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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1923-6-7, Page 2cTAGGAR U. D. eTAGOART AleTAGGART BROS, BANKERS 4,,Atorisre4 ilittikiag Business traneeet. Neitee Diseounted,- *t *u4. Intereet Allowed 'on De teals Notes Purehased, • H T.:RANcE, ptgey PublIC,. Conveyancerge „ 1tflauchj1. -RefitHetet° and Vire, In. , eurance Agent. ,Repregenting 14 Fire linsutarice coMpanies, ' 'liviiion'Cieert Office, Clinton: BRYDONIE Derrter, Solicitor,' Notary Public, 000- • IlLOAN BLOCK - CLINTON ; DR. J. C. GANDIIR Office Hours: -1.30 to 3.30 p.m., 7.S0 to 9.00 p.m. Sundays, 12.30 to 1.30 Pen. Other iours bY aPpoluttaent only. Office and Residence -- Victoria St. 'DR. 'WOODS 8' reanming 'PractiSe at his reildenee, Office Fieursee-0 to liI a:rat-and i to p.tn. -Sundays, 1 to A p,m„ for cou- DR.-H. S. BROWN, L.M.C.0 ' Office in Meleelle Dank Sleek, ChIntOn, first door west of G.T.R. uptown. s ticket office'. 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Cemninnioatione intended for, puha.etion =1st aa gua,retatee of good faith, be accompanied by the mime of the, writer. „ 0,32 HALL', AL P. %in• k. Proprietor, gator. .444. • A Now Food, ' One thotteand reindeer carcasteee re - gentry a -rifted. trt Vaneoever, tritesh Coluinblee from Alaelta and Northerp eldnada. Theg aro being sielPPed to ,219'W terle fete other eastern eitlee, Thero ate More eleteet 100,000 nig:hal-flee 'Itt Allielfee and einefitie ellipinentli will ha Made in elle fitiure, Adore,* comaooloottono t�Agromnoirt. 7$ Adolando St, West, TOrentis OUR WAYS TO IllOGS will lief:killed. •In fact, your hens may WIIEN PRICES ARE HIGHER. I; suppose we all think eornetimea that our Mine are cleterrairied to ley all the egge thee' eceil. when egge "ere cheie/e, and, out of .goritraelneue take vaentione when, eggs are high.. It is true thet hens do TRY more eggs when hen fruit hi cheap, and fewer not he Willi:red with hoe for a; wear 9r more. ' ,, The mite bee, different "critter." It aeldoin en the hen except et night', or ,when she is on her nest. 4He hides ,eraeles and eornere, ,Sincfehe,dees net chew, as doethe louse, but eucke blood from the hen by thrusting his hill through the skim fi,tirfttue poison when It is high. But the reason is ddes not affect him. You haVo to make that when eVerybodY'.8 hens are shell- 11 hot for hipl, Ing out eggs the piice goes down be- The befit method is to clean out- all cause there are lots of eggs. And the dirt you possibly eau, eapeciallW When Production Brows up, naturally from the corinsra of nests, and rooste, the price becomes greeter. and apray Or paint thoi?eughly ,with I an -i net' going to peorniea that you Some etrong disinfectinitsolution, usu- . can make hens lay not heavily When ally one with a coal -tar sae A spray "prices are high and lest when ego aie or paint that goes into the cracks and low. But I will Say that it is wholly lasts forinonths is best. ES/Jae-1E11 sue - possible by careful, sensible manage- cess often follows application of dis- meet to get more eggs than usual infectants while they are hot„ during the later summer menthe, when ,A good plan to , get the Internal eggs are always higher. I am going parasites which are apt to be active to mention' four plane that I have at this period, is to feed the hen a two found by experience will bring mere per cent. by Weight of finely ground eggs clueing those months, ' tobacco Stejne or leaves-e-loayeig pre- • Four reasons for the, usual summer ferred—in the mash feed for ten deYs. slackening of egg preduetion are: A pound of Epsom salte to every 100 1. Broodiness, birds,every three dayil, ehould be fed 2. Parasites. while the hens are getting tobacco. 3..Poorly balanced rations, during 8. Keiji the rcttions right. the 'spring as well as in the, summer. 'Sometimes. the flociVe yards and 4. Heavy laying hi pring that low- 'ranges get bare and dryeinglate sum - era the hen's vitality. mer. • The hens continue to enje'y a So, if we are going tO get more taste for juicy and succulent food. • I higher priced eggs in July and Aug- like to see art arrangement that will ust, these are our problems. The solu- keep for the' heels, a continual growth tions may -not be exactly easy, but my of green food after the early apring experience has shown me that enough suPPlY is exhausted, can be accomplished to make the ef- Experiments I have studied con - fort' very profitable indeed. vince me that, -while a wide variation The slump in egg prices, which of formulas' for mash feed is possible, usually continues through April and it is absolutely essenital to maintain May, by July generally' changes to an the