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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1915-05-21, Page 4lifERALID tsstjed every Thursday afternoon from the ItIERALD PRINTING OPFICD Victoria St. Zurich, by ANDREW P. HESS and CHESTER L, SDiI l'H SUBsesiaTIO!1l ?RICE X3.00 A YEAR U. ST subscript= $r,5o strictly in advance, ADVERTIS/No* TERMS. Rates for display and contract advertisements will be given on appltation. Transient notices sttch as legal, cot potation, soccer etc., ro cents per line fat first i^sertlrn and ; centsper line for each subsequent insertion. Notices of entertainments, socials etc. at which an admiss ion fee is charged or a special collection taken will be chs ged for at the regular adv"5rtistng rates Notices of religious or other meetings the object of which Is the benefit or the community and not for per. oval or sectarian Interest or gain, will be oheertuly' nserted free. Estray advs. $e for three insertions. No paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid. Changes for contract advertisements must be in the office by 6 p. in., Tuesday, otherwise they will be left over until the following week. Advertisments without specific dbections will be inserted untia forbid and charged accordingly. lS . ir n- sient advertismenrs must be paid for in advance. Address all communications to THE HERALD, Zurich, Out. THURSDAY, M.A-i: 20, 1915 Selection of Seed Potatoes. Of all the factors in potato growing, selection of seed is by far the most im- portant. Had we bred our Shorthorn cattle as many of us have been in the habit of selecting and breeding our seed potatoes, we would now have no breed, of Shorthorns. If weused only the culls and scrubs to breed from, our breed: of stock would soon run out. It has been care- ful selection and the application of scientific principles of breeding tbat has brought our pure bred live stock up to the present high standard. One reason why potatoes on many farms in this country have degenrerated is that, culls screenings and small potatoes have been planted. If no method of selection has h i ther- to been followed; the seed for this year's crap will have tc, be taken from the bin. Potatoes which are of me- dium size, free from disease and true to the typevariety of the ariet being sown, should be selected. During the late summer or early autumn when the vines are.beginning to die down, the best and most vigorous hills should be marked by putting down a small stake or twig. The hills showing most: vigour of vegetation will usually give the best yield of tubers. When the crop is harvested, any poor hills among those marked should be discarded and .the rest saved for next year' g planting One farmer doing illustration work for the Commission of Conservation plan- ted potatoes thus selected and ordinary potatoes side by side. When harvest- ed four rows from the selected seed yielded ten •bushels' per row, while the four rows on either side of the ordin- ary seed yielded seven -and one half' bushels per row. This was a gain in yield of 88 percent. This method of selection floes not take much time and, as repeated ex- periments have shown it to be the means of substantial increases in yield, it should . be more generally practised.—F.C.N. HICKS' FORECASTS The second regular storm period has its center:on the 22nd, covering the 20th to the 25th' inclusive. The Venus period is central at this time, contri- buting its full strength to storm and weather extremes. The moon is at first quarter on the 21st, and on the celestial equator on the 23rd, all cola - spicing with the regular Vulcan influ- ence to make a marked storm period. The danger days of this period are Fri- day, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, the 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th. On and touching these days, watchthein- dications of your barometer and all indicators of gathering storms. Ex- pect rain, hail and vicious thunder. Storms to strike most parts of the country, moving eastward through pro- gressive days, The country will be fortunate if it escapes dangerous tor- nadoes on and about the days natned.. Look for change to much cooler with rising barometer that winds up the period. The third reactionary storm period is central on the 27th, 28th and 29th. This is another period which promises some decided, if not startling storms and other phenomena in the Earth and skies. It is very probable that continued elori:diness, threatening weather and rain may follow this re- actionary period into the Vnlcan per. cod beginning an thea 1st. CORRESPONDENCE DASH WOOD Mr and Mrs J Kellerman went to Listowell on Tuesday, to visit the lat- ters sister who is seriously ill. Mr Herbert Kraft is spending a few days this week in London and Berlin, Mr Gottfried Oestreicher has pur- chased a new Ford automobile. Itir J E Tom was inspecting our public school a few days this week. Norman Kellerman has sold his driver to I Tetreanfor a handsome sum, and has purchased a green pacer from Mr Sharrow. He will make them all on June.rdof step the Mr 0 Restemeir has improved the looks of his dwelling with a coat of. paint. • The Turf Club is getting the track in shape for the races on the 3rd of June. Miss 11Iyrtle Hoffman has accepted a position in the post office. 