Ross Gazette 1st January 1914 - Page 9
Ross Gazette 1st January 1914 - Page 9
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| Date | 01/01/1914 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Ross Gazette |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 1st January 1914 |
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S NEW YEAR or ANY TIME , RE TO PRESENTS . Collars , Braces , ancy Box , & c . , & c . High - street , AND ROSS ONMOUTH . OF NEWS . who died at Kingston on -eight , was one of the ston Rowing Club . 1 . atson , R.C. , died , aged St. Catherine's Domini- eld , Newcastle - on - Tyne , on e Hastings Snow , nine- ing in Dover with his pad at a hotel on Satur- . anide of potassium . He g recently . James John Trevor Law- well known horticulturist , am on Saturday . A large Sholto a memorial service at Kensington Gore . unced of Admiral occurred at Southsea on Douglas entered the Royal age of fourteen . He saw affir and Burmese Wars . ribuna , the Italian Govern- elf in favour of Scutari as of the new Albanian State . resulting in damage esti- s occurred at the Hackar Five firemen were injured . or has sanctioned the as- from the Secret Service st , Herr Leo Frobenius , to e his exploration work in Legagneux , at Cannes , itude record on Saturday , 6.100 , metres . ounced at Sigmaringen on ager Princess Leopold of Infanta Antonia of Por- Ballantyne , D.L. , an ex- and a large grain mil- in Dublin , where he had роп . wealthy master tailor was a motor - omnibus the agier telegram , the noto- El Hiba , is reported to ter heavy fighting . fifty - three , of Stratford , e pavement bleeding from and , said she had been ramcar , died in the West arday . Rochester Bridge , Harry overbalanced and fell e - strong tide carried him was unconscious when under medical treatment . ecretary of a local slate handed at Bournemouth ng £ 48 , the club's money . he said : " If they had ld have been repaid , but a cent . " The money had ver , was at Bacup sen- hard labour for desert- dren in April , 1901. They n Union £ 200 . Salter , fifty , a waiter , was wo or three miles below On December 4th Salter lifton Suspension Bridge low . f amed Gertrude Booth , a was found hanging from ceiling of her Blackburn She had been despon- work . in hters of James Pye , an and their father late day night they went in und his body in an un- lying face downwards in ked the opening of the gram , and there was a between rival presidents . president of the Western declares that he was as- from Calumet , Michigan , Christmas tree disaster , in ple lost their lives . in Paris who had lost all shanged and shot himself me . ess signed by 253 journal- ors of all the great news- to Lord Burnham on the th birthday , s in Great Britain and will be affected by the e fixed defences at porta Royal Garrison Artillery Navy .. B Brentwood went to twood on Saturday even- message thrown on the in his absence destroyed at his farm . f St Osyth , Essex , on open from his garden one ew potatoes of the size ops were over 18in . high . in of the Hull Kingston aion club , won a horse , ed at £ 60 , in a Christ- hich were 2s . each . St. John's , Lowestoft , arishioners that owing to ir and winter gales the is crumbling away , and equired to save the tower an engine - driver , acon , am , was killed on Satur- Main Colliery , Canklow , ting waggons . He was over the engine he the Crawley and Hor ay Mr. Austin Bevan , Bevan , of Cuckfield , nown banking firm of with a serious accident . horse fell upon him , and ly rowned was returned at uest on Thomas Free- is native place on Christ- gow . He was taking & ive's house and fell into ading snowstorm . a farmer , of Griffiths- died on Saturday after th during sleep . position for twenty - four will at the end of the the secretaryship of the succeeded by Mr. W. as acted as organising Colman Debenham . Picture Framing Of every kind done on the Premises at the Lowest Prices . 200 PATTERNS OF MOULDINGS to select from . Special attention given to the Repairing of Old Frames . A large assortment of inexpensive PRINTS , PHOTOGRAVURES , and ORIGINAL WATER - COLOURS always in stook , THE ROSS GAZETTE THURSDAY , AGRICULTURAL NOTES . BY A PRACTICAL FARMER ECONOMICS OF MILK PRODUCTION . A highly practical way of assisting farmors in conducting the milk production branch of their business has been adopted by the South Eastern Agricultural College , Wye . By arrangement with some twenty farmers it was agreed that a recorder should visit farma periodically during the year , arriving in time for the afternoon milking ; that the farmers should supply an accurate report of the food consumed , give all assistance and any infor mation possible , and in return would receive particulars of the cost of the feeding , and re- ceive information and advice as to the com- pounding of rations , and such other benefite as the College could confer upon those seek- ing information . The farmer acted as host ROSS - ON - WYE . for the night , and sent the recorder to the next farm which was marked out in the itinerary . The information collected has been tabu- lated and discussed in a report in four seo- tions , the first three relating respectively to winter , summer , and autumn feeding , and the fourth to the results for the complete year . The tables give the average yield of milk per cow per day , the average cost of food per cow per day , and the average cost of food per gallon of milk , as well as the average daily rations of roots , hay , straw , grains , cake , & c . , so as to throw much light on the best methods of feeding . Gloucester - road ( opposite G.P.O. ) , THE WEEK'S GARDENING . FLOWERS AND FRUIT . If not already done , and the opportunity lately has been one that was too good to mias , unoccupied beds and borders should be dug and manured . The manure should be old , well - rotted stuff . In clay or stiff loamy soil leaf mould , road drift , or the sift- ings of lime rubbish - anything that will render it more friable is preferable to Tung . Unless very favourable conditions , as regarde the weather occur , planting gener- ally should be deferred for the present . The hoe should be kept frequently at work Hirring the soil between all spring - flowering plante when the surface is dry enough to en- able it to be done without clogging the tool . Do not stir deeply , especially over the points occupied by bulbs , many of the earliest of which may be pushing their growth very near the surface . Over these pricking lightly with a fork is safer than using the hoe ; but neither tool should be used when the soil is so wet as to clog it . There is no better time than the present for making new beds and generally improv- ing the garden's appearance by rearrange- ment . Front grass plote before houses may need more beds in them in order to show off the best plante . Crescent - shaped beds are well adapted for low plants of one kind- begonias , pansies , and stocks , for instance- while a yard - wide round bed gives a pleasing relief to the eye if situated near some of these flat bedding displays , and filled with Shirley poppies or cannas , or trained - up ivy- leaved pelargoniums or heliotropes , and finished off with just a one - row edging of violas . Quite a variety of climbers may be planted at this season of the year , and to cover naked malis the best way to set about it is to fake out a trench three feet deep , and as wide , if the border will permit of it . In some cases the area is paved , and where the pavement cannot be lifted the climbers may be grown in tubs . This necessitates constant watering , in Bummer , but the plan is sometimes unavoid- able . Most climbers are not very particular as to soil , provided it is well dug so that the roots can penetrate deeply and quickly . - A tree which has to be cut out can still be made an object of beauty if it is cut several feet above the ground and then covered by some suitable plant . Clematises are suitable for this work , especially C. montana and C. vitalba ( traveller's joy ) . Other plants suit- able for this purpose are Polygonum bald Behuanicum , the common dog rose , Forsythia suspensa and the common ivy . It will , of course , be necessary to dig a good pit and fill with rich soil in order to give the plant a fair start . force present time and burnt , as they remain un- hatched on the trees all the winter , and , being greyish - brown in colour , are readily seen . This is the great season of the year for smother fires . The ashes from the refuse material of the garden consists to a large extent of earth , through that adhering to roots of vegetables and flowering plants , while the prunings of fruit trees , clippings of hedges , and prunings of shrubs consist of matter which in burning is reduced mainly to ash . Half - burnt earth is one of the best sub- stances for improving and lightening heavy land . If the ashes are mixed with the leaf- heap a very useful substitute for stable animal manure results , and it is in no way prejudicial to heavy soil . Such material may be applied at the rate of half a pound per square yard and worked into the soil as an ordinary manuring for flower , fruit , and vegetable crops . But fires are sometimes inconvenient on ac- count of the smoke and smell ! In such a case it is best to pit the refuse in a grave - hole in some out - of - the - way corner of the garden . To prevent the decaying refuse becoming a source of nuisance , it should be mixed with a little lime , and the pit should be over - layered with a few inches of soil . Pitted refuse usually re- quires about two years to turn it into usable fertilising material . When it is drawn out of the pit it should be worked into the second spit of soil , and not into the top layer .. HOW TO DRESS COLD TURKEY . TURKEY CROQUETTES . - A pinch of dried sage and thyme mixed with the finely - chopped cold burkey and the mixture blended and held together with a thick white sauce , made with a oup of milk thickened with flour and seasoned with salt , pepper , and a dash of Worcestershire , another , with distinctive turkey flavour , omit will make one form of turkey oroquette . For the other seasonings and sauce , and use only fresh minced celery , one half - cupful of the celery to each cupful of minced turkey , and bind with the thickened turkey gravy . Mix into croquettes , arumb in the usual manner , and fry quickly in deep hot fat . served TURKEY AND SPAGHETTI . Spaghetti with tomato sauce is a favourite side dish on the average holiday menu . When there is a left- over portion of this dish may be combined with the minced bits of left - over turkey and gravy with good results in an appetising stew . A sliced onion and half a dozen whole cloves the latter to be removed before serving ) will add to the flavour . Simmer the onion with the minced turkey and the closes until tender ; then add the gravy , spaghetti and tomatoes and stew until creamy , adding a little flour smoothed in cold water if the stew seems too thin . This may be served simply as a creamy stew , or it may be dished on nicely - browned toast , and served on a dish garnished with parsley . A CHAFING DISH RELISH . - With half a cupful of roast turkey gravy , half a cupful of hot water and spicy seasoning to serve as a sauce , bits of roast turkey will form a dainty relish for the chafing dish repast . Simmer a tablespoon- For the three months of full winter feeding and January , February , March - it is shown that of twenty farms two produced milk at less than 5d . per gallon , four at from 5d . to 3d . , two 6d . to 7d . , seven 7d . to 8d . , four 8d . to 9d . , and one above 9d . The average cost of food per gallon of milk was 6-96d . , and on twelve of the twenty farme the cost was above the average . With regard to the farms in which the cost of food per gallon was above 7id . , this is attributed to the ration being too costly or too heavy , considering the milk yield of the cows . On one farm where the yield was above the average the high cost of production was due to the excessive use of high - priced concentrated foods , and in two cases