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The Clinton News Record, 1927-02-10, Page 7Huron County Second • yin Poultry and Fourth 'in Hog Industry in Province Hogs and Poultry Each worth $2,000,000 to County. . J Agricultural Representative's Repor �Rep or County Council, County Agricultural Representa- tive G. R. Paterson made a volumin ous report to the county council in session recently on the .work of his department in the county during the year,', After -commenting on the change in personnel of the office dur- ing the year Mr. Paterson Wrote: Little comment need be :made on<the agricultural conditions of the past year, We all readily 'appreciate. the particular inclernencyof the weather at various seasons 'of the, year. - It ,has perhaps, pe ps, beer: one of the worst harvest seasons experienced by the, farmer's of the county,e . At the ,fore time we are glad to report that the conditions here are by ne means as tions of the Province of Ontario. In, the most part the harvesting of the the most partthe hrvesting of the grain trop, with the exception of buckwheat was - completed without great loss. ; However, quite a lot of second cut hay and emus buckwheat as well as silage, corn and root crops have suffered -from the wet weather, Live Stock lniprovenient, Live etock improvement has been :and, perhaps, always will be; one of our -main projects,.:an,d, while in some 'classes of live stock, at least, the na- ,twre of the work is such that it isal- most impossiible to show in any tabu- lar form Rs extent, yet the number ,o> individual calls and assistance' that have been given -toward the improve- ment of 'hulls, boars and rams and the grading up of grade flocks has , been great. Extension work in sheep has taken a good deal of our time. During the spring months seven dip- ping tanks were installed under our direction, and, while no public shear- ing, docking or castrating demonstra- tions were carried out this year, yet in the neighborhood of fifteen indivi elual demonstrations were given to farmers who .were not quite sure, details. Assistance was rendered also in the replacement of rams. This was done in co-operation with the Dominion Live Stock Braneh, ttnd -we feel safe in saying that a nnmb'er of the flocks in the county will show up to better' advantage as es result of these replacements, As fax as hog work is concerned seven Bacon Hog 'Clubs have been or- ganized since the inauguration of these clubs and six of these clubs are still in active operation. ' The Hay Township Bacon Hog Club, the Dash-, wood S3og Club, the Turnberry Torvn- ship Baton Hog Club, Bodmin Bacon Hog Club and the Mcl1illop Bacon Hog Club. The boars supplied by the Live Stock Branch of the Ontario Depart - snout of Agriculture and around which the above clubs centre, have, for the most part, 'been very satis- factory breeding stock. They have been materially instrumental in In- creasing the quality of the bacon hugs in the centres concerned, and it is hoped "that further advancement' ili, ?this linemay be made in future Years. (A table was given which •showed that the total hogs from Hur- on bad increased from 88,899 in 1923 to 75,527 in 1925, and the percentag' orselects had increased from 25.28 in 1928 to 30.02 in 1925, and Huron had advanced from sixth place in 1928 to fourth place in 1925 tempered with other counties for the percent- age of selects.) The hog • industry in the county is one of the roost im- portant live stock features, due to the Eget tht the industry is worth ap proximately $2,000,000 pet year. It is to be hoped that the situation, will improve materially in following years. . Poultry As fax as poultry work in concern- ed, this is on exceptionally important part of our eictenelon work in the ®t ta® late to win real money "There is still time for you to win a prize in the Nyal Creophos Word Contest. Ask your Nyal druggist for contest sheets and send in as many words as you can make from the twelve let- ters in NYAL CREOPHOS.. $600.00 in cash prizes. You may win first—$100.00—or one of the twenty other cash prizes in the Creophos Contest. • No !obligation at all. CREOPHOS relieves bron- chitin • and persistent coughs, and builds strength. Ask for contest 'sheets ,toe day et the ( DRUG STORE "Once a trial— always Nyal" 4 county: Huron stands second in total numbers' of poultry in the Province and this industry is worth close' to $2,000,000 per year also. Following up the; work of previous yeas, we have pushed our poultry culling cam- paign with the following results: Flocks culled, 265; hens handled, 522,- 643; 22;643; culls found, 7,843; per cent culls,. 