lll HPEN LETTER,

To fins,» who suffer from sore or tired feet:

i - some months ago we made arrangements with Dr. Scholi of Chicago to send one of his foot eXpefiS here, to be at oiir store on

l I-illellsl 20in. a Aug. 21st.

i0 give free advice to those suffering from tired l. Sol-e feet-pains in the legs or back. etc.

Lately we have decided to retire from busi- wnessdand our big shoe sale is on. This will not interfere however with the above and Dr. Scholfs expert will be atour store as planned, having with him all Arch Supports and other aids to solid Foot Comfort. A space upstairs has been l-gsctved for this purpose and we will be glad to have all parties suffering with any form of foot troubles call and have their suffering relieved, ht the same time you may purchase any footwear needed for yourself or family at a very great. saving.

ALLEY o" c0. LTD t

fifiifhnin ‘BEEF thisoiiel bi human brotherhood with the hm}, economic inequalities and en ‘oi-cod idleness of modern civiliza- gioiifl-Stniiley Baldwin.

(N ovA Scion; PRQvlNClAl. EXH lBl TlQN

HALIFA X August 28th - Sept. 5th

l- 5,’, Nova Scotia ‘ » L z industries build , Pay Rolls and ~ Prosperity

For satisfaction in a knife or cutlery ' article, buy it at this hardware store! Any item bought here was, ' In turn, purchased for our stock by ‘ an expert buyer. Whatever we of- fer in hardware ls an article of mer- li. It was not bought by us be- _ cause of s price, but for itsflqiuality as pa article. This protects you!

S e e w ll a t N o v a Scotia mills and factories a re d o i rig to keep our pcoplo employed and supply eve need in ' made- in- ova SeotizWgrodllc-ts. Wonderful Exlf its Mag- nificent Displays of Live- stock . . Thousands of Dol- lars in Prizes. . . 10 Vaude- ville Acts, day and evening. Fun and thrills on the Mi - wa . . . Racing every day. t’s the big event of the your . . come and. i cn'oy it — plan your holidays to spend at least a wccls in ll a li f a x during the E x h i~ hition.

flllelRogers Hardware s Co., Limited

l F illl ill E ll 5 ‘ lillllt GRAIN harvest is Ill-

llred this season, for which p, illls quantity or

BINDER TWINE

will berequlrcd. We have pro- Yitledilnd in stock 2 CAR», ~'I.OADS oi the celebrated SILVER. LEAF" brand manu- "tllurfl by the BRANTFORD CORDAGE CO" LTD. Made i" CANADA. every ball guar- anteed 550 feet to the pound inilfkc and small lire bulls.

We sell at FAGIOBY prices which is much lower this year. My from

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Limited

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THE NEW IMPERIAL a H. P. a MAKE & BRAKE ENGINE

_BRUCE STEWART s. c0., LTD., announce an entirely new engine, which they will show for the first time at the Charlottetown Exhibition, August 17-22.

The design is based on the experience of twenty-five Yll")! Marine Engine building, and embodies all the glvorlible results of ourexperlence with Heavy Duty

"lzlnes, with the result that it is with the utmost eon-

gdence we place this engine before Canadian Fisher- tlll. " .

. If you cannot see u at the Exhibition, write for P1" Particulars. *

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. NEWSY

BY AGBJCOLA

NOTES

EGGS AND Mona sous

Before me is a statistical table by Mulhlill. Billing the prices of fifteen articles of farm produce in England, from the year i201, and proceeding by centuries. It is interesting to not- (ice the fluctuation oi’ prices which sometimes retreating, nevertheless in the long run have enormously advanced. Eggs and butter are least variable. Eggs, in the 13th century averaged 3d. (six cents) per dozen:

i in the 14th and 15th centuries they

were steady at 12 cents (6d.) They dropped to 8 cents in the 16th cen- tury and remained so for the 17th. The 18th saw a, sharp rise to 15 cents, with the 19th century holding them at 24 cents a. dozen- Which is as far as Mulhall goes.

" In the present year of grace we have dropped below the 18th century flEIIre. A miter in a well-known farm Journal calculates that the price of eggs is l1 cents below that of last year and oficrs some pertin- ent reasons for this startling fail. At a first glance it might seem that the world depression is the principal cause of the sudden decline. He brushes this view aside with the statement that; more eggs are used today than in years gone by, and yet the greater demand has failed to keep the prices profitable to the farmer.

