Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1917-08-09, Page 2JL 1 t H. D. IieTAOO;\RT 113, D, i►f.eTAGG{All' McTaggart Biose -- BANEE Ott A GENERAL BANNING 131:1$1 - NESS TRAN$ACTED. NOTES DISCOUNTIED, DRAFTS ISSUED. INTEREST ALLowED ON Ds. POSITS. IIAL18 NOTES run - CHASED. -- Il. T. II A N C E -- NOTARY PUBLIC, CONVEY- ANCER, IFINANCLeL REM; STATIT AND FIRE 1NF1UR- ANOE AGENT. REPRESENT- ING 14 FIRE INSUBANQU COMPANIES$. DIVISION COURT CLINTON. ctFICR, 7P BRIDONB, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, NOTARY PUBLIC), ETC. Mike- Sloan Bloch --CL1NT0:l ill. G. CAMERON K.O. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR. CONVEYANCER, ETC. Mee on Albert Street oeenped bt II Hooper. In Clinton on every, Thursday, aid on any day for which ap- pointments are made. Office bdars from 0' a.m.' tri 8 p.m.. A good vault in ooneection with the othce. Office open every week -day. Mr. Hooper will make^any appointments for Mr. Cameron.. CHAI[LEN H. HALL Conveyance:, Notary Putin.,, e Commissioner, Citi. • REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE Issue; ' of Marriage Licenies 13URON OTfEET, - CLINTON DRS. GUNINT & GANDIER Dr. W. Gunn, L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S., Edin, Dr, J. C. Gandier, B.A., MB. Office Hours: -1.30 to 3.30 p.m., 7.30 to 9.00 p.m. Sundays 12.30 to 1.30 p.m. Other hours by appointment only. Office and Residence Victoria St. Off. C. IV. THOMPSON PHSYJO_!AN, .SURGEON, ETC. Special attention givoa to dist easels of the Eye, Eat. Nass and Throat. Eyes carefully examined and suit,- ' uit' able glasses prescribed. Office and residence: a doors west o! the Commercial Hotel, Huron 84, f8EOEfllt ELLIOTT Lleenaed Auetioneer for the County of Huron. Correspondence promptly answered.. Immediate arrangements can be atado for Sale: Data M The geese -Record, Clinton; or by selling Phone 11 on 117,. Charge.' moderate and satietaetioa guaranteed. We've made Would like 1t .tot for I to make quite COAltthot a few for yon We've made 1t tot for a lot of folks who were looking for satisfactory coal, and -if you will p ace your spring order with us, we would be pleased to give you the good coal and two thousand pounds to the ton, A. J. Holloway, Clinton A first-class bedroom suite for private sale, as well as other articles of furni- ture at Residence on Ontario St. larva News - Record CLINTON, QNA RIO. Terme of subseriptian-$1 ,per year, if net a00 Paid.GONe paper ay bd edls oon tinaed nuJ4l 411 arrears are paid unless at the option of the Pub- lisher. Tho date to which overt' subscription is paid is." denoted on the label. Advertising I%ates - Transient ad- vertisements, 10 cents per 'iota primal lino for first insertion and 4 cents per line for each, subse- quent insertion. Small advertise- ments not to exceed one inch, such as " Lost," "Strayed," or " Stolen," etc„ inserted once for 86 coats, and each subsequent` tat sortlon 10 coots, - Communications intended for. pub- lication must, as a guarantee of good ,faith, be accompanied by the name of the writer. - G. B. HALL, Proprietor. Car Manitoba e _ is 1, To Hand Bran afl(1 Shorts Binder Twine White Seal Flour BUG FINISH Ready to use dry .on your potatoes. Try it, Grass and Clover seeds of all kinds always on hand. The ilioKillop Mutual Fire insurance Company .# p J Head once, Seaforth, Ont. DIRECTORY : President, Janes Connolly, Goderich; Vice., James Evans, Beechwood; Sec. -Treasurer, Thos. E. Hays, Sea - forth. Directors: George McCartney, Sea. forth; D. F. McGregor, Seaforth; J. G. Grieve, Walton:; Wm. Rine, Sea - forth; M. McEwen, Clinton; Robert Ferries, Hariock; John Benneweir, Brodhagen; Jas. Connolly, Goderich. Agents: Alex Leitch, Clinton; J. W. Yeo, Goderich; Ed. Hinchley, Seaforth; W. Chesney, Egmondville; R. G. Tar - meth, Brodhagen. • Any money to be .paid in may he paid to Moorish Clothing Co., Clinton, or at Cutt's Grocery, Goderich. Parties desiring to effect insurance or transact other business will be promptly attended to on application to any of the above officers addressed to their respective post office. Losses irspected by the director who lives nearest the scene, � r FORD G .IleLEOD, Clinton E6liews-Record's" flew Crabbing Rates For 1917 WEEKLIES. News -Record and Family Herald and Weekly Star 1.86 News -Record and Canadian • Countryman 1,85 News -Record and Weekly Sun 1.85 News -Record and Farmer's Advocate 2.60 News -Record and Farm & Dairy1.86 News -Record and Canadian Farm 1.86 News -Record and Weekly Witness 2.35 News Record and Northern Messenger 1.80 News -Record and Saturday Night3.60 News -Record and Youth's Com- panion 8.25 MONT&LIES: News -Record and Canadian Sports- man 3.25 News -Record and Llppincot'a Maga- zine 3.25 DAILIES News -Record and World $3.60 News -Record and Globe 4.60 News -Record and Mail & Empire3.60 News -Record and Advertiser 3.60 News -Record and Morning Free Press 3,60 News -Record and Evening Free Press 8.80 News-Reoord and Toronto Star8.36 News -Record and Toronto News3,35 If what you want is not In this list let us know about it. We can supply you at Less than it would cost you to send direct. In remitting please do so by Post, office Order, Postal Note, Express Order or Registered letter and address G. E. HALL, Publisher News -Record CLINTON, ONTARIO. ' -TIME TABLE. - Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton Station as follows: BUFFALO AND GODERICII DIV. Going East, depart 7.83 a.m. rr r. It 2.58 p.m, Going West, a.m. ar. 11.10, dp. 11,17 a.. " ar. 5.58, dp. 6.45 p.m. depart 11,18 p.m, LONDON, HURON & BRUCE DIV. Going South, ar. 7.38, dp. 7.50 pan, " " depart 4.15 pm. Going North, a•, 1.0.30 dp. 1.1.10 a,m. Going North, depart 6;40 p.m. You ebould ahvnye keep a bottle of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets on the shelf. The little folk so often need a mild and safe cathartic and they do appreciate Chamberlain's Instead of nauseous oils and mixtures. For atom ach troubles and constipation, give oneiuet before going to bed. All druggists, 26e, orsend to CHAMBERLAIN MEDICINE CO., TORONTO to THE TWO NEW ORDERS. 171 r.� eat eq,i4aaaau Conducted try Professor Henry ,G, Bell. Tho object of this department Is to place at the service of our farm readers the .advice pf an aokncwl, cropedged authority on all subjects,pertalning to solls and s. Address all questlone to Professor Henry 0, Bell, In care of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, To. Tonto, and answers will appear In this column In the order in which they are received. As space le limited Itis advisable where Immediate reply is necessary that fienr ' a stamped and addressed envelope be enolpsed with the y G. Bell, question, when the answer' will be malted direct, Question-C.M.B ;-If I should plow under a patch of buckwheat to kill quack grass, what damage, it' any, would it do to the ground if plowed when the buckwheat is in full bloom? Answer: -To plow under buckwheat in full bloom will do no damage to your soil; on the contrary, it will do good by adding humus or organic mat- ter, which will help the fertility of the soil, Be very careful to work the buckwheat thoroughly into the soil by ai'sking and harrowing; otherwise it will form a coarse mat as you turn the furrow over, . Such a mat seri- ously injures the _rise of moisture in the soil. I have known instances where the turning under of a heavy crop of buckwheat, rye or clover- without care to working same into the soil -has actually starved the follow- ing crop by cutting off its moisture supply. Question-A.J.S.: What can I sow that will furnish cow pasture for the late summer and fall? I have lost my seeding this season and will be short of pasture after the middle of August. I have six acres of sandy loam, in a fair state of cultivation that grew a big crop ofclover last year, but was pastured off very close last fall that I was thinking of sowing to oats and, rape. Will the oats keep growing if they arc pastured off or clipped? Can you suggest 'anything better? Would I stand any show of getting a catch of clover if I seeded in this pasture crop? Answer: -I would advise sowing .the following mixture; -1 bushel each per acre of w ieat, oats and barley, and 10 lbs. of co mon red clover to the acre: Would work in 200 to 300 lbs. per acre of fertilizer carrying 2 to 3% ammonia and 8 to 12% phosphoric acid. This available plantfood will hasten the 'growth of the grain. As a rule grain does not continue to make growth if it is allowed to come into head. This Mixture has given good results as summer pasture. Question -L. I3.: -We have four acres of Light sandy soil which I would Comment