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SIMILAR EXCURSIONS from VVESTERN to EASTERN DURING SAME PERIOD Tickets. Sleeping Cm` R.(.`SCl"'lU0l1S and All Infonnution from ASK FOR IIANDBILL _j_ The inaugural meeting of Council was held on Janna] pm... T.`I\h ,- M01 I:-zuuluo vvnmn Luu DIUWUF IUKISUS. Architectural pictures: It's great fun to explore a town in search 01` interesting :u'chitecture - novol doorxvnys, odd bits of old-mshionod gi11f.:0.1'l)I`cxu1" tlorrorxltion. or such hist,m'ir-, .-structures as the one pic- Lurml h(`l`(`. This, too, is an all-year spx-,(:inIl,\'. 3 'l`:1M:~-mp pit-lures: More is a SP"- .-iully lhnl. nl`I`:-rs ample scnpu for mi:-_i:v:.liIy. (`,uns!rm-I. snmll .~:;:onr~s: w .-iznulinnu. :1~=hIu' duIl'.~.', lay nui- m':|.<._ my |m1x.~:v-.L;, vlr-. --~1h<-n pi.-tum; VI.- M, `Mu I':v.n<:inr 1-v-nun.--. .- ,n,........ .....u,....u.-.... 1 Outdoor pictures at night: )I()(1`V urn rust lms now Inako. such shots ' czlsior. Short, time v.\'po: with` ortlinury equipnmnt, or oven Snap-` shots with 1iILx':1-fast ]-nsos, enable you to picture slrr-0L smiles and il- luminated shop windows. 'I`wiIight, offers many interesting pichure vi`- fects; and snow scenes have strik ing hvuuty under moon1i:.rht. or street lamps. All you need is :x cani- ora, and 21 tripod or some solid ob- joct. to support it during time ex- posures with the slower lenses. Av-1-'hHnr-Ouunl nl..t......... 14!- ._....A nun mA.|\.lI.z- . . . I Flower pictures: This 13 a. year-V round specialty. In winter, picture your window garden; in summer, the I outdoor gztrden. Any (-,.'1n1m`u is suit- I u1)l'(!, but more s:1lisfuctm'y results: will be obtained if it is fitted with :1 portrait. ilttachillellt. I\..a.1,.,... _:... .._ ,,. . . . -. . F Action pictures: If you have :1) ca111em with fast lens and rzmid shutter, this is an i11t.or(:s'ting field, ` full of tlirills and (lrzmmt.i(: nppm't,u- M nities. Both winter and Slllllllll` i sports offer splomlitl (:lin11r::\.s, for :i(:- lion shots. nu . ..... AS YOU become more skilled in pl1ot(>g1'apliy,yo11 may find that certain subjects or types of pictures appeal to you strongly. If so, it is wis3e'i.0 specialize on this preferred type. Such speci:1l'izing doesn`t limit you; indeed, if you master the tak- ing 01` one kind of picture, the knowl- edge will help you in taking other kinds. Here are a few of the picture spe- vinltios that many amateurs nd in- tercsting. Perhaps in the list you will nd one t.1m.t just ts your own needs: ,,_ -. ..........u_y 0. .~:, in taking the chair the members upon and extended a wel- new member, Council- He oub_lined some 0!, assary for the year and] F nn_r\vxnvn4-in... A-4` -~ - eSNAPSHDT GUILD paying and paying heavily. for the services of others similarly engagvxl Looking to the future. the old] motto. Practice with Science," is still applicable. The nation which relied on the Britain farmer for its food supply in 1839 cannot do with- out his aid in 1939. while the farm- er himself. if he is to do his part as his forefathers did, must take iv his watch\\'oz'd "Practice vxith Science." mg the O1'9| January 8. ` rinrr Ila -I -' I re-appointed . place of W: re-appointed place of W rvvnv-n .1 :1 nd ling : us, ` I 3 Picture taking is more Fun when you choose a specialty and master it. Architectural pictures - such as this one -- make up one of many fascin- ating elds. to1)pin:.: is an entertaining pastime at any season. Q1hn....Hn in uh uu_y npunuu. Silhouette pictures, pet and ani- mal pit-nxrc-.<.1mt1xre pic-t.1n'es-these um nlso \vorlh_v spe('in1tio.<:. Infor- mal 1)m'Lmil. snaps of the baby or :~th'~.r me-n\hwr< n1` fhr fnmil_\' also urn :1 pnmzl L`. iinld: zmtl there are :n:n1yuII1-1'.