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THE DOMINION BANK ••
SEAFORTH BRANCH, • R M. JONES, Manager.
SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT.
'HE HURON EXPOSITOR
DISTRICT MATTERS
WHEN BABY IS SICK
When the baby is sick—when he
is cross and peevish; cries a great
deal and is a constant worry to the
mother—he needs Baby's Own Tab-
lets. The Tablets are an ideal medi-
cine for little ones. They are a gen-
tle but thorough laxative which re-
gulate the bowels, sweeten the
stomach, 'Hanish constipation and
indigestion', break up colds and sim-
ple fevers and make teething easy.
Concerning them Mrs. Philippe
Fiayen, St. Flavtren, Que., writes:
"Baby's Own Tablets have been a
wonderful kelp to me in the case of
my baby and I can strongly recom-
mend them to other mothers." The
Tablets 'are sold by medicine dealers
or by mail at 25 cents a box from
The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.,
Brockville, Ont.
BETTER INTEREST IN HORSE
INDUSTRY
Reports from many points in On-
tario this spring indicate a revival
of interest in the horse industry.
Good horses are commanding better
prices than for some years past and
special interest is being shown in
draught animals, more especially the
real heavy fellows. It is natural to
suppose that as a result of the im-
proved demand, farmers will be
ready to get back into the breeding
game, and in fact, stallion ---owners
in many of the best heavy horse
breeding sections are finding pros-
pects bright for the present season.
There is to -day a scarcity of high-
class, efficient work horses on farms,
and (Indications are that demand for
draughlters for city use will show de-
cided improvement in She near fu-
ture. High prices for cash crops and
for meat animals in the past few
years have operated against interest
in horse breeding on the farms, and
there is no questioning the fact that
the time has come when it is reason-
ably safe for the stock farmer to be-
gin to make provision for the horse
demands of three or four years
hence. He mutt, however, take heed,
in preparing to resume breeding op-
erations, that demand will depend
largely on the quality of the ani-
mals he will have to offer for work
purposes.
'W'ihat is needed more than any-
-thing else in the production of work
horses is greater care in the selec-
tion of berth the Stallion and the
-brood mare, more par'ticularly the
latter. Thanks to the operation of
the Stallion Enrolment Act, Ontario
fanners are to a great extent
guarded agffnat the inferior horse
sire. Yet, though all Stallions
standing for service in the province
must be pure bred and more or 'less
sound, 'there is a great difference in
the quality of different pure breds,
to say nothing of ttheir comparative
trueness to breed type.
It is a losing reposition to breed
a poor or poor producing mare, even
-to the best stallion. With the poor
mare, there is little_ -hope of a good
foal being produced while with the
poor producer there is boo much risk
of a miss, and a certainty of much+
work time being lost by the mare.
While occasionally a good foal may
result from the exceptional excel-
lence of the stallion used, the re-
sult in most cases will be disappoint-
ing and 'a foal will be born that
will not nature into an animal good
enough to pay for the cost of the
feed and care necessary to raise it
properly.
The country must depend on the
farmer more than ever for the pro-
duction of horses needed for farm
and other work, for the number of
men engaged in extensive horse
breeding -has become less and less
from year to year. The farmer, in
order to produce the efficient horse,
must use the greatest care in the
selection of hie breeding stock. The
production of greater efficiency in
work animals would not only mean
greater renumeration to the breeder,
but also greater efficiency in agri-
cultural production.
yeasts in the bands of one ,man and
ten years in the hands of another.
Then, too, the size of the farm and
the system of farming followed are
factors in determining the relative
coat of tractor oper'adfion.
Last fail the United States De-
partment of Agriculture visited 286
farmer tractor owners in Ohio, In-
diana . and Blinds. The department
secured complete records of all work
done doming the year both with trac-
tor and horses, and also obtained
adtual figures for both kinds of.pow-
er 'as near as that could be estimat-
ed by the men who did the work.
The facts brought out by this in-
vestigation will be of value to those
who are . interested in comparing the
use of bosses and tractors for farm
work. On these 286 farms 76 per
cent, of tine !tra(bor's Aywned ,were
two -plough machines. All the others
except two, were threeiploug<h and
four -plough machines. One farmer
had a one -plough and another a five -
plough machine.
