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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1906-03-01, Page 22 111 E WINGIIAM TIMES MARCH 1, 1906. OBSTINATE COUGHS AND COLDS. The Kind That Stick. The Kind That Turn To BRONCHITIS. The bind That End In CONSUMPTION. Do not sive a cold the chance to tattle on your Iungs, but on the first sign of it go to your druggist and gel a bottle of Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. It cures Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Sore Throat, Pains in the Chest, Hoarseness, or any affection of the Throat or Lungs. Mrs. Gou- •haw, 42 Claremont Street, Toronto, writes: "I wish to thank you for the wonderful good Dr. Wood'. Norway Pine Syrup has done for my husband and two children. I1 is a wonderful medicine, it is an healing and soothing to • dis- tressing cough. We are never without a bottle of it in the house." Don'/ accept a substitute', for Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. It is put up in a yellow wrapper, three pine trees th• trade mark, and mice 25 cents, at all dealers. TO ADVERTISERS Notice of changes most be left at this office not later than Saturday noon. The copy for changes must be left not later than Monday evening. Casual advertisements accepted np to noon Wednesday of each week. ESTABLISHED 1672 TIME WINfiiAli TIMES. H. R. ELLIOTT. PUBLISHER AND PROPaIETOr' THURSDAY. MAR. 1. 1906. _ PULSE OF THE PRESS. The enpl oynlent of whiskey detectives by Hon. Mr. Hanua to entrap hotelmen into committals; breaches of the license law will be condemned by most right- thinking people Enticing men to break the law by imposing on them to sell liquor out of hours is no more defensive than encouraging people to steal with the object of having them arrested and punished It is not British fair play, and British communities will not sup- port such contemptible tricks, even though brought about by the Govern- ment —Hamilton Times. Tor into Setnrday Night says: "Mr. Borden has had, np to date, abont as much chance of carrying Canada as Edward Blake had of winning the coun- try away from its adherence to Sir John Macdonald. Everybody knows this, in - clueing Mr. Borden. Catch any man alone, get his honest opinion, and it will be that the Opposition has no prospect whatever of returning to office during Sir Wiifrid Laurier's day. He has a nearly solid Qaebec at his back, a solid Nova Scotia, and in the other provinces the advantage that the pressure of pow- er gives him He always has men work- ing in bis shop who know how to turn the pressure on. Only excitable and in- sincere persons talk of defeating him, as 1 if it could be done off -hand." Weather Thoughts. Pack The weather's badly mixed, alas!— A little while it snows. And then across the whitened grass The balmy zephyr blows. While rich the rose tree's gemmed with bods, The north's wild rat -tat -tat Right off the clothesline rips the duds, And off the fence the cat. We hear the snow bird blithely cheep, And then the blue bird coos; Then from our duster swift we leap To don oar overshoes. But all these harsh things are as naught, Because each alternates With one that makes us rapture fraught While laughing at the fates. The which, fromlondly-shrieking storm, Light-footed trips awhirl, A fantasy of grace and form— The dreamy summer girl. The Cough is Your Warning! THE cough is the warning that bids you guard the lungs. Once the cough gets dry and tight, once it hurts to cough, once ! there is soreness in the chest and lungs, danger is near and the ail- ment serious. Remember that pneumonia, con- sumption and other lung troubles are always the result of neglected colds. Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine has won its place as u' leader in the front rank of throat! and lung treatments because it can he relied on to prevent and cure serious disease WHAT THE MASTER FOUND. By Robert J, Burdette. The night was shading the landscai e with winter twilight when the man en, tered this town, He was no common man and was bent upon no ordinary mission. An empire was to be over- thrown and upon its ruins a new king- dom established It was an enterpriza environed with peril. Already it had cost precious lives and priceless fort- unes. The man bore himself as one who journeys through a hostile country knowing that his enemies swarmed a- bout him, vigilant, fearless, powerful. He took from his