of English Paper Upon The New Decorations. The two new Orders whose creation is announced are of interest if only for their reflection of the times. The first, open to all the Empire and to our Allies, and called the Order of the British Empire, establishes for the first time an order of knighthood for women, and for this purpose revives the venerable and peculiarly British title of Dame. Among all our personal distinctions there is none that. could better be rescued fromthe archaism that has befallen it, says the Manchester Guar- dian. From Chaucer's day it has been used to describe the worthiest of Eng- lishwomen, irrespective of their rank. The tendency to restrict it to women of noble birth, and later to make it the peculiar title of the wives of knights and baronets, was sturdily counter- acted by the habit, preserved by the people and by the greatest writers throughout the Middle Ages, of using it as a title of respect for all women who deserved it. The second new Order, which also may be conferred on both sexes, is not less significant. The "Companion- ship of the Order of Honor" will carry no title and no precedence. In this it partakes of the nature of the Order of Merit, which is the most coveted of all distinctions by those who value the in rather an honor brings than its social value. If its expressed purpose is faithfully observed, it should servo as a recogni- tion of service which none,• whatever their dislike of titular distinctions, need abjure. The value of these new honors depends on the wisdom and dis- cretion with which they aro conferred, like to get. seeded. ;Being $o sandy ishard togetat f clover. It had a catch 0 Y a little clover sod plowed under several years ago, but since it has gotten run down. I tried to seed it to clover and timothy but very little came, so I' plowed it again and sowed to rye :and immured it in winter and spring: and planted corn. It was so dry and I.ot last sunnier that the corn did not get big, so I cut it early for fodder corn and worked up the ground and Bowed rye and 'intended to plow it under for corn after manuring this spring, but as the rye looks good I let it stand. Assoon as the rye is off I would like to plow it with u three -furrow gang plow as there are quite a few sand burrs in this field. What kind of grass could I sow on this ground? Wduid sweet clover be gpod? I could manure it next winter and plow under for oats and seed it then. Answer: -As soon as you have cut off the rye crop Of this year, have the land plowed as you indicate and work- ed down to a smooth seed -bed. I would advise applying four or five loads of manure to the acre after plow- ing and before disking, and alto ad- vise putting on 500 to 1,000 lbs. per acre of ground limestone, in order to sweeten the soil, When you are ready to seed the grass mixture, you would do well to use from 200 to 300 lbs. per. acre of fertilizer carrying 2 to 3%. ammonia and•10 to 12% of phosphoric acid, applying it through the fertilizer attachment of the wheat drill, or scattering it evenly over the ground before the last disking and harrow- ing. This available plantfood will give the young plants a vigorous start and will almost insure a good catch if you have sufficient moisture. I am inclined to advise the growth of sweet clover on your soil This crop will flourish where most everything else kills out. If not kept in control, it may possibly reach the stage of a troublesome weed, but it can be kept in check if cut for hay while the young stalks are tender, From 8 to 10 lbs. of seed per acre are sufficient. ‚0 - In August all surplus Leghorn cockerels and cockerels of other light. weight breeds should be marketed as broilers. They are of little value as roasters. Green ducks are young ducks from 8 to 12 weeks old. They should be sold before they moult. At the present time when growing chicks are attaining an age of from one month to'ten -weeks, a disease (known as coccidiosis) affecting the liver and bowels, is causing dbusider- able losses. This disorder according to Dr. Wickware of the Experimental Farm is quite prevalent throughout Canada and is probably responsible for many deaths at present attributed to white diarrhoea. The disease is caus- ed by a small egg-shaped germ which inhabits the first portion and blind pouches of the bowels. It