The farms from which these re-
cords were obtained averaged 258
acres in size and were considerably
larger than the average in the com-
munities in which they were located.
I't was found that on an average the
tractors were used for 30.8 full days
during the year covered by this in-
vestigation and 7.3 days of the 30.8
were devoted to belt work and to
custom work on neighboring farms.
In other words, only 23.5 full days
of drawbar work was performed on
the average by these tractors.
This seems but a short time, but
When the amount of work done by
the horses is considered the time is
not so short after all. For example,
the investigation disclosed that the
average number of full days' work
per year per horse for all the farms
was only 68.6. On 20 farms the
horses did less than forty full days'
work during the year and on 27 they
did 110 acres or more days of work
a year. The average farmer does
not realize that his horses work only
about 69 days a year, yet such was
the case on these 286 farms.
The average cost of maintaining
the work homes on these farms for
the year ending November 1, 1920,
was 5159. This cost includes Charges
for feeding, chores at 25 cents an
hour, shoeing, veterinary service,
harness, interest at 6 -per cent. and
depreciation. The horses were cred-
ited with $15 per head for manure.
On this basis the feed cost was $134
per head per year, from which it
follows that all other costs amounted
to $25 a year. Based upon last
year's maintenance cost, the survey
showed that She average cost per day
of horse labor was $2.43.
The coat of ploughing an acre of
ground with tractors was $2 for two -
plough machines and $2.20 for three -
plough size; the east with horses on
the 1920 basis was $2.90 per acre.
With our present feed cosi, it would
have been $1.90 an acre.
In this cobnedtion it should be
mentioned that these figures apply
only to power; they do not include
any saving of man labor incident to
the use of tractors. For example,
one man will plough more ground
with a tractor in a day than with
horses and therein lies one of the
advantages of tlhe use of mechanical
power, Then, too, sight must not be
lost of the fact that a man with a
tractor can do more work in a given
length.of time than can a man who
must depend upon horses alone, and
in rush season's this feature is quite
worthy of serious consideration. Fre-
quently itt is impossible to plough
land early in the summer when horses
must furnish the motive power. Iarnd
ploughed in July, will, on an average,
produce from three to five bushels
more grain to the acre the year fol-
lowing than when it is ploughed late
in the fall, after the ground has be-
come sufficiently moist to make
ploughing with horses practicable.
If there is any reason to be learn-
ed from this survey. -ibt is this: That
the farmer must give very careful
consideration to the adaptalbi•lity of
his farm operations for tractor use
as well as tlhe size of (his farm and
the number of horses he will be able
to get along without after buying a
tractor.
TRACTOR OR HORSE
Many farmers are anxious to ob-
tain definite figures concerning the
relative cost of mechanical power
and hors" power for farm work,
Such figures are very difficult, if not
impossible, to secure. Sonic farm-
ers maintain more horses on their
farms than are necessary. Some do
not feed economically, while others
do not handle their horses as they
should to get efficient work out of
them. Agate Some (tractor owners
are not as good mechanics as they
should be to use 'their tractors to
the best advantage, and, as a result,
repair hills grow larger thanthey
would under , better management.
life of the tealdbor may be only six
stunq ��
TOM of i'e4 sloth self
the endOrta Vie aid held It up 'bi'82it.