Cold storage facilities, refrigera- on, and rapid and cheap transpor- tation, have had their influence in lowering the price as between one ‘country and another. Then there is the effect of the increased poultry ilopulatlon in all the agricultural countries. Since i381 Canada's poul- try llas quadrupled, willie the hu- man ppoluatoictaoinsshrdluetaoinet man population has only doubled, and the writer points out-perhaps jocosely-that each individual must eat twice the quantity of fowls and eggs to create the same demand in the home markets. But the govern- ments of other countries have been as urgent in stimulating poultry production as ours has been. Bei- giuin (for example) had, in 1913, about eleven and a halt’ million hens. Today she has nearly twenty‘ three million. . Nor is the increase of theipoultzy population all of the story. The pro- duction of the individual hen has been increased by selection and. we are beginning to hear of 300 egg hens. All this over-production is weakening the prices.

The writer closes ills letter with the propllecy--“Let a sharp ad- vancp come in feeds and many thou- sands of pllllets will be laying in the roasting pan instead of in the nest.

LAYING on LYING ‘

Now that last sentence is all right if it is intended to hold a pun; and it is a good climax to the poultry article. There appears, however, to be a haziness amongst writers at present, as to the use of lay and lie, and it. behooves teachers in all the English speaking countries to make the matter plain.

Possibly the confusion arises from a dislike to use the word "lie" which (before parliamentary language came into vogue) was an unpleasant kind of accusation. Blit “lie,” mean- ing to rest, is a good orthodox ir- regular verb and we musnt forget it. How often does one hear the re- calcitrant canine erroneously ad- jured to “go and lay downl" It shows superior intelligence by executing a ‘command which its owner docs not know how to give. If the same can- ine rested ill the past time, then— and only then-it lay down; if it had been hurt it may have lain for a long timc- The pullct in the last article Will be “lying" (resting) in the roasting pan.

Now we come to another irregular verb, "lay," meaning to deposit. It has a companion "mlsiay" and bcth imply some object deposited. 1 am tired and I lay my pcll down. Last night (past time) I laid it down.

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Irhnl pullet’, if spared will be laying (depositing) an egg in the nest.

A miner in the North of England had a "hunting dog"—a pointer- which achieved -more than local fame by its sagaclty. It had an un- errlng scent for game, and when it sighted the birds, would stand like a. statue and "point! till ordered to crouch down while its owner tired. A nobleman, who heard of it, de- sired this paragon, and after a good deal of haggling (for the Northum- brian, like his neglhbor, the Scot, is a thrifty soul) he bought it. A day or two after he sent for the miner and told him that the dog was "no good’ as a game dog. The former owner thought that was strange and suggested a trial. They got guns and made for the turnip fields, the dog tossing behind. Presently it picked up scent and stood pointing. "Lie down!" shouted the peer. The dog took no notice. “0h." says the miner, “Ash see what's wrangz" (to the dog)--"Coil up, ye beggar!" and the sagacious animal lay down. We iii-ii r left in doubt as to whether til. nobleman adopted this slightly’ bowdlerlzed command. ‘

THE FLVIGHT OF BIRDS

I have seen more species of birds this summer than I have for some years past, and singular to say, they were mostly close to the house. I have. been interested in observing how they fly. The heron or crane as it is wrongly called, passes over with a lumbering, awkward flight, its long legs stretching behind. and its neck lncurved. The crows and jays, while not so clusmy, toil along as if it were hard work. The wood- peckers open and close their wings, rising and falling in a. series of un-i dulations at every stroke. The hawks, s0 troublesome up here, fly low over the fields, as it were "beat- ing" the ground, and rising to avoid the fences. Our sparrows fly with a short jerky flight, while the Warblers fly smoothly and rapidly, and often at a. considerable distance from the ground. The swallows perform won- derful evolutions with surprising speed. _ .

Birds seem to differ a! much in their walk as in their flight. The smaller birds (as the sparrows) hop. but the thrush walks gracefully and the shore birds are runners. 1 sur- prised a Winter Wren (the first I had seen for years) in the wagon shed the other day: it did not take to flight but dodged about (as its habit; is) as if playing hide-and- seek- It is a summer resident, but uncommon here according to Mac- Swain. Its winter home is in the U. S. A., where it recevled its name.

