The Wingham Advance, 1918-01-24, Page 2LIMISON IV. January 27, 1918-
,Testts Porgivine- Sin. -Mark 2: 1-12.
COMMEN'rARY.--s- I. The Gospel in
• Cement=11 (vs. 1, b). 1..entered into
eaperultum-Nagarctli was the early
heme of Jesus, but he now made his
home lit CaperaeuM. This was a, city
of considerable importance on the
northwest shore of the See of teelilee,
about twenty miles northeast of Nat
eeretle He returned to this place
shortly after the cleansing of the
leper, it was noised 'that he was in
the Imouse-Nmwe spread rapidly In the
East, even ia the absence of modern
Ineann of commuuteation. Jesus was
Probably either in the house where he
lived with his mother and his brethren
or in that or Peter. The Revised Ver-
sion, margin, reads, "At home," 2.
many were gathered -The people
were drawn together partially through
curiosity, and partially to receive belie
-
fit from Jesua. There were Pharisees
and doctors of the law present from
Galilee and Judea as far as Jerusa-
lem (fake 5: 17). no room to receive
them -the courtyard, as well as the
house, was filled and a crowd was
about the door, preached the word
-We may suppose that mast of those
Item had assembled were expecting to
see some marvelous display of Jesus'
Power, but he took occasion to declare
the gospel to them. He preached at
this time in a private house ana not
out-of-doors nor in the synagogue.
IL An Afflicted Man Beought to
Jesus (vs. 3, 4). 8 they come -
Friends of the sick man, sick of the
Palay-Palsy, a contraction of tee
word paralysis, is a disease that de-
prives the part affected of sensation
or the power of motion, or both. This
patient was utterly helpless. The
disease is 'considered Incurable, "Palsy
is a type of sin. Sin in the soul takes
all the forms which paralysis does in
the body. 1. It takes away the sense
of feeling, 2. It weakens the will so
that, when men would do good, evil
is present ,with .thea, They put off
duty; they know, but will not come to
a decision. 8. It produces a fixed
cond4tion of evil, with intense suffer-
ing." borne of four -Matthew says
(9: 2) that the sick men lay upon a
bed. He was 'carried by four, each at
a corner oe. the bed. The poor man
could not have come to Jesus unaided,
nor could one or two alone have
brought him. It required united effort
to bring him to the Healer. 4. uncov-
ered the roof -The audience thronged
the house to that extent that those
who were bringing the sick man to
Jesue could rut enter, They therefore
ascended the outside 'stairway to the
, flat roof, and taking up the material
of which the roof was made, let the
mck man down thromigh :the opening
into the presence of Jesus. Their
earnestness did not admit of their gee
Ing up easily. They overcame all ab-
stateles and brought the palsied man
to Jesus, they let down •the bed -The
construction of Eastern 'houses was
such that it was not a very unusual
Citing to remove a portion of the root
yet it was an extraordinary sight to
set a bed with a sick man in it being
let down into the house through euch
an opening.
Forgiveness and healing (vs.
rts12). 5, Saw their faith -That is, the
taith of the sick man, and of his
triends who brought him. It was man.
trestle' with the sick man's own con.
mut, and on doubt at his own Instance,
that he was brought: They all, it
would appear, had faith in Christ as
the great power or God. --Morison.
They had heard of Jesus. "And the
power of the Lord was present to heal
them" (Luke 5: 17). They not only
belimed the reports, but they believed
that Jesus would heal in this case.
They acted faith. Son -A term ex-
oresseve of sympathy and endearment.
Matthesv adds (0: 2), "Be of good
cheer." Jesus saw that a word of
encouragement was needed. Although
his case was a desperate one, both
physically and spiritually, relief trite
at hand. Thy sins be forgiven thee
-"Thy sins are forgiven," -R. V. The
sick man evidently felt himself a sin-
ner in need of pardon. It was the
forgivenesee of sin that was more
urgent than the healing of the body,
The conditions neccseary to forgive-
ness, repentance and, faith, had surely
been met by the afflicted man. Ife
found in Jesus more than he had
really anticipated, and he was fillet)
with wonder and delight because of
wiattt came to him. At the words of
jeeusi be could go forth a saved and
well man.
0. Scribes -They had charge of the
!melte of the law, and were the teach -
era and leaders of the nation. They
had been listening to the discourse of
. Jesus. Reasoning in their hearts -it
would seem from the fact that our
Lord's death had already been dc•
creed (John 5: 18), that these pee
sons, hostile to him, were watceing
- • greedily for any words or acts of his
that they might use against him. It
seemed te them now that their eloper.
tunity to accuse him had come. 7,
Speeek blasphemies -The charge a as
made because Joints had spoken for•
given.ess to the palsied man. The
scribes declared that Jesus, in forgly•
Mg sins, had assumed a prerogative
belonging to God alone, and that he
vtrana blasphemer in thus professing
to be divine. It is true that God
alone can 'forgive sine, and jeSue In
doing this openly declared his divinity,
8. Jesus perceived -This was a miracle
of knewledge. The scribes had said
nothing, but Jesus IOW absolutely
the very thoughts they were thtnking,
re hu sout wan human,
bat his "epirit" was divine, and by this,
divine faculty he penetrated and then
revealed to them the "thoughts and
Inteats of the heart" Web. 4: 12). -
Ultima, Why reason ye these timings
Iii your hearte-Matthew Says (9: 4),
"Wheeefore tivinie ye evil in your
bearts?" Tete' were unjustly accusing
him. They would not recognize him
as divine. Their thoughts Were evil
beeatete they were evil, yet Jesus
• spoke to them in gentleness. He never
sought to drive. people from him, but
to brine them to himself, and to the
laving truth 'of Ito gormel, tie could.
beweees, epeak with severity. when
0043411 demanded, bet he always
Spoke in love.