34.6, These figures represent ver closely what ' our ealnpaign carrie out in the year 1925, and while a fe' less hens were' handled, the sem number of flocks were culled and slightly larger percentage of cull was the result. This part of the woo was carried out by several of of •young amen of the eouiity who hay had special training under Mr. ,J; F Francis of the Poultry,,Departmei 0. A. C. Nowhere have' ; we 'found anythingi but good report's '•of, the - work aecomplished by these.. young men and we feel that it is well worth the effort to continue` with this val- uable- aluable- work. During` the summer several attempts were made i;o co-op- eratively sell car lots of poultry. These were successful in: so fax as they were co-operative in the selling of the poultry,• and while the car lots did not, reach the distinction that we- lted probably intended, yet; our poul- try raisers who sold their poultry in this way received, the highest possible priee they, could hope to receive fax their fowl, and if this' particular pro- jest has' not accomplished anything else, it has led the frmers to realize What satisfactory prices ere fqr. their poultry, • Field Crops In field crop` improvement work we have had several projects in hand, the chief of which was. our alfalfa cam- paign. This was a provincial wide; campaign and we were merely one of the units in the wheel. 'We'are glad to repent that in this campaign we were able to conduct six very success- ful meetings and, according to the.. amount of seed distributed in the county, we feel .-safe in estimajing. that a considerably venter acreage of alfalfa will be in evidence next spring. While the corn 'borer campaign is not very active in this county and while we regret to report that its existence has incresed during the past year yet we are pleased -to con- vey to you the report that in'the southern part of the eounty where its ravages •'are most e,atensive and where a considerable amount of. money is invested in sweet corn fax canning purposes, .the company has placed inspectors in the field and they are rendering every assistance pos- sible'in combating this pest. y d SimilarSto 1925 we conducted three w home -garden contests in the:: county: e All told . seventy-five participated, a Notwithstanding the unseasonable s condition of tate weather, these Bar- k dens for the most part were very . r Theprizer money, amounting good.of n �. yr g hay pupils and Parents as .wea 1 teachersand,ctjuiy( was particularly' gratifying', and it is "to.'to•hoped. that oven more successful fairs may be cause out i tut ,l - d n u e ear.t r x years. (Aa ular statement of the 20 school' fans in the county showed 162 schools in terested, with 8,731 pupils, 5,862 plots, 4Q17 dos: eggs (Esti•ihifted; 11,- 677 entries, attendance 7,700 children and 6.450 adults.) Poultry breeding stations, which are two in number, are maintained with the prinaiy • -object in view of supplying settings of eggs for the school: children:. At ±he 'sante time, our stations ale in a position now to supply a considerable number of sets epees to fennel's as 'wen as a number ol'first-class ` cockerels when required These breeding ;station • :flocks are made: up at bred -to -lay' Bailed Rock pullets; end hens which__ are culled very ,'heavilyby a " representative from the Poultry Department; 0. A C., each year, and the cockerels used for ,breeding purposes are .from score of the, best strains of the College Llre News :of Happeningsin the Countu and District to 830, "in all, came from annual grant received from. the'county. Al- t • together we consider this a .fairly sat- isfactory project as it riot only ` en- courages the children to attend to, their gardens in a systematic way, but it also shows the parents the ad- vantages of using good seed and' in- troduces, to some at least, new var- ieties of vegetables, Junior ,Farmers and .junior Insitutes The following Junior Farmers' As- sociations are •active in this county, iStephen'and Ueborne, 15 members:; Brussels, 20 members; Wingham, 28 members; Fordwieh, 29 member . These associations were formed ate the conclusion of our short courses and while their activities have not been as extensive as, weare loath to admit, they are in some of the oth- er counties, yet we feel that they will, at ]east, form a nucleus of a greater Junior Fanners' Movement in future years. Of Junior Institutes we have three active• associations as follows. Pa- eans. Girls' Institute, 30 members; Brussels, 28 members; Wingham, 20 members. These organizations work in conjunction with the Junior Farm- ers' Association. They • undertgke. similar community development work and were organized at the conclusion - of some oe our short courses, It is to be hoped that further' Junior In- stitute development will be accom- plished in the future in this county. last year this county was repre- sented at both Guelph and Toronto