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The Wingham Times, 1914-05-21, Page 3"717 THE. AVINGIIAM TIMES, MAY 21, 1911 C1:15M-91:PMARAggirElMIMID MAGIC BAKINGPOWDIR 19F.AD LABEL 11 111 a MANY FARMS MORTGAGED About 15 per cent. of the total value of the farm property in Ontario is mort- gages, according to a statement appear- ing in the report of Hon James S Duff, Minister of Agriculture, for the year j lit passed. This conclusion is arrived at as a result of a canvass undertaken by the thirty-seven district representa- tives of the Department, who found that 45 per cent. of the farms were mortgaged, and one-third would be a fair estimate of the amount of the rnort- gages. This financial survey of farm condit- ion, as it might be called, is an innova- tion in the annual report, and informa- tion was ascertained under the follow- ing heads: - (1) The percentage of mort- gaged, per cent of mortgages in value of farms, and whether increasing or de- creasing; (2) the extent of deposits by farmers in savings banks; (3) the ex- tent of the demand on the part of farm- ers for loans; (4) rate of interest paid on both long and short -date loans; (5) whether the loans are on the purchas- ing of land only or are for financing farm operations. Bankers, business 'men, lawyers, re- gistry office officials and prominent farmers were relied on for the inform- ation gathered, and the answers are considered reasonably reliable. There seerns to be a unanimous view that mortgages are decreasing in num- ber. Payments are reported as being promptly met. A proportion of the mortgages, it is ascertained, have been taken to enable speculation in western teal estate. With regard to deposits, it is stated that these have materially increased in recent years. One county estimates a 20 to 30 per cent increase; another 75 per cent. No accurate figures can be given of the total pmount or farmers' deposits, but from estimates furnished from the different counties, it is assum- ed that the farmers of Ontario have one hundred million dollars at their cre- dit, To show that this is not an exag- gerated sum, it is pointed out that the farm wealth of the Province is valued at $1,405,910,940. The demand for loans does not appear to have been heavy during the past year. The interest rate varied from 5,S'S to 7 per cent on long loans and from 7 to 8 and perhaps 10 per cent in the new- er districts on short -date loans. These facts are interpreted by the de- partment as haying an optimistic tone. The doer always has it on the dream- er because he never has to wake up. When you waste today regretting the past you put a mortgaage on tomorrow. The fewer unimportant questions you ask the less misinformation you will get. A little change in the hand is worth more than a great change in the weather. It is much better to hide faults than to display them, but it Is better still to get rid of them. Assolostael.M•011 4. 0 4. .0 40 4. 4. 1 The Times , 4. 4. 4 4. 4. 4. + 4. 0 + 0 fr .0 40 *- 1: , • • • • + 4. 4. • • • • Clubbing Listi 4 1 4 1 4 4 4 • 4$ 4 1 4 4 VIEW Times and Saturday Globe Times and Daily G -lobe Times and Family Herald and Weekly Star. Times and Toronto Weekly Sun • . .000 Times and Toronto Daily Star Times and Toront6 Daily News.. Times and Dail? Mail and Empire. Times and Weekly Mail and Empire..... Times and Farmers' Advocate .. Times and Canadian Farm (weeklyf Times and Farm and Dairy Times and Winnipeg Weekly Free Press. Times and Daily Advertiser Times and London Advertiser (weekly)......... 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Timesand M,eClure's Magazine... ... 0 Times and Minsey's Magazine Times and Designer Times and Everybody's 1.90 3.75 1.85 1,70 2.30 2.30 4.50 1.60 2.35 1,60 1.80 1.60 2.85 1.60 3.50 2.90 3.50 1.85 2.25 1.60 2.25 2.25 3,25 3,40 2.50 1.75 2.90 1.35 3.10 2.90 1,60 3,15 2.60 2.40 2.30 2.50 2.45 2.60 2,55 1.85 2.40 THE LANE. I trudged along a country Mile When 1 WAS only nine; 'Twas moist and fresh from recent rain And, oh, the air was fine! Along the path were asters blue, And yellow goldenrod, And here and there a wild bird flew Above the fragrantsod. Again I walked a country lane - A youth of twenty now- 'Twas wet the same with recent ram, But now frowns marred my brow, My suit was of the latest cut, I wore new, shiny ties - Oh, hOw 1 scorned the cart wheel'rut And those drear lowering skies! Last week I found a little lane - (I'm seventy-five today) 'Twas damp with trace of misty rain And smelled of newmown hay. I took my memory back once more