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The Wingham Advance Times, 1930-08-28, Page 2it THE HAND OF TIME You can't push it back, but . you can prolong your days by eating foods that keep the arteries soft and pliant, the muscles strong and vibrant and the mind clear and active. Shredded Wheat with milk supplies the elements that keep, the body strong and supple —contains all the needed vitamins and mineral salts for insuring health and. strength. It's :ready -cooked., ready -to - serve. Delicious for any meal, with nilk or fruits. IfttgAL WITH ALL THE BRAN OF THE WHOLE WHEAT THE CANADIAN SHREDDED WHEAT COMPANY. LTD. News and Information For the Busy Farmer .Furnished by the Ontario Depart ment of . Agriculture) Brant County Dairy Show The annual Brant County Dairy Show will be held in co-operation with the Paris Agricultural Society on September 20th. Classes are pro- vided for four breeds of dairy cattle with a prize list of over $1,000 off - ed. in 1929 at this show there were 226i cattle shown from some of the outstanding herds in Western On- tario. Valuable Meadow Results Good ordinary meadow mixtures of clover and timothy can be increased as high as 49 per `cent, green weight lay proper fertilization. This is the average result of ten carefully con- ducted tests throughout the province last summer by : the Department of Chemistry. In .these tests, one-half acre blocks of meadows were measur- ed off during early spring and fer- tilizer of various mixtures was ap- plied. In most .cases the fertilizer was sown with the drill. The average gain for the entire test was a little over a ton per acre ;green weight. This showed e nice return on the money invested in fer etilizers. The addition made to the 'meadows . in these tests averaged a- bout 200 pounds per acre, or repres- ented an investment of five to six dollars per acre. /for the storing of grain and for stook threshing which is becomingvery popular. Crops such as potatoes, beans, sugar beets, corn and tobacco, will have light yields due to lack of rainfall. The yields of all fruits, es- pecially apples and grapes, will be detrimentally affected. Pastures in many sections were severely burned and many dairymen, especially in Western Ontario, have had to resort to feeding their cattle grain and en- silage. This expense, in addition to the low price paid for milk' at the cheese factories .has .caused the far- :niers ar-lniers no little concern. The short- age of pasture has also increased the shipments of cattle., and lambs, with the result that many cattle will be sold at a loss. Crop Conditions Recent reports from agricultural representatives would indicate that i the yields of fall wheat and spring 'grains have been exceptionally good, i Wtiier conditions have been ideal Apple Yield Lower The Canadian commercial apple crop prospect, re.porred on August 1, indicates a .yield of 2,990,109 barrels, as compared with a ;sold *of 3,939,915 barrels in 1929, or 75.8 per cent. of last year, of 93.9 of the five-year av- erage of 3,182, 195 barrels. British Columbia., with are estimated crop of 4,169,136 boxes, .is the only province reporting an increase over last year. Nora Scotia expects a crop of slight- ly over half that of the bumper crop in 1929, while Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick report decreases ranging from 12.5 per cent. to 38.9 per cent. Indications are that 'fruit will be of fair to good size, and in general color prospects are favorable. The extremely 'dry weather which has prevailed throughout most sections of Ontario and British Columbia has re- sulted in a slight reduction in the es- timates for plttms and prunes, peaches and grapes, although in all cases ex- pected yields are considerably larger than last year: ngess'i®n®mainn nnEw i$rangin `a a!®hj;i a'a nfells IMaitland-Creamery 111 Ya' a Crea m in no T UNITED FARMERS' COOPERATIVE COIi1PA@o1Y0 LIMITED. Wingharm, w Ontario. Phone 271 i111110110 11{$1IOIIN11111IOIOIOI11lO1f011111111r11Itt1I01111 10 *111*1 an Eggs Our trucks are onthe road and wewill be glad to give ion pick -exp service* Open Saturday Evenings. WATtk IVG A DUS1;RT Cx eat Inland Sea Bye to a rlucic I'iotteer and . afiis Little Boat, Public attention has been drawn to one of the romauees of :British lihnpire development by the unveil- ing of a granite column on Hind- eia,rsh Island, at the mouth of the IUs'er Murray, in Australia, to com- memorate a great adventure of a century ago, The hero of this adventure was Captain Charles Stunt. He set out to dlecover a legendary inland sea west of the Blue Mountains, and found something that has proved of prime importance in the development of Australia --that the eastern river sys- tem, the .possibilities and extent of which had never before been realiz- ed, drained an area of 414,253 :quare miles, or twice the size of France, Aad now, thanks to the river down which Sturt was the first to voyage, the dream of an inland sea is at last to become a fact. Work is now in progress on the Hume reservoir, as a result of which ;gin area of 44,000 acres will be submerged