produces inflammation of the bowels and liver, the blind pouches showing the most marked alteration. The changes in the latter' may vary from a filling up with a reddish granular looking mass of soft consistency to hard cores com- posed of lining cells, blood, etc. The liver may show changes varying from a fairly normal appearance to large areas of yellow color which when cut into show a cheese -like centre. SYMPTOMS: -The chicks appear dull and isolate themselves from the remainder usually remaining in .the hover or under the hen. The feath- ers become ruffled; wings droop; ap- petite is lost and occasionally the chicks will give utterance to a shrill cry, particularly when trying to pass material from the bowels. A white discharge is usually present although it may be rather reddish in color and the vent may become pasted with the When boiling fish remove all sewn quickly as it rises to the top of the water as it deadens the flavor of the fish if allowed to remain in the parr. It is estimated that the average acre of beans produces as mueil teal food Material as is usually obtained from five t0 fifteen acres of pasture lam) in the preelection of ,either meat or milk. WOMEN IN THE BRITISH ARMY SIX, HUNDRED CARPENTERS AT IIU'.L'-BUILDING Many Departments of Wartime Activ- ity Being Filled by Women to Release Men For Trenches. The feminine section of the British army is growing larger day by day. Khaki -clad young women'at first con- fined to the Red Cross section of the field army, are rapidly pushing into many departments'of army 'activity, displacing men whe, in turn, are pass- ed along to work neerer the front line trenches. Every boat reaching France from England brings' new companies of wo- men workers. At first their work was mostly at the remote bases, but now they maybe found working further and further afield, sometimes, indeed, within hearing dietance of the guns. In the clerical departments at the chief bases, women have very largely clisplaced men. As chauffeurs , they are beipg employed by hundreds, not only on alinbulances and light supply wagons but also on heavy transport lorries, and with entire success, Building Army Huts. .Six hundred young women carpen- ters are at work building army huts. They have only six weeks of instruc- tions and preparations in England be- fore crossing the channel. Their work here is practically "shop work." The huts are of the new semi -cylindrical .Canadian type, which is being turned out by the thousands. in knock -down form,. every but exactly alike. The young women wear a neat uniform of regulation khaki, with short skirt and knickers, and a sleeve badge showing ,an army half completed. Each girl has to know 'only one small part of the whole process of hut building; each day she repeats the same operation, whether it be with saw, hammer or plane, and then passes on the work to the next operative. The housing of the women workers has been accomplished without par- ticular difficulty. Some units are in huts, others billeted in hotels. Each unit has its own supervisory officers and chaperons. While at work it is under the command of young women lieutenants who act their part as smartly as any British subaltern. POWER OF PRESIDENT WILSON. As Head of the Chief Food -Producing Nation of the World. material discharge. These are the prominent symptoms in typical cases but chicks may also be badly affected and exhibit no outward appearance of disease until death suddenly takes place. TREATMENT: Treatment consists in dissolving fifteen grains of powder- ed catechu in a gallon of drinking wa- ter. This shot Id be kept constantly in front of the chicks and should be changed every two days. PREVENTION: -Prevention con- sists in the isolation of all ailing chicks from the remainder of the flock and the thorough disinfection of all the quarters and runs, which may be ac- complished by the application of a limewashyolution made by adding two and one-half pounds of stone lime to a pail of water, to which is also added one-half a teacupful of a good com- mercial disinfectant. This should be applied full strength with a spray pump, brush 08' old broom, to all parts of the quarters, brooder houses, etc. The feeding troughs should be cleansed daily by scalding with boiling water and special care taken to prevent the chicks from