the use of large quantities of hay was the chief cause of high cost , while , in two others , the allowance of cake and meal is considered to have been too high in view of the quantities of other foods . Figures are given showing the immediate practical benefit of a change from careless to careful methods of feeding . THE CHOICE OF RATIONS . The observations fail , however , to show that any one ration or type of ratione is de- finitely related to a low cost of production . JANUARY 1 , 1916 . Below the grase furrow , the ame will Do brought to the surface and will exert its in- fluence on the soil below it throughout the winter , while the spring cultivation for the root crop will thoroughly corporate it with the soil An excellent time to apply lime to light land is in spring , after roots , on the surface of the freshly - ploughed land which about to be sown with oate and seeds Grass land should be dressed with lime in autumn , when the fields are bare and grasing la of amall The earlier it is done at that season the more eliance there is of escaping the rains , which might turn powder into a pacto , and the morp likely is it to yield a result the next senson . value . MARKETS . CORN . CANADIAN NOTES . ( FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT . ) MONTREAL , December 16th . Montreal is going ahead in matters theatrical- w naturally one's thoughts turn to the theatre this time of year has just been announced that we are to have the largest hippodrome on the North American Continent , provided the plans of certain prominent promoters go through . It would be as large as the huge Olympia in London and would bu very much the same type of building , especially adapted to the slaging and display of great speo- tacular shows . In view of the fact that the pro- moters would spend a million and a half of dollars on the building , and would bring a large number of people into Maisonneuve , the suburb where a site has been found - exemption from taxation for a period of years is asked for , and the scheme is Dow awaiting the decision of the Maisonneuve Town Council , OUR OLDEST INHABITANT . London , Monday - There was only a fair attendance at Mark Lane , and a small busi- ness was reported . English wheats dll . We have lost Dr. Arthur Fisher , who was pro- Foreign wheats quiet and 8d . easier . Flor Lably the oldest inhabitant of Montreal . He has in poor demand . Maize offers at 8d . decline . had the privilege of watching the growth of the Oats have an easier tendency Offals steadily from small , almost inconsiderable , things to its ly held . Beans , peas , and lentils firm . Fsent size and importance from a small town Arrivals : Wheat . 84,880 quarters ; flour , 15,000 inhabitants to a city of 600,000 , Fifty 313,080 sacks ; maize , 83,908 quarters ; bar - years ago Dr. Fisher prophesied that Montreal ley , 50,814 quarters ; and oats 23,287 grs would become the largest Canadian city , and he Imports : Wheat 98,577 quarters : flour 80,931 has seen his prophecy come true . He came of oue Backs ; maize , 101 quarters ; barley , 5,776 ; of the pioneer English - speaking families of quarters ; and oats , 104,650 quarters . Quebec . His father , Mr. John Fisher , was born in . Montreal in 1790 , the family having come from Dunkeld in Scotland five years before . Mr. Fisher's son is the Hon . Sydney Fisher , Minister of Agriculture under the late Administration . Dr. Fisher and all his family are stout Liberals and warın admirers of Sir Wilfrid Laurier . Dr. Fishor hal , by the way , the extraordinary experience of being blind for some time and of having his sight restored . When about the age of 90 he lost his sight through cataract , which was not cured until some years later when a successful operation gave hime back his sight . HINTS FOR THE HOME . HOW TO CURE BURNS . An excellent application is a thick paste of bicarbonate of soda moistened with water , spread on a piece of linen or cotton , and bound on the part . This can be kept wet by squeezing water on it from a sponge or cloth until the smarting is - soothed . should be dusted on a scald . The soda A thick coating of starch can be used in stead of the soda , or wheat flour , if nothing better can be had , but neither should be ap- plied if the skin is broken . In this case it is better to use vaseline , olive oil , or linseed oil . The doctor will apply some preparation con- taining carbolic acid . If the air can be effectually excluded from a burn the pain is relieved . Blisters should be pricked , and the fluid absorbed with a soft cloth before dressing . If the clothing adheres to the skin the loose part should be cut away , and the patches of material soaked off with oil or warm water . When the injury is extensive the sufferer will be prostrated , and may die from the shock . Heat should be applied to the ex tremities and over the heart , and hot drinks given until the doctor comes . A treatment said to be very effective is the application of the internal membrane of the hen's egg . The injury must have progressed beyond the suppurative stage , and shown signs of healthy healing . A freshly - laid egg is broken and the membrane immediately cut into narrow strips , and laid carefully across the raw surface , then antiseptic dressings are applied , with carbolic solutions , and the whole is covered by tinfoil . In a number of eases this procedure has been eminently satis factory . HOT WATER FOR CHILDREN . For instance , wet grains are often thought to be associated with cheap milk production ; but of six farms producing milk at under 6d . per gallon , one used no grains at all , and of five producing milk , at over 8d . per gallon all but one used grains , and on the one farm at which the cost was over 9d . per gallon , 401b . of grains was used per cow per day . 