breat a little book and glanced at the list of names written therein. "I have in this community," he said; "a band of five hundred friends, who have vowed ever to be loyal to me, faith- ful to my cause. They know that it is in danger. This is the night of their own appointment for meeting me, that I may instruct and encourage and streng- then them." The deep tone of the bell broke upon the air. "It is the signal for their gath- ering," said the man, and hastened for- ward. Soon he paused before a Large building which, save for one dimly light- ed room in the rear of the basement, was empty and silent. A man, evident- ly on guard, stood near the door. He started as the stranger saluted him. "I am expecting to meet some friends litre to night." The janitor looked suspiciously at him. "You'll have to wait then," he said presently. "There won't be anybody around here for half an hour yet." "Yon are a member of the band that assembles here?" "Um," replied the janitor. "Is there great zeal among the breth• ren of the fraternity? Are you united, loyal, eager, aggressive?" "Well," replied the janitor cautiously, "Things are a little quiet with as just at present. Times are hard; and there's a good deal of opposition. We had a great many things to discourage no. Maybe in a couple of months we may get some outside help and shake things np a little; but we don't feel justified in making any effort right now. Will you walk in?" The stranger entered the room indi- cated by a sweep of the janitor's hand. Presently and old woman came in, glanced timidly about her, and sat down as far away from the stranger as she could get. By and by came two women. Then a bevy of yonug girls flattered in, sat flown, bent their( head together for a convulsive giggle and lapsed into silence. A lame man limped to a seat behind the stone. After a while, a group of women rustled in, one of them leading a reluct- ant boy. A tired -looking man, in laborer's garb, sunk wearily into a seat apart from the rest. After a long inter- val there entered a man if black, who stealthily tip -toed his way to a seat be- hind the others. Others came dropping in, until twenty-three people were as- sembled in, or rather scattered through the room. They were evidently there in peril of their lives. Everything dis- closed a scene of half -restrained fear. The repeated glances at the clock; the painfnl intenseness with which the list- ened to every approaching footfall un- til it passed; the quickness with which all eyes were turned toward the door as often as it was opened deepening the im- pression that this was an unlawful as- sembly. The stranger softly passed out no one barring his way. Glancing at his book by the windshaken light of the street lamps, he went searching for his absent friends. Three of them he found on the street corner, discussing the political i probleme of the Government under which they lived. Seven men he found in a slab -room, reading chatting, smok- ing. A score be found at public enter- tainments; a few at their places of busi- ness, lying in wait for belated customers; a half-dozen at a progessive euchre party. Some were in a neighbor's house whiling away the hoar by social inter- course. Many were at home, some to tired to go ont, because they had been ont all day and were planning to go out again to -morrow, and some doing noth- ing and wearily tired of it. A few were sick; a few were ministering to them. Some were curing convenient headaches by reading the latest novels. So in the oourse of the evening the band of five hundred was accounted for. Twenty- three at the rendezvous—four honndred and seventy-seven here, there, and else- where; dowdling, sleeping—a discour- aging ontlook for a straggling revolu- tion. "And what is all this ancient history?" yon aak. Croup, bronchitis, whooping cough, asthma, pneumonia, coughs, colds and throat troubles promptly cured by Dr. Chases Syrup of Lin- p t seed and Turpentine as is evidenced by many of the best people in the land. Dr. Chase`s Syrup of Linseed and l`orDC'atttl'e, 25 cents A bottle. Oh, nothing much. And not so very ancient either. Only Jesus Christ dropped in at a recent prayer meeting in your church. That was all. And where did he find you?—Bel. 