to thein $ s ,tai, a through the teachers and children of the rural schools. The schedule is a sir le one callin only for the CROP veryp , g areas sown to field crops and the Cheap Protein Feed Interests Dairy- numbers of farm animals alive on men — Alfalfa Costs Less, Table the farm in mid-June. Upon the re - of Cost Shows. suiting estimates of total areas sown are based the preliminary, provision - How to obtain the cheapest mo- al and final estimates of yield, whaleh tein feed is a matter of paramo'lnt , are of supreme importance in con - importance to the dairymen. When neetion with the movement, financ- planning next spring's crop it is very ing, distribution and sale of the prm- wise to provide for an abundance of t: nal cereal.. especially of wheat of legume hay. Alfalfa, as shown by which Canada is now the worlds lead the table below. produces protein at . ing exporter. a lower price than any other common 1 The present plans for the collect - feed. The protein of red clover hay , ion of these statistics have been fol - is almost as cheap, but to obtain thin lowed annually since 1917, and the essential food constituent from tim- j estimates based thereon have come othy hay costs over four times as to be confidently relied upon by all much. I interested in the production and dis- Concentrates. tribution of Canadian grain. Some concentrates must usually Accurate statistics are indispens- be fed, because the sows cannot con- . able for a proper appreciation of the sume enough legume hay to meet national progress, and in order to their protein demands, but the grow- I ensure that the statistics may be as ing and feeding of as large a quan- I accurate as possible, it is earnestly tiny as possible of rich home-grown hoped that farmers throughout the legume hay is an economical prig- 1 Dominion will not fail to render the ciple in the production of milk. small service required by filling up Approximate Cost Per Pound of Digestible Crude Protein Alfalfa .... 314 cents Red Clover Hay .... 4 cents Sweet Clover Hay 40, Cotton Seed Meal „ 60 z Oilcake 74 Gluten Feed Timothy Hay 14 Oats 17 Barley 171/6 cents cents cents cents cents cerate cents LealreLOOK AT YOUR LABEL and returning the schedule issued. If any farmer should not receive the cardboard schedule by the mid- i die of June the should apply for same either to the school teacher of the nearest local rural school, or to his provincial Department of Agricult- tire; or to the Dominion Statistician at Ottawa. The aim is to obtain a completed schedule from every far- mer, as the more numerous the re- turns, the more trustworthy will be the resulting estimates. , anted .mtq�r5tw..-•� We pay Highest Cash Price for Creams. 1 cent per 1b. Butter Fat extra paid for. all Cream delivered at our Creamery. Satisfaction Guaranteed Brussels Creamery Co. Phone 22 Limited THE BRUSSELS POST THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH I_ong•i'rllow's simple poem is ane of the mo:t .familiar in language. 'There are several el th.inaute fur the honor of providing the inspira- tion end 1 teal volts for this pa in, which toss(. ('ar't with other works of lie autho in a volume pub- lished in 1' all. It 1s oust. lilkoly that the original smithy stood in Ilrattle Street, Cam- bridge, ;4 aeeecliesetts, for this ie the en•' with whish the poet would be met familiar. It also had a Chesnut tree near it, and when it was cut down children put their pence togeth- er, had a chair made of its wood, and presented it to the poet. Another claimant is Dunchurch, .rear Rugby. Its old forge is certain- ly picturesque, and a chestnut tree stili flourishes bn front of it. Then the smithy at Alderly Edge, Cheshire, lays claim to be the "only original" for the chestnut tree, which ie essential, is a fine and large one, and the setting of the place is ideal.' LAURIER NAME WILL ENDURE IN CANADA Ottawa, May 10—According to the record of the geographic board of Canada Sir Wilfrid Laurier is commemorated in Canada by some seventeen place-names. On the Nova Scotia coast is Laurier rock; in Que- bec are the village of Laurier, Laurierville and Mont Laurier, as well as Laurier township. Ontario also has a Laurier township, and has too, a Laurier lake. Manitoba has a Laurier village. Saskatchewan has a Laurier municipality, while in Al- berta are Laurier municipality and Laurier Lake. In Mackenzie district Northwest Territories, is Laurier Ri- ver, and in British Columbia are Laurier pass, Laurier peak, Laurier cove and Mount Sir Wilfrid. British Columbia also has a Lady Laurier mountain, and there is a Mount Laurier in Yukon. URON; PERTH; Auburn sawmill has completed it's et aeon's cut. Goderieli lawn bowlere expect to op- en rap the beacon, on May 241h. Editor Smith of the Zurich Herald hes had a new type -setting machine installed in his t iflee. The up-to-date Kelley to Knott X- ray machine whleh was inetalied in the comity hospital, at Walkerton, cost u 85,000. .Damn V Con., Howick S m Twp„ saw Campbell, fllh Ceer crossing his hum, recently, it passed only a few rode from where he was wanking. wan h h ,last Wu os Ohm 1 Brink Ot C "eSt ih anniversary services will be held on July 15th, Rev. D. M. Gueet, of Eth- el, will conduct the