To those sweet boyhood hours, Ad once again, I could adore The fields of autumn flowers. Oh, now, of life I used to know, Pray give me just a day. That I a -down, the lane may go With boyish laughter gay! Would that I might for aye forget That once such pride was mine, I lost the charm of roadsides wet And Autumn's shade and shine! -Laurana Sheldom. These prices are for addresses in Canada or Greatt • *Britain. • The above publications may be obtained by Times* *subscribers in any combination, the price for any publica-* :tion i eing the figure given above less $1,00 representing: :the pi ice of The Times. For instance: * V ,V • The Times and Saturday Globe $1,90 1 .of.. The Farmer's Adyocate ($2.35 less $1.00). 1.35 • 4 . _____ • 400 4t. e3.25 • • 'making the price of the three papers $3.25. . •• O The Times and the Weekly Sun.... The Toronto Daily Star ($2.30 less $1.00).. $1.70 1,30 • • • ilk I +• # The Saturday Globe ($1.90 less $1.00) 90 • • • • • • 83 • .4the four papers for,90 4, • .t+ * If the pub,icat on you want is not in above lit et+ us know. We - n supply almost any well-known Canal. + . , + Cana- dian or American publication. These prices are strictly 4. 1 + t cash in advance +41. Send subscriptions by post office or express order to 1 The Tim* es Office 1 $ + Stone Block + 4. WINGHAM ONTARIO $ i: soto.+±titt ittoktkftw.:”.17:±+.4. t_it+,.+1..******Admit* FREE OF ALL THREE DISEASES "F'ruit-a-tives" Brought Him Perfect Health omically, that is at low cost, because they were not built on dairy lines But oven with the average run of dairy cows that seem to produce just about the same quautity of milk, there nre so rnany strange variations that the keep- ing of milk records is not only advisable from the business standpoint, but be- comes of fascinating interest. When a simple feed record is kept in addition to the milk record, the actual cost of milk as produced by each cow is ascertained easily, so that the owner may be assured that he is keeping only such cows as yield plenty of milk at a low cost Can you tell offhand whether the milk of some of your cows costs 62 cents or 97 cents per 100 pounds? If your profit over cost of feed is now only $10.00 Der cow, you can make it $20.00 by keeping records. Send to the Dairy Commissioner, Ots tawa, for milk and feed record forms which are free. They are cost reducers. AVON, 0N.,May I4th. 1913. "I am younger since I have been taking "Fruit-a-tives". I was troubled very badly with Piles, Constipation and Stomach Disorder, but I found "Fruit- a-tives" was the panacea for the whole three. Now T am free of all these diseases and enjoying perfect health, and able to work whenever I like. rive years ago, I started taking "Fruit-a-tives". took two every night and they worked wonders for me. No other medicine I could get was so good and I took lots of different reme- dies before I found out how good "Fruit- a-tives" were. I keep "Fruit -a -titres" on hand all the time, and am never without them. I even take them with me when 1 go motoring, so I can have them handy. "Fruit-a-tives" are worthy of every good word I can say about them. The fact that they cured me of Piles, was some- thing to be everlastingly thankful for" GEORGE 14AUR. 50C a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, 25C. At all dealers or sent on receipt of price by Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ottawa. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Balmy Pc ace, Yet dogs delight to bark and bite; they have no better sence; but human neighbors shouldn't fight across the garden fence. 'Were are so many village rows! The husbands scrap and swear the while their energetic fraus are'busy pulling hair; and e'en the little kids are foes, and let their passions rise; and one goes home with bloody nose, and one with blackened eyes. And nearly all such wars are vain, and fool- ish and unjust; how shall it soothe your spirit's pain, a neighbor's head to bust? I kicked in ten of Jimpson's slats, and he bombarecl me with cahbageheads and long dead cats, and eggs of '63. I lay upon a couch of pain, and there I sadly thunk that all sueh things are in- sane, that warlike words are bunk. And when again I was on deck I went to Jimpson's shack, and found that he was but a wreck since I had sprained his back. And there we vowed such things should cease, no more we'd scrap, by jinks; we'd give the white winged dove �f peace a chance to wave its wings. And now We love each other well, and mind the golden rule; I bur- row water from his