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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1907-05-16, Page 3India's Sacred Mon key TEMPLES IN WHICI-I TLIOUSANQ15 OP THEM ARE KEPT. /edieae three !hundred millions are in- temsely religious. On every hand are teaitples and masques, gleams and tatted rivers, holy trete and holy animals. Every one knows, how sacred Le the Cow to the Brahmin, but most people e. in. the western world. fail to appreciate the ettont of the worship of llaniunan the monkeyod, whose shrines are fairly I, alive with the huge langur monkeys, wild and mis,ohievous, but snored see the ibis of Egypt. It is almost as much as a traveller's life is worth to kill one of these creatures in Hindu village, oven inadvertently. In the cities of northern India expo- * sally one is astonished to see them Ian- umanise as they are called, racing over the roofs of houses. Sometimes they will follow the traveller for miles, jumping from tree to tree with astonishing agil- ity. But the strangest sight of all ie to behold them in thousands in the sacred monkey temples, especially those of Jey- Iroro and the Gutta Pasts. One son grows accustomed to the little rhesus monkeys, paving, fighting and feeding near the sacred temple tanks, which are overgrewn with pig pink ]otos t buds,The shriek of their mischief r:in- gle with he screams of little green par- I oquets which fly around them, The traveller also sees these monkeys . amid the ruins of ancient cities or tem- ple, far removed from the haunts of man, so numerous sometimes that the crumbling walla and flat roofs are a blaekish gray mass of movement and roles. The ltamnoun, by the way, is one of the largest monkeys in the east, mea- suring about three feet high when sit- ting. They vary in color from a very dark -*gray to nearly white, While the face, ]lands, feet and carve arc a dense black. Hanging from forehead, cheeks and chin are messes of gray hair, They are vener- ated by the Einem as, consecrated to the god of the same name. Nevertheless, in the villages and cities the ha -lumen% are a serious nuisance, be- - Ivo; born thieves. Yet no one takes the Ieast notice of their depredations, ccs- • cept to smile with indulgence. It is a comic sight to see several of the bigger fellows around a grain or veget- able shop in a native city. They will first of all cram all they can hold into their mouths and then seize another handful as a reserve store in case of attack from a stronger comrade, and with that off they go in great bounds to the roofs or walla of the city. The owner of the sharp simply dare not nee force to drive off these sacred pests, and as to the worshippers in the monkey temples they do their best to spoil the mischievous creatures. "One blazing afternoon in January," said a man recently returned from In- dia, "I mounted an elephant placed at my disposal by the Rajah of Jeypore—a • huge beast, carrying a howdah of ver- milion and gold, and with gorgeous trap- pings of crimson brocade. I wanted to . visit the monkey temples in the Culla Pass. "I set off up a narrow path toward the mountain heights, and in an hour 44, or so had crossed the pass and begun the descent; when I suddenly heard the loud musical call of ho hanutnans--a peculiar whoop -and here before me on the tumbledown wall made thousands of years ago, to protect the inhabitants from stopping over into a sheer precipice of G00 feet, I behold hundreds of the I long, loose limbed, slender monkeys. "Above me in the rocks and trees were thousands more, all of them at lib- - arty to increase and multiply entirely • free from molestation, whether on the Thecheapestgood They do shingle is t h e costleitl3 'Oshawa."Good for a century's weather -wear. 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Lotus tell year what it will costVro'uto roof the d" Oshawa' Way. Get•oi tree beets 'Reef- 1 oof- 111tb molt, before yy �o u Roos a Thing PedirFopi Of Oshawaa e a Montrerl Toronto Lorton t'31<l era;g W. 11 Colborne 9e Dundee Ottawa Winnipeg VanColrvef rl 4:8 Sussex to Lombard t16 fender part of natives or white travellers. My attendants walked down the pens toward the courtyard of the ancient ruined tem• pie and began to springle grain and sugar for the egile hordes, who were watching us with a thousand eyes of hope and sus•. picion. They are thoroughly accustomed to be fed with dainties in this way and at this spot, for a wealthy Hindu left nearly half a million rupees at ibis death to enable the custom to be kept up. ""Much might be told about the doan- estic habits and customs of these sacrei. simians, The most curious of all per- haps is the feet that the old males are in the habit of killing the male baby monkeys born in their herd, for one male will