0. v•he•her i' U easier to says-.
Ihttli 'ore emelt., easy and equally dif-
ficutt. I'verething is equally easy to
that tenser r latch is unlimited. A
tneiverse e.iti he as natly produced by
a &Elle net of the Mein() will, as the
maltose ptrt tf matter. -Clarke. The
claim that he Ifffil able to forgive sins
Might not be eo easily established as
the (Win that he was able to beet the
paleied vele In thelatter time the
evident:le tf the care Would at once
teeetet by MI, while in the fernier the
eterk evem1.1 b,1 epirittiell antl not al
faitairailfeettittitel. tile MVO' fa heal
•
, the man of the' palsy woulti,ghow that
• bis Was- Iltylzp, and therefore Mble to.
40fglve stn.S. 10, but that ye may
Liammellie wJald give them positive
'moot that hehad authority to Say,
"Thy,, sins bee forgiven thee," by per-
forming a miracle befor� their eyes.
Sen of man--Thia is the first time
that this title is used in Mark's. Gon-
pel, where it occurs fourteen times,
The writers of the Gospels do nut
themselves apply the title to our Lora,
hut he applies it to himself. It re-
presents the human side of our lord's
nature. Ile was the Son of God from
all eternity, hut he became the Son of
man Ix. due time. 11. arise -The man
who was let down through the root
a helpless invalid was commended to
armee, take his sleeping -mat and go
home.
12, he aroee....weat forth -The
test was successfully applied. Tee
tetervening moment must have been
cue of suspense to all, Save to the
and the healed; the one se-
mno in the consclousneesof power
the other strong in faith. before them
all -This thing was "ft done in a
corner." Christ's miracles were per-
formed in the most public manner
and were never cuestioued by those
who witnessed them. amazed -Luke
adds that they "were filled wtra fear."
glorified Goa -They had a high de-
gree 0.2 reverence for Cod and were
Mimi with admiration for his power
and geodness.-Benson, on this fa-
shion-Ceriet's works arc without
precdent. II e acts independently and
precedent, He actsindependently and
three marks or his divinity: 1. For-
giving sins. 2 Perceiving thoughts.
3. Healing dieeaee. Jesus had come
to them with his unlimited power
and matchless love to show them the
way to spiritual life and power.
Questions -Into what city did Jesus
eater? Why had the throng of people
assembled? Who was brought to
Jesus? What course was taken to
bring the man into the presence of
Jesus? What did Jesus first say to
U he sick man? What complaint did
the scribes make? Why did they oh -
mot to Jesus' words? Who alone can
forgive sins? How were the people
to know that Jesus could forgive sins?
How did the cure of the palsied man
affect time people? How is it shown
in this lesson that Jesus is divine?
PRACTICAL SURVMY,
Topic -Jesus meeting man's deepest
need!.
1. By giving health to soul and
teed y.
II. By convincing men of his di-
vinity.
I. By giving health to soul and body,
Our Lord's miracles of healing were
obviously designed to give relief from
suffering and to restore to health. As
the great Healer he pitied and re-
Leved physical suffering, yet he had
regard to the more serious conditions
of the soul. He designed by his mire -
cies of healing to direct attention to
nimself and to awaken faith in him-
self as able and willing to save sin-
ners. In this miracle of healing the
palsied man, Jesus first openly avowed
the spiritual purpose of hie ministry
and the spiritual authority he possess-
ed to pardon and to save: The forgive.
ness of sins took the pre-eminence in
all Christ's blessings, There was gen.
oral interest and appreciation in the
community. Multitudes crowded to
near Christ's words. Many applicants
were urgently seeking his healing
mercy. As an illustration of the wholt
covenant of man's redemption from
guilt and its consequencee, Christ for.
gave the sins of the paralytic and
then sent health into every fibre oi
his being. The paralytic may have
been more troubled about his sins than
his sickness, though his friends aid
not know it. The strange interruption
made by his friends into Christ's pros
once was not resented, but welcomed.
Christ's divine love was not restrained
by the presence of unbelief about him.
II. By convincing men of his diyin
ity. Jesus peremptorily challenged the
scribes iu their logic and confronted
them with his discovery and defeatea
them utterly. He uroceeded to put
them in the way of geming to a cor-
rect conclusion. By the miracle which
they witnessed impotence was visible
changed into strength, heiplesstese
into colt -helpful activity. The hitherto
palsied man knew that his sins were
forgiven him in response to the
divine voice. Ills spiritual activity
was the manifestation and proof of
redemptive forgiveness. With rejole-
ing heart and restored bodily powers
he arose and departed to his home
tree from the burden of guilt, free
from the infirmities of disease. The
trusting soul of the paralytic grasped
the secret of divinity which escaped
the subtlety of the scribes. Their very
knowledge stodd in their way, but it
was not spiritually acquired and ern
played. The healing of disease and
the pardon of sin, though not on the
same lose', both appealed to the slime
divine power which Jesus claimed and
exercised, Though his Critics Could
not deny the facts, they would not
acknowledge the power. The masses
of the people were free frem pmejudice
and more open to conviction, They
united in giving glory to God. Faith
Increased among the people erhile un.
belief worked its cleadly results of
envy and malice among those who
should have been the first to perceive
and accept the teachings and claims
of Jesus. He was willing to consider
their reasonings and to lead them to
unmet his claims, but they turned
everything to support their belief,the
result of which must be increaSed op-
position. The paralytic and his
frlends had faith; Jesus saw that.
