HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1923-09-06, Page 7ii-AMIEST INVASION
OF WESTERN CANADA
SITUATION IS UNIQUE IN
MANY WAYS.
East Helps -Qut-the West at
Critical Period "ritiehers
Coming in Large Numbers.
Tlie initial steps in the handling of
the prairie grain, been the grow-
ing fields and the elevator, is in itself
an undertaking of somo'.nragnttude;
calling luta requisition the labor of a
vast army of men, and this great force
has each year to be brought into the
Prairie Pravinmres from the Eastern
and Western extremities of the coun-
try. The Government, railways, and
other agoneies concerned ere already
toioldng 'ahead to the .needs of this
, period, and oonservativety . estimate
that the Canadian West will need the
assistance of sixty thousand men to
harvest Its .bumper yield,
The situation es it deyelolis each
autumn hi a •curinus' one and in many
ways unique.'. For the greater part of
the :year the Western Provinces are
to get along quitewell with their
rzn man-pawer, and the farmer un -
d, or with his 'regular help, ac-
dshea all the necessary farm
_abte
ns, With the ripening of the
, however, and in the eoneidera-
1 on that the time • for haevesting is
ldinited, the'task has extended beyond
Iris ,capabilities and he depends largely
upon the introduction of temporary
labor to successfully necure his.. crop.
Proper Distribution Difficult.
The provision of adequate farm help
to the Western Provinces at harvest
time has, constituted one of ,Canada's
problems educe that area became de-
veloped agrioultunadly. If too many
men are seat out, or an insuiflciemt
number, the problem remains un-
solved. Proper distribution has al-
ways been difficult,
The matter of the provision•of ode:
guava and "sufiicient farm llelpt which
''shall alt. the same time not be in ex-
cess of demand, hes now been •prat-
tleally solved through the co -opera-
tlon of the Canadian Government and
railways. The Government labor,
bureau, operating throughout all the
provinces, have made this possible.
They are acquainted with ecployment
aonddtians at every point, and Ottawa,
through receiving daily reports, is at
all times -apprised of the labor situa-
tion. The Government 'is thus. able to
tell very approximately how many men
will be needed' and just in what see-
teens
eations they will be required.
It ie -tie business of the railways to
arrange for the securing and trans-
portation of these men from the East
and extrerne,West to the prairies and
for the periodical arrival at specific
centres, The bureaux attend to the
matter of distribution, sending the
men out to the districts where they
are most urgently needed. Thus eveay
farmer who makes. early application to
one of the employment officals Dor a
harveslt helper is assured of being sup-
pliedwith . one just when his crop is
quite ready to be stocked, granted
that sulfletent help available from
the East.
Special Harvesters' Trains.
It is naturally to the interest of the
railroads that the. Western crop should
be harvested es' safely and rapidly as
possible, and special trains with har-
vesters are run to the West from the
Marltimes, Quebec and Ontario. Tick-
ets are issued at very low fares, and a
certificate accompanies each tiolcot,
which 1sleft by the harvester with
the station agent at his destination.
Provided than one month's. Harvest
work is completed and the farmer for
whom the man has warloed signs a
certificate to this effect, the harvester
is entitled to the same low rate back
to his home.
Naturally all do not return to the
East when harvesting is completed,
and these excursions have io the pant
been fertile recruiting grounds, for the
agricultural lands of the prairies,
Many men, too, come up over the in-
ternational border to see the West by
this cheap means, and, having' seem,
remain there. Ina year or two they
have their own crops to harvest and
thresh and are tltemselvea aeelting
helpers from the East. ,
Tho harvest season is, :roughly, fi'oan
the first week in August up to the last
week in November. Early in August,
,depending upon the stabs of the West --
ern crop, the first excursions leave
points in Eastern Canada,.and towards
the end of November" the dast leaves
the West, bringing back the stragglers
who have not finally decided to throw
in their lot with the West. .Thus an-
nually the East helps out the West in
a critical period and peraarree a -not
unimportant port of the actual har-
vesting of the "grain crop of the
Prahiie Provinces"•.
