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Pratt' s Egg Producer for | the. Hens. i Moir's and Martha Jane Chocolates © ~ MORRISON'S ~ DRUG STORE . | The Background of Your Rooms ~~ of Supreme Importance No furnishing, however beautiful, will appear to y y. A dimly lighted room, sunless , and ored walls means wjepresgion) of spirit and nerves. helps a lot. e have many patterns us estimate how much value we can ad- out" Jeweller and Stationer JAS, MOKEE ; SWEET CLOVER ) vernment standard. If you need any of the * above this spring we will'be pleased to have you call. - We always try to keep a full range of groceries, of first ee quality, on hand. Have you tried a bag of Reindeer Flour. It is good. We «an also supply. you with a good pair of boots or ] of ve products are right, and we _your money refunded just 2.75 Gallon, Toe. Quart Your 'Gwn eoutainer, OCK es ¢ Ontario nearly two feet in In d B| fornia School for plants. - | and six year's time+bro ore than il or himself. vA ave done this willingly, to have sought the action of the sower, rather than the re- ration of the reaper;:to have seen the ripen- n from his cultivation piled in the - es : knowledge 'that by his work the world has been | made largely better as a place in which to live, is the story of this man's life, which this year assed the third er of a century. He is often called the "weed wizard," but who would be renamed the 'plant philan- thropist," were his life work better known. ~ Probably from the time Burbank sold his first plant development, the potato name, for $150, through all the years of his ac- tivities al these lines, he has actually given away 'more in dollars and cents than an other man who ever lived. Yet he is today compara- tively a poor man, while all round him, from the wheat fields of Saskatchewan to the cotton plant- ations of Louisiana, and from the apple orchards {of New Hampshire to the plum groves of Cali- fornia, hundreds of thousands of dollars of in- 'crease in the value of more than 2,000 products of the soil are pouring every year because of his efforts. It is estimate that his addition of two grains to an ear of standard wheat added more than $5,000,000 to the annual wheat crop of the world. He reduced the size of the pit in a plum, and from two valleys in the West last year there went out more than half a million dollars' worth of these plums, larger in meat, finer in flavor better equipped to resist shipment and ehanges o climate. The artists of France wanted a flax- seed which would furnish a pure white oil for their paints. Burbank produced it, and increased the oil content by 20 per cent. The Japanese pro- { ducers asked him for a mulberry tree which would furnish better and more food to the leaf | for their silkworms.He evolved such a tree, with gize of those of the then- just for good measure, in two years, instead of the best of the old-time leaves three times the known mulberry, and, brought it to development of the seven to ten years mulberies required. : + Ever since men have had feathered chickens, and- jewelers have made delicate chronometers, 'sunflewerds have been grown to produce seeds. 'the fowl and oil for the instruments. But a ll sunflowers--until Burbank showed them the er- ror of their ways--grew on tall stalks and turned their faces to the sun, devoting most of their energy to getting up into their places in the sun, and the small remainder to producing seeds. The hlant philanthropist took several sunflowers on is botanical knee and taught them first, to grow close to the ground; second, to devote their strength to seed production; and, third, to turn their faces away from the sun, so that the wild birds should not be ablg to gather the seeds. Now, these same sunflowers are down where the chick- ans can harvest them; they produce blossoms ameter, and each seed is three times as large and contains twice as much oil as did the seeds of those first sunflowers which Mf. Burbank took as pupils in his Cali- A man, who is still living near Santa Rose, some forty years ago wanted 25,000 prune trees, | in time for the next year's setting-out. Burbank took 30,000 almond trees, planted them under wet i | burlap, grew almond treés more than a foot high, budded them to prunes, and delivered the tre- mendous order, when everyone else said the job could not be done. Those trees are growing and bearing today. firm of American vegetable packers sought a small, sweet-flavored' field pea, like the French petit pois, which would ripen uni- formly over a large acreage. Burbank took a gallon of seeds of the large American field pea, ht forth a small pea, of which more than 6,000,000 cans were packed and 21 sold last year. When black walnut began to disappear as a commercial wood, the plant philanthropist de- veloped a black walnut which grows, in ten to twenty years, to the same height and diameter as the wild black walnut does in forth to fifty years. The wood is as dark in color and as fine and close in grain as its wild prototype. Just or fun, among. several thousand other plant ex- periments Burb: ded the lives of several chives--you have met the chive, like an onion, smaller and the onionesque per- i : owers like free- le, vegetables, borders. He petunias, . uced blue eat artichokes of others, and yet to be contented with the which bears his i whet! ~joke was on the the ato when he crossed the