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The Wingham Times, 1915-12-30, Page 6Pie fr 40a43. Farm and s, S• Garden OCetetelleaeseeteete<esieteiKaeeteekeeeeea. ADVANTAGE Or LIFE STOCK. Helps the Farmer to Market His By- product. yproduct. In exclusive grain farming there is no successful way of utilizing the large amount of roughage, such as straw and corn stover, which results as a by-product in the growing of the cash crops. Such materials are mere- ly in the way and are disposed of in the easiest mauner, often by burning, without regard for the loss of veget- able matter, so, much needed by the soil. In a well planned system of stock husbandry all these materials are utilized for feed or bedding. Much forage which cannot be con- sumed by humans and would other- wise be wasted is thus refined through the agency of animals and converted into a form suitable for the nourishment of mat, while a large 701/KG LIVE STOOK. part of the organic matter is returned to the fields in the resulting manure. Immense amounts of byproducts re- sult from the manufacture of the ce- reals and other seeds into flour, breakfast foods, vegetable oils, etc. While unsuited for humans, some of these byproducts are among out most valued feeds for stock. As the density of population increases and the prices of foodstuffs advance, the feed supplied our farm animals must, to an ever increasing extent, consist of substances resulting secondarily from the making of human .food, whether they be coarse roughage or milling byproducts. In some sections of Eastern Can- ada and on the Pacifie slope much of the land is so rough or stony that ft cannot be cropped economically. Here cattle will gather the grass on the smoother stretches and sheep will search out the herbage on the more inaccessible, rocky slopes. Over great areas of the west there is too little rainfall to warrant even dry farming, and irrigation will never be possible, either because of lack of water or the roughness of the land. Yet stock will thrive on the scanty but highly nutri- tious grasses and other forage. Through well planned systems of grazing, with additional feed in time of winter storm or parching drought, the western ranges should, at no far distant date, carry even more stock than they did before large areas were broken up into farms. In the cutover districts of our country large areas of land may be profitably grazed by live stock before they are finally brought under tillage. Tinder exclusive grain farming the chief demand for labor is confined to the periods of preparing the land, planting the crops, harvesting, and later marketing the products. Dur- ing the rush seasons labor is high priced and often hard to secure at any cost. On the other hand, live stock farming offers employment throughout the entire year. Winter, when little other farm work can be done, is the very season when farm animals require the most care and att-ntion, for they are then usually housed instead of at pasture. Be-. cause the live stock farmer can thus offer steady employment he is usually able to secure men who are both more efficient and more reliable than he, would otherwise be able to ob- tain. -^L3,ttNyff�•1t4f{RH�HyH�HyltSStg/t�1S�M�.ff� POULTRY NOTES. a, Culling the pullets may seem a small matter to many, but it adds dollars to the year's profits. The vigorous hen and her rooster will start off a chick that will stand much more wear and tear than imma- ture or weakly parents. The egg -producing qualities of the hen, like the butter making qualities et the cow, will determine the hen's value at the end of the year. If a matt► allows his chickens to roam amid the mud and slush of the yatds in the fall he is preparing the way for some sick fowls this winter. Don't Mix Your Silage. Mixing crops in a silo does not pay. Many farmers mix corn and sorghum crop, but this does not Increase the value of either teed and generally means more Work, in that Material must be hauled from two fields. The sorghvma are generally That mature enough. to go into the silo until rom>e .tine after the Cora crop hitt been gut" Seal rig... -. •.A V.. f. • .V U THE WINGHAM TIMES ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE. Cats. Dogs and Monkeys Seem to Re. In a Claim by Themselves. Horses tine generally given credit for a great deal more Intelligence than they actually possess. Scientific tests show that in wisdom such as human beings display horses are hopelessly outclassed by dogs, monkeys and event eats. The horse can be taught to do certain things just because he is too stupid to have any ideas of his own. Like many Human prize pupils. be can learn, but cannot think. So far as intelligence goes. psycho- logical experiments show that It is practically a dead heat between cats. dogs and monkeys. The dog has human morals; there- fore people are apt to assume that he has human logic. But the cat, say cer- talu persons, in sheer brains stands next