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Ww -- SAMUEL FARMER, ; _ Editor and Publisher. ~_ - EDITORIAL "Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam: His first, best country ever 8, at home? . LEARNING THE FACTS Every person®who sets out to do a bit of re- forming--at home or abroad--should know the facts in relation to the proposed improvement with which he is dealing. Just now the business of reforming is very * complicated. The renovation of Lake Scugog like every other problem, local or otherwise, has many facts that must be patiently learned and 'con- sidered. To attempt reforms without this Potions work is a foolish waste of effort. For instance -- take the Lake protilemi--who knows the actual.value of weeds in the propaga- tion of fish? How many weeds can be removed without destroying the suitability of the lake for the increase of fish? What are proper water levels, and how shall such levels be maintained? Is any level main- tained now, and if so what is that level? We are supposed to have a guage at the dock. Can _ high water be maintained without raising the "height of the®spillway at Lindsay? What are the life habits of carp? How can those habits be turned to account in the destruc- tion or removal of carp from the Lake? The people of the Lake Scugog viginity have a big task before them in finding out the facts reating to their problems. We shall not be able to reap much of a harvest in this matter for a few years, By co-operative effort much can he done, . It was a master-stroke to secure the interest of the people all around the lake. While Port Perry is the largest place, and. has been the most active in this matter in the past, it is far from being the only place concerned, ° Hundreds of cottagers from various points have much at stake in their effort to secure the best possible conditions for Lake Scugog. ; The main consideration is that we shall know : the facts of the case, and procéed along right lines. We have guessed and declared long enough. Now we must know. Greatest fact of all. that must be Yeaenod, is the "attitude bf the human being concerned in any reform. "Who are in favour 'of a high water level in Lake Scugog? Who are opposed? What in- ~ terests in other waters will be-affected?--- These 'questions are asked, not to "muddy" up the waters; but to bring us face to face with the " problems as they are. We have been talking about these matters for thirty years at least. One of the first memories the editor has of Port Perry was that wonderful trip through the + Kawartha Lakes with the Hon. George P. Graham on the Bessie Butler. We went to see what could be done to raise the water levels in Lake Scugog. - 1 That was thirty years ago. President Michell and his officers and directors have a stiff task before them; but, we feel sure that having undertaken this service for Lake "that come to this office is the C.LL. Oval, INDUSTRY IS CHANGING One' of the most informing publications that It is an amazing account of the progress of industry, One fact stands out boldly--industrial methods are changing rapidly. The person with the cast iron mind is booked for troubled times ahead. What was "good enough for dad" has nothing to do with the case.. . Let us take a glance through the "Oval", First we learn the value of cold storage in the fish in- dustry. Next we find that plastic wood can heal furniture so that the wounds will not show. As * this is fishing time the article on making artificial flies to fool the fish, is of current interest. Nylon has been able -to imitate real flies pretty thoroughly. Next you can read how the whitest of pigments can be extracted from black sand. There follows a vivid account of the color printing of linoleum on presses with cylinders ten feet or more in diameter, Golfers will learn the cost of keeping up greens and fairways and the methods by which good results are obtained. The ladies will find new hints of fashioning in belts, shoes, handbags -- or window shades, ete, Exit real leather--enter "Fabrikoid." You can sce through a tree beautifully, after it has been turned into cellophane. You can ad- mire_its fine softness after it has become rayon. You can mould it to your fancy after it has been -groynd to powder and becomes plastic. "their neighbours. ~The magic of modern industry is almost unbe- lievable. Once more it must be urged that yqung people use their. gyes and ears, and learn to adapt themselves to changing industrial conditions. It -is uscless to moan about unemployment, if no effort is made to fit oneself for the work that is: td be done to-day. ght oe 4qop oo FREE SPEECH "The Soap Box Orators of Hyde Park are to be restricted in their {speech.