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The Exeter Advocate, 1920-10-7, Page 3THE FARM BOY AND GIRL OF TO -MORROW .AGRICULTURAL EDUCA- TION IN. ALBERTA. Brought to Present Standard of Efficiency Through Efforts of Provincial Minister. The world Lias no place to -day for the uneducated man or woman, neither is there any excuse for those who have not had some schooling, Schools of various conditions and kinds sur- round us on every side. In the vara- •ous cities of Canada first class night schools are run regularly during the winter months, which are opened to boys and girls alike, while in the coun- try, there are technical schools, where boys and girls are taught everything needful to enable them to make a suc- cess of life. In 1914, the Province of Alberta had established. -•- at Vermillion, Clams - holm, and Olds—provincial schools of agriculture; to -day there are feur'1 to- ruorrOw there will be six, one each at Raymond and Gleichon, opening in eonneetion with the irrigated demon- stration farms already established there. They have as principals, prac- tical experienced farmers, who have as their assistants, equally practical specialists in all lines of agricultural educatiou, live stock, poultry, carpen- try, Yarm machinery, dairying, crop selection, soil chemistry and in fact, everything that will give the boy such knowledge and practice that wilt en- Ole nable him to make the business of farm- ing a pleasanter and more profitable occupation. Education Along Practical Lines. Every progressive country now re- cognizes the necesaity of giving its boys and girls the best possible edu- eatioual advantages as preparation for whatever life they may elect to follow, and here is education along attractive and practical lines. By lo- cating those schools on government demonstration farms, practical de- monstratiou of subjects discussed daily hi class are available, and at all times the assistance of the farm super- intendents is at hand. In addition, same 20 acres on each farm are set aside as experimental plots, wiiich are under the cultivation and care of the students. Could the hired Alan or boy of ear- lier days take up the farmer's carpen- try tools and turn out a much needed waggon-1)ex in workmanlike manner? Could he seal the inside of a new home? fiend a whiffletree? Put to- gether storm window frames? Con- struct a wheelbarrow? Replaeo a front door? A fence? A gate, ar the hundred and one other repair jobs that are required in the operation of a farm? Could the hired man of earlier days kindle the smithy's forge and properly sharpen a plow -lay? Manufacture a chain? Bend up a hook? A. elevise? A clip? A whiffletree end? A wag- gon -box iron? Weld a connection? Care for the horse's feet and shoe him, and other frequently occurring repair jobs that are part and parcel of farm life? Could the hired man tell what ails your thoroughbred bull or dairy herd, or champion stallion when it fills sick, or prescribe treatment to restore it to health and productivity? Or judge your cattle and horses for soundness and quality? Of course be couldn't. Could your hired man tell you why your small gasoline engine" won't work, or your steam tractor refuse to move? Could he take it apart and set it up again? Could he explain their con- struction and use. Undoubtedly he couldn't. Could your newly hired boy discuss with you intelligently the strong and weak points of your new binder or seeder and harrow? Could he explain. wind and water power? You wouldn't expect him to. Could he tell you how to irrigate your, land properly? The plant's re- lation to and have influenced by soil, fertilizers, air, moishui•e, beat and light? The properties of your particu- lar kind of soil? The elasslflcation and method of improvement of farm crops, individual craps as applied to nature culture, storing uses and his- tory. The Old -Time Hired Man. No, the hired man or the farm boy of earlier days couldn't do any of these things. They weren't expected of him; they. were not even attributes. of the fainter himself in many cases. The hired man and the farmer's boy were machines or laborers, doing what they were told and when they were. told. That was then, not now. Now at the end of a first year's. course at one of these agricultural schools, :. the ,average farmer's boy knows a good deal about the practical manner of 'doing all these things, and at the conelueMou of the second year,, Is fully qualified. That is an educa- tion worth ieoking for; worth having, and