clllz. 192s ' good grow month but unf‘ t -'l ately was irflglloived by a penal-dug! ____ two to three weeks which developed I _ ed I-‘rorn Page 6 a‘ serious outbreak of the‘ late; ~—-————i—- blight disease. The blight developed and spread very rapidly causing wsrqtnuetl) considerable defoliation and t-onse-f qlient loss. The rct also appeared‘ ‘h pgppilr-THE yflll‘ 1927 9°“- ln the tubers in iheso se:tions at a! _| a record Whell Wllsldeled very early date. IL-rctofore, it has ... the stand-pqlilt 05 ll" acrelllle been our policy to recomimnd that m1 for Seed 99"“ lmlmm“ Spraying should commence about ', ggrtifiication. The total area July 21. The firs; record lust year of ‘ I my in 1028 W85 933.751 where‘ late blight in the field was on July M1921, the acreage lilllfeflliedlll 26. This is about tcn days earlier _ The following table descflll‘ than it has ever been recorded be~ m detail form the results Ob- fore. In vicw of this fact it would W ; seem» advisable to change the spray- , e Irish Cobblers pfl-B- ling date to Jilly i5. or thereabouts. ‘d . . . . - - - - - - ~ - ~ ~ ~ - - - 16-013 or ‘better still apply the firs: spray _ ge Irish Cobblers not - lwhen the plants are about eight to ‘used . . . . . . . - - - ~ ¢ 2-353 ten inches high. This insures a cov- _ "e Green Mountains __ ering of Bordeaux for those lower pgssed - ~ - - < - - - ~ - ‘ ‘ - - - ~ 335' leaves WlllCl‘. arc often thc first to ._ age Green Mountains _ become aliectccl with blight. and on Mt passed - - - - - ~ - - - - - - -- ' 2-038 which it is sometimes impossible to c; Varieties Passed 4° get the spray when thc foliage be- ,, fl- Varieties not Pfised: 16 comes cicnsc and hon-v)‘. Another Total acres ih5l><¥°l°d~2484°~ point is during a tontinilcri pcriod Total acres Pa55ed“19915- of wct weather we should at) the per cent. acres pBSSBd-llo-l- ' stirry nlore frcqtlcntly than \ .cn it _ _ is more or loss fine and dry. masons for Rkiwllflll °l Flddll It will bc sccn by referring to thc ' table above that the lollowing trou- NOtOl Fields P-C- blcs are of greatest importance: 294 5-9 Bflck Leg, Mosaic, Foreign Variet- oliesx-The first may be reduced by 7-9 tiaying greater attention to seed - treatment, care in handling thc “tan .. 2.7 seed before and alter cutting thc t“! of Vigor . . . . . . .. 11 rcts, and planting. Mosaic can br .- ll mity to diseased 78 reduced to a considerable extent b} mcqucstion ‘u; sometimes raised point which might bc stressed is thc m; potato business is being lflTE-Thc presence of Foreign Varieties fly overdone, and thfli. Oil!‘ llllmels in our fields is quite uniicuiissry. A u-eplautillg l°° much land ‘Pl PflY-‘cziloful sorting of the sec-d to be m‘ too great attention to this crOl1..i~:<~tl fcr hoinc planting t-liminatiilg to tile dctrilncnl "l llll‘ll' 0m" all poor shaped or tiii~typc tubers tumilig Operflilollfi- Th1" l5 ll- (llle-‘i-wouid assist in reducing this trou- lion which lhl‘ llhivlflllfll llifmfl ble. Those growers who nrc plant- ‘must decide for hiinselff. On tilt! mg the two varieties must practice other llllllll- lll" ill-Will lliillllh 4° great cure in orticl" to ofisct illn not bear out, the contention OXDYQS- possibility of tilem bPCOllliDg mixed lppilcd for lllfilwflllllll lllfl twill-trouble encountered was lat/.