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The Wingham Times, 1914-01-15, Page 6, WINGliAn TIMES, JANUARY 15 1914 BOTOSTOPWORI :-+.'""4+170"-=-"-mm: FROM TIIE PAIN Suffered Ten Years Until "Fruit,a-tives" Cured Him $T. Moues, ONT., May 22nd. 1913. "1 wee troubled for ten years with the most distressing Constipation aid Indi- geetion of the worst form. No one could have been otorse with these troubles than. I was for this long time. The pain from Indigestion wee so severe that many times, I have had to stop work and lie down until the acute spasms passed away. I took a, lot of medicine—in fact, / guess 1 took about everything that was advertised—and gave Baena all a fair test—but got no relief. About a year ape however, I was advised to try "Itruit-a-tivea". I am mighty glad I did so for they seem to be made exactly for me. They gave results in a very short time and I alit now free from these diseases and enjoying perfect health. My wife also used "Fruit-a-tives" and we both think they are the best medicine ever made." Z. ja UDGBWORTH. eoe 13. box, 6 for $2.5:3, trial size, esc. At all dealers or sent on receipt of price by Itruit-a-tives Limited, Ottawa. PIDGIN ENGLISH.. Language Used In Shops and Homes in Chinese Porte. In Shanghai in all shops one finds Chinese filmillar with English, but often using much pidgin English. "Pidgin" is supposed to be derived from several changes on the word "business," which was first shortened to "husiti," then through the fortn of "pisidn" mid finally became "pidgin." Pidgin English is the language used in trade and housebolds in the ports of Chine. where the Chinese and foreign- ers deal with one another. It is sim- ilar in Its °right to the mixture of lan- guages known as Lingua -Franca in the Levant and in other parts of tbe Med- iterranean. It is a direct translation of Chinese into English and strictly idionettle. For instance. they Say. "That book, pay my," instead of "Give me the book." The Chinese tailors speak fluently in this odd langelsh. An Atnerican lady went to a Cbinese teilor in Shanghai to see him regarding putting feather in- terlining in a muff. The tailor seemed trifle tlazed as to what she wanted and said, "Meng alto sante chicken fur?" Fie wanted to prove his inten- tion of treating his enstomer right and told her, "My Winne alio same you, you leiong alio same my-telong my velly good fiend." find later. wishing to ask after one of the lady's danghters, remarked, "Miss A., have 4.ntebee was- ter?" When thie wits said China had not come out for wonnues Amy W. Hotchkiss in National Maga- zine., Queer -lob. 'Fiore's fl 11111 11 Who 11:18 a (weer lob." paid the cheertul idiotas he moked front his paper, "What does he do?" asked the boob. "Ile is bookkeeper for A bookseller," replied the cliverfai idiot.- San lrnncis- o C111.011/e1O. tt Ise man t 111* 1111'(I on what le right. the Inferetr man 00 whet will vest.- Cotifteltte. OR. A. W. CHASE'S CATARRH POWDER is sent direct to the diseased parts by the Improved Blower. Heals the ulcers, clears the air passages, stops drop- pings in the throat and permanent- ly CUMS Catarrh and Flay Fever. 25c- a box ; hiower free. Accept no substitutes. Aliclealero or edmanoon, Sates & Co., Limited, Toronto. H. DAVIS WINGHAM, ONTARIO Agent for Allan Line Cunard Line Donaldson Lines. Canadian Northern Lines Ocean Steamships. The Selection of the Cloth Rests with you; the cutting and making with us. If you are as well pleased with your ( h ice as you'll be with the Style, Fit and Finish of our work, mutual satisfaction will risult. Our HIGH GRADE TAILORING • The greatest foe of the pig Is liog Cholera. and the greateet menlY of hog cholera is cleanli- 'tees. Never select a aeavy, lazy sow for a breeder nor one that has a bad temper. The best boars have heavy boues, Wateb this if yeti are about to purcbase one. Many hogs are bothered with worms.- Examine the droppings. To make fall pigs do well they must be provided with warm sleeping quarters. Provide charcoal for the bogs. .