Royal fairs by live stook judging teams. These young men, who were members of previous short courses, Nvhile they did not bring home any first prizes, yet their standing was very satisfactory wheneve consider that the competition at these fairs is very keen. The young men concern- ed were Richard Proctor, Belgrave; Harty Strang, I3ensall, and 1i. Hun- ter, Exeter. Their standing at Guelph was 15th out of 29 teams and at the Royal 14th out of 29 teams. So far we have been unable to or- ganize a county competition but we feel that it is in the. comity colnpeti- tiong that.the young men get the real ttaining that will stand them in good stead in the larger competitions at the. Winter Fairs. W;s hope, therefore, that the county council of Huron County will deem this project one worthy of support during the season of 1927. During the winter of 1925-26, a 3 - months short -months'short course in Agriculture and Home Economics was held in Fordwich. Our spray'; service in connection with our applegrowers increased from 15 last year -to 27 this year: 8lcsides .this 'number to whom indivi- dual attention, more or less, was giv- en we .had quite a Iarge supplement- aey list of glowers, all of whom re- ceived first-hand information on the most efficient methods ofepraying. This year has not. been very conduc- ive to the best returns in the apple growing industry and while the 'maj- ority of ajority'of our growers have not receiv- ed a great deal of return for their labor and money invested, yet we 'are happy to report that a considerable degree af'imptovement in the eQndi- 'tions of the orchards was noticed.• Those who hacterops and who spray- ed according to our instructions re- ceived the benefit. Those eo-operat- ing with us in this project were the Huron •County Fruit Growers' Coun- cil, the Fruit Branch of the Ontario Department of Agriculture, Prof, J. E. Hewett of the 0. A. C, and others. ,Sta'tistics showing the actual. amount of wool' shipeed co-operative- ly from the county during the past years have not come to -hand as ,yet. The number of men whom the ,Sere able to supply with sacks and twine increased from 24 in 1925 to 31' in 1926. Farm Labor The number of .men placed on farms by this office is comparatively small compared to some of the other counties and 'while the sari, labor situation is snore or less acute, yet -we ara glad to 'report that the new scheme of 'immigration whereby. young' men from :the old toiletry are placed with good farmer s has cone into effect,. • Reports from other parts of the Province' would indicate that the system is satisfactory and, while we made no placements during the past year, yet' we have .a number of applications ,and ale assured by the immigration Deprtment that they will be handled with the great-` est expediency ,possible. This will, perhaps, to some extent at least, re- Iieve the labor situation, No new breeders' clubs . have been organized during the past year brit the Huron Breeders' Association is still actively engaged in promoting .a better condition in the live stock in- dustry of the couney. Their annual sole which took place in Feb., 1926, while not realizing, perhaps, as good. prices for the consignments, never- theless, dict' a- good work in: distribut- ing first class stock to different parts of the county. , As usual, the rural school fairs of the county have occupied a great -deal of our tine. The past season, how- over, was not conducive to the great- est number of entries nor to the best quality of certain exhibits. At the same time, the interest ,shown by the • In the fall of 1925 the seven• young men included in the swine course vis- ited the Packing Plants in Toronto sand toolc•part in the program offered at that time. : Of these Harvey John - 'sten was fourth and Thos. Shortreed was eighth in judging' dressed' car- casses. In judging live hogs, Richard Proctor was `fourth and Alfred Knight sixth. 'Sheep and 'Swine marketing courses :were put on in connection with the regular 3 -months' cousise in Agriculture. COMPENSATION IN JANUARY in January the Workmen's Com-. pensateon Board awarded over half a million dollars in 'benefits for in- dustrial accidents in this Province. The total -was $53$,37431, ' of which '$451,933,52 was for compensation and $76,441.29 for medical and hospital services. The figures aro. over 5118,- 000 higher than in the same month in 1926. During the month there were 5,293 accidents reported to the Board, which included 29 fatal caret. This is somewhat lower'than Decem- ber, 1926,'when there were 5,411 ac- cidents reported, including 34 fatal- ities. Speaking of "these • figures, R. B. Itfoeley, General blanag'er of the In- duetrial Accident Prevention Associa- tions, called attention to the fact that death cases and