have a large number of wives, and the idea of another of his sex ap- pearing on the scone so arouses his jeal- ousy that he quickly slaughters lila own offspring. "After this has happened once or twice the mothers grow acquainted with the fact, and seizing their babies they rush far off into the jungle or high up among the red brown rookie, there tp a lea af- terhido until their sons are able to k themmelves. "Passing further up the rocky trail I came upon the picturesque ruins of the ancient shrine-- a rock cut fans of enormous antiquity, with a native village nestling at the foot of a very steep declivity, Adjoining the temple was a deep pool of water, whose brilliant dark blue color nutde the white rocks out of which it was hewn fairly glare in the dazzling sunlight. year. At the expiration of that time the TR A P1 $8;00 man had his pay advanced 100 per +� �t a tae a+l cent. Ile sent hie friend the amount of t i the loon with interest, "The benefactor was still looking around. The man with the job offered , him a place in the store, but it was re- fused.T r r There wasn't enough ready money in the job to suit him. "Several years inter the $2.50 man was advanced to the place of head salesman. He sent again for his benefactor, and offered him a place, but this was also �RONO NC®rK. . "Sore not a monkey Was visible, but one of the villagers similingly agreed to bring the creatureey on the scene. Stand- up on a rock the old man uttered a weird cry, not unlike the long drawn bowl of wolf or jackel and a few mo- ments later, as if by magic, the rooks became alive with hanumans of every size, hastening, as they thought, to get their portion of the dead Hindu's . be- quest. "They were fed a littler, chiefly with their favorite sugar and grain, end then clustered gravely around the pool to drink before gen-1 back into their re- mote fastnesses. Before leaving, each mother would utter a hoarse guttural cry and her babies would come leaping to her neck, twining. frail arms about her i or clutching 'her Chair. Even thus enema - bored the full grown females sprang lightly from nock to rock with prodigious bounds." ecC* CHILDHOOD AILMENTS. • The mother who, keeps Baby's Own Tablets in the home has a feeling of security that her ehidd'ar health is safe. These Tablets cure such ail- ments as colic, Indigestion, consddpa- tion, diarrhoea sand: simple fevers. They break up colds, destroy worms, make teething painless and give the child healthy natural sleep. And the mother has the guarantee of a gov- ernment analyst that the Tablets are absolutely safe. Mrs. Robert Wait - son, Combermere, Ont., says: "I find Baby's Own Tablets just the medicine needed to keetp children healthy?' ,Sold 'by all medicine deal- ers er 'by mail at 25 cents a box from ire Dr. 'Williams' Medicine Co., Brock- ville, Ont. i►• A BUTTERFLY FARM. Young Englihsman's Novel Enterprise— His Finest Specimens. In ancient Bexley, whose population is much less than that of some of the su- burbs of London, is to be found one of the most remarkable examples of mod- ern enterprise. Six years ago a certain young man put this terse question to himself: "Bookkeeping or butterfly breeding?" He arrived at the decision that the latter offered: a quicker and more congenial way to fortune than clerking, nod thereupon, says the Boy's Own Paper, commenced to build up the butterfly farm to be seen rift Bexley to- day. Altogether Mr. Newman has about two hundred different species of butterflies and moths on his farm in all stages and conditions. The most costly butterfly among them is the ,purple einiperor, or Icing of the forest, so named because it is usually to be found flying over the top of oak trees, and consequently is most difficult to catch. A male speci- men of this insect is worth 4s. and a fe- male 5e, The prices of the ova, larvae and pupae, which lair. Newman sells, vary, of course, according to the species. For in- stance, a dozen of the ova of the drinker, a very common moth, ca:: he purchased for 3d,, while the same quantity of tee comma butterfly would cost six tames that amount. Then; again, a dozen of the larvae of the small tortoise shell oast but 4d., while a dozen rannnock sprawl- ers could not be purchased for less than 25s. The pupae are sold at so nnudh each, the prices ranging from 11.2d+, for a painted lady, satin moth or scalloped honk tip to Is. 9d. for a scarce burnish- ed brass. Mr. Newsnan's customers are almost as varied as his species. Schoolboys aro enthusiastic collectons of caterpillars, which they like'to breed. themselves, FORTUNEBASED ON so CENTS. Tiie Other Man Loaned His Opportunity and is Now Looking for a rob. "Ever meet a man who was absent when opportuuify called the roll?" asked the man who was wearing