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The Exeter Times, 1919-4-3, Page 5'1131(JASDAlr, APRIL 3rd, 1019. .. Full weight of tea in every package REDROSE TEKis good ti Sold only in sealed packages Centralia Mr. Norman Mitchell and family have been quite ill with the "flu" but are recovering. Mitchell Brothers attended the sawing match at Farquhar last week and brought back with them the first prize. Mr. John Kent as; beughtentlies 'house and lot on 1Viairi St: frone-Mr. Doyle. He intends no, renovate, it and add a kitchen, Mr. Byron Hicks lias bought back the horse which he anirchaied at Mr. J. Creery's sale and sold to 'the Exe- ter Council. A conference was held In Exeter on Monday and the matter was adjusted satisfactorily to both parties. 43. The organized Adult Bible Class recently held a most successful ban- quet in the basement of the church. After a sumptuous repast an enjoy- able toast list was carried out, Rev. Mr. Finlay proving an excellent toast master. -Rev. Mr. Baker, of Crediton and Mr. W. G. Medd, were among the speakers. Mr. N. Mitchell is the teacher. Crediton On Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. a far meeting will be held in the Foresters Hall for the purpose of organizing a Woman's Institute. Mrs. Hastings, District Organizer, of Exeter, will be present. All ladies are cordially in- vited to be present. Miss Lucy Lawson of Exeter spent the week end at her home here. Miss Lillian Geiser left Saturday to wait on a patient near Varna. Mrs. Henry Eilber who has been visiting relatives in Ubly Mich., re- turned home Monday. Mrs. C. Zwicker and Master Gerald, returned home Saturday after visit- ing Toronto and New Hamburg. Mr. Henry Eilber M.P.P. spent the 'week end at his home here returning to Toronto to attend Parliament Mon- day. Mr, W. A. Sambrook and Miss Lorine went to London Monday. Mr. Sambrook returning Tuesday, Miss Lorene remaining for a short time. Friday afternoon in the Forester's Hall Mrs. A. Hastings of Exeter will be present to organize a Women' In- stitute. The ladies of the vicinity are cordially invited to be present. Friday evening last the boys met in the Forresters Hall. The first half hour was spent in Bible Study. Following the Bible Study business was transacted. Sides were chosen for a debate for next Friday night. Two new members were initiated and a game followed which closed the meeting. Mr. and Mrs. A. JO Clark and fam- ily of Ailsa Craig accompanied by Miss Gilbert spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Clark. Mr. Dan Trumner of Dashwood visited at the home of. Mr. Harry Beaver Sunday. Russeldale Win David. Dow was the guest of • his brother Mr. Wm. Dow, of Bruce - field for a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. A. Hodgert and attended the funeral of the late eskal ugh Me Diarmid, of Seaforth, on 'Thursday. Mrs. Wm. Mills of, Carlingford, is spending a couple of weeks with her daughter, Mrs. AlexRoy, who we are glad to report is improving nicely. The death took place in Mitchell on Saturday of Mr. Wm.Pridhaan at the advanced age of 77 years. Deceased had been a life long resi- dent of this place until' a few years ago, when he finally settled in Mit- chell where he still carried on the business of cattle buyer. Mr. Prid- ham was held in high esteem by a large circle of friends. He has al- ways led a most active life being a armer, a cattle buyer and at one time a member of the house of Commons. Besides his wife, he leaves to morn his loss, two sons three brothers and three sisters, namely, John and Thomas of Mit- chell and Lawrence of learriston, Mrs. Walkom of Stratford, Mrs, and Mrs. Heal of Munro. The fun- eral was held Tuesday atfernoon at the Methodist ' ehiircle Mitchell thence to Bethel cometry for in- terment, the Rev. Mr. Langford 'conducting the aervices. Dashwood Mr. and Mrs. Laird spent the week- -end with friends in 'Zurich. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Monter spent a few day e in Seaforth this week, Mrs. 3. Kellerman spent the Weeks. tud'in London visiting friends, Ilqrs, E. G. Kraft is spending a •few weeks With relatives in London. Mrs. Seliaab, of Waterloo, is visit - ng With Mr, and Mrs. WM, Elliman Mr. and Mrs, Sol. Martin visited with friends in the village Sunday. Misses Treemner and Lippert, of Zurich, were visiting with friends on Sunday Miss Queenie Hodgins, of Credi- ton, spent the week -end wth friends in town. Mrs. Ed. Edighoffer and children, cre Yale, Mich., are at present -visiting with relatives in town. , , Mr. and Mrs. John Hey, Sr., of Zurich visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fassold on Sunday. Mr: Norman Kellermann and little daughter, Kathleen, of Kitchener, .4i,isited with the former's parents this week. The sale of real estate and house - 3. Kuntz was held on Saturday. Mr. John Kraft, our popular shoeman, bought the house and will soon move into it. Mr. G. Koch, who is now at the flax mill intends moving