getting their feet either in the feeding utensils or drinking foun- tains as the disease is transmitted from bird to bird in this way. The floor of the brooder houses should be covered with a coating composed of nine parts of sand and one part :f air -slacked lime, and if the droppings are not removed, daily, they should at Least be mixed with a fair amount of air -slaked lime to insure propel dis- infection, If the runs are not too large, it is also advisable to cover them with a 'thin coating of the above men- tioned lime and either spade or plough them up. The chicks should be kept away from all adult fowls and carcas- ses of dead birds immediately burned as burying only serves to keep the in- fection going from year to ; oar. INTERNATIONAL LESSON AUGUST 12, Lesson VII. Josiah's Good Reign --2 Chron. 34. 1-13. Golden Text -Eccles. 12. 1. introductory. .Josiah Verses 1, 2. -The son of Amon, grandson of Ma- nasseh; king of Judah about B. C, 6130- 608. 3-7. Uprooting of idolatry. Eighth twelfth -From the very be- ginning the heart of Josiah was turn- ed toward Jehovah. Purge -At the accession of Josiah the land was full of idolatrous symbols and practices. High places -The local sanctuaries; the attempt was matte to centralize the worship in Jerusalem. Asherim -Singular, Ashorah; a wooden .able set up beside the altar as sl symbol of the deity, a survival of tree worship. Graven -Idol of wood (cawed) or stone, Molten -Idol made of metal. Baalim-Tho native Canaanite deities. Sun -images --Probably identical with the pillars of 2 icings 28, 14, a survival of stone worship, and serving the same purpose as the A.shotini, Graves ---•"A sort, of retributive pollution'. of the restingimus place at the pio, dead." Bones -The rebting place of the dead was sacred; its disturbance was the GEItMANY AND THE. NEUTRALS. The Supplies Obtained Have Enabled Her to Maintain the War. Despite all that has been printed• to. the contrary Germany Is dependent epee foreign .countries for many of the Necessaries of life, In the year pre- ceding; the outbreak of the war her imports amounted in value to no less than $8,000,000,000. The suspension of her trade with. .Russia, France Bel- gium, Italy and Great . Britain, to. Other with the blockade of her coasts by the 'Entente fleets, pnturally cult down these. figures to a vast gxtelrt, throwing her to a greater degree than ever before upon her own resources. Stili there were a number of foreign Products that she eould not do with- out, and these 5110 has beck, obtaining, from the neutral cotnttiies, Some idea of the degree to which Germany. bas' been drawing supplies from they Netherlands and freni the three Scandinavian kingdoms may be gathered from the 'fact that their foreign • imports have increased not merely tenfold but in some cases nearly a hundredfold since the begin- ning of the war. The only inference from this is that all the goods import- ed over and above the annus] average in times of peace have been resold to Germany, in spite of all sons of en- gagements with the Powers of the Entente to refrain from thus helping their enemy. When in the early stages of the pre- sent war President Wilson revealed his Intense ambition to become as ex- ecutive head of the greatest of neut- ral pourers, tho chief mediator in the negotiations of peace and the princi- pal arbitrator in determining its con- ditions, he cannot,' even in his most extravagant dreams, have conceived the importance of the part which .he would be called upon to play in this titanic conflict as representative of one of the principal belligerents. It is doubtful; indeed, whether the mass- es of his fellow countrymen have any Idea. of the extent to which he has be- come one of the dominant factors in the situation. - Invested .with greater powers than have ever in all the nistory of .the United States bean accorded to any of its long line of Chief Magistrates, and strong in the knowledge that he has the entire nation at Iris back, he is wielding all the authority of a dicta- tor with a sagacity, with a soundness of judgment, and with a breadth of view, that have excited the warm ad- miration of even those who were form- erly his bitterest political adversaries and the most savage of his'critics. By the election of the mightiest of democ- racies, his sway is more