• lel-i-Isl I Helea-leniel-1-letel-14:: SHEEP MEASLES. Methods of Preventing the Spread of This Peeasitical Disease. The sheep measle parasite has re- cently become common in the Milted States. It attacks the muscles, says the Orange audd Farmer. In beavy infestations it may cause the animal's Portimately it has been proved to be the intermediate stage of a dog tepeworne not of the armed tapeworm ef netu, with whieli species it has gen- erally beett laentilled in the past. eheep !weenie infected Its a result of ;wallowing the eggs scattered over the pasture in the excrement of dogs har- laelug tapeworms. Dogs in turn tte- quire the tapeworm after eating the sereasses of infested sheep. Preventive Measures are. first. sys. /emetic treatment to keep dogs free from tapeworms, thus removing the source from whielt :sheep lmentlie In. feeted: second,the proper disposal of the carcasses of dead sheep and the eonueete proleillien at 111 w mutton as 1.11 :Irtiele of food for dogs. thus pre- venting the possibility of the parasite reaching its canine host. Tbe .destrnc- den of carcasses will also reduce the elianCes of the transmission of, the .pur- usites to coyotes, which may also to atone extent act as hosts. though these animals are probably much less Me menet as carriers than the dogs whieh constantlyaccompany sheep on tbe range. Me( ts with ihe approval of Stylish Dressers and our prices please the economical. awair .4* rn• • imin* Orval Taylor Ladies' and Gent's Tailor Wilson Block, Wingham ••• THE SHROPSHIRE SHEEP, Characteristics That indicate Quality In This Popular Breed. The Shropshire breed of sheep, hay- ieg its home on the downs of Englend, is very symmetrical and stylish torus. The head sbould show refines went in every feature with moderate lepgth, says the American Cultivator. A characteristic attribute is for it to be closely covered with wool, the ettp between the ears being dense running to the bridge of the nose joining that which covers the ebeelr and the lower part of the bead. The ears should be far apart, pointed and moderate in thickness and preferably covered to the tip with fine curly wool. There should not be the least evidence of horns, as the places where these some- times appear should be covered with wool. The neck should be likely at- tached and full of sufficient length to carry tbe head with peculiar etyle. The body to possess this elm:tame:stk. smoothness and symmetry umat Ife somewhat circular and round ribbed. The back should be straight, strong eleteiets-iel-Ielelehaelaieniefelei-i-higat "42 g. tam will eelp you rid the plaee THE FLOCKMASTER. alotep if giveu a Atee ou the Of II9XI011ti weeds and pay a reve- . nue wbile doing It. To produce good inuttou and a alto quality of wool sheep must have a good paeture. CoutintIous grazing uu the saute pasture le uudesirable. A sheep will take cold in spite or its fleece of warns wool it' obliged to lie iu a draft Tbe man who Is gruff, rough and uttkind should tieep ent of the sheep business. abeep thrive only when handled by Intelligent and sympathetic men. Even it your flock are not thor- cmghbreds it Pays and paYs big to have a registered thorough- bred ram at its head. TESTING DAIRY COWS. • • • • • • — • ,-. 0 0 0 4. + 00 0 4. • • .1. 4. + 00 X • 4.• : .. ; ; .. 0 jaX • • • • • • e••••••• * ••••••••••••••*** 0 •IN THE HORSE BARN. • Value of a Milk Preducer Can Be As- certeined In No Other Way. The dairy farmer who Is not testing Isis cows and who does not know what they have done for him in actual dol- lars and cents is guessing, and guesses at the best are inaccurate. The methods of weighing, sampling and testing the milk of the individual dairy herd bas been explained time and again, says the Kansas Farmer. As a matter of fact it does require o good deal of time to do this, state- raents to the centeary notwithstanding. Hciwever, the tinie expended in arriv- ing at the relative merits of eacb cow and of the berd as compared with oth- er betels will well repay for the tin3e expended. Itis- absolutely impossible for any man to guess at the profit of the individual cow. All signs of eco- nomical milk production fail in the case of the dairy cow. If a farmer does not feel disposed to do this testing bimself be can afford to organize his neighbors with himself into a cow testing association. Under the testing association plan $1 a year will pay for the testing of each cow, and this is money well expended. The testing of- dairy cows, viewed from this standpoint, is inexpensive. SYMPTOMS OF COLIC. How the Horse Should Be Treated When This Disease Occurs. The