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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1915-12-16, Page 6THE, CLINTON NEW ERA. Thursday, December "6th, 191i:, A Good Motto, 44 Your Christmas Shopping Early." A BUNGLED EXECUTION Quebec Province Once Saw Case of a Man Hanged Twice Those who have been present in court and listened to the death Min, tepee pronounced may have, thought Met that part of the sentence which contained the words "to be hanged .by the neck until you are dead" ,was somewhat tautological. Yet everyone who is hanged by the neck is not, necessarily killed as the incident that happened at Three Rivers some years ago proves, says a writer in Beck's Weekly, Montreal. The execution was arranged 16 talc=' place publicly outside the town in an open field near the river and thousands of people had come to see it from the neighboring village's. T'Irz river was covered with boats and canoes, and the space of land between the scaffold and the river was crowd- ed. The execution had nothing out of the common up tothe moment When the drop fell. Then the rope must have been worn for it snapped off and left the condemned man col- lapsed in a heap on the ground below it. There was an immense shout from the crowd and the man, recover• ing his senses pushed off the cap that had been drawn over his eyes, and began to untie the noose about his neck. Cries arose from the crowd: "Run for iti" "Save yourself." The man did not wait to be told twice but, with the rope dangling from his neck, made a dash for it, and the crowd opened out to give him Passage. The sheriff had by this time re- covered from the shock and remem- bering that the law says that a con- demned man shall be hanged by the neck until he is dead, and that his duty was not yet accomplished, got on his horse and tried to gallop alter the fugitive. Thecrowd refused him Damage, and as the man got farther and farther away the sheriff began to shout: "Fifty dollars to the man who stops him," The farther the fugitive got away the higher grew the figure. It was something like an auctioneer's sale. When the sheriff reached $126 a man was found who was tempted by this blood money. He pursued the fugitive onto the river where he was trying to escape in an oarless boat and succeeded in eaapturing bim. Then he was brought 1 . back and this time the rope didn't Good for bread, g, good for{pastry, good for you SHA'MPOOIN'G BUILDINGS Soap and Water Displacing the Sand- blast Cleansing Method Skyscraper shampooing is a special- ty of an enterprising Chicago con - In the old days they used to give soiled skyscrapers'a dry shampoo, by the sandblast method. It was slow and costly T'nt, now that the, big.. sssoiseessesssesesssesssss Local News eoeseseeesseeoreeees toczpi to STILL CLItldBING. This is the 490,h day that the British Empire has been at war with Ger- many, ,Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S thin. The inforniat&on given 0e - low the illustrltion in a recent issue of the Courier of the three i London officers who ''did their I bit" at the front was not quiet complete: We have since learned that Lieut. Scandrett, the - centre one of the trio, has already won the Military Cross for brilitian't work in saving the guns at Lange - march. He came through that great event without a scratch, and later took up the, duties of an, ob- servation work over the German lines in an aeroplane with ,apilot A T 0 IR1 A that ' he met with the accident .� which put him out of active ser- 1T'S UP TO THE MERCHANT vice for the time being, Theylwere Just now the large stores] in the prevalentvin one the the entre fogs sr g in (western war cities are asking for yet/renege , zone, and when • going at ai speed through their circulars and cabal- ; of 85 miles an hour struck a bay- legues. Are you, Mr. Merchant of stack. This put the machine out Clinton, helping to keep the trade of business and resultea in the in your home town by brighten-. death of the air pilot. Lieut. Scan- ieg your store, and by making dretttells some interesting • ex- your advertising readable and 1 periences as an observation officer newsy. 