The Exeter Times, 1923-9-13, Page 3BARVEST INVASION
OF WESTERN CANADA
SITUATION ,IS UNIQUE ; IN
MANY WAYS,
East Helps Out the West at.
Critical Period =--- Britishers
Coming in Large Numbers.
The initial steps in the•,handling of
the - prairile; grain, between the grow-
ing`fieilds Wald the elevator; is in itstelf
an undertaking of some magnitude,
calling into requisition the labor of a
Yea- t arluy. of nett, and this great.:force
has each year to be brought into the
Prairie Provinces from the Eastern
and,Wesrtemn e;rtrenaties .o8 the coun-
try. The Govtrlunent, railways, and
other agenciles concerned are already
looking ahead to th , s of this
e ,neeas c
pee iod, avid conservatively estimate
that, the Canadian West will need the
assistance of sixty thousand men to
harvest its bumper yield.
The situation •. as it develotP s each
-al.
autumn is a curious once and in' In u y
ways unique," For the greater -part o1
the year the Western Provinces are
able to get along quite well with their
farm mean -power,' and the farmer un-
aided, or with his regular help, ac-
complishes all the necessary' farm
operatdo,ne. With the ripening of the
crop, however, -wind in the considera-
tion that the time for harvesting •is
limited, the task has extended beyond
his capabilities and he depends largely
upon the introduction of temporary
laboir to successfully secure „his crop.
Proper Distribution' Difficult.
The provision of 'adequate) farm help
to the Westerh'Province,s at harvest
time Ira•s constituted one of Canada's
problems- since_ that area` became de-
"
veloped' agriculturally. If too many
men ate sent'ouit, of an insufficient
number, the problem remains un-
eiolved. Proper distribution has al-
ways been difficult.
The' matter of :the provision of ade-
quate anti sufficient farm help, which
Shall at the statue time not be in ex-
cess- of demand, has now been 'prac-
tically , solved thtrou.gh the co=opera-
tion of the Canadian Government and
railway's. The 'Government labor
bureau, operating throughout all the
• provinces, have made this possible.
They are acquainted with ecploynient
conditions at every point, and Ottawa,
through receiving daily reports, is at
all times, apprised of the labor situa-
tion. The Government Is thus able to
tell very approximately how many imen
will be needed and just in what sec-
tions they will be required.
It is the businesis of the railways to
aanrcange far the securing and: Portation of these
'� h nio from 'the East
and extreme West to the prairies and
for. the periodical arrival at specific
r 11 • bureaux attend t o the
cent es. T e u d o
matter of distribution, siend.ing the
men out to the districts where they
are most urgently needed: Thins every
3iarrner who makes, ,early application :to
one of the erfiploynient offices for a
harvest helper is assured of being sup-
plied with one jwsit when his crop is
quite ready to be stocked, gralnted
that sufficient help is available from
the East.
Special Harvesters' Trains.
It Is : natnraltly to the interest of the
railroads that tlfe Western crop should
be harvested e s sof ely and rapidly as
possible; and special trains- with har-
vesters are run to -the West from the
Maritimes; Quebec and Ontario. Tick-
ets are issued at very vow fares, •; and a
;certificate accompanies each ticket,
which is left by the harvester•, with
the station agent at his destination.
Provided than one month's' harvest
work is completed and the farmer for
whom the man has Worked signs a
certificate to this effect, the harvester
is entitled to the isame .raw rate, back
to his home. • -
Naturally al: do not return to the
East when harvesting is completed,
and these excursions have in the past
been fertile recruiting: grounds foa• the
agricultural lands of the pralines.
Many men; too, come up over the in-
ternational border to see the West by
- this cheap means and, having seen,
remain there. 'In a year" or two they
bave their own crops to ha.rvest and
thresh and are themselves ' seeking
helpers from the East.
