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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1904-04-08, Page 4The Zurich Herald T id T s, f1.ag IS ?T:I1L1S}IIKr) NV"BY 'TIItURSDAY EVzxING, BY E. Z1 LL1eR TEItJ•IS C)I' SUBSCRIPTION: --$1.00 per year paid strictly in advance. 'When the paper is not ordered to be discontinued it will be sent until such order is given and s.rrearages pails. $1.50 to be charged when not paid in advance. ADVERTISING UATES.—Tran s ie nt i')lver'tisements, 10 cents per I3revier line :lar first insertion and 5 cents per line for (iLell subsequent insertir)n, Small Advs. arch as"Lost" "Estray" of "Stolen will toe charged 50 cents first insertion and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion. Copy for change of 'ulvertisement must be handed in not later han Tnesday night pf each week to insure change in follow- ing issue. Local notices in ordinary reading type 5 eents per line. Notices for Church en- tertainments or other benevolent institu- tion at special rates. Contracts for column, hali!-column and quarter -column rates for specif]ecl periods will be cheerf.'nlly given. Address all communications to c=ard., E. ZELLER EDITOR, Zrrircr(�P.() FRIDAY, .APRIL, s, 1004. II The Russians are busy fortifying the north bank of the Yalu River, ane it is e'xpecte'd that a. stand will be made nt this point against the Japanese advance. The situation at Port Arthur is wrapped in mys- tery. There is no verification of the reported bombardment on AUr•il 3, and the whereabouts of the rival fleets reInainS apuzzle. A letter from Bennett Burleigh, the famous war correspondent, shows the Rus- sian Iosses at the battle of Chang Ju and Unsan to have been match heavier than at first reported. Seoul, the capital of Corea, i': built amidst a network of hills eighteen miles from the sea. It is an ancient walled city, fortified in the strongest way by smells that would drive any but the; Asiatic army forthwith into the ocean. It is poor in appearance, but rich in fleas. On autumn nights tigers frequently contest.the right of way with Lelatecl pedestrians, and this is the chief reason why one has the entire street to one's self in a moon- light stroll after t; o'clock. Meta- phorically. one can s caree1y see the town for tete bald, bulbous and bul- let -headed Buddhist priests who fatten on the superstition of the populace. openly condemn it as much -inferior to the Red Fife. Results of tests carried on under elle direction of Dr. Saunders, who orignated the variety, ihdioate chat it is only slightly inferior to the Red- Fife. The comparative productiveness of varieties differs -with localities and conditions of soil and climate, Again there may be quite a differ, once between two strains of seed of the sante variety as between two distinct sorts, so far as their capac- ity to give a large yield of grain is concerned. Whatever varieties aro selected, they should be grown separately and each kept rekasonab- ly Pero. On account of careless practices, in the matter of seed se- lection, mixtures of undesirable sorts have increased in the stand- ard wheat of the west. These im- purities consist chiefly of earlier maturing varieties that, shell more readily than the Red Fife. thus having a larger proportion of seed from thele to caul(: as -volunteer wheat" in the next succeeding crop. It is of much importance to the country, as well as to individual wheat growers, that these condit- ions 15) overcome. It is clear that even farmers who -are careless anout keeping their seed pure are willing to pay fancy prices for ten, twenty or fifty bushel lots of good pure seed of wheat, oats and barley. Bat the supply of high class seed is !limited. Although the demand for a it is great, but little effort has been made by farulers to meet the de- mand. Appeals have been made to the Dominion Department of Agri- eniture, to establish farms at var- ious points for the purpose of grow- ing pure seed of wheat, and. other cereal 4, for distribution to fanners at the cost of production. That wou'd entail 0 large expense and woalld be undertaking work that farmers are quite able to clo them- sel ves. The Department of Agri- culture gri- culture is willing to grant such as- sistance as may be necessary to en - Courage private enterprise in an endeavor to cope with the situation. In :natters of this kind the best re- sults aro obtained from organized efor t . BEAT) GeOwie s' ,il5' OSAT10:, . With a view further t) encourage the production and more general use of seed of the best quality, an announcement was macre in the sprint,* of 1003, inviting farmers, who had been giving special atten- tion to the growing of seed grain, t-) unite and form an nseociation of seed growers, Rules governing the association and standard of per- fection for pedigreed seed will be controlled by an advisory board composed of representative uteri from the