- Evidently a num- ber of them have overlooked the fact that Britain is at war. The story of the married couple that were _ constantly fighting between themselves, but al- lowed no interference,, should be remembered by these noisy. critics of Britain. After all, they have' been fed, and protected, and educated by In most cases people of this stamp believe. that the world owes them & living, and they become a bit uppish as to the type of living that is said to be due to them. . Free speech of that kind is a luxury long eh joyed in Hyde Park; but the British feel that they can get along nicely without it just now. What applies to Britain in this matter also applies to Canada. We have room for only one "ism" at present--patriotism. It would be proper" punishment to make these noisy grumblers live in a land such.as they Jeperigs . Quebec women hoe been ante the vies and aright to sit in the Provingial Tensiptare if so EN Scugog Community they. will see it through. tledied; These Dismal pon - % Joseph Denny The period through Which. we "are passing is anything but bright and cheerful but we are not the only peo- ple who have experienced such times nor are we the only persons who have been pessimistic in consegnence. Even such a notable as the Iron Duke, Lord - Wellington, expressed the thouhgt that he was glad he was dy- ing when he did so that he would not pass through that dreaded future. Many another who occupied an ex- alted position in life was none too optimistic as to the future, But did it never occur to you that stogmy days are thinking days and' when we begin to think we often act.! When things are going well with us! we are apt to become careless and let mattets slip, things that. should de- "mand attention. - When the sun shines plants that have been through a rainy and stormy' "time have got well soaked and have entrenched their position, with them ah is able to do its best n the gir o le are not go- ns iv us, we cut out a great -- things "that seemed es- gentials in our progperity and it is surprising how much we can do with- out When passing through the' sha- dowd; then it. is that people hte make pro 80 that it boils to the plain n fact that hard times ate not all loss. Take the case of a great Canadian concern, 'the Interntaional Nickel in dustry. During the Great War all {ts equipment was being utilized to one end--to win the war--the war. ended suddenly and the utility of the firm became obselete in one night--the de- mand for armaments was past. J Now the Company found itself with |' an up-to-date plant useless, and thousands of idle men on its hands. The management of the firm was human and set to work to utilize its idle plant and workless men. It be- gan to spend millions of doles in research work, employing brilliant scientists in its operation, and, giving employment to its former employees and turning a vast useless organiza- tion from a great munition plant into a wonderful industrial concern. The Company succeeded beyond its wild- est dreams and its ramifications ex- (tend to the farthest ends of the earth, So great an authority has it become that its: "Review of the Nickel In- dustry" issued annually has been moat favorably received and is now regard: ed as an authoritative reference on nickel by numerous libraries, uni: versities and colleges. In early days the Spaniards wrote across . the gates of Gibralter, 'Ne plus ultra" (there is.nothing beyond). But there was a vast beyond, great stretches of land, new continents and isles across the seas, a new vista opened up when Columbus attempted to discover a short cut to India. v Periods of sickness and calamity and dayp spent on research all have WI | an educational value, Thé perfection of aviation was brought about by the Great War.and who knows the result of the present war will be. Do not'be|" like the employee of the Patent Office of Washington, PCy a a few years ago 'butter, melted, half ounce carryandra = who resigned 'his position because he thought that mankind had reached the limit of knowledge and no more patents in the future would be needed. |: ] TRB A . Three Old Recipes The following recipes were handed to us by Mr. Percy Rolph. They are dated 1848 and 1840,- and were' no doubt popular in those days. We are giving the terms and A as written originally. "Ginger Bread 2 pounds of flour, half pound of seeds, Nalf a ounce of carryway seeds, half ounce of ginger, half teaspoonful of frellash. Beat the seeds 'well be- fore you put them together, then mix as much treeackil as will make it a soft paste with a spoon, a hot hoven '(Ann Stephenson, 1848) Bride Cake Half pound of floor,-half pound of buter, pound curng, four eggs, tow hounces of candid lemn, too tea spon- fuls of soddy, too table sponfuls of trickel. Mix them all together with a spon and bake in a slow hoven. Sponge Cake One pound floor, one pound loaf suger, 'grated fine, 12 eggs. 