- blight 6 per cent». Planted 195$ lllllll 5 rotl. This accounted for quite a acres; 35 ll" CPllV Plalllild 0V9!‘ 5 ltultibcr of rejections both in thc md under 10 WW5; 9 l!" tfl‘llli bills (is \\'*:ll as in lli‘ grad~d stock lillilltcd tivcr l0 and less than LI .1101" on. Tlil‘ typr- tirodtlrcd last unis: and 1 per cent over 20 acresycar was not as good or as uni- to seed potatoes. form as in i926. We bclitivc seasonal In other words 90 per ccnt. of the and soil conditions lmd considerable growers lit-d less’ ma“ "ml 1161113 to do with this fcattire. Rhizocton- Inch planted to this croiJ- 1 ll" "l" ia and Scab was not -.l.~. iJTOYAllBIIl IBOW 0f any single {arm operation as; in fgrnter year-g which during the P951’- 19 Yell-PS has There is. however, another mat- produced Such 800d lelllllls l" l-he ter which is worthy of your consid- sitice i918 there‘ has been l1 grefllfifttubers are then exposed to a sudden [other hand there is just as insisientymues during the early part of No- intock. ill/hat we need is more lid- anyone tn detect a slightly frosted verllsllllz of our products S0 fur our potato until it comlnrnccs to break 59MB. Great Credit l5 dill’ l0 lhllfieaxiiich have bccomc chilled are not ‘day in the splendid position of first‘ thermometer. Place on the continent in mint of In conclusion I would like to {ifltl quality seed potatoes. What then‘our congratulations on thc exccllcnt constitutes the basis o! that qualityqquality produced during the past -I-"recdom from disease. high yicid- year. Lct us continue our ollorts lit lllB Slffllh-i 811d 500d srfldihs- The7disease control and Clldl‘.\\'0i1i‘ in Inspection Service is encieavoring tolevcry way possible to maintain ‘* Issist you in producing this NillTi-thlgli standard of perfection \‘.i ch her One Seed‘ Potato. .We ofterllhas been thc mcans ‘ of placing hear the remark passed that thclPrince l-Jdlvard Island Sued Po- Inspection is too strict. PGFSOHBllYJSIIOCS second to nonc op thc mar» ‘I do not think so. Dosyou supposfkcts. flor one moment it‘ the inspectioniMr. S. G. Pcppln. ‘legulations were relaxed that your‘ senior Inspector. manager could sell as many car Field Laboratory of Plant Path- lloads of seed stock as he does? Do‘, - ology. You suppose it‘ we had not thc high-i Charlottetown. P. E. I. list standard on the continent thatlDear Mr. Peppin: llllvers and representatives of the‘ lPlease convey to, the Ccrtlficd Mricultural Departments from thqseed Potato Growers of Prince Ed- Btates would be coming here to tacr-lward Island our congratulations on wnally look over our stock? Do youthe excellent showing they have think for an instant if the seedmade this Yfifll‘. “llh l1 F600?