well, he rides ,sny saddle mule; and every time we have a chance we do a kindly deed, and all day long we sing and dance, like Gabys gone to seed. Dr. Bruce Smith on Cigarette Smok- ing. Our fernier townsman, Dr. Bruce Smith, now of Toronto Provincial In - specter of Prisons ancl Asylums was called to give evidence before the Brod- er Cigarette Committee of the House of Commons. Dr. Smith's views on this subject are so sane and sensible that they are worthy of reputation. That the habit of cigarette smoking among young girls does not prevail to the de- gree that some people appear to believe, was the view expressed by Dr. Smith. Ile thought that any smoking was done more for a lark than as a regular habit. Dr. Smith was opposed to further pro- hibitory laws, giving his op!nion that most moral reformers started at the wrong end when they asked f sr more laws wherewith to punish the cigarette victim. Boys who could not buy cigar- rettes would stenl tissue paper and make their own. As for tobacco -smoking amongst adults, he thought that it did no more harm than tea -drinking amongst women. As a suggestion to meet the growth of the habit, Dr. Smith recom- mended the establithment of a child's welfare bureau under Federal control, with branches in every big centre. He did not favor the use of nitrate of sug- ar as a cure for smoking,-Seaforth Expositor. A woman's strength lies in her weak - nese. Marriage is more often an assignment than a failure, Deliver us from the man who feels entirely at home in jail! However, a good man isn't necessarily a desirable neighbor. It isn't every fancier who can tell a dogwood tree by its bark. Anyway, the pessimist is thankful that he wasn't born an optimist. The new • engagement ring causes many a finger to point with pride. The less amiable a woman is the handsomer she thinks she needs to be. When a man hasn't anything else to do he loafs. A wcman goes shopping. When a young man is. in love he imagines that he neither eats nor sleeps. There may be nothing new under the sun, but there are a lot of fresh reople. If a woman's Bence of humor is mis- sing she is apt to get funny at the wrong time. Few families who have domestic skeletons in their closets have sense enough to keep them there. This is a suspicious world. A man can't always borrow money upon his grarglfather's reputation for honesty. COST REDUCERS. So many dairymen wonder what the factory ,is doing to day, so many sales- men fight for another sixteenth of a ceng on the price of cheese, that some milk producers in thinking almost en- tirely of selling pries, are apt t.6 over- look cost. The twin sisters of economical milk production are good cows and individual records. Cows may be fed right and fed alike, yet fail to produce tnilk econ- ANYONE CAN DYE THEIR CLOTHES WITH DY -0 -LA The bye that colors ANY KIND of Cloth Perfectly, with the SAME DYE. No Chance of Mlotakte. Claim sod Simple. Ask your Aniline ot or Dealer. Saul for Booklet. TkoJohnson.alehardson Co. Lltnited,1510ntreal Walt. Mason. DR. A. W. CHASE'S CATARRH POWDER is sent direct to the diseased pmts by the Improved Blower. Heals the ulcers, clears the air passages, stops drop. pings in the throat and permanent. ly cures Catarrh and }lay Fel cr. 25c. a box; tolower free. Accept re substitutes. Ali dealer' or Ethranson. Bates & Limited, Toronto. HOW TO TELL THE AGE OF HENS AND PIGEONS, Signs ef Kidney Trouble In the early stages kidney troubles are known by backache and urinary disorders. Later come dropsy, stone, rheumatic pains, and perhaps diabetes. But don't wait ler these. Dr. Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills will help you in a few hours. Their thorough action on the liver, kidneys and bowels will clear away the pains and aches and make you well again. HORTICULTURE ON DOMINION EX- PERIMENTAL FARMS. for them to the Publications Branch of the Department of Agriculture at Ottawa. Referring to apples at the 13randon, Manitoba Farm, the bulletin states that a large number of hybrid trees are do- ing well, These are stated to be bear- ing fruit which makes exeellent pre- serves and jelly, At Lethbridge. Alberta, culture with and without irrigation was carried on. Sections dealing with ornamental gar- dening are especially interesting and instructive tcsthose who take pr,de in the appearance of their home surround- ings. WHILE DAYS GROW LONGER. Life is growing fulll of joy, People aren't SO surly; Getting up does not annoy - Six is not so early. Now the sun shows some respect For his earthly