~:. I`lm~ _\'mx"~po('iu1!y - (-I1lli\':!l.- i(--1mii:l am :1 fine C0l~ I`m`ih-1`\|{l`i-`l'7`v-~"'H15:-Il!*HlH*-- nml um-`II l.. .. - .. Council adjourned to meet in ;'I`hornton on Feb. 5 at 1 pm. N. Coxworth, Clerk. I By-law to provide for expenditures `on roads for 1940 was brought in iand passed. ' rru_- .....,,-r ' ' FARZVIYARD )IAI\ L'RE AS I MAKER OF IlL )IL'S` --.\. v u.. .u-.4: `council were p zcouncil adjour: |Monday, Feb. ,-.-- .... .. -.v. u, 1, u. AU, 11., 14, 15; Bank of Toronto Thornton school debenture, $650.51; stamps for clerk and treasurer, $4.50; Munici- pal World, supplies, $10.53; D. H. Coleman, hospital account, $101.88; [Barrie Advance. printing, $2.70; G D. Banting, supplies for council, $27.50; relief accounts: T. Buchan- an $8, Wm. Carson $20, S. Holmes ,$3.28, O. Sullivan $7.67, J. Delaney $8.78, W. Tickto 510, Mrs. Leslie I I $10.33, Mrs. Knicley $8.24; H. Davis conveying J. Leslie to Beeton, $5.00: L. Davis, two trips to hospital with indigent, $10; Howard Cochrane, 2 lambs injured, $4; Reggie Arnold "valuing sheep, $1.50. 1 A by-1aw was passed to appoint a Board of Health: M.O.H.. Dr. B B. Horton. and Dr. S. E. T. West, G Banting, chairman; G. L. Davis }member, and N. Coxworth, secretary I 'T`hiTf.V-f.uln rnilc rd` K--'-A--v VA"- I ........ ..., ....u.. u. uunvvuxuu, a::U.lI:l:a.L'y ! Thirty-two rolls of snow fence {were ordered from Lllc Peel .-ar People [at 6C per foot, and 224 steel post: an, 7c each, from Hamilton Steel .l"r, E Essa Council held their rst meet- !ing` for the year 1940 in Thornton. [After taking the oath of allegiance and declaration of oice, the reeve called the meeting to order. Mfr T n\~n-\ n n 1- ..-u__,~ .- l-.._.-.. ..... ...u..,u.5 Lu uxucr. Mr. Lapp, P.S.I., asked for an in- 'terview with council re the appoint- ment of school attendance oicers 2-1... L, , , , _ .. .......... ..\. \lAAAL/Lula ' The township road insurance was placed with A. E. Wilson Co. at. a premium of $213.50; workmen`s com- pensation policy premium, $87.50 'T'hl= fan On 4-Ia . t~..-.1 v-u--::- -- A. ,.......-.u.. yu.u,_y pa. cuuuul, mo1.au The fee to the Good Roads Associa- tion of $5.00 was paid and the reeve and deputy to attend the conven- tion and that their expenses be paid Irwin Miller was appointed we inspector, to be paid 400 per hou: while employed. I nu, A._,_, _... The necessary by-law was passec authorizing the reeve and treas 3 to borrow sufcient money as ' ' quired from the Bank of Toronto lA11iston, amount, not to exceed $25,- -nm The clerk was instructed to pre- pare the necessary by-law, increas- ing the treasums salary $100.00. The following truant officers were paid $5.00 each: No. 3, 4, 8. 10. 11, 1A 1:. vs-._u_ -:- - ......., ...... 5A1 on cu Ul5AA\Ll1Ul.L|C- l Although it was an easy thing tr criticize much of the farming one sees to-day in Great Britain, said Sir Thomas. it would be unjust to fix responsibility for the farm's con- dition upon the occupant of the farm. All who are in contact with the industry know that in the post- war period rising costs and uncer- tain prices have so crippled the re- sources of the farmer that he is quite unable to bestow on his land the same careful treatment that it got from his forefathers, and no one regrets its condition more than does the farmer himself. In the prepar- ations for defence, the position 01 agriculture is a large one. but be its place large or small, it is for services rendered in connection witn defence that farmers can legitimate- ly ask the nation to pay, as it is similarly T.nnL-inn tn +1. 5- . . . . ...- --.