other'"serieus acci- dents had recently shown an, Upward •trend: -Is referred particuarly to:a case where a wopker, while applying belt dressing was drawn into, the pulley And killed; owing to the sweater he was wearing being caught oie the line shaft. Another accident resulted in death by burning owing to handling' of gasoline in; an unsafe manner, Two other recent fatalities in industry were attributed to blood poisoning following very slight cuts. Mr; Morley:', called attention to the need for competent fir.'et aid for all cuts, and scratches, no matter how sligist; G0'DiE,RICH:: Judge Mott, head of !the Juvenile Court, Toronto, gave an address on "The Boy and the home," under the', auspices of the Home and School Club recently. N .'rte, iIXETER: Word was received in Exeter last: weep of the death of Mrs Mary Haist, of. Marlette, Mich. Mrs, llaist. spent 'Most of last sum- mer visiting in Exeter. Sloe was in her 72nd year and leaves a family of one daughter and two sons, all near - vied. Her 'maiden. name wail Mary Ann Dearing.' Five sisters and four brothers survive:' Mrs, Wan:,Cornish , of Kingston,. Mich.; 'Mrs: Hy. Prouse, Marlette, 1Vfich.; Mrs. ,Chas: Isaac, London; Mrs; S. Litchfield, -Detroit. Mrs. P. Webber, Exeter; John Dear- ing, of Flint, Mich:; W. 1I. of Exeter;, Jas. of London, and Wesley, of Stephen. GREY: Lying dead on the stable, floor behind a horse known to be vicious, Gordon IbtcDonald, aged 22 years oe Grey township, was found- about noon on Saturday -atter his •fail- ure to come in :Cot dinner had 'dis- -Curbed melabet's of his family. ' His cap lay some distance away from his body. Pr'esuinably. ;the young mean was killed by a kick from the horse behind which he was found, although Dr. McLeod, of Wiogoter, who was called was unable to find any marks on hie body. Dr. McLeod pronounced it a ease of accidental death and no inquest will be •held. The deceased -was a son of Mr, and Mrs. George McDonald, ofthe second concession of Grey, near Molesworth, and about -eight miles from Listowel. - It was in his father's learn that the fatality oc- eurred. Besides his parents, Gordon is survived by three brothers, Robert, Version and 'Clifford. The funeral was held on'Tuesd'ay afternoon, with Rev. Mb,- $token; of Wroxeter: Presbyters ran Church, 'in charge. I, TTJRi8I RY: There passed, away in the township of Turnberry, on Thursday evening, friary Ann Mc- Vay, wife of Jas, A. Moffatt. Fun- eraI services were condticted at her late residence, lot 51, concession 1, Turnberry, on Monday, Feb. 7. In- terment in W!r'oxeter cemetery. TURIY,BERRY: Frank Carruthers- inhis 91st year,, passed away'Sat- urday athis home in the township of Turnberry, lot 18, concession 9. He was born in Ayeshire, Scotland, coin- ing to Canada when 3 years of. age, with his parents, settling in the die. trict of Ayr, Ont. When, a young man' he proved to iilinglrant, when there was only Lower Wingham, when "ire lived for the past 65 years. His wife predeceased hila by eight years. Three sons survive,, Walter, Andrew and Kenneth at home. Funeral ser, vices were conducted at his late residence, ISunday, Feb. 6. Interment in the Wingham cemetery. r LU•CAN: William'. Gilmour, of •Clandeboyc, seriously injured when a passenger 'bus plying 'between Lucan and Clandeheye station...overturned about a, mile from ;Lucas; Monday night,' died in a private :hospital at 'Lean Tuesday miming. Mr. Gil- mour, wlio conducted a chopping mill at Clandeboye, was a passenger on the bus •operated by J. Walter Hod- gins, mail carrier. ' 'Wjhile making the retreat trip to Lucan, a bolt worked loose ,from the whiffletees, which, striking the horses on the heels, caused them to break into a run. The rig, a closed -in cab on roil- ners, with the ,driver's seat high in front, swerved round and turned over, throwing 14Ir. lIodgins and Mr. Gil- mour, who was sitting with him, to the hard, frozen :ground. The latter received a gash in the head and was rendered unconscious, while Mr. Hod- gins had his knee ,badly hurt and -vas considerably shaken up. --Exeter Tunes -Advocate. SUCCESSFUL SHORT COURSE COMPLETED • Friday, San, 28th, saw the conclu- sion of the annual ,Sheet . Course .in Agriculture and Horne Economies, conducted at Blyth by the load De- partment of Agriculture, • Clinton. This year's course was web attended, having regtilar students to the num- ber of twenty-five -boys and forty girls daily. Besides these, a large number' of visitors carte to the Course particularly in the afternoons to take advantage of the different lectures and demonstrati'ans. . On Thursday evening, Jan. 27th, a banquet was, held in the new Com- munity Hall at Blyth, at which all the members of the classes and those instrumental in making the Course a success Were