unrestricted and more absolute than that of any other monarch, even than that of the I{aiser, and whenever Congress ven- tures to differ with him, and shows a reluctance to follow submissively his lead, his fellow countrymen manifest a disposition to side with him rather than with their parliament. To put the matter in a nutshell, President Wilson to -day dominates the food supply of the world, and it is by means of the control of this food sup- ply that the war will not only be won, butalso be brought to an early close, greatest calamity imaginable. Tho bones of the idolatrous priests were. burned to defile the altars upon which they heel, burned heathen sacrifice: Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even unto Nephtali-The reforms ex- tendedbeyond Judah: they covered the whole of Israel, including Simeon in the fat south, which was reckoned with the northern tribes (2 Chron, 15, 0). 8-1, . Repair of the temple. Eigh- teentl According to Icings the repair of the temple and the finding of the Law preceded the destruction, of idolat- ry, which is .represented as inspired by the newly found book of the Law. The Chronicler may have introduced the change in the order of tha events to emphasize the :fact that Josiah was an ardent' .Jehovah worshiper from the beginning, Repair -Under Ma- nasseh the temple wee neglected, The -ct' i of the work was entrusted ';o dtt,, rot c n o. t 1 three state officials, Money -Con- tributions wore received from all parts of the land. Levites-ht accord with his general point of view, the author is careful to state that the whole en- terprise was under the immediate direction of the Levitos. Potatoes should ba kept free from weeds. Weeds absorb the moisture and plant food ne:'ed by the potatoes to make a good yield Potatoes at present prices are very remunerative. "I went by the "field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the main void of un010rstainling; anal, 104 it was all. grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face tlrereoft„--•Pro- verbs, of Selolnoii. IIOW TO TEST DIAMONDS. Simple Methods to Determine if Gems Are Genuine Or Not. The public is frequently deceived in regard to the sale of jewelry and pre- cious stones and the authorities have issued a statement upon the accurate testing of diamonds, - When a diamond is quite clean and dry, the following experiment should be tried : Place on the surface a tiny drop of water and then take a needle or pin and try to move the drop about. If the diamond is genuine, the drop can be rolled about intact. On the other hand, where the gem is an imita- tion the water spreads directly it is touched with the needle -point. Another very good test may be car- ried out with a tumbler of water. In- to this put the suspected article and examine its appearance. A real dia- mond will show up in the water with a startling clearness, and it can never be confounded with the water. On the ether hand, the imitation looks inde- finite and it is sometimes difficult to see it at all, They Meant Well. Not long after a fire in 0 town near London, some children in -the city held a charity fair, by which $20 was realiz- ed. This sum they forwarded to the SEVERE. RHEUMATIC ,, • PAMNS DISAPPEAR Tthettlnatisfn depends on all acid In the Mood,. 'which'whichaffects the m1s01es and joints, producing in., flamxnation, stiffness and pain, This acid gots into the blood through some defect in the digestive process, ]:food's Sarsaparilla, the old-time blood tonic, is very'succcesfel in the treatment of rheumatism. ;It nate directly, with purifying of,oeti on the blood, and improves the diges- tion. 'don't stiffer, Get Hood's today, Saving Front Senetroke. Orlin irily, five minutes of work. will not kill a horse, but if the five reiputes are in the afternoon of a hot day in Summer when the horse has been working hard beneath the burning sun, • that small amount of time may be fatal. For that reason it is advisable to watch the horses to seo that they are not overheated. - Here are some danger signals every teamster should heed: An overheat- ed horse will lag in his gait, walk un- steadily and spread his legs when standing. His head is held low, the eyes protrude farther than usual and the pupils of the eyes are small. Breathing is loud and rapid. The skin is hot, the pulse quick