two and ted the world with a plant which grows : above the ground, and another which grows tomatoes on the vine and potatoes on the . Tt should be said that both are freaks, and Po valuable, Thinking that most hestnuts are too old before they begin to show pgnlts, he develo a chestnut tree which at- ns its growth in two and one-half years, in- d of the ten or fifteen years required by the mon chestnut. ; t is doubtful if Burbank has realized $100 on the average for each of these developments. In 1922 there were shipped out of one western state .alone 182,400,000 pounds of cereal, vegetables, fruits and futs he had developed from more prim- itive and less productive forms. It is reasonable to estimate, though no figures are available, that the entire world produced ten times this amount "foodstuffs for whose development the "weed ard" has been responsible, "At the end of half a century of plant develop- ment, he has just sold two of his experimental farms near Santa Rosa, to obtain money with which to carry on further experiments. The reason of this is not far to seek. Take for ex- ample, a pearl white wheat, the earliest of all grains and the best resistant to diseases. The sale of this wheat for seed, by Burbank himself, were limited to a few hundred dollars, but it is estimz ted that more than $200,000 dollars worth of it has been sold for seed by farmers and others who grew it from the original few pounds furn- ished by its producer. Once a pound of seed pas- ses from his hands, he cannot control the seeds of the plants this pound produces, and so has been unable to "cash in" on his productions. In all his work, Burbank has tended toward the one idea often expressed in his address and his books :_"The world is ours to mold by helping the hand of nature" This ideal is embodied in a statue which is to be erected to him in the midst of Burbank Memorial Park, at Santa Rosa--yet difficulty is being experienced in raising $25,000 necessary to complete it. One of the most interesting features in the life and in the present work of this almost-unreward- ed assistant to nature, is his constant optimism. Today he is in the midst of more than 2,600 ex- periments looking to the greater production of a better quality of foodstuffs and materials for the clothing of mankind. Simply enough he says, as "he turns to the economic problem of production and consumption: "Tt is not necessary to produce more food, but to produce more food per acre, so that fewer men, with improved machinery working on our farms, may feed more people who are devoting their attention to distribution and to manufacture." ww i Education and Farming The old tradition that farming could be carried on just as successfully without higher education as with it, appears to have broken down under in- vestigations which were carried on .in several states of the union. The Kansas Agricultural college took the initiative and on a questionnaire covering 1,237 farms in that state found that the annual earnings of farmers havihg a common school educafion was $422 of those with high school education, $554 those with a partial col- lege course, $859; and those with full college course, $1452. All succeeding investigations in other states showed practically the same results. When it came to the question of modern con- veniences and improvements, the college men were always in the lead by fifty per cent. or more. Perhaps it is the more ambitious men who get the education. : May be they would lead in any case. But with data so widely gathered the conclusion seems clear that education is an advantage in every way. Man is designed to be something more than a drudge or "a hewer of wood and drawer of water." Anything that enhances the value of his manhood is good and a permanent available asget. . You Have My Sympathy You have my sympathy little girl, The men don't like your clothes, Nor your hair combed over your pretty ear, Poke fun at your powdered nose. I know that your grandma wore a train, And she swept-the sidewalk clean, : And the men they sneered, and the men they i growled, + Men always have, I ween, 'But she went right on in her own sweet way, A ae yo oe and pho she mop up m y id germs, And scattered the [ everywhere. When she put on bustles and big hoop skirts, _ The men : folks jeered and mocked she banged her beautiful hair, e ere shocked, - . | will require some get-together on the llseem just right without "Jimmy" | thoughtful eo be Ls %. maximum neal sows Fields you to sow Test: urchase good seed you .- Extending accommodatio n for such purposes is an important phase of Standard Service. Port Perry Branch, - Consult our local Manager STANDARD BANK | H. G. Hutcheson, Manager * from Rink Debt Port Perry people and their friends will be pleased to learn that $1000 has been paid on the indebtedness of the Port Perry Skating Rink. The season of 1924 has been finan- cially successful. One outstanding factor in this success has been the work of the management committee, composed of Miss Grace Davis, Mr. Mac. Beare and Mr. Geo. R. Davey. These people have spent a great deal of time and effort in keeping the rink runing at a profit. "Miss Davis was particularly active in devising ways and means of raising money. Her work has been very efficient and in the matter of securing subscrip- tions the thanks of the shareholders are due to Miss Davis. A second factor in