one that will metamorphose the life of a boyan. the farm from'monot- any and drudgery to variety and in- tereat: AUTO SPARE PARTS for most; makes and models of para,. Your old, broken or Worn -out -parts reple.eed. Write or wire ue describ- ing what you want. We carry the . larges and most ' complete stock in Canso a of slightly `teed or nese` parts and automobile equipment, We shin. C.4 TJ, anywhere In Canada. Sans. factory or refund in full :our motto, Slaw's Ante Sewage Pare Ilappzy',: ei a423 Duir'u in St,, Toronto. Ont. • And don't let us forget the farmer's daughter, the present sweetheart and the future wife of the farmer's boy, She has her little Melee .also in these schools.. She studies household science, cooking and sewing, launder Ing, dressmaking, home nursing, saP1 tation, gardening and English, with. Practical Rork in dairy and with peal- try; in fact, practical education on thoes subjects with whieit a young vro- nian as a home -maker should be fa- miliar. And she does it singing. This system of education is making of the future Alberta farmer the most enthusiastic and efikcieut tiller of the soil; he will intelligently operate his farm with modern machinery in an. effective manner, and Have his home presided over by a trained, practical wife, who, it occasion arises, can tale to reins of management into her own capable hands. The hired pian of earlier days, the machine, the laborer, will soon be of the past, and in the future, the farm owner, when in a 'quandary,' can turn to his modern hired boy for Informa- tion and advice. It is, to a great extent, to the efforts of the Hon, Duncan Marshall, Provin- cial. Minister of Agriculture, that Al- berta's agricultural education has beer: brought to its present standard of efficiency, 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 Tablets, The Tablets are an ideal medicine for lit- tle ones, They are a gentle but thorough laxative which regulate the bowels, sweeten the stomach, banish constipation and indigestion, break up colds and simple fevers and make teething easy. Concerning theist Mrs. Philippe Payen, St. Flavien, tame, writes: "Baby's Own Tablets have been a wonderful help to me in the case of my baby and I can strongly recommend them to other mothers:' The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from r 1 f m Th e D . 'Ntl lours Medicine Co:, Brockville, Ont. Bad for the Elephant. Lord Dewar tells the story ,,pf rhinoceros that charged a train In Nairobi, "It was bad for the rhino," he said, "for the animal was killed outright, although he made a dent In the en- gine." The story is recalled by an amazing occurrence which happened in Indo- China, not far from Saigon, It ap- pears that a big -game hunter had wounded a large bull elephant, which he was unable to follow up. The beast came upon the railway, where it pass- ed through the jungle, and scenting the approach at a train, charged down the track to meet it. A bend hid the elephant from the driver until it was too late to avoid a collision. So great was the shock that the en- gine was thrown completely off the track, where it rolled. over on its side.' The tender was thrown across the line and the two foremost carriages. were also derailed. The driver and stoker escaped injury by jumping from their cab, The elephant, however, was killed outright. Inspiration. Say not the struggle nought availeth, The labor and the wounds are vain, The enemy faints not nor Meth, And as things have been they re- main. For while the tired waves, vainly breaking, Seem Here no painful inch to gain, Par back, through creeks and inlets making, Comes silent, flooding in, the main. And not by eastern windows only, When daylight comes, comes in the light, In front, the sun climbs Slow, how slowly, But westward look, the 'land is bright. —A. H. Clough. Minard'8 Liniment Relieves Distemper ONE-PIECE FROCKS { "California Syrup of Figs" MOTHER! 5034 9,3" Embroidery Dr.i3d £' o• S1a 9634 ---Misses' Dress (suitable for small women; in two lengths). Price, 35 cents. In. 3 sizes, 16 to 20 years. Size 16 requires 8% yds. 40 ins, wide; vest, tunic,. 