1 Experiment and observation point more and more definitely to the conclusion that cheap milk production in winter depends more on attention to the quantity and propor tion of the various foods in the ration , which should be suitable to the milk yield and other needs of the cows , than on the purchase of a In cases where there is non - assimilation of particular cake or meal . As to the manage - food , accompanied by vomiting , purging , and ment of cows during the summer months , even convulsions , a well - known doctor ordure tabulated information is also given showing how the cost of summer feeding is divided all the hot water the child will take given amonget and pasture soiling through a nursing bottle . In one most severe case where no kind of nourishment could be crops , and purchased foods . Whether in winter or summer , caution is retained , and medicines did no good , the hot- advised in the copying of any of the rations water treatment was tried . The first bottle or methods of feeding which are described . A of water was immediately vomited , but the farmer should study.and discuss his local con- second was retained and a most peaceful eleep ditions , and plan his own method of feeding , followed . The condition of the bowele gradu for the ration which is best and cheapest for lly improved , and vomiting gave very little One will be surprised to see how one farm is not necessarily best and cheapest trouble . for every other farm . But many dairy greedily the children drink it , and it will pro- duce & quiet , peaceful sleep , and the extremi farmers may improve their herds and in- crease their annual returns if they pay atten- ties that were previously cold and clammy will tion to the keeping of accurate records of the become warm and natural . milk yield of every cow ; calculation of the cost of feeding ; elimination of unprofitable and the selection of a properly- balanced ration and the feeding of all cows according to their milk yield . 4 > " aftermath , SWINE FEVER ADMINISTRATION . Amaryllis or Hippeastrums that have been rested since the foliage died away ful of flour with one of butter , add the hot readily if plunged in a little bottom heat . water and gravy , and for the piquant flavour add Cows ; a tablespoonful of tomato catsup , one of Wor- This may be done even within a heated green - cestershire sauce , and half a teaspoonful of pre- house by fixing up a deep box over the hot pared mustard , water pipes , near enough to get the requisite blended and rich and creamy , season with salt When the sauce is thoroughly heat , but not so close as to cause the soil in the bottom of the pots to become unduly dry . shopped turkey and serve with long finger rolls . and peppor and just before serving add the The pots may be plunged in cocoanut fibre , CURRIED TURKEY . - Mince into small particles which readily retains the moisture . If the two small onions , two stalks of celery , and a temperature of the house itself stands at earrot , and stew until tender in turkey gravy or 50deg by night , it will be sufficient to make rich stock , then add a generous pinch of curry- the bulbs push up their flower scapes early powder , and beat all together until it forms a in the year . smooth sauce . Chop the turkey meat into small bita , and just before serving pour the hot ourry Bauce over it . Boiled rice is the proper comple ment of the curried turkey , and it may be served on a separate dish , or as a garnish ; being heaped in a ring around the turkey dish . In either case Mark Lane Express . Cuttings of ivy - leaved geraniums which were inserted round the edge of a large pot must now be moved into a separate small pot PENSIONS . At Ottawa I hear that they are seriously con- sidering the question of old - age pensions . A special committee is investigating the matter , and during the next session a definite recom- mendation will he made as to the advisability or otherwise of estab ishing a system in Canada . During the recess the secretary of the com- mittee has been extremely busy collecting data on the matter . He has collected information from Australia , New Zealand and Belgium con- cerning the working of old - age pensions in those countries , and he has also been in touch with homes for aged people throughout the Dominion inquiring the views of those responsible for the hemes and of the old people themselves , and also as to the proportion of poor aged people coming from urban and rural parts of the country and he chief causes of their poverty . There is su little poverty among the aged in Canada that a pension system , if adopted , would hardly be a large burden on the taxpayer . UNPARALLELEDI We are workers on this side ! Canada can now provide spectacle which is probably unique in the history of the world ! She can point to an official who has resigned his post because it do es not provide enough for him to do . The district honoured by the presence of this phenomenon is the municipality of South Vancouver , and theind.ci . himself is Mr. W. Clement , the munic pul enga for that town . Mr. Clement was in receipt o & salary of $ 3,000 ( £ 600 ) , and was formerly engineer for the City of Vancouver itself , until he took up the post in the smaller town . Everyone was quite happy and satisfied until , from clear sky , came Mr. Clement's thunderbolt of a resignation . The City Fathers , according to last advices , are some- what at a loss as to what to do . Such an occurrence is quite outside their experience and outside the experience of anyone whose advice they can seek . It is prolable that Mr. Clement's resignation will be accept d eventually if sweet reasonableas cam : ot pursuade him to entina Means de the world rubs its eyes that a public odeial should leave his past because he does not think he is earning his salary . The Very Best . THE & REG 18 PER LB. AFTERNOON DIGESTIVE TEA LOCAL AGENTS THE INDIA AND CHINA TEA COMPANY , GROCERS AND PROVISION MERCHANTS ; WINE , SPIRITS , AND BEER DEALERS . Local Branch - 33 , HIGH STREET , ROSS . Orders sent by Post receive special attention . ESTABLISHED UPWARDS OF HALF - A - CENTURY . Alton Court Brewery Co. ROSS , ( LIMITED ) BREWERS , MALTSTERS , AND MINERAI , WATER MANUFACTURERS . FAMILY ALES AND STOUT BREWED FROM LOCAL BARLEY - MALT AND HOPE . Retailed Price