the success of the rink has been the loyal support of the Port Perry Hockey team. The boys played well this year, won the district, and added a substantial sum to the receipts of the rink. A third factor of success has been contributed by the generous services of the Port Perry Band. Their play- ing lms been greatly appreciated by the skaters. We hope that this organization will be permanent now. Further effort is to be made to raise funds for the rink in order that the building may be painted this summer if possible. As soon as convenient a metal roof will be put on the curling sections. Another improvement that could be made if money were forthcoming would be to put in a wood floor in one of the curling sections, which would ensure proper curling ice. This part of all concerned, if it is ever undertaken. The Rink has had a good record, and it is probable that it can be made debt free next year. Should that be accomplished it will be the business of the Rink Company to supply wholesome recreation at the lowest possible cost. But that does not mean any loose methods of running the Rink or any lowering of the standard of rules and regulations governing the operation of the build- ing. Success is only possible by pro- per control, and the voluntary work of men and women of the town to help keep things running well. ee () () (eee OSHAWA'S BUDGET The foljowing figures are culled from the report of City Treasurer: $149,618.11 is set aside for educa- tion. $3200 in grants are made including $1500 to Oshawa Hospital, and $400 to the Agricultural Society. Boards and Commissions will be given $17,620--being $9000 for Board of Health, $4000 for Public Library, $3900 for Parks, and $720 for hous- ing. Fire protection will cost $15,000; street oiling and cleaning $1900, and Mother's Allowances $3,400. The City Tax Rate is to be 43 mills for 1924. The rateable property of the municipality is $8,984,058, and the debenture debt is $2,442,764.24. VHP LEAVING TOWN Mr. James Harrison ("Jimmie" as we know him best) expects to leave town shortly for Detroit. We are sorry to lose him, as he has always been an agreeable and helpful citizen, taking an active part in the local sports and social events. He will be very greatly missed by all the young people of the fown. Things won't Harrison about town. In Mr. Me- Intyre's store, where he has been em- ployed for a number of years, he was a prime Zavatiia, always obliging and or the 'comfort, of the We are sorry to see Jimmy go; but | wish him every success in the future | Paying off $1000 CRUSADERS NEW ORGANIZATION A new organization that carries an appeal to all ex-service men in Canada is the one now formed in En- gland with nearly £000,000 members and which would admit about 150,000 members in Canada. This order ori- ginated by Lieut-General Currie of London, England, is for the maintain- ing of the constitution of the British Empire as it now stands and to repel any attacks made upon tHe same by communists and reds. Members of the order are known as the crusaders and to become a member only one quali- fication i8 necessary, that the man seeking admission has served on any one of the battlefields in the recent great war. The garb of the new order is a long white cloak, a red cross on each arm and a tin helmet. en OO The lady was addicted to bridge, and the clergyman tried gentle re- monstrance. Your ladyship, he smiled, milady, cannot have failed to notice the time wasted in playing cards. That's just what I have noticed, was the reply. I always fret at the time lost in shuffling and dealing. mere) By a unanimous vote of York township council, at a special meeting Friday, James E. McMullen was ap- pointed chief of the York Township Police Force at a salary of $3,000, which includes mileage. ER. ad OWEN SOUND WINS STANLEY cup As a result of the games played with Calgary, the Owen Sound young hockey brigade have brought the Memorial Cup East once more. It was not an easy victory but was a desperate struggle. A Winnipeg paper says, "Phat Owen Sound citizens Should erect a monument in memory of the per- formance of Hedley Smith, the 16- year-old goal custodian of their team. This mere boy turned away enough shots in the last two periods to win any ordinary game. Few senior goal- tenders ever gave a more polished display of goaltending." ee} Ome SONYA Mr. Donald McMillan passed away at his late residence, near Salem, on March 26th, 1924. The funeral took plage on Thursday. Rev. William Copsey conducted the service. Miss Mary BE. Watson, of Fenelon Falls, spent the week end at her home here. Mrs. James McFarlane, of Port Perry, is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. McFarlane. The Ladies' Aid met at the home of Mrs. Botwright last week. Mrs. E. Beare and Mr. Neil Wilkin- son, of Port Perry, attended the funeral of the late D. McMillan. We are sorry-to report the illness of Mr. William Clarkson, also Miss Thorburn. : Miss Ellen Martin and Mrs. M. King have gone to visit the laters daughter, Mrs. Muir, Brechin. s---- QO UTICA NEWS Mr. Thos. Lane spent a few days in Oshawa last week. i Mrs. W. J. Mitchell was a guest of Mr. J. E. Mitchell last Friday. Messrs. L. and W. Trick, Miss G. Cochrane, Miss Evelyn Mains and Miss Mae Rusnell, of Oshawa, were visitors at the home of Mrs. Rus on Sunday. : Mr. Russel) Lave as Toronto last , after couple of weeks with his brother.