1% yds, 36 ins. wide. Width, 1% yds. 9629 : .hisses' Dress (suitable for small women; in two lengths). Price, 35, cents. In 3 sizes, 16 to 20 years. Size 16 requires 214 yds. 54 ins, wide. Width, 13 yds. McCall Transfer Design Na. 811. Price, 15 cents, These patterns may be obtained from your local McCall dealer, or from the McCall Co., 70 Bond street, Toronto, Dept. W. PALLID CHEEKS 1�LII11'\ iZi'11R1td New Health Can Be Obtained by Enriching the Blood Supply. When a girl in her teens becomes peevish, listless and dull, when noth- ing seems to interest her and dainties da not tempt her appetite you may he certain that she needs more good blood than her system is provided with. Before long her pallid cheeks, frequent headaches • and breetlriess- ness and heart palpitation will co:nllrm that she is anaemic. Many mothers as the result of their own girlhood ex- perience can promptly detect the early signs of anaemia and the wise mother does not wait for the trouble to de- velop further, but at once gives her daughter a course with Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, which renew the blood sup- ply and banish anaemia before it has obtained a hold on the system. Out of their experience thousands of mothers know that anaemia is the sure road to worse- -ills. They know the difference that good red blood makes in the development of woman- ly health. Every headache, every gasp for breath that follows the slightest exertion by the anaemic girl, every pain she suffers in her back and limbs are reproaches if you have not taken the best steps to give your weak girl new blood, and the only sure way to do so is through the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. New, rich, red blood is infused into the system by every dose of these pills.. From this new rich blood springs good health, an increased ap- petite, new energy, high spirits and perfect womanly development. Give your daughter Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and take them yourself and note how promptly their influence is felt in better health. You can get these pills through any dealer in medicine or by mail postpaid at 50 cents a box or six boxes for -$2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Imperial Soldiers for Canada In February last W. E, Scott, form- erly Deputy -Minister of Agriculture for British Columbia, and Russell Wil- son, of Saskatoon, a successful pioneer farmer, were appointed by. the Sol- dier's Settlement Board, a Selection Committee to go to the British Isles for the purpose of interviewing Im- perial ex -service men desiring to come to Canada and take up land under the Soldier • Settlement Act. After a busy six months in England, holding eighty- three sessions, they have returned to the Dominion, the first part of their work accomplished. Thousands . of Imperial soldiers desiring to take up Canadian land were examined person- ally, of whom nearly seven: hundred applicants were selected, and. many are now undergoing training in Cana- da, About .one-half of these men had previous agricultural experience. Some have capital up to $50,000 and the average amount each man is put- ting into agriculture is $5,000:' All are of a splendid type, the majority' being young es -officers who proved then.- selves on the -battlefield. Desirable Settlers Des e S e s Encouraged.. In addition'to those oxen coating to Canada under the Soldier Settlement Board, a great many others, examined by the committee of two, who could. not comply with ore or more of: the requirements, but are of the class re- quired in Canada, were given every encouragement and large numbers will emigrate on their own account. T e work in the British Isles has been suspended for the year as it is now considered advisable to have intend- ing settlers arrive during the winter Months. The Imperial aspect of •the scheme is one of its stongest features, the im- portance of stocking Canada with as much British blood as possible. Some regret: was expressed in England that some of the best bane and sinew was being induced away from Britain when most needed after the heavy depletion. of the war; but these men are not lost when they reside in a British Do- minion. They are still part of to Em- pire, and being placed in positions of benefit to themselves, are thereby of so much more value to. the Empire. Canada. First Adopted Selection, Speaking of conditions as lie found them in England, Mr, Scott. said:- -"lou cannot impress too strongly up- on the people of Canada that there are thousands of the best type of sett- lers in the British Isles anxious to copse to Canada, and as soon as trans- portation facilities are adequate there will be a flow of emigrants such as tiie country has never experienced." Child's Best Laxative. Accept "California" Syrup of Figs only—look far the name Cal.Tornia on the package, then you are -sure your child is