'Too many Christian soldiers expect to become warriors by hearing others ler. tire on the manual of arms. A good many people find It easier t° sing "I am Thine, 0 Lord," when they have left their purse' at hoalte in another pocket. TWENTY YEARS AGO Froin T1111 WINOHAM TIMES of (Friday, February 2Gth, 1886 ) NEIOHBORINO NEWS. W J. Yeo, of Goderich towuship, hap a 20 mouths old oolt, which weighs 1395 pounds. Jas. Burwash, of Morris, has sold his 168 acre farm to Chas Bedonr, tor the sum of $3,800 Jas Ray, of the 7th con of Tnrnberry, has a cow which gave birth to three calves last week The East Riding spring show will be held in Brussels on April 16, and the fall show, iu the same place on Oot. 5th and Gth. D. Canteon, the "apple King" of Huron, has been commissioned t., make np a collection for exhibit at the Colonial exhibit ion. Two young men who answer to the names of John Blair and Thos E Parker, of Goderich township, went to the bush one clay recently and in hours cat and skidded the timber, and sawed split and piled 10 cords of 20 Inch wood, and are willing to put up money that they can do the same thing ahaiu WHITECHURCH Wm. Ferrie is purceasiae a fine lot of horses for Dakota The mill yards are being well filled with logs, and there are a number of bills in for lumber awaiting shipment. The entertainment held in the For- esters' hall on the evening of tree 18th inst , under the auspices of the R T. of T., was well attended The hall was comfortably seated, about 160 persons being present. The Rev, J A Aud,'rson occupied the chair, and the programme consisted of singing, recitatioue readings and music on the mouth orgaus. The latter fairly set the lads anti lassies toes and heels nimbly to work, and, like doors, can operate with ease, to very, very little keys. Tho was a large representation of yeomanry at the adjourned cheese and butter meeting on Friday last, held iu the Grange hall here. A juiut Stock compauy was duly formed, with a cap- ital of $2,505, to be known as the Whitechurch Cheese and Batter Manu- facturing Company of Ontario. The necessary buildings for carrying on the work will be erected soon on lot 10, con , Kinloss, near the railway station. The following gentlemen form the board of directors: James Wilson, John Pelton, James Ross, John Gillespie and Duncan McKellar, with Frank Henry as secre- tary -treasurer. MARNOCH. At the annual meeting of the Beaver cheese factory, held some time ago it was decided to sell oat, The institution does not seem to be at all in a prosper - ons condition, from the fact that during the past year instead of paying a divi- dend to its shareholders it has been con- siderably in debt. The first installment of the library for the Young People's Literary Association has arrived in the shape of 100 volumes, and there is a prospect of more to follow speedily. LOCAL NEWS. We have received a postal card from H. Buchanan stating that he has regain• ed his health and expects to return to Wingham the latter part of this week, and will re -open his office on the first of March. The Thirteenth annual meeting of the county of Huron Sunday School As- sociation was held in this town on Tues- day and Wednesday. There was a large attendance of delegates from all parts of the comity, and the convention was a most successful one. On Tuesday the sessions were held in the Methodist church and on Wednesday in the Pres- byterian church. The music was fur- nished by a union of the different chnrch choirs, under the leadership of Prof, G. W. Cline, of Hamilton. Dr. Towler, of this town, was elected president for the ensuing year. h )hG- !r.- TOWN DIRECTORY. Local history of the early 80s. Items from The "Times" fyle s The C.:P. R. will run a cheap exonr- sion to Torouto today to accommodate a deputation from Harriston, Clifford, Minto, Howick, Wroxeter and Gorrie who will wait upon the Ontario Govern- ment to oppose the formation of the pro- posed new county of Maitland. The fare for the round trip will be $2.25, and tickets will be good to go on either morning or afternoon trains, and will hold good to return ou March 1st. Oa Wednesday morning Wm. Mullen, of the Royal store, was arraigned before Mayor Neelands on a charge of obstruct- ing the sidewalk in front of his premises with fish barrels, etc. He was filed $2 and costs, which he promptly paid. At a recent public meeting in this town the council was aathorized to sabmit another by-law to sink a new salt well, but after due consideration on the part of some of the leading spirits it was con- cluded first to attempt to raise the $1,500 