The harvest season is, roughly, from
the first week in August up to the last.
week in November. Early in August,
depending upon the state of the West-
ern crop, the first excursions leave
points in Eastern Canada, and towards
the end of November the last leaves
the West, bringing back the stragglers
whohave not finally decided' to, throw
in their lot with the 'West. Thus an-
nually the East helps out the West in
a critical period and performs a not
unimportant part -of the actual ` har
veStti:ng of the grain crop of the
Prairie Provinces.,
The -best ;Chinese razors are made
of old horseshoes.
You may inheritwealth you have
not earned but onlwork will enable
yon to keep it. ""
Undertakers are, unknown in Ja pP an.
When a person dies ther t, the. body is
, encoffined and buried by a inember
of the family.
Among the wilder tribes of. the Cau-
casus everychild is taught to use the
dagger almost as soon as he can walk.
The children first learn to stab water
without malting a splash, and by
inc
es-
v nt practice they acquire all C7ra-
ordinary
coratiiand;:over the weap(vri.
Ri1EU IA Ie SUFFERERS
May Obtain Relief by , Enriching
the Blood Supply. R'
In the days of our fathers and grand
fathers, rheumatism was thought to,
be the unavoidable penalty of middle;
life and old age. Almost every elderly
person had rheumatism, as well as
many young people. It was thought
that rheumatism was the mereeffect
of exposure to cold and damp, and it
was treated with liniments .andhot
applications, .•• which sometimes gave
temporary relief, but did not remove
the trouble. In these days there were
many cripples. Now, medical science
understands that rheumatism Is, a dis
ea.se of the blood, and that with good,
rich, red .blood any pian or woman af,
any -age can defy itheumatism. There are
many elderly people who have never
felt a twinge ot; rheumatism, and many
who have conquered it by simply keep-
ing their blood rich and pure.
Tlle.
blood enriching qualities of Dr. WIl-
iiams' Pink Pills is becoming every
year more widely known, and the more
general use of these pills has robbed
rheumatism of its terrors,. At the first
sign of poor blood, which et is
,shown by
loss ,of appetite, dull 'skin and dim
eyes, protect. yourself against further
ravages of disease by taking Dr. Wil-
liams' Pink -Pills. They have helped
thousands -if you give them a fair
trial •they will not disappoint you.
You ban get these pills through any
dealer in medicine or by mail at 50
cents a box from The Dr. Williams'
Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont.
•
Giants of the Air.
Now that the, British Government
has accepted in principle a big scheme
for tire building ofhuge airships for
passenger traffic, we can look forward
to the day when we shall -'be able to.
travel to Egypt in just over a day and
night, and too` India. in 'seventy hours,
says. a London writer.
Comnlau'der Burney, M.P., who pro;
posed the scheme- some eighteen
'months ago, has, great faith in the
durability and reliability of tire enor
mous vessels which he proposes to
construct •for the World Airway.
1n 1921 the whole world was thrilled
by the marvellous achievement of the
British rigid airship R. 34, commanded
by E. M. Maitland. During that year
R. 34 flew to America and back, the
outward journey taking 108 hours • and
the return fight 75 hours.
R. 38, the largest" airship in the
world, having beaten all previous re-
cords in her trial flights, was sold to
the United. States. But during: 1921
both these aerial; cruisers came to die -
aster. The R. 34 was wrecked at Iiow-.
den-onJanuary "19th, and on August
24th the R. 38 fell, $n flames into the
Humb`er, only five of her crew of forty-
nine being slaved.
• The new aerial liners will be nearly
twice as large as- the R. ;34. The best
waytogete size of. these
ans aofthes e
d
new airships is to compare them with
a mammoth liner. For instance, the
aerial monster -will be 760 feet in
length, just 2 feet shorter than the
Mauretania; but this ship is only 88
feet in breadth, while the diameter of -
the airship will be 120 feet!, '
And as for speed, the air liner will
be able to travel comfortably at a
speed of 80 miles per hour -mare than
twice as fast as the Mauretania.
Passengers on these great airships
will be as comfortable: as on the Aqui
tani>a, or in one of London's famous.
hotels. In the near future it will be.
customary to travel by air. to Egypt,
India, and possibly even Australia, and
passengers will have their comfort
studied to'the'liniit of possibility.