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1940. Essa Council various accounts before the . passed for payment and adjourned to meet again on V `F`nh I: W. B. Tudhope. Clerk. _j_. Taking the 100-yem'-0ld motto of the Royal .-\gi'icu1Lural Society of England "Practice with Science" as the subject, of his recent address to the British Association, Sir Thos Middleton, a leading British agri- culturist, pointed out that during the decade 1831-18-10 the land of .Great, Britain maintained a popu- lation of about 1'7 millions; it now provides food for about 14 millions, and this although farmers of to- day have available, as their prede- maccnrc hurl v-unf .n.+.'t:..:.\I .-.........- _..._, ....... .. ........u.u-.., uu uuuu pA:;LLC- cessors had not. articial manures first-rate implements, improved var-- ieties of crops and all the assist- .ance which a century of scientic study has given to agriculture. A1n.......1. u .....~ -.. --~. u.:H, - - URGES FARMERS T0 .Farm % News.} uuu.:nu.u ouuurxxvu U.`\1t5 21 Cost of accommodation 11 Baggage checked. stopovers at nnrl unlzlm uuuu Ill-- COACHES at, fares approximately 1-`c TOURIST SLEEPING CARS at fares :1 STANDARD SLEEPING CARS at fares (End. nf nnr-nrnnnru-lnnnn 1.. ..1..-_.,, GANADIIN" mKTlQN_51.;T -.__.-nu --_.....--2-...:--_-uj-----_-.. . I Western Canada Special Bargain Excursions F`r-am All Stnlinnc in Ir-H-4...... n .... .a.. I `f!'(" Six ,3- ...uu the chief , --...\4.; AAA uu. nuu,I else is known to give it] and lignin by theniselvesl I are of no value as man-` may indeed distinctly re-I ,,,,,___._._ ...rvv--- --g-n-awn-AI QIIIU All Stations in Eastern Canada GOING [):\1I.Y FEB. 17 - )1.-\R(`/ll " Inclusive Return Limit - 45 days (1 in-- l RACTi(`l S(3iE.\'CE 13 possibility of us-I came about 100 chemists anaIyse':'i and found out the .5 4---.; ares per mile. EPING fares approximately 1-"vc per mile. EEPING approximately 1- :{,~c per mile. in sleeping cars additional d. P011 . Arfhnr AV`VI'1Eft`r\r\n- rah:---- ._ .. nu. trouble f armyarc he rarely ,uuu Lu mccpulg cars auumonal `s Port: Arthur, Armstrong, Chicago ` an(l_.WcstV;. Tickets Good f`f\Af`I.IlI`C no r may . _ '. !`.-.rl:i1~L<:;i. 1`.;:lxnorLlen. J,(.J.l1I1lU(Ju '.L1L.\.'Al2uil`)Il 1m` control 01 '}B:mg's Disease will be discussed by _'_}Dr. MCGilVTy. principal of Ontario ` Vetermary College. Guelph; r There will be added interest tc! ,the meetings of the breed associa-' itions being held in Toronto the wee!-; of Feb. 5 as members discussi what best their organizations can do] to further Canada's war intcrest.s_! `Some 1.400 members of cattle} swine, horse and sheep associatioiisi will take part in deliberations dur-I ling the week. 1 3 Hon. P. M. Dewan, Ontario .`-.Iin- '1`ster of Agriculture, will be the `special speaker at the annual um- ner of the Ontario Sheep Breeders." Association on Wednesday, Feb. 7.] Jas. A .Telfe1', Federal DEl?2ll'Ll:l'3nt .' ;of Agriculture, will present a ic- : port on ram grading in (.>ii`t:.riu' during 1939, while Wilfred smeiasl Caistor Centre, will discuss wool ' marketing in 1939 and the outiooiz -for 1940. " ` ,, ,. V-H . ,,...,..-...z. ' i J. M. Lvlccallum, u;>s1sLanL di1`ccL01 'ci production servxcc. Federal De-E fpax'tn1cm. of Ag,-1'icuIturL-, OLL:x\\ ft.! gwill a.dd1`es:s the Ontzlrio I-Im`s(:: `B1'cecic1's` annual meeting and willj {iisuuss prospects of horse pur-:` chases by France in Canndzx and me U.S.A. | 1 I ' The meeting of me Ontario Cattlel `Breeders Associzuiou. Feb. 9, will but `feat-L11'cd by adclrcsses on 1'est.ricLerI' ...,\,. . r.,, - the Canadian Bacon Board and Min-g istcr of Agriculture for Saskatchv;--I wrzn, will adr.lx'e.s;s Lhe .s'wiue breccl-El us on Mr,-xxdzxy, Feb. 5. on sale 3.119` L-.