•
The best Chinese razors are made
ef old horseshoes.
You may inherit wealth you have
not earned, but only work will enable
you to keep it.
Undertakers•are unknown in Japan.
When a person dies there, the body is
encoffined and buried' by a member
of the family.
Among the wilder tribes of the Cau-
casus every child is taught to use the
dagger almost as soon as he can walk.
The children first learn to stab water
without making' a splash, and by inces-
sant practice they acquire an extra-
ordinary command over the weapon.
RHEUMATIC SUFFEItEItS
May Obtain Relief by Enriching
the, Blood Supply.
In the days of our fathers and grand-
fathers, rheumatism was thought to
be the unavoidable penalty of middle'
life and old ago. Almost every elderly
person had rheumatism, ae well as
many yonug:people, It was thought
that rheumatism was. the mere effect
of exposupe .to cold a.nd damp, and it
was treated with liniments and hot
applications,which sometimes gave
temporary relief, but did not remove
the trouble. In these days there were
many cripples. NOV,, medical science
understands that rheumatism is• a dis-
ease of the blood, and that With good,
rich, red blood anyman or woman of
any age candefy-rheumatism, Thereare
many elderly people who have never
felt, a twinge of rheumatism, and many
who leave conquered it by eimply keep-
ing e
tIi 1r blood rich and pure. The
blood enriching .qualities of Dr. Wil.
Hams' Pink Pills is becoming every•
year more widely known, and the more
general use of these bills has robbed
rheumatism of its,teirors•. Atthe first
sign of poor blood, which is shown by
loss of appetite, dull skin and dim
eyes, protect yourself against further
ravages of disease by taking Dr. Wil-
liams' Pink Pills. They have helped`
thousands—if you give them a fair
trial they will not disappoint you,
You can get these pills through any
dealer in medicine or bymaii at 50
cents a box from The Dr, Williams'
Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont.
- Giants of the Air.
Now that the British Government
hats accepted in principle a big scheme
i for the building of huge airships for
passenger traffic, we can look forward
to the day when we shall be able to
travel to Egypt in just over a day and
night, and to India.. in sieventy hours,
says a London writer.
Commander Burney, M.P., who pro-
posed ,the scheme some eighteen
months ago, has great faith in the
durability and reliability of the enor-
mous vessels which he proposes to
construot for the World Airway.
In 1921 the whole world wage thrilled
by the marvellous achievement of the
British rigid alrship R. 34, commanded
by E. M. Maitland. During that year
R. 34 flew to America ani' -back, the
outward journey taking 108 hours and
the return "fight 75 hours.
R. 33, the largest airship in the
world, having beaten all previous re-
cords in her trial flights, was sold to
the United States. But during 1921
both these aerial cruisers came to dis-
aster. The R. 34 was wrecked at How-
den on January 19th, and on August
24th the R. 38 fell in flames into the
Humber, only five of her crew of forty-
nine being saved.
The new aerial liners will.be nearly
twice as large as the R. 84. The best
way to get an idea of the size of these
new airships is to compare them with
a mammoth liner. For instance, the
aerial monster Will be 760 feet in
length, just 2 feet shorter than the
Mauretania; but this ship is only 88
feet in breadth, whilethe diameter of
the airship will be 120 feet!
And as for speed, the air liner will
be, able to travel comfortably at a
speed of 80 miles per hour—mare than
twice as fast as the Mauretania.
Passengers on these great airships
will be as comfortable as on the Aqui-
tania, ar in one of London's famous
hotels. In the near future it will be
customary to travel by air to Egypt,
India, and possibly even Australia, and
passengers will have their comfort
studded to the limit of possibility.
The first passenger'airsbsIp will have
cabins fitted with single berths -one.
cabin for each passenger—and each
cabin . will be fitted with a writing -
table, a dressing -table, .and a -'tip -up"
wash basin.
For the use of passengers during
the day there will ire a lounge and a
snacking -saloon, furnished like those
in use in the chief London' clubs.