List on application . WORDS OF WISDOM .. One deaf heart is worse than two deaf ears . Being cheerful yourself is cheering to others . Do not talk of what you are going to do - do it .. May we never orack a joke to break a repu- Iation The difficult situation often contains the germ WINTER FAIRS . farming ocases in Canada , and that the farmer has People ran away with the idea that in winter all nothing to do but twiddle his thumbs til the spring . Bat this is far from being a fact ; indeed , the winter is the time when the up - to - date farmer really has time to think and do of advantage much of the head work which makes his farming successful . A Guelph correspondent has just written me that the winter fair now . being held there beats all records for size and Byan is the safeguard of the human soul shness . He for himself weaves woe who weaves for others won HESIOD . We want others to be perfect , and yet will not mend our own faults . A single note of discord will eet a whole chord wrong- A single discordant person in a home will set an end to the harmony that should be there . Each member of a . family owes it to all the rest to be harmonious , and to make music daily instead . of discord . - THE VALE OF TEARS . It is a fruitful valley , the vale of tears , as all valleys are supposed to be , but the fruit is bitter indeed . Troubles thrive because the little troubles are well watered with tears to keep them growing . The lack of sunshine - smiles - in this valley makes the troubles grow high and fast . Like things that we sprout in the cellar they have no real strength , and we could crush , them with very little effort if we were wine , but their seeming size and strength appal us , and then , too , we love to sprinkle growing , things , and to build mountains out of molehills . People who are always- whining and groaning are like machinery that needs oiling . Any machinery There is nothing more troublesome to a good not running well , and needs attention . So it is that is squeaking and groaning at every turn is mind than to do nothing . with the average person in the vale of tears . It is a fine growing valley , and you can grow enor mous troubles there ; but , like all moist places , it is not healthy , and the sooner a move is made into the sunshine ( of amiles and cheerfulness ) the success , and the other winter fairs which are being held , and are about to be held in different parts of the country , most of them promise to beat records . Guelph , as you know , is a great agricultural centre in Eastern Canada , and the site of the great Government experimental farm and agricul- tural college . As regards winter farming , the live stock shows , particularly the horses , beef , cattle and swine , have never been equalled on of seeds is the best ever shown in Ontario . These An ability and an opportunity to do good happier and healthier it will be for all concerned . LAUGHTER AS A TONIC . The act of laughing develops a large num- ber of muscles , including those of the face , heck , chest , and abdomen . But much more than this laughter accomplishes . It has a highly beneficial influence on the heart and the lungs . In what is called a " fit " of laughter the lungs may be almost completely emptied of their contained air . Fresh air is then drawn in to the fullest extent of their capacity , inflating those little air cells which contained previously only stagnant air or for in the shallow breathing that we ordinarily practise comparatively large tracts of air cells are but little used . While this process is going on the general air hurried in , and with the forcible ascent and feature of Canadian life . They go rather deeper descent of the diaphragm during inspiration winter fairs are becoming an increasingly valuable and expiration the liver and other abdominal into agricultural science than the country fairs and organs undergo a kind of kneading not un- shows are apt to do on your side of the water , and like that undergone during massage , which is from them the farmer obtains much information torpor to which they are liable . If " you can bacilli for esoh , and those that were struck singly the rice should be served hot , white , and flaky . has drawn the following conclusions and re- circulation is accelerated , impure and fresh any previous occasion and the display of grain in " thumb " pote may go into the 3in . size . Be very careful about watering after repot fing , not to make the soil too moist . Pot firmly , in a good , fibrous loam . Maintain a steady temperature of about 50deg . , and give . ventilation whenever possible . The atmo cayed leaves should be removed at once . DEAD AS A DOORNAIL True friendship is like sound health ; the value seldom known until it is lost . ought to be considered as a call to do it . Any life that is worth living must be a struggle , swimming , not with but against the tide . He who will not forgive another , breaks the sphere must be kept moderately dry . All de- utterly senseless , but becomes lively , and of regulations should be insisted upon in the of great benefit in ' rousing them from that and many hints which he can make use of in bridge over which we must pass to forgiveness . Green - fly is sometimes apt to be troublesome , and will quickly spoil a batch of plants . Fumigation or syringing will keep it down , choosing , if possible , bright clear weather . Cuttings of perpetual carnations are to be taken any time during the next three months . Short sturdy growths from the middle of the stems make the best cuttings . Remove them when about three inches long with à down- ward pull , trim them up with a sharp knife , and then remove the lower pair of leaves . They root very well in a bed of firm , moist sand in a propagating frame , or in a box with a sheet of glass placed over the top , but best separately in thumb pots . Fill the pote with a mixture of good loam , leaf - soil , and silver Band in equal parts , after passing this through a quarter - inch sieve . Make the soil moderately firm in the pots , and press