present.,, The guest of honour, Mr. harry J. `Laidlaw of Brampton, Ontario, gave a very inter- esting address. His subject=iWfhat the Junior Farmers' Association .Has Done for ,Me," pointed out to the members of both classes just how the Short Courses, judging conrpetitioiis and debating and literary societies, features .of the Junior Farmers' Association in Peel 'County; helped the speaker in not • only his .agricul- tural activities but his social life. His talkwas well received by all: members and highlycomplimentary" aenratrks were heard regat•ding it, IDr., }Milne, Reeve of Blyth, in reply- ing to the toast to: the guests, ;pointed out a few important• reasons why the young men and young eveMen should follow the advice and instruction re- ceived itt the Courses. and continue with their rural activities. Courses such as these 'have 'become decidedly popular its the majority of rural communities and while the per - pose is the dissemintion of agrirultur al and household information, yet the social activities carried on by the or ganized classes in after years are highly important results, It is to be. hoped that successful Courses of this nature will contiuue to be held in other parts of the county during the coming' winters. 1'Alld IER"S ACCOUNT BOOB (Experimental Farm 'Motet') Frequent reference has' been made. iri recent'tassues of the faun press Ito the desirability of making an invert, tory or taking stock of far'in supplies, ;implements, live stock,etc:, during the inontli4if March. The suggestion is a good one and the Dominion Experi- mental Farm System has published an extremely . simple Farmer's Ac- count iBook in which are several pag- es especially `designed to assist the farmer in mating such an inventory. To "keep accounts" in, this book re- quires no special knowledge of ac- counting simply the ability to write and add, and a, record -of transactions can often he made in less than one hour a week; A few plain directions as to making entries and taking in- ventories, a : table of silo capacity, and a gestitation table are given on the inside -cover pages. -of the 'book. There are pages for the entries of receipts anal expenditures (both of which may be seen ata glance on the sane page) relative to cattle, horses, sheep, swine, poultry,, crops s and lab- our anc4 ample space :for miscellan- eouss dents: There is a page an which to record antotints owed to and owed' by the faun, and for'ms' on which may .be made inventories of land, buildings, live stock, .feed, supplies. and Machinery., There is also a page where the year's business may be summarized, with :a few directions to assist .in filling out intelligently at the end of the year. Further, there is a table on which to enter acreage and yield of crops and •one on which to keep a live stock service' record. The book may ibe•obtained from the Publications Branch. of the Depart- ment of Agriculture, Ottawa, at a nominal charge of tem cents. No :postage need be placed on letters of application. • F. C. NUNNICK, Division of Extension and •Publicity 'Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ont, GODIIRICH: , MacKay Hall, a fine new (building which Robert MacI{ay, of Goderich, is presenting to the peo- ple of this town es a community hall, was officially aliened on Thursday night last with et program of local talent. This new $15,000 structure is situated on North street on the site ofthe old Temperance Hall, which was torn down last fall. It is a fully modern ;building and there cis seating accommodation for • 350 in the main auditorium. The program on Thurs- day night included addresses by Mayor H. J. •A, MacEwen and J. E. Tom. public school inspector, and ' a various musical numbers by Goderich musicians. 1 i-!u-ations A' ColumnOPrepared;Especially for Women -- ButNot Forbidden to Men One often ,hears a\tvailfrom mature manhood or womanheocl - about the waywardness of the young people of the present day and the impossibility of influencing 'them to, walk more circumspectly and with some regard for the conventions. Indeed, one hears these r wails so ` frequently, couraging, were. sounded forth by voice and pen, that ' One of the best ways of'hel helping h one is inclined. to wonder whether, ifp " the young people is to'leeep youth: alive the young people of today are so far in the heart. The hair- mma turn g'e on. the downward road to evil, there Y dr y \ ot• fall out, the eyes may grow dim is any hope, of stopping them. • and the steps falter', flout if the heart. is youthful there will always e a y b n. understanding of youth and its prob- ienis The parents who keep the con- fidence of their childrei'seldom"have much trouble ,in eotitroiling them all that is necessary, and; the parents who keep the confidence of