'Take out half of the units, beat them to a frouf and the rind of a lemn, and beat them all together for: half an hor, Bake in a slow hoven,' ¥s (Note--We would take it that the Bake it in}. writer came from England.) A A Cute, of a . : 2H P Farm problems do not grow more simple 'as the 9 years pass. these problems in constructive fashion. _ Peterboro has a Chamber of Agriculture, and the officers are finding it difficult to secure a hall large enough to acegmmodate the farmars who attend the The practical value of the movement is being recognized by the farmers, and they are doliy their best to make the meetings a success, The movement is for the farmers, and is to 'be 'In Port Perry the idea is' being promotefl by. the Board of Education, the Busi- ness Men's Association, and the Council, tee appointed by these bodies met on Monday evening and decided to hold the organization meeting about The date will be announced later. appointed temporary 1 Shure, and Mr. E. R, MeClillan Secretary protem. meetings. controlled by the farmers. middle of May, Mr, J. E. Jackson was Washington, April 29, ington authorities. ---------- Grim fighting continues in Norway for control of At the time of writing the Dombas-Storen railroad. the battle is undecided. Lake Scugog Fish and Game |: . Association A very satisfactory 'meeting of the Association was held in the Town Hall on Friday evening of last goodly number week, At this meeting a Assdciation, Dr. Elson spoke of the propa gation of maskinonge This fact is being recognized by the far- mers, and by the people with whom they do business. © As a natural consequence of this condition: there are being formed throughout the country Chambers of Agriculture, whose business it will be to take up Possibility of protective occupation of Greenland by Canadian forces and final --details-of the-international agreement on developmeént of the St. Lawrence-Great Lukes seaway aud power development are believed to have been discussed in- _ formally by Prime MacKenzie King and the Wash- A commit- joined the "| cost. Milk and beef are produced 509% and of the difficulties to be overcome in rearing that fish to an'age when it might safely be placed in the open waters. Those difficulties-have been met, and * the Department of Fisheries is in a better position to meet the needs of such waters as those of Lake Secu- gog. HoweveF, Sanctuaries should be provided for the young fish, and these sanctuaries should be clear- ed, as far as-possible, of the larger fish. Scugog wa- ters are well adapted for maskinonge, and large mouth green bass. Pickerel would not do well, as water is too shallow and warm. : Prof. Harkness gave a general survey of Lake "= Scugog conditions, and pointed out that weeds are valuable in the propagation of fish. Not as many as we have now, but enough to protect the young fish, He advised co-operative effort to rid the Lake of sur- plus weeds, to have a proper water level maintained, and to take steps for the removal of the carp. Dr. Fry, of the Biological Department, urged: 1 That we tabulate what we have. 2 Decide what we até going to do. 8 Watch the results of our efforts and keep a record of these results. Mr. E. G. Michell presided. He said that every effort had been made to secure the support of all the, people around the Lake in forwarding the_objectives of the Association, ' Community War Work. . | Headquarters. The contents of this bale show splendid work and are as follows: i i ® b quilts, 19 Hospital Bed Gowns, 20 suits Pyjamas, 70 pairs Socks, 14 Scarfs, 8 Sweaters, 3 Helmets, 12 Slings, 6 Binders, . The work room at the Library will] he open at 2 p.m. on Friday. A quilt will be ready for quilting and. ladies interested are asked to come and help. The April bale has been packed: and is ready for shipment to I. 0, D./E. Watch your label; it tells when your $1.50 per year in advance, 5 cents a single copy subscription expires Value of Pasture «One good feature in connection with the lecture at the High School last Friday was the presence of a number of young men, It is rather surprising that more farmers do not take advantage of this opportunity to gain first hand information of. such veal value: h Dr. McConkey of the Department of Field Husbandry, O. A. C., was the speaker, and he went into the subject