It 'writ about t1II time that O
Geddee, who controlled the litehOed
advised the crowd to disperse. His
words were received with shoats of
derision. He then ordered a charge
and the, po1icelnen rushed out [with
their bate= and struck out right and
left. -A stalwart policeman, with an
iron grey moustat+,o'he, seized the red
naggers' pole and trampled the em-
blesn under his feet, and brought the
pole down its full length on the heads
of Then in front of him, usually get-
ting three or four every clip. Al-
though I detested the sentiments of
the orators, yet when I heard the
thud of batons coming down on
skulls, it aroused sympathy which I
cannot describe. I forgot to say that
when the change was made ten mount-
ed policemen rushed their horses into
the crowd, but the noble animals re-
fused to trample anybody under their
feet, and just nosed then aside right
and left. When I heard the mutter -
rigs about rushing the big stores,
I just fancied how it would be, hun-
dreds of screaming and terrified sales-
girls in a stampede to escape, and a
crowd of criminal ruffians loading
themselves down with valuable mer-
chandise. There . may be some who
would wish to know how I came out
myself. I just turned around and
faced the police when they were coin-
ing and they passed me, so I never
got as much as a scratch. I suppose
I should not have been there, but I
think there 'has been more or leas curi-
osity in the make up of us all, since
the day that Adam and Eve ate those
two big Northern Spy apples, or
whatever it was. When I looked at
the crowd that day being chased, the
thoughts which were uppermost in my
mind, were, how dreadful it must be
when an army gives way on the field
of battle and is closely pursued by
the enemy. -
An elderly chap named Swartz,
who claimed to be a manufacturer of
clothing, when visiting Batons the
other day. pinched two of the lady
clerks. They had him arrested and
he was fined $50. This should teach
him to keep his fingers to himself.
In reading an account of the busi-
ness transacted at a Methodist church
in the city which appeared in the
Mail and Empire, it concluded thus:
"The Women's Christian Society of
the church will hold a bridge and
euchre party in the basement of the
church on Thursday afternoon next."
I;• give this without comment more
than to say: Dear me! what a change
has taken place in the discipline of ,
the Methodist church since I was a
boy. Of course it has been handed
down to us that when a couple or
more of the clergymen of some of the ,
older churches met, it was quite cus-
tomary to have a glass of toddy and
a game of cards. I guess the ladies
referred to cut out the toddy; just
played a few innocent games of cards.
Four dreadful criminals, thieves,
auto bandits, burglars and murderers
who have been in prison for some
time, are now being tried. Their
names are McFadden, Hotrum and
Jack and Arthur Conley. It was one
of the two former who robbed and
killed Sabine, the druggist, in his
store a few weeks ago. Only these
two went into the store, the others
staying in the automobile. McFad-
den swears it was Hotrum who did
the shooting, and Hotrum swears it
was McFadden. They are being
tried separately and I just hope the
quartette will be kept from running
at large in society during the re-
mainder of their lives, whether it be
long or short. One Hulse, who drove
them around, although he is telling
on them now, is very little better
than they are. He admits he knew
what they were doing all the time,
but was well paid and took them
wherever they wanted to go. Hot -
rum is already tried and has been
sentenced to be hung.
J.J.I.
FROM AN OLD McKTI<LOP
CORRESPONDENT.
Dear Expositor:—
The bassg'ball season is i.n ,.nd at-
tracts great crowds to the island
where the games are played. Where
the people get all the money to pay
their footing in all kinds of sports
is one of the mysteries.
There was a wild time at the city
hall one day recently. It was called
h meeting of the nnemipl,oyed. There
were perhaps 500 of these and at least
1,500 who went from curiosity, yours
truly among the latter. There was
a line of policemen on the bottom step
standing shoulder to shoulder. After
the crowd had been harangued for
two hours by seditious leaders, among
the speakers being Mrs. Knight, a
woman weaning a red hat, and who,
by the way, i6 a real firebrand, there
were mutterings in the crowd about
rushing the great departmental stores
close by, and It coarse looking fellow
A WOMAN'S HEALTH
NEEDS GREAT CARE
When the Blood Becomes Watery
a Breakdown Follows.
Every woman's health is depen-
dent upon the condition of her blood.