to man. He bas the adaptive in- telligence that makes him equally at Mane in parlor and wild woods and gets him a living anywhere. A eat, it is argued, can think faster and take care of himself under more different condi- tions than any other living thing ex- cept man. Monkeys undoubtedly seem more in. telligent than they really are because they resemble human beings in actions and outward appearance so much more closely than other animals. Some scientists maintain that, al- though the monkey may be really no more intelligent than the cat or dog, his intelligence is certainly more like the human type. Altbough be may not think better, bis methods of thought are more like those or a man than are those of the other animals. CALLED THE GAME. Two Foul Balis Shocked the Australian Sense of Propriety. A game of baseball that was sched- uled as a feature of the police and fire- men's patriotic carnival at the agricul- tural show grounds came to an abrupt and dramatic conclusion almost before It was started. It was a match game, America versus Australia. In America's second inning a player deflected a fast ball straight for the densest portion of the crowd, and a scream was beard. The ambulance men rushed to the spot and found that a woman had been struck on the head by the ball, but was not seriously in- jured. Without wafting to see if any dam- age had been done the players coolly procured another ball and continued the game just as if nothing out of the ordinary bad happened. A few mo- ments later this ball was also deflect- ed to the upper story of the pavilion, striking a man on the shoulder. At this Mr. Flowers, the minister for health, who was present, rushed out en to the ground and called out, "Stop this silly game!" The players promptly obeyed his or- ders, and play ceased. -Sydney (Aus- tralia) Herald. 'The City. Cities are made, not bora. No two cities are alike. The sum of one city is never equal to all the parts of another. Once a city, not always a city; some- times only a dust heap. A. city is made up of a part of the country filled with inbabitants. It consists of houses, streets and debts. No cite is complete without a hospital and a franchise plant. The hospital is used to shelter its victims and to provide its surgeons with plenty of working material. The franchise plant enables it to support politicians. A. city without politicians would be like a steam laundry without any steam. Cities are an antidote for farms. Up to date, however, no cure has been found for the antidote. -Life. The Stuart Penny. A. pamphlet published in 1677, enti- tled "The Worth of a Penny, or, a Cau- tion to Keep Money, With the Causes of the Scarcity and Misery of the Want Thereof In These Hard and Merciless Times," contains a list of articles ob- tainable for a penny in the days of Charles II. These include "a dish of coffee to quicken your stomach and re- fresh your spirits," "a fair cucumber" and "portions of such commodities as nuts, vinegar, grapes, cake, onions and oatmeal." The catalogue of penny- worths obtainable at an apothecary's is a lengthy one and includes "lettuce to make you sleep, mithridate to make you sweat and aniseed, which may save your life in a fainting or swound." -London Mirror. Odd Name Oddly Won. The inn known as the "Same Yet," at Prestwich, has a curious history, which Mr. Hackwood relates: "The house originally bore the 'Seven Stars,' but many years ago It became neces- sary to have its faded sign repainted. When the painter asked the landlord what he was to put on the board he received the answer, 'The same y..t.' And the man took him at his word." - London News. A Boast Resented. "I always try to attend to my own business"said the self approving man. "That's jes' what folks are talkin' about," replied Farmer Corntossel. "Tendin' to your own bu:aidess ain't what we elected you to the legislature fur." Protested. "villain, I defy you," said the her- oine, drawing herself to her full height. "Do your worst." "Don't ask him to do that, miss," pleaded a voice train the gallery. "131a tiding le bad enough az it. le," -St. Louis Poet•Disnateh. Christmas Appeal WINTER FOOD IDA, ETC,TO LiFORNIA, FOR The Hospital for Sick Children. COLLEGE ST., TORONTO. Dear Mr. Editor: - Thanks for your kindness in allow- ing me the privilege of appealing at this Christmas time on behalf of the Hospital for Silk Children, Toronto. In. the 40 years of the hospital's ex- istence there have been treated within its walls 26,108 children as in -patients; 231,768 as out-patients; a grand total of 257,876 in and out-patients. The Hospital for Sick Children gives a province -wide service, for little patients from every section of On- tario have sought its aid. Last year 499 patients were admitted from 232 places outside the city of Toronto. In 1914 there were 394 from 210 places. Of the 2,838 in -patients last year 1,771 were medical cases and 1,067 surgical. In the orthopedic department