to the village. Arrangements are now completed for holding a School Fair in our vil- lage in September. A number of schools have joined: Home and school gardens are planned for and every effort is being made to make this the event' of the Saone The prize list is now being made out. Our village and neighborhood turned out to give a right royal we/come to sapper Earl Guenther, who returned from the front on Sat- urday evening. A number of cars loaded with friends went out to Exe- ter while a long procession of school children and mounts met thein on the way in. The entire streets were filled with people all anxious to greet the hero. A public reception was held in Mr. McIsaac's spacious hall, which was crowded to overflowing. Addresses of welcome were given by Revs. Graupner and Yager, Dr. Tay- lor and Messrs. Neel) • and Howard, after which Sapper Guenther made a reply. A march past was then theld when the whole assembly gave him a warm hand shake. Hensall Rer. Dr. Strang, superintendent of Western Missions conducted the ser- vices in Carmel Church on Sabbath last. Signaller Fred Clausen a son of Mr J. C. Clausen who moved to Caron, Sasketchewan, many years ago, is here on a visit with his many friends and was given a hearty reception, the band playing a number of selec- tions. Signaller Clausen enlisted with a Winnipeg bettalion and was overseas for three years. He was wounded in the hip in one of the big battles but is now looking very well. Pte. Alfred Clark, who early enlist- ed with the 161st Huron Battalion as well as Ptes. Arthur Parker and Win. McLean, who were also among the very early volunteers, were wel- comed home during the week, im- mense crowds gathering at the sta- tion, both from the country and vil- lage, to give them the welcome they so well earned. The spring show to be held here on Tuesday April 8, promises to be one of the best held as there is great interest being manifested in it in all quarters. Bath the usual prises and special ones are liberal and tempt- ing., -A, Thames Road Miss Gladys Harvey of Exeter, vis- ited at Mr. John Cann's over the week end. Dr. Colin Fletcher Moderator of the Presbyterian church, has return- ed from his trip to the coast. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Johns and children visited the former's moth- er, Mrs. John Francis in London dur- ing the past week. The farmers are expecting another good run of sap after the cold weather we are havingat present The Syrup has been extra good qual- ity so far this season.. Mrs. Walter Rydall of Fullerton is visiting at the home of her par- ents. Her many friends are pleased to know she is able to be out again after her recent illnese. Miss Belle McDougall, teacher at S. S. No. 10, is obliged to take a rest for a while on account of throat trouble. Mr. Henry Horton, of Tuckersmith will teach while Miss McDougall is recuperating. Mr. Peter Whitlock, of Highview Farin, sowed six acres of spring wheat on 'Wednesday, March 26th, and reports the land in splendid con- dition. The early* bird gets the worm so Peter's after it this time, Last Sunday the review of the past quarters S.S. lessons was taken up by six of the younger members of' Bethany Sunday School, viz,- Misses Violet SteWarts Roxie Cann, Mary tiorney, and Joe Ferguson: Willie Wilkinson and Arthur Rundle. They dealt with the lessen in a very Credit- able Mauer' both to tikeirieelves and their teachers, 11111111111111111111a , . , ' • END STOMACH TROUBLE, GASES OR DYSPEPSIA uPape's Diapepsin” make e sick, sour, gassy stomachs surely feel fine in five minutes. If what you just ate is souring on your stomach or lies like a lump of lead, or you belch gas and eructate !our, undigested food, or have a feeling of dizziness, heartburn, fulTnese, nausea, bad taste in mouth and stomach -head- ache, you can get relief in five minutes hy neutralizing acidity. Put an end to such stomach distress now by getting a large fifty -cent ease of Pape's Diapepsin fromany drug store. You realize in five minutes how needless A is to suffer from indigestion, dyspepsia or any stom- ach disorder caused by food fermentation due to excessive acid in stomach. " Proven Methods of Draining Line Land, Swamps and Springs. Mutual Respect and Confidence Are the Keynotes of Successful Co- operation -- How These May Be Developed In Any Community. (Contributed by Ontario Departmeet ot Agricuiture, Toronto.) N general the conditions making drains necessary are those where the gravitational or free water is either on the surface of the land or so close to the surface as to interfere with the -proper growth of plant roots. The instances where the water is lying on the land, such as in pond holes, sloughs, pockets, swamps, etcc., are very common in Ontario, and it is .usually an easy matter for these conditions to be remedied. They may be remedied either by means of open ditches or a system of tile drains.. Where there is a large area of low lying land which is uniformly