UNE 14 1924 THF CH ARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN
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.\ discovery that wouldpay divid-
i-iiils exceeding-six hundred million dnl-
l.ir.s iii a few years and that would ‘lu
iiililltlon emerge successfully in sevenl
tiiiisci-iitivo international contests. is‘
\m,.,.|,- ,n outstanding credit to Cana-
i1;i_ Such are but a few of the triumphs
oi Marquis wheat. that in 1003 w:is_
iiiikiiown. and in 1923 was cut tromf
more than eighty par cent. of the_
ivheut ilelds ol Canada and the L'ii!i.cil
States. _ _ ~ -
Tac' romance of Msrqulf cvouiil luke
uiore than a page to properly rclaic.
liit the mslii points will be covert--l
nn. cllahlms E. sauunnns, rin-
iamoas Cansdlnn naturalist, who illn-
coversd Marquis wheat in 1903. ln
the last tow years this has boon worth
almost one billion dollars to the rrisin
growers of this continent. ,_
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iii.-re in tem, the tnii-4 son of the _late
i\r. Wm. Saunders, who wzis directv'
ni the Ottawa Experimental li'.irui for
iiinny ycsrs. "Wheat selection cxpovi-
iiients had liii.-n carried out thcr-a from
l\\Q. but toward the close of liie pall
i-eiitury the rninll stall were n ovor-
tiixsd that little was alone in this dir-
i-ctian but kccping thc crossed strains
alive.
The Essriy Experiments
in i003 Dr. Charles lil. Saunders was
nppointed to the station ns cercailst.
lie inherited with thc position the ex-
perimental dita and the various
strains. He at once commenced a re-
in-lection in the hope that he could
isolate a strain which would meet the
cry of the western wheat growers for
ri \vheat that would rlpen earlier than
lted Fife. No general dn the biittleileld
ever martialed his forces with more
dz-tailed accuracy than did Dr. Saund-
ers. For mouths he plodded patiently
onwards, meeting with reverses of ev-
ery turn. Samples of grain from iill
the wheat _growing countries of' thc
world were before him and nlimerouii
new varietlas produced by |:rass-brsed-
ing. Out of this nia`ss Dr.`Sauriders
discovered the precious grains that
contained such potentislities. bytaatc
and chewing. The grains that attract-
ed his attention when removed from
his mouth showed a light color. and
their elasticity showed a gluten coa-
tmt that surprised him. The precious
little grains were planted out from s
single head in the autumn of 1008.
Twelve plants came_i|p. and by 190| a
little harvest was gathered that. was
placed in an envelope. This was the
beginnings of the mighty discovery
that was soon to tax the elevators of
the continent.
¢W9“il‘~three pounds of seed available.
Part of this was sent to Saskatchewan.
and although the _season there was is
had one for grain, the little plots of
Ziiiiriiiiis lived up to their reputation.
From this little harvest seed was sent
to Brandon. Man., and there did sston
ishiiigly well. Alberts was next. ln
ers of the Canadian Northwest. lt
ripened about ten diiys before the
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frosts set ln, gave a larger yield per
fluids of North and South Dakota and
inuilr its growers the envy of all who ~` ~:‘ °' _
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saw their crops One hundred and
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of Marquis for the United s s was
H" Im--iw °“°- “I we C'-\“°<l*~=\ ‘Vw 1nto the road, taking every ounce of strain required to check the
rertaiii ilelds were yielding as high as
iifty-three bushels of Marquis per
acre.
lt would be hard to ilnd ii discovery
that had added so much to the pro-
gress of the world, and Canadians can
be justly proud of this all-Canadian
discovery. Dr. Saunders retired from
tba Government service last-year.
(Copyrighted British h Cololiial Preis.
Limited.)
Next Article--Commercial lielialn.
Report of Women’s
` Institutes. of Prince
A Edward Island
REPORTS Ol' W0hIEN’B
INB'l}’l`l.l'l'ES, P. E. ISLAND
Sherbrooke: The regular monthly
meeting of this Institute was held at
the home of Mrs. (leo. T. Pickering on)
May 20th, nineteen members and tive
iiicnts were served. The next meeting
will be held at the home of `Mrs. Geo.|
llarrls.
Lot ld: On Moy liith, sixteen mem-
bers and eight visitors met st the
home of Mrs. `ohn l\IncNeilI. where a
regular meeting of this institute was
hcld. in the absence of the president.
.\ilss Margaret Pellinan conducted the_
meeting. which opened in the usual
inanncr. Committees were appointed
for the month. also delegates for the
Convention. The sum of 833.50 was
paid los drilling a well at Central
School. The next meeting will be held
nt the hnnic of Mrsnlsabclie Monkley.
hit. Peter’s North: The ilrst regular
iiiectlng ni this institute was held ln
the school house on May 7th. ten mem-
bers and one visitor being present. it
was decided to plant trees in the
school ground. repair the fence. and
provide new furnishings for the school.