of the 2,838 in -patients, 264 were treated for deformities, 21 Pott's dis- ease of the spine, .10 lateral curvature of the spine, 10 bow-legs, 57 club -feet, 17 dislocations of hip, 42 tubercular disease of knee, hip, ankle, wrist and elbow; 76 infantile paralysis, 8 wry neck, and 21 miscellaneous. .Our battle is never -ending -is one that will continue while the world lasts, for it is the fight between the armies of life and death, to save the child life, the siek little ones, sons and daughters not only of our soldier men, but of the fathers and mothers still in this home -land province. The Hospital is beating back dis- ease and death, the enemies that as- sail the lives of little children as the British Empire is beating back Ger- many, Austria and Turkey, the ene- mies that assail the life of liberty. So we appeal to the generous people of Ontario not to forget those so near and dear to us, who lie in the beds and cots of this great charity. Will •the people at large, as of old, respond to our call? Will they remem- ber that every year is a war year for the Hospital, every day a day of battle, and that the Hospital needs money, not for its own sake, but for the chil- dren's sake? The Hospital has waged its war for forty years. The people of Toronto and Ontario have been its friend, and this year of all years it requires help. Surely you will give to a charity that cares for every sick child in Ontario, for only as your money reaches the Hospital can the Hospital's mercy reach the children. Every dollar is a link of kindness in the chain of mercy that joins the money in your pocket to the miseries of some child's life, some mother's heart. Remember that Christmas calls you to open the purse of your kindness to the Hospital that the Hospital may open the heart of its help to the children. Will you send a dollar, or more if you can, to Douglas Davidson, Secre- tary -Treasurer, or J. ROSS ROBERTSON, .Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Toronto. PATRIOTIC COUNTY COUNCIL The officers of the 161st Huron Over- seas Battalion now being recruited were all born and raised in the County of Huron and many have sacrificed their positions and business to give their services and time to t heir Empire, their Country, and their Flag. A Committee of Officers, a member of Parliament and Mayor Reid of Gotierich, composed a Committee to interview the County Council and warden, and invite them to assist in forming a Recruiting League. each Reeve to act as Chairman for each Municipality, call meetings and help recruit a Battalion of one thousand men for overseas service. What was their answer? No, we think the government should do this, we will not assist in any way to aid the officers in raising a battalion to protect the boys at the front, and not assist in bringing this war speedily to a close. When the Connell was asked for a grant of money, if they would not giver their services in recruiting, they might pay. The answer was the same. No, The government should do this. What, may we ask, is the County Council but the government of the people of Huron? Some of the members said the towns had a "lot of bums loafing around," why do they not enlist, and leave the rural boys at home. How about the sons of the town and village represent- atives of the Huron County Council who are not tilling the land? Have they enlisted, and have they no higher ideal of patriotism than they exhibited in the recent meeting by their actions and words? There is only one course for patriotic people to pursue, elect rep- resentatives who are manly enough to respect the men who are fighting their battles and their sons' battles and, who, if they do not offer their services, will at least give, in lieu of this, financial assistance. Soldiers and people, rally to the good old Countyef Hiuron, and show the County Council that if they have no feelings of patriotism and respect for the boys at the front, we have. We once had great respect for the ideas of some of the members of the County Council who opposed the assist- ance to recruiting the 161st Battalion, but up to the present time, they do not seem to realize that the County of Huron is a part of the British Empire, which should assist in protecting and doing its share in efforts and money in bringing this war to a speedy and victorious close. RATEPAYER Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CAST O R l A At this ssasen of the year many are planting their winter tours. Consider- able numbers annually visit the ever - popular California resorts, while many choose the flowers and sunshine of Florida, together with the very even climate. Numerous people in comfortable cir- cumstances, web able to afford a winter tour, have the mistaken idea that a trip of this nature is tnost expensive. This is not so. Thanks to modern rail- way facilities, an extensive trip, both interestingand educational, may be made with speed and comfort at a