Wet, Such, as we have in the southwestern counties, namely, Kent, Essex and Lambton, tile drains augmented by nem liehese are used, and seine - times when the wet land is the same or possibly lower than the lake level dikes are constructed andoptisenesine: Stalled to remoVa' the water. Otheit instances where low-lying and fiat lands require drainage are those which are occasionally flooded either during the spring freshets or during heavy rains. If no means has been provided for this water to be remov- ed quickly the crops growing on this land will be killed out, and thus cause financial loss to the land owners. In the case of underground springs we have a condition where the im- pervious layer of the subsoil has caused the underground water to be blocked and held to such an • extent that it eventually conies to the sur- face. Th.ese'can be prevented by hav- ing a tile drain put in a short dis- tance above the springs so that the water may be cut off and conveyed to a proper outlet. Another instance is that where irrigation is being carried on. In some of the irrigation districts the water is fairly saturated with alkali salts. When this water is used for irrigation it is spread over the land and eventually is evaporated from the surface of the soil or from the leaves of plants and trees by the sun, the alkali being left on the surface. This aIkali accumulates un- til it becomes so strong as to prevent the growth of plants or trees. To remove this alkali it is neces- sary to install a system of under - drains, then thoroughly flood the soil which is saturated with alkali, thus dissolving the alkali and allowing the water to pass off through the drains, thereby removing the alkali. After this has been removed it will be necessary to use a greater amount of water for irrigation of this soil, and after each irrigation as soon as the water has been evaporated to such an extent that the remaining water is almost saturated with alkali the free water remaining in the soil and containing this saturated solu- tion of alkali must be allowed to run off through the drains. Across many Ontario !arms we see small creeks floating at least part of the season. In most instances where this occurs - the draM can be placed parallento this creek, and except dur- ing the spring freshets or after very heavy rains the- water will flow through this drain, thereby obviating the rise of the creek. When this drain is installed the creek banks could be levelled, and instead of be- ing a creek with ragged banks and weeds and small trees growing along- side, could be converted into a scoop ditch. This ditch could be -of such a nature as to allow farm machinery to cross back and forth, and would take care of the occasional heavy flows of water. In all conditions where the ground water comes within two and a half feet of the surface of the soil it is necessary for this to be removed in some manner so that plants may have proper root growth.—W. R. Scott, B.S.A., 0. A. College, Guelph. 10 CENT "CASCARETS" FOR LIVER AND BOWELS Cute Sick Headache, Constipation, Biliousness, Sour Stomach, Bad Breath—Candy Cathartic. o odds bow bad your liver, stomach or bowels; how much your head aches, how miserable you aro from constipa- tion, indigestion, biliousness and slag- gish bowels—you, always get relief with Casearets. ' They immediately cleanse and regulate lie stomach, lemma the our, fermenting food and. totil gases; fake the excess bile from tliC liver and earry off the. constipated •waste matter and poison from the intestibes and bowels. A liaccet bor. from your drug- Tist will keep our liver and bowl elan; stonier:1i mi'et and head elear foi montbs. They work vsl !le you sleep. HIGHEST EGG RETURNS Secure These by Hatching Your Chicks Early. Not Every Farmer Should Plant an Apple Orchard—Only Those Who Understand the Business and Wish to Specialize Tho Small Orchard Is Usually Not Profitable. (Contributed by Ontario Department of Agriculture. Toronto.) HE early hatched pullets are usually the best winter lay- ers, Pullets hatched during the first three weeks of April not only lay from two to three dozen more eggs during the year but lay many more eggs during the win- ter. The average pullet begins lay- ing at an age of six and one-half to seven months; the later hatched ones are slower to mature than those hatched early. To be sure your chickens will be hatched early an in- cubator is almost a necessity. The later the hens begin to lay, generally the later they become broody. An incubator is a machine and re- sponds to treatment the same as any other machine. It is not difficult to handle but it can not supply its own oil for heat or keep itself clean, nor yet Ian it supply the little chicks in- side the eggs' with good pure air un- less the room in which the incubator is placed has good air. The room in which the machine is run should be clean and well ven- tilated. If you can sleep in the room comfortably it is good enough. Us- ually a