The first passenger airship will have
cabins fitted with, single berths -one
cabin for each passenger -and', each
cabin will be fitted. with a writing-
table, a dressing -table, and a 'tip up
wash •basun.
For the use of passengers during.
the day there will be a lounge and a
smoking -saloon, furnished like those
in use in the chief London clubs.
Matches, of course; will not beallowed
on board, but electric lighters will be
provided. '
The restaurant, "bailable of seating
about eighty pensions!, will supply the
necessaries of life on a lavish scale.
Focd wi-li be cooked in electric ovens
which will derive their power from the
seven separate engines which will pro -
ped this veritable hotel de luxe.
One 'hundredand fifty passengers
will be carried, as well as a large'
crew, and the airship will be able to
cruise 3,000 miles without coining to
earth.
EASY TRICKS
11ra.43
The Four Aces
Inthis clever trick, the four aces
aro dealt face down .on the table.
On each ace, three other cards are
placed. The magician says the us-
ual inagie word -and all of the aces
fly to one of 'the hegps. A little
arrangement "of' the cards is neces-
y
sar •.
Th four aces are:displayed; as In
e
the illustration. Do not display
them for long because a keen -eyed
spectator might discover the fact
that, behind the aceofclubs three
other cards are hiding. The "fan"
of cards is closed and placed, face
down, on the top of the pack of
cards. •
The audience believes that the
four aces are on the top of the
pack. Really three other cards are
on the top of the aces. The first
Of these is dealt on the table with
the remark: "I'll put the first ace
here." The second is dealt with,
the remark: "-and the second ace
here". Care must be taken not to
show the . faces of the three cards.
On the fourth card, which really is
an ace, deal the next three cards
the three remaining aces. Three
cards are dealt on each of the other
three (alleged) aces. The trick is
now completed but don't forget the
magic words and any other hocus
pocus. w
(Clip this out and paste it, with
other of the series, in a scrapbook.)
IJEItD Vii. BY'S HEALTH
IN HE, SUMMER
The summer months are the most
dangerous to children. The ; com-
plaints of that season, which , are
cholera infantuin, colic, diarrhoea and
dysentery come on so quickly that of-
ten a little one le beyond aid before
the mother realizes lie le- ill. The
mother must be on her guard to pre-
vent these troubles!, or if they do conte
on suddenly to banish •them. . No: other
medicine is of such aid to mothers dur-
ing hot weather as Baby's Own Tab-
lets. They regulate the stomach and
bowels and are absolutely safe. Sold
by medicine dealems`or by mail at 25
cents a. box froth The =Dr,'• Williams'
Medicine Ca., Brockville, Ont,-
King George's Trip to
Scotland.
When King George and Queen. Mary
go to Scotland for their annual visit
at this time of the year ,it is not a
simple matter -at least for anyone ex-
cept the Britisih sovereigns. There is
a huge amount of preliminary work to
be done.
'For instance, even the chief cook aat
Buckingham Palace must go north to
be ready to cater to the royal taste
when their majesties are in residence
at Balmoral, and even ore of the royal
carriages must be sdiippeci to Scotland
to be there in case of necessity. Also
as the King has to do considerable
motoring one of his big ears must be
sent in advance.
Then there is .the question of the
King's . wardrobe. It is Incumbent up-
on him to appear sometimes in kilts
and at other times in tweeds when on
the moors .shooting grouse. There is
at least one official in his retinue who
cannot be dispensed with and that is•
his mailman;
The King's mail always is handled
separately and when he travels there
is an employee of the postoffice who
looks after the Royal mail. It is stent
in a special beg and it Ib the job of
this official to see that no delay is occa-
sioned In tlansmittinug letters and
documents to the British sovereign.
There is no time of the year which
the King relishes mare than his excur-
sion to Scotland- during the shooting
season, He is a keen sportsman and
one of the best shots in the United
Kingdom. If, he had his own way
aboutit he probably would prefer to
go to Scotland in as simple a manner
as any ether subject of his realm,
which .is ailso';the way, the •Prince. of
Wales likes to travel. But being a
King there is a great deal of formality
connected with his journey from Lon-
don to the north .country.