com- paratively small cost. Why not in- vestieate? Che Canadian Pacific Railway offers particularly good service to Detroit, where direct connection is made for b'torida, via Cincinnati, Ohio and At- lanta, Ga. Jacksonville, Florida, is reached second morning after leaving Detroit. Excellent connections for Florida can also be made via Buffalo. The Canadian Pacific -Michigan Cent- & al route (via Michigan Central twin tubes between Windsor and Detroit) will be found the ideal line to Chicago. where direct connection is monde for the Southern States. New Orleans is reached second morning after leaving Toronto. Direct connection is also made at Chicago for points.in California, Texas, Arizona, etc. The Dining, Parlor and Sleeping• car service between Toronto, Detroit and Chicago is up to•date in every particular. Connecting lines also operate through sleeping and dining cars. Those contemplating a trip of any nature will receive full inforination from any C. P. R. agent; or write M. G. Murphy, District Passenger Agent, Toronto. 86-2 CLEANING LINOLEUM. Linoleum is made of linseed oil, rosin, and ground cork, with mineral coloring matters. In cleansing and renovating linoleum. the above ingre- dients should be taken into account. Therefore, linoleum should not be washed with soap, soda or other alka- line cleansing agent Neither should hot water be used on it. To clean linoleum properly, it should be first swept gently, then wiped up with a damp cloth. The surface should be treated every two or three months with some good floor wax, well rubbed in. A solution that may be used to preserve and renovate linoleum is the following: -Dissolve two and one-half pounds paraffin in one gallon of oil of turpentine, using gentle heat; apply while warm with a piece of flannel; let remain on the linoleum about twent four hours, then polish with flannel. New linoleum should be warmed be- fore unrolling or bending, as it cracks very easily when cold. Furniture should not be rolled or skidded over linoleum, but lifted and carried. Small blocks of wood or scraps of linoleum placed under furniture casters prevent unsightly denting. The greatest amount of wear on linoleum comes, naturally. from walk- ing over it. Plain linoleum shows such wear much less than figured, which often becomes unsightly from "paths" and worn patches. This is especially true of•the cheaper printed linoleums. When properly laid and cared for, however, the very best in- laid linoleums are quite satisfactory, and are the cheapest in the long run. She Gained 36 Lbs. Mrs. George Bradshaw, Harlowe, Ont., writes: "I was troubled for many years with weak, watery blood and dropsy. I had nervous headaches, dizziness and sinking spells, and was, indeed a semi -invalid. Doctors told me my heart and kidneys were diseased and gave me up. By using 10 boxes of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food I have been cured of many of my old complaints and gained 36 pounds in weight." The death sentence on Hnbert T King for the murder of Eddie Nichol- son, near Owen Sound,. has been commuted. The new steel viaduct at Et. Catha- rines over the old Welland Canal, costing $155,000, was opened for traffic on Sunday The main east and west headings of the Rogers Pass tunnel through Mount Macdonald, on the C. P. R., were con- nected, $0,000 feet below the surface, near Glacier, B. C. Albert Sevigny, M. P. for Dorchester, and Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, is said to be slated to succeed as Speaker, Hon. Dr. Sproule, appoint- ed to the Senate. DR. A. W. CHASE'S CATARRH POWDER 2 tir■ is sent direct to the diseased parts by the Improved Blower. Heals the ulcers, clears the air passages, stops drop. pings in the throat andpermanent. lyr� cures Catarrh and Hay Fever. 75c. rr box • blower free. Accept no substitutes. Alt dealers or Edmaneon, antes at 00., Limited, Toronto. A BLAZE IA JAPAN Yelling Mobs Throng the Streets When a Fire Starts. IN A FRENZY OF EXCITEMENT Every Native In Town Makes a Mad Dash For the Scene of the Conflagra- tion and Chaos Reigns Supreme. Even a Small Fire Is a Big Event. A fire is a great event in Japan. One would think that, inasmuch as tilt flimsy construction of the Japanese houses and their packing togetbei make fires of almost daily occurrence - in the cities, at any rate -tires woulc have lost a portion of their novelty during the ten or fifteen centuries Ja pan has regularly been burning down Tbey have not, though. When the fire bell begins to toll the whole popula tion goes to the tire. I was in a jinrikisha in Yokohama on my way to the railroad statior when I heard the clangor of a bell and the coolie who was drawing me shouted: "Iiwaji! ltwaji!"