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Suffered From I ndigestion was Afraid ‘Inlet . Proulx 10548-06th St. admin: A_Ita., writeo:-—"I_sufiered mm in‘ tion and waagifraid to udi so after. A friend told nir used to suffer with the same B U R D O C K , -— -' "7 BLOOD“ 1M "relieved her. I took two bottles sndlwillneverregrettiiedayldidas I“; hqgpy u; say I can now eat anv- dnng an not be bothered with indi- gestion after. . Manufactured only by The T. Mil- bum Co., Ltd., Tomato, Ont. NOTABLE MINING FEAT GLAOE BAY, N. S. February 4.- 5 feat notable in the history of canadlan coal mining was perform- ed at No. 2 ccllier. recently when more than fourteen miles ofprope were placed underground down the main shaft 980 feet in the earth pnd spliced with the nort-h side hgulgga rope, which in turn was taken to the south aide o1’ the _mine, ‘pucfld and taken up the coal shaft, (he wholg working as an "endless rhain, Ten miles ‘of the new cable were ons and a quarter inch irrdia- meter and the balance one and an lighth.

After thrilling spectators many times with his lively sprints in a rec- ent hockey match, the Bishop of Lon- don, who is ‘l0, scored three goals. He was playing centre-forward for his old school, Marlborough, which clash- ed with Redley public lchool in Lou- don.

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‘Farming 4"" Agriculture :-':Special Features :-

NEWSY FARM V NOTES

Harrington: An Appreciation

‘Driving last week, on a buglnggg trip to the northern part of the 1s- lond. I was much struck with the im- provements which have taken place in ‘many districts. New houses, new barns, new ranches, new bridges, all testify to the new spirit of optimism which is animating the folk of this Province. ' ' ‘ One district which isiully taking advantage of its privileges, is Barring. ton, on the Brackley Point Road. H811: are grouped, almost like a, vil- lage, the church, the school, the com- munity hall, a wel1- equipped store, and close by, the doctor's residence, Furthennore, the hall is not stand- ing deserted and idle. as are too many of our community hails. A resident iii- iormed me that a. ‘fPaatime club," which‘ included as members all the young folk oi the district, had been organized and was doinggood work. That is a move in the right direction for it breaks up the loneliness insep- arable from the outlying parts of the country in the long whiter, and is worthy of imitation in other parts. The public buildings are bright with paint, .and the school has its name where "all who run may read." In the graphic language of the day, 1 take on my hat to the people of Harring- ton.- '

Longevity of the Horse’

How long does a. horse live? The general opinion is that a horse is ag-

"tetns." When past work there is no in- ducement to keep him; consequently there is some uncertainty as to the limit oi his longevity. The well-known "Clover" died in his 55th year. He was owned by a clergy- man in Pennsylvania, and in his case a remarkable constitution ‘was back~ ed up by the best oi attention and care. I believe Clover became a. public protege aftei-‘his 5lst., year and was a signal attraction at various Fairs both in Canada and U. S. A. ' But Glover's fame pales before that of "Old Bill," who ls on authentic re- cord as having been born in 1868, at Bflmlita, N. J. In 1925 Old, Bill wns

' _ iBy Agricola

ing_ when he gets into his high.

still doing the ploughing and hauling on a small truck farm of 5 acres. and his owner considered he was good for two more years at least. In "the years ‘ ‘ ' Bill‘ only “ one idiosyncracy: he wouldn't, work un- less he was getting somewhere, so his owner could not use him on‘ the old "horse-power" mill.

And Now Norwayi

Prom the Norwegian Review:- Dairy farming has made ~rapid headway in Norway in recent years in point of both output and quality. ' The manufacture‘ of ' dairy products is now not only sufficient to incot all home requirements, but there is also a steadily increasing margin left ovor for export.