symptoms of colic are no doubt familiar to all horse owners. Although the symptoms differ somewhat wit1. the various forms of the disease, they may be summed up as follows: Pain, winch may come on suddenly or grad- ually. If in harness the horse goes "short," gives way in the hind quar- ters, stops, becomes restless, paws the ground and stamps, shakes Ininself and can be prevented only with diffi- culty from lying down. Later on, be often totters, groans, kicks with the bind legs at the abdo- men, looks round at bis bind quarters, I have found that Shropshires are the most profitable sheep among the mutton breeds, says a New York sheep grower. I have han- dled and fed all the mutton breeds. In the first place, Shropshires clo not cat as much as other breeds, and they bear more wool, 1 shear- ed 160 breeding ewes last year, all :melding their lambs, and they av- eraged eleven pounds of wool apiece ud one and a half lambs apiece. They maim good mothers to their lambs, good makers and are long lived. 1,Ve run abont 180 in a bunch. They are the only mutton breed that you eau run in big bunches. You aro never troubled In Slirop. shires with having goitre in the neck, end kbit so that Um handling of this 'art shews it to be smoothly and OV011. ly covered. Tile loin must be wide end hips uot iwomieent ned the attar- ters lengthy 81111 Oeep. The width front the. loin end hips eliould be eer- ried out to the tail heed, alid the Nil - Leas ehatacteristie of thie part should e malittehted 011 the outeide of tee thigh end oti the inside :es well. The fleece shonld Ite stymies nee eta. In fiber, with ell the density P' 1110 Prom the Midge or (lie 1,,40 lo thp let- loek 11t4 Nv(.11 as along the belly 11 dotes covering et woof le desirable. in mete iteg the acteae the fibers, which are generally about three ttiehee lo11e. should part readily, show elem. white in strong eobtrast te the pine snot. About the ears or top of the lael.1 Nbould be Ho pa tebee lila, I; Inter. 11 14110111d these appear dktriirated a 11Y - where in the ttesee. ,-hare tie markings tor the rave end 14-4,4 are rieh dart: browe. In ewer The iw.At type of this bleed miens an mew:1.J combination of quality and quantity Of bOth 'wool and Mutton. Progress in breeding topnotch Percherons in this country has been retatded somewhat by the difficulty of securing high class mares. The 'French government subsidizes the best Pereheron mares, and their owners have been slow to part with them. $0/110 of them have come to this country every year, however, and the best stallions have been so. cured by American importers for many years, Their use has pro- duced a class of mares capable of breeding the best, as has been dem. onstrated by recent shows. The ouceess of Arneeican breeders in this work Is not surprising. They have not ottly maintained but im- proved every breed they have adopted from the 010 world, Whisks his tail, stands over at the knees, arches his back, stretehes the head and neck and places the hind feet under the body. As a rule, the animal lies down very carefully and slowly, or makes attetupts td lid down. but soroetimes may throw himself recklessly on the ground. Ile may lid 81111 or roll and kick violently. /14 may sweat profusely and bloat and die Within four or five hours from the outset. During the oneet of an attack of colic It Is Well to give ono quart oe raw linseed oll, to whin has been added one ounce of spirits of tarpon - tine and two drams of fluid extract Of vomica. Peed should be entirely Withheld for at leak twenty-four hours, but allele plenty of water. If bloat to excesaive it should be prompt. Iv relieved with a trocar by an er. Perleneed Milk% W05114 1nigA4 141keAkt.44#01, Cooling off atiddeuly is always attended with risk uf cotching cold. and the result le often fever. Covering a horse with a blanket will prevent thie. If it Is poseible every horse should go unshed foa 13 thee to g,et the 1)011003 of the frog pres- sure. Never 011011' a sheer to 'lisp oft the ontsIde nature! varnish of the. foot. -This prectiee will rule the best and strangest foot, if the horses Lave had hard, streinieg work or hard driving when put in the stable the legs should In. well rubbed. 