services both morning and evening. Dunganuan Public Sete -mot is in- debted to Geo. Spottou, M. P., for the gift of two of the latest and most authorattve maps of the Dominion of Canada, recently donated by him, Jno. Durnin, 0th Con„ West Wo- wanosh, came nearly lnsing'his house by fire, when a spark from the chim- ney ignited the roof. Fortunately, the fire was discovered in its early stages, and with the efforts of mem- bers of the family, it was successfully combated, but not before a hale had been burned throngh the roof. The I. O. 0. F. district meeting for Huron district No, S was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, at Clinton. Repents from all lodges showed Oddfellowship in the district to be in a flourishing condition, Major A. F. Sturdy, of Goderich, was elected district deputy grand. master, There departed this life, on Satur- day, May 12th, Geo. Hawkins, eldest son of the late Jas. and Dorothea Hawkins, early pioneers of Port: Al- bert district. The deceased, who was a quiet, gentle -natured man, had been in feeble health for some years, and had suffered the total loss of hie eye- sight, Geo. Becker, a farmer near Clifford, fell from a mow in his barn, about 8 weeks ago, and fractured both lege.. Pneumonia later developed and he was taken to the Bruce County Hosp- ital for treatment. Mr. Becker made a remarkable rally, and his condition gave his friends every reason to antic- ipate his early recovery, but he book a weak spell, on Sunday, May 6th, and expired very suddenly. He was about iii years of age, An offer of 98,000 made by Goder- ich Council for the property adjoining Harbor Park has been accepted by the Judge Dale (state. There are about throe acres in the property, which in- cludes the Park House, which was partially burned, last year. The property will be very useful as an ad- dition to Harbor Palk, endthere is e proposal to repair the building and use it as an historical museum, as at one time it was the headquarters of the Canada Co, here, Negotiations for the purchasing have been proceed- ing for some time, PERTH COUNTY 82 years ago the first Women's In-, stitute was organized in Mitchell. Listowel town council are attempt- ing to reduce their tax rate to 88 mills. Convicted in Stratford Police Court, on a charge of failing to return to the scene of an acrldent, contrary bo the Highway'TTeafllc Aet, Findlay Striek- er. Albert, street, was sentenced by Magistrate 3, A, Makins to serve 10 days in jail and pay a fine of 910, or an addttinnttl 30 days in jail, 'Phe charge was laid following an tiee -lent nn April 4, when Strieker, driving a int for car, drank and lejured Rode!. ty belt Forbes, who was riding a bicycle. RUCE [JS teed IN ORDER 'Pheachc t New, Willie, what is the Order of the Bath?" Willie: "Well, in our house, Mies, its' baby first, then Tommy then Johtmy, and I conte last," WANTED—A NEW RADIO "Look 'ere young fellow, all these wireless affairs play the horn; ain't you got one that plays the concertina?". SO UNNECESSARY Mistress (to new maid) Nora you don't seem to know about finger bowls. Didn't they have them where you worked last?" Nora: "No, mum; they mostly washed themselves afore they cone to the table. ,r,, CAN MEET ANY PLACE Do you find it hard meeting expenses.?" "Gosh, no, I meet them every- where." ENCORE The small boy was taking pati in a local concert. He was only' seven years old, and recited so well that he was encored. "Well, Harry, and how did you get on?" asked his proud Lather when he returned home. "Why, I thought I had done all right," replied Harty, "but they made me do it again." .y HACK AGAIN A little girl who le inordinate- ly fond of strawberries noticed a crate of them in the vegeta- ble vender's wagon. Dropping her jumping rope, she ran in- doors, calling out: "Oh, mother, come quickly; strawbrries have come back in style!" THE DISTINCTION "Have you Shakespeare's works here??" "No, madam," replied the junior clerk, "but eve have his plays." S•5. " BEEN OUT BEFORE IIe —Something seems to be wrong with this engine, it-- She—Don't talk foolish; wait until wo get off this main road. The Perth Educational Association held its Spring meeting ou Satur- day, May 261h, at Mitchell. WINGHAM The Hydro system of Winehom had a net profit. last year, of 82,174.18. The graduation exercises in connect- ion with the Winghtem General Hosp- ital will be held in the town hen, en Friday evening, May 25th at 8 o'clnck, when three graduating nurses will re- ceive their diplomas. J, E. and Mrs. Curtis announce the engagement of their second daughter, .. Grace Jeanette, to Harold Procter, - second son of A. and Mrs. Procter of Belgrave, the marriage to take place the latter part of May. Secondary School scholars from Mount Forest, Arthur. Harriston, Listowel, Drayton, Clifford and Palm- erston will came to Wingham, on Fri- day, June let, for the Interseholar- istic Field Meet. There will be morn- ing and afternoon sessions, D. Wm, Blue, one of Wingham's most esteemed residents, passed away at hie home, after many years of poor health, I3e was 54 years of age and was the second son of the late Donald Blue, 2nd Oen„ Moron Twp, Deceas- ed was anited in marriage to Mise Margaret Wilkie, of Amberley, who predeceased hien 20 years ago, Sixteen years ago, he woe -s arried to Miss A!