A certain amount oi butter-has been shipped ‘to thedllnglish market by small dairy pools, ‘and cheese has been sent to the American market bi’ private wholesalers, but, these ar- rangements have not turned out to be altogether satisfactory.‘ j Norwegian farmers ' and dairy owners are fully alive to present-day requirements and understand the im- portance and value-of sic-operation. For some time persistent endeavours have been made w effect a national combine oi Norwegian dairies, and this work "has now resulted in- the creation of a large and powerful fusion of dairies under the name oi Norwegian Dairies Combine, with head offices at Oslo.

country have already joined the com- bine,' whose members now represen the total of one hundred and fifty million kilogrammes-of milk per year. Its object is to promote a good and uni- form production and handling oi dairy products, -and-the sale of suen products in foreign markets. _ ' Dairy interests are aware that if they are to work up a good 8X90" trade in their manufactures -and maintain _a high reputation abroad they must make common cause and do joint advertising work, export their products under a joint mark, and be inexorable in their control of all the dairy products shipped to foreign markets.

OLD TIMBERS SOUND

the section of this town known as Pelham , hollow_iitands._an. old . fann- .

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x Carter s , _ Bookstore 1* Business as Usual 1 I; ‘Buy and Sell : g: STATIONERY’ and OFFICE ‘ I, surruas ,

We are well stocked wifli everything the BUSINESS MAN requires for his office.

BLANK BOOKS. FILES, BINDING CASES, EN— VELOPES. INKS, TYPE- WRITER SUPPLIES, LEDG- ERSfDAY BOOKS. ORDER BOOKS, ETC.

Carter’s

A big Jlbfil of BLATCII- IORD‘! ‘POULTRY SUP- ILIIS fl stock.

I CABDOADS each CRUSH- lili OYSTER SHELLS and POHLTR! GRIT. Take good care of’ the POULTRY FLOOR it will pay big dividends. Lot II balp you. '

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house which aside from its great age is interesting because oi’ its heroic ronstruction. The house, known generally as Kehler Place was built more than two centuries ago ‘The outer walls are oi’ oak planks two inches thick, placed on end instead of horizontally, as in the usual construction. The interior walls and doors are of native pine boards, some of which are four and a half feet wide, indicating the great size of some of the forest giants which grew lnthls section when it was settled. The boards are remark- ably free of knots and ‘other defects. Next to the ancient hand wrought hinges and other metal fittings, in- terestis likely to centre on the great stone kitchen sink. Cfhissink was hollowed from a hugh piece of stone and probably weighs about 600 and 7000 pounds. ‘Ihat carpenter of the time did not stint material is in- dicated by the timbers used in build-—- ing the barn attached to the farm house. These are hand-hewen and are eight inches square.

LORD BYNG SCORES TRIUMPH IN JAILING MEYRICK AND GODDARD

LONDON, February. L-The Ser- geanbGoddai-ds-Mns. Meyrick sen- wnces ars regarded in m-daifs press a triumph for Lord ByinE- 1-0115”? new Commissioner of police, whose appointment was resarded at the time by many as a mistake on ac- cnunt of his age. Kate Meyriclrs night clubs the chief oi which was 48 Gerrard street. were known i0 “my ogrmdian soldiers on leave and after the war. It was common knowledge that drinks were alwm obtainable after licensed hours.

That Goddard‘ could’ carry 01110 1on3 m4 ‘In-g; so much moire!-

PELTS MY

“spy-nuance mannrjaw ran

PELHAM, Mass. February. 4.—In'

support in public conscience and -ir- watch and taps measure draw ‘the

illegal and consequently have not the public's deep-seated support.

is advocated as the best cure for temptations to which Goddard and Meyrick and many others, not tried in court, succumbed. It .is England's way and boast to obtahi-national- freedom by allowing each individual to impose his own self discipline 1p- iluenced by healthy public opinion. rather than to bs made virtuous by statute, and ‘Joynson ‘Hicks, ‘Home Secretary, is being everywhere peti-p.

tioned to this ‘effect. v

A twenty-foot» whale- ennmglm in seal nets, was captured by two fish- ermen of Bridgeport, near Monctonb Harbor, recently after an exciting battle of more than two hours. The only weapon tha~rnen had was an axe.