11 is also tt good plan to wind woolen bandages around the legs. In D.:tilting your colts teach them to back Os willingly as to go for Wat 111. If 11 11)11) horse stays in that condition after generous feeding and le generally unwell try clip- ping. It often ell res certain forms of indigestion. • 0 • • • so • • 0 SHEEP ON THE FARM. They Flourish on Fodder That Would Go to Waste Without Them. No one knows definitely what It costs to keep the tarn) flock, by farm dock tneenieg the small flock, twenty- five to seventy-tive ewes. on farms trete 112o to 300 acres In size. They will elven up nitwit that woisid other- wise go to waste, aud they will save much by consuming what should be destroyed. In early spring they will clean the weeds oat f the oats, even helping the oats. some setae they wilt not Mitt the meadows when well aterted after cutting if nut pastured closely, nor will tliey hurt the new seeding in the wheat stubble If not kept oe too Meg; lambs elm be ran In standing vorn some time before they and the earS, tints saving the lower leaves that would otherwise go tO Waste; .they may be pastured on the rye in wieter; they will clean up any out of the way places, and wherever they go they leave the land richer and with anything Ince devent handling make their Or71301" moues, When we come to proper handling of the term flock it becomes neces- sary to deeide what is econonneal and what is not. The man who raises pure bred sheep for sale for breeding purposee cennot give too good care nor too comes etteution to feeding. fie Is lookiug for extraordluary in- come from hie sheep and to secure The Cheviot is a Scottish breed of sheep and considered by many the most beautiful of all breeds. Chev. lots have been bred for over a cen- tury in the Cheviot Mils of Scot- land. T.heY were flrst brought to this country in 1.138, but not mane were brought until much later, and even today not many high class flocks of them are bred on this side. They have undergone wonderful improvemettt in the last few years, most particularly In the fleece. For mutton form the Cheviot is splen- did. And their pure whiteness, alert- ness and neatness make them most attractive in a green•pasture. Their utility and beauty are the reasons for their growing popularity. .1)'• ; the extra attention is necessary 1111 Mien it comes to the man w111., uses no grain, and in some grass see Lions this is evonomy, the sheep nut orally are not golm; to get as mud) al ten Non. Take tlie man who has kept a farm noel: eontinuously for a period of ten years, W110 18 118 cared for his !leek 111- telligently. who has maintained his eive (leek Up to fair size,,tiever jump leg to extremes in size,' with young stuff of his own breeding: who has least:v(1 to know las sheep bulls -ideally eeneeti after season, and who bee, veil - et closely. who has used good vents. I,( anybody ever hear him kick about the sheep businese? Every time he sviii say that sheep are the most tle• eendab'e and best profit makers on bus farm. The kicker is the careless sheep. man, the in and out type, uone 0110 year aml a lot the nest, •awal••••••••••••MI.O..•••••./IMINO Meat on the Farm. There are few intimate that increase :le fast as- swine. Starting with n bref. eilt one can soon hat e hop enough tr simply the family table with Mit, ba• eon, hams, sausage, etc. It regeires feed and some pnsture to menthe* t Oven pork, but It Is worth while fot most farmers to raise their own tneat. Feeding eattle. Ctoekliee regularity in the feeding end -watering of cattle on full feel. is or the utmost importance, lf possible the same mat even shoed alWays do the feediug, end it is Important that this be the most intelligent and trust worthy man on the farm. Profit In bairy Oows, Delrying in coutivetion with form leg helm tlie manager to dietrilime labor and enables him to have iffifff, when it i14 111 PPM deintone A eoWs, where one is in resch of ti oroanlerS, Will 'traduce the livliig bee tbe fantity. MILKING SHORTHORNS LIKED IN ENGLAND It is claimed by high Itilthority that from SO to 00 per ceat of the milt used In England comes from dual types of cattle, writes Thomas Shaw In the Netional Stockman. The great preponderanee tomes tram the Short- horns, in fact very roach more than from all the other breeds corabined. There are some Shorthorn herds in England that are waletaineci only for beef. But the proportion of these to that of the Shorthorns that are milked is very small Indeed, It would also be cOrreet to say that nearly as large a proportion of the beef consumed comes from Sborthorns, pure and in the graded form, and yet In the face of these facts some of the tee: 1.11.1111•1W ..