by subscription. Accordingly 11, W. C. Meyer, Thomas Gregory and Reeve Clegg started out to nolict contributions for stook, and the zeal and energy mani- fested in the undertaking is • fully ex- empified when we state that by Wednes- day evening they had succeeded in dis- posing of thh entire $1,500 of stock. The same evening the contract with Mr. Bell, for sinking the well was signed, and already be has taken steps to go a- head with the work. Last Thursday evening a large and in- fluential meeting of the ratepayers of Howick, Wroxeter and Gorrie was held in the village of Wroxeter to consider the matter of the proposed new county of Maitland, with Listowel as the county town. A delegation was present from this town comprising Reeve Clegg, De- puty -Reeve Scott, Conus. Willson and Elliott. The feeling of the meeting was decidely opposed to the new formation, and canvassers were appointed to circu- late petitions in each municipality for presentation to the Government protest- ing against the proposed change. The town hall was well filled by our most intelligent citizens, last Friday evening, when Prof. Vallance, the eminent Scottish elocutionist, made his first appearance in this town. The pro• fesser is a fine looking gentleman, of commanding presence, possessed of a fine and cultured voice, and is a scholar- ly and accomplished elocutionist, and those who failed to hear his recitals missed one of the greatest treats of the season. Last Saturday night the toboggan slides were in excellent condition, and it was with difficulty the fleet vehicles could at times be controlled. "Judge" Croydon took a notion that he would like a trip down Talbot's slide to see how the thing worked. He tried it and with telling effect. The judge is a rather hefty man, which, of course, assisted him in gaining a pretty good speed. When he reached the bottom of the slide the thing still slide until it carried him and his toboggan half way through the picket fence on Josephine street. The judge wasn't hurt a bit, but the fence was. George Whitney explained that he should have turned the machine a little to the left at the bottom of the elide, and proceeded to give a oration' demonstration of how to do it next time, the judge watching all the details with great interest. George started down the slide, having on board John Oleg- horn. Things went swimmingly until the turning point was reached, and the judge watched very closely to see how he should have tamed. But the craft somehow or other wouldn't answer to the helm, and George, John and the to- boggan crashed through. the fence at a fresh place and landed in a promiscuous heap out on the street. MARRIED. Anderson—Wilkinson.—In Morris on the 17th inst., by the Rev. Geo. Law, Robert Anderson to Miss Elizabeth Wilkinson, daughter of James Wilkin- son, all of Morris. Fowler—Calder.—In Galt, on the 10th inst., by Rev. J. A. R. Dickson, B. D., Wm. O. Fowler, or Oakland county, Manitoba, co Miss Kate Calder, of the township of Grey, Huron county, Ont- ario. DRS. N N < I.t Speddists its the Treatment of he•vnas, Blend. P. ,.< Sexuot lh: Sas•. a nt': glen and Wontcn. 25 Years in I;. t £-No Names used wilier -it Virlt:en Cement. Cues ri•••-n'tced. '1it, ennot1;rfe,..''r •d midtiv.a;. rl n,', are:":.ra:Iy,.we;,t t a T. r,',a.tture ar.r. r 1' '..•,:•:, early :.brow or later r Ecesses. Chris. Andcrsr,a wag o e c f to • • :a, but was tescued its time. He says: .1learned ::1 r-. ' A cbangc soon cane over tee. I could f, •I it; my f••ir.• one/ it. I becar.,e nervous, despoil. dear, t': only had t o :•.:d .tam, easily tired, evil forebodings, pnnr co r, al nice-, 1 i••<, o t face, back weak, dreams and drains at Man t, ti, cd mid ncal; morn; lige. burning renaation. To stake matters :envie, I lac me recklecq and contracted a blood disease. I tried 11.1113, dost" a an 1 ntedi'at firms --all failed till Dn- rS. Ne ,. � 1 cad,• d lr;'gar/ t. o;; try cue. In one wee:: I felt better. and in a feta tv t l .win ant •rtly cured. They are the only tellable and bo'o-.1 < 'ei l st r in the country," 11"12 tr.... We t , cure yon or no pay. You ran no rias:. have a reputation and business at stake. beware of fru: o l•nd intro; o,. t. '1 try $i,000 for any case we take that our NEW hf1 LLVi, iii t`t"" tlittcure. In treat r ,t cute: t.t>stiility.VVrleocete, Stricture, Weak Part. Kandyend t11 .d4 til e..,rei 11:at.oa free. Books free. Cali or write tot Pert', ile :te i redtn::'.It. �•11KNIV>mY KERGAN Col. Stichig•e Ar• tlthe by 5t. :Detroit, t BPC FC 4ot't `"V K K tit t6 K , IA ..Y .. s BAprisr OnuRon--Sabbath services at 11 a m and 7 p m. Sunday School at 2:30��pp m. General prayer meeting on Wedncs(ity evenings. Rev. E. R. Fitch, B.A., pastor. B.Y P U. meets Monday evenings 8 p.m. Abner Cosene S.S. Superintendent. METHODIST QHi7ROH—Sabbath services at 11 a m and 7 p m. Sunday School at 2:30 p m. Epworth League every Mon- day evening. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings. Rev. J. R. Gundy, D.D., pastor. W. B. Towler, M.D., S. S. Superintendent. PRESBYTERIAN OHuace—Sabbath ser- vices at 11 a m and 7 p m. Sunday School at 2:30 p m. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings. Rev. D. Perrie, pastor. L. Harold, S S. Su- perintendent. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, EpISOOpAL—Sab. bath services at 11 a in and 7 p m. Sun- day School at 2:80 p m. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evening. Rev. H. S. Boyle, M. A., B. D., Rector and S. S. Superintendent. John Taylor and Ed. Nash, assistant Superintendents. SALVATION A3ur —Service at 7 and 11 a m and 3 and B p m on Sunday, and every evening during the week at 8 o'clock at the barracks. POST OFFICE—In Macdonald Block. Office hours from 8 a m to 6:80 p m. Peter Fisher, postmaster. PUBLIC LIBRARY—Library and free reading room in the Town Hall, will be open every afternoon from 2 to 5:30 o'olook, and every evening from 7 to 9:30 o'clock. Mies Maud Robertson, librarian. Towel Oooxorr—Thos. Bell, Mayor; S. Bennett, David Bell, Thos. Forbes, Geo. 0, Hanna, D. E McDonald and Wm. Nicholson, Ooancillors; J. B. Fer- guson, Olerk and Treasurer; Anson Dulmage, Assessor. Board meets first Monday evening in each month at 8 o'clock. Souoon BOARD.—Dr. A. J. Irwin, (chairman), Thos. Abraham, J. D. Long, J. J. Homnth, H. Kerr, Win. Moore, A. E. Lloyd, 0. N. Griffin. Secretary, John F. Groves; Treasurer, J. B. Ferguson. Meetings second Tuesday evening in eaoh month. PUBLIC SCHOOL TEA0iIERS,—A. H. Musgrove, Prinoipal, Miss Brock, Miss Reynolds, Miss Farquharson, Miss Cornyn, Miss Matheson, Miss Wilson, Miss Cummings and Miss De La Mater. BOARD OF HEALTH—Thos. Bell, (chairman), C. J. Reading, Thos Greg- ory, John Wilson, V.S., J. B. Ferguson, Secretary; Dr. J. R. Macdonald, Medical Health Officer RAILWAY TIMEE TABLES. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY SYSTEM. TRAINS LEAVE roe London 8.40 a.m.... 8.30p.m. Toronto & East 10.40 a.m6.43 a.m.... 2.40p.m. Kincardine -11.15 a.m... 2.08 p -m.... 9.15p.m. ARRIVE SROM Kincardine ...8.40 a.m10.40 a.m.... 2.40 p.m. London 11.10 a.m.. — 7.85 p.m. Palmerston 9.85 a.m. Toronto & East 2.08 p.m.... 9.15 p.m. L. HAROLD, Agent, Wingham. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY. TRAINS LEAVE YOB Toronto and East 6.55 e.m.... 3.36 p.m. Teeswater 1.33 p.m....10.53 ARRIVE I�'ROM p. m. Teeswater... 8.55 a.m 8.88 p.m. Toronto and East ......1.33 p.m10.53• p.m. 3. H. BEEM/LI. Agent,Wiugham. OUTSIDE ADVERTISING such sers teachersthwanted, bnof sinessttcharoes, mechanics wanted, articles for sale, or in feat any kind of an advt. in any of the Toronto or other city papers, may be left at the TrMEs office. This workwillreceive promtroublefpt attentionand will savefor and. forwaarding advertisements reLow remitting rates will be quoted on application. Leave or send your next work of this hind to the TIMES OFFICE. Wincham. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE IN TILE TIMES ESTABLISHED 1572 THE WIN61iV TIMES. I8 PUBLISRRD EVERY THURSDAY MORNING —AT- The Times Office, Beaver Block WINGHAM, ONTARIO, TERMS or S1rB80RIPT1oz-$1.00 per annum in advance 11.50 if not so paid. No paper diaeon- tinned till all arrears are paid, except at the option of the publisher. ADVERTISING RA'res. — Legal and other casual advertisements 10o per Nenpsriel line for first insertion, 8o per line for each subsequent insertion. Advertisements in local columns are oharged 10 eta. per line for Bret insertion, and 6 cents per line for each subsequent Insertion. Advertisements of Strayed, Farms for Bale or to Rent, and similar, 11.00 for first three weeks, and 25 cents tor eaoh subsequent in. sertion. CoNTRAOT RATES—Thefollowingtable chows our rates for the insertion of advertisements for specified periods :— SPACE. mIMn. OneColmmn ..........170.001YR, 140.0a 00. $228 MO.50. 