Their hearts were capable of receiving
greater revelation. With the scribes
there wag no faith and no avenue
through which they could gain spirit.
ual help. They set themselvee against
revelation, T. It, A.
44 1
MS' TEMPTING
BID TO SERA
Washington Report - Germany has
made "tempting inducements" to Ser.
bin, in a fruitless attempt to secure 3
separate peace, it was authoritatively
learned in diplomatic circles to -day,
Concessions virtually amounting to
Mifflin -lent of Serbia's War aims have
been made by Austria-Ilimgary, and
even Bulgaria hs modified her tie -
mends -but the overtures have been
disdainfully ignored by King Peter'
countryless nation, it was stated.
es
Tommy -Pops what is meant by
the coign of vantage' TointnY's Pole -
It must mean that money talks, my
Sou.
Wife -'-The doctor says tshould go
Wattle for my health. The queittion
Pew IS Wbere to go, tinh-Cle to an
ether &Molt- Itoston Trenserlpt.
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CONSTIN 11 ASSEMBLY
Social Revolutionist Candi-
date for President Elected
Over Their Heads, Thougb,
Democrats 'Were Barred
'Out -Hot Fighting in Pet.
rograd Streets,
etroarad Cable - illy lee
emseciated Press). -The long-delayed
oonetitueat Assembly was opened to
day. On the first met of strength the
1#01011eYlk1 was defeated by the social
etevolutionlets. St. Tcaernoff, alluieter
of Agriculture in the leereneacyGovern-
ment, and the nominee of the Social
Revolutionists of the Right for chair -
num of the Assembly, was elected by
a vote of 244 to 151, The cdndidate
Of the Boleheyikl was Maria
.Spiriclanovo, long a prominent revolu-
tionist, who was released from exile
in Siberia after the overthrow of the
Romanoffs.
• The opening of the .Assembly was
sot for noon, but a controversy over
registration caused a delay until 4
o'clock. Slightly more than 400 mem-
bers were ha their seats. Of those the
Bolshevik' and the Social Revolution -
lath of the Left, who are working to-
•gether, have about 150 votes, and the
Social Revolutionists of the Centre
and Right the remainder.
Time aseembm opened in the Tim undo
Patace, emu President mivercliote, of
tne central executive noumuittec ot
Inc Congress of Workmen's and Sol
chars' Delegates, presiding.
A proposal to have the oldest de-
legate, who was e Social Revolution-
ist, preside, was hewled down, M.
everdloft read a declaration from the
Com:yeas of Workmen's and Soldiers'
Delegates demanding that the Consti-
tuent Assembly approve Boisheviki
laws concerning peace and land. This
was applauded very loudly by the
Bolehevild delegates, and hooted by
the Right and Socialists, Delegates
belonging to the Constitutional Dem-
ocratic party were absent from the
epening seseton. Bum m,1-44p,.qpy
„. -I. i; 5015 1
The threatened demonstrations
against Bolshevik! control of the op-
ening session of the Assembly were
confined to parades of small groups of Further Details of the Strike
men and women. These groups were
composed of ,well-dressed people, ex-
cept en one instance, where there was
a large number of soldiers and peas-
ants.
At a corner near the American Em-
bassy this group was fired upon and
dispersed by the Red Guards.
Five persons were killed and it num-
ber injured.
For the most part, however, the
streets were quiet throughout the
morning and afternoon being under a
heavy patrol of Dolseeviki troops.
Most of the shops were closed, shut-
ters and bars being no.
The Tauride Palace. in which the
delegates to the Assembly began to
assemble early in the morning, was
under a very heavy guard. Difficul-
ties in registration and party dissen-
sions delayed the opening of the As-
sembly, which had been set set for
noon, for four hours.
dons were completed early in Des
comber.
sea attempt to open the Assenablv
eas made on Dec, 13, but no progress
was made.. The results of the en:Intone
were unfavorable to the Bolenevati ele-
ment, time Social -ROVOlgti0010.18, of
which party former Premier Kereasky
Is a tamper, gaining Die greatem
number of delegates. A number of
Conetituttoual Democrat delegates to
the Aneembee were arreetel ri
member by the Bolshevik!, who have
been reported to be using various to east
ems to' gain control of the Assemble,
even going an Lax' as to call special
electicne to replace opponents of thou: -
ideas.
A despatch to the London Daily
News trout Petrograd on Jan, 15 eald
that it seemed probable then that the
Aesembiy would contain a majority
against the Boisinetild, On limo
vions day the Social Revolutionise -I
issuel a manifesto denouncing the
Bolchevild as usurpers, ihn consti-
tutional democrat party was formerly
one of the strongest in ',meat, its
Matter being Paul Milukoff, former
Foreign. Minister,
ANOTHER STORY OF FIGHTING.
LOntiOn Cable A collision be-
tween Bolshevik' mini members of the
Soeiety for the Defence of the Con
stituent Assembly, who were march
Ing toward the Taaride Palace, me
marred about noon Friday, according
te a Petrograd despatch to Reuter',
Banners and flags demanding that the
An'aembly be called were pulled down
and torn. •
Machine-gun and rifle fire broke out
from all sides, M. Logyinoff, a mem-
l'er of the executive committee oi the
Congress of Workmen's and Soldiers'
Delegates, and covet -al others were
killed. Many were wounded, includinr
several women.