••••••••••••1•01T•••• While dairymen as a rule pin their faith to cattle of dairy breed- ing, many farmers Vice the minting strain of Shorthorns. A Kansas farmer says of this breed: "Three Shorthorn cows of mine are all good milkers, giving about Ave to six gallons per day when fresh and holding Up with their milk very well. Sometimes they are giving about a gallon and a half a day within two weeks of the time they come fresh again. They do not keep fat on the best of feed when giving milk. Their milk is good and rich, and I consider they pay well for their feed and milking." The bull shown is a the milking Short- horn strain, wise teachers at our colleges have said that dual qualities could not be main- tained. An annual was issuenn 1012 by the English Dairy Shorthorn association giving the milk records of 243 cows for that year. Tbe cows were in milk ou the average 2041h days. The lactation periods In many instances were not completed, and quite a number of the animals were heifers. The average production in tnilk was 7,518.88 poundi. The males, the progeny of these, When grown into beef invaria. bly do well. The steers grown on ekimmilk and esljuncts during tee milk period are positive favorites with the butchers. They attain to a large de- Velopment, especially during the sec- ond year of growth, and it is claimed that the beef produced by those ani- mals is better marbled than when the calves are reared upon the dam. In the latter instances the maturity is frequently premature, and the external fat is excessive. LUMPY JAW IN CATTLE. Two Methods of Treating This Dan- gerous Disease. Lumpy jaw is the common name for the disease of the head, jaw and neck of cattle. The scientlac name is de- rived from the fungous spore which gives rise .to the disease and which is technically known as actinomyces, writes Dr. A. S. Alexander in the 'Farm Journal. There are two ways of treating the disease, either of which must be resort- ed to at once. In many cases the tu- mor when first policed is not attached to the bone and may be cut out with little difficulty or danger. After the operation, which is best performed by a veterinaxian who is familiar with the anatomy of the part, the wallS of tbe cavity made by the knife should be cauterized with the hot iron Or some caustic solution such as bichloride of mercury and hydrochloric acid in wa- ter, This Solution should consIst of at least half an ounce of biehloride to the pint of water with sufficient of the acid to make it dissolve. It may be Introduced by means of it swab Of cot- ton en a stick. There are many other effective solutions. If the operation and application are thoroughly done the first time there Is rarely need of a second operation, but tbe solution roay bave to be Used sera eral times widle tbe Wound Is healing. If the bone is involved it will have to be scraped and the swab used as be- fore. The other method of treatment con - slats in giving iodide Of potash inters belly, and it is very effective, especial. ly in cases of actinomycosis of the tortguR (wooden tongue). Tbe dose for ffiitduit steer is one dram two or three times daily in a little water, tte- cording to the severity of the case, and itis to be connoied Until the disease seems to be lessening, When the dose may be reduced one-half and continued for a feyv days longer. As a rule, fair progress toivard recovery is made in from eight to ten days. enfe••••••••••••••••••••••• • THE SWINEHERD. 0 • • • • ---- • • • e Tour boar eboolgbo son:goy • • • "Irlitantiev:inbresa 4' .