1800 Half Coins 40.00 25.00 15.00 0.00 QuerterColmm� 20.00 12.60 7.60 3.00 One Inch 5.00 800 2.00 1.25 Advertisements without specific directions will be inserted till forbid and charged a000rd- for ingly.in Transientadvance. advertisements must be paid extensive assorrtme t o all requisites forr with rint ing, affording facilities not equalled in the county for end pturning out first class work. Large o�Hand Bina, appropriate andfor the all latstyles astp ee of choice fancy type for the finer classes of print ing. H. B. ELLIOTT, Proprietor and Publisher J P KENNEDY, M. L.O. M..P. S. O. tion. Member ofte intieMedi ine1 Sppeeccial attention paidto diseases of Women and Child, ren. Office hours -1 t,) tf p, m.: 7 to 9 p. m DR. MACDONALD, Centre Street Wingham, Ontario. DR. AGNEW, Physician, Surgeon, etc. Office—hfacdonald Block, over Drug Store. Night calls answereedd at the office, DR. ROBT. C. REDMOND, M. R. C. S. (Eng1 L. R. C. P. (Lond.) PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Office, With Dr. Chisholm. R VANHTONIT, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. Priva rate of in°terees . Nand Company commisssion charged to loan mort- gages, ldtown Omoe, Beved r Blocrm k, Wpein7 bought and Wingham J A. MORTON, BARRISTER, &o. Wingham, Ont. E. L. DICKINSON DUDLEY HOLES DICKINSON & HONES BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, Etc. MoNEy To LOAN. OrntoE: Meyer Block, Wingham. JOHN RITCHIE, GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT, Wingham, Ont ARTHUR .1. IRWIN. D. D. R., L. D. S. Doctor of Dental Surgery of the Pennsylvania DentCollegl ge of Dental Se urgLeonstof Ontario. Office over Post Office, Wingham W T. HOLLOWAY, D.D.S., L.D.S. DENTIST. Beaver Block, Wingham D. D. S.—Toronto University. L. D. 8.—Royal College of Dental Surgeons. W A. CURRIE, WINGHAM'B AUCTIONEER Is now prepared to attend the wants of those requiring his services. at a reasonable price, No necessity of going out of town for an auc- tioneer. All orders left at the TIMES office will receive prompt attention. ALE%. KELLY, Wingham, Ont. LICENSED AUCTIONEER For the conducted aatnreaso able crof ates sales of la t at the TIMES office will receive prompt attention. JAS. HENDERSON, Wingham, Ont, LICENSED AUCTIONEER For the Counties of Huron and Bruce. Sales of AFarm l o dere ofStook t at thnd e Times officts a e promptly attended to. Terms reasonable. FARMERS and anyone having live stook or other articles they wish to dispose of, should adver• tise tbo same for sale in the TIMES. Our large circulation tells and it will be strange indeed if yon do not get a customer. We can't guarantee that you will sell because you may ask more for the article or stook than it is worth. Send your advertisement to the Tamils and try this plan of disposing of your stook and other artiolee. 130 YEARS' EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKS DCslatss COP'IRIOHTS &C. Anyone sending a sketch and deecrlptten ma) quickly ascertain oarpatentable. opinion free whether at' tlonsstrictlyconnfidential i b"ootOEPPa sent free. Oldest a eney for aecnringDetente. Patents taken thrnngh Mann receive epeeist,totlae, without eh are, in thCo.C e Samir .ntercan� A handeomety ithrtreted wMkty. resent e r emetic$ of say seterrttao }menet. ear: fear tr nths, $1. tow britt n iaie ,, Btttrischnor 1 A LAYING STRAIN. Farm Selection of Hene That Lead*. to Pleasure and Profit. The only safe and sure way to se- cure a laying strain o1 hens is by using trap nests, writes Ed. Brown, Brandon County, Manitoba. There are several good varieties on the market, and the details of how to make others are often published. I had a motley lot of chickens, but 1 wanted them of one variety, so invested in Silver Wyan- dotte eggs; but is it not the breed so much as the selection that counts. 