Proper Proportions of the cardinal upward tendency, with higher Prices factors, such as mineral protein, fibre, from: then' on. I am well convinced and mineral food. Mineral food is that it -pays to try to manage the Ikea extremely Important. Whether you so that the laying season Is lengthened use a commercial or a home -mixed out. Here are the methods I have weed mash, the elements of'phosphorus, sui- te accomplish the purpose: • phur, and calcium must be present 1 Prevent broodiness. It is not thee exception to find good hen a that have stopped laying because If checked at the very start, broodi- of a lack of mineral foods. • . ness will affect the egg Production but 4. Regulate the rate of productio'n little. But if your hens ate allowed so as to e"xtend the laying Period.. to set a -few days and get heated up, This sounds like a. formidable task, it is not only hard to break them, but but it is simpler than it seethe. Ahen they ,aro also apt to be through- with that laye hi eavily during. the spring . . laying for a long Period- may exhaust her vitality and literally The best and simplest way t° make "lay herself out." She likely has the O hen deeide she doesn't want to raise capacitV to lay a certain number of a family is to put her in a emai1 crate eggs in a year. If allowed to lay all with a wire or slat bottom. This ven- these eggs in the spring months, little Waled bottOm allows air to circulate more can be expected of her later. By under the hen. She is kept uneom- turning a bucket upside down you can fortable. Still better, hang the crate pour out all the water at once. By up by wires -so it will swing. TWO or• tipping it gradually-, you can take a three days of this will usually break much longer time to empty it. To an the most determined hen. extent you can do the same thbfg with Peed in the cratethe regular egg a hen, mash, Plenty of green food and water. once hens stop laying it is a hard This will tend to keep the hens laying task to bring them back. It is not and prevent them from drying up. It uncommon for farm flocks to lay .as is well to go through the hem house high as 80 per cent. for short periods. every night or so during the latet This 18 dangerous, except perhaps for spring and early, summer,- lifting the a highly skilled poultryman. When hens off the nest and taking them to the geee production begins to reach the crate. After roosting is the best 60 per cent, 50 eggs a day per 100 timehens, it is well to slow them up. I find this plan far superior t,o The most effective way I knoW to do starving hens, which in itself cheeks this ie to reduce the amount of mash, production, or by wetting them, or any especially the animal protein element other commonly practiced plan. in it, and to increase in direct propor- 2. 'Destroy parasiten tion the scratch feed and the proper - Warm weather means more active tion of starch in it. This should be lice and mites. They sap vitality. Lice done gradually when production goes and mites are often confused. They over 40 per cent. If the flock will are different, and require different held between 45 per cent. and 55 per tzeatment. Lice are always on the cent. with a heavy feeding of scratch fowl. They can't live unless they -are feed, you may be very certain the on the bird; where they breed, hatch, hens will not lose weight. It is a and grow. There are segeral different well-known fact that when a hen be - kinds of lice, some feeding on the heal', gine to lose weight her egg production others on the neck some on the back; svill quickly begin to slrop. since their feeding habits are alike, all The scratch feed will tend to main - can be fought alike. tain weight If production starts to Investigators a few years ago found drop below 40 per cent. again, it is that sodhim fluoride powder was an time gradually to decrease the scratch absolute specific against chicken lice. feed and to feed more of the mash For about 50 cents a Pound your drug- with animal protein and other egg - gist will supply the commercial grade building elements. e—it need not be chemically nure—and By following this policy carefully it a pound will cluSt at least 200 hens.