A program committee was appointed
for the next meeting, which will ho
hold in the school house and roll call
will be answered with recipes. Lunch
was segyed and ii new luneh commit-
tee appointed. One new member was
welcomed.
Lower Freetowni The May meeting
of this institute was held at the homo
inf Miss Msbls Burns. six members and
_ lsssess ls Attalned.
Milling and baking tests on the pre
‘four visitors attending. The meeting
opened in the usual manner with the
'0de, followed by roll cali and minutes.
“I Suffered Terrlbly
With Sore, Achlng Back” »
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hi-re. London, Out.. proudly lays cliilin ; '
___ "amz "W \_,\.um|m.e at (hc sn." acre and its milling quiilitles were the _ ‘_ . " __ ____ \  __ __ W;
__“|_“m||M 'ho d|s,.°v"ed “_ 1|,-_ joy of every tiour plant that received ' .-, _ ~ _ ~_ \  ‘- cl-/(9
charles E. Saunders. He was born ii- Ili lm-i N19 f-'HBP mm! 0f Mi““°' ~.' `  " \ . _e¥~¢`;-/_
____________..._.._- aiwiis were calling tor more Marquis' ‘ “~,__ '\-. _ '_ \ » . ‘._v_-'.-'-_~_
as its seed had spread into the wheat _; ' ' _ :gg ix \` "L_ _ ' _r
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impetus of your car.
This terrific strain is not taken, merely on the treads-it
‘pulls on every cord and layer of rubber in the inner construction
ofthe tire.
_ The Web_ Cord process, by eliminating cross threads, enables
-___ the cords to i1_e flat and even _in the layers, thus giving each cord
maximum resistance to strain andsimparting to the tire body
greatly increased strength to resist the pull of the car when the
brakes are applied
Sprayed Rubberusqd in the -Dominion Cord Tires adds
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strength and resilience to the walls and treads.
These improved processes are used exclusively in Canada .
rin Dominion Royal Cord and U-cord Tires
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They are extra values in Dominion Cord Tires which cost
you nothing extra,
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visitors being present. The meeting‘
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opened in the usual manner and re-' _ 5 _L-~J_,,
parts _gt_ olommittees were heard, etc. -uf’ ¢` ' --\.
. ss n sor was present and gave` D
an address on institute Work. This 
was followed by a discussion prlnci- ’ _ '». , 'f._ _ »" .
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pally in onnectlon with the W. I. Ex-  0 D
i-hniigc. it was then decided to h\lY  
iiinterlal to make one or more “Daisy”
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hcd-spreads for thc Exchange. A voti:    _ l
of thanks was tendered Miss Windsor
iind the hostess. after which refresh- ' 1 f
A play was recently presented in the
lliill under the auspices of the Insti-
tute and a substantial sum realised.
’_1`he program for this meeting consist-
ed of n “biscuit contest." The next
mectlnl' will be held in the 'school
house. -
Murray River: Twsnty~iive members
and three visitors met at the home of
Mrs. D. L. Brehiiut on May 13. where
the regular meeting ot this club was
held. The meeting opened in the usu-
al manner. roil call being answered
with names of favorite authors. A
bazaar and home cooking sale was
held recently in aid of the institute.
No new work was undertaken this
month. The next meeting will beheld
at the home of Mrs. Angus McDonald.
Central Bedeaoer The June meeting
ot this institute was held at the home
oi Mrs. George Green. twelve members
and one visitor being present. The
meeting opened in the usual manner.
was decided to have the large
and it
room in the School scrubbed s few`
days before examination. lt was also
decided to take a collection of one cent
at the meetings. Two papers were
read. One new member was welcom-
ed. The next meeting will be held in
tlie school house.
Georgetown: On May Rip, twenty-
seven members and two visitors met in
the Council Chamber where the regu-
lar meeting of this Institute took place.
