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February 27th. 1924 THE Fleslierton Advance W. H. THUr.STON, - Editor THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE A TKRHIBLE INDICTMENT, The articles on government squand- erings now running in Mcl^ean's niag- a-.inc by Mr. (;ratto,j O'l-eary, have shocked tliis country as nothing cine has done in the political line since the days of the Pacific scandsil, Those articles are also beinj? broadcasted by other publications, notably the Fam- ily Herald and Weekly Star of 5Ion- treal, which puts the exposure into the homos of housanus of Canadians, who were until these dibdosures were made, unaware of the nefarious meth- ods indulged in by those who are placed in power to look after our in- terests, financial and otherwise. The articles are intended to create a little upheaval in the federal capital and no doubt will succeed. It is time for a housecleaning and the country must have it. During the past few years a man who would "squeal" about the tax burden would almost be termed dis- loyal. "We have to pay for the war," it was said, "and what is the use of kicking?" If it was only paying for the war that attitude would be justi- fied, but the present disclosures prove to the hilt that the government has not been trying to economize, so that the burden might be lightened, but has rather been adding new taxes and looking for more sources o.' revenues. The conditions in the Civil Service and in the "Pork Barrel," as Mr. 0'- Leary terms it, are a disgrace to the coujjtry and government which per- petrates the abuses. Mr. O'Leary has been a member of the press gallery at Ottawa for a doz- en years and has had time to size up the situation as it actually exists, and the country owes him a debt of grat- itude for opening our eyes to the e- normity of the practices indulged in by those who should foster our re- sources instead of squandering them without thought for the public wel- fare. Storms have their uses probably, but it is difficult to discover what these uses are, unless it be to discour- age weather prophets who talk about "mild weather" and one storm per month. If it has that effect we can all forgive King Boreas. * * • • If John Greenleaf Whittier had liv- ed in these latter days he never would have seen the poetry of being "snow- bound," and the world would have lost a great poem. There is nothing po- etical about it as the snow piles up to-day. It is almighty unromantic as we see it at the end of a snow shov- el while trying to dig out the clothes line in the back yard. * « * * The opponents of church union ap- pear to be getting quite hysterical, judging by our waste paper basket. * ♦ » ♦ Premier Ferguson takes as his plea for not recognizing the Progressive group in the Legislature as the ofTicial opporition, the action of the Progres- sives at Ottawa and also by the with- drawing of the U. F. O. from politics at the annual meeting last fall. REPETITION OF BIBLE TACTICS Major Vivian Gilbert, a young Eng- lish actor, who was with Lord Allenby through the war in Palestine, has written a racy book called "The Ro- mance of the Last Crusade." Among some very fine stories in the volume Is one peculiarly proving the histori- cal accuracy of the Holy Scriptures. The author Fays it was the London division that was ordered to capture a place called Mjckmash, by a frontal attack which would be costly to life. That night in his tent by the light of a candle the brigade major was read- ing the Bible, and some dim memory of the name Mickmash stirred in his mind. He found it again in Samuel. It was the place that Jonathan was ordered to capture from the Philis- tines and he discovered a pass be- tween two rocks â€" Bozes and Seneh â€" "The forefront of one was situate northward over against Micfemash, and the other southward against Gibeah." The brigade major of the London troops read how Jonathan and his men went through the pass and fell upon the Philistines, who thought they were surrounded by armies of Saul, and fled in disorder. The bri- erade major was excited, and awaken- ed the brigadier. They sent out ecouts, who came back and reported the pass between the rocks thinly held by the Turks. The plan of attack was altered and one battalion of in- fantry advanced at dead of night along the narrow way which was ex- acely descrjbed in Samuel with a flat piece of ground beyond "which a yoke of oxen might plough." The Turks thought that they were surrounded, «nd "melted away. ' So, after thou- Banda of years, th;' tactics of Saul and Jonathan led British troops to jrtetory! ORDKR