having the best and most Harmless physic for the little stow- ach, liver and bowels. Children love its fruity taste. Full directions an each bottle. You must say "Cali. fornix." Post Ages! In these days of revised postal rates, says a London newspaper, it is in. teresting to recall the fact that the langlish post system is first observed in the statutes of Edward III, King Edward P1, placed posit -houses at in- tervals at twenty tulles, ' and in the north a military post was established to communicate as quickly as pos• albite with the army during the Scot- tish war. In 1543 a post existed byt which letters were carried from Lon- don to Bdinburgli within four days, and this was then considered to be re- 1 markably rapid, James 1, set on foot, under the super - I intendence of Matthew de Quester, a foreigu letter -forwarding institution, for previously It had been done by private persons. In 1632, however,. Charles I. forbade letters to be scut abroad excepting through the recog- i nized "post-ofliee" of his time. Three years later he established a system of i posts for England and Scotland under I the direction of Thomas Witherings, all private and local posts being abolished. The income from this system went to the king; but in 1640 Witherings was asked to withdraw, on account of his notorious abuses in connection with his appointment.' i During the government of William regulatingssed o t ef Parliament post system, i and Queen Anne was responsible for the improved English arrangements. But, as is commonly known, we are mainly indebted to the preser'vering labors of Mr. Rowland Hill, who gave the first intimation of his improved postage plan in a pamphlet in 1537. He showed how inefficient and cost- ly the then post office system was, each letter averaging a cost of 6%d. for any distance in Great Britain. On I January 10th, 1540, Mr. Hill had the happiness of seeing his hints acted upon, and the uniform: rate of one penny per half ounce for. prepaid let- ters came into operation for the first time. And the penny post for letters thus prevailed nail June 1st of this Not a Bit. Medical Omeer;. "have yoa any organic trouble?" Recruit: "No, sir'-. I ain't .a . bit musical," Expensive Letters. First Father: "My daughter's let- ters always send me to the diction- ary." Second Fater: "That's nothing. My daughter's always send me to the bank." a Economy, "I am tempted to tell the landlord what I think of this rent raise!" "Den's do it, Charlie dear," protest- ed young Mrs. Torkins. "It's bad enough to give him your hard-earned money, without wasting any of your splendid eloquence Op WM." A Doubtful Compliment. "I was reading a magazine article the other day," said the landlady, "in which the writer advanced the theory that fully two-thirds of the diseases that afflict humanity are due to over- eating." "Well, I suppose that's about right," rejoined the scanty -haired bachelor at the foot of the table. "Anyway, it is months since auyone was i11 at this establishment." Mabet's Mistake. Dear little Mabel was five years old, and she tooka look into the Bible be- cause site thought that she might find some nice pictures in the Book. Alas: There were no pictures tbere, muck to little Mabel's grief; The only thing that caught her eye was a pressed and faded leaf, So she ran with the leaf to her mother ---her dear "mum," who never deceived. "Oh, see what I've found!" she cried. "Do you flak it's one of Eve's,:, Minard's Liniment Co., Limited. Gents, --A customer of ours relieved a very bad case of distemper In a valuable horse by the use of IdIN- ARD'S LINIMENT. Yours truly, VILANDIE FRERES. This Little Old Schoolhouse. The 'little old schoolhouse with star shingled roof is taught by a teacher we never behold, it has of all knowledge the suns and the proof, The leaves of its book are of crim- son and gold. To millions of pupils it offers a course And none are too aged and none are too young year. It tells them of marvels, the fountain and source, And speaks unto each in his own mother tongue. And yet despite all they will leave it too -quick, They foolishly quit it and hold them aloof, And change for false wisdom in houses of brick, This little old schoolhouse with star shingled roof. Sortie men don't want to talk about justice after they get it, Use Your Head. A woodpecker pecks Out a great many specks Of sawdust When building a hut. He works like a nigger To make the hole bigger— He's sore if - His cutter won't cut He don't bother with plans Of cheap