Cannings, of Luke's and. his first catch was a dog-hood seal, the ‘acc- Olid_ d shark, and thirdly the whale. which took away the nets.’

taken into Indialast year‘.

over $100, GOO-causes editorial amazement that higher authorities did not spot; him earlier.

The danger of restrictions which trays- _nvi,,_poivuiar encoracment , is commented on by all papers. The

United Stews is pointed to as an

extreme example of disastrousJail-

ure to distinguish between real

crimes, the suppression of which has

ritating regulations which by stop

the line between what is legal and

Enlargement of licensing hours

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FISHERMAN CAPTURE WIIALE

St. JOHN'S,-NFLD. February. 4.-

Ths nets ‘were owriedjby

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The majority voi the dairies-in the .

we cannot find weight. the ashes of soft wood are much. ii any. poorer than those from hard woods.

will be found very valuable. lolly‘ are they-beneficial for orchards on sandy looms.

Wood Ashes g As Fertilizer (Dr. l‘. T. Shnttxniinion Chemist. ottlwl.)

The ashes of wood have longbeen

' ‘ as a fertilizer of very con- siderable value: indeed, their use in agriculture. is historic. p In all coun- triear. including Cahadn, practising agriculture, they have been highly

-prized, especially for clover, fruit

tree's and leafy crops‘ generally, on sandy and light loams and it was only with theadvent of high grade potash salts that their use fell off, thoughofcoursc, thdir production in decreasing quantities of late years. owingto the disappearance oi’ our ioreats._ha.s been an important factor in making it more and more diffi- cult forthe farmer in the older set- tied districts to obtain them.

They.‘ are es “ ’ lly a potasslcfer-

tilirer. Ashes _of good quality, that is. dry, unmixed with sand, etc., and. unleached, contain betweqi 4 per cent and. 6.5 per cent potash-the av- erage potash content being about 5.5 percent. This potash is in a sol- uble form and hence immediately available for crop use. In addition to their potash, wood ashescontain some 2 per cent. Phos- phoricacidand from 20 to 30 per cent carbonate of lime, enhancing their fertilizing value and making them in a sense, an ll-round fertil- izer for supplying t mineral ele- ments required by crops. And fur- ther, they correct acidity, a condnion detrimental to the thrift oi most farm ‘craps. ‘ I

Naturally, genuine wood ashes are somewhat variable in composition, depending partly on the nature oi the wood producing them, and part- ly on the care with which they have been collected and. stored. Wilfui adulteration of a gross character has been occasionally detected’ in com- mercial samples, additions oi sand

being the most common forms of adulteration. ' '

'I‘here is a general belief that ashes from hard woods, as a class, are rich- er in potash than‘ those liom soft woods, but our analyses scarcely con- firm this impression. ' As might be expected, (woods differ very consid- erably in their potash content, and the ashes of twigs ‘and boughs are much richer than those of trunk woods. Pine and other soft woods asa rule, contain less ash than the hardwoods and are" much lighter in character and 1t is this latter qual- ity or property we think, that has

given rise to the common belief re-

ferred to. According to our results that weight for

Our advice must therefore be to

conserve more carefully this home source oi potash, not merely collect- ing the ashes from the house stoves. but burning such brush piles, old roots. etc., as may result from the clearing of land, pruning of orchards, etc., and saving the resulting ashes. Storage in a shed or receptacle, pro- tected from the weather. is essential to prevent deterioration. ‘

Prom 25 to 50 pushels of wood ash-

es per acre will furnish from 60 to

20 pounds of potash, the latter an

ample dressing-foreven very light soils._

They are not needed on heavy clay

loan-is, indeed their use on such may destroy good tilth and do more harm than good.’ Their application is best deferred till preferably on a quet damp day, on the with a ihoroughhanowing.