“ illo- liwk shipped during the last teniduction of fine quality sccd. We ‘Mrs was not giving good xesultslhavc had many favorable reports. m" lllPy would be repeating and on shipments madc from the Islnud increasing their orders? I feel veto foreign destinations, which we lltiillld redouble our cflorts to stilltfeel sure will lead to increased bus- lilriher reduce the per cent. of dis- iness. We sincerely appreciate the Ilse in our fields and what is of aslco-opemtion we have received from Much importance to take greaterWhe growers. and the association to- llre oi our tubers during the fall wards the inspection service. and The growing season so for as thelperforniancc of their duties. We liiltaio crop was; cuncemgd couldlwlsh them continued success in the all-Th’ be described as ideal or ev- production of Certified Secd Po- lll good. The cold, we." pnckwordttatoes. which we believe to be sec- ‘lllllllz delayed planting and was. iniond to none in the world. W1 at least, responsible for n Yours. very truly. wnsidcrabie "miss" in many fields. ll. T. GUSSOW M"! hills by the way was found; Dolllllllllll Bllllllll-il brevalent in many widely se-l limbo dtstrlcts in UK! States and: . "' vwcvcr. unwed B‘ IIAZBLBRGDK SCHOOL 1 9 . .. . s Honor Roll for F‘ebrilary:-—Gr. VIII-l Julia Myers 2 Henry Jones. l Grade VII.—E. Pearl Jones. ‘d Grade VI tSl‘.)—l Doris E. Wood. 2 Margaret Myers} M M G d. v1_tal— ary oria- ‘Qodjbthls BhIIlIlBZLMMy Coady a Brien Lind- , Qtmgn “grade VI tbr-l Mary Monaghan 2 M Coody~3 Brien Lindsay. “(Intranets hat‘: to be Gillie vi (MEI, maniac. wood. * 03 _’ Whq-"u bgdon, 2 Leo Goody 3 oon Oiilllll-“li , ' . G d IV--l Clarence Coady. ‘ Vie“ "haves colds 2 ways Grade lit tal—-1 Cameron Lindsay- , lltoncewithoufldoding": Grade m tai-rboorlgron fiat-var‘- 28 J 3Ruy owsiie . (l) Its healing vapors, Adellgfirrgxfiue 5 m“, IA,-ndsay_ ~» “laud by thQ b0” but: Grade I-l Earl Jones. We inhglgd difgct t0 the. Perfect Atléhdlhcéf-TPQQT] Jones. Loo Ooady. Clarence Coariy, Sue i ""889; J Go a Carver. (2) “It draws out” the ogzchcrilllelen Chandler. . “I'm ‘ . - --—-<>00>————— 1°“ a‘ like an old fan‘ scientists have estimate that thelr ‘ ' ed P°l|lfi¢¢~ ‘ are about 40 time.» as many lllflll‘ g its ii miml beings andjhat they t’ aver e‘ 224 for each IQQICTGB of land in tht world. J ‘ . For slaughtering lrllllillifilflleil ‘ " ly g French ivomnni has l vented a ’ .. pistol that fires G spike into their a" A g hands, a liming withdrawing it into L p. n» btofml. THE ornmiiormowi~t_c_tijiitptitu _ g i ' Central Guardian l NEW UNIVERSITY DICTION-l ARY to Guardian gents and ore coupon. Every home should have one. Exceptional Values New Spring Goods‘ New Spring Suits $30.00 Ex-clusive Designs -— Attractive weaves—— E ff e c t i v e readers for 98" LOADING LIVE Hoes ill. Yoiiti st -JO|NS HOLMAN'$ STAFF — ls-iII lltls jtlinvtl t "l u.l'ice Furllltilin- and lpson will till o:l .AGER _ The Abbey ICL" Single and breasted, in (mo, two models. What zibout i’ tirice? 'l‘hat’s where a. pleasant surprise. awaits you. (‘onto in and see these suits at our special price. iii-iv appiiiiillili-iit .i - llllil also with ill" OTHER REAL GOOD VAL.UES— A big choice oi‘ Mat- erials, styles and col‘ orings ill sitiglc and (lOIYDlH brcastctl mo- dels at popular pric ‘i/Vc have the suit you are looking for. - Hurt-an of Ativt-r- fields . . . . . . .. l-lplantilig only the very best fottnda- ; te Biiflht - - - - ~ - - ~ - »- 1° 03 tion stock. There arc several strains m] fields rejected . . . . . . . . ..ll7lvn0\v being grown which are prac-. . l acreage YPJBCl-Pd" - l V - < -- 4930 tically free of this dist" "ti. Another incertain sections 0f 9m‘ P7955 lllMLnOed of isolated hill selection ‘glotsc Atfttr schoOl clays- Keep That Schoolgirl (Iomplcxitm, By Following This I til‘ lht- Fliiziilluitl", ivils ]il'¢'~'~ 4th. n. ll lzirui- liiiil iiilii-i-sit-ll. Illitll-* Sin]pl€ Rule ‘In (jarciNl-ght and hdornl-ng l.