Matches, of course, will not be allowed
on board, but electric lighters will be
provided. •
The restaurant, capable 'of seating
about eighty pemsione, will supply the.
necessaries of life on a lavish scale.
Food' will be 'cooked in electric'' ovens
which well derive their• power from -the
seven separate engines which, will pro-
pel this, veritable 'hotel de luxe.
One hundred and fifty pass,eitgers
will be icarried, as well as, a 'large
crew, and the :airship will be able to
cruise 3,000 miles , without coming to
earth.
0,
She—"You and Toth are fast friends,
aren't you?" - -- .
He -"Yes, but ht's faster: than 'I
am."
•
Great Heart, an Illinois horse, made
'a high -jump record when, with a rider.
up, he cleared the bars at more than
eight. feet.
AskforeMinard's and take no other:
EASY TRICKS
No 48
The four Aces
In this clever trick, the four aces
arodealt face down on the tdble.
On each ace, three other cards are
placed. The magician says the us•
ua1 magic word—and all of the sees
fly, to one of the heaps, A little
arrangement of the cards is neces-
eery.
The fart aces are displayed ae in
the illustration. •Do not display
them for long because a keen -eyed
spectator' might discover • the fact
that behind .the ace of clubs three
other cards are hiding. The "fan
of cards is closed and placed, face
down, on the. top of the pack 02
cards.
The audience believes that the
four aces are on the top of the
pack. Really three other cards are
on the top of the aces. The drat
of these is dealt on the table with
the remark: "1'11 put the first ace
here." The' second 'is dealt with
the remark: "—and the second ace
here". Care must be taken not to
show the faces of the three cards.
On the fourth card, which really Is
an ace, deal the next three cards—
the three remaining aces. Three
cards are dealt on each of the other
three (alleged) aces. The trick is
now completed but don't forget the
magic words and any other hocus,
porus.
(014, this out and paste it, with
other of the sores, in a scrapbook,)
GUARD BABY'S HEALTH
IN THE SUM11EIt
. The summer months aro the most
dangerous to children. The com-
plaints of that season, which are
cholera infantum, colic, diarrhoea and
dysentery come on so quickly that of-
ten a little one is beyond aid before
the mother realizes he is 111. The
another must be on her guard to pre-
vent these
re-ventthese troubles, or if they do come
on suddenly to banish them. No- other
medicine is of such aid to mothers dur-
ing hot weather as Baby's Own Tab-
lets. They regulate the stomach and
bowels and are abealutely safe. Sold
by medicine dealers, or by mall at 25
cents a 'box from The Dr. Williams'
Medicine .Co., Brockvirle,.Ont.
King George's Trip to
Scotland.
When King George and Queen Mary
go to Scotland for thelr"annual visit
at this time of the year it is not a
simplematter-at least for anyone ex-
cept the British sovereigns. There is
a huge amount of preliminary work to
be done.
For instance, even the Chief cook at
Buckingham Palace malet go north to
be ready to cater to the royal taste
when their majesties are in residence
at Balmoral, and even one of the royal
carriages must be shipped to Scotland
to be there in ease of necessity. Also
as the King has to do considerable
motoring one df his big care must be
sent in advance,
Then there Ls the ;cluesbiost of the
King's wardrobe; It is incumbent up-
on him., to appear sometimes in kilts
and at other times in tweeds whoa on
the moors shooting grouse. There is
at least one official in his retinue who
cannot be dispensed with and that is
his mailman:
The Ki'ng's mail always is handled
separately and when he travels, there
is an employee of the postoffce who
looks after the Royal mail. It is sent
in a special bag and it is the job of.
this official tosee that nedelay is ooca.
stoned in "transmitting letters and
documents to the British sovereign.
There is no time of the year which
the King relishes more than his excur-
sion to Scotland during .the shooting
seesem. He is 'a keen sportsman and
one of the beet shots las. the United
Kingdom. If lie had his own way
abcut it he probably would -prefer to
go to Scotland in as simple a manner
as any other subject of his realm,
which is also ,the way the Prince of
Wales lilies to travel. But being a
King there is a great'deatl of formality
connected with his journey from Loir.
don to the north country.