THE. MEZEREON AGAIN

Very many of the plants compriz-

‘ed in the Island flora have been

introduced by human agency, but

seldom indeed are we able to trace

their coming. On a. recent visit to

Dunstaffnage I made a note of the

coming oi’ the Daphne Mezereum.

which is not without interest to the

botanist. About one hundred years

ago the grandfather of Mr. Scott Cairns, of Dunstaffnsge, introduced this plant from Scotland. for the sake of its medicinal properties, one oi which seems to have been as a remedy for that painful disease known in Scripture as "emerods" (haemorrholds: I. Samuel, 5, 6.) I could not elicit which part of the plant was llsed nor how it was ap- plied. The plant took kindly to the climate, although it was originally, as I have said. a native of Southern Europe: it perfected its seeds and the birds ate them and voided them in the hedgerows where the plants now may be found covering a stretch over a. mile long.

A GARDEN AT COVEHEAD

On my way back I called to llee

Goodbye M". Fly"

(and all the llttlo m»

Halo Manta:

s. anon: M. assess. r. o. Box s3. ahuluoulie. 0"‘-

Ilinao N! Charlottetown

rllr. ClHARil.(i'l"l'l-I'l‘()WN GUARDIAN

Robbing Is A Dangeous Thing

(Experimental Farms Note) The honey bee is often quoted as being a model of industry, and she is, no matter whether her business be legitimate 'or otherwise. While there is nectar to be had from the flowers she will work them assidious- ly until the last drop is extracted but as soon as the flowers refuse to yield her any sweets she will seek them elsewhere. This industrious lady has no objection to stealing from her relatives or her employer and will work just as hard doing so as she will when gathering from the flowers, but with far more spite. Nothing demorallzes the bees or the beekeeper so much as a bad case of robbing and everyone keeping bees is well advised to be constantly on guard against it. At _no time leave honey exposed in the apiary, for as soon as lt is found by the bees, rob- bing will be started, and when once started lt is difficult to stop. More- over, robbing bees around the aplary are an annoyance, for they will use their sting Just as readily as their tongue, especially it the cause for the robbing be suddenly removed

from their reach. All honey removed from the bees must be extracted and stored. in a bee-tight room, for if once the bees gain access and art able to carry back to their hives any of the honey, the whole apiary will soon be ln an uproar. The writ- er once saw an out-aplary of thirty- elght colonies completely ruined be- cause some intruder had broken the door of the building during the owner's absence and when honey was exposed in the tanks. When feeding colonies dllring a dearth oi nectar, do it in the evening after all bee flight has stopped, otherwise there is bound to be trouble, aspec- ially if only zrfew of the colonies are to be ted. The same thing ap-l plies when giving the bees wet-i combs to be cleaned, honey excites‘ them far more than does sugar syr- up. When robbing has started woe betide any weak colony in the aplary, for it is soon overpowered and robbed of its stores. Those that have had experience with robbing bees need no warning but; those who have not seen it require a lot, there- fore, lt is well to repeat the warn- ing: 1. D0 not expose swectsat any time in the apiary. 2. Extract and store honey only in a bee-light building. 3. Donot feed or give back to the bees wet: combs during the day time. 4. Keep all colonies strong. 5. Reduce all hive entrances as soon as the honey ‘flow ls over, especially those that are weak. 6. If robbing is suspected at any hive reduce the entrance to one bee size and smear the front of the hive with carbolic acid or kerosene oll. 1f there ls a danger of the colony becoming (Iver- powered by the robbers, remove it to the cellar for two or three days. Prevention ls better than cure. therefore use preventive measures.- C. B. Gooderham, Dominion Apiar- 1st.

the garden oi’ the Rev. Mr. Wilson. of Covehead, and I doubt if the dis

we except the public gardens round

the Provincial Buildings. The border

round the lawn was magnificent’ with a rich purple petunia. relieved

with a very dwarf white allysum.

Behind this stood rows of Koehia.

trlchophylln, the “Burning Bush"

which will soon be ln its flamboyant

autumn glory, though now of s. ten-

der green. Towering behind these

were blue Delphiniums, Phlox, Lilies,

Zinnias, and a. host of other plants, the whole forming a. rich artistic, and uniform color scheme such, as one rarely sees. That garden is one of the beauty spots of the district and well worth visiting on account oi’ the educational value.