-‘Il, in 1 l'])l't'llll;'. lllt‘ llPlllllll-‘i price is right. $15. $18. $20. $25. Bot/s first ion t-ilpitilty iii‘ tH-llziri. lllll .~t-iiliilt tl._ l‘:ll‘\l|.l Illt‘ tirogiiii-tfi Illt- lilsi lat-cm- \\.l.\' 4i lllliziolugth- l .' N Lllllllli. tlt-tfit-tilili his ill-Z lly z" ‘n: so stricluitl by (its use. The T? not only in the tliirtjr-s null llll‘ iortll-s‘ llizit Ytilllll i’rv~cl".:ltliili pr» ~riit= itwli :-.\ u llflll-lrlll. latc- Yucrli" and t‘1ll'l_\' twenties, with ilit‘ ailmonitioil of e-xpcrn that tht time t-i ~zifegturtl y-luth l= [ll t-tatith. li-‘lfsll. 5i», largely till tpxticrl lulvicv, lliull‘ wdabovc. 01' the 4430 Rlllwi-‘YS Wll", In the fall inspection the ivorsi. ~ziliil= llw- gi-iitlt- l'iil|ilLlll\l' lll thi~ \\'Z1_\'. In 1hr morning and r11 bcr/tinle-t/Jii g Pants \\ :i.~h your tntc grin p. ihllllollvti 7401p, nlrrsagitig the lather wlllv into the skill. tir~t \\lll| iiarm tutti-r, then with cohl. it \‘-l‘ll' +lcili l~ irlclitii-ti t-‘i lit‘ 'll’_\. appli. zi li-ltrli of gilt-t] Fllltl t‘l't'2illi ~tliiii l< all. TAl‘(‘]l- lhv- ciiptlrt- sl‘ ' laHilCl (liscllssing mini mcordmh ltinse thoroughly, ~ti:~<‘l1ill1i>.l.~'ll<- Illll~l *-lllllilt‘ of zill rll|i~~ lll tiltitlclll iii-lull; llit’ ~lilll t‘lt'itli~l'll tli-ii"~»ttg'iil_v til lit~zltlt_v»rlt-~lrliyiug‘ zicrtlllitllailililr. wT-‘if; morning and -‘2'<'r_\- tit-gilt. to sot-ll lii-aliii.’ lmiii thi- . Tu illlisv: nhll lliil_._ filfillllllPll to ma‘ .\*(l in Filth-l" l“l'i‘t‘i)Vt'.'l; Extra Special 30 tjiziiri; lioys first long paints Good qttylity tweeds. Sizes 26 to 154. PAlUNS SPECIAL VALUES Men's: llifllllllll weight purc wool Sox, big range of shtitles, regular 75c llt- thi~ i"t~_;;lti;lt"l_\. (tlltl tizirtlctllzlrly lll iFt- [lLI\\llt'l' ant] rlitlgc ii lliltllt‘\"l‘lt'1l\(‘lllt’llll>llil\'t"l' l-izlli‘. lite]. rl- ijg ‘tht- prim-s, tiflt-ll t-lllxirgt- lll\iltlill't'lllt‘llifi ill-it?! hill-vs“ ‘I .hi-_ til1l~l lll' \\li.\lit‘(l (l\\'1l_\'. l lllh \\'l‘lll'l‘ believes it will. ho tniivi- lllll‘ t-szilll; if the other ' ‘ti Ill" lhlllllllfilll at l Fret-toil it pcrforn is btinr, ‘AiYl ll til tht- l'.tl‘llt'.~'i silli- chili-iii til’ ii hlrm- that. l-tiiiiuliinity. ' \"l.l iiZiilll ll!‘ the sol i- llltmiil lllvesled "5 has "l9 599d oration. Every grower should have ilotato Crop. Every fafhlfil’ Whh frost proof facilities, on his own Practices rotation 0T l-‘FOPS- I and farm. Too many potatoes arc tilacecl mctlmllv all do so. mint Pllllll- a in out-buildings in Lllt‘ liOpC that ‘certain area to potatoes. E8611 yea!‘ early shipment will be made. These That int-zit» s-izit) :tii<l .\\t'iit'l‘ : lllll .\‘l H‘ will \|i:l‘l. .\ ifllt‘\‘1rilE]ilt‘\I'—lli ()illi:l'.\ lnzlj. ]l'--\t italtte I I still]! l\ lncziut. demand for our seed stock. 0n the drop in telnperattlrc which often l ., . .