EA LT11 E D IYCATI ON
BY DR. J. 1 MIDDLETON
Provinei I Board of Health, Ontario
Dr. Middleton will bo ,Eslad to answer questionri on Pablie Health raid
bre through tikie column; Address him at Opadina. Hous,%. Bpadihs
Crescent, Toronto.: '.... ,.
Does poverty ".affect the health of there may be an index of what is pre-
valent here,
"Six' careful- and painstaking sur-
veys made by the Government seem to
fasten the indictment of baby murder-
ere upon us as a nation," says one
writer. "We are murdering babies by
permitting their parents to he paid an
little in 'Wages ' that .the babies die
without a chance to, live,"
The latest revelation of that condi-
tion comes from Gary, Indiana, old.
Judge: Gary's "Model Village," built
by the 1 steel trust. The children's
bureau of the department of labor has
just •completed a year'sstudy of In-
fant mortality there which shows: An
increase of infant mortality corres-
ponding to the ia11 of the 'earnings of
the chief bread winners. When the
earnings amounted to at least $1,850
a year the infant death rate was 89.4.
When the earnings ranged between
$1,050. and $1,850 the death rate was
127,1. When the earnings fell below
$1,056 the death rate rose to 137.8.
Said the bureau's report: The heav-
ier toll was taken by the gastric and
intestinal diseases due to the inability
of the mothers to; feed their babies at
the breast, inability to purchase
enough wholesome milk, bad housing
and lack of sanitation.
It should be the wish of every citi-
zen and the aim of every statesman to
maintain and increase the standards
of living which • exist in our country.
There is some faint hope that the in-
dustrial outlook on this continent may
lead us to believe that poverty as a
cause of infant mortality may soon be
considerably reduced,
children and contribute to the high
death rate among infants? All indi-
cations rpoint to the- Pact that4t does.
Thereare many causes of infant
mortality. Lack of knowledge on the
part of the parent is supposed to be
responsible for many of these deaths,
but thle is not the gnlycause. What
about poverty? What about low wages
that compel a family to' "eke' out an
existence ,just above what is required
to keep body and soul. together ? There
are many such ptnble plights of fam-
ilies, s, and the sooner such conditions
are put right, the sooner will the
stan '
dar d o£ citizenship be raised. The
nation that in war time permits its
soldiers to make war on women and
children is rightly considered as 'be-
yond the pale of citizenship. What
may be said of the nation that in
peace time allows its infants to be
murdered? Is Canada such a nation?
It is to be hoped not, and yet our in-
fant mortality rate is far too high.
What is the relationship between this
infant mortality rate and the family
income? Vancouver, B.C:, has an in-
fant:mortality rate of fifty-five (one
of the lowest in the Dominion of Can-
ada). and. • the average' salary of Van-
couver is more than $1;250."
In Montreal. where the infant mor-
tality;.rate is above 155, the average
earning capacity of parents is less
than $450 per year.
Living conditions id Canada and
the United States are somewhat simi-
lar, and what we know of conditions
Daring Rescue from S.S. Marburn
Thomas Bruin, Liverpool, boatewa n
of the Canadian Pacific S.S. Marburn,
made an heroic rescue at sea, Whi e
off Glasgow and engaged in boat dr 11
in the manner ordained by Board of
Trade regulations • George Davidson,
an able seaman, lost his balance and
fell overboard. Bruin jumped to the
sea with his clothes and heavy boots,
reaoh'Lng Davidson when he came up
for the second time. This is Bruin's
second jump overboard. Last summer
at Montreal a companion' had the same
mishap, but unfortunately the seaman
had, struck his head on eome:Heating
object and did not rise immediately to
the surface. Bruin dived unsuccess-
fully for his companion, who was
found some days later.