BY DR. J. J. JMIDDLETON,,
Provincial Board of Health, Ontario
Dr. AZ1ddi!ePon will be glad to ans°rwer que%t1os *M, an Psablio Uealth go&
tors through this Column. Addreee Mm It.t $padina Hou Spm
Crescent, Toronto.
Does poverty affect the health of
children and contribute to the high
death rate among infants? .All indi-
cations point to the feet that it .does.
There are • many causes_' of infant
mortality. Lack of knowledge on, the
part of the parent is supposed ,to be
responsible for many of these deaths,
but this is not the only cause. What
about poverty? What about low wages
that compel ;a family to eke out an
existence just above what is required
to keep body and soul together? There
are many such pitable plights of
iter >
fain -
and the sooner such
conditions
are put .,right, • the sooner will the
standard of citizenship be raised. The
nation that in war time permits its
soldiers to make war on women and
children is rightly considered as be-
yond the pale of citizenship. What
-ma -b e said
Y b a of the nation that in
peace time allows its infants to be
ere
7
mur
murdered? Is Canada such a nation?
It is to be hoped not, Andyet our in-
fant mortality rate is far too high.
What is the relationship between .this
infant mortality rate and the family
income? Vancouver, B.C., has an in-
fant mortality rate of fifty-five (one
of the lowest in the Dominion of Can-
ada) ; and the average salary of Van-
couver is moi•e than X1,250.
In Montreal where the infant mor-
tality rate is above 155, the average
earning capacity of parents is less
than $460 per year.
Living "conditions in Canada and
the United States are somewhat simi-
lar, and what we know of conditions
there may be an index of what is pre-
valent here.
"Six careful and painstaking sur-
veys made by the Government seem to
fasten the indictment of baby.murder-
ers:,-upon us ' as a'. nation," says..
writer. "We are murdering babies by
permitting their parents to be paid so
little in wages that the babies die
without a chance to live."
The latest revelation of that condi-
tion comes from Gary, Indiana, old
Judge Gary's "Model Village," built
by the steel trust. The children's
bureau of the department of labor has
just completed a year's study of
in-
fant mortality there whichshowstAn
increase of infant mortality corres-
ponding to the fall of the earnings of
the chief bread winners. When the
earnings amounted to at least $1,850
a year the infant death rate was 89.4.
When the earnings ranged between
$1,050 and '$1,850'the death rate was
127.1. When the earnings fell below
$1,050, the death rate rose to 187,8.
Said the bureau's report: The heav-
ler toll was taken by the gastric and
intestinal diseases due to the inability
of the mothers to feed their babies at:
the ' breast, . inability to purchase
enough wholesome milk, bad housing
andlack of -sanitation.
It should be the wish of every citi-
zen and the aim of every statesman to
maintain and increase . the standards
of living which exist in our country.
There is some faint hope that the in-
dustrialoutlook on this continent may
lead us to believe that poverty as a
cause of infant mortality may soon be
considerably reduced.
Daring Rescue from S.S. Marburn
Thomas Bruin, Liverpool, boatswain
of the Canadian Pacific. S.S. Marburn,
made an heroic rescue at sea. While
off Glasgow and engaged''in boat drill
in' the manner ordained by Board of
Trade regulations, George Davidson,
an able. 'seaman, -lost his balance and
fell ovrboard. Bruin jumped to the
w • clothesr and heav boots, -
sea with hiey
reaching Davidson when he came up
for the second time. This is Bruin's
second jump overboard. Last summer
at Montreal a cgmpanlon had the same
mishap, but unfortunately the seaman
had struck his head on some floating
object and did not rise Immediately to
the surface. Bruin dived unsuccess-
fully for his companion, who was
found some days later.
Members of the crew made a pre-
septation to Bruin on his return voy-
age, and the Log of the S.S. Marburn
will be a permanent memoorial of the
boatswain'e bravery. y.