-or what pounded like that -and displayedstroni erv1 Iences of breaking into a gallop.. "Sore wa nanigesuka?" I inquired po litely, remembering from my phrase book, "What Is that?" "Kwaji!" he'shouted. "Iiwaji!' And so it fell out that we went tt the fire -the cooMe, the jinrikisha and myself -for I had no words to stor him except a very uncertain "Tomaru!' And be did not choose to tomaru. The coolie galloped down one street and up another, and in ten minutes I was in the midst of 20,000 people clad in every style of Japanese dress, and all running backward and forward. Not a man walked. All ran. They were so interested and excited that f thought they must be shareholders in the shanties which were burning. A man dashed wildly to 060 end of the street elbowing people out of hie way, stepping on them, Pushing against them, and then be stopped, emitted a wild screech and dashed back again. I soy one man did that. In reality a thousand did it on eacb of the four sides of the block in which the fire was, unconcernedly and in a casual and unhampered manner, demolishing some small houses. Other thousands -many of them - ran this way a few steps and that way a few steps. all hy-ah!-ing. Not a man stood still except myself, and I soon got away, for the Japanese, frenzied with excitement, were bumping into me from all sides. Presently the firemen came. They dashed in from all quarters of the city, dragging little hose carts painted red and flying white and red flags. The hydrants in Yokohama are in manholes below the surface of the street. The firemen joined in the mill- ing throng, They rail back and forth, too. and the spectators ran back 'and forth after them. There was much shouting and gesticulation. Every fireman. whether regular or volunteer, 'seemed to be a chief. They all gave orders that nobody obeyed, like a vol- unteer fire outfit in a country village at home. Tbere were ten or fifteen minutes of this running back and forth and shout- ing houting by the firemen; then some tiny streams of water began to sprinkle on the fire. Also, a few big engines be- gan to squirt. Meantime the firemen were paying no attention to the houses me tire, but were trying to keep other 'es from burning. A few of them te.e slates from adjacent roofs and cast them indiscriminately into the crowd. Women with bundles of house- hold belongings straggled out of the houses that might catch fire. More thousands came. For four blocks each way the streets were packed from wail to wall with excited people, all run- ning back and forth and all shouting, I had to club my coolie with my cane to make him start with me to the sta- tion, and he Looked backward over his shoulder all the way. I was depriving him of a real pleasure -taking some- thing out of his life by not allowing him to stay and help put out that fire. It seems almost superfluous to say I missed my train or that the jinrikisha man, bowing and Smiling, remarked, "I am sorrow for youl" However, that made me later .in getting back that night, and as 1 went up dark and de- serted Water street in Yokohama I heard music ahead of me -a kind of music and tune that sounded familiar. Presently 1 overtook the musician. He was a Japanese youth, stumping along on his wooden clogs, wearing a derby hat and clad in a kimono, and he Was playing on a mouth organ "Shall We Gather at the River?" Wherein was illustrated and exemplified the old and the new Japan. The Holstein eow, Rueward, No, 12,162, owned by G. A. Brethen, Nor- wood. Ont., has beaten previous Ca- nadian records by producing, in the semi- official A. R. 0. test, 29,000,7 pounds of milk and 80.0.6 pounds of fat in 385 days, This cow won 2nd prize , at Toronto and first at Ottaws show,' she being ten months in milk at the time of the Tornnto Exhibition. Rueward's production has been ex- ceeded by only three cows in the world. Cutting. He --Do you know, I have of late fallen into the habit of talking to my- self. She -I wondered why you were look- ing so fearfully bored. Hard to Please. "My wife has finicky tastes." "Yes?" "Never wants strawberries till the season's ever and doesn't care to see a show until after It has left town." A Thorough Job. "Mull wife rusted Ing to refawm me, sae," stated Brother ililsondigger, "and I'm so plumb bodacionsly refawmed dat 1 wouldn't marry ag'hh if I done 1tVed to be as old as Methoozetttml"- Judge. December doth 1915 CONCRETE 4. ,...i.;',*W•L'4.4,07::,:z-.;.,,, .: • Sir -z ..G l -'tom`ir• ,, a It contains information that has saved them time and money in making farm improvements. It has taught them the economy of ' building everythingof everlasting concrete. There's no other building material as durable, as adaptable,as easy to use or as low is final cost as concrete, Practically everything that can be built of wood, stone or steel can be made better with concrete and this book tells you how to do it. It is fully illustrated with photos and diagrams and contains 52 practical farm plans. If you haven't a copy, send for one today. Keep it handy. Refer to it often. It is free and will be mailed to you immediately upon receipt of coupon below. 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