How many women suffer with head-
ache, pain in -the back. iinor appetite,
weak digestion, a constant feeling of
weariness, palpitation of the heart,
shortness of breath, palter and ner-
vousness? Of course all these symp-
toms may not be present—the more
there are the worse the condition of
the blood, and the more necessary
that you should begin to enrich it
without delay. Dr. Williams' Pint
Pills are a splendid blood building
tonic. Every dose helps to make bet-
ter blood Which goes to every pant of
the body and brings now health to
weak, despondent people. Dr. Wil-
liams' Pink Pill's are valuable to all
women hurt they are particularly use-
ful to girls of school age who become
pale, languid and nervous. There can
be neither health nor beauty without
red blood which gives brightness to
the eyes and color to the cheeks and
lips. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills 'build
up the blood as is shown by the ex-
perience of Mrs. Joseph E. Veniotte,
West Northfield, N. S., who says:
"For several years I was in a bad
state of health. I was pale and nerv-
ous, my appetite was poor, and I
suffered from weakness. headaches
and a feeling of oppression. I got so
nervous that I was afraid to stay in
the house alone. All this time Iwa,
taking medicine, hut it, only did not
help me, butt. T was growing weaker.
Finally T decided to try Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills, and after rising six boxes
T felt much better. I had a better
appetite, slept better and felt. strong-
er. Tiowever, I continued taking the
pills fnr a couple of months longer
and now i am feeling as well as ever
I did. I give all the credit to Dr.
Williams' Pink Pills, and hope that
my experience may be of benefit to
some other weak woman."
You can get Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills through any dealer in medicine
•or by mall at 50 cents a, box or six
boxes for fn.50 from The Dr. Wil-
liams' Medicine Cb., Brockville, Ont.
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Stylish Ready4�-
Man,
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Women's Stylish Suits
A VERY SATISFYING ASSEMBLAGE WHERE EX-
CLUSIVE AUTHORITATIVE STYLES ARE PRE-
SENTED IN ` A VARIETY THAT WILL SURELY
DELIGHT YOU.
Picture all the becoming style it is possible to put into
Suits. Add to that the assurance that every Suit is
properly and carefully made from reliable high grade
materials and made to fit and keep their shape and ap-
pearance. Then remember: that you pay no more here
for these superior garments than what the ordinary kind
cost. Then you have the secret of the great quantity of
Suits we sell here. It is a genuine dollars and cents reas-
on why you should see these garments De Luxe before you
buy.
Magnificent
Dresses
Bearing the seal of fashion's ap-
proval for the several functions
of evening, afternoon, street or
sport wear.
NI that is new in Ready -to -
Wear Dresses are featured in
charming array in our Ready -to -
Wear Departments. All the
wanted colors are here in clever
shadings and attractive designs.
Coming direct to us from the
great style centres, these new
Dresses bring with them many
new ideas and attractive touches
which are the very essence of
good taste and becomingness.
PRICE
Price $5 to $25,00
Blouses
To Match Suits
f )ainter than the Pink or White
of the Apple Blossom. u
This store always was a good
Blouse store, but this season we
have fairly surpassed ourselves.
We can not tell you nor you could
not imagine Blouses as attrac-
tive in their beauty of design,
their charming colors and de-
lightful fit. Come and see for
yourself.
Price $1.25 to $10
and VP
We have an execp-
tional showing of
Men's High i Grade
Suits—in Worsteds,
Tweeds,and Attrac-
tive Mixtures.
Eve man who comes helfe is
particularly impressed with the
size of the stock we are carry-
ing and the unusual showing of
attractive patterns and fabrics.
No matter what price you
wish to pay you can get the best
value here for that amount of
money and because we have the
stock you get a greater variety
to choose from.
PRICES -
FROM $19.00 UP.
Straw Hats
For
Men and Boys
We sell more Hats than any
store in Huron County; it's a
sure thing we would not if the
Hats weren't right in style,qual-
ity and price. There is a remark-
able showing of these new Hats
here just now. We have a hat
that will exactly suit your face
in any shade you prefer.
PRICE
Men's 50c to $4.50
Boys' 25c to $1.25
And while you are in buying
the new Hat, ask to see the new
Neckwear, it is the cleverest of
all the season's Ties.
PRICE
25c to $2.00
Boy Proof
Clothing
We want every mother to see
our range of new style clothing.
We have made big preparation
in this department. You will be
delighted with the unusual var-
iety of styles and all patterns,
Norfolks, -half belts and double
breasted styles in the "niftiest"
patterns you ever saw. Bring
the boy in—we will please him
with the Suit—we will please
you with the price.
PRICE
$6.00 to $15.00
STEWART BROS.,SEAFORTH
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