11�r E Tiernan was in Crediton, Tuesday, on business. Mr 0 Robkirk of Detroit, is visiting her brother, Louis Iileinstiver, for a few weeks. • SAUBLE LINE SOUTH Miss Edith Levy is visiting at Mrs. J. H. Taylor's at present, Miss Rosy Devine is able to be a- round again. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schada and family visited at Mr. John Devine's last Sunday evening. Mr. Aquilus Sharrow has disposed of his pacing mare to Mr. Norman Kellerman of Dashwood, who intends training her for the 3rd of June races to be held in that village. Mr. Morton Turnbull and Mr. Will Desjardine are sporting new buggies. Look pleasant, girls. Misses Nellie Campbell and Beat- rice Turnbull Visited ;at John Camp - concession 1a t at - ell of the 2nd s Sat- urday s Ilast and Sunday. The crops are looking fine in this district. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Turnbull visited at Mr. William Baker's, B Line last Friday eyening. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Turnbull have moved onto their farm. Mr. George Webb and Mrs. Nellie r Johnson of the Bee Line passed along. the line last Sunday evening. Mrs. Robert Campbell is on the sick list. HENSALL Moore. Bros have sold their hard- ware business to Wm A McLaren, of this village, late with Bonthron and Drysdale, Moore Bros, will continue in the repairing and machinery busi- ness, and will move to the packing plant. The local. Gun Club will hold its fifth annual tournament on May 24th. A fine program has been arranged. Robt D Bell, councillor of Tucker - smith, is seriously ill at present. J V Millson has moved into J . W Bonthron's cottage opposite the post office. J Dingwall has purchased G H Follick's dwelling on Richmond St. H Cook and Sons have rented the carriage shop occupied by the late W J Miller and are fitting it .up into a garage. Robert Bonthron is delivering snail on rural route number 2 now. EXETER. The council has decided to oil Main street. Another case of selling tea without a license in Huron county was tried last week and the offender was find Last week M Snell sold Ford cars to James Lawson, Wm Yearley, Thos. Mawhinney and George Mawhinney, all of Stephen. Lee. f3latchfordwent 'to London last week where he will undergo a second operation. He was operated on in Clinton a few months ago for append- icitis and his recovery has been very slow. Mr and Mrs John McMahon, who spent the winter in Toronto, have re- turned to their farm for the summer. Milo Snell and Wes Snell have dis- solved partnership. Y BLAKE Mrs Ross Johnston and sons, Harold and James, spent a few clays with friends near Brucefield. Mr and Mrs Alex Sparks spelt Wednesday with friends in Seeforth. Mrs A T Douglas, who lias been laid up with the Grippe, is able to be •out again. Mrs A J McDonald visited her sister, Mrs C Haugh, at Brucefield last week. Mrs Peter Douglas is spenc'iing a few days with friends in Zurich, Mrst n Mrs Shepherd - o f Gald111s J. A Douglas of Hyde Park attended the funeral of their mother, the late Mrs Carnie. Mr and Mrs Madge called on friends in the village on Tuesday last. Mrs Eclighoffer, who was visiting her son, Arthur, of Zurich, has retur- ned home.' Mr C Hauch of Brumfield called on friends in this vicinity last week. 24th May will be observed `as a holiday in our village, " DRYSDALE Special services are being held in St Peter's R C Church at present. Rev Father Rondot is beingassisted by a number of outside clergymen. , The regent frosts have done no damage in this section, Crops are looking splendid and are well advanced. COUNTY NEWS The auction sale of R Smillie held at Kippen the other day amounted to nearly $4000. Crediton has a slight epidemic of diphtheria, the school being closed down for a week. T B Martin, a prominent citizen of Exeter, died on Saturday. He had been i11 fort m o e ime. s The old Waverly hotel, Clinton, has been rented by,the.Clinton.School of