- is possible to extend the egg -laying I use It -this way. I hold the hen period so that more eggs will be laid by the legs, head down. I rub'a pinch later in the year, whet prices get bet - of fluoride, held between thumb and ter. It mey mean a substantial differ - index finger, along the base of the euro in the year's income from the tail feathers, around the vent, under each wing, down the back, up the back of the neck and on the back of the head. I usually take three or four pinches for each hen, Within three or four days it is well to go over every bird. Within a week the lice will be gone, All that hatch from eggs present during the dusting by resnits worth while. farm flock, Heavy winter production, forced by lights and ikellful feeding, Is likely to mean lower summer pro- duction, But, in any event, experience has thoroughly convinced me that, measured by the bank account, the effort to get eggs when prices make them most profitable will be followed Salvin,g' a Tubercideus Dairy Herd Successful Operation of the "Bang System" at the Central Experimental Farm. About six years ago, the -Central segregated anithals Were isolated in Experimental Farm at Ottawa intro-. comfortable, well ventilated and Prop- duced the Bang System in connection erey appointed premises on an adjoin - with its dairy heed, which was then ing farm some two Miles distant, from undergoing the pmeese of "aceredite- the- Central Farm. The cattle Were tfen,' Under this "accredited" sys- in charge e;`e a skillful herdsman, and -tem, a herd is tested for tubercalosis were treated In a, normal manner, In every six Menthe, the reacting fun- all reemects. The maximum number male being veneered from tho herd. of animals in the Bang herd at any When reactors cease to appear under one time was 2e head, while the total the test, the herd is accredited by cer- number isolated during the whole tilicate tie tuberculosis free, Under period was 06 hea,d, and included He]. the Bang System such eactors 08 are eteine, Ayreldeee• and Jerseys. All of coneidered sufficiently valuable are the cowl were of high individual meg- eegregated and isolated from all con- it and record. Seine of them remained tact with other anbnals, their progeny in the Bang herd throtighout the being added to the main herd; The whole period, others wero retairied f�r length of time during which the re- a short time only. actoke are retained depehds on their During the winter the segregated age, period of gestation, producing Animals eveVO kept ineide, but in the &Alit/ and the Progress of the Oise summer they were alloWed on pasture. ease; ba graduoly thoy nib elirein- The milk Was thoroughly pasteurized Med, and in the' course' of thee tile Bang herd eeases to octet. ' The object In establishing a litieg herd' at the Central Experimental Valle wee twofold: flied, to peeeerve for breeding perpotes a Member Of exceptionally Valu- eble cows, and seemed, to demonstrate 010 value pf the Baeg System. The and separated, the skint -milk being toed for feeding liege and the ceeatn being made into butter. The cows Wete'for the most part heed to relate 104, eires. When a reacting sire was not available they, were bred to alt - on neutral ground. The calves were tenoged eeen after birth and placed 10 inelated pens until tested be - for being Allowed to' rilix with the calves from the hemithy herd on the main farm. the ,eletty-eix head leolated, 49 age birgt 1%0 0 ealv* Of thie number 18 4h,a prey,t6w4 to six months of age! 17 at the age a menthe or Over reacted to the tuberculin teat', 00010 of whi..94 don undoubtedly occurred in the main herd, it .luet 'y'fo,..11.0,v1n1 been' cleaned tip; 45 reprialeing free from the die - ease. Of thelatter, 19 have,beini sold and 26 retained in the breeding herd, Durieg the period wider ri/VIOW, 51 Bang cowl+ were elauglitexed, The majority of these were removed to make room for other laid more Valu- able reactore'iandcemparatively feW op account of elinlefil symptoms of ad- vanced tuberculosie, In the latter elites there were not more than six cafies. On the other hand, there were a number of' cows that had oetlieed their usefulneee but were still Inex- cellent condition, which, upon slaught- er and examination, proved to b9 -high ly generalized and edVanced cases. This goes to prove what has been re- peatedly obeerved, namely, that a cow may be in an advance&1 stage of tub- erculosis and still not show any out - Ward symptoms of the disease. Fur- thermore,- the 'experience with this herd haft shown thatet cow may be in an advanced stage of tuberculosiiii and still produce milk .quite heavily and profitably. Another outstanding ob- servation as regards the health of the herd was that quite a large percentege of the cows -when slaughtered showed only old calcified lesions, while a few showed two distinct Sets of lesion, one old and calcified and the other recent and open, This would go to show that in, Many caees, nature, assisted by a rugged conetitution in the animal, had isolated the infection and thus put the aniinal in the non -spreader class. The presence of ,a secondary set of open lesions in some animals points to re-, infection