his last year's clothes. "I know a man who ran away from his opportunity, "Just what would have happened to him if he had lingered T don't know, and he doesn't; but he ran away and the man who stayed profited. He probably wouldn't have opened his mouth about the story if he hadn't read in a news- paper of the death of that man. "The obituary contained the informa- tion that when the man landed where he built up a fortune he had but 50 cents in notice simply remarked that he gave the fellow the half dollar, or he wouldn't have had that. "The two men hit the town on the same day. They had been travelling to- gether for weeks. The man who was staked yes petininless when he and his aequintanee Landed. The acquaintance had a little money. "Ile offered Moi•a to tris fellow travel- ler, but the latter declined, lie accepted just what he had asked for. Then the two men started to seek work. eiant said he wanted a young man to makefires,sweep thefloor end lust the loo l c I �a conntetq rhe pay was $-,50 a week. "The applicant who lntd the small sum of money heel the first option. He re- fused it. 'rile other, who had borrowed the half dollar, got the place, When he drew his first week's wages he tendered the 1 Lan to his fellow traveller. The loiter declined, lie tell the young man to wait until he was better able. -r both the fine and imps eelnuent. Tide few seems to hove dune ncr good what- ever, and now there is a bill pending in the legislature by request of Mre I teutrary offense. If making this crime a capital offense would have any better ef feet The Chrou. icle would lvarmly support the emend- ment. It seeems, however, that inaasmueht as the present law has had `he effect whatever, there is some other weakness in it than the light penalty, end that no increase of the penalty is lfhely to make it any mare effective. A man who would brave twelve unman, in jail to get rid ,of his wife certainly would not live with her for fear of .pcnd,ing twelve menthe in the penitentiary, The futility of such laws. grows. out of the difficulty in apprehending, the of- fender and of proving up a ease against lief. For instance, an immune and ob- scure man in Mirage deserts his wife and goes to San Francisco. Before this law can take effect en him he must be boated, then an extradition writ must be secured, then one or mere officer., PRAISE 1lruncinge, rnaldng wife desertion a pant - declined. A fete years after this the $2.50 man was admitted to partnership in the house, which by this time was the great retail house of the young city, "He made his quondam friend another offer, but the latter was not ready, The pay was not sufficient. A little while afterward the retail house established a wholeeale business, It was a great staecess. "The young man who had borrowed the half dollar was placed at the head of the wholesale concern, Once more he offered his old benefactor an opportun- ity, but the benefactor declined again, and for the same reason. "The business kept expanding. The concern is to -day one of the biggest in the middle West. When the $e.50 man died the other day lie was quoted at a million and a half. He had made it in twenty-two years, "The man who told me the story, who ran away from opportunity, as he ,ex- pressed it, is looking for a job in New York—anything that will give bim a living, and keep his body out of the potter's field when he is through." Some Rules for Social affairs. (Buffalo Exchange.) When you have an invitation for a din - the third person use the third person in reply, If written in the first person write a personal informal answer. Telephone invitations are permissible and you can give your answer by tele- phone instead of by mail or messenger. Never say, "I hope to come." Always "Yes,,, or "No: Wear— For a formal dinner decollete bodice, elbow sleeves, long grooves, plain skirt, hair dressed elaborately. For informal dinner light sununcry frock, with neck cut slightly low, elbow sleeves and no gloves. For dinners at restaurants and other publio places dark or black gown similar to that worn to t heatres with a trans- parent yoke, gloves and the new leather hat, which is merely a coiffure finished in feathers, osprey aigrettes, spangled flowers or velvet ribbon. Scarfs over the shoulders are introduced this year for diner wear in exquisite laces and gauzes. Arrive— Never earlier than fifteen minutes be- fore the hour named, in the invitation. Ring the bell and on being admitted peas at once on to the dressing room, where you remove wraps. Remove your gloves for an informal dinner, retaining them for a formal dinner. Your hostess— Will either leave in the dressing room a small card bearing the name of the man who will take you out to dinner or she will meet you in the drawing -room and there introduce the man to you. Do not offer to take your partner's arm. In the dining-room— At an informal dinner the hostess seats her guests with simple words or gestures. At a formal dinner plate cards are used and your partner will find your respective places. At the table— Remain standing behind the chair un- til the hostess seats herself. Step aside while your partner draws out your chair. After you are seated a maid or butler will tuck in your skirts so that they will not be stepped on or be stained by care- less serving. After the dessert— Thehostess will give the signal to re- tire to the drawing room, where coffee is now served to both men and women. Some form of entertainment is univer- sally provided to follow the dinner. not, you are expected to remain at least an hour in the drawing -room. Leaving— Bid your hostess good -by before leav- ing the drawing -room and after donning your wraps pass out directly. If you are a single woman have a carriage or a servant call to escort you home. Weary Willie's Views. A socialist, a socialist, that's what I pine to be, With lodgings at the Waldorf while I set the peepul free With motor cars that do a mile in sixty second's flat, In which to run the errands of the prole- tariat; With private secretaries and a valet at my side, To help ane as I toil to bring about the grand divide. Sassiety is to be the bad and things is getting rank; I want to be a socialist with millions in the batik. I want to rise at 10 o'clock and' slave away till noon, Per work—I've never done a stroke—"is man's most precious boon," And when I've sheared the coupons from n. peck o' bonds er so, I'll put in all the time that's left to give the poor a show. There's Happy Jack and Frisco Pete— they've often said to me That wealth was not divided up the way it orter be, And I am for a, divvy, though the kick- ' ers call me crank I want to be a socialist with millions in the bank! I want a quiet summer home to rest in when it's hot, A bungle -oh at Lenox or a humble New- port cot, And when the blamed reporters come, with shy, relnetant air, I'll tell 'em how poor father made more dough than was his share; I'll tell 'e in how he left the coin to me one tearful day, And how—not yet, but soon, you know —I'll give it all away. 'So when the job is open, here's my ap- plication blank -- I want to be O. socialist with millions in the bank. r -oceans. Aleutal Critic. Dr. B. D. Evans ,the medical expert of the Thaw trial, was criticising at a phy- sician's dinner the browbeating method of eross-examination that the courts per- mit. ermit. "But any criticism," Dr. Evans ended, "has been feeble, and what good is feeble •itis' rn?The critic,to score must be et is epigrammatic, Snexpeted, humorous. "Thus, in my native Bridetown, a can. didato for Congress spoke at a mass - meeting, and afterward a politician ask - cd sit old farmer what ho thought of the speech. "Waal, I dime,' said the old man, soberlyj, 'hut I think six , hours' rain "The transaction remained even for !4 'Weald a' dotty %A let naor r good." , A Marvellous and Trluniphant Record of Vktoly Over Disease. No medicine has ever effected as large tR number of wonderful and almost mar- vellous cures as Psychine, It has had one continuous record of victories ovet diseas- es of the throat, chest, lungs and stomach. Where doctors have pronounced cases incurable from consumption and other Waking diseases Psychine steps in and rebcues numbeilers people even from the very verge of the grave. Colleen; Colds, Catarrh, Bronchitis, Chills, NiglitSweats, In Grippe, Pneumonia, and other like troubles, ail of which are forerunners of Oonrdumption, yield quickly to the cura- tive powers of Psychine. 5liirs. Campbell, one of the many clued, Makes the following statement : 1 t rcttstn ;tone tellies all ho goiter of wy� rai;cc rccovyr`y filch P e lee. In emu, 1 enemata new coli w nih acttletl enr . IUDga spii gre.i:uady ltd to toles porion. r t lea , 'could s rite a u t >so o illi] at to nigh; til re ter lunge there eo dlaeaeeit, my fleeter e°nsidered em incur hie. Set'. Itsr, ilfa eay. I'o t Iilgin er ryty au Chure,,j'ceoralli'es crdd Dr. e1oemn's 1k o to me, ween I wets, lv'ng in, QntArlo. , tare ey • a c z a. rt it)pe I ate and Ole_gt r; , , -the air; yaws is anti cough egatcd, }age{ go I stdpprmd inking Psychine, as I was perf Ely re stprr�d ce health cud today I neve Telt bette in Say life. l; eeehinne itis been a god - Cottonwood, e Xiat. t2 aX l O.LMrBSl.L. Cottonwood, N.W.T. PSYOHINE never disappoints. PSYOHINR has no substitute. There is no other medicine "Just ss good." At as dealers, d0c, ami $1.00 per bottle. lf. not write to DR. T. A. SLQQUM, titn!lcd, 179 king St, W., TORONTO Dr. Mot's Kidney Pills aro a sere and ppermanent sure for Rheninatialn Bright's i�isaato, Pain in the Back and all forms of Kidney 'trouble. 