\:po1'L of lmcon to G:'r:::I. B1'i!.?.u tr. . x U Hon. G. J. Taggarc, cl1airrrw.n 01` I I i 1 I `Members of Cattle, Swine, Horse and Sheep Associations to Attend An-i` nual Meetings in Toronto \V l.'li! E U.` Feb. 5th. Although the largest proportion 01 = chicks produced to-day is hatched l in mammoth incubators, there is still :1 great -number of farmers and private breeders operating small units. For those who desire to use the small incubators, the Dominion Department of Agriculture has is- sued a revised circular on Articial| Incubation" to enable the productior of high quality chicks at lowesl possible cost. In choosing an in-'l cubator. the size and type of ma- chine required will depend on sev- eral factors. such as the number oi chicks to be hatched at one time,` the length of the hatching season the number of hatches that can be] taken off successfully, the size of? the breeding units. and the type sf` lfuel to be used, whether electricityi coal, or coal oil. In short. thc< choice will depend upon the individ- ual requirements of the 1 .)Ou1tl`}'l`il2ll`. concerned. OVER 1.400 BREEDERS .' TO ATTEND MEETINGS! |..-...`._.....-._, -... .... D .4 4A\a|AAAua Auu.uL.1' 1211 that may improve the soil. Even straw by itself is of no direct value as manure; indeed in its first year it may be slightly harmful, though in its second year it may becomr useful. The value of organic mat- ter as manure depends on three factors: (1) its percentage of nitro- gen; (2) the ease with which it decomposes in the soil; (3) thcl quantity of cellulose, lignin and] similar substances that it containsl I _- ....- v4v..I- . The reason is very interesting; Mic1'1)~01'ga11is111s that decompose the cellulose and lignin in order to pro- duce humus require ninrogen and phosphate for their own 11utriLiong and they therefore compete with; plants and take up nitrate and phosphate from the soil. When thev: l.,\,I:..,. 4-. riin H. decomposition, and this must. either be acldecl or taken from the ::;);1. For this reason, organic material: like paper, sawdust, and wood shav- ings, have no direct manurial value in spite of the presence of cellulose and lignin though if nitrogen and phosphate are supplied they can b6 composted, forming a humus mater- In1 I~n- v\a|I\Iv ..~. ... 41.- _._:I we PRODUCE QUALITY DY (>1`:1dicaLi011 of Bang-"s Dis-| Dr. J. B. Reynolds. Portl v Ix. CANADA DD CHICKS CHEAPLY any Agent '1" on L L 7 axw ` pl'C.$}. .} cm i Council.- from the nscuh T.28 .4.s..L-I ' I _ _.v... \.AA\4 uunn. VVAACLI die, L1:-:ix' bodies decompose and ultimately produce nitrate more, so that in the end the may not, suffer. and in the se< ........ :L ...-.. ..V----- -A 5] Egg and l. ot.uto ();l.s.s(2|`0lc---4 Labia. [spoons butter, 4 tablespoons flour, 2 cups milk, 4 cups cooked potatoes lcubed; 6 hard-cooked eggs, sliced. salt, pepper and paprika. `Minn I...L.... ~nI......I x.- 51...... 5.1. nu Lnbnnu. I Spanish Crcn.m-1`/. tablespoons I granulated gelntine. `/4 cup cold? water, 3 egg yolks, 1.; teaspoon salt.` ........ `...,...... ..........-. Melt. butter. Blend in our. Adz milk gradually and .'~;Li1` until saucc thickens. Season to taste. Put, n.1- temate layers of potatoes. eggs and . sauce in buttered baking dish Sprinkle top with buttered cracker crumbs or grated cheese. Bake 11:: hot oven about; 15 minutes. Serves] I six to eight. II ____ .__ 1 1/ a..\.I.....-.....-.. I u......:._u, 9 "He'll be a. beautiful farm 5 5 he thought. Look at that 3 He s lost. Someone will be " Lising for him in next week s I ' | icle. I Com: bacon. Linc six mulliu Lim v.'i1,h .sL1'i;>s 01' bacon. 1'ox'1ning 08.01 slice in a ring umund edge of tin Bronk an egg inm u;u:l1 bacon ring unu bake in E1. slow oven (325 de- grees F.) for five to ten minutes, on unLil eggs are set. Remove from tins and serve on toast. ' l : Tht: Cou;aumer Service Section! :NmrL;cL1ng Sn-rvicu, Dumixliou D.