to form the greatest fresh -water lakein in 'the Is land Continent. Sturt did not aotually discover the Murray—that was done by Hamilton Hume,' who crossed it in 1824—but he was . the first to discover how it linked up with the rest of the eastern river system and to realize the, con- tribution It might make to the de- velopment of the country. The expedition that was to change the map of Australia and the course of Australian history started out. equipped for travel on land. Carry- ing stores on drays, it made its way along the bank of the Murrumbidgee for 440 miles. Then Sturt was faced with an obstacle that semed to make further progress impossible. Great forests of reeds barred the path. Sturt, however, was not a man whom . it was • easy , to stop. Among his equipment were two small boats, in sections, which he had brought along in case they were wanted. He put the sections together and took to the river with a small party of dauntess spirits. The voyage started badly. The very next day the second boat en- countered sunken rocks and was swamped, all the party's provisions. being lost except flour, tea, and sugar. Even this did not make the adven- turers turn back. On they went, though the channel was narrowing, and the river was black with tree trunks swept down by flood. Again and again what seemed almost cer- tain disaster ; was avoided only by a hairbreadth. From this nightmare journey down a fierce and dangerous torrent, the little boat was suddenly swept out on to the placid bosom of what Sturt described as a "broad and noble riv- er." Down this they voyaged until they reached the sea, thirty-ilve days after. they had launched their frail craft on the Mu rtumbidgee. The return journey proved as dan- gerous as the voyage to the sea, but although the current was now against them, it took only seven days Ionger. So far, the Murray has been utilized chiefly for irrigation purposes -the fact that its mouth is obstructed by sandbanks has discouraged attempts to use it as a highway for trade. Even in irrigation the most impotent works have only been undertaken within re- cent years, and the full program is likely to take another five years to complete. Indeed, it is a little doubtful if all the works planned, will be completed. There is no doubt of their practic- ability; there is no doubt that they would open up a great new area for settlement; but there is considerable doubt as to whether markets could be found for so large an additional produce. That is why the. ,British Economic Mission to Australia re- cently recommended caution in pro- ceeding with the scheme. But the results of what has already been accomplished are distinctly en- couraging. Three-fifths of Australia's canned fruit production conies from land which has been irrigated, and land which was valueless only ten years ago now commands, thanks to irrigation, a price of $1,500 or even $2,000 an acre. Sturt, who died in England in 1860, saw none of these develop- ments, but it was he who made them possible. Fish Moths. Silverfish or fish moths as they are sometimes called are slender wing- less scale -covered insects possessing a pair of long antennae or "feelers" and three long tail-like appendages at the end of the •abdomen, They 'fre- quently attract attention in dwell - Ings,, libraries, bake -shops and var- ious other buildings where they maay be found in warm' moist secluded sit- uations, in and among papers, books, clothing, etc. When disturbed or sud- denly exposed to strong light they run rapidly into a place of conceal- ment. Silverfish feed chiefly on starchy materials and glue, and for this reason sometimes cause serious damage to glazed papers and bind- ings of books. In addition they at- tack starched clothing and fabrics and feed on dry food stuffs contain• ing' starch. They also have been known to remove the paste from be- hind wall papers eausing the latter to peel from the walls. After Eighty -Three Year. After 83 years the Grades glacier, in East Tyrol,has delivered up one of its dead. The body of the man, a gamekeeper called Mattershorn, was brought to light like that of a dead Rip Van Winkle, in almost the state in which lite left it 83 -years ago. Tasmania Uses lilectricity. Tasmania leads the world in the per oapita eonsu,Ynption of electrical power, although the main power de- velopraent began only about fourteen rears azo. Canada comes nett W NGRAM ADVANCE -TIMES' a 0 Tbu ay, August 28th ,1930 1l0>:II0 01=9===110=01==101=10...-a04X0 ""�Oi0 041 11 0$011 N 1.111MImNMilliiaN MNMIPINMO1111*X0I rMr1F1511 81100AnR1rara 11rr$ Mli($ . vaiw Haa1al W W>i( MM naumorpW hiUIUhIII$III warmWi91WIIC4AEHIi.Z I2 a:ku�ss _'ul� SPECIAL VALUES � DISPLAYED p THIS WEEK -END L! OUTFITTING 0 YOUR 11 CHILD AT o REASONABLE COST Let's Go oys and Girls to Walker Stares, Liniited For New School Toggery 82 That's Where You Get the Best for Your Money WHAT SAY - ALTOGETHER — LET'S GO SCHOOL SUPPL IE5 Priced Reasonable Scribblers 2 for 5c Pencils 2 for 5c Exercise Books 10c Mucilage 1Oc Blue Bird Ink. 10c Crayons 5c and 10c Erasers 5c School Boxes 10, 15, 20c Paint Brushes 5c BOYS To 69e GOLF HOSE 49c To 49c JERSEYS 29c To 1.00 COMBINATIONS 59c To 75c COMBINATIONS 49c To 98c WASH SUITS ..... -.69c To $1.75 WASH SUITS $1.19 To 89c BOYS' CAPS 69c 25c RUBBER BELTS 17c BOYS' NEW TIES 50c HANDKERCHIEFS 3 for 25c To 1.25 Wool SWEATERS 98c To, $1.50 BOYS' SHIRTS $1.19 To 1.50 Wool Pullovers :..