various branch assochit- ions. There. are .now thirty five seed. growers who aro members of the Western Canada Association. There work is supervised and in- spected by et superintendent Re- cords are kept of the aLltll)tlnt and pedigree of seed produced by them. According to the rules of the as- sociation, ea.cli member es required to give a definite gua rcntee as to the purity, vitalitv and freedom from seeds of noxious weeds, with alt lots or seed sold by hire. The association certificate will show the pedigree of the seed—fiat num- ber of conseentive years during which eland selection has been fol - hewed, Fanners of Western Canada., who twee farms that are free from nox- ione weeds and otherwise suited to , growing good seed or wheat, oats, + rye. heeler and other grain, are in-, vitt d to become members of the aaesociati),n and. make seed growing 0. special 'minstrel. in their farm l operations. They may commence by sowing a plot in the eoinins•1 s prin.g with the best obtainable seed, There will be a ready market for all the Seed that Call be produced by tnernbors, at prices nut will pay handsomely tor the extras trouble in pro,ineing it. There ie now an annual demand for 73,000 bushels et seed wheat alone. COUNTY NEWS. Last weer., Mr. D. Oantelon, of Clinton, made his last shipment of apples,thus winding up the season's operations. Mr. C:antelon shipped apples to Greet Britain, Manitoba and P. E. Island, Ile shipped 32,a`2o barrels to these places, Mr. D. MeNaughton Varna, rented the carriage shop, in front Mrs. Purdy, awl will ruts that busi- ness in concoction with his black- smith shop. -The first carload of implements" to be sent out by the Deering Man- ufacturing Company at Hamilton, was received by the local agent at Sea,fortii, last week. There are 08 inmates in the County house of Refuge at present. On Tresday, March 22nd, there died in Bayfield, Elizabeth, beloved wife of Thomas Elliott. The de- ceased was in her 22nd year and her death was an unexpected and severe shock to her litany friends. She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband and six children, the old- est about eight years. The iron bridge on the 2nd (:on., Usborno, yeas swept away by the Wheat Crowing In We stern Canada. Western Canada wheat has an enviable reputation in foreign i Countries, s-tys .Mr. G. Ii'. Clark., Chief of the Soc•d Division, Ottawa. It is in demand for .Ai er•ioun mill- I ing ilt- ing centres, as well as thoslr of En; land and Scotland because it is rich in gl:lten of e, Cl e tingly stud i quality. 'l' 1e erop or Westetn Can. aria ten years hence will reach, it 1 is estimated 500 millions of hnshoh• In view of the rapidly increasing; production its 1 1 l u.c tient it is important feat :, a present good reputation be luail-1 twilled or improved in order that lt• .may continuo to grow 11i favor in i foreign countries, where it must 1 find a market. Fut the high standard of excel.' lance bas already been appreciably lowered through the introduction of wheat of inferior milling quality. Through carelessness these mix- tures are allowed to yearly increathe while in other districts inferior varieties have been grown, . the t depreciate the value of the total crop. The advantage of growing only unmixed wheat may be judged from the difference in price between "No 1 Hard" and the next two grades, as this difference is mast ce1n111;n1- ly due to the prevalence of soft, starchy grains in the -lower grades. "No. 1 Hard" invariably has a high percentage of translucent grains indicating a high percentage of a good quality of gluten, as it is the quality Unite as much as the quan- tity of the gluten that lends value to the superior wheat. Red Fife is the standard variety and the hardiest wheat grown in Western Canada. It will survive late spring frosts that are sufficient- ly severe to kill out most other va- rieties. Its milling qualities are not excelled. • Preston wheat is a boarded variety •that has grown in favor among far- mers in districts' where Red Fife 'has frequently been injured by early frosts. It is from two to five days earlier than the Red Fife. If the weather bo unfavourable at the time when ripening takes place it 'n1ay ripen even ten days earlier than. the latter variety. Some Canadian millers claim to have made careful �xllling tests of Preston wheat and 100 HIVES OF Bees, Extracted Hotaey, 200 Cedar Posts. I will sell the above at rea- sonabe prices for quiclVsaLle. Abram Geiger, 37 -5 -pd Zurich. recent flood. The iron structure WILS carried four role; and the plat- form forty rods clown the stream. The 0. P. R. survey for the line from Guelph to Goderich is eoiit- pleted and the ethic) staff iS at work t11)en the plans. A coroner's ingnest was held in Goderich, with reference to the death of Edward Masked), ), who fell off the balcony of the Colborne House, (oderich, on Monday, Mar, 21st. The jury returned