3 1 • ' e has been 40, miles within tihe German lines. making observations I Children Cry of the muvemeuts of troops and 1 notes on fortrfioations, One of IFah FLETCHER'S the moot frying things and one C A S T O R I A that requires a steady hand and plenty of nerve is taking photo- s BYLAWS MIGHT BE graphs from a last moving aero - PASSED HERE. plane. He tells of taking 31 photo- graphs of Lille in one morning. • Last week the Brussel's Council To get a good picture the opera - passed aby-law which would be tor has to hold himself in ehe mai- of great benefit to our ratepayers , chine with his feet., ;has' leaving 11n towhi1. Fhe. Brluseels Post. '•e- ' his body and kande free to so fei's to the Bylaw ;—A By -{law has manipulate the camera as to over - been passed by the Cou❑cil i egard come the vibration of the aero ing offenders who drive over the ' plane en motion, The Captain was boulevai.ds. The fine is from $1.00 , a mate of Lieut. Broder McTaggart to $20.00 and even the latter sum at the front for la while before is little enough considering the he took up the flying game. 'He ' time and labor spe01 fixing them also spent several days here the up. It would be well to heed the guest of Mr. G. D. McTaggart about warning and stick to the roadway a month ago. Children. Cry FOR FLETCHER'S,p `+ A S T 'r D R 1 A Pr:aetical ideas fur the Guidance of BUTT Filer assist:. the Dairyman. "COURIER" REFERS TO rbere is n- definite temperature at C 1PT. SCAIvDY,.L'rT1S ACTS which cream will churn best, So The Canadian Courier in Id recent many factors enter into the consider- a such as t r tu' 'on be std s t -m e a e v' to sa of att of of to le f Y. is.ue had ti 1 g the ric'rness of the cream, the ripe- Capt, •Battery, who wasedrcet e the ness of the crea.nt, the amount of 12th Battery, who was recently in- break. valided home to Leedol, and who WOS since appointed an instructor at Kingston with the rank of Cap - REMARKABLE HERRING SCHOOLS IN PACIFIC Cap - ! Every summer there is a remark able run of, herring on the nortl Pacific coast. These fish come in such shoals that they seem a eol;d moving mass. They crowd into the inlets and sheltered bat's, and can be taken in millions by the simplest means. Men and boys on the Grand. Trunk Pacific dock at Prince Rupert haul then out 10 water buckets, wire waste paper baskets, and similar utensils, which, with rope attached are thrown into the water and allowed to sink below the surface, then healed le again full to overflowing with love- ly herring. But a better idea of the density of these schools of fish is afforded by the fact that fishing linos with hook attached can be !mak la the water, and pulled out imamate with Just as many fish as there are books, be there a dozen or fifty. Tons of these herring are taken by the fish coo panes and frozen 1n bows for use as bait for the bakbutfisheries. They are an excellent table Sieh. , An yet comparative'ly few of them are shipped, though dealers are now call. 'ing for them. Fishermen say the her- rings• seek the bays to escape the whales, watch prey on tient in car - Min localities during their migrations, • Appeal s Chr� a FOR The Hospital for Sick Children COLLEGE ST., TORONTO. Dear Mr. Editor:— Thanks for your kindness in allow- ing me the' privilege of appealing at this Christmas time on behalf of the Hospital for Silk Children, Toronto. In the 40'years of the Hospital's ex- istence there have been treated within ibis walls 26,108 children as 1.n -patients; 221,708 as out-patients; a grand total et 267,871 in and out-patients. The Hospital for Sick Children gives a proviace-wide service, for little patients from every section el On- tario have sought its aid. Last year 499 patients were admitted from 238 places outside the city of Toronto. In 1914 there were 394 from 210 places. Of the 2,838 fn -patients last year 1,771 were medical cases and 1,087 gurgle/al. in the orthopedic department of the 2,838 in -patients, 284 were trate for deformities, • 21 Pott's die - ease of the spine, 10 lateral curvature of the seine, 10 bow-legs, 57 club -feet, 17 dislocations of hip, 42 tubercular disease 14 knee, hip, ankle, wrist and elbow; 7G infantile paralysis, 8 wry neck, and 11 miscellaneous. , Our battle is never•ondiatg—is one tkat will ceatlnue while the world lasts, ground salt at the rate of one ounce ter it is the fight between the armies of to the pound of butter, aid mix it into the butter by turning the churn ever,eneS or twice. After this the butter should be taken from the churn and thoroughly worked until all the salt is properly ineorporated and all the excess water bas been worked out. If tbe butter is for town trade it should be made irate neat, firm, pound prints covered with a'geod grade of butter paper, having printed on it, if possible, a neat, i is plain inscription signifying that t the very finest dairy butter made by so-and-so and such -and -such a farm. A Tittle care and attention paid to tbe; manner