$1.19 To 98c Boys' BLOUSES ..;69c SWEATERS STOCKINGS BLOOMERS BRACES, ARM. BANDS, ETC. DRESSES Reg. to $1.39 95c 4 to 12 years Reg. to $1.69 $1.29 3 to 14 years GIRLS'' TWEED COATS $5.00 EACH Any One in the Store GIRLS 11, 0 0 69c FELT TAMS 50c 1.75 SilklWool Sweaters ...$1.39 0 59c Rayon BLOOMERS 49c 39e DIMITY BLOOMERS 29c 35c Cotton BLOOMERS 25c Tape Shoulder VESTS 25c 75c SILK .}IOSE (sec'ds) 39c 75c SILK HOSE (Firsts) 59c To 50c LISLE HOSE 3 pr 1.00 To 60c LISLE HOSE 4 pr. 1.00 To 50c SILK SOCKS 3 pr 1.00 To 39c LISLE SOCKS ..... -.25c New 'SOCKETTES-......._39c To l0c HANDKERCHIEFS 5c MIDDIES SKIRTS BLOOMERS 0 SCARFS TIES, ETC WALKER 0 L1 LIMITED STOR1S,IMITED c==zo=to===to=toicmno====tor==---=..--o=to]===o=;oz==xoa=o=====cor:io=====o=xct The contrast in weather conditions during the present summer in South- ern and Northern Ontarioand in Quebec has been of a most astonish- ing nature and holds more than a touch of irony for farmers generally. In the north -and in Quebec the rain came in such copious quantities that crops were injured, seriously in some districts. In Old Ontario, crops sweltered day after day under a mer- ciless sun for a periiud of nearly two months. Rainfall figures for July af- ford the most striking illustration of what the countryside has borne. In Southern Ontario the rainfall was .53 inches, whereas the average figure is 3.5 inches of moisture. Quebec, on the other hand, had the greatest rain- fall ainfall in thirty years. The total for the 1 ONE PRESCRIPTION MADE FAMILY DOCTOR FAMOUS Seldom has any single act been of greater benefit to mankind than that of I)r. Caldwell in iSS5, when he wrote tha prescript' which has carried his fame to i.. four corners of the earth. Over and over, Dr. Caldwell wrote the prescription as he found men, wonhen and children suffering from those common syntptonrs of constipa- tion, such as coated tongue, • bad breath, headaches, gas, nausea, bilious' Chess, no energy, lack of appetite, and similar things. Demand for this prescription grew so fast, because of the pleasant, quick way it relieved such symptoms of constipation, that by 7888 Dr. Cald- well was forced to have it put up ready for use. Today, Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, as it is called, is always ready at any drugstore. month was 5.6 inches as compared to the normal of 3.7 inches. Use Plenty of Litter It is g000d policy to use an abun- dance of clean.fre';h • litter in the lay- ing pens and n poor economy to re- strict the cli.:r.'itity even when litter must be purchased. A laying hen is always a happy hen and alien cannot be happy unless, she is busy most of , riot break as easily as oat straw. Lit - the time.. Litter on the floor, espec- ter absorbs considerable moisture fall if it is fresh and clean, is an ex- from tlhe dro ins and from the air Y PP g cellent means of keeping the layers ' of the hen house, and should be busy eventhough all the grain is be-, •changed fregeuntly in wet weather.' ing fed in hoppers and none is thrown ' Moldystraw is almost certain to be. on the floor. One of the best mater- sfor litter is whca • straw. which the cause of trouble and should nev- is rt � t , is not so stiff as rye straw and does , er be used in poultry houses. • CANADIAN NATIONAL HILI SPOTS AT C.N.E. • IMAGINE a glorious section of the Canadian Rockies hewn boldly from the bosom of Mother Earth, and a giant hand reaching down into one of the Canadian National Steamships' West Indies' fleet and stealing a group of luxurious cabins, then you have an idea of this year's exhibit of the Canadian National Railways at the Canadian National Exhibition. .Jasper National Bark is one of the two features of the exhibit. In a 50 -foot. long panorama of the mountains, a mother bear and her cubs go frollicking in the forest, deer are made to scamper through the brush and the noble Athabasca river sings a rippling song of contentment. Marvellous effects are' obtained by the use of colored lights. Beginning with the faint light of dawn; the sky changes to the beautiful hues of sunrise and :slowly dusk conics and moving clouds are painted with reds and blues to give an excellent idea of the sunsets for which the mountains are noted. In another part of the railways' building, visitors walk the gang plank and over the side into the "Lady Nelson", flagship of the West Indies fleet. Inside the white hull, is a portion of the main lobby and, directly opposite, the purser's office. A iinifornhed officer is ready behind the grille. and he -has an efficient staff of six stewards waiting to initiate the visitor into the ship's mysteries. Leading off the lobby are rooms, exact replicas of those on board the `Lady" ships, and showing the various types of accommodation.