- , ‘ ‘ _ , Atom r/zis unstakc Mon s; Piiuc ( lianlbray work blllPtS, largo hotly, sizes l4ll_- to l7 .| demand now for our ii-hitc tabieivcmbcr. It. almost imgiq-rihie for Wimm...‘ “nu!” in m? “cab lilll think any ’ \t‘lilt"l Ii\ til‘ iilivc t- rs Hilllllilivc. neck. Extra" I l‘ ill cot into l‘l'l"‘l\l‘-\'ll llilll 5W1 P0191005 hlllvfl EdVPYl-lwll ihehi-‘down to rot. Furthermore. potatoes Men's llorsc Hide Mitts, with wool linings —splentli(l wearer »t'or-- hard worklei” — Sticclal liilll‘ . . . . . . . . . ‘ ' ITOWBY" Dlfihl-‘eli’; lll $43811 lJOl-flllifit to bc uscd for seed purposes. nwttliin- will lit- QlVPiI u 'ho in 1918 and tile yfllf-"nGloxi/crs are therefore iil‘tZt‘(l to pre- followlntt put up such excellent vent this possibility of frost or lseed stock. This has served as ihclchill taking DlZICC in thcii- stock. l°llll<ll1ll0ll Sllmei "P011 Wlllvh the This applies also when hauling po- hllhdlrds and molt-sands 0f GPOW-Aatocs to the cars vrhcn the tclnpcr- "5 Cfllllllwhfilhg ill a later dale areaturc is below thc freezing point. now reaping the benefit. We are to- Every grower should have a good i-zvtstvmo- 011i '.l.\ dlltt-rt-nvt- till!‘ neck htltl in Ill" Public lliilLt “ADE m CANADA Boys’ Merino Coinbiuatioils, a real hard- weariiig garment. Sizes 24 to Our price, any size Boys’ Leathcl‘ Mitts, with wool lining—- lots of wear. and of good appear- ance. Special pair . . . . . ._ . . . . . . . . . Boys‘ Fine Wool Sweaters, with p010 col- lar, new combination shades. Sizes 22 to 3i lpit-t s m‘ Que-iii Mary Wciilclrs tiluw. The evening wits beauti l. as tilled to capacity‘ Pvrci- LeLtlt-llvtll‘ iltwtttlietl til" .--¢.-;,'¢~ - ll n 1.0V intro-wrapped " ‘Hocxév MATCH _ - , ~l.‘llti_\' ivliiii»: int on-“Tlto Ambitious lll>ll\\".l\i Carleton Bearcats I to 2 (‘mil tl<i_v.1ii:.l.lc:lli it I ' titiu—~"'l‘h-- tlltliali $fli-l‘1llv$"——lll1lll l.ni~.. llzlstitius .ll‘ . _ llPY» “l1 $ll‘lll'l ll'/ll"ll’*‘<l‘1 -‘lon"'ll‘ll,',lllliillll‘S illltl hi!" ills ruin. ll:lli.|- 51113 _\lht--:Il.\lt-l_'.c<itl: ‘(flivfiilllli lH-tcl- i 0pc’ -— a l llinl-pd Lllnlstlell: Reci- l ("wen b). H“, \._ Baby Carriages»- Strollersmtio-Carts New low prir-es, a big shipment just rc- ceivetl, all the new models ill Baby (‘on riagcs. (lo-carts and Strollers. (‘onto in and see them. New Silk Window Draperies . link“ li-liton Delzllle)‘ I iluring lll'V'.kt_l]ll ill w .1 .\!.il!i..n;l:lt rgvriiilili ilossrs. Will llarris. Alla-n Ill-Loot] and \\':ill:ic<i lighted thc ziutlicilt-t- . iii wit; cililar. .>\iitt*i'€__.il..,d h‘. l l flliivt-z atu-liolliui J-imshnm PM“, ll$lllll good slynt‘. llt*i‘.~. l'.\|l'llil lliI'llI.-I'l\" .~ t-vl-ri lrlii. Jvllli it is lli\lll‘ll ullt. Mvlhlllnltl. Sllt- l.» ' '.'l‘llc sum of $189 The ]il'l)(‘(‘t‘<l.