cellar is the best place be- cause the temperature is more even and the machine is therefore easier to regulate as to heat. The incubator should be clean; especially is this true of the interior of the machine. It is advisable to brush out theoma- chine as clean as you can, then wash it out with water and soap and last- ly disinfect it. Perhaps one of the eaziesn materials to use is the com- ma& tarry comPounds that are used about the stables. Just spray or wash the machine thoroughly after each liatclie doesnot take much time and saves a lot of trouble with the chicks. With some types of machines hearing cloth tops in the hatching chamber it is wise to remove the old cloth each season ande-eplace it with a new piece. Be sure and test the thermometer. Take it into a drug store and the druggist will test it for you along- side one of known accuracy. Many hatches are lost through bad ther- mometers. Get only clean eggs and of good size or set the kind of eggs you want the pullets to lay. Be sure your hands are clean when you turn the eggs. Oily, or dirtyleands lower the hatch. Do not keep the oil can in the same room as the incubator. When chicks hatch do not feed them before they are at least forty- eight hours old. Should they pant inside the machine open the door a little. Give them plenty of air:— Prof. W. R. Greham, 0. A. College, Guelph. Who Should Plant an Apple Orchard. The apple growing industry of the future in Ontario will be developed by men who like the work, and who have the perseverance and intellie gence to meet the problems encoun- tered. The necessary practice and experience can be acquired as one goes along, and the difficulties of fin- ancing the business can be overcome by starting in a small way, or by putting one's time on other crops while the orchard is growing. The men who should not undertake apple growing are those who do not like the work, and those who from lack of experience and knowledge expect to find in it phenomenal probts. The apple industry offers perhaps as good opportunities for profit as are to be found in any other line of agricul- ture or horticulture, -but is at the same time no more profitable, on an average, than any other well-manag- ed business; neither should encour- agement be offered to land specula- tors, many of whom in the past put out misleading information as to pro- fits to be made. The success of the industry will depend on, ist, the man; 2nd, his local and farm con- dition. A man who understands orchard work and has a liking for it can make a success of apple orchard- ing as a side -line in general farming, in stock farming, or in dairying, al- though it may be pointed out that many dairy farmers find it does not pay to neglect their. herds in order to care for a orchard. Orchards be- low five acres in size are likely to receive very little attention on most farms, and farmers who wish to de- velop apple orchards as a profitable side -line should plant not less than ten acres if possible. Orchards rang- ing in size from ten to twenty-five acres can be conducted as profitible side -lines on many farms. The commercial apple growing in- dustry is developing along two lines. There are now to be found quite a number of orchards ranging in size from forty acres up to one hundred and twenty-five, or larger. These con- stitute highly specialized businesses and are sound economic propositions provided one is so situated as to have the extra labor required at picking time. The chief difficulty with an orchard of this cleat is that a great deal of help is required at certain periods of the year, while at other periods there is little or no work to be done. The problem, there- fore, becomes one of adjusting apple orcharding to other lines of producs tion, so as to equalize the distribu- tion of labor throughout the year. It would appear that an excellent sys- tef of diversification could be worked out by using strawberries, rasp- berries, currants and gooseberries along with apples or other tree fruits, excepting cherries, Cherries conflict in picking season 'with the small freits, but can be handled along with apples 'unless strawberries and raspberries are Preferred, — Prof. J. W. CroW 0, A. College Cetielph MAY CUT OFF POLES,. 