neighbor, Warms our path with ieat direct, Lights our way to labor. Nature's working for us, too; Everything is blooming. Chickens cackle all day through, Garden stuff is looming. In the lake the fishes bite, Get caught kat to please us; Really, they are most polite And refuse to tease us. Everybody wears a smile, No one seems to hurry; That convenient "after while" Saves a world of worry. This is "take it easy" time, Though its joys may vary; To be troubled is a crime, - Loafing's necessary. At the Central Experimental Farm at Ottawa and at each of the Branch Farms and Stations distributed over the Dominion a large amount of investi- gational work is carried on year by year in the growing of fruits, vegetables and flowers. The purpose of this work is to discover and develop not only im- proved varieties and strains of these crops but to find out the most success- ful methods of culture for the different provinces and districts. The result of last season's work has been brought together in a summary prepared by Mr. W. T. Macoun, Domin- ion Horticulturist, and the Superinten- dents of the Branch Farms and Stations and isued in Bulletin No. 77, copies of which are tivailable to all whs apply There has been a great development of late years in the Canadian poultry industry. This development has been brought about by many factors, chief among which are the untiring and high- ly successful effortsof breeders; the experimental work carried on at the various poultry plants of the Dominion and Provincial Experimental Farms and Agricultural Colleges. the information given out by these institutions, the poultry exhibits, in which the people of Canada are now taking a great interest, and, last but not least, the profits of the industry, little thought of it in the past, but now well recognized and ap- preciated. Production is increasing at an extra- ordinary rate while the quality of the product shows wonderful improvement. The value ofs'the flock depends upon the production of the birds selected, but the productiveness of any bird decreases after a certain age is reached. It is very important, therefore, that the breeder be able to tell with some de- gree of certainity the age of the fowls which he desires to retain or purchase for breeding purposes, otherwise he will be exposed to the risk of having individuals that are past their prime and that does not pay for their keep. Record books have been established for horses, cattle, and many other animals, where information pretaining to pedigree, age, etc., are kept for reference, but it has remained to Victor Fortier, Assistant Dominion Poultry Husbandman, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, after much personal observation and study, to publish a method whereby the age of hens can be accurately estimated. This infor- mation which is meant especially for the breeder and the judge, has been published under the direction of the Hon. Martin Burrel), in a profusely illustrated bulletin, which is No. 16 Second Series of the Central Experi- mental Farm. Copies will be mailed to those who apply for them to the Public- ations Branch, Department of Agricul- ture, Ottawa. Maude Walker of Windsor, twenty- two years of age, fell asleep on the 22nd of April, and after sleeping un- brokenly for twenty -sty° days died without having wekeeed. REST AND BEALTI110 Ali3 Mit% MRS. WINSLMV`n gOOTIt ING1 SYSIVP hes aged fAr over sixgv 'YEARS by MILLIONS of ; MOTHERS for their CM LOREN NYNXIII )211.10'157N NO, with PERVE(T Sta.:CIS. It t;00Tli%:4 the CIII1.1). SOVTENS the 01013 ALLAN'S an PAIN ; CTJst5ii WINO conic, and is um best remedy leyDIA iq kb. ,solutely ItsrntleAs .13e sate anti ask for "Mts. : 'Window's .S.,00.1n-g byren,'' and ta...e net athet ' Mae, Twenty-five cent* 5 bottle.' A Lumberman's Opinion, "I was troubled with palpitation of the heart and sleeplessness," writes Mr. Wm. Pritchard, Lumber Inspector, Lumsden Mills, Ont., "and used Dr. Chase's Nerve Food with very great benefit, as my whole system was strengthened and built up." Dr. Chase's Nerve Food forms new, rich blood and restores the feeble, wasted nerve cells. As Others See us. There is no justification, says the Manitoba Free Press, for a General El- ection in Ontario. It is not yet two and a half years since the present Leg- islature was chosen. The reason for the election is purely political. The party managers want to avail them- selves of the personal prestige of Sir James Whitney before age and illness compel his retirement. Victory in the forthcoming election, if