€ tire in st .i4- Is zilltl tlill“l‘ <-li|l:ll:|\llil_v w .. ‘lllllillllll; season. {from the inspectors. in thc faithful WEDDING BELLS _ ‘NW H b ‘ _ _| I l- _ ‘(‘iitil'<-.li, Sunlliliirfictl, on Feb l5l-li,l7""' m h”! Hm“ 1"" ]"""' ‘. . . of Miss blurb-l l-l. "hwghw" 0r m“ ml“ llzi l‘ ipiii Hut‘ ltlltl lAlPlVllu - , ,i’v\:'<-_\‘ Xlzil-(‘zlrvl-Iln til‘ llltllilll Rlvv We have thc most (fOlllplfitti showing of ll=lrl'""lll<l 1"" Hill; Wintlmv Drapes, cast of li/lontrcal. All the new shades of rose, blue anti gold ill plain, stripes and combination colors; also silk nets, filet. marquisette panels. r-tirtaills, rcpps, etc. COME IN AND S 1E THEMs WE llAVi-I SOMliYfl-ilNtl OUT OF THE ORDINARY TO SHOW YOU. Cretonne‘ Mill-ends We have just received a big sliipnltint oi’ Chintz and (‘retonnes ends direct from the mill. Illtntlrcds of patterns in the lot -- in fact, about every pattern being made Heavy, ‘medium and light- weights. ltegulal" values up to $1 .50 yard -Special. while they last 20c to 35c each 8-4 t-t- i=1. yard lengths PA TONS Aqliirli Nlld- wont-s thi- lllilllilvs ll‘ltl i-~">"i"n|‘lo.=e _ _ h lit ll tllilllllllli. ill i town 1mm m” h?“ "ml lmmh ‘Imus “W! ‘siitlii cl-tpv with l-"ilil lriliilliiltga t-lih- lliit iilltl cont . . I . . . A . , l t‘ l. ' ' ' l ‘ i- . lilllo pin point with llll’ ll‘llilllllliiL:- '“ m,“ w“ (“HUI ‘ml ‘h“'“ llhlriivllal who worn ital to nlalli-ll ullll (‘UBL valour. Tlii- ltltiom was tit- llfllltltfil by hiil.lirtilliel' lmo. o.‘ Ma?- ‘lllfllt’. After the cerenltiliy thi- lirltlill r-tinl luny- "t! won tho st-cotill lit-til and second money. Lacmlia, owni-tl lint} ilrivcli illrizct- (Kiniplrill. sirml by 1.1 (‘opiau shnwvil t-xtrtimt- whgn, Imenkfdsl was servo“, l“ m‘, like ho wmllll bi- ill-art; from the ‘evening: tn spltt- w’ the rain a gootl| l(‘I‘(IWt' gathelcli HP RPPPI the ul-wly wmltltitl coilpie. 0n tho morning they left for their "lmlui- lll llltlllln lllvcr whore :1 large ‘reception was uivt-ii llielit by the IVY SAWYTRJmnuriJJOSEPH SANTZEYJmiJu-gv, Tbcir Imllfl riial Prpsuden: keep; gleaming wliiu an A. Glorious Surprise lf you think teeth naturally “off color" just remove that dingy film-ditch they gleam and glisten. 10-day ab: free (l.\'"l‘ i. Iit-vc your tcctb tirc nnlilialiy “oil color" . Xoii cziil restore them lciiiu uhitt-tlcss in a new lLJtlliiQ (lvllllqs ntlvisc. l\llll vlillr ifiliflttt- across your lt-clli and _\'U\1 will lccl a film. A big rings in lllP near filllll-c. Harry H. Howntl. ill Chestnut Peter. llollliiitl llllrllwmltl liiiy, VillvL iii.» JI-tlll it. .\ll’l)()ll2\vlil.4:ll will not successfully remove it. Now lllcrc is a new way to com- 'L'otitl wlshtia‘ Jilllow Miss llcll Aquiril. llolliinll. i221 La. (Bopili Boy. Full 21112 Laconla. (Ynlnlwll. filrlrt. The officials wore, I I, |i_ _\|('l¢d'lll'l who lii.~i iibili|_v to not iiwuv with a itiiiiimtitn Just obtain a tube of the den- tifrice called Pi-psotleut at your druggisfs. Combat that film tonight; clear white teeth arc beautiful. Note the difference. Send for l0~day tube or get full-size at druggisfa. Pegsaiihi Eodmmi b: World‘: Damn! Anliwlll ___.‘¢o->___ at the ruins’ ' RACES AT VICTORIA ‘ 1 lll(ll'$ their color tin-ins moth and gum Ordinary dentifrice: Tho linmpton and Victoria driv- ing club lit-aged thr-lr first race on ‘(wt-my elghflL The (lrlvrirs w-crc loud in Till} Pl-IPSODENT (‘(3. Jclicz Lea. .\lr. Joseph and .\lr. Kfillllfitlli Xlz-Iionaltl. (‘lerk o? the course .\lr- lltiriyv, 'l'oronto L’. Ont.‘ Canada. Peter and “his livll .\I1lt‘r=l ll'l' lll out ot-thtvyinmc stuhlti. only one nim- to a family -__- --_-------_------------ -.------------_-o¢_.. cows