G AVE MOTS
The Constituent Assemelet accord-
ing to a. proclamation issued by the
revolutionary Government last March.
"will iseue fundamental laws, guaran-
teeing' the country the immutable
rights of equality and liberte."
Failure to issue a call for elect,ons
to the Assembly was one of the causes
contributing to the downfall of _them
Kerensky Goyernment. The Delete-
viki Government issued a call for el-
ections soon after the success of the
revolt of last November. • The .doe -
Troubles
Due to Prolongation of
• Peace Parleys.
London Cable - Serious strikes,
accompanied by rioting, 'have taken
place at Vienna and in other cities
throughout Austria, according to news
agency telegrams from Zurich and
other points in Switzeriaad.
The troubles, it is -at:seri:ea, ate
due to the prolongation of the • peaa
negotiations at Brest -Litovsk, the
continuation of the reduced bread
rations -one-half the former aact-
meat-and police measures' agenmet
oteetngs of the workers. •
A peace demonstration at Vienna
on Tuesday night ended in a riot
during which, according to an Ex-
change Telegraph despatch, food
shops were looted. A wireless press
despatch from Berne says strikes
broke out on 'Monday morning in
factories in Vienna, Brats (Gratz?),
Brunn, Linz and Wiener-Noustadt,
the walk -outs resulting in rioting
which necessitated vigorous police ac-
tion. On Tuesday the number of
strikers increased and there were
numerous conflicts with the pollee.
•••". a•-•
,Sittee Wetineadtty the despatches
State, no itatrtatt papers have reach,.
edit%pitp4P3artaendth. at the Austrian an-
thoritlea are anxious regarding the
situation At Prague, Bohemia, as
the civil governor has been replaced
by a military governor.
The Vienna correspondent of the
Munich-Nei/este Naelertehten says that
reports of an Austrian Cabinet crisis
are wail founded, Dr. von aerlier,
the Peemier, is opposed not only by
the Cdeehs and the South Slays, it is
asserted, but also by the • Socialists,
who, like the rest, are chafing under
the food diftleultlea, while the Gore
man deputies are hostile, owing to the
Premieets alleged weak attitude to-
wards the Czecha and South Slays,
64
AIIV11!1) AT U. S.
German U -Boats Hope to
Sink Her Transports.
Amsterdam Cable - The • recent
extension by eleemone of the barred
zone to the watere around the
Azores and Cape Verde Islands is
presumed by time Lokal AnZelger, of
Bernie to be due to the possibility
that they might serve as assembling
points for American troop transport
and supply ahipe, while good har-
bors and useful cable stations on a
part of the African main land were
also included in the zone for the
same reason,
The newspapers express the ex-
pectation that trout the new exteu-
sten of the zone will come a weak-
ening of the effort of Germany's
enemies because of the necessity of
spreading the anti- U-boat defence
measures over a much larger area.
. •
ALLY 6FFiCERS
KILLEDN RAID
Huns Grouped Them as Hos.
tages in Karlsruhe
For the Expected Reprisals
by the Entente.
Loudon Cable Detailed accounts
of British airmen's raids on Karls-
ruhe, Baden, are given in the Basle,
Switzerland, newspapers. Quoting
them, a despatch says the attack Oc-
curred before noon on Monday. At
least ten 'British aeroplanes took part
in the attack. Bombs rained on the
town during several minutes and ex-
plosions were heard inatillages s tweet
miles away. Firemen speedily mas
tered the fires which broke out. Sem-
en." British anti French officers,
among tho many hostages whom the
military authorities have aatembeal
in the city, were killed, it is stated.
The utmost indignation, it is stated,
prevails among the population.
LUXBURG INSANE.
German Envoy in Argentine
• Grows Worse.
Buenos Aires, Report - 'rhe direc-
tor of the German hospital has in-
formed the Foreign Office that the
condition ox Count von Luxburg,
former German Minister to Argentina.
steadily has become worse. Count
von Luxburg new has been in the hos-
pital five weeks, suffering front a
nervous breakdown. The hospital
authorities have urged the necessity
of removing the patient to an asylum
where he can be more closely guarded..
Foreign Office officials apparently
are attempting to keep von Luxburget
condition a secret, but it is asserted
that lie is becomin in ne
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1EPSE
ULTRY PRODUCTION?
What is Done Must Be Done As a Ly -Product of Geiaerai Farming
A very interesting phase of the pre-
gremine for increased Production of
farm products,. has to do with eggs
Ind poultry. Some are already adopt-
ing a slogan such as "Double our pout -
my production for 1918," while others
say, "Keep a hen for every acre." In
most eases the latter would bring
about a very substantial increase with-
out putting the farm poultry flock
upon an uneconomical baste.
The seasons of10 17 have seen some
rather curious anomalies in the pont-
try business from the standpoint of
the farmer or farmer's wife with live
poultry for sale. In the face of a very
high sumnier price for eggs, Prices for
market poultry were very low, so low
in fact that there was nothing to be
made by feeding for any great length
of time, and large numbers of poultry
went on the market. Moreover, con.
sumption in cities fell off seriously
from 1916.
• A HEN Yon EVERY 'Acar,.