in which the butter is put up and sold will more than repay in extra ^ustemers any slight added and that tke Hospital needs money, ' trouble and expense which it might het for its own sake, but for the chit- occasion. dren's sake? ' as wa ed fie war ter forty years, Tho people of Tomato and Ontario have bseaa its fri'ead, and this yam et all years it requires kelp. Surely you will give to a eharity that cares for every sick child is Ontario, for only as. your money reaches the Hospital oan the Plospital's mercy reach the children.' Every dollar is a link of kindness in the chain of mercy that joins the money in your pocket to the miseries of some child's life, some mother's heart. Remember that Christmas calls you to open the purse of your kindness to may o haul •h the FIs that h I3o s tial P e t P. open the' heart of. its help to the ehildren. Will, you send •a dollar, or more if you can, to Douglas_Davideon, Secre- tary -Treasurer, or • e J. ROSS ROBERTSON,' Chairman of the Board of Trusts.* Toronto, Manufacture of Wood Alcohol In the course of investigations et the wood -distillation industry of New York by the college of forestry at Syracuse, it was found that the re- moval of the tariff on grin alcohol had hurt the market ore wood alcohol In such a way as to make et loardly profitable ,to produce wood alcohol at dile time. C'lief products of the de• steactive distillation of wood are char- coal, ,wood alcohol, olid acetate of lime. Charcoal is used for gunpowder, for fuel, in the manufacture 01 iron, and for various' poultry and animal foods. Acetate of lime is vied almoet wholly in the dye industries. Wood aloohol is used Jamey as a solvent and for various chemical. purpeees. Beech, birch, and maple are the best woods for the production of a ood distillation products; heartwood is better than sapwood because it coos not contain eo largo pereentaga of Elm, and, chore chested, c moisture. ).,im, ell. y are not desirable woods for the wood distillation industry because they.cou• taro' too much tannin., gums, etc.— Canadian Engineer. As his^ daily Pay the Egyptian eel• dier receives 5 cents, that cream in the churn, and so on, tta pounds of potash per acre to plow the churning temperature is largely a I depth. A crop of mangels requires matter for the butiermaker's own good ,Judgment, says Farmers' Guide. The temperature plays an important t Ppart in churning,certainly, ane prac- tice will. enable the maker to vary it so that the butter will come firm in from twenty minutes to half an hour. When all is ready the cream sbould be strained through a coarse strainer into the churn. This strainirg separ- ates any particles of curd or dried cream which tniglit be present and which would produce white specks in the butter. Butter color can be used, depending upon the purpose for which •the butter is made. .Test enough color should be added to give the butter a "June -grass" color, a nice golden yellow, a little inclined to the light side rather than 'the dark, This, of course, depend' upon the requirement of the consumer: If a dark yellow colored butter is pre- ferred a drop or two more color shduld be added, but this, of course, will depend at all times upon the ex- perience of the maker. The speed of the churn should be so regulated as to have tbe butter forming into firm grains about the size of wheat ker- ne19'in about thirty minutes. As soon as thi'e occurs the buttermilk should be drawn off and an equal amount of clean, cold water sbould be put in. The cburn should then be revolved once or twice aid this wasb water drawn' off, this procedure being re- peated until the water' runs out clean, it being always remembered that too much wasliiing destroys the fine flavor of +butter, Then add pure finely buildings are being laced with tile, or other material having a glazed surface, they can' he easily washed with soap and water. Once or twice a year the skyscraper shampoo expert comes around, lathers the tile -faced structures deep with soapsuds, then washes them clean and bright. A fair-sized skyscraper is said to yield several tons of dirt, under efficient shampooing. POTASH IN Lime or TETE SOIL Organic Matter Makes it Available For Use The source of potash to be used in the future is still uucleterm,ned as Germany was almost the sole pro- ducer of this va.uanle comeodity. Scientists and manufacturers have been making every enc.eavor to manu- facture potash from many sources A rock known as feldspar contains a small percentage of potash. Sea weed also contains a certain amount but when the potash is manufaetered from these various sources its price is prohibitive. Prof. R. Harcourt, of the Ontario Agricultural College, the fact that some draws attention to soils contain as much as 12,000 life aaad death, to save the child life, the siek little ones, roue and daughters not only of our soldier men, but of. tke fathers and mothers still In this home -land province.