through being stabled with spreader cases.' Some &)WS that were in the Bang herd for two, three, and even four years, when slaughtered, proved to be but slightly infected, indicating that an animal may be some time develop- ing the disease 'even when amongst diseased animals and, when eventual- ly infected, may show -considerable re- sistance to the ravages of the disease„ -On the other hand, among cows in the main- herd that reacted and were slaughtered immediately, numerous generalized open casee were, found, which goes to show that infection may take pie rapidly and run a rapid course. It may be inferred that the rapidity of infection depends on the Virulence of the strain of bacteria in., traduced and on the poWer of reeist- anee in the animal itself. Milk and butterfat records were kept of the Bang herd during the en- tire period. Eight of the-cows'quali- fied in the Record of Merit test and 13 in the test for the Record of leer- ,f8Vmance. 02 'the latter, eight records from mature cows averaged 461 pounds of butterfat, nearly all being • - moito In es$ tliopt; 865 days, One! 4Yffil1if4 00W, ,II4firjevie- gtfi of Ottasia,. ddrit4 Oil our yogra 14at she woo 40 , miarmitine, gave 32,981 pounde milireontaMing I,214,74-pounde of 'fat, This animal when alatightered proved to -be badly infected In the lungs nad bretaeldele. Theee end ether eradit- able reeorde would indicate hat teib- erculoels, up to a certain etage, does not neceeearily reflect+ 'the milk pro- duction,of eorae cows; ig fact, the pro-, deletion of the Bang her -varied hut little from that of the matedierd, An aceueate account was kept by tin Experimeetal FarmBraneh of the expenaeginetirred in operating the Bang, system from December -1 1010, to November I, -1021. + The receipts for milk, calve+ and manurearnotiMed to 4e2,109,06. The expeneee which in- cluded feed, bedding, rent of Wilding and label+, amounted M $15,930.63, leaving a profit of $6,177.43, CONOLIMCNO,i ' In the light of the experience of the Central Experhneatal Farm, it is con- cluded that the' Bang system is both feasible end practicable where cir- eurnetanc,es 'warrant ite operation. Acceiding to the views of the Experi- mental Farm officials', ,these -circum- stances would be (1) The existence of a herd or herds of purebred cattle of suffici'ent size and 'high quality to make the !sedation of reactors and the reclaiming of their progeny profitable; (2) A safficient -umbel- of reactors of high quality within the herd to 'ensure returns on the overhead charges that must be met in.maintain- ing a Bangherd,. which overhead charges might be so great AS to ex- ceed the returns from only a . few In view of the rapidndoption of the Accredited Herd System, now taking place,and partieulaely since the re- duction of:the compensation. on react- ing animals, there are undoubtedly many herds that _Might adopt the Bang system and at the same time fulfill,the Accredited Herd conditione. In some , cases, wherethe individual herds are not sufficiently large or the reactors within the herd not so num- erous as to warrant the introduction of the -Bang eyetem, a group of breed- ers might unite in maintainingn joint herd under the Bang system. 'A conclusion " which should not escape attention is that if a Bang herd is to justify ite existence at all, it must be .establislted simultaneously with -the 'entry of a herd into the Ac- credited Herd SysteM, for the reason -that it is at this time that the great- est number and often the highest qual- ity reactors will be found. As each successive test proceeds, the 'number ,of reactors naturally decreages, _so that, in' the course of a few years at most, the herd should have a clean sheet and the Bang herd -would be gradually eliminated It is when the herd has this clean bill of health that the owner who has omitted to establish a Bang herd may wish that he had done ito and thus have retained some 'of his favorite 'individuals and strains. • Horne Education , e egre"chool Is the Farrilly"—Froebel. , • The Practicil Value of Story Telling—By Mary Collins Terry '"No, I don't ,want to take my nap." The rigid body began to relax and A. fretful and tired little boy screwed the swimming blue eyes were fasten - his body around on one foot and beat ed on her face in interest. the air" with his fists. It was the "The next little pig made a house result of the usual announcement that of bricks"—and so cm to the story's nap -time had ,conee, -and was being met by more than the usual amount of rekstance. "Why, Teddy; you alwaye take a nap -after lunch, dear. Come, mother is tired and wants you fo come quick- ly." The voice was patient but per - en . There