Without going into the whole situa-
tion at all thoroughly, it seems that
there 13 little justice in urging earm-
ere to greatly increase poultry and
egg production. A hen for every acre
would be excellent Work, but the dan-
ger is that our production will de-
crease rather than incteseme. , A cam
paign for maintenance is justifiable -es
it an increase can be secured ecomeme
ally, well awl good. .
Undoubtedly the humble hen can
play a prominent part in preventing
ehe progress of the rowan Peril. The
cannot inerease any of the meat min
meals as rapidly or .econornically as
Poultry, but the chief poultry increase
must be made on the general fame of
the country. It must be mid° as a, by-
product of general farming, The farm
flock mast be brought to Welt tt size
that all the Waste and serape and laud
available for Chickens to run on will
be used and the fowls Maintained
from these sources phis a reasonable
traMatt Of other teen,
No 011e Who know e time situation
thoroughly would suggest seriously
that extensive poultry enterprises
be talon up by the general farmer. In
fact, a warning against that very thing
might be in piece. Nevertheless every
:firmer ought to keep just as many
hen a omit produce last as many chielre
ens and eggs as he can economically
and as a byproduct of his general
'ming
The average size of the farm poultry ,
flock in Ontario at the time of the
Census to 1911 Was (It head, of which
about 7 per cent. were turkeys, geego
and ducke. If this earerage 1 inoresegd
to One hundred hong Usxf year, a very
zubstintist ina't0.01 Ia PrOtillOtion ,
otpata ho amino. There ithottid be 1
1 no economic difficulty in raising one
hen per acre, and that is virtually
what 100 hens per farm would mean.
It is said that there are 'a million
and a half oggless farms in the 'United
States, but whether this be true or
not in the United States, a proper..
tienate number of eggless farms cer-
tainly does not exist in Old Ontario.
Chickens will "pick up' a good pah
of their living' from waste that other-
wise would never become of aim value.
They will feed thems'elves, to some
extent at least, Mem,
sects and crumbs and small scraps
which, if not eaten by the chickens,
would not become of food value to
ann. They will eat the eggs and lar-
vae from which come various des-
tructive lesects, particularly' orchard
posts.
Most of the attention required by
fara flocks can be and is given by the
wcracn and children of the household.
The question of labor is not a puzzling
and uacertain problem in the poUtiry
,production programme of tho general
Mem. If the farmer increases his flock
to a e lee suitable to fit in as a by-
product of his general farming, he will
• probably find that it will not require
. extra help,
. ItterlY hatching next spring is nines-
sary. it any considerable increase in
production is to be Detained, It IS also
.neaessary, during the winter, that the
farmers save young hens and pullets,
so they will be on hand for etock in
time opting. The stock of the country
has been reduced considerably this
fall by a widespread sale, for market,
of young hens and pullets. Therefore,
it is necessary to conserve etock now,
or else the shortage may interefere
with the maintenance programme.
Early hatching in the .spring Will
increase the number and size of fowls
and the number of eggs produced next
year. It will result tmi bigger birds,
anti birds that will lay in the winter
menthe.
The chtekens first hatched hi the
spring are the ones that are largest in
summer, that mature first in the fall
anti that lay eggs In the winter. Fur-
thermore they are the ones that Will
want to sit early the following spring
which, in turn, will hatch earlier
chickens -and BO the cycle will cow
dim On the coattail, Chickens
hatched late itt the spring Mt not
mature until so late in the fall that
they will not become winter layers.
They will not olt until Into the next
...Deng, and co another cycle of late
• niaturiog, late laying fowls is estate
listed. •
' About ' gem moths are aequireti
far a Chinomi to grow ta maturity.
DurIns that period of nom Its he
goes to the Miring of boas, floth ond :
V itliC•rtl. When it beetThit,s mature its
•
feed goes to the making of egg ,s and
the hen commences to lay. If a bird
! matures and commences laying in the
' fall before cold weather, she will con
tinue laying all winter if properly car-
ed for. Birds that are still growing
when cold weather comes, and do not
mature until during the winter season,
will very rarely commence laying late
the next spring.
Time early hatched chicken has a
longer growing season, before told
weather. It has more time la which
to develop -simply gets an earlier
start and grows larger. Once a circle
of early hatching is effected it will
perpetuate itself. The impulse of the
early hatched chicken to sit early her-
self and produce more early hatched
chickens, having the some impulse,
will continue on and on.
Chickens are most hurt by lice lit
the midsnmmer months, The late
hatched chicken has not had time to
become large enough to resist such
attacks, but the early hatched chicken
has, by midsummer, grown sufficiently
strong and hardy to resist the attacks
of the lice. Because its early develop-
ment has preceded the very hut weatie
or, the early hatched birds are More
apt to live through the Summer.
DON'T SEIL TES PULLETS.
The greatest poultry increase must,
of course, be in chickens, but some
ducks and geese should be raised On
meet farms .The goose grows fast&
than any other fowl, and both geese
and ducks are fat producers, and vitt
yield pork -fat substitutes for home
use. Turkeys, the most difficult of all
fowls to rale,e, should be handled ex-
tensively only by those who are fam-
iliar with the bird and have large
range for thou.
Unless absolutely necessary, thrifty
young hens and pullets should not be
marketed at this time or during 'the
winter Months, They Should be kept
for stOok neat year.
We know that in 1017 the poultry
stock of the country has been dale
;entirely reduced by tales of nutlet%
anti young hells during time late earn.
nte rand fall. These have been eaten
ofol' ‘d.