the soil firmly around the cuttings as they are inserted . " As dead as a doornail " at first seems picturesque , says Harper's ; when we remem- ber that knockers were once universally used . Beneath the knocker , in order to prevent dis- figuring the door , a large nail or bolt was driven . An impatient caller , waiting for the door to be opened , would frequently use the knocker with great force , and the irrespon siveness of the nail gave rise to this expression . WHAT DO STARFISH SEE ? At the end of each arm in the common star fish there is a little eye . It is sheltered at the base of the terminal tube foot , which has become altogether sensory . The eye or eye shows numerous little cups , each cushion " closed by a lens , lined by red rod - like sensory cells , clothed externally by supporting cells and containing a transparent watery sub- stance . Hellmuth Plessner has made a num . ber of experiments at Heligoland in order to discover how much ja starfish sees with these Give a good watering in with a fine - rosed " eyes ' eye spots . The answer , saya can , and plunge the pot in a propagating case Science Siftings , is : Not very much . It does with a bottom heat of 55deg . and an overhead not form an image nor does it perceive a mov- temperature of 50deg . On bright , clear morning object . But it has considerable sensitive- ing a light spray over with syringe will ness in distinguishing different degrees of Even the skin of the star be beneficial . Very little air is required light and shade . от at first just admit a little in the morn - fish is responsive to differences of illumina ing , and dry the glass inside to remove con- tion in the immediate vicinity , but by means densed moisture , but after a week or so the of its " eyes " the starfish becomes aware of top of the case can be removed entirely at distant illumination that differs , either posi- night . When the cuttings take root gradually tively or negatively , from that of the immedi- accustom them to more air , and finally re- ately surrounding area , move them from the frame and stand in a light position on the greenhouse stage . THE VEGETABLE GARDEN . you are . " I tell you , ma'am ,. that bacon's as right as I tell you it's bad , " replied the gustomer . " How can that be ? Why , it was only cured last week . " " Then it must have bad a relapse , that's all . " In response to the strong feeling on the present position of pig - keeping and the extent to which it is dependent on swine fever re- strictions , the Council of the Royal Agricul- tural Society some little time ago appointed a sub - committee to consider questions arising out of reports on diseases of animale in the United Kingdom , and other questions con- cerned therewith . After hearing the evidence , the committee commendations : That it is desirable that only persons of practical experience of pige and diseases should be appointed as lay inspectors for the purposes of carrying out the provi- sions of the Swine Fever Orders . Uniformity areas of all local authorities in the country Agriculture apply . If other counties would to which the general orders of the Board of adopt & method of administration similar to that pursued in the Lindsey division of Lin- colnshire in connection with swine fever better results would , it is believed , be achieved . The views of several witnesses are strongly endorsed that all swine known to have been , or reasonably suspected of having been , exposed to the infection of wine fever should be slaughtered , and their owners com- pensated . The recommendation of the De- partmental Committee , that the whole of the expenditure incurred by the Board of Agri- culture in dealing with swine fever should be borne by the Exchequer is concurred in . Further investigation is thought to be de sirable in connection with ewine fever , and inquiries should be made by the Board of Agriculture as to the means by which swine fever has practically been eradicated from Denmark , and as to the serum treatment , which it is understood has been adopted with satisfactory results in Holland and Hungary . Finally , the opinion is expressed that as long as pigs from Ireland have access to English markets the regulations with regard to swine fever in Ireland should be the same as in England . APPLICATION OF LIME . Land that is in need of lime should be dressed with it as soon as possible ; and if it is put on in a powder , thoroughly distri buted , and kept near the surface it will not you can even bring almost all the principaling season . let yourself go " and laugh with will planning his agricultural campaign for the follow- muscles of the body into play . Remember , good laugh is a good thing . TO REMOVE MILDEW . Take a piece of common soap , a little warm water , finely - scraped chalk . Method : Dip the soap into warm water , then rub it thickly on the spots . Cover them with finely scraped chalk , and spread the articles on grass . When dry , sprinkle water over the spota . The process must be repeated till the mildew disappears . If it fails after several times , as a last resource chloride of lime may be used in the same way as for stains , HOW TO CHOOSE A HOUSE There are a few points which everyone on the lookout for a house should bear in mind : 1. A damp house is a deadly house . 