•gstt 'Olen theY are ii siin small herds. o e Cement, covered With wooden o. * • slats, then well bedded With 0 • e e straw, males an ideal their in a • - • F, 4°1);ottlarefeed the brood sow 2 • heavy rations of corn when with- • • • • in a month of farrowing. • a• • If a hog misses a feed wateh so • him. If he misses the Second * • 0 • feed remove him from the herd. e 4has 0tr thobreeoun.ghly disinfeet where • : • • • • The farmer who is raising hogs • e e even for market purposes can • • Well afford to pay the price of a • • • • registered sire in the improve- • •• • tnent which it will bring to the • • later litters. e o a ••••••0•see0••00•0•0000101 HOGS AFTER STEERS. Swine Utilize Much Grain That Would Otherwise Be Lost. In an experiment the Michigan sta- tion found that of whole corn fed tO dairy cows 26 per cent showed up in tbe manure in no way changed by the digestive juices of the cow's stomach, writes 0. j. Gritting in the Iowa Home- stead. Some of the kernels were so little affected by the digestive juices as to actually sprout. In another test 12 per cent of the oats fed to another hunch of cows reappeared in the esti- uure. An analysis was taken and it showed that the cows took no nutri- ment from these grains in either case. N ow. If a dairy coos on moderate ra- tions would waste that much grain, steers that are being fed a forting ra- tion will probably waste more. We always allow a few hogs to work over tbe manure from the steers. and when these hogs ill'e reedy for market thee have been maintained on the side as it byproduct of the steer Industry, as it were. since at no lime (10 they re. eeive any other grain. For our brood sows we would not think of 511011 it method, sinee they like lo lie down so Much tind,psintliy select 110 fertnenting mangey heaps as a bed. There is danger, too, of their be. '114 stepped on by other sto1.4. \\ lion ,iwy lie upon the manure It heats hem, and When they got up they are lillied through and through- 'Ms 00 1)08 the best way or promoting colid width and strong Otters. lie -tides, tin .11211t) is not the right kind for a „ 1. Wingham Club WINGHAM, ONT, NOW OPEN FOR MEMBERSHIP Club to he opened on or about January lot Will have facilities for all Out- door and Indoor Sports Will also have Literary Department The Club has applied for in- corporation with the following provisional directors- N. L Sinclair, W. II. Gurney. A. H. Wi/ford, A, L. Posliff, G. R. Smith, W. A. Campbell, Dr, A, J. Irwin, J. Ritchie, R. A. Currie, E. B. Walker, a C, McLean, Dr. G. H. Ross, Dr, H. J. Adams, J. W, McKibben, L. Kennedy, W. A. Miller, R. Brookes, G. Jacques. The Membership Fee is $2 initiation and $5 annually. Application for membership mat, be made to any of the above mentioned provisional directors. The Club will meet the wants of all classes. BE SURE AND JOIN IT. Pigs are usually working around and. do not lie on the manure like the brood sows do. There is such a little margin In feeding steers that at times profits would be absolutely missing if it were not for these hogs converting an other- wise, waste material into a salable product. Building Up a Herd. Calves may be cheaply raised where one has a good pasture, skimmilk, grain and such concentrates as cotton- seed meal. The cheapest way to get a herd of dairy cows or beef cattle is to raise the carves. With a teW good ecmts and the services of a desirable bull one can soon build up a herd. When Buying a Ram. In buying a ram for mutton lambs his size alone is not the only thing to be considered. Re must have all thel other good qualities, and even if he is a little under size it will do no barni. Profit In Sheep Partning, Although 1 heve bought and eold and kept Many thousand f4 Of tattle and sheep, I have never lost one by die - ease, writee a correspondent of the Farm jotirtal. This shows that live eteek is ranch healthier than Man, have rarely or never doaed a elek Sheep ha't'e paid better than any enitnals I have ever handled, On no other cites of ilt•ek hon I been lib% Lo &saw my Motley is.o easily 0411;10o oho! of sheep, PRINTING AND STATIONERY We have put in our office a complete stock of Staple Stationery and can supply your wants in WRITING PADS ENVELOPES LEAD PENCILS BUTTER PAPER PAPETERIES, WRITING PAPER BLANK BOOKS PENS AND INK TOILET PAPER PLAYING CARDS, etc We will keep the best stock in the respective lines and sell at reasonable prices. JOB PRINTING We are in a better position than ever before to attend to your wants in the Job Printing line and all orders will receive prompt attention. Leave your order with us wher in need of NOTE HEADS STATEMENTS WEDDING INVITATIONS POSTERS CATALOGUES LETTER HEADS: BILL HEADS ENVELOPES CALLING CARDS CIRCULARS Or anything you may require in the printing line. 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