- ice Been, of Hinlough, who survives trim. Besides his sorrowing wife, he leaves to mourn his Ines two eisters. Miss Frances Blue, of Amberly, and and Mrs. Inn. Wilkie, 4th Con„ Hur- on, and two brothers, Jas. and Geo., of Amberley. AINTING AND r I l Hanging The undersigned Wishes to an- nounce that he is prepared to handle all kinds of jobs in the above lines, and will encleavor to give the best of satisfaction. Prices Reasonable and work promptly attended to Alex. Coleman Phalle 6411. Brassols. East Will Agin Meet est m'm:t{7Scra1' u,^+ 3u:r'..^'., aa..:�F _. ....--...,a.......,..e.,®...,.,...,.,m+ym.ve 1. The Trans -Canadian. special train takes the tourists across the Dominion by one route and back by allot her. 2 41bc scenery at Beall, enjoyed by the travellers, is among the most beautiful on the continent. 1. The Inc,,: in Si at y parte, e'uuamver, were fist lused'fr it n Columbus d5. m "Wooly Westerners"trleadinga n•Ildmost liferowerful iU: PtdO!••'es, 47 Co successful end popular have the trans -continental expedi- tions of pa.et years proven and so excellent have the results been proclaimed, that this summer the Fifth Annual "Across Canada and I3aclt" tour, promoted by Dean Sinclair Laird of 'Macdonald Col- lege, Ste, Anne de Bellevue, P..Q, over the lines of the Canadian Pa- cific Railway, will be undertaken this year, it has been announced by ' the C.P.R.`offices lu Montreal. This tour leaves Toronto on July 23 by special train, travel- ling west via Sudbury, Port Ar- thur, Winnipeg, Indian Head, Moose Jaw, Calgary, Banff Win- dermere. Nelson, Penticton., Van- couver, and Victoria; and return- ing east by Emerald Lake, ]oho Valley, Lake Louise, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, and down the Great Lakes by steamer from Fort William past Sault Ste, Ma- xie to Port MoNicholl, and thence by rail to Toronto. 0: Educational Table. Although the traveller is inter- ested chiefly in the attractions of the tear such as scenery, "eights" and novel experiences en route, the educational phase is one highly considered by its promot- ers. The bulk et the minor dif- ficulties .and differences that arise within the Dominion are the result of lack of mutual under- standing by the various conlp p- eat parts of the country in the problems of the others. Mutual understanding and Appreciation can only be achieved by interest and knowledge. and these are best acquired by travel and per- sonal visits to the other parts ar Canada and intercourse with one's neighbours. Passengers en board the C.P.R. special "Across Canada and Back" train will not only enjoy the glories of western scenery, the invigorating 'breezes of the Pacific, and the delightful voy- age - ago down the Great Lakes; but they will also become acquainted with the life of their Western. compatriots. As they pass througn the country they will see the in- dustrial and agricultural activi- ties in progress and enjoy We - ern hospitality as well as seen, ery,• Under the leadership of one of the most prominent and popular educationalists in Eastern Can- ada, Dean Sinclair Laird of Mac- donald College, and composed elderly of travellers from E•a.stern Canada, the visit will accomelash much In the way of furthering common knowledge and making the Easterner better acquaintea with the Westerner. and vice wren.. Meforieg ernol'rf The twenty-one day tour will give the tourists p:u'tieta ttiu:: a. com!pr henstve and at tine view of the west, r,,a, uienl;; have been made to break r':tc Jenne). in ntanY inters) 1 ways. Motor drives will he Irl:: lm between Banff and 1, in i:'ra,c e over the famous lee tette hieit- way; along the :tet, 'tined 01- e ,, Y td ,tt hwtt from r •c t via Emerald Lake end the T etna Valley and W tpta Bungalow Camp and through the quaint Du- khohar country and the fertile Okanagan valley. Steamships will not only be taken down the Greet 17kcs, but also on Kootenay Lake, and across the Straits of Georgia between Vancouver and Victoria on the Pa- cific coast. The equipment of the special train will include dining cars, sleeping cars, drawing roosn and compartment ears, a speedai bag- gage car fitted with dressing rooms and wardrobe accommoda- tion, and observation cars, which will be an open -top type during the journeys through the moun- tains. The train will even have special news bulletins and receive copies of local net,epaipers along the route. MAY RESIGN The American legion was organiz- II Egypt's building boom is growing. edin Paris in 1919. ! Women in tropical Domican re - Seventy people in England now public are followingmillinerystyles own and fly private airplanes. of the United States. Hon. Rodolphe Lemieux, Speaker of the House of Commons, who is reported to be contemplating retiring from his post. GOING NORTH It is expected that some 1,100 head of buffalo, mostly year-olds, will be shipped from the Wainwright park, Alberta, early in Juno to the range in the far northern part of the province, where during the past three years several thousand head have been transfered. 1 All railways o3 Latvia We now owned by the government,. 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