it comes, will be followed by Sir James' retirement and the probable succession of Mr. Han- na, though it is possible that Mr. Adam Beck may make a fight for the honor. The election will take place, it is thought about the beginning of July, which is also the likely date for the election in MOTHERS! What if Ms were your Sou? An anxious, griof-stricken mother egg' pealed to us recently. She wrote s "Iliave a ton fifteen years of age who has tuberculosie in one lung. I hoe not the means to give him the care he should have. The doctors pay that with proper i care and Attention there s every hope that he might fully recover. I would be very thankful if he could be admitted to the Muskoka Free Hospital if possible." Suppose that your son or your daughter were a consumptive. Suppose that Ise or she were pale and wasted and shaken by is hacking, strength -sapping cough. Sups pose that you hadn't the snoney to provide the badly-ngeded medicine, nourishment, and skilled medical treatment. Think what a blessed relief it would be to you to know that the Muskoka Free Hospital for Consumptives stands ready to help 1 Contributions to the Muskoka Free Hos- pital for Consumptives will be gratefully acknowledged by W. J. Gage, Chairman Executive Committee, 84 Spadina. Avenue, or R. Dunbar, Secretary - Treasurers, 347 King Street West, Toronto. Manitoba. Overwhelming as the strength of the Conservatives appears to be in Ontario, the hurrying up of tlit election and the party advanteges pre- vided for by the recent redistrib- ution suggest a certain degree of appre- hension in the Conservative -amp at Mr. Rowell's rate of proereis. CHEESE FACTORY AND CREAM ERY PLANS. The Dairy and Cold Storages Cornelis- sioner has, for many year, furnished plans and specifications fcr cheese fac- tary and creamery buildings. Accord- ingly, a large number of factories in different parts of the country, that have been built according to these plans are now in successful operation. The plans and specifications provided were prepared to meet varying needs and conditions. With the passing of t:me, not only have a great many elans been repared, but improvements have been introduced in accordance with the pro- gress in the industry. In order to meet the demard for cor- rect information on this subject, there , has been issued in Bulletin 41 of the Dairy and Gold Storage series, a full treatment of the subject, in which sev en different plans are dealt with. In these, various capacities, methodssof construction, building maerials, etc., ! have been taken up. Thi i publication, ! which was prepare d by Geo. H. Barr and J. G. Bouchard, embraces eighty- two pages and contains many sketches. ;Anticipating a considerable ds mend for ' this bulletin a large number of copies have been printed. Applicetiens for it should he sent to the Pri hlica Timis Branch Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. 'Your Medicine Helped When Doctors Failed" Mrs. Edwin Martin, Ayer's Cliff, Que., writes: - .':Before I began taking Nerve Food I was in a terrible condition, dizzy spells came over me, and I would fall to the floor, and I could not as much as sweep the floor without fainting unless they took me out in the air. Now I can wash and work a. lot, and your Medicine helped me when the Doctors failed. I felt as though it was a God -send to me. I hope you will use my name wherever you like so that if there are any others suffering as I have done, they may be benefited by using your Medicine for it will do all it claims to do. I think it is the best of Medicines. Dr. Chase's Ointment is the best that can be had for Piles." Restores Wasted Nerves Few people realize what an important part the nerves play in the condition of the health, and many doctors feel helpless when the nerves go wrong because they do not understand diseases of the nerves or their treatment. If you read the letters which appear in this paper almost daily from people who have been rescued from discouraging and distressing nervous diseases by use of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food, you will soon believe in the efficiency of this treatment. When headaches, sleeplessness, irritability and nervousness make your life miser- able, be warned of the approach of nervous prostration, paralysis and locomotor ataxia, and restore the feeble, starved nerves by using Dr. Chase's Nerve Food. No treatment is so certain to benefit you. 50 cents a box, 6 for $2.50. All dealers or Ef3mansop, Bates & Co., Limited, Toronto. Write for booklet.