BIRDS 0F P. E. I. Birds of Prey-(Continueit)

(337) Red-tailed Hawk, "Hen Hawk" "Chicken Hawk," S. R.

(339) Red-shouldered Hawk, “Hen Hawk," "Chicken Hawk." S. R. ('I‘hs bulletin states that these two (337 and 339) are locally

has not heard this term ap-

Hswk.—? One specimen seen

(MacSWain) (349) Golden Eagle.

visitor. (Bain).

itor (Bain).

al visitor (Bain) .

ity)). (350) con. Resident (Bsin). Pigeon Hawk- S. B. Sparrow Hawk. S. ll.

(357 (380 (Iiflti

mon- (Malcolm). (366) Not rare.

called "Buzzards." The writer

plied to them.)

(343) Broad-winged Hawk-i Re- ported in N.B., N-S., and Newfoundland.

(3th) American Rough - legged

V. Occasion i (352) Bald Eagle. V. Occasional vis- (353) White Gyrfalmn. V. Occaslon- ,

(35th) Black Gyrfalcom-‘i Speci- men taken .1904 (No author-

Duck Hawk or Peregrine Fal-

CBI1 Osprey or Fish 1 . B. R. More or less com-

Amerlcnn mug-cared Owl. R.

Large package 10c

Extra large 15 c

Establishment Of A Raspberry Plantation

(Experimental Farms Note)

When establishing a new planta- tion of raspberries, preparation and fertilization of the soil are two main essentials for good product-loll. A well drained clay or clay-loam soil when fertilized with a. heavy appu- catton of manure previous to plant- ing seems to meet the requirement for bush growth as well as fruit yield. i '

At the Dominion Experimental Station, Kapuskaslng, Ontario, it has been found that the fall plant- ing of the bushes has given a slight- ly higher yield than when planted in the spring because they com- mence growth very early- Also, it

proves that.

i’ Multum pro Parvo ”

De Soto Six. ,

Furthermore, to- day’s De Soto has - Free Wheeling with a new, advanced

(asp Short-cared Owl. s. a. not

When the De Soto Six was intro- duced late in 1928, its builders adopted the slogan "Multum pro Parvo”-mueh for little. That first De Soto Six was a great value. The fact that it established an all-time sales record for a first-year car

slogan and a creed. How well De Soto has lived up to this creed is best proved by a comparison of the original De Soto Six with today’s

The accompanying table tells the story. It shows many basic improve- ments. Scores of other refinements also have been made. And the base price has been reduced 8110i

AndugflmisW‘ ’

Waite; Street

has been found that rows six feet apart with thirty inches between the bushes is a very satisfactory dis- tance.

Well rooted, one year old plants

are quite satisfactory for transplant-_

ing. When re-set they should be planted slightly deeper than they were in the nursery, the soil well packed around the roots, and if pos- sible watered at that time, other- wise they may dry out and die.

Occasional shallow cultivation during the summer is an excellent practice as this forms a mulch and prevents the soil from bbcoming loo dry. Additional applications of marl- ure may be required during succes- sive growing seasons as s. rich soil s needed for a prolific growth.

The fruit is produced entirely on wood of the previous season's growth, thus special care should be

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Rosina)

Cut Smoking Tobacco

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tough os the steel i work with. That's why i pack my pipo with Rosebud-the best cut smoking tobacco a Maritime worker con buyl i There's pleasure and comiort in every putt-it's o smoke ior honest men, cind no mistake! No mutter who? work you rim-Rosebud somehow makes it lighter!

taken when pruning so that: Eliffic- lent; old wood is left for bearing. Old canes should be removed after the fruiting season or early the follow ing spring.

Most varieties of raspberries need winter protection. This can be ac- complished by bending the canes over and placing n few shovelsful of earth on them to keep them in po- sition until covered with snow dur- 1m; the winter. The canes may be pinched back when about two feet. high so that they will not grow too tall, and thus may be covered with a protective covering of snow during the winter months.

Two of tllc best varieties of rasp. berries triccl at the Kapuskasing Station are the Newman and the Cllthb8l‘il.—-Sflllil'l Ballantyne, Do. million Experimental Station, Kan. “ska-sins. om.

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