Ica
vtiltsi Iealsorepresented told a a e
potential ae
egg
gt hpesve.
edaugcstiolilluotf. .s,f,reoairit afliivde etaecitlw ye doglovnentit :11
marketed for food this 'whiter May
mean a reduction of next year's
fain egg supply to that atone All of
tide may be one undoubtedly is ItetY
true, but production eintletteiaSta often
fail to inquire as to why thee
and pullets were sold. The only thing
we eon say is, if at all peeeible, tabs.
tale the flock rather ,thkut deplete it:
danadran 66untryrrian,
wivrom,'S . I
GERMANS AGAIN TRYING
TO DISCREDIT RUSSIANS
Would End Peace Parleys Lay Blame On Them Are
Already Dealing With Nkrainiais,
London Oable-Tlie negotiations at Brest -Litovsk have been
interrupted temporarily, according to a Petrograd despatch to the
Daily Mail, dated Thursday, and the Russian deination is return-
ing to Petrograd. The Germans, it is added, appeared to be man-
oeuvring to fore the R,ussians to break the parley over a minor
point, so as to throw the blaine on the Russian representatives In
the eyes of the Russian people.
GERMAN STAND ON 0OURLAND.
London t'ablo-Purther despatches front moth the German
and Russian sides regarding the neotiation tt Brefat-Litovsk indi-
cate that the discussion on Wednesday turned largely on the con-
ditions to be recognized in disporing of Poland, Luthuania and
Geurland, Dr, von Kuhlmann, the German Foreign Secretary, said
in effect that his Government was willing to permit the peoples of
the territories occupied by German and Austro-Hungarlan troops to
vote in regard to their political future, such vote to be taken not
latir than one year after the conclusion of a general peace,
According to the RUSLital version, Leon Ilrotzky, Bolshevik'
Foreign Minister, attempted to obtain a clear statement whether
the voting would be preceded by evacuation of those territories by
the Ocrman armies. After several attempts to evade a direct reply,
Dr, von Kuhlmann declared that Germany could net undertake
any obligation regarding withdrawal ef the armies,
M. 'ifotztry returned to Petrograd
on Thursday nigut. Apparently the
aegotiationa were suspended on Thur3-
Jay, although there is nothing to in -
dicta° how things were left at 4-
tournment,
The Petrograd correspondent of the
Daily News, telegraphing on Thurs-
day, described the negotintions its
'steadily moving toward a final run.
tura."
Reterring to the private negotiations
eetween the Germans and the Ukrain- eeakening the position of the Boishe•
mans, the correspondent recalls his vild, whose strength consists in their
statement that peace was more likely absolute disregard of territorial gains
to be signed by the Ukrainians than or losses, and insistence that the in-
tim Boleheyiki. This supposition, he habitants alone have the right to de.
adds, is confirmed by the news that cide their fate.
the Germans have been strengthenel
in their resistance to the Itusoians, in
consequence cf the result of the sep-
arate negotiations with. the Ukrain-
ians. Dr, von Kuehl:I:Ann let slip the
met that these discussions already had
been begun, taking up the question of
the frontiers, The importance of thia,
the correspondent adds, lies in the
fact that the 'Ukrainians are ready to
negotiate "imperialistically," with a
view of possible territorial gains, thus
GERMAN BRAG.
Prussian Minister Says She
Can Hold Out.
•
Amsterdam Cable - In intro-
ducing the budget in the Prussian
Diet 'Wednesday, Finance Minister
Hemet, announced the necessity
for increased taxation, but express-
ed confidence of Germany's ability
to hold out economically.
"Despite internal political eon -mi -
lions." said the Finance Minister,
"we have a feeling or relief in the
consciousness that we can econ-
omically hold out, even if the dear -
nese and scarcity of foodstuffs
should increase. The general mor-
ale also has suffered under war
conditions, but of what significance
is that when we remeraber our bril-
liant military position, created by
the incomparable and glorious deeds
of our army and fleet.
'Even, though many hindrances
bar our way to peace, peace is on
the march, and the longer the
Western powers are ocalcierant, the
more favorable to us will, the peace
terms be." •
RAPS TH.E DUTCH.
Hon. Balfour Scores Them
for Their Course.
London Cable - Arthur J. Balfour,
British Foreign Minister, in replying
to the claim of the Netherlands Gov-
ernment for damages because of the
sinking of one Dutch steamer and the
damaging of another while the latter
was being salvaged by the British
Navy, through the attacks of German
submarines, and while they were be-
ing escorted to a British port, declares
that the claim should be made or.
Germany. Mr. Balfour adds:
"I ant constrained to say that this
action of a neutral nation, which ap•
parently accept& without protest the
proceedings of German submarines in
such a case as this, and confines its
efforts to presenting claims for such
acts to the British Government, is, in
their opinion, inconsistent with the
obligations Of neutrality.
"Indeed, it is not easy to eharac-
tedze such an action by a professedly.
4-••••••-•--..-
1:011,0NTO MALth.ET6
FA.R11111113' MARKET.
Dairy Produce-
.i3utter, choice dairy,. 45 $0 47
Mersa:tine, ... 0 35
1:Iggs, new -laid, des. .. 0 75 0 .31
0 BO
Cheese, lb. . . .... 0 00 0 30
, rancy, ..
Vim 0 37
Poultry-
TiletZesys:,d 0 35 0 31
Pou. I, lb.