theirchildren e are usually those whg have kept young hearts, who can sympathize with the'youpgsters in the foolishness of their youth, which ,always. seems to them, (the young), to be the very -acme of wisdom, and who .here infin-. ite patience with diem .at all times. The 'only, daughter of one et the youngest -hearted inen I've ever known, though a grandfather severe!, times ,over, one. who made chums of his sons- and his daughter, told. me after her marriage that her,mother paid..her, husband the highest compli- ment she could pay him by saying he reminded her of her: father. "For,"' she' said, "my father is -the most won- derful of men.. I do not believe there was ever anyone as understanding and tolerant as my father." .I think that was a wonderful tribute from a daughter. • It seems to me that in this age it ought to be easier for' youth' and ma- turity to come together than it ever has been in any age, because the barriers between have never been so low. And if there is less companion- ship, if youth listens less to the ad- vice of maturity than in years past, it might be well for the mature ones to pause and question their: own meth- ods. Some faults may lie at their own door. You cannot put old heads on young •,holders, thanks be. They land there quite early enough, Let youth enjoy youth, let maturity 'keep it, not so much by the shortening of skirts and the entering into of youth- ful pastimes, although I am not con-... demning either, but by keeping the heart young by saving from smother- ing every youthful impulse. Thos is kept open between youth and neatrtr- ity a line of eonununication, to the safety of youth, and the added happi- ness of maturity. our structure. 'o But,while maturity . ,. cannot carry youth over the rough road 3 o(` exper- ience, saying their young feet front many a stumble, it can often, in love and understanding, lend a helping, hand; it ±an give, a cheery and en - But .it•iloesn't do to jump to con- clusions too quidkly. Children and young, people. are allowed much more freedom than their fathers and moth- ers were, and al%ver great many more ,Vg V than their `grandfathers and grand- mothers were. The succeeding gen- erations of parents .have conceded their children privileges which were denied then: and, whether for •good: or ill, there is no ;turning back from the oath thus entered upon.' -But, why make such a howl about it? If the young people have.: got completely out of "hand, which is not the ease in many, many cases which have come under any notice, whose fault is it? Certainly there is a great .gulf .fixed between sixteen and sixty, or even forty, and all the ages 'between, and if anyone is to .bridge that gulf it must be one who, has passed'overthe road; the one who has gambolled. gaily down the sunny slopes of youth, and then climbed bravely up the hill to maturity. Youth has no ex- perience by which it can understand maturity, but maturity, unless it has allowed itself to become calloused by the passing of years, ought to have in the hack of. ' the mind, under the later and sterner, experiences of life, memories of youth, its longings, as- perations• and ambitions, which should help toward a better understanding of youth.. One of the troubles which seems to interfere with the influencing of youth by parents and those in charge of them is the idea, firmly fixed in many mature minds, that youth can be Fayed from many errors by the experience'ef their parents or guard- ians. It cannot be done, Youth must come to maturity just as the genera- tions have come to it during all the ges, by experience, sometimes bitter, but always personal. Ord hears po- le say sometimes, "If I had only known as much then as I do now!" Not a doubt but there were plenty of people to 'tell one "then," but who would listen? It isn't the way we humans are built, and I do not ques- tion the wisdom of ithe manner of GODERIOB!: Dr. W. F. Clark has been appointed president of the Dis- trict Fall Fairs' Association, compris- ing' the counties of Huron, Perth, Middlesex and Lampton. REBEKA.H Horse Shoes For Luck are vogue at Weddings and over racing stable doors, but will 'not help to build up your sales volume, Business success, or "luck," as jealous rivals call it, is the product of wise planning, a squard deal pol- icy of service and AllY,VEIVPISING. ADDVERTISINiG keeps the public informed of your :business. Such knowledge lbseeds cor}fidenee and Goodwill. An expenditure iu adver- tising.'will prove an interest-bearing invest renst n Adv rtise in The Clinton News -eco° A WORD TO THE WISE A list of advertisers from' "The News-Recordin your Handbag or pocket is the best "Illorse Shoe" you can carry for "luck" in ,buying. An advertiseritent is an invitation, "An Advertisement is an (invitation"