--`I lpzuumrm, 01' Agriculture, recommend: Emu lulimving, Lust/.- 1'cc'1pcs: .~in11'rn.-11 lig;;'.~; in Bacon Ri11gs-6( ! In comparison with many foods !which are served both raw and cook- ~ed, eggs lead in the number of way: 'in which they can be used pscmnlbled, poached, cooked-in-the shell, or as an omelet, good, fresh (zggs make an appeal Lo the mos) I'a.sLidiou.s taste. Combined with oLht.-1' foods, eggs 11121.3 be used I0) 1:: great number of de.ssc1'f.s and sup- per d1.~:11e:s. and in xnaking cakes anc 1.:-.s, c,,'g:s are one of the pri11cii- in.......l;..n.. , , , V V .. r;.:,.. ...... V--- V- unnv ._:LAAAvIL jpul ingrcclients. I'l1cx`c Ls now no guess work it ,'uu_\,m;, eggs, as they are sold ;;,1'z1d- jcd nc(:uz'di1rg,- Lo govennneut stand- 3zu'(l.~; as to quality and In or- der 0: quality the gracles are G1 -udc 'A1, Grade A, Grade B and Gradc n .. .....u-.u uu uuu AACI. U. Well, she had nally said! ' you'd better get a hustle on if you: `I: want; to get to the store in time tcl settle all the world's problems be- fore the train gets in! I And now! Ebenezer groaned. The` 2, 1 2! ; F` m_vste1`.ious way things happened to! ` ; him. v _,_, V ,_,,_ .....`_.. u..u ui An. JLLUAIU year it may indeed benet. Broad-i 1y speaking, cellulosic materials re-i quire nearly 1 per cent. of tlu-ix-1 weight. of nitrogen to effect their and faced the dog. For a wile` second he thought of going home ; without it. He d take it back t: I 5 Ebenezer stopped, turned around __ ...,.. .... u uuu uuuuuy udnc. I I Lhe store! Why did people always think of him and lost dogs to- i gether ? I He turned around to look again. He knew it; would be there. A thin. tangle-haired, gangling, six- monLhs-o1d puppy raised its head and wagged its tail. Stray dogs and -Ebenezer had a natural affinity. He Iliked to take them home, x them 53. warni pen in the barn near the gentle Jersey, and give them lots iof rich milk and Johnny cake. I I Wixnnnwnyv on-..-..-.n.i b......,_.1 , , . , V V N v _, _,,._ ..--- r ...... A15 uu acurl I In vain he had tried to explain] He was just: grateful to her for 8.1.7; .she did and for a grand supper, and] jhe wanted to tell her so. 1 urxrnn n _u_, v - ' I Ebenezer," she had said, Ii thought that praise was a. little toc. fervent. Just what are you trying! to get out of me now? I haven't` lived with you for thirty years with-I out learning something! You ma)` as well tell me now. Have you! bought something just to help some-] body, or have you given something away you were planning to sell ?' Tn vain 11.. Map: ..:,...: 1-. Wu - when Ebenezer Douhtm: Bzmkiii returned from the village store and 1` post olco that cold, stormy :\'cmne_; ` u he was troubled. Not that :Lll}'Ulllll_. :1l had gone amiss with the usual pro-. gram. He had had :1 good suppci at 5 o'clock. Martha's fried pota- Locs, l1ome-curcd ham and home- csumed string beans, topped oil` witlzl two pieces of her famous. deep (1151) apple pie and :1 glass of cold, rich Jersey milk, hud inspired him tc compliments. Murthu," he had said as he gobs up to go to the post office to help" meet the 5.45 train from Boston 1` you are the world's best; cook. 11` was :1 lucky day for me when 1' nally persuaded you to say `yes."" I | I Y-In I`nn\r\n1I'\nrnrl min. ...- _ I. - -- 8 \. I _____ .._, ,.........-.u\.u _yuu nu any yes. He remembered with an almost: laudible groan, how she had smiled`. --that smile he loved--a.nd then how! quickly that "Now what, are you up} to" look had practically chased the: smile away. I SERVE EGGS-EVERY DAY- SOME VVAY ; ..I ,...-.