'Unnerves to Land Troops at Ports Proposed by Germans. THE HAGTJE, Marcla 31, — "The ports of Memel, Libau and Konig - berg, proposed by the Germans for landing the Polish troops, are quite impossible from the military point'of view," said Jean de Viodek, the Pol- ish Charge d'Affaires to the Nether- lands, speaking tie' your correspon- dent. "Every army," he went on • "needs military bases for supplying it with food, and in this case, espe- cially, with munitions and clothes. If the troops arrived via a port and through a country purely German there would be great danger that the route by which the army could be supplied would be eut off by strikers or by Spartacan riots." Asked about the political signifi- Mime of the refusal of the Germans to allow Dantzig to be used, the Charge said; "President Wilson's words were always understood throughout the whole of Poland that Dantzig would be a Polish port for a united Poland by the corridor of Polish territory. This question is one of confidenee for the Polish people toward the present Govern- ment, which is supported by the whole bourgeoisie, including the Moderate Socialists. If the ques- tion of Dantzig is not settled soon, Paderewski's Government may have difficulties. "The Poles understand that with the support of the Allies they would have a 'free and secure access to the sea.' It the question of Dantzig is settled favorably for Poland one more pretext of Bolshevki agitation against Paderewski's Government will have been removed." "Do you consider there is any real danger of Bolshevism in Poland?" asked your correspondent. "There's little danger of Bolshe- vism in Poland, but there is a big exterior danger menacing Poland not only from Russia, but from the Ukraine and Hungary, and this is one more reason why Poland should receive help for her armies. As for the danger of civil war which the Germans refer to, it is only one more proof that Dantzig's hinterland is Polish, desiring union with Poland. I Third, a political point is that if Po- land is kept lacking all raw materials the Germans can prevent the pro - :visioning of Polish industries, with the idea of propagating Bolshevism among the workless people." DAYLIGHT SAYING. Majority of Cities and Towns Have Brought It Into Effect. LONDON, March le—Summer time M the United Kingdom began Sun- day. The clocks were advanced one hour at two o'clock a.m. Urban Canada seems to have taken the bit M its teeth so far as "day- light saving" is concerned. The ma- jority of the cities and towns have already brought it into effect by municipal proclamation, while many , others promise to deal with it dur- Ing the next two days. The necessity for complying with train time and the insistence of the great mass. of industrial workers resulted in speedy action by the civic authorities. The joke appears to be on Parlia- ment. Despatches voice considerable criticism of the fact that failure on the part of men elected as leaders to investigate the effects of summary decision on their part to get into touch with both sides of the question, with a view to securing a general adoption of some common action, bids fair to result in considerable in- comvenience and misunderstanding. Among the cities and towns al- ready reported to have enacted "day- light-saving" time by municipal de- cree are: Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Three Rivers, London, Belleyilie, Kitchener, Guelph, Chatham, St, Catharines, Port Hope, Prescott, Niagara Falls, Woodstock, Moncton, Sherbrooke, Brockville, Saskatoon, Quebec City, Gananoque, Ingersoll, Mount Forest, Orillia, Port Colborne, and the Legislature of British Colum- bia. Murder and Pillage In Egypt. LONDON, March 31.-0f/tidal com- muniques referring to the outbreak in the southern provinces of Egypt have been received. from Cairo and say that a train from Luxor was at- tacked at Minich on March 15 and partially sacked. The bodies of seven murdered British officers were found in the guard's van. A crowd at Benisouef on March 15 invaded the courts during their sit- ting, drove out the officials and tried to get hold of the British judge. Fail- ing in their object, the demonstrators wrecked the various Government offices and attacked Mudiria, but were eventually driven back by a small body of Indian troops on March 18. Airmen Gather for Big Flight. ST. JOHN'S, Nfld., March 31.—The coastal steamer Portia, with two airplanes and passengers transferred from the steamer Digby, arrived at Placentia Sunday, and the passengers (with the exception of two British airmen who will attempt a trans- atlantic flight) came here by special train. The airmen, Harry Hawker and Lieut. Commander McKenzie Grieve, are expected to bring the ma- chines here to -day. Passengers who crossed on the Digby said the flight was planned for April 15, at the time ed the next full moon, if conditions should be favor- able, 'Warns Bedouin Tribes. CAIRO, March 31.—The Westere Bedouin tribes have been warned that they must remain in their own localities and will be punished if they mote eastwards. A general warning has also been issued that if the railway lino be damaged the neighboring village will be burned. • :Karl Radik, the leading atusaian Bolehevik agent in Germane', Who 'INCREASE POTATO CROP How to Check Serious Diseases in Ontario. Leaf Roll and Mosaic Are Ammar Established and Reduce Yield* »One-third — How to Detect Dias .„ eases and Only Way to Control Them. (Centiibuted by Ontario Department Agriculture, Toronto.) of HE two most serious seed - borne potato diseases in Ontario are Leaf Roll and Mosaic. Other seed -borne potato diseases common in the Pro- vince are Black Leg, Rhizoctonia, Blight, Wilt and Scab, Leaf Roll and Mosaie cause a very marked reduc- tion in the yield, and the fact that these two diseases are so prevalent in Southern Ontario accounts for the poor crop of potatoes that has been obtained in many parts of the Pro- vince for the past four years. Leaf Roll.