a. verdict of death as -the result of an at;eident. Mr. John Grieve, of McKillop Township, heel a very narrow es- cape from, drowning on Saturday, March `lith. lee was leading at horse to the Wok: ]; paz't of the farm, and while crossing a large open ditch, the ice gave way. Mr. Grieve went clown and was carried along by the strong current under the ice for about two rods, where he waS rescued by his son-in-law at an open spot. The horse was also rescued. Mr. (Grieve is none the worse for his mishap. Mr. Fred Barker near Dashwood, had a vers successful sale on Thursday, March 22nd. Mr. E. Bossenberry, Zurich, wielded the hammer. The amount of the sale was over $2000, one three-year-old horse being sold for $200. DASHW00D Special to Tiob IIETLXLD. ide. E. Bender of Blyth was re- newing old acquaintance fry tbwn last week. Mr. Charlie Lindefelldt, of Exeter, spent Good Friday in town. Miss Lydia Rennie; of Zurich, was in town 0 fele days last week. Mr. Rnssel Bastard, who has been attending business college in London. is home to spend the Easter' vacua 11. Miss Laura t•luetz left for Detroit on FridgFe. Miss G. Graham, of Goderich. was visiting with her sister, Mrs J. Merrier, on (•Food Friday. The nlusia ;a1 entertainment given bv the Y, P. A., Thursday evening March 31st. Droved very successful, Those whe took part are worthy of highest praise. Hiss feud; worthy. Ravin;; resigpe 1 her position as teacher in our pub- lic school, 1oft for her Monte in Mitchell last 'a eek. A nlunher of young girls spent a, pleasant afternoon last week sewing /'arlaet-rags nt the home of Mrs. Routledge.. Miss .Tennison is spending her easter vacation under the parental roof. Mr. St Geiger loft for his home in liensell F eicluy morning. 11r. Georg' Wambold. is visiting friends in Berlin this weer;. The Mise.-: Theo and Lily Hart - loll) and 111r. Oliver Graz bio1, who have lua'n attending Exeter high- school are ia)aae for their easter vacation. Mr. L. 2)1terbine and soil went to Berlin Friday. Messrs. Roaltledere and Graybic l were to betel in Wednesday. Dr. ('atlnpbeil's friendly face VMS seen in terve. Saturday. Mr. E. Mutter spent easter Sun- day in town. Mrs. Lambert and Miss Flossie Snell, or Toronto, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. .1. Snell.. i'Lis, Emma (ialfas left for De- troit on Monday. • - Rev, .1, C. Morlock preached very interesting and instructive easter sermons 0)1 Sunday morning and evening. rhe choir also Sang some very appropriate anthems. Mr. George -Kellerman is visiting friends in Michigan. Mr. Ed. leaver is at present employed in Mr. J. i(ellertnan':- store, 'Miss T. Miller and her brother, Herbert, went to Brantford on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Morlock drove to Crediton, Monday afternoon. Born. Messreeei—IU Hay Township, Mar. 22nd, to Mr. and Mrs. John Mos• 5ea11, a. son. GALLM.s.x--On Goshen line, Town- ship of Hay, on'Apr. 3rd, to lair. and Mrs, Jacob Gallrnan, a daugh- ter. BAmyrua.-In Dashwood, on April 1, to Mr. and Mrs, Richard Baekor, a son. . nz '°°-- EW LINES OF FURNITURE is the new finish iu N 5ar and Bed -Room Setts. Very Handsome. anedso]ne. Chtk.lrens' Sfleighs, Drags & Pianos " IcI ., Blankets;, Robes and Bolls will be sold- at a Big Reduction. les Store. We are through taking stock and find are over- stocked in some lines. We have decided to give BIARi. • in all lines of DRESS GOODS, PRINTS, ETC. ` BC.sUre and See our new HATS', CAPS AND SHIRTS. Highest prices for Prcduce. �� s�' 9 Zurich. The ict.ra Cross For Valor lin Ten Colors ser. .4* r W Weekly Mali and Enpire For News 24 Pages JIE picture shown is one dear to every man, woman, boy and girl, on account of its meaning—" The Vic- toria Cross," given for conspicuous bravery. If only the soil of South Africa could voice the deeds performed upon it, how many Victoria Crosses would have ben:. found to have been earned by _Canada's sons! It it hard in the heat of action to notice every act of valor, and therefore only those which take place under the eye of superiors of sufficient rank can be noted. QI The picture shows one of such deeds. Two, troopers are closely pressed by the enemy. The horse of one is hit. Under the withering fire, the man whose mount is unharmed halts, and, risking everything, waits to get his comrade safely mounted behind him and carry him back to the Canadian lines. It is a desperate deed, and one often performed but seldom noticed. When, however, such an act is seen, the reward dear to soldiers' hearts above every other is the result. ' This picture is from the brush of Mr. W. B. Wollen, an artist famed for his war pictures, one whose work appearsin all the leading illustrated periodicals of the Empire. It is a forceful subject from the hand of a strong man. The Mail and Empire ) has obtained the exclusive right for this picture in Canada. 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