YOUR SPRING FRY NOW Fe the Editor of The Advance : Dear Sir, â€" At the January session of t4ie Grey County Council, 1923, Htfve Reuburn of Markdale, Reeve Snctsingcr of Thornbury and the wri- ter were appointed a committee to endeavor to secure applicants for the placing of fry in the streams and lakes of the county. Since that time an effort has been made to have the Ueevo of each township have a can- vas made of the owners of lands tlirough which a stream runs or on which there is a lake, sign applica- tions, and a number have come in, but the committee feel that there can b'j a much better response and that it must necessarily mean a lot of extra work tor a Reeve in whose township there are a number of .streams and lakes, to have a canvas made of each owner. The committee believes' there are a number of pers- ons in each township, town and village who are sports enough to give some time and effort towards securing signers to applications for the streams and lakes in their districts, and would be pleased to hear from persons who would do so. It is also suggested that during: the spring or summer a meeting be held of all interested in having the streams and lakes rc-stocked, to devise the best procedure for same, and for the protection of same. Wje understand there is consider- able bass and pickerel fry likely tp be available for this spring delivery, and a limited number of speckled trout fry, so that any one desiring .same should make application promptly. Parties wishing application forms write â€"J. S. WILSON, Owen Sound, Chairman of Committee. COULD NOT EXERT HIMSELF Toronto Man In BUlt Physical Shape Till Dreco Cleansed His System and Put Him on Highroad to Health Mr. S. Harrson of 117 Goody Ave., Toronto, has nothing but praise for Dreco and its remarkable help to him in time of trouble. This great rem- edy has worked wonders for this man and he tells you about it in the follow- ing statement : â€" "For years I suffered from stomach and liver trouble. After meals, gas would form in my stomach like a lump of lead. It seemed to affect my heart as well, as I would simply gasp for breath when walking fast or the least exertion of any kind. Spots floated before my eyes and I would got terrible dizzy spells when bending over. "The results I have obtained with Dreco are wonderful. My bowels are regular. I am able to eat and enjoy almost anything and am so much stronger in every way that I do not mind work in the least. My biggest surprise, however, was the way in which Dreco cleared my face of pim- ples, which had been a source of much embarrassment to me." Dreco is a splenidd blood purifier and system cleanser. Its herb, root, bark and leaf juices ton© and regulate the stomach, kidneys, liver and bowels and speedily put the whole system in prime working order. Dreco, the safe, reliable remedy, contains no mercury, potash oh habit-forming drugs. Dreco is being specially introduced in FIcsherton by C. N. Richardson and is sold by a good druggist every- where. KURAL MAIL DELIVERY. Courier's Duties as to Roads. Here are some instructions for Couriers taken from the pamphlet, "Rural Mail Delivery in Canada and Approved by the Post Office Depart- ment. (3A) "Roads on which rural mail delivery is about to be established must be in good condition. It is to be understood that for the effective per- formance of he service they must be kept passable for vehicles at all sea- sons of the year, either by the munici- pality or the residents who are being served. Rural box holders should understand that it is not the duty of couriers to break the roads after storms. Streams, gullies and ditches must be bridged when necessary. Failure to maintain in a passable con- dition at all times the highways travelled by a rural mail courier will be considered sufficient by the De- partment withdrawing the service pending the completion of the neces- sary improvements." (3B) "During winter season the roads must be kept open and the approach to the box sufficiently clear of snow to enable the courier to cover his route without being unnecessarily delayed or inconvenienced." Mrs. A. B. Currie, an old resident of Coliingwood township, was found dead in bed at the age of 74 years. RAISING THEPI6S RIGHT .low to Qet a Fair Profit Cut of Swine. Avol<l Extremes of Htnl nii-l Sum â€" fslng the Self-feeder â€" A ('(rrcr- tlvo for Winter Id;' â€" yav.n Itookkceping â€" KouKliugc: Hixw It (;ood. I<,"ontrlljute0 by Ontario liBpiirtniaiil i .' Agriculture, Toruiilo.) .