MONEY ORDERS.
Dominion Express i Money Orders are
on sale in five thousand offices
through( ut Canada.
What Song Will You Have
to Eat?
Making the rounded- of the popular.
music publishers these days is just
like walking into a market. The pub-
lishers will soon have to have their
stuff licensed under the Pare Food and.
Drug. Act instead of having them copy-
righted.
The list of the latest song hits re-
sembles a music publishers' picnic
menu.
Menu
"Yes, We' Have No Bananas"
"Hey! You Want Any Codfish?"
"Pickles,'
"Cut Yourself a • Piece of Cake and
Make Yourself at Home"
"I Want An Apple on the Stick"
Re -Heated Coffee -"Don't You Try to
Two -Saucer Me"
• "Sugar"
And to Complete the Meal with Nate'
we have "Hot Roasted Peanuts.",
To keep the feed from spoiling we
have "The Grandtest Iceman."
graduates , Nurse Finds
"The Perfect Remedy"
"From my long experience as a pro- t "About a year, ago I had • a lady
feseional nurse, '1:do not hesitate to patient who could not keep a thing on
say Tarlac is , nature's most perfect I her stomach, not even water, •
I pre -
veiled on her to try Taman and, after
remedy," is the far-reaching state- tlio sixth bottle she cculcl eat abao-
s publication recent- lutelyout the
r _.-•-� rent given out for p anything � g she wanted with
hgraduate of the i "I had another patient 'alio simply.
, he-�"�'ou an
Ave:, Seattle, Wash., a
5 d Tom are fast frfends-
anen't yen?"
1 1
Ile -"Yee,' but he's faster .than. I'
tut."
National Temperance Hospital, Chi- could not eat.I got him started an
c<1 o. Tanlac and by the time he finished
g
"I have used Tanlac eyclusively for three bottles, he was eating ravenously
seven . years in the treatment of my and able to work,
charity patients," said Mrs. Borden, "These two instances that are typi-
"and niy experience has been that ter cal of the wonclerful merits of the
liver, kidneys medicine. Myconfidence in Tanlac 18
> v y
beeping the stomach
and bowels functioning properly, and unlimited."
g P P ,
1 �nlac for sale allgood drug-
for toning up .the system in • general, Ta is by drug
-
it had no equal. gists.
Great Heart, an Illinois horse, made
a`high jump record when, with a rider
up, he cleared the bars at more than
eight feet. -
Ask for Minard's and take no other.
Ready for the Job.
James (who has come to Landon
with a view to emigrating, stops be-
fore a news agent's shop to look at
a placard with a large line upon it,
'Situation in Russia") -"I've come.
about the situation you're advertis-
ing."
News Agent -"What situation?"
James (pointing to -poster)-"It's
the one in Russia I'ni after."
News Agent -"Pooh; that's on the.
state of affairs."
James -"I don't care whose estate
it's on -I'll take it."
Keep Mlnard's Linrment In the house.
A tennis court surfaced with rub-
ber and colored green is a new idea
from London. It appears to have
everything to recommend it except the
cost.
But Cared Nothing" for Length.
Aunt -"You say your father likes
you to wear dresses tong?"
Niece -"Yes; the longer I wear
them the betterpleased he is.
BABIES LOVE
'ActriSAWINSIDY3 SYRUP
The Infants' and 'Children's Regulator
Pleasant to give -pleasant to
take. Guaranteed purely vege-
table and absolutely harmless.
It guickly overcomes colic,
diarrhoea, flatulency and
other like disorders.
The open published
formula appears on
every Table.
AtAll Druggfsf,
NIGHT &
MORNING Irl
KEEP YOUR EYES,
CLEAN CLEAR AND HEALTHY
ikrUTY POR YRUII CSC CARR DOOR -MUMMY CO.Ca1CAO4US.y
A.rnericai'ta Pioneer, Dog Bamodlea
Strains, sprains and pains,
overworked muscles, a
twinge of rheumatism -
all of them answer
at once to Ken-
dall's Spavin
Treatment.