28c per box, at ail dealers. ,- I of the law muse be sent to bring hint hack, then they may find him at work, protesting that he conn to San Francis- co to get work, that he line just got it ,a end is on the eve of sending money to his wife. If he is to be brought back no case can be proved ageirr-t him frith- i out the testimony of a dozen witnesses . , from „an Fz•ancisco. Before the ease is I ended it will east the county $1,000 or .2,00, or enough to keep the wife com- fortable for five years. IN THE HEART OF AFRICA. Experiences of Major Powell -Cotton and His Bride With the Pygmies. Major Powell -Cotton, accompanied by Mrs. Powell-Ctoton, has arrived in Rome on the conclusion of a most in- teresting journey in Africa. Major Powell -Cotton, who had intended on the eomclusion of his expedition to return to England to get married, decided to interrupt his journey, and arranged for his fiance to get out to Africa. The marriage took place on her arrival at Nairobi, British East Africa, in 1905, and since then Mrs. Powell -Cotton has shared her husband's hardships and dan- gers, says the Chicago News. In. Octo- ber, while on the banks of the Sassa River, near Lake Albert Edward, Major Powell -Cotton had the narrowest pos- sible escape from death. A lion which he had fired at and wounded attacked him, but owing to a folded copy of Punch, which the explorer had in his pocket, the brute's claws were unable to penetrate to the flesh, While Major Powell -Cotton lay almost crushed under the animal one of the porters rushed at the lion and hit him on the head with a stick. At the same time the Wa- genda headman, with great pluck, ran up and slashed the animal across the eyes with a whip. This diverted the beast's attention, and at that moment an Askari shot hien dead. Major Powell -Cotton had received no fewer than seventeen wounds. He rode to the nearest Belgian camp, where lee was nursed back to health. This in- cident happened on a Friday, and it was the explorer's thirteenth lion. Speaking of his experience with the pygmies of the Iturt Forest, Major Powell -Cotton says: "The excitement of these little people when they first saw my wife was extraordinary, for they had, of course, never previously beheld a white woman. Perhaps the chief source of wonder was her long hair, which, for the special benefit of the dwarfs, she would let down, while they crowded round our tent in speech. less wonder. During our many zeniths' stay we never had the least difficulty with the • forest tribes, some of whom I employed as hunters. Occasionally when away I would leave my wife alone. She had learned a little of their language and did excellent, medical work among them. In my absence she took charge of the caravan, and was always treated with the greatest respect by the people. "During our wanderings in the forest we came across many curious strum tures--•dirninutive dwellings—which we were told were ghost houses. These were built to propitiate the shades of deparotd chiefs, who, until a. resting place is provided for them, nightly disturb the pygmy villages. There the people sacrifice and place food for the spirits of the departed. In some spot in the inmost recesses of the forest an imposing religious rite takes place on certain occasions, on which an altar is erected whereon offerings arc laid, while the pygmies arrange themselves in a semi -circle, and perform their de- votions." bei WiFE DESERTION. (Chicago Chronicle.) There is no mare despicable crime than the desertion of a wife by her /lim- bered, and perhaps there is none more common. Mr. Brundage, Iate president of tho county board, says that the coun- ty generally has 900 deserted wives to support, and the school authorities esti- mate that there are at least 15,000 de- serted wives in this city. There lees been on, the statute books ever since 1003 a hew pumnglting the abandonment of wife or child by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisonment in the jail or Bridewell for not lees than elle month nor snore than twelve months or by A Pointer In Paint No matter whet yen.are going to print•' -^tile house, porch;, t01104, iaa�aw, anterior woodwor , batt]—you ' /1044 the right paint to do the Ming tight, in 1 AMSAY'S PAINTS. Mit your dealer for Ramsay's Watt—or write us for Post Card Series "4" "owing how some houses are painted, A. RAMSAY ik SON CO., Paint Makers, MOM imaaihlisbed bits, T H E RiGHT PAI NT One difficulty in the way of a convic- tion would he the weakness of the wife. As soon as she saw her husband back • again end had taIkeci with him few moments she would go into court nrl swear that he wits compelled to leave