2. Live on the sunny side of the street ; the doctor comes there less , as a rule , than opposite . SMOKING AND SCHOOLBOYO . watch and do not To give a tenth some people would have , to ive ten times more than they are giving now . There are more people who watch and do not my than there are who pray and do not watch . He who gives too much attention to the busi- of other people is surely neglecting his own . Some folks imagine that they are out out for career and do very little to cut out one for The headmaster of the great English public school who requested rather peremptorily parents and guardians not to smoke , has been imitated by the Moose Jaw School Board . The board has just passed a resolution requesting teachers not to smoke while going to or from school or on school property . Fired with enthusiasm , the board further considered the appointment of a censor on blouses worn by the older girls attend - hameelves . ing school , since it was decided that some of them He is girded for victory who is confident that were subversive to school morals ; but finally it was decided that the matter was outside their the force of the world are not destined to over- jurisdiction , and they contented themselves with whelm him . dealing with the tobacco question . Virtue and morality may be said to be the great props of human happiness . Without them the nation cannot survive . Four things come not back to man or woman the aped arrow , the spoken word , the past and the neglected opportunity . Courage is of no value unless accompanied by ice ; et if all men became just there would no need for courage . - AGEBILAUS . VOTES FOR WOMEN . Without militant tactics of any kind the " Votes for Women " movement is gaining ground in the Dominion . At a recent sitting of the Bas- katchewan Legislature , Mr. Bradshaw introduced motion to grant the franchise to women . He said such a movement was considered the remedy for great many evils . He hoped the matter would be given the serious consideration it de - be orved . The resolution was seconded by Mr. Tate , of Lumsden . Hon , W. R. Motherwell , while agreeing that the results had been beneficial in countries where the fri chise had been granted to women , did not consider there was any general demand for woman suffrage in Sas It is never advisable to take a new house , katchewan . He considered : the resolution even though we may have the benefit of the was to the presence in the city last year of first decorations . It is said some people make dut Inglish lady , Miss Farba Wylis , Premier 3. The draine are more important than the decorations . 4. As we spend a third of our lives in our bedrooms , they ought to have as much care as our drawing - rooms , or more . 6. A dark , damp , unclean larder breeds disease . Boott endorsed , the resolution , but d d not think HOW TO TALK . Keep clear of personalities in conversation . Talk of things , objects , thoughts . The smallest Do not minds occupy themselves with persons , needlessly report ill of others . As far as pos- sible , dwell on the good side of human beings . There is evil enough in man , but it is not , the mission of every young man and woman to detail and report it all . Keep the atmosphere as pure as possible , and fragrant with gentleness and charity . - JOHN HALL . INFLUENCE OF MIND ON BEAUTT . A somewhat curious fact concerning the face is that the left side is better looking than the right . To bear out this fact , it is only necessary closely to watch actors , actresses , and publis speakers , and it will be noticed that they in variably make a half - turn to the right when wishing better to impress their audiences . In the first place , real . beauty is not simply skin deep . Its elements , are based on mental and moral qualities rather than mere physical traite . Thus it is that a face cannot be beautiful which hides behind it a worthless character , nor Osn efine character be ugly in external expression . That every person builds the countenance de sired can scarcely be denied if it be admitted we are the creators of our own characters and controllers of our own minds . However delicately chiselled a face may be in form and features . it is the expression that either makes or mars Pleasant expr it , beautifies or disfigures it . sions are generally oquired in youth . are , so to speak , a concentration of continuous mind . Each emotion of the mind leaves behind it some expression upon the lineaments of the countenance , not , however , at once observed , but at last that continually repeated produces habitual look portraying the character - beauti- Alma laugh when you oan ; it is a cheap medi- ino , Merriment is a philosophy not well under - smiles , happy thoughts , and contentments of the ood is the sunny side of existence . - BYRON . I counsel thee if thou hast a trusty friend , go and see him often ; because a road which is sel- dom trod gets choked with bramble and light -CONFUCIUS . The first beginning of oulture is humility . Give ful or deformed . THINK FIRST . Think what you are going to say , and put yourself in the listener's place so that you can guess the effect of your words on him . Think Each of us can make a little world of his how you are going to say it ; remember that a own , wrote & philosopher , a world , peopled solely Think why you are going to say it , and if it kind word in a rough tone is all but wasted . by his own thoughts . The possession of pleasant thoughts in half the battle of life ... matter much a few years hence when it per practice of moving from one house to an- forms its work whether it was applied in other so as to ensure they always have a clean autumn , winter , spring , or summer . the Government would to justified in making such an opinion about the things you know , but re- one . But new houses are sometimes damp . an important step unless there was a more confuse to give an opinion about the things of which In the application of lime as a preventive They must be , considering how little time is certed demand . t did not therefore go very far you know nothing . of finger - and - toe in turnips it has been found given to any house in these days for airing . A child returning from a religious service scises its full effects on the soil . If the pre in which are not seen when it is quite new , that year usually elapses before lime exer- Blemishes show in a house that has been lived this time , but a strong renewal of the demand for asked by her father : " What happened ? " vention of finger - and - toe be the object of fresh from the builder's hands . " First , " she said , " there was a hymn ; eliming the application must not be made in there was a prayer ; then there was a sermon , The and then there was a benedictine . " In preparation for grafting it is time to be cutting back