* The Hospital is beating back i11s- eaee and death, the enemies. that as- eall tke lives of little children an the 'British Tmpire is beating back Ger- many, Austria and Turkey, the ene- mies that assail the life of liberty. ole ons people p h e p • to e al So wea e s Pp of Ontario sot to forget those eo near and dear to use who lie 1n the beds and cots of this great charity. Will the people at large, as el old, respond is our call? Will tkey remem her tkat every year ie a ever year for the Malaita], everyday a day of battle, The hospital n g awn always ane: withany variety of Mans variety in,feed brings tbe best egg' rose Its. Layne .hens need from, 15 to 25 Per cent. meat scrape added daily tc their mash. A fowl tbat will not fatten when heavily fed on corn is not in good pbyslcal condition. To insure fertile eggs it is most es, sential that the breeding stock should Ue as;well fed as timely mated- about 300 pounds to bring them to maturity while a crop of oats 'will The ot- rounds pot- ash 40 consume aboutP eons ash of the soil may be brought into availability by the use of lime aid organic matter. It is a peculiarity of potash that It will not leach out of the soil, it becomes fixed there and the chemical reactions, which are em couraged by lime or organic matter, render it available for plants. Where the soil shows any deficiency of lime or organic matter it is necessary for farmers who are growing crops that require a large amount of potash to make use of these two requisites eo increase the availability of potash in the soil. ° R IA. it��yt "9 S'W For Infants and Children in Use For Over 30Years Always beats the /� ;vneiesidl! ,seer;• ESTIMATING EGG CROP Early Laying in Relation to Heavy Laying A very interesting observation was made by J. Wilson, of tate Department of Agriculture and Technical insti- tution In Ireland. At the Munster institute, Cork, lrelaud, an egg -laying competitio5t was conducted to which Mr. Wilson observed that a hen's total. yield for the year oould be pre- dicted frem her yield a few weeks after she had begun to lay. In giving tke records for twenty-four stens, Maid of which ware very good,. sigh, medium and a ght poor layers, it was observed that the, good layers laid rather regularly at the start, only missing one day at a time, and that this rate was kept up for at least eight •or ten weeks. The, .medium Children Cry toy° Fletcher's The Kind Yen Leave lc:a,e ]roti„ e, l e eele'a T ao been i x use for o :) 3 e :n•, ems borne ae t.ie signature of n-.1(1. :Las been t ole 'ender his per- All .perviston since its infancy. . eel` ulr2,/✓ Aflose r -o ono to deceive yoaintlifs.' All Ceunterleits, Imitations and "Just -as -good are but Experiments that ti a&so with and endanger the health of Infants and Cbildrt,n—Experience against Experiment. 9' :' TOR A Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare- gorie, Drops and Soothing Syrups. Lt is pleasant. It contains neither Opii2::1, Morphine .nor ether Narcotic substance. Its ago is its guarantee It destroys 'Worms and allays Feverishness'. For more mean thirty years it has been in Wind use„fct t.te a 011 f of Constipation, Flatulency, \.i ind Colic, all Teething Troubles and Diarrhoea. Roca. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels, assinril itis the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea—The Ie other's Friend, GENUINE �� SI "Q 1A ALWAYS 7�aars the Signature of n yrs° hi Use For Over 30 Years The Gid You Have Always Bought TMC eF_NT U COMPANY,r:W YORK C Suppressing San Jose Scale. Only six cases of the dreaded San Jose Scala in Nova Scotia orchards have been located this year by the provincial inspectors, according to Prof. W. H. Brittain, of the College of Agriculture, Provincial Entomolo- gist. This shows the value of the work being accomplished by the En- tomological Department in keeping the Nova Scotia fruit farms practical- ly free from the presence and rav- ages of this pest. It is a noticeable fact that the six eases were found on Mock imported previous to the inau- guration of the Government inspec- tion of nursery importations in 1912. Not a single case of the San Jose Scale has been found on stock im- ported subsequent to that date. The comparative ,figures are very striking. 