Chicago to get work, that he had sent her money during his absence and that the felt sure that if he were discharged he would never leave her main. Even if the law were rigidly enforced in every ease, it is doubtful whether it would not do more harm than good, be- cause it would prevent a great many men from getting married and to the saline extent encourage immorality. There seems to be no cure for wife de- sertion except an improvmeen•t in public morals. As long its men remain mean enough to marry women and desert them and their children they will pr•oba- lily do so, whatever the laws may be. CRIPPLED BY SCIATICA. Made Well and Strong by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills After Doctors Had Failed. fl Mr. H. W. Await ds one of the lead:. ing merchants of Hemford, N. S. A ' few years ago die was a great suffer- ! er from the most exertl,isting Moue ole, sciatica. He seem: "At the time I was afflicted I was living at Baker Settlement. The attack was so se- vere that I had bean off work for some time. The coeds of my Iog were all drawn op and I could only limp along with the aid of a stick. The pain I suffered was terrible. I was in misery both day and night. Every moment caured arse such pain as only those Whet have been tortured with soiatiea can know. I was treated by several doctors, but they did not help me a bit. In fact, I almost be- gan to feel that my condition was helpleso, when Dr. Wiiullinres' Pink Pills were brought to my attention. I got a half dozen boxes. I had used about the same quantity before I found any benefit. But I was en- couraged and got a second half dozen. bores and before these were all gone every vestige of the trouble had ddeappeared. Not only this, but I was improved in health in every way, as it will be readily understool that the long siege off pain I had suf- . feted had left me badly run. down. I can't speak too highly of Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Bills. I can't recommend ; tem too strongly to outer suffer - I Dr. Williams' Pink Pills ours eclat- ', tea simply because they make the ' rich, red blood that soothes and strengthens the jangled, aching nerves. Mt is why they cure such nerve trouble as neuralgia, St. Vitus dance and partial paralysis. That is why they cure ail ailments due to poor, watery blood. That is why they make weary, despondent, brok- era-down men and women bright, ac - tine and stung. But only the genu- ine pills can do this, and they have the fell name, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People on the wrapper around every box. Sold by mdtlromo dealers everywhere or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 by addressing The Dr. Williams' Meal- , eine Co.- Brockville, Ont. I GERMANY'S ISOLATION. i Hamburg Paper Complains Bitterly of i British Diplomacy. The Hamburger Nachrichte.n, formerly the organ of Prince Bismarck, and still representing the views of a large sec- tion of Junkers and the military party, has a bitter article complaining of the persistent ef forte of British diplomacy, assisted or inspired by King Edward, to isolate Germany from the rest of Eur- ope and to draw a ring of hostile powers around her. Two powers, it says, must be consid- ered as having been in a special degree , influenced by England against Germany, namely, Italy and Russia. With Italy, Britain has been thoroughly successful, • and reliance can no longer be placed on her by Germany in any conflict where British interests are involved ,but with Russia it is different, and there is atilt time to prevent efforts being made in London to come to an understanding with the Czar's Government. It is a,soltttehy necessary, says the Bismarekian organ, that German diplo- macy does all in its power to hinder an understanding between 13ritain and Remise, and it expresses the hope that Prince Buelow is now convinced of the error of 1tie former belief that an under- standing between these powers is in the interests of the German Empire. At one time, says the paper, Germany eras able to rely on a rising in the Ilrit- Isle Mohammedan Empire should England get into trouble, but since the Algeciras fiasco the Oriental nations• would seem to have lost confidence in Germany and i would probably remain quiet should war set any time break out. between Great i Britain and Germany. If. therefore, • danger of a serious elmracier is to be avoided, an understanding between Bri- tale and Russia must be prevented at all costa. There is no other way. Hardy Shamed Them. (Chicago Chroeleice ]tit . . Ai. P. on Invitation fa n went to Moir bardy, Cambridge Unlversrtr to address the stu- , dentes. While %po irking he Was disgracefully hazed, but retained Ifs good nature end in the end made the yome! meta aaiitamed et themaetvos. The affair has brought down anon the atudentn fierce criticism, the Lon. den Chronicle remarking: "A university Is effeecta a toheb dge oducatio:A terns to the o that the underateeduates ere tee dull to give eeilette:me hearing to one of the moist oout- satiottouM leaders of one Minn." •1' Y!i � i� Y".'