was a sigh of satisfaction when she finished, Orld the pleased lit- tle voice said, "More story, Mamma." e"Not now, son," she answered as she tucked him in, "but perhaps tonight when you go to bed mother 'will tell you another." "Aw-Wight," he seid "N-o-o-o.c."i The word went off in and made no olejection as she tiptoed a wail, and a blue-rompered figure from the room. plumped itself on the floor prepared to battle it out. -A tiny inspiration seized the mother, who had been a kindergartner and knew the value of 0 story. She stoop- ed arid gathered the little fellow in This little incident only illustrates the very Practical valhe of the use of the story in child life. I know of an- other mother who is using stories of the knights and ancient heroes to pre- sent to her little son some higher ideal her arms. . • than that being eresented by his The hot little hands and face were, father whom he adores, hut whose washed. "As soon as we get ready faults the mother does not wish him to copy. The stoiey is flexible. It may be Woven from the incidents of the daily life of the child. Wisely used, the for bed mother is going to eell you about the little pigs." "Don't want to go to sleep," wailed the rebellious little boy as he was low- ered into his crib, paying no attention mother can bring about le n natui+al to the promise of a story.. way results that otherwise might be Theemothee sat down by the- bed difficult to obtain, and plunged into the most interesting As a clever writer -has put it, "Chil- part of 'the Age honored "Three Pigs." dren are like rivere. It is impossible Imprisoning one little hand she, em- to stop them, but comparatively easy phaeized, "And he huffed and he puff- to change their coerse." The story ed and he blew the house' ie." does just that. . - . . Lesson of the Live Stock Markets, A survey of the current market ye- perts'issuedley the Live Stock Branch, indicates an nnusually wide difference in the prices 'fer good cattle as com- pared with tilose for common. t Those offering fair4` 'well finished leoclt are realizing ,satiSfactory prices and aid- - There ie some confusion in the ing in keeping the market in good minds of hog raisers between the tone "thick smooth" and "select" type of At Toronto, during the week end- hog. One has only to observe hog ing May 10th, choice steers, animals grading in practice, and to discuss the well bred and properly fed, brought matter with -graders, to learn the p0e- 97,75 per hundra'pounds, while come cise difference betWeee thee°, two class.. neon 'kindseeld as low as $5.25 per as of - hogs. The difference Is not a hundred. This means that a good steer, matter of , weight go much as type. weighing 1,200 pounds'would bring Many very geed typee of Yorkshire $93, While a -poor thin eteer, weighing and Tarriwerth hogs weighing from say 800 pOurids, would fetch only $42, 200 to 220 pounds have to be classed a .dtfference of $81, In the rePort of *le thick 'smooths. Theeefail in one or ttm ,week previous, it is shown that two phi:Oculars. For example: length good quality spring lambs stela. from ,and smoothness of shoulder are essen- eee to $15 each, with others, considerettial ftictoes in a eelect hog. If 11 falls ed toci young by the buyers, sold aS in either of thes,e points it does not loVe as $5 each. The week following, earrgthe premium. Con'dition 82 fat - four loads of Western 'timbre brought ness is also a .deciding feetor. What $15.25 per hundred while poor spring used to be 'regarded, as a finished hog, Iambs from neaterepoints brought only that is, One With a well rounded back, $5 each. Really geed calves, sold does hot suit the bacqn teed°. 'When aroend May intia brought as high, as split, the bare08e Shetild show a uttl- $12, while common to medium, torn- form thiekness of fat fermi Jef/e to Vie inanded prices ranghig from $9 down inches down the fall length of, the to $0. Hogs were sdightly 'higher that back: The praetieed eye of the grader week than during the previoae Week, is able to decide fairly accurately feet but there was the same discrepancy in how a hog will kill out, 'Until hog priees between the goonied the oral- vaisere can get these points establish - nary, 'seleets sellieg on the five:age ed in their"Mincle; they will not fully foe 812.41 and extra heavies far $9.87, utiderstenti Why Some of their very DI developing teade, quality is le first good bead and bacon type hege do not eeeential, mid therefore 1e 0 steolig get lute 1110 eeleet close selling factor, Whether it be' live stock or some other product in which we do business for export. Increased doH mestic cionsuinption and satisfied tus- teeters. can only be obteined