., 0 22 0 se
Spring a:lichens 0 28 0 32
:ututIcs, Suring*, lb. 0 28 0 82
0 28
AJC131efielpsti:e:c,:b.2.1:t, 0 21
3 50 00 OYU°.
1 00 1 00
02.7 03!)
Celery, per head .. 0 OS 0 13
Cabbages, 0 10
DI„
0 15
Veg,:table marr3w,eattn 0 OS 0 13
Ouloautt 75 -lb. hag 2 27 2 75
Do., largo •blct., C 00 hi 6)
Dc., plckllnn, hag . . .2. 25-3 20 4710
Parsley, bunch .. 0 0 0 10
1.r.g 1 1.5 1 23
Do., reek 3 00 0 30
Sage, bunch .. 0 03 0 10
Spinach, peck.. 0 30 0 34
Seveby bunch 0 03 0 10
Tumult*, peek 00 LS
111., 005 0 70
ILEATS.--WHOLESAL".9.
heel forequarters, cwt. .. $1.0 00 918 00
Do., hindquarters.. .. 20 0) 22 03
Carcases, choice .. 18 00 20 00
15 LO
1)e., CoMmon . 00
Veal, common, cwt.- 13 50 2165 0500
Do., medium .. 13 50 18 Ci
Do., vrirno . 00 24 00
Heavy Shod hos : : 00iT " .2158 050o
Mntton, heavy • • 21;:. '080 18 18
Do., light . ..... 18 00 el CO
0 30
Lambs, lo. ..... 0 28
OTHER MARKETS.
11.*INNTPECI GRAIN kiN.CHANGIfi,
Fluctuations on the 'Winnipeg' Grain
Excbange yesterday were ati follows:
Oat- Opett. High. Low. CLOSe,
May•) 85% 0 ii.51% 0 5514 1 8311
July VI 0 .411 0 83',1 U 34.11
Jan... 3 17
MeY . 25',4 3:11f; 32`11 liSt
alctretitAeottts ctrastret
Mtrincapolis.-Coen-No. 3 yellow, %ST,
Fal.tictratN:goe.d1. white, 70 acti;..). SO 1.4c. Flour
Dln,IYTI-E LINSEED',
Duluth.-Liniced-Ou track, S.49 to
arrive, 0.49; January, 93.49; bid:
May, $3.47 1-4: July, S.4,1 bid; October,
asked.
BUFFALO LIVE STOCK.
East Buffalo, Despatch -Cattle
Ure
ceipts 1,600; good steady; common
,S. WAR CdUNCI easier, Prime steers, $13.50 to $14.50;
shipping steers, $11.75 to $13.50; but-
chers, $10.50 to $12.75; yearlings, $11
to $13; heifers, $8.50 to $12; cows.
$4.75 to $10.50; bulls, $6.50- to $10.50;
Stockers and teedere, $6.50 to $9.50;
frE.eh cows and springers, $50 to $140.
Calves, receipts, 65e; strong, $1 to
$19.
Hogs, recelpte 8,000; easier. Heave,
yoriters, light yorkers afid pigs, -
e18; roughs, $16.50 to $16.75; stags,
e14 to $15,50,
Sheep and lambs, receipts 2,00a: am,
live and strong. Lambs,414 to $20;
yearlings, $13 to eitit ewes,. .$14 to
$14,50; wethers, $7 th $13,50; mixed
sheep, $13.50 to $14. •
MEETS APPRtiVAL
Senate Committee Favors
New Methods, ,
Director of Munitions Also
Proposed. •
Washington, D. C. Report - Radical
changes in the Government's • war.
making machinery are proposed in
the bills to establish a war council of
three members, alepowerial under the
President, and to create a director of
war munitions, Were approved to-deY
by the Senate committee.
A bill for a director of munitions
was placed before the Senate today
mei that for the war council will be
introducea by Chairman Chamberlain
On Monday when the Senate recall -
vents.
Approval of the administratioit is
• being eought for both measures,
which have virtually the unanimona
support or the committee. So far
there has been no Intim:Woe of what
may be the attitude of President Wil-
son. Preposals to have the War count
elI wetee rejected to -day by the tom.
mittee hbfore the measure was. pat
In final form.
The director of mutitions, also a
r
Pesitientlitl appointee, ant confirmed
by the Senate, would have antheritY
to control production, distribution rind
transportation ofwar eupplies, under
the policies of Bin President ait1 the
wet council. ,
• -Senator Cheenherlatt said to.night
ho plautoxl to get both Mettetireg
fore the Senetb probably next week.
ctuleC.11TeelIGn?20,1,1000V.Ei STOCK.
Mn.t-ket weak.
teavere 10 13 75
Stockers awl feeders ... . 7 09 10 Si
Cows timid heifers .... .. 0 00 1I SI
Ctitil‘ors, 9 00 10 50.
icceipIs 48,000.
'Market hlow.
Mixtil ..... 1187 100) 1100 8007,
/Leavy ... • ...... . 10 10 16 BO
/tough 10 10 10 27
lis Imik or eales ..............16se 10 et
... 12 75 15 le
Suet p, t'OCCifltim 20,005.
Market 'acak, • •
3 'id 13 3‘)
ftuAil
Viellington ffriutoosi
Fire ins. Co.
Instablishod 100.
WWI °Meat ma.ria, orr,
nut4 ukko OA aUciasses of fame
able proporty on the cash Or 9e4=114119
Act* spasm.