�i 'O ail �K''�, C*f1�.�� 4` 1� 0:.�.1� .�YI�. �N�N,.1'� �i ��'f �'�'T-�-d•7���-4'Y•Y-.-VYX'V•"IVT Field Crop Competition. in Agricultural Societies The Ontario Department of Agricul- ture proposes to :meet ten agricultural societies in the heeling of competitions in standing field crops during 1907, under the regulations noted below, It has been thought best, for this year at least, to limit the number of socie- ties who may compete to ten. It will be necessary, therefore, for the secre- taries to bring the matter before their societies at the earliest possible moment and to decide whether or not they will make application to compete. The first ten societies making satisfactory appli- cations as below will be accepted and given notice of the same immediately. In addition to the above contest a sweepstakes competition may also be held among the winners of the first prizes in each of the agricultural socie- ties throughout the Province, and for each class of crops. 1. Nature of Competition.—Competi- tions shalt be limited to two crops, to be decided upon by the society. It is desired that the society shall decide upon one or two crops for competition that are of moat importance to the farmers of the district. Every field entered for competition must consist of not less than five acres. The following crops are suggested for competition: Spring wheat, white oats, barley, Dent corn, Flint corn, alsike clo- ver, red clover and potatoes. 2. Competitors.—Competition shall be limited to members of the society, and the fields entered for competition must be not snore than fifteen miles from the headquarters of the society. Competi- tors shall be allowed to enter into the competition of only one society. Com- petitors shall be allowed to make only one entry in each class of crop competi- tion. The annual membership fee in any society shall be sufficient for entry in this competition. 3. Prizes.—Where societies limit their competition to one kind of crop the prizes shall not be less than the follow- ing: First, $25; second, $20; third, $15; fourth, $10. In the event of there being not less than ten entries in any society in this competition the department will grant the sum of $70 to cover the above prizes. Where societies have competitions in two kinds of crops the prizes in each ease shall not be less than the following: First, $20; second, $15; third, $10; fourth, $5. In the event of there not being less than ten entries in each com- petition the department will grant the Men, wonnon and gime eags,ged in sum of $100 to pay above prizes. stores, who have to be me Bert 4. As these special grants will be lira' all da often. suffer ,ries from Y, i ited to ten agricultural societies it is ' mama .sores] safe Ha , nn 15otrnry important that the board of directors to patches, etc. In other oases, long whom this circular is sent shall con- . staatcling and wallrjng leads en bad leg, eider the matter at once. The grants ' varicose veins and ulcers. Zam-Built will be limited to the ten societies first takes tube pain out of chafed aures, pre- ' g application with thedepartment, ' fnlin� pp ,tats suppuration and poison from and agreeing to the terms of this coin- # stocking -dye, and generally heals. peMrs. K. WatichiFergus.ave 5.tition. All entries must be forwarded by nue, Montreal', saytsof 26 Fergus. "My boy rjttd. a secretaries or societies to J. Leckie Wil- sore on Ida Kemal, wiryoh ,wps, rubbed cson, superihtendent of agricultural so- by his stocking until it became a very before, Parliament buildings, Toronto, bad wound, Zaan-Buk took the soreness the 15th day of June, 1907. (.t almost instantly, and healed the O. Judging.—All judging must he done 1 wound up wonderfully,." by judges approved by the superintend- ent of agricultural soeietie . Arrange- bruieaes, eczema, scalp cosies, itch, meats have been made whereby expert i barber's crash, blood poison and all judges will be furnished by the seed skin injuries and diseeses. All stores division of the Dominion Department of and druggists sell aft 50e. a ,box. Agriculture. m s s A HORSE'S MENTAL TROUBLES. To begin with, docs your hen8e differ from nostalgia or homesi ? Most horses do, and many really nine away and die from no other cause. We ean'at least, by making the .poor creature thor- oughly comfortable, do all i now power Freedom from needs, other kinds pain' of grain ... ... ... ... ... 