760 •.were discovered 1912 there In cases; In 1913, '64 cases; is 1914 only four cases, and in 1915 so far, only six cases, and all on stock im- parted prior to 1912. A Farmer's Homemade Level;. A very cheap and yet efficient level for the farmer to use in levelling his land may be made by any one handy with tools. First, secure the plate from any in- strument house that handles levels. This plate consists of a round disk with adjustment screws for leveling and slots for fastening the legs. The legs, fashioned after those used on the ianufactured levels, may be made from hardwood and fastened upon the plate. Second, secure an ordinary carpen- ter's level: The farmer usually has one of these in his kit of tools. Fame Oen peep sights upon each end and bolt it upon the plate. This level may be removed when desired ' far other purposes. the purpose This instrument servesp P for the short sights on the ordinary farm as well as tbe telescope level, aid can be afforded by any tarroaere— Farm Progress. layers, 00 the other hand, did not lay as coaaiseeutly, but missed' several days at a time and laid every day for a few weeks only. The poor layers laid practically no eggs, and • what, few they did lay were laid very itrcgularly. It is stated twat the "great value opt the observation lies in this—that the oresder knows be. tore the setting season begins, the grakee to which his pullets belong, and BC can inter thereerom the pereabs' grades is some cases." Hunting Radium in India Piteab'lende has been diecovened in India and a syndicate Lias been' formed to exploit the deposits of radium. You Never Lose This Pin es a two-pronged' Fromrom Franca cam hatpin, the prongs being so shaped as to act as springs to hold it in place.. The more motley a pian, has the -less; he worries about what ;people think Don'ts .For Duck ]Qai®ens> Don't keep two or three different kinds of ducks. Choose one variety seed breed for quality. Don't try to raise duafiliag0 on ,rr,Ute wueat, ieeceeu (Urt1, er •u - nl.ercial chick feeds. It used at all, these feeds should be well cooked, for ordinarily ducks do not consume enough grit to grind dry again, Don't try by mixing it with their, food to force ducks to eat more grit than they want. Don't omit fresh vegetables and green stuff from their diet. Don't forget pleety of clean, fresh water, and give tlient a chance to rest in the shade. Don't let their coops get camp and filthy. Was Not Much of a Believer in Patent Medicines But Milburn'' -s Heart and Nerve Pills Are All Right. Mrs, wm. McElwain, Temrorance Vale,N.B. writes: "I an: not much of a must believer in medicines, but I say Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills are all right. Some years ago I was troubled with smothering spells. In the night I would waken up with my breath all gone and think I never would get it back. I was telling a friend of my trouble, and he advised me to try Ivfilburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. Ole gave me a box, and I had only taken a few of themwheu I could sleep all night without any trouble. I did not finish the box until some years after when I felt my trouble coming back, so I took the rest of them and they cured me,” Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills have been on the market for the past twenty-five years. The testimony 01 the !users should be enough to con- vince you that what we claim for them is true. H. and N. Pills are 50c per box, 3 boxes for $1,25; at all druggists or dealers, mailed direct on receipt of price by The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Tomato, Ont, T. e Cahpnat ms Season hie Daly Mew Weeks Headed to kv`i oeffest fits SSro�il1Ps)tco CHRISTMAS proper is pever• a day. It is really a. week or about a month When the al- manac says Deceruber has come, then all hearts begin to feel the presence of that .midwinter festival. Each day adds to' this feeling. ' The Romans perceived that one day did not contain all the import of theroid. winter gayety, Their Saturnalia con- tinued seven days. It began as a one day celebration and was observed Dee. 19; but, as it was soon found that brief period was a cup too small to contain the wine of pleasure; it was extended ' to three days. At last it was enlarged by the Emperor Claudian so as to take in the 26th. In form the festival has now been changed' back into the one day shape, but in reality: Christmas is much larger under our presidents than it was under Claudian and Caligula. It is a great midwinter period and may well be looked upon as a type of the public happiness or the public mis• fortnnes�of a given date. In the early Christian church it ' became a single day, because being asked to stand for the birth of Jesus it bad to be a forma] day rather than a Week, hut no such limitation could keep it from having adjacent times which partook of its spirit as dawn partakes of day.