on the basis of a palatablearticle. Observations on Hog Grading. THE CHILDREN'S HOUR OUR VEATHERED FRfEND THE BLUEBIRD, itY ttliCiNE One ef ehe first Aerivais among QM' feathered friend11 the,Bluebird. Ho comes with the Robin -and the Meadtiwe lark, „ Sometime+ he es the flret of the three to , greet us, so that apart from his -other virtue:ale should be weleont- eels each year for the glad herelcbilent We know him to be, ' The bluebirds), are breve little fel- , lows, and ye,ty,cobildent That thee' trtlat us Is ovident,from the fact that they build la oecheed treee, bizeibeecee, and eometimee the neets abandoned by woodneekere, ' The bluebird weare 0 peettyecoat of light blue with a wet the color of brick-clay—a soet of reddish brown. Th1s brilliant eoloretioM together with Ito gentle ways and erinenuring notes, make this bird quite a Indeed addition to any. 'garden or place ,in which it eeres to make its home. • Because it.feeds maialy upon injuri- ous insects, 11 18 highly beneficial, and 'can in one season, work a tremendous amount Of good in onethicality. Weed seeds ale° form an important part of RS food, and though it eats 'a small percentage of soft fruit, practically no ,cultivated kinds are taken by it. We Call therefore regard ft asa con- sistently useful bird. • How lovely it would be if we could attract a few of these.pretty feather- ed friends M our homes. If they could be persuaded to use our bird boxes, would it not be a charming sight to see the little 'flashes of blue ,darting among our trees, a-nd when we con- sider the number , of insects those bright little eyes can 'detect as they go- up and" down each branch, would we not find them valuable little friends to have around the lawn or orchard. • TIIE SWIMMING HOLE, When the sun rides high in a summer .sky And your shadow is short as poor . nose, , ' • On' the cotintry' road where the earth, dust -dry, Puffs up through yotir naked toes; When the grasshopper scrapes his ' Monotonous drone " Half asleep in the withering grass, When ,the thirsty leaves scarce turn ' thir leaves , e In ttig listless breezes that pass: When the heat .Waves quake. hnd shiver and 'shake On the creStof the'euri-baked knoll— Come away with me to the willow tree That'shelters the swimming hole! Come away With me where the willow tree - Dapples the water cool, Where the skate -bugs -dash and the shiners flash In the depths of the magic 'pool; Where the lilies float at the mossy brink, Where the thrushee•bathe, where the' robins drink! " Come away with Me where" the waters free Dance merrily over the shoal, " Come away ewith me to the willow tree That shelters the swimming hole! —Cave Scout - Why I Keep. My Mower Sharp. - BY WALTER S. EBLING. As a boy on the farm did you learn to mow hay with the scythe? You were careful of what became of the blade, for it was harder to swing when the edge became dulled. . But when one sits on the moWer with the horses furnishing -the power, it is more easy to forget that worn cutting parts make the work harder. We have learned -that the power of three horses mayactually be required to pull effectively a two -horse mower Wheneit is very dull and some of the parts are badly worn. The knife is only half the problem of keeping the inewer sharp. A mow- er cuts like a pair of shears. No mat- ter how sharp the blades of a pair of shears may be, they will not cut peep- erly unless firmly held together. The knife can readily be shavpened, but the ledger plates when worn must be replaced, either by putting new Ones into the guards or by replacing the entire guard. As the guard is usually bent or worn, by the time the ledgeraelate beeomes dulled, it is often better to replace the whple guard :rather than merely the plate. .72 the sections no longev fit down Closely 'anon the ledger plates, there are uslially twe causes for the, play -- wear 02 the clips which hold the lcnife I down, and wear of the steel wearing plates which support the knife in the tear. The clips can be hammered down and the +gearing plates may be token out and turned over, se that the unworn under side conies into use, or they may be replaced by new ones, , With 'a few dollars' worth of new parts and a few hours of work I have seen smooth -running, clean -cutting mowers made out of machines that at first appeared to be ready for the jank pile The life of the mower is in the Women .