10 points him happy and contenta,efer • then Freedom from weeds, attack of homesickness of the acute end oirronio smut, rust and in: sets .... 10 points form man knows few more wearing aul- Character of plant .. ...... 20 points menta. Is roue• horse's dispobitionvo- (A strong stemmcvl, healthy ciable or misanthropic? Yeti don't plant dn. hr:,b1R. Tisceslth know? Well, whynot find out? Does plant h obje, R.Tla e). it irritate him to have his yoke melte or Uniformity of crop, type of neighbor, eating noisily and viably grenplant, size of head and appar- while he does? Is privericy evidemlby. Lis ent yield of grain .. .. .. 25 points preference? Very well, thane ley baurdet ferenee of ear (merium preferred) ...05 (d) Purity (freedom from admixture with other varieties) . • ..06 (e) Uniformity and shape of kernels .. .05 26 points 6, Estimated yield of fodder . , 10 points 7. Estimated yield of grain ....20 points 100 points DOGS BRING UP KITTENS. The Foster Mother Satisfied, Thongs 1 Sometimes Surprised. Down in Dlawere City, Del,, a young • mother dog, when she turned to lick her four newborn puppies, found they did net respond to Ler tender care. They lad • come into the world lifeless. They were leer firstborn aced she was • puzzled and grieved that they paid no clttention to (the soflt carouses •wits • tvhiele elm strove to woo them to her. She finally ceased. in despair, and look, ing about her spied a' mother p , M whom a pair of healthy kittens Julia arrived. Jealous and indignant she flew to the happy mother and seized aaude shook her till the oat fled in terror and did not re- turn. Then the dog, taking the kittens tenderly in her mouth, carried them to her box and adopted them as her owe. There were only two babies in plaice of four, but not beingable rto count, she did not notice the lack. The kittens •accepted] the situation, throve and waxed fat. But sinew they are older and have become playful their conduct sometimes astonishes their fos- ter mother. For instance, when they chase each other up a tree else looks after them with amazement and solicitude, appar- ently reflecting that she never behave,* that way when she was a. puppy, an as soon as they alight on the growl. again she seizes them in her mouth an carrier. them reprovingly back to the box. There are probably other surprise in store for her when, she finds the. their language, innntead of being a bare, is a spit or a mew, but in ih� mea+ntir.re she is happy and self-eatisfaedL--Coun- try Life in America. SORE, ACHING FEET SOOTHED BY ZAM-BUS. A11 field crops will he judged from the standpoint of utility for seed pur- poses. The following scale of points will be used in the case of wheat, oats and Lerleyy: Tr eedom from weeds .. . , .. 25 points Freedom from weeds other eerie - ties . 10 potato to " •ve his surcease" acid to make tin yr canvas shut. oft both or zinc ort , , see Total ... a .. .. 100 points sides ei his stall at the head, i< hs The eeale of paints to be used in juelm may bat in Peace and lits the isolated the s1,:uling crop of carie shall be ns follows: 1- Per cent stand .. .. 16 pointe (3 good plants per Lill considered a perfect stand. life which he prefers. L he lays back his ears or enspal at Itis neighbors, or fid ets noel Xc glra et the partitions, etc., be doeat;tlilit fancy company—at least, at enc ]times, aid 2. State of Culture 10 points he will be better, do..bettii, 1.,.4 (here (Well cultivates] and free from heeds). the pocket comes in) keep n®ere cheaply 3. Charter of pleat; if you cater to his fancy. 11, e3u•tltb;c+ea- Vigor and unnfcrmity of growth Crary, a "thy feeder," lot him. •tleansen- 15 pointe eat; even let him by a simple arranger.. (:1 strong, erect. leafy plant pro- anent feed from the egere monger as during in the Dent varieties one one of his neighbors, which Is tote trite well developed, well moaned ear up short until Master Dainty hes eaten most desirable; in the Mint varie- all he will, when., upon allowing the ttieseoked twocfor•.ro)od cans per plant may be neighbor to partake, the fastidigisss 0401lwill redosfolee 'his offeete to eat just to 4. Freeedomu from disuse .. .. 05 points , spite the late comes at the f -seat. The 5. a.y'pe of ear: ! writer has used this plan with poor (a) Trnex,ts to typo. -.05 i feeders from race -horses flown, and et. a) ahem' of ear (cyhin• i ways with the best. reauate: Ps'osmt "Thedi Mealpreferred) 05 ],vary -Dov. Abuse of Horses," by F. M. (e) I:erste mid eeirxntnfer- Ware in The Outing Magazine for May. Rickets. Simply the visible sign that baby's tiny bones 'e not forMing rapidly enough. , Lack Cl,i ancuri shment is the Cause. Sc 's EvnuLsion nourishes baby's .F elntlt n system. Stimulates and makes bone. Ix:welly what baby needs. ALL DIiUG.GISTSt 50a, AND $1.00 004040....