large branches on old trees in readiness to receive the grafts . If this work is lone whilst the sap is dormant the wounde will heal sufficiently to prevent any loss of sap when growth begins in the spring . various scions may be collected and placed in a border on the north side of a wall or fence . Correct bundling and labelling is important . The destructive caterpillars of lackey moths are called " tent caterpillars " on account of their forming tent - like neste of silk on the . trees , in which they live during their early existence , and beneath which they shelter during wet weather and at night when they are more mature . The damage to orchard trees caused by them can easily be prevented , and even when they have a considerable hold on the orchard they can be dealt with and to some extent be destroyed by spraying with arsenate of lead . " The moth is very variable in colour and size , and measures up to an inch and a quarter in expanse of wings in the male , and an inch and a - half in the female . The eggs of the moth are deposited in autumn in rings that surround the smaller shoots of the fruit trees , each ring containing from forty to over 299 eges . These should be collected at the Judge to Prisoner : " Tell me how you man- aged to get through the wall and make your the winter or spring immediately preceding the sowing of the turnip crop , but must be applied at least twelve months earlier ; and if FOR THE BATH . The bath can be made very refreshing by votes is promised . The vicar called to admire the new twins .. After praising them some time , he said : " Well , my good woman , and what are you going to call " Cherubim and Seraphim , " them ? " sharply tigually do cry . " way into the jeweller's shop without being turnips are to follow oats lime should be using a bath bag . They can be easily made answered the fond mother , because they con- you must be kind , true , and helpful . heard . " Prisoner : " Oh , it's no good , my Lond ; you would never be able to do , it . " A Perfect Wine combining all the excellent qualities of Port Wine , Kola Wine , Coca Wine , Beef Wine . but free from their disadvantages . SEDNA is both a physical and mental food : will cure Bloodlessness , Weak Stomach , Depres sion , etc. , and is a wonderful pick - me - up - yet withal delightfully palatable and suitable alike for invalid or healthy . Send now for particulars to DEANS , LOGAN & Co. , Ltd . , 25 , Gt . Tower St. , London NOTE Back tolle conlahs elewa glasies applied to the land before it is ploughed for and are very inexpensive . To make one take oats . Lime rapidly sinks in the ground , and yard of cheese cloth , aut it into squares , must become intimately blended with the soil and make into bags large enough to be if it is to have the desired effect . If , there nicely handled . Leave one end open . Mix fore , it be ploughed in deeply after cats the pound of finely - ground oatmeal , half a winter before the turnips are sown the sur pound of pulverised castile soap , and the face soil will receive little benefit ; but if ap came quantity of orris root . Put the mix- plied before ploughing for oats , and if the ture into the bag , and sew the end securely . oat stubble is ploughed at the earliest opporWhen finished use as a sponge , and you will traitz , the plough being run an inch or two and it softens the skin , and leaves a delicious odour . " SUDDEN DEATH " CARTRIDGES 12 , 16 and 20 Bore 6 / - par 100 A good strong well - made case , carefully loaded with full charge of smokeless powder , the neun wads and shot of any size desired from No , a to No. 10 Lots of 500 Carriage for list Paid anywhere in Gt . Britain . Send three s MIDLAND GUN CO . BATH STREET , BIRMINGHAM BEVA KING ATHER he SPORTING BOOTS PAUL Ltd Oak Tanner LEDE SAFE INVESTMENT Fourth City Mutual Benefit Building Society 2 COLEMAN STREET , LONDON Amount to credit of livestors , over £ 500,000 SHARES NOW BEING ISSUED AT 4X This Society during the $ 1 years of Its existence has never paid less than 4 % per annum to its Shareholders . All Interest is paid by the Society free of Income Tax DEPOSITS received at 31 and 4 % . Balance Sheet and Prosp on appliestion . J. HIGHAM you want to be great , be good . Be good in our work and in your play . Be good in the place and past you are now Alling . To be good Whatever our station , there will be trials to bear and responsibilities to shoulder ; and com- mensurate with our bearing of them will be our Batisfaction , our happiness , and our peace . serves no good or useful purpose , do not say it at all . Think before you speak ; is not much use after . TACTLESSNESS . Truly it may be said that " the tender mercies of the tactless are cruel . " Little do they dream what annoyances they give , what pain they daily and hourly occasion . They are wholly unoon- scious , for instance , of the wound they , inflict upon the man that has an impediment in his speech , when they are beforehand with him in Think ! think ! think ! and remember that sober the ord he is suggling to bring forth . Nor reason always will condemn hasty speech , but cannot recall the damaging words and heart does the man who has the misfortune of wanting & leg or arm feel less indignant at the officious- cohes it causes . Never be guilty of such gros nees which keeps his infirmity constantly in the minds of the company by forcing assistance - upon violations . MARSTON . Signs of nobility : never to think of lowering him which he does not want . our duties to the rank of duties for everybody ; to be unwilling to renounce or to share our re- sponsibilities ; to count our prerogatives and the exercise of them among our duties . NIETZSCHE To make the best of any given moment of life , favourable and unfavourable alike ; to improve that moment , whether it be dealt us from For tung's right hand or her left , this is the art of life and the true prerogative of a rational being . The Ross Gazette , Ltd. , PRINTERS , PUBLISHERS , STATIONERS , BOOKSELLERS , ACCOUNT BOOK MAKERS , & . 44 , High - street , Rose . |