Alter the usual opening. a discussion
toolt place in regard to the W. l. Ex-
change. The representative of Butter-
ick Publishing Co. was heard in in-
terest of Delinentor hlagasiae. A com-
mittee was appointed to take charge
of the exhibition of pictures sad Tea
which is to be held Jane 8rd. it was
decided to plant lliacs on the grounds
south of the Court House. ltelresh-
ments were served before the close oi
the msstlnl. *___ A*______
Eidos: Thirteen members and four
visitors attended the May :nesting of
this Institute which was held at the
home of hlrs. Frank ilacdonald. The
clilet ltcm ot business' was the decision
to hold a Strawberry ics-Cream Festi-
nii iii my. proceeds 0° be lr HN °f
proposed new hall. lt was rsiwftvd
that the new blackboard was la place
and was highly satisfactory. 0ne new
memberwss welcosisd--__ Thi MU
meeting will itehsltl at’ ths hoins of
Mrs. 0. l'rlsseli. ` _ ‘ -
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ltlastnssi The lay meeting,ot this
was read and discussed. lt was do-
cidcd to buy ii new drinking fountain
for the school. A committee of two
were appointed to arrange ri program
for the next meeting. A committee
was also appointed to visit the schools
this month. Before the meeting closed
n ilaiuty lunch was scrvt-d by the hos-
tess, and a pleasant social hour spent.
The next meeting will he held at the
home of Hrs. Clifford Wright.
south Lskeiogeven members and one
visitor attend the May meeting of
this Instituto which was held in tho
school house on May 21th. Roil`call
was responded to with conundrums.
The lottery tickets for the Autograph
Quilt have almost all been sold, and at
the next meeting it will be decided
when ths'drswing for me lucky ticket
will take place. Several readings and
recitations were given by the members
which included a reading by lllisa Nel-
lie MacDonald entitled "Amusements
for Young People on the Farm." Lunch
was served and s pleasant social hour
enjoyed. The next meeting will lib”
he-‘d at the home of Mrs. Lewis Mac-
Donald. »
Wheatley River: On May 14th iifteén
members und live visitors nict at the
home of Mrs. Richard Stead. wherc
the regular meeting of this institute
tool: place. After the usiisl business
had Nei conducted. Mrs. Wm. Nunn
gsv-3 it talk on the selection and pi.int~
ing of garden seeds. which was ;;rciit~
ly enjoyed and appreciated. It was
then decided to make clothes for a poor
family who live in the district. Two
new members were welcomed. 'i`bis
!ast.tntc also expressed itself ve.°y i‘:iv-
rriibly for the W. l. Exchange and ex-
pect to have several contrlhiitinns.
Deli-gates were appointed to Conven-
tion.
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lslpoqnsi On May 10th twelve mem-
bers and one visitor met at the Hail
where the regular nieetlnl! 0' "lil °|“"
was held. After the usual opening the
chief item of business was the deci-
sion to have electric lights lustalicd in
the institute room. Arrangements
were also made to have the name of
the school placed on the school. .Nine
members redoinsd-
New Aa_='sni'.'l£h§d`i‘|’ay‘ anti” oi
i ' ' _ I '_ MEI °
2:. 'B.!\l6al9, f6\{r'lsen'rnI tiers
and one visitor being present. After
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fqosssn-eiséuatsa to  _it was ds-
ciiied to ce :_ this concert some time
t t V f
 
lt\'3'lns.- lg.-ttlfiioved and dssoadsd
into sei p ssiit , -_thai ss  ts lr, A. I, shi-
ii°i= :pos is :fs s':iis1'usitii'»r.mRti|lr§sr 'mine 1' as seiiooi. A sick
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mm ressrsiss the W-'V L lvrlnrs dsiiimicus eu aosoiotsa mi- no
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month. hiiss Windsor, Aiiistant Supeh
visor. was present and gave a talk on
institute Work which was very much
appreciated. Luncheon was served.
after which a vote of thanks was tan-
dered Miss Windsor and Mrs. blouse,
the hostess. The next meeting will bs
held at the home of Misa Olive Dalziel.
Yorh: Twelve members met at tho
home ci Mrs. W. C. West on May 21st,
when the regular meeting of this insti-
tute vvas held. The answer for roll
call was "Famous Women and why
Fiinioiis." Mrs. Herbert Smith was
elected secretary-treasurer, relieving
Mrs. Vessey. who resigned to become I
director in place of Mrs. Smith. A
Sick Committee was appointed for two
months. The program consisted of
papers and a discussion on “How I
Would Use a Million Dollars." The
letter regarding W. I. Exchange wel
read and the _idcs heartily endorsed by
the members. The next meeting will
\_`b`e`held at the homo of Mrs. Archie
Vsssey. _
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Nontnriie: Eight ineinbers and one
visitor attended the June meeting ol
this institute which was hold in the
League Rooms on .luno 3rd. After the
usiial opening. reports of tho various
committees were heard and new vom-
mltteoa appointed. No new biislnesl
was undertaicn. The next meeting
will hs held July ,8th, in the League
Rooms.
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Pain Stop Immity A
Hers`s instant relisi from that l>\irn»
ing corrii Blue-isy will stop the pairs
instantly. Then the corn ioossi-is
and ooaiss out. Doss away with
dangerous psring. Got Bias-isy as
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