—The cause of this dis- ease is unknown. Data gathered by the pathologists of the United States and Canada shows that Leaf Roll may reduce the yield to about one- third of the normal crop. I Symptonts.—Symptoms of Iseaf Roll are very variable. Affected plants are always more or less dwarfed and M some varieties the leaves assume a characteristic upright, almost star - Ing habit, instead of drooping over in the normal way. Rolling of the low- er leaves is always associated with the disease. The rolled leaves on plants affected with this disease begin to die early. The harsh, leathery texture of such leaves is a constant symptom. The tubers of affected plants are small and are borne gen- erally on very short tuber -branches (stolons) or even attached in a clus- ter to the stern. Tubers from affected plants invariably produce diseased plants. There is also evi- dence to show that the disease may spreadeid.from plant to plant in the Prevention.—The only sure way of avoiding loss from Leaf Roll is to secure fresh seed from districts" free from this disease. Fortunately, this is possible, as Northern Ontario and certain sections of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Is- land are comparatively free from this trouble. In experiments carried on in Old Ontario by the Agricultural Representatives with seed potatoes from South Ontario, New Brunswick and Northern Ontario, it was found that the average amount of Leaf Roll M the plants from the seed &gm the three different sources was as follows: -- Old Ontario 45.5 % New Brunswick 5.1 Northern Ontario 1.4 These figures strongly emphasize the desirability of obtaining north- ern -grown potato seed. Mosaic.—The cause of this disease is also unknown. It has been ob- served in many fields in Ontario. When severe there is a very notice- able reduction in the crop. Data gathered by the pathologists of the United States and Canada shows that this disease may reduce the yield by one-half. Symptoms.—The foliage of plants affected with Mosaic is somewhat wrinkled or corrugated and mottled with faint, light green or yellowish spots. The stalks of the diseased plants are often more bare near the ground than those of healthy ones, partly because the affect- ed foliage does not spread out and drop ,,alown e normally, and partly because the lower leaves sometimes fall off in the last stages of severe attacks. The tubers of af- fected plants are normal-looking and sound and their keeping or eating qualities are not impaired. Prevention.—If Mosaic is abun- dant in a field the surest and quick- est way of eliminating it is by ob- taining fresh seed from a non-infect- ed district. Such seed can be ob- tained at the present time from Northern Ontario. General Suggestions For the Preven- tion of Seed -borne Potato Diseases. In order to avoid loss from Leaf Roll and Mosaic, the source of seed is of the utmost importance. Seed potatoes free from these diseases can be obtained from Northern Ontario. Only certified seed, however, can be relied upon. For information con- cerning certified northern -grown po- tato seed write Mr. Justus Miller, Assistant Commissioner of AgTict1- ture, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, Canada. Even certified northern -grown seed is not a panacea for all diseases. In order to avoid loss from such seed - borne potato diseases as Black Leg, Rhizoctonia, Wilt, Blight and Scab, the following precautions should be taken: 1. Select for seed smooth, sound tubers, as free as possible from seab, black, hard lumps on the surface, and abnormal discolorations of the skin or flesh. 2. Disinfect all seed before cut- ting with forixialin or corrosive sub- limate. The latter substance is the more reliable for the prevention of Rhizoctonia. 3. When cutting potatoes have at hand two or three knives and a jar containing a 20 per cent. solution of formalin. After cutting into a tuber which shows signs of rot drop the knife into the formalin, discard the diseased potato and take a fresh knife from the formalin solution for the next cutting, 4. Spray every year with Bordeaux mixture for the prevention of Late Blight and Rot. Such spraying is an insurance 'which, it is not safe to neglect. 5. Rogue the growing crop once or twice during the suMmer, or at -least that portion of it from which the seed is to be saved, This operation consists in the removal and destruc- tion of any plants showing signs of such diseases as Leaf Roll, 1Viosaic, Black Leg, Rhizoctonla and Wilt. 6. Prentice a rotation of crops end possible plant potatoes after clover d.—Prof. J. E. Hewett, 0. A. Cols ae, Guelph. 