- mu: .1 1 of tci Ebenezer s Sternness -.straW that yield liothing is Cellulose 3 ml 1 however. 01 um and ma y ducc the crop. 'Fhn An .-n.` Tested gcipes The Barrie Advance L collie." frame 2 adver- Chron- -., .,\,., |ArJll\,IU IJII lIllll|lL'L'D- Meringucs--4 egg \vh1t.e.<, R; Leu- spoon salt, 1 (`up line -,: 1'ru111lnL:2d ()1 Unit, s\1L:u.r, '-_- tc:Lsp()0n vanilla. Add salt to em: whites and heal until whims are stiff, but. not dry Sift 3 tzlblespoons sup;:1r over white: and bent. thoroughly. Repeat, unti` all su;:.'u' has been udcled. Fold 11' flavoring. Drop by spoonfuls or shape with pastry tube on baking sheet; covered with paper. Bake in slow oven (250 to 275 degrees F.) about 45 minutes. Delicious served with ice cream. ! Beat, (:u,'g.s sliglltly. Add sugar. salt and zlvorinzz. than milk. grad- ually. Strain and pour into pic pl.'1t,o lined with pastry. Bake ir hot oven (450 degrees F.) for 15 minutes. Then reduce heat to 3525 clegrees F`. and bake until custard is set;--about 25 minutes. nr.._:__ ._._ ..,_ Whipped Jelly S:v.uce-`-_- cup pure jc1ly-;;mpc. cmmpplc, rod Currant. pinch of salt. 1 egg; white, unbeaten ( Melt jelly in bowl over hot. water Add (*;:5.;' white and salt and beat with rotary beater until sti. Cool Custard Pit`---3 eggs, '3 cup sugar H tmspoun salt, 2`: cups hot, milk 1 tcn: vamillu or few g1'aLim;s g nuLmo_;. , 130., ...... .,.,, /9 any uubus. Soak gelatine in cold water. Make a. custard of egg yolks, salt: and milk. Cook, stirring constantly, un-| til mixture Coats a spoon.` Dissolvel gelatine in hot mixture. Cool 21110" add avoring. When mixture be-I gins to thicken, fold in xneringuel _made by adding the sugar to the stiffly beaten egg whites. Turn intc moulds and chill. Serve with whip- ped cream or Vvhippnd Jelly Sizuce S(':I`\'{`S six. I 2-"E; cups milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla,` 3 eggs whites, `,3 cup sugar. Qnulr n-olntinn `R-. ....1..: .....A.. --v ' ' --..-- ..... .. uv VASJNVVL LLIDU. l "Do you mean to say, Ebenezer;( Buskin, demanded Martha. thatgt on :1 night like this you d turn this 1 poor pup out? I'm ashamed of: you-and you're the one that's al-it ways saying animals appreciate kind-: ness and return it. You just get the 3f comb and smooth out his hair andic bring him right into the kitchen F \ I 1l warm up some milk and givefc him a decent meal. Dry bre:=.d."` and to-night he can sleep behindli the kitchen stove. He's frightencc! and lonely." ,F Martha. walked with righteous in-' 8 dignation back to the kitchen. Asil Ebenezer knelt to comb the pup, the} latter raised his head. The manif and dog looked each other in l;he.e eye. Ebenezer slowly closed one of. 5 `hi: F I Sorry. young fellow, he saidl ibut; you're just one too many. Eatl ithis bread and then get along; `You've been lost several days and! `nights by the look of things and| *anothe1' won't hurt you. You'll nd some comer to crawl into." I 3 Isnn QVf\lC .__,._._ 4 -- -.-u u`A\.l|4b&l UL - The rst serious us- ing a substitute 10C` years ago, when analysed` farm_ve.rd manure elements of plant food which it supplied. One ton of farmyard manure contains about 12-16 lb. nitrogen, 13-15 lb. potash. and 5-10 lb, phosphoric acid. For making humus in the soil. fa1'mym`d rn":nure` l is one of the common organic` n1an:z:'<:s that is known to be eflec-I Live. It alone contains straw, and it is the cellulose and lignin in .$tl`i1\V that yields humus in the mi`;' nni-ln`nu A1:-n .-.. u,..-,,,.. I Eshcd. From the corner of his eye :'Ebenezer watched. He cleared his ithroat to get his deepest, gruesi `tones. I Nevertheless, Martha went to the But what l1 I say to Martha? And I had to praise her more than usual to-night! She's suspicious I :Llreudy." 