Commerce who will use It for- `a college building after August 1st. Alexander Smillie, of Seaforth has sold his farm on the 8rd concession, Tuckersmith, to Wm Buchanan, son of Alexander Buchanan, of that town- ship. Mr F W Smallacombe, of Hensel!; has planted a ton of multiplier onions on T Kyle's farm near Kippen. The onions for planting were brought from Holland. A nuluber of towns of the County of Huron are contributing to a fund with which to purchase afield kitchen for the 83rd battalion in command of Colonel 'Wilson. The empty Iivery barn on Main street, Seaforth, recently vacated by W Bryne, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning. The cause of the fire is unknown. The remains of James Giirhrist were brought from Hamilton and interred in the Hensall Union cemetery on Monday of last week. One daughter survives him. Mr and Mrs J W Ortwoin of Hens - all, announce the engagement of their youngest daughter, Luella, to Mr Mark Drysdale. Th e marriage to take place some time in June, 50 CENTS PATS I+OB THE Zurich Heald Now to January, 1916 '1'o 'subscribers in Canada THE SUBMAR-INE. , An Explanation That Somehow Didn't Seem to Sink In. "George, dear, what is a album. rine?" "A submarine; ley dear—why, a sub- marine is a boast that goes under the water. 'It dives down and 'stays un- der. That's whatits name meatus" "Isn't haat lovely? 'Whey ,the waves are rough and everybod^ k getting seasick they dive down where the wa- ter is still, and they don't noti'ce'. it. Do they all bold their breatbs?" "What do you mean—hold their. breaths? The crew?" . "Why, of course, I suppose they can hold them a long time with practice." "But they don't. Tlaey have air tanks and all sorts of things for their comfort. And when they run out of supplies they come to the surface and ,get what they require:" "Isn't that funny? And how do they hurt the battleships? Do they come up tinder them suddenly and push them .out of the water?" "No; they shoot torpedoes at them." "How interesting! And so dangerous tool My Cousin Mary's little boy threw a torpedo at Uncle George,. and it stuck. in his ear, and 'Uncle George cut him .out of his will. It must fuss up the sailors' dreadfully, and. I can't blame them either. What's the matter, George?" "I'm sure I heard the phone bell." Ere goes and doesn't come back.- Cleveland Plain Dealer. A Horrible Example. t u ti i There was a man in our town Who felt he ought to know The righ way to pronounce the names That clutter war news so. Ile wrestled with these crooked words P Till his poor brain exploded, And now he swears war names are bombs And—worse luck still!—are loaded. -Richmond Times -Dispatch. Judging by Appearances. Myles—How long does it take your wife to dress for. church? Styles—Oh, about twenty minutes! "And how long does it take her when you're going to the opera?" "Oh, about two hours!" "That's funny." "Why?" "Because she seems to put more on when she goes to church."—Yonkers Statesman. The Soft Answer. She•-- ZZou overestimate your charm, 4r I did not fall into your arms, The first proposal that you made. 'i'e— My love, you need not be afraid; Of that I'm perfectly_ aware— Indeed, you were not even there! Judge. A man's a fool who thinks of balking A woman when her tongue would spin. She always says, "There's no use talk- ing!., When she intends to start right in, -San Francisco Chronicle. To Promote Peace. Scribbler—I've a poem here advocat- ing peace. Editor—1 suppose that you honestly and sincerely desire peace? Scribbler—Yes, sir. Editor—Then hurt the poem.—Boston Transcript. Which? A cricket remarked, • "I am one of two things— A singer that kinks Or a kicker that sings." —New York Tinies. They Marry Titles. B111 -I see Manchester, England, last year imported 80,000 barrels of Amer- can apples. Jill—Yes; England gets a lot of our "pippins," I know. -- Yonkers States man. Poor Business Men, In days of old, when knights Were bold, They had some goodly fights. But they were chumps; they never sold The moving picture rights. -Kansas City Journal. Mighty Hard. First "S"hop'per—It's so hard to find just what you want. Second Shopper—Yes, especially when you don't know what it is.