(MO, 1111.99MAN, .10141 DAVIDSON:
Prosident, Seeritts.r7
141TOKIII 0 Q0410441t
AVnts. lampoon, Oote
Dudley Holmes
114,4.stRitwrItit, to01.101709%
Offinsi Meyer Iliewsito WiellhOok*
R. Ironstone
akimarrax AND tIOL1011014
Wow to lona at toir,t rat*
WINtAAA.M.
Arthur i. Irwin
O.D.S„
Doctor of Dental Surgery of the Penn.
sylvania College and Licentiate of Den-
tal Surgery Pr Ontario.
Closed ever l Wednesday Afternoon.
Office in Macdonald Block.
•••••••••••••
F. M. DtANS
D.D.S., .L.D.S.
Muer Graduate of the Royal College of
Dental Surgeons of Ontario, • Honor
Maduate of Univereity of Toronto.
Faculty of D.:111StrY.
Closed every' Wednesday Afternoon.
Office Over H. E, lsard & Co.'s Store
In the Dental ParlOrs, formerly oecti..
',UM by Lr. (1. U. 'Ross.
• W. R. Harnbky
as., M.D., C.M.
Specaal attention paid to disesace
of Women and Children, having
taken postgraduate work in Sur-
gery, Bacteriology and Eflientin0
Medicine.
Office in the Kerr residence, be.
twins the Queen's Hotel sod the
Baptist Church,'
All bualness given careful attention.
Mono 94. P. 0. Box 119.
Dr. Robt. C. Redmond
m.R.c.8 (Eng.)
L.R.C.P, (Load.)
111-1Y5!C tA N AND SURGEON.
(Dr Chleholm's old stand).
EIIL11. I SIEWART
Graduate of University of Toronto,
Faculty of Medicine; Licentiate of the
()Maria College of Phy-sicianA and
Surgeons,
OFFICE ENTRANCE:
SECOND DOOR NORTH OF
ZURBRIGO'S PHOTO STUDIO,
JOSEPHINE ST. PHONE 29
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
Dit F. A. PARKER.
Osteopathy builds vitality and
'strength. Adjustment of the spine lad
other tissuez is gently secured, therm
trdisease,
removing the predisposing causes
Blood pressure and other examinmet
teens made. Trusses sclematilically fit-
ted.
OfFICE OVER CHRISTIE'S STORE'.
Hours -Tuesdays and Frldays, 9 oxa.
to 9 p.m; Wednesdays, it to 11 a.m.
Other days by appointinenA,
-General Hospital
(Under Government Inspection).
Pleasantly eituated, beautifully fur-
nished. Open to all regularly licensed
physicians. Rates for patients (which
inolude board and nursing) -$4.90 tie
$14.00 per week, according to location
of room. For further information--
A.ddress MISS L. MATHEWS,
• Superintendent,
ilex 223, Wingham, One.
Town and Farm properties. Call and
gee my Ust and get my prlocs. I hays
some excellent values.
G STEWART
• %%INGHAM.
Rhone 144. • ()tic in Town Hell,
J. W. DODD °
(Stmeces.sok to ;J, G. STEWART)
• FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT
P. 0. Box 366.
and HEALTH INSURANCE.
Phone 198
• •WINGIIAM, ONT,
John F. Crowe
lxittar
TOWN HALL
FhoMARnee•-:ffilcAe74; ill72dWNenSIoNSe;7110A34,
•
highest pribee for good Ots3P.M. 'ArhY
1
We want' cros.m.- and will Par the',.
1 WE WANT CriEllftl
. ,
,,i,:p.„)Y:0711moruecr.xt:Vasalmrion4COVrtileist; fae-Snirl long distance
orprg'
to
I s htwillwho f 4cr'a ma ta hametei gairgltpiler; 111-11V+1 .
Dar all express charties and more
raF41.1Eitivrierc.61,1,1i'Li
NVI-ito for further pa lculars ..„,
..
TIN SEAF03111 CREAMERY
iir.AFoit rrt ....., ...4 Oti:TAti 10
....464,07romom.mm.o.msoimintmommtemoiLmiqualiam**
11787 3I .4 f W U. an bUS
S. GETS pwrcH CA
Washiugton, nate 31,-Cliarter to the
United States Governmeatt of all Buten
steamers no wbeing held 40 America's
ports hal been decided Upon ,by the
Dutch Goverroneut, In & provisional
itgreeruent just signed in Lendoh.
The vesselMO not tomm into the ,
\wv•ialvi c41:7riTes• tibtauttemfejavie ofern--tlifiev,,gzeearTaelf(1
Auld two will take cargo for this"
erlana Overseas Trust. : . •
•••,....•••••••••014,batkipmeias.....1.
Mrs. Iinicke.r-Isn't it .au:fuI to 119:0
to laugh at your husband's steriq4 Mr.
Itocker-Ye,
e, but di least w4
IMMO le pay tin amuttenient tee:es-New
'stork Sun. „
ifiTHE Hatt LAND
I:
• ' • ;
. •
1.,ondou, Jan, 20. -The War Offete
lest night issued the following states
n regald to time operations in.
Paleetine:ea•ta •
"Yesterday ourltfine was advanced to
a maximum depth en a four -mile front
in the nelghborbeed. of Unruh, twelvo
north of Jernaalem. -Some prika-
oilers were captured."
...41F,14441.0.40.4"04 15.Rve relit toifir t8 sea' W tikes a
certain mow oil strength4cr tett e
thee 1., realive its own WeakneSS
'4 .441 •
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