1:. .... ..__ ---r ` ....- ....... .....u. I-Ic came in through the ell wood- shed as usual. In the kitchen, be- fore Martha could say ,2. word, he i started. There was 9. lost pup at the store, and Ed asked if I d take care 'of it til we could locate the own- 'er. I said I'd feed it but,-- I "Ebenezer Doo-" I Don't say a word, Martha. J Iagree with you. For thirty years fyou've been bothered with dogs I've jbrought home. I'll just give him_ 121 chunk of bread and turn him fright out. I-" : Ebenezer Doo-- I Don't say it, Martha. I know] `what you're going to say, and you're] |right._ You always are. But it s isuch 9. cold night, I thought I'd just_ `give him a piece of bread before; [sending him on his way. I waste! `too much time on dogs. Alwaytf have. Come out to the shed, Mar-2 lthat, and see him anyway, before I we send him along." ` x E`hnnnn.... 1\....v.-Lu- ~_ . . . I ..- ..... ...... ....,..5. Ebenezer Doolittle Buskin! rm 2. wonderful cook--a cook [you can feed dogs. ( 3 1 n - Ebenezer the` dog s leaned over and patted 1 head. Slowly a smile I his face as 21 though! i ,..... ....... .. I ` Report of Road Supt. for period! ifrom Dec. 15 to 31 also was accept-5 I I ed and treasurer instructed to pay` ` SQYYH3 , A claim of David McLaren for :one sheep killed was ordered paid x The clerk was instructed to nnti-': I I. 3fy interested parties that request 01:` jGo1'c1on Clark to have his property `west half of lot 22, concession 3 `.- fchanged from S.S. No. 1 to School` `Area. A, will be considered at next! I v'I1nn:v\rt .... .......,, nu. uAllCL has enough of it. mun r.:..... . ...--...a. ; I , Road Supt. Bell brought in his re-I Iport for the year 1939, which was I `accepted and ordered sent in to de-' ' partment. ! 1-..\__....:_ _4- v-., . .. . .- 1 Fence viewers were [with Dugald McKay in 1 K. McLean. . n-u,, Ilnaugural Meeting! [ M 05) Counciig __. ............u. The clerk was instructed to ordexj copies of Municipal World for coun-5 oil and procure list of deeds Iozi 1939. ` I x ,' ! meeting. ~n..__s .- . --....V...u;u vv uuuxuw uuu nmnope. : The following ofcers were ap- I ,pointed: Clerk and Treasurer. W. B. 'Tudhope; Assessor, A. W. Graham; Caretaker, Fred Grant; Medical lolcer of Health, Dr. L. H. Bige1ow'I I Sanitary Inspector, E. B. Guest; Ischool Attendance Ofcer, Wm. Mc- Arthur; Weed Inspector, Alex. Mc- Kay; Sheep Valuators, John Roe Fred Sanderson, Allan McLean and Dugald McKay; Relief Oicer, W B. Tudhope. : !:|,.......:n ...... .- I _. -........,.\.. l Poundkeepers were lwith John McNabb in 5 K. McLean. 1-w --....-.... vino uctu U11 oanuary 3. I Reeve Luck, congratulated .their elecion `come to the lor Shelswell. 0! the work neessary and asked for the co-operation of mem- I be1-.5. Deputy-Reeve Tudhope concurred in the remarks of the reeve and the other members assured the reeve 01 their co-operation. Bert Slessor and Robt. Storey were present, asking council to con- sider the matter of keeping road from East Oro to Mitchell Square oper. for car trafc this winter. I Conny.-.1 ....L.x...._ -1- , _. .,..- u. gnu L/LL10 W111 DUI`. Several notices of admission 0: patients to hospital were presented and considered. I . .-m._ n,,. . In a comprehensive discussion or. organic and inorganic manures. and their relative effectiveness, Sir B John Russell. D.sc., F.R.S.. Directoi of the Rochamstead Experimentai Station, England. recently gave some interesting facts about farmyarc` manure. The oldest and best-known method of manuring the land is tc give it farmyard manure, and this` is not only very effective, but a1sc' very safe, said Sir John. A marll.` can rarely go wrong with farmyard E ` rhnrnnvan 41.,` ..1.:..: ..__,,u,., . .