—St. ,Louis ;post -Dispatch. The Old Jokes. I cannot pull the old Jokes, Long recognized as leaders; A plague on those infernally Sophisticated readers! -New York Mail. Get Suzy! Diplomatically Speaking. "I want to answer Gwendolyn's let• ter and say something' that means 111otkl3ing' "'.reit bale• you love be>ri PWJladelphie 1 Mapco Seed Aeroplane. One of the newest flying machines is said to be slipped on the plan or A maple seed. This seed has, as we know, one long, queerly curving wing and two seeds hang from the stem in pairs, malting a very pretty pair of tidy wings , to dangle In the breeze or to float far in the wind when they break from the twig. The new aeroplane, however, is shaped like a single, wing and seed. It bas what is called a hol- low Tilade wing, given its motion by a rapid eurreut of air that passes • through it from en engine at the op. posite end of the machine. The ma- chine Will rise or descend vertically and will remain in one position or go ahead as the driver. chooses. When the engine is stopped the machine re- volves like a winged maple seed and sails to the earth. 44441';�w vTvv�vM v�Vv PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT. Children and Sickness. Train children when well to, be docile patients when ill was the advice of Dr. Charles H. Smith at the New York Academy of Medicine. "I am confident that many little lives could be saved," said. Dr. Smith, "if mothers would•only teach their children the few simple duties that a sick child must know: Taking a child's temperature, for instance, -could seem easy, but I have known ' children desperately ill who _ screamed and were so `wrought up at the thought of it that it was almost impossible to do, and consequently the patient could not be properly' treated. "Every child should be taught to show his throat. I expect most physicians have had the humiliating and very harrowing experience of being obliged to force a spoon down a little throat -while the child fought and struggled and the parents r dismay. It would a in d�is y be easy enough to teach any child to show his throat whenever he was asked. "I should go so far as to rec- ommend 'Keeping a healthy, nor- mal. child in bed one day every few weeks that he might . get thoroughly used to it and that athe family might not be kept in actual torture when he is really • 311. JOB +� r1tf3 this. F1.. E ARE INSTALLING A, .1 number of new devices :r and making other ini• proyements in our printing. plant which will enable us to do job work as neatly and cluiokly as any city office.: Let us do your next job, no matter . hew large or small it and we Will , convince you that what we say is right. Our prices are also right, Be loyal to home indus- tries. o HERALD PTC R C Or Phone 30 • • Zurich l .n t - Issued. for Merl ;ern of Years Calpons t Z. F. Hess Agent nt Zurich Out OVER es vcAr.• EXPEF:tE1Ut, TRADE N1ARi5s C/.1 O ESItsN$ OPYRIGHTS &C, Anyone sending a sketch and description me/ Milerour optuton free whether an invention fe probably patentable. gomtnuntoa• tions strictly confidential. NANOOOOK on Patent; Sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn ea co.reoetve special notice, without charge, in the Scleitlift terican G har'comely illustrated weekly. Largest ctn. culation of any s.•ieutific journal. Terns for Canada, Pe ,S a year, postage prepaid, sold by it et P 98deai0r9. �Ii� p� p��a 'fur{ � P 1UNN & C®36IBroa'lway, New 7 (yl�x{ • Srsurtb •' 51ep, fftt P.,. wasetaf[ton. n. ('. $1,000.00 P Given Away.: Here is a bargain if ever there was a bargain, especially for any young Canadian who wants a start. The owner of one of the best., situated farms in the famous clay belt of "New" Ontario is obliged to return to the U. 5 in 'June. Almost all lots in that neighborhood have• been settled for sometime. Neighboring lots cannot be purchased for less than $2,000 00 to $2,500.00, This man will sell at a wonderful bar- gain. owing to his circumstances. 1 here is a post office and school at corner of lot, a store close by and railroad station 3 miles • directly north, and the famous Porcupine turnpiked and graded toad running- ell unningell the way along the front to Matheson. The residence duty on the lot has all been performed, and 6 Acres will be ready for cropping in June and several more ohopped ready for burning off. The house is neat and cosy„ and most conveniently situated His price is $800 on time or $700 gash. For particulars apply at Herald Office, Zurich, Ontari OREAM WANTED. I have made arrangements with Silverwoods Dairy, „London, to take eream at My Residence, Zurich, any time during the week. Cream is-teded when brought to my store and paid for on delivery. Price paid this week was 30 to 33 cents per pound. I. HUDSON, ZURICH Lill »bell Shingles! . Laths! We have a large stock of these on hand, Estiri,ates •given and con.;, tracts taken. All kinds of exterior and interior finish for houses made to order We hand `e all kinds of Buildin.. Material. Call. at Planing I`Iill8 AL ail..wrrt 19 FLEISCR :2;:pRK.H: .