Kendall's penetra-
tesright to the sore
spot soothes, cools
and heals.
Kendall's Spavin Treatment,
known for more than 40 years
as Kendall', Spavin Cure, is econo-
mical and clean -no mussiness,
no continued rubbing, ho
,,
bandaging. 10
Ask your druggist for bottle today
KEN ALL'S
SPAVIN
TREAT ENT
Doo.. en
-DOGDISEASES
and How to b'eett
Walled Free to any Ad-
dress by the Author.
t. Cid, Glov®s Co., a
129 West 24t:i Street
New York. U.8. b.
In the Always take
Minard's
Woods
for Sore Feet, Cuts,
Sprains and Bruises.
Vii ®F BM"
UNLESS you see the name "Bayer" on tablets, you
are not gettingAspirin allat
Accept. only an "unbroken' package" of "Bayer Tablets of
Aspirin,", which contains directions and dose worked out
p f by
physicians dI1
na,
2 2 years and proved safe byrlilli n
s for
Colds Headache Rheumatism
Toothache Neuralgia Neuritis
Earache Lg
umbo o Pain, Pain
...
Handy "Bayer" . boxes of 12 tab StsAso bottles. of 24 and 100-1)lvggiets:
Aspirin )v' the trade mark (registered In Canada) of Payer Manufacture of Mono-
aceticOeloester of Salloylleaold. while It is well known that Agpirin means Eisner
iilanur•,.,..ture, t.o assist tho public against Imitations. the TabletsofPayer Company
will be stamped with their general .trade marit, the, ",Bayer Cross,"
If unsalted fat is used in making
pastry, salt should be added in the
proportion of one-quarter teaspoonful
of salt to one cup of ,four.
There's only one safe way of climb-
ing in business, and that is to stay on
'the level.
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REQ RASH ON
HANDS AND BODY
tching and Burning Ter-
rible, Cuticura Heats.
"I was troubled with eczema on
my hands and body. It broke out in
a red rash and later formed sore
eruptions , containing water. T h e
itching and burning were terrible.
My hands had to be bandaged, and
my clothing aggravated the breaking
out on my body. The trouble lasted
about three months.
"A friend advised me to try Cuti-
curd Soap and Ointment. I did and
found they helped me, and after
using two cakes of Cuticura Soap
and two boxes of Ointment I was
healed." (Signed) Mrs. Russell
Hendsbee, Sand Point, Nova Scotia.
Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Tal-
cum are all you need for every -day
toilet and nursery purposes.
Sample Each Freobv&ra11, Address: "Lymane,Lim.
tied, 34.1E1, Saul St.. w., Montreal." Sold every-
where. Soap 25e. Ointment25aad60c. Talcum26e.
h 1SF Cuticura Soap shaves without mug.
tECRUC1
4
PAINS CRAMPS
9
Entirely Remedied by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compoundd
Eberts, Ont. - " I started with cramps
and bearing -down pains at the age of
eleven years, and I would get so nervous
I could hardly stay in bed, and I had
such pains that I would scream,'and my
mother would call the doctor to give me
something to take. At eighteen I mar-
ried, and I have four healthy children,
but I still have pains in my right side.
1 am a farmer's wife with more work
than I am able to do. I have taken three
bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and I feel that it is
helping me every day. My sister-in-law,
who has been taking your medicine for
some time and uses your Sanative Wash
told me about it and I> recommend it
now, as I have received great relief
from it." -Mrs. NELSON YoTT, R. R.4
Eberts, Ont.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound is a medicine for ailments cons•
mon to women.' It has been used for
such troubles for nearly fifty years, and
thousands of women have found relief
as did Mrs. Yotb, by taking this splendid
medicine.
If you are suffering from irregularity,
painful tittles, nervousness,
eadache
backache or melancholia, you should a
t
`
once begin t ke LydiaLTia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. It is excellent to
strengthenthus stem and hsl t
Y p o
arity.
per-
form Its :functions with ease .-trid. regu-
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