Members of the crew made a pre-
sentation to Bruin on his.retern voy-
age, and the Log of the SS. Marburn
will be a permanent memorial of the
boatswain's bravery.
MONEORDERS.
Dominion Express, Money Orders are
on sale ih live thousand offices
through(ut Canada,
-What Song Will You Have
to Eat? $
Malting 'the rounds of the popular
musicpublishers these days is just
like walking into a market. The pub-
lishers will soon have to have their
stuff licensed under the Pare Food and
Drug Act instead of having them copy-
righted. •
The list -ef the latest song hits re-
sembles a music publishers' picnic
menu.
Menu
"Yes, We Have No -Bananas"
"Hey! You Want Any Codfish?"
"Pickles?'
"Cut Yourself a Piece of Cake and
Make Yourself at Home"
"I Want An Apple on the Stick"
Re -Heated Coffee="Don't You Try to
Two -Saucer Me"
"Sugar"
And to Complete the Meal with Nuts
we have: "Hot Roasted Peanuts.",
To keep the food from spoiling we
have "The Grandest Iceman."
Graduate If arse Tons
"The Perfect Remedy"
"From my Tang experience as a pro-
fessional nurse, I do not hecitafe'to
soy Tanlan is nature's most perfect
remedy," is the far-reaching state-
ment given out for publication recent-
ly by Mrs.! I. A. Borden, 425 Pontius
Ave., Seattle, Wash., a graduateof the
National Temperance Hospital Chi-
cago.
"I have used Tenlac exclusively for
seyen years in the treatment of my
charity patents, " said Mrs: ' Borden,
"and my experience has been that for
keeping the stomach,- liver, kidneys
and bowels -functioning properly, and
for 'toning up the system in general,
It has no equal.
"About a' year ago I had. a lacly
patient who could not keep 0 thing on
her stomach, not even water. • - I pre
veiled' onher to try Taniae and after
the sixth bottle she could east abso-
lutely anything she wanted withoutth-e
(slightest bad after-effects. -
' lead another patient who simply
F could not eat:— - I', get him started on
Tanlac" and • by the time the finished
three bottles he Was eating ravenously
and able to work,. ;
' These two initanees that are typi-
cal of the wonderful merits of the
medicine. Myconfidencein Tanlac is
unlimited'"
' Taneac is for sale by all -good 01•ug-
gists.
Ready for the Job.
James (who has come to London
with a view to emigrating, stops be-
fore a news agent's shop to look at
a placard with a large line upon it,
'Situation in R'ise's")—"I've come
about the situation you're advertis-
ing.
News Agent—"What situation?"
James (pointing to paster)—"It's
the one'in Russia I'm After."
News Agent -"Pooh; that's on the
state Of affairs:"
James—"I don't care whose estate
It's- on—I'll take it."
Keep Minard's Liniment in the hbuse.
A tennis court surfaced with rub-
ber and colored green is a new idea
from London. It appears to have
everything to recommend it except the
cost.
1JRIN:
NI GHT &
MORNING (T•
KEEP YOUR EYES,
¢LEAN CLEAR AND HEALTHY
wens 10R 1010 171 CARS aoOK-MVa0N. CO.e110000,1)aa
For.
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cmitcwiscoa
But Cared Nothing for Length.
Aunt—"'Yon say your father likes
you to wear dresses long?"
Niece --"Yes;, the longer I weer
them
them the better pleased he is,
BABIES LOVE
tARS.WiNSLOWS SYRUP
fie Infante' and Children's Regulator
Pleasant to give—pleasant to
take. Guaranteed purelyvege-
table and absolutely harmless.
Ik quickly overcomes colic
diarrhoea, flatulency and
other tike disorders
The open published -
formula appears on
every table.
Atoll Dmgglab
.ala
ii:aes:ll;is .!l
America's Pioneer Dog 8ern.od1a1
Boo:. on
DOG DISEASES
Stalled Fro to anynAd-
dress by the Author.
TEL Clay Glovor- 0.o.,10
129 West 24t.1 s .
treet
New York U.S.A.