11 was under arrest, has been released 80 by the Berlin GOVernmente le to CROWN NEW KAISER Militarists Preparing Big Coup to Restory Monarchy. Call to 'Upper Classes to rot a Rohm., zollern or a Representative of Some Other Royalllonee on the Throne of Gerxuany—Orneltiee to Spartacan Prisoners Disgust All Classes. BERLIN (via Berne and Paris), March 31, --There are persistent ru- mors of a plot to bring back the old regime and put either a Hohenzol- lern or a representative of some other royal house on the throne of Germany. Some conjectures are that Willis= will return — othera that Prince Henry of Battenberg, the Kaiser's brother, is the hope of the Royalists. But most people say the Royalist plotters will not choose a Hohenzol- lern, but that dark horses are now being groomed for the great event. In the newspapers for several days has appeared this advertisement: "Students, ensigns, schoolboys and cadets, your country cells you, "Join the Volunteer Corps for the defence of the agricultural estates and farms." This appeal to the youth of the upper classes is declared by many well-informed people to be an at- tempt to gather an army for a last- ditch fight for "my monarchy" to re-establish itself. It is thought the food situation must soon lead to a crisis. Then the Government will have to ask those who until now had plenty to distri- bute more foodstuffs among the city dwellers. But the farmers probably won't obey this demand, which may lead to riots and the sending of ex- peditions to the country to obtain food. This will be "der tag" for the militarists, who then, according to those who think the Royalists have a plot on foot, will arm the country people, who have always been sup- porters of the old regime, and march into the cities, disarm the workmen, overthrow the Govern ment and bring in a new emperor. 'Hugo Haas, in a fiery speech at Weimar Friday, declared the militar- ists are carrying the thing with a high hand in Berlin and gain the supremacy by shooting prisoners during any attempted. revolution, even though they've surrendered without arms, and hundreds of per- sons are being executed unlawfully. Even the bourgeoisie have acknowl- edged that cruelties are being in- flicted upon prisoners which are so great that people living in the neigh- borhood of the prisons have declared they could no longer endure the shrieking of political prisoners who are being beaten. with whips. One prisoner was shot only for the "crime" that he had been a friend of Karl Liebknecht. Haas uncovered part of the plau of the militarists, which was to im- prison all leaders of workmen, terrorize the others and obtain pos- session of all arms and clear the way for an attempt to seize the Government and reinstate the mon- archy. Can't Coop Up Sinn Feiners. DUBLIN, March 31.—Thenty Sinn Fein prisoners, including J. J. Walsh, member of the British House of Commons, escaped Sunday from Mount Joy prison. The men used a rope to clamber over the walls. The prisoners were exercising at about three o'clock in the afternoon, when some of them turned on the wardens and held them down while the others were arranging a rope lad- der over the thirty-foot wall. The first thing the outside public noticed was the men sliding down a rope from the jail wall to the canal bank. People quickly collected and helped the fugitives by holding the rope down which they were slidin_g. As the military guard came to the aid of the wardens the escaped prisoners dashed in various direc- tions. 40 Miles In 21 Minutes. TORONTO, March 31.—Hamilton to Toronto In twenty-one minutes in a three -passenger airplane was the remarkable flight made by Pilot Younghusband, accompanied by the owner of the machine, Mr. Proctor of Hamilton, and Mr. P. G. Ericsou of this city. The flight was made on Sunday afternoon from the Scott barracks in Hamilton to Leaside Camp, and the time in "taking off" and landing was included in the record of the flight. The machine when it was once pro- perly under way was flown directly for Toronto at a high altitude, mak- ing nearly 95 miles an hour. , Fire on Ferry Boat. WINDSOR, March 31. — Fire of undetermined origin that started in the boiler room of the ferry Garlattd, owned by the Detroit & Windsor Ferry Co., caused damage amounting to $3,000. The blaze was extinguish- ed by the joint efforts of the Wind- sor Fire Brigade and the Detroit fire tug. The vessel was lying at its berth alongside the Government dock here, when flames were discovered by the engineer, Shell Destroy Big Structures. PARIS, March 31.—Lemberg was heavily shelled by the Ukrainians trona Monday Until Thursday morn- ing, according to a Havas despatch froin Warsaw. Scores of civilians were killed and hundreds wounded. St. George's Cathedral and the Archiallop's Palace were badly damaged. Employers Must Reinstate Soldiera, MELBOURNE, March 31.—Mini- ter of Defence Wise says that ander the Defence Act employerrefusiag to reinstate returned so/diet-0 are li- able to a fine of 500 pounds sterling, Which the court may order to be paid to the employe not reinstated,