Spring, broadcasting ploughed land incorporating For clover, corn and mangels, they

Espec-

Fdr turnipil. mixed with one-third

to-one-half their weight oi bone meal. they have similarly proved ad-

But indeed there are

Nearly, 30.000‘ tutcmoblles wwere

few crops on light and gravelly soils, , . u, also on vegetable loams inclined

The CHARUTVI‘ "rowN

and other lnerirmattcr, and leaching,-

ereereooeoooo-ovo-o NOTES OF A . ' NATURALIST Specially Crumbled to the I ' owe».

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January 1920. The night sky was glorious with the winter constanc- tions and Mars, Jupiter, and Venus were in good position for observation, stretching in a brilliant line across the southern sky. Snow was scarce: cars weer .running over our cross- road all the month: and, a most un- usual sight, a. neighbor hauled his firewood home from the bush with a ton-truck (auto) on Jan)" 33m- 5 neighbor saw some wild geeseon the shore on the 1st. On Saturday the 5th, the barometer was extremely high, ai.1 inches up‘ to 1o p. m. (the time of the last observation), the sky clear and had one gone b? $11" in‘ stniment one would have presaged fine weather. But 1ow~in the South there were rolls oi stratus cloud, and the t“ omete which was degrees above aero at 12 noon. rose to 5 de- grees at 8 p. m.. and-B degrees at 10. frhess two incidents helped ‘me i0 predict a change for Sunday, of which the barometer had given X10 warning. Sure enough» m“ d‘? during a strong wind and 116W!’ T94,"- mingled with silver thaw, the 5111K‘ gish barometer fell 1.4 lncheal The fact is, for the solitary observer, the barometer is only partially success- ful as a means of prediction: but. it is certain that if the thermometer rises at night, here is trouble coming. There were a number of days this mcnth in which the cumulus form of cloud prevailed-a condition which I have noticed sets in at the begin- ning of March. On the 14th and 15th parhelia and solar haloes (cir- cles) were visible, a long prepara- tion fcr the great "January Thaw" oi the 18th and 10th, which cleared the snow from the fields, and trans-

wice. This January thaw is cer- tain, but erratic, in its coming. in 1923-0. long cold wlnter,-—it cccur- red on the 1st: in 1024, the 11th: 1925, the 3rd and 4th: 1025. the 6th 1927, the 15th, ann 1828, the 14th. I note from a stray copy of the London ccmic paper "Punch", that the willows in England are in dan- ger of extermination, Just as they are here. A paragraph, dated Aug. i928, under the caption of "Essence of Parliament," reads:

"O willow, willow, waly-Oi" sighed Cilonel Howard-Bury. for the water- mark disease is ravaging the cricket but willow-trees, and the whole crop will soon m destroyed if something is not done. Sir George Oourthope said that, on completion of inquiries the question of issuing a, further Or- der under the Destructive Insects and Pests Act wcoid be further con- sidered. Obviously the Forestry Commissioners cannot act until they have ascertained whether the water- mark disease is an insect or merely a pest."

This means that the English Por- estry Commissioners are as much puzzled over the outbreak, as the authorities are in Canada. Evident- ly the willow wood is streaked‘ so as to resemble the semi-transparent marks in paper known as the water- mark: and ii this is so. (together with the general resemblance to a fire-blight, and the sudden and ra- pid attack) I suspect, that the dis- ease ls of the bacterial variety. Many of. my neighbours imagine that the destruction is the work of a "louse": and it may bethat some species of insect carries the infection. Now that attention is being ncentrated upon this blight, we may hope that some means of saving the remaining willows will be found. I hear that the fins old trees surrounding St; Augustine's Church at Rustico died out last year and had to be removed. to the great regret of the parishion- ers.‘ There are, in my garden. a number of young willows of various

formed our brook to a torrent 20 feet-

i to o

specleqin a nursery row. and so far they have not been attacked.