• and" •ESetter To be 0014, well; equal to dentand6 of bpme eoeietY, 011100 er sh0P+ " • It 10 4'11101 peeve+ by theeteande�l gretefel letters that Boogie 8mile- P44)111, 113 Mine-x*41Y heiefichil to young or older women, ' The meet commoet ailments of Welnen dridie and weaken theieeetete nr,el eetnetlinee remit in anemia, nor, ee,u0 weelinese general beealklown. lined BareaParfila glyee the blood more vitality and better, color, ipakes avenger nerves, and coetributes to the length and enjoyment of life. ' cetting.parte- -the gears end tuck do pot + eeadily ont. Seeeri penile to be coneldered la keeping the niewer in good eutt nee shape are: g. 1. Keep the knife isharp and the eections-tight. • 2. Keep sharp ledger plate; in the ksards. These do not weer verg rapidly. 3. Keep all the guards level by bending, oi gbh -timing between the bar and guards. Tet them by laying 'the edge of a carpenter's female on the ledger ePilftatec: 4. Rpthe wearing plates when they become worn so are to cauee the time of the sections M raise from the ledger platee. , 6. Replace the knife head guide or ehlin it for adjustment when it be- comes worn. . 6.Keep the clips hammered down just `tight enough to .eliminate play ,but not to bind. 7, --The sections should centre at least approximately in the guerds at the extreme 'end of pitmarCii-Ereke" when the pole is held about 30 Aneeles I from the ground. , . Cranberry Culture. Cranberries, in the opinion of Mr, 'Be Davis, Chief Assistant to the Dominion Hoetictilterist, and -author of the bulletin !'Cranberry Indust and Its •Poseibilities.inCanada,1 could 10 prefitably;groWn a good denl.rriore extensivelyeen this country ,than, -they are At present crinberpegnre- culti- vatedin Ciinada only on a fewbogs'in- Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island - Quebec and British Columbia, al- though there are many acres of un- employed landsuitable for cranberry.. culture, A point made is that, as a very large portion of the crop we int - port -from the United States, is grown at Cepa Cod, the freight haul from, there is very little less, if any, than it would be if the Eastern Canadian pro- ducer desired to ship -to the western markets. It would appear, therefore, that there is opportunity for theemore extensive development of the inetestry. The pamphlet contains information as to the nature of the site eequired, the eYstem of cultivation to be followed, the enemies to be combatted, and the cost of preparation. An instance giveneof a sixteen acre bog in Nova Scotia that was purchased, cleared, turfed, ditched, sanded, dyked, and planted for $4,500. Although the cost Is conmeratively large, the profits from hogs are quite in proportion to the cost, when they are properly handled. Forty to fifty bareele an acre are often obtained, and thirty barrels are the average. Australia has more places of wor- ship in proportion to population then any other country. Knowledge hurts nobody; ignorance and stupidity can well be left behind. —Sir W. Arbuthnot Lane, the fainous surgeon. Constipation - Os betel of old eao is not to be cured byelarsh purge,. tives;they rather aggravate the trouble. For a gentle, but sum laxative, 'use _Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver' Tablets..TheY stir, up. theiliver, tono the nerves and freshen the stomach and bowels just libe an internal bath.. " Woman's best friend. From girlhood to old age, theae OttO red lionttlimao storere are an unfailing guide to an actiyoliyerand O else% healthy, nounel stomach. Tsilie Chamberlain's Stomach Tablet at night ied the dour stomach and far - mentation, and the h,adeohe hovo gone by morning All drugqiste, Ise., or by mail froin .CbanMariala eaMorno Company, Toronto 12 TIME, TABLE 'Prates will arrive at and depart from Clitton as renews: tuffaib and Goder;ah 015 4o1ng East, depart 6,25 a.m, 2.52 pm. Going West an 11.10 ant , ar. 6.08 dp. 6,51 p.m. I' 0. or. 10.04 pp. London, Huron & sirece Div. Goleg South, ur. 8.2.3 dp 1.23 a.m. Going North, depart 6.50 pan,' " " 11.05, 11.13 a.m.. VecessCan Ezinat .n.. Iltndhe SiortIooir SAdmeZlinli 0•0!4 1424 fn T+0,1Vir. WO • 11•Y. • 14 ee, , What thesa Men hnVedone, 'Von on do! In your vpme kilt° At hon10 50) Mu eSailY master theisecteld of selling that matte Star Salcomen. Whatever your expeilenco has been—isvhstever koe may be doing now—Whether or MA you think you CAB 8011---` 11.10 Antiwar thio question: Are you atabitlotid to oars 410,000 a year? Then get in touch Wilh int at °beet I Will protie to you 'without coot or obtigation thee re can coody beeerne a Star WaTriitt4ultrAC'e°‘o'ilbplsoVNi.'9,VANZIllielerr;:g'qgg enema In Selllue. $1 0 000 A Year Seilliog Secreto th, gamin of Mimi height hi, On 8, S. 01101Cd theeeee einea eleece++, 10 1100) holdno OVOt 01,, nid,lap701,1li•;11,y4or%th1,cne.*bq.ztntce t 00uilc1.4.1,g,u„ig17,o,hbo„,gA,t0o112 ztwi, National ,5aleamen's '41,41310g! Attootatioo, Canadian hIrt., /36* 3 0 TOO tO, Ont.