artisans, But there's one thing Can rightly be said: The whole excavation Has this explanation— He builds it By using his head. Settled. Rumor charged a resident in a north-east suburb with dragging his wife from a certain meeting and cora- pelting her to return home with him. The man let the story travel until he had a fair opportunity to give it a broadside, and then he replied in the local paper as follows: "In the first place, I never attempt- ed to influence my wife in her views or her choice of meeting. "Second, my wife did not attene the meeting in question. "In the third place, 1 did not attend to meeting myself. "Finally, I never had a wife." CASCARETS "They Work while you Sleep" Do you feel all tangled up—bilious,. constipated; headachy, nervous, full of cold? Take Casoarets to -night for your liver and bowels to straighten you out by morning. Wake up with head clear, Stomach right, breath sweet and feel- ing tine. No griping, no inconvenience. Children love Cascarets too.,' 10, 25, 50 cents. ISSUE No, 40--'20. .BTO M WINDOWS &BOORS claES to suit your openings. Fitted with sins. Sale de. livery guaranteed. Writ: for Price List l6). Cut down fed +a - . ^ buts. Insure Wintcr -F comfort. The HALLIDAY COMPANY,. Limited HAMILTON FACTORY PISTA?SUTORS CANADA Ctassif ed Advert seinents. BARN TO v,?MP IN A FEW Chordahours ab nwitb g a yPeraSimple toCaere of readily inay every key: endorsed by leading z. mute! clans everywhere. Agents wanted, lib- eral cormaieelons; postpaid to any ad- dress in Canada for $1.49. Selthelp Pub. Co., 104 Broadway, Sydney, The Up to Date Name. Septentrio the Romans called The seven stars that shine To make the northern heavens bright. Above the torrid line. The Greater Bear, the Wagon, too, They named the selfsame group, That stretches, twinkling, toward the pole, A merry midnight troupe, Our fathers, who were wicked chaps, Renamed them Dipper, for In looking at them, they declared, They always longed for more. Our sons, no doubt, will change again The name, as decades pass, And call them, quite consistently, The Soda Water Glass. MONEY ORDERS. Send a Dominion Express Moner Order. Five Dollars casts three cents. Sheet Mucilage. One may buy mucilage in eeete nowadays. They are very convenient for office use. The mucilage Is spread on bath sides tlt this sheets of paper, which are made into a sort of book. If It be desired to stick two things together, a sheet is torn out, moistened en both sides and placed between. That does the trick. Minard's. Liniment For Dandruff. A Precise Private. An ofilcer was inspecting at one of the camps, a daily paper tells us, when he came upon a big, 'round -eyed ort vats doing sentry duty with a gun that he held in anything but the ate proved manner. "Don't you know better," demanded the officer, "than to point an empty gun at me?" "But it ain't empty, sir," protested the private. "It's loaded!" "DANDER' IN E" PUTS BEAUTY IN HAIR girls! A; mass of longs thick, gleamy, tresses • Let "Danderine" save your hair and double its beauty. You can have lots of long, thick, strong, iustraus hair. Don't let it stay lifeless, thin, scraggly ar fading. Bring back its color, vigor and vitality. Get a 35 -cent bottle of delightful "Danderine" at any drug or toilet counter to freshen your scalp; check dandruff and failing hair, 'Your hair needs this stimulating tonic; then its Iife, color, brightness and abundance will return—Hurry! 0 3i'rlCE 11820 amarlos a IPLOA xa ter aemeaa.s Book on ' DOG DISEASES aa®' low to weed hsstied Reels to, any 'AQ► N. ar0-1,12y the r. CClay Stiosar' Co.. Eua, 118- WesC $xst Street -.no* xok. ONLY TABLETS MARKED "BAYER" ARE ASPIRIN Not Aspirin at All without .the "Bayer Cross" The name "Bayer" identifies the: containsroper directions P 1? r n for lCdida, only ;genuine Aspirin—the Aspirin IHeadache, Toothache, E ara -c he,Preteribwd by physicians for over rate- •raisin, Lumbago, Rlenmetistp Y Nea9r ii+teen years and now made in Canada. tis, Joint Tains, and Pain generate, ,'Always buy an package Tin boxesof 12tablets cost but oi"BayerTablets of Aspirin"which a few cents, Larger1aver . paclag0e. There is may one Alipirin--"8`ayer=.You mast say "Slayer's Aspirin is the trade mark (registered in Canada5 of Bayer bianufncturo of Mono - nee tleaeldester of Salicyrlcaeid. while it Is well known that Aspirin mune Bayar manufacture, to assist the public aiain,t imitations, the Tablets of 13ayer,Ge;2slhlay, will be stumped with their general trade mark, the Bayes Crow'