—Pro- fessor David Swing, QQId tJtri f'mas Dkkststrststtesvantetetteststetste415kk!RK� I POULTRY YARD AND PEN. SW ukvaeele1a 9SS auteaaeeaeaoomot If possible glee the turkeys all tbe sweet milk they ean. possibly drink. Any person can keep poultry, but 'every one cannot get poultry to keep him. As a general thing fowls that have a good range do not lay thin -shelled eggs, Excellent market geese earl be bred by'crossing African or China on Tou- louse. - • rLon Longer Suffer Don't g to becorne grouchy, upset, nervous and allow yourself g Y, indicate , and depressed. These conditions usually indicate a dis- ordered digestive system, which, if neglected, may be hard to remedy. Remove the disturbing element and put your digestive organs in good working order by taking PILLN .. They gently stimulate the liver, act on the bowels, tone the stomach -purify theblood and.regulate the system. These benefits are particularly marked by women at such times when nature makes special demands upon their vitality. They act promptly and safely. The next time you feel low-spirited and out of sorts, take Beecham's Pills. Their sure, mild,1thorough action will Give Quick Relief Worth a Guinea a Bax Prepared only by Thomas Beecham, St. Helene, Lancashire. England ' Sold everywhere in Canada and o. S. America. toe..., 25 coats. ilttfirOltitOtrakelirlfetltakttlitiO The Story of the Mat,al ' The story of e Alegi, as it , is given th by the evangelist Matthew, is aston- ishingly brief and unadorned. He tells us without preface that when Jesus was born in Bethlehem certaiu foreign- ers arrived at Jerusalem,' He does not tell tis bow many they were nor of what race nor of what sta- tion of life, although it is fah' to infer from the consideration with which they were received at the court of Herod and from the fact that they carried treasure boxes with them that they were persons of distinction. The most important statement in re- gard to them is that tbey were Ma- glans—that is to say, disciples 'of Zero- aster and members of the sacred or priestly order of Persia, which was then widely scattered among the ori- ental nations and included men of ex- alted rank. They came from the east, a word which to the dwellers in Pales- tine could hardly have any other mean- ing than the ancient region of Chaldea. lying beyond the Jordan and; the desert. Their explanation of their journey to Herod was tbat they had seen an ap- pearance In the heavens (whether one star or many or a comet they did not sup which led themto believe that. the Ring of the Jews had been born, and they had come to do reverence to him. Herod was' greatly troubled at hearing this and sent, forthe chief priests and scribes to inquire where' the prophets had foretold that tbe- Messiah should be born. They answered at once that Sedate - item was tbe eliosen,place. Tien Her- od, having asked tate Magihow long it was since theyfirstsaw the appear - sure in the sky, sent them away to Bethlehem, poomising tbat Whien they `. youngChrist lie also alis the had found a ti wild come to do reverence to haul.' bilviug set out on their journey. they maw-osce more the celestial Nish, and. ea motion was. such that, it guided, them to rhe place where .Jesus was. coining inti the bougie—for Joseph 111141 now round better shelter titan it alible • -alley saw the young eked 'with 'Mary his mother. and presumed -themselves before WIC lu worship. tlpeitin•,eheir ta'ensure oliests, they 1)1.0001;10d tn, haul µlits of gold and frrull:iireeuse ail. tnitlh Then, bang, eel med. 11 tt drt'alto not to g1) 1fISi1 to lierud, Ihe:-y took, an; • other toad into Their owu;aonutr•y, The coujuuation ea' the p11uets emit- ter and Saturn is one of 1Ilt' r1n'eCI of sidereal et•ent'l It (mews only ()nee' In 009 years. This conjnis'tiou, 111 an troncrnors agree, ` happened no less than three times in the year 747 A, Q. C., shortly before the hiraker Cine t. it may be that we have ,here; in Ibis "Maw tale of y elemt" a confirmation u of this: -Metairie story of religion,a uint and throe of :. no light that led Theholy eiders With their gifts ef•tnyrrh. —Rev. Dr, Hoary -van Dyke J