and weak and the heart beats violently and ir- regularly. In severe cases the horse will stop suddenly, spread the legs apart in an attempt to steady himself, and fall to the ground. When the horse begins to stagger, it is too late for prevention. If a spienge saturated with cold water bad been kept between the horse's ears while working, the trouble might have been avoided. The only safe plan to fol- low after the horse is overheated, is to unharness him and get him to a shady place tat once. Cold water, thrown forcibly on the animal, is an effective remedy. The skin should be rubbed vigorously with rough cloths. A bag of cracked ,ice may be placed between the ears. If conscious enough to drink, cold water should be offered in small amounts. A stimulant may be given. After the animal is recovered, he should be turn- ed in a shady pasture where there is plenty of clean cool water. Potato and Tomato Plant Lice. The present season has developed a widespread outbreak of the green and pink potato aphid or plant louse. It is especially partial to potatoes and tomatoes. There are two color varieties, one green, the other pink, but the same insect. They cause the leaves of plants they infest to curl and rector of the church in the town where become distorted, particularly potato. the bloom the fire had occurred, since he had, Tp , stems ofg clheyusterssaon tothemato, causinthe blos- taken a prominent part in the relief soms to fall before setting of fruit. work, 'rhe letter read as follows: The sapping of the plants may cause "We have had a fair and made $20. them to die, and these insects are very We are sending it to you. Please give mischievous, introducing blight germs it to the fire sufferers. Yours truly, from sick to healthy leaves and from etc. P.S.-We hope the suffering is sick to healthy plants. The best treat- ment is to spray very thoroughly with not all over. forty ner cent nicotine sulphate di- luted with 70a parts of water or with Malting Child's Bed. 700 parts of Bordeaux mixture. A child's bed should slope a little from the head to the foot, so that the The only camp fire in the woods that head may be a little higher than the is "out" is one that is "dead out." feet, but never bend the neck to get Switzerland has built its highest the head on a pillow. This makes the aerial tramway, a mile and a half long child round shouldered, cramps the and ascending to an altitude of nearly veins and arteries. a mile, solely for tourists. PHOSPHORESCENT' PIGS. The Resourceful Canadians Upset the Enemy's Plans. Phosphorescent pigs to show up raiding parties crawling across No Mat's Land during the night have been part of 'the German defensive tactics on the western front in France, according to a Canadian officer who was telling episodes of trench warfare to some friends recently. "The enemy," explained this man, who has been wounded eight times, "call the Canadians fanatical fighters. Our boys have been very successful int getting over the parapets at night, cutting away barbed wire entangle- ments and surprising Fritz and often machine gun squads. "At one time we so annoyed the Germans that they resorted to letting loose young pigs at night across No Mat's Land. On one ride of the pork• - ers they had dem )30 a gen Iota, c ins' of phosphorescent liquid, "When our fellows went crawling aver and failed to be located by the star shells the pigs gave the alarm be- cause the glow side of the pigs sort of silhouetted the forms of the raiders and then a fusillade swept our 'men. Finally,We, made the Germans give lip the pig tactics because the Canadians instead of going 'Clear across would crit the rope which trailed out from the CeGormanside,and held Mr. Pig. In this way we often added a do luxe portion of roast pont to the commis- s0'y." *Make tirranil:camas foi' harvesting and handling perishable crops and have paolcing houses ie order, have crate and hex lna.toriul art -Bond, ArOhie112- _, Cmroiuct'ed'bY Mrd .Xelean .Caw a. Mothers and daughters of all ages are cordially Invited to write to this department. Initials only will be published with each question and its answer as a means of Identification, but full name and address must be given in each letter. Write on one side of paper only. Answers will ba mailed direct if stamped and addressed envelope Is enclosed. Address all correspondence for this department to Mrs. Helen Law, 235 Woodbine Ave., Toronto. Miss Canada: -1. Three patriotic tableaux for girl performers which might be suitable are: "Britannia's Daughters," at 15 cants; "Women's Work in War,"at 15 cents, and "The Making of Canada's Flag," at 25 cents. As the cost is so small, -why not buy all three selections, and ascertain which would best suit your perform- ers and your audience? 