1 thought there were several boarders among my flock, so adopted trap nests in the winter of 1903-3. I had several pullets which had commenced to lay in November; one in particular seem - .'ed to be always on the nest, so taking her with a few others, two being full sisters, I started to keep tabs on theca. The first one gave me the wonderful record of 53 eggs in 54 days, 52 being laid from December 11 to February 2, when she was shipped to our annael'. poultry show at Winnipeg. She laid' on the way up and while there. As she scored 931,Q, under Butterfield, it is evident she was a good all-round hen. IOn returning she kept up laying until May, 12 eggs more in February, 22 is March, 24 in A.pril. Naturally I kept her eggs for hatching. Her daughters are nearly as good layers. The following year I closed them with her in a pen. The result from nine of them through that long, cold. winter, 1903-4, a little over 14 eggs s. month each. The five months this past winter, 1904-5, which was very mild, did not seem to be so good for them as the cold. I had 12 shut up, the old hen, four daughters, and seven granddaughters. In March two became broody, hatched their chicks, but in about a month weaned them and started to lay again; in fact, one seemed to lay nearly 311 the time she had her chicks. The old hen's record was: November 13, December 16, January 4, February 10, March 11, April 13. She is now very irregular in laying. From November to April her daughters laid 325 or 51.14 each; her granddaughters (184, or 97 6-7 each. A total of 1,086 for 12 hens, or 901,4 each. The look of a hen cuLs no figure with me. In contrast to the above I penned in ten hens, apparently in To bust health and to be average birds of the flock, for two months, May and June.. 1905. The following shows how they performed: Number 1 laid 18; 2, 28; e, 11; 4, 24; 5, 9; 6, 13; 7, 29; 8, 25; 9, 9;`10, 19. By picking the best and keeping them for another year's trial and by selecting their daughters, I well approach the record I aim it reach, namely 200. A Earn Door Latch. A latch for barn dors is shown in the accompanying illustration. The de- tails of construction are given plainly in the picture. The piece Tl. works ver- tically behind an iron strip and catch• es behind a cleat fastened to the tim- ber above the door. It should be kslg THE LATCH. enough to be reached from the ftoePr. It is manipulated by the, lever b. This should be heavy enough to overbal- ance the weight of the piece /barked a. There is a pin in the door below the lever to keep the latter from fall - hag >sekew. The advantage of this latch over the one-piece stringing }ever is that it never swings ont where it would be in the way- It is self-ad- jtsstable in erase the door sags. The piece can be adasted to suit the sloe of the cloth. It is easily cons-txuc* i and chea.p, there being no materials used other than those found on every farm. Capacity of Wells. A ready rule for areiving approxi- mately at the number of gallons per foot of water is as follows: Prom the smeare of the bottom diameter of the well in inches cut off one figure asci divide by three. Thus if the well is sixty inches in diameter 60 by 6e eqtrals 3,600. Cutting oft one figure, it leaves 360. This divided by 3 givies 12a, which is the number of gallons for each foot of depth. IS, therefore, the depth of water were foend to be tea feet the available st/itply in the waif would be 1,20 gallons. As the bottom diameter of a well is sometimes less than the top diameter care most be taken in a.+certaininc the veaume, Aw above, to adopt for the purpose o1 Cal- culation—the diameter of the part where the water ie. A lighted candle lowered down the well will serve to show any breaks of diameter above water level.—American Cultivator. An Acre For the Boy. I believe in giving the boy or girl an acre or two of good land dose to the house upon the understanding that I am to furnish trees, plants, and seed* to stock the plot, and that he or she is first to supply the fa.uiily wtth aN the fruit and vegetables ttbe Pamir can use, and then have the yy- ance to well to best advantage. the proceeds to be his or her own, This will serve to centre t'be Children's interest in the farm and On conviction will aeon follow that those l is no place whore a person can live as independent and pure a life it 1. the country.—Oraage Judd frames. Money In Sheep. An official report of the U.B.Depttlad- ment of Commerce and Labor declares that for years to eorge there will be more Money in sheep than in any other a.gnicultura1 product and that the American farmer, above all others, it in a position to profit by this condi- tion, The Mason Wby sheep raising is to be so profitable is to be found is the fact that the flocks of tilt. 'vr0r�t1 are doeffintag at an alarmist. rate. b a little more than thirty yaa.it, ear abet` V71,, this decline shows * loo 4[ .a tower than ;4J,4t00,e bleat„Irrerfnitai tis leore then 3.000.000 a yt1 . 117164414.41 la t ke Mc hist,