Strains. sprains end pains.
overworked muscles, a
twinge of rheumatism—
all of them answer
at once to Ken-
dall'o Spavin
Treatment.
Kendall's penetra-
tes richt to the sore
spot — aoothco, cools
and heals.
Kendall's Spavin Treatment
Imowr, for more than 40 year.
as Koadall'aspavin Cure,6 sconce
mieai and clean—no mussiness,
r, noandaconliging. nuod rubbing, no
b 10
Ask your druggist for a bottle today
KENDALL'S
SPAVIN
TREATMENT
In t Always take
Minard's
Woods
for Sore Feet, Cuts,
Sprains and Bruises.
UNLESS you see the name "Bayer" on tablets, you
are not getting g Aspirin at all
P
Accept only an "unbroken package" of "Bayer 'Tablets of
Aspirin," which contains directions and dose worked out by
physicians during 22 years and proved safe by millions for
Colds Headache - Rhetullatism
Toothache Neuralgia • Neuritis
Earache Lumbago Pain, Pain
Handy "Bayer" boxes of 12 tablets -•-Also bottles of 24 -and 100 -Druggists.
Aspirinisthe trade mark freglet""red tri Canada) of Bayer Manufacture of 'Mono-•
aeetlettetdenter of Salleylieactd, wine it IS well known that Asplrin moans Bayer
manuf0on,rei, to assist the public against imitations, the Tabtete of Bayer Company
win be stamped with their g'onerul trade'mar1,, the "Bayer Otoaa"
If unsalted fat is used in making
pastry, salt should be added in the
proportion of one-quarter teaspoonful
of salt to one cup of flour.
There's only one safe way of climb-
ing in business, and that is to stay on
*the level. ,
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RED RASFI ON
HNS AMO BODY
Itching and Burning Ter-
rible. Cuticura Heals.
"I was troubled with eczema on
my hands and body. It broke out in
a red rash and later formed sore
eruptions containing water. The
itching and burning were terrible.
My hands,had to be bandaged, and
my clothing aggravated the breaking
out on my body. The trouble lasted
,aboutthree months.
"A friend advised me to try Cuti-
cure Soap and Ointment. I did and
found they helped me, and after
using two cakes of Cuticura Soap
and two boxes of Ointment I was.
healed." (Signed) Mrs- Russell
Hendsbee, Sand Point, Nova Scotia.
Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Tale
cum are all you need for every -day -
toilet and nursery purposes. ..
GamptaEaehrreebyyMoil.Addrece rymsn.,Llm:.
.tad 3548t. rap' et, W., Mantecol. sold every.
where. Soap76c, Ointment26and60c• Tnloum26e.
S' Cuticura Soap shaSen without mug.
EXCRUCIATING
PAINS CRAMPS
Entirely Remedied by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound
Eberts, Ont.—"I started with cramps
and bearing -down pains at the age of
eleven years, and I would get so nervous
I could hardly stay in bed, and I had
such pains that 1 would scream, and my
mother would call the doctor to give me
something to take. At eighteen I mar-
ried, and I have four healthy children,:
but I still have pains in my right: side.
I am a farmer's wife with more work
than. I am able to do. I have taken three
bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's -Vege-
table Compound and I feel that it is
helping me every day. My sister-in-law,
who has been talcing your medicine for
some time and uses your Sanative Wash
told me about it and I- recommend I
now, as I have received great relie
from it."—Mrs. NELSON YOTT, R. R. 1,
Eberts, Ont.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com-
pound is a medicine for ailments corn.,
mon to women. It bee been used foiil�
such troubles for nearly fifty years, and.
thousands of women have found relief
as did Mrs. Yott, by taking this splendid
medicine.
If yon are suffering• from irregularity;
ppsinful times ;nervousness, headache,
backache or melancholia
�yy u should at
once begin to take Lydia E.o Pinkham s
Vegetable Compound. It is excellent to
strengthen the system and help to per-
forin its functions with ease and regu
larity.
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ISSUE No, 36-'23.