2, "At home in the Water," by Geo. H. Corsan, price 25 cents, is an illustrated text- book on the art of swimming and life-saving. 3. St. Quentin is pro- nounced San-kan-tan, 4. Lemberg is the capital of the Austrian province of Galicia, through which the Russians are now driving. Madam Y.:-1. No reply to a wed- ding announcement is necessary. 2. One's visiting card with a word of sympathy can be sent to a person who has suffered a bereavement when the degree of acquaintanceship does not call for a note. 3. To remove tan from the 110010 apply the following paste: One ounce honey, one tea- spoonful lemon juice, six drops oil of bitter almonds, the whites of two eggs and fine oatmeal sufficient to make a smooth paste. 4. A married woman when calling upon another married woman leaves one of her own cards for the hostess and two of her husband's cards for the hostess and the husband of the hostess. 13ride-To-Be:-1, An engagement ring need not necessarily contain a diamond; many other stones are used, frequently birthstones. 2. The wife of the clergyman who officiates et a wedding should be invited to the wed- ding. 3. One wedding invitation will suffice for a man, his wife and daugh- ters. It is not good form to address a wedding invitation "Mr. and Mrs. John Smith and family," In Bond- ing wedding invitations lei a family consisting of fanner, mother, one daughter and two sons,' one invitation may be sent to Mt', and Mrs: Bohn Smith, with the name of Miss Smith written underneath that 'of her par- ents, while another invitation should be addressed to the Mosses. Smits. 4, Wedding announcements are never Posted.. before tIle 0er5tnpny, but ns soca as possible after'war'd, fr. Con. foto as a substitute for rice to be thrown ata wedding is much safer. 6. A bride should write personal let- ters of thanks to all those who have scut presents to her. Bluebell: -1. You might taw benzine to remove ice cream stains from sills taffeta. Or another method is to lay the spot upon a folded damp cloth, put another over it and press with a moderate weight for an hour. Then wipe off both sides with borax water, weak and cold, followed by clear wa- ter. Shift the spot to a clean place now and then. When clean pin it smooth between thick cloths and press dry with a moderate iron. 2. Tan boots when stained with mud and dirt can be cleaned by rubbing with a slice of raw potato, allowing them to dry, then pltlishing with beeswax and tur- pentine. 3. As a remedy for per- spiration prepare the following pow- der to be applied to the hands and feet or sprinkled inside the gloves or stock- ings: Twenty ounces prepared Vene- tian talcum, ten ounces powdered orris root, five ounces oxide of zine, five ounces powdered tartaric acid, five ounces powdered boric acid, two and one-half ounees salicyclio acid, one- quarter ounce menthol, one-quarter ounce oil of eucalytns. 4. Placing a small piece of orris root in the as rinse water will give delicate blouses and handkerchiefs a suggestion of sachet, Mother: -1. A doctor gives this ad- vice: Teach tho children to take na- tural sweets like raisins, prunes and other fruits, and especially teach them 5, a to chew thoroughly. Honey i wholesome sweet and may be given to children occasionally with whole wheat bread. If the child has a well bal- anced diet iie will not have an abnor- mal desire for sweets. 2. Lettuce is rich in iron. It is a blood -making food. ']'here is more irons in a 1)otuul of lettuce twice over titan in a pound of beefsteak and the iron of the let- tuce is all available for use whereas the iron of the beefsteak is loss avail- able for use; besides lettuce contains limo, which is lacking in beefsteak, and is rich in vitelniees, a highly es- sential food element. 8. White, pro- retain lined or agate dishes should l.e used in preserving fruits. The ':'ride in the fruits will affect iron and ti::