^.vlne are profitable (vlien el^'t" .'iiuulant sunshine arid exercise, feii • 11 woll s'-'lecied feeds, gently han- MfJ, given proper sanitation ami liOjsing, kept froo from worr.is and lice, and protected against cholera ;in(I other diseases. Much can happen a pig between birth and old aao. tut it is an easy animal to keep in I he .straight and narrow path Icadin;; to siiccoasful and profitable development if you go the right way about It. Pigs frequently suffer tuore from th.; heat of the sun during the sum- laer than they do from the coiJ of llio winter period. If possible, nialte full use oC any available shade trtvn when making your plans for sv.ino pasture.-;, feed lota or colony house locations. Tlie Self-feeder for Pigs. Voung pigs having access to a solf-fe^dcr may neglect the pasiura porliou of their rations, so must ba waicliod from time to time. The self- feeder can be used with mature breeding stock, providing the ration tivcn is bulky and contains such roushage as ground alfalfa. Mature breeding stock are apt to become too fat If given' the freedom of helping themselves. The self-feeder is in- tended as an aid to feeding oper- ations during the grazing season, and Es such, it win reduce the labor ro- quiremeut of teediug over fifty per cent. Corrective for Winter Use. The use of irsultable corrective is strongly recommended by all succfs.^- ful swine feeders. One that is low in cost and fully efficient, and easy to prepare may be provided as foiiows: 100 pounds of ground lime stone or slacked lime. 100 pounds of hard wood ashes or root cellar soil to which 10 pouuda of bone flour has been added. 20a pounds of charcoal. 50 pounds of salt. 20 pounds of sulphur. 2 pounds of Iron sulphate. Mix all the dry material togethrr excepting the Iron sulphate. . When all are mixad. dissolve the Iron sul- phate In a gallon of hot water ?.i:d sprinkle over the entire mass. Shovel i:ver a few times, and then stors in Lnoks or barrels tor use as v/anto!(I. Pigs should bo given free cctesa tn a l";;ler or box containing iha ibove ; ;;..:.ure. â€" L. Stevenson, O.A.C, GuelpU. I 'arm Bookkeeping. Two dairy farms were selected for a study of the cost of producinj; milk. It was found that on one the cost of production was $1.65 per hundred- weight of milk; on the other farm the cost was ?6 per hundredwoigiu. If both these farms were s'-Mlir.^ r.!i:k at J2.50 per hunUredv.elgiii, v.iiat would you say about tlie cj.ii- ;iardtive prosperity of the two farms' It is quite usual to see two farms t'de by side, one of which appeura l.rosperous while the other seems I,) be slowly going down. It doeaa't mean that one farmer is a worker while the other Is lazy, not at all. VVa have r.ll seen hard-working farmes who have failed to mahe a succe.is. We explain It by saying he had* poor luck, or things somchov/ seemed to go against him. After all brain Is about as Im- portant as muscle, if not more so, in this farming business. And a farmer can wor!. as profitably at his desk as he can In the field. That is why It pays a farmer to bo < ducated. It Is a matter of money returns whether the farmer sa.ill know how to keep his books or not. It takes only a few minutes to jit down Items of hours spent on varlou.s crops In a time-book, once or tv.'ic3 a week. And Items of expense caa bo entered In a column as they occur, to be distributed at leisure i:\ winier evenings. Tho date of sale and the price received are more than more Items of curiosity to be remembered for awhilo then forgotten. Really there is no excu.se for a farmer not knowing his production costs. And It should be considered as much of a sign of poor fariuing as tho growth of weeds along Uu roadside or the tumbling of fences. Roughageâ€" Have It Good. A good cow must be capable of handling large amounts of roughage. Provided with plenty of high quality forage she will produce much more economically than when fed grain to balance poor hay and stover. Silage added to a ration has been found to reduce tho cost of producing lUO pounds of milk from twenty-Qve 1j se.'^<nty-flYe cents. In an American txper.m -'nl, twelve cows were divided 1 1 J two groups. One group received h....