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Limicolae (continued)

Least Sandpiper.‘ (243) Pisobia minutillafid ‘in. Above, blackish edged chestnut breast and sides ash-gray. streaked dusky. Migrant, probably nests here (Bath) Semi-palmated Sandpiper. (240) animus 'puslllus. as in. Resembies

and not such a bright cheatnuti above. Touwith small webs neai base. Summer resident: large flocks in ran‘ (BBIIL) '

Sanderling, locally surf-snipe. (248) Calidrls ieucophaea. a in. N0 hind toe. ~ Summer plumage variegated reddish-brown and black, below white, breast rusty spotted black. Bold, feeding close to breaking surf. Numbers in Fall on North Shore (Balm) _

T" " ‘an Godwit. (251) Limosa haemasticailb in. Bill rather upcurv- ed. Tail black, rump white. inmark- ed contract: above rusty margins, below reddishbarred with black. Casual‘) Certainly rare but one taken at. Albertori (no date.) »

.Clreater Yellow-legs. (254) Tetanus elanoleucus. 14 in. B111 long. legs legs, greenish yellow. Plumage largely grayland white, tall barred white and blackish, breast withblack arrowhead spots. Bummer a , nests up rivers iBain.) Fairly com- mon, but persecuted by sportsmen.

lesser Yellow-legs. (255) Totanus flavipes. 10.7 in. Very similar to (254) buts mailer. Rarer than 254 . (MacSwairiJ

Solitary Sjandiper. (256) Helodro- mas solitarius. 8.5 in. Olive grayish, specked with white: tail barred black and white, breast streaked and sides barred gray and white, Legs long. dark green. Summer resident. nestills at Black River '80 ‘(Macounl

. __"i_—i_'-—- aciio suswans "PROHIBITION"

TORONTO, Feb. moment or so yesterday reporters who,

vlncial House, and who were able to Bet through the crowds and cast ses- sional employees, guards and polite- men to sanctuary in the Press (ialicry. had a vision of a hectic session. For a brief moment or ‘so they ‘thought that. the llqllfl‘ sir" lance again to lie Gillan-r‘; lywguly 1n ‘the weeks to come. His Honor the Lieutenanz-Govcrnoi was. reading the Speech from {he Throne, He Came to the one brief paragraph which outlines the legis- lative program. There were proposals to enact. this, to change that, and then —"To amend the Prohibition Act." I "Ha, ha," exclaimed the reporters. "some excitement after all. Ho,‘ ha." ' But then, they thought, how had they missed this fine point when zhey had perused copies of that very Speech. There was a hastyrethumbirig ol- the copies. And then they blamed i1 all on the acoustics of the Chamber For the Speech said: "To amend m}. ‘ Probation Act." ‘ 1

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saas AMERICAN woon-Qrvar runaraunauca

BOSTON, February 4.-Arthur Brisbane, writing in the Boston Am crican has this to say of ‘Alaska. a.- “ WOW-Pulp source. ' "When Seward bought Alaska ib- $3,000,000 ‘he got a bargain. The lie- partment b: Agriculture says Alas-i ka's forests can yield every year,i forever, 1.500.000 cords of pulp wood, eflfllllh for 1,000,000 tons of news- print Paper.

"Thlt means $50,000,000 a year at 2 andm. half cents n. pound which is about whatpaperought in ‘cost. “Vast forest!“ of DlilD~WO0d in the Tlongash National forests are to be mlhlfld» by the govomment, for never-end‘ production of timber," says the- report.

With tidewater tmnsportltion and

to be sour. for which wood ashes

country need not depend onoanada cannot be employed with profit. ~ for newsprint. .

Pivmy ofwater power in Alaska, the

(242) but streaks not so conspicuous, ,

blackish with 7'

BUT "PROBATION" IS CORRECT v‘ 2-—l“0r a briel

were covering the opening o: the Pm.‘