^^ and legume hay, the other tha i...i.if roughage allowance with grain 1.1 r.dditlon. The second group pro- liucjd more milk but the first one did very well and easily excelled the first from the standpoint of economi- cal production. These facts are not meant to indi- cate that It does not pay to feed grain but to show the importance of plenty of good roughage. The World's Biggest Hog. New Zealand has produced the big- gest hog on record. "Billy, the World's Wonder Pig," as the animal Is advertised, Is a two-year-old Tam- worth-Berkskire cress, weight, l,06g pounds; height, 3 feet t Inches; length, S feet 9 loches; girth, 6 feet, and he is still growing. Keep thos& lambs a-coming. F^ed the ewes something to make milk. ® © € # @ Your Last Chance to I '« . oin the Springime Club If you have not already taken ad- vantage of the Chevrolet Spring- time Club offer, this is your last op- portunity to do so. You would like to have a new Sup- erior Chevrolet this Springâ€" you will save up for one later on, prob- ably. Why not save NOW through the Springtime Club, and get, not only your car delivered in the Spring, but 6 p. c. interest onyour payments? Take advantage of this last call. Join today. D. McTAVISH & SON I FLESHERTON, ONT. | New U. F. O. Club At Ceylon Ceylon Farmers' Club has reorgan- : ized for the purpose of shipping live stock and general business. George : Snell, Pres.; Jos. Oliver, Vice; T. A. ; Gilchrist, Sec.-Treas.; John Oliver, ! John Brown, Fred Brown, J. H. Snell, ' Dan Muir and Edgar Patterson, Dir- j ectors; R. K. Gibson, shipper. | Shipper's sheets and books at all ' times accessible to those interested therein. Meetings will be held the second Friday in each month. Statements will be itemized. An important change soon to come into effect in the post office depart- ment in connection with the money , order system, and provides for a new i form of money order which will do ; away with the advjce notice, so long â-  a source of inconvenience to those re- â-  ceiving money orders It bears a slip, ; with the amount stamped upon it, â-  which cannot be raised by persons , wishing to perpetrate fraud. The j change will not be made until July 1. A cow belonging to Hal. Day gave birth to t -oak of nature on Sat- urday last, 19th inst. The freak, which was abnormal in size, some- what resembled a bear, having an ex- tra set of front legs and had four toes or claws on each. Life was extinct before delivery took place. A. Currie V.S, who was in attendance, remarked to the Creemore Star that it was one of the most unusual things he ever witnes.od. Unfortunately for Mr. Day, it cost him the life of his val- uable young cow. Hon. George S. Henry, Provincial Minister of Public Works aid High- ways, has announced a change in the r ethod of financing tho planting I of tr.'es along public highvays. In- stead of sending out its own work- men, he says the new Government has a scheme whereby farm .'rs plant- ing trees in front of their own prop- erty will be bonused so i.iuch per tree ior planting. A bag of 21 coons was mr.de in two days last â- vyeek by Messrs. Charles Scam.mel and Dave Gedde:., between Camperdown and Coliingwood. "One at a time is good fishing," hue a cor- ralling of all the coons in the town- ship like this is surely exercising a monopoly. The coons have a little habit of collecting in numbers inside a hollow tree and hibernating there till spring. The keen-eyed hunter who can spot these coons in trees, by their scratched trunks, can reap a harvest of hides. At that, it is kind of hard on the coons. â€" Meaford Mirror ^ Flesherton Hardware Skates, Hockey Sticks, Pucks, Strapsr Tape, Etc. RANGES and HEATERS Shovels, Spades and Forks, Pails, Potato Pots, Double Boilers, White Cap Electric Washers, Sherwin Williams Paint and Var- nishes, Nails, Bolts, Wire, Tools and General Hardwrare. - FRANK W. DUNCAN Flesherton - Phone 24 r 11 Farm Insurance WE ACCEPT FARM RISKS, PROVIDED OF COURSE, THE BUILDINGS. ETC.. ARE IN GOOD SHAPE. THE POLICIES ARE FOR EITHER ONE OR THREE YEAR PERIODS AND MAY BE TAKEN ON THE CASH OR PREMIUM NOTE (MUTUAL) SYSTEM. YOUR INQUIRIES SOLICITED. FLESHERTON INSURANCE AGENCY Offices in Sproule Btiilding W. A. ARMSTRONG S. E deCUDMORE FOUR TELEPHONES A new kind of wild rabbit is mak- ing its appearance in the east part of Chingacousy. Some call it the Eng- lish hare. It is much larger than the ordinary hare, weighs from 15 to 18 pounds and does not change to white color in the winter time. The new hare is said to be particularly destruc- tive to the growing fall wheat during the winter time, burrowing under the snow and eating the green foliage of the plant. As the result of five cartridges ex- ploding in the cook stove, Mrs. Clar- ence Fisher, of Trafalger township, received injuries which may result inthe loss of her right eye. Mrs. Fisher was cleaning out some boxes which she thought contained only old papers. She threw the contens on the fire, and later explosions commenced. It was learned that shells containing shot were among the rubbish. The stove was wrecked. 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