most thoroughly, The chief fact brought out was that young grass was the most nutritious of all cattle feeds. Next that hay should be cut early as the nearer it comes to the ripening stage, the less digestible this feed becomes. Cut Hay Early Fodder plants become woody and the cells encased in lignin as they approach maturity, and there is a gradual drop in digestibility. For example, digestion experiments have shown that grass in the pasture stage is digested 8377, while the same grass left to the hay stage is only digested 527%. Further, it has been shown that the food nutrients become "locked" in the more mature, lignified cells in late-cut hay so that the digestive juices cannot attack them. Experi- ments show that in hay cut June 20, 66% of the protein was digested, while in the same hay left until July 20th, only 47% -of the protein was digested. i " TRIPOD CURING Tripods made of seven-foot poles can be used to advantage to cure carly cut hay from a portion of the hay acreage. This will give high qualily hay, and the area will furnish' carly aftermath posture. Early cutting, with the use of tripods, distributes the period of hay making so that more of the crop can be cut at the proper stage. Advantages of the Posture Crop (1) A well-managed pasture pro- duces digestible nutrients at lower cost. than any other crop on our farms. Recent studies show that the cost of producing a ton of digestible Jutrients from various "crops is as follows: Pasture mixture, $5.66; Blue- grass pasture, $7.57; Oats and Sudan rass pasture, $7.70; Alfalfa hay, 1 Red Clover hay, $13.50; Red Clover silage, $15.49; Corn silage, $10.16; Mangels, $35.19;, Oats, $36.81. None of these crops should be neglect- ed, but the above figures indieate clearly that pasture crops deserve more attention in a well-balanced cropping system in Ontario. (2) It maintains our stock for five months of the year at low feed and labour to 76%: cheaper on pasture thay under winter feeding conditions. (3) T ture is digested 839 --hay only sr. (1) Pasture is our cheapest source of protein, containing-- 16% to 25%, which is about twice as much as that in the same grass cut for hay. (5) No loss of food nutrients from curing, which in hay may amount to 407% to 50%. The following pasture mixture is recommended" for "average soil con- ditions: Aaa Luci nnnns. Hh Ibs. per acre Red Clover .......: 3 Ibs. per acre White Clover...... 1 Ib. per acre Kentucky" Blue ....3 Ibs. per acre Timothy ......... 5 Ibs. per acre Total vines 17 Ibs. per acre Two to four Ibs of Orchard grass and 2 to 4 Ibs. of Awnless Brome add- Led to the above mixture will make a thicker bottom and more productive pasture, A One of the main pasture problems of Ontario is to bridge the period of low production during the hot, dry weather of July and August, when the production of milk and meat usually drogs 30% 'to 0%. Some special crops useful for this purpose are: Oats_and Sweet lover, one of the most widely grown emergency pas- ture mixtures in Ontario is sown at the rate of 2% bushels of oats and 20 Ibs, of scarified sweet clover seed per acre.. This mixture has the added ad- used the following year for pasture, hay or silage. The addition of 4 to 5 hs. of Orchard grass to the above mixture gives better balanced feed. Moveable electric fences were ad- vocated to save these substitute pas. _|the bride's table was centered with a vantage that the sweet clover can bel. MARRIED JOHN, NB." WEDDING AT ST. (Telegraph-Journal) St. Jude's Church, West Saint John wis the scene of a wedding of wide terest on Saturday afternoon at 3,30 o'clock, when the rector Rev. Norman | I. Fairweather united in marriage Miss Grace Frances Tilton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, I. S. Tilton, 12 De- Monts Street, and Arthur Hazen Ward, son of Mr, and Mrs. AH, Ward 110 Douglas Avenue. Large wicker baskets of pink snapdragon were - placed at the entrance to the chancel, and the altar vases contained white snapdragon and white carnations. - Sweetpeas in shades of pink tied with white satin ribbon bows marked the pews reserved for the invited guests, I'he bride was attended by her sister Miss Catharine M, Tilton, and George K. Ward the groom's cousin, was the groomsman. The ushers were 1. Geo, UV. Fentoii cousin of the bride, and James Ward, cousin of the groom. Lhe bride was met at the entrance of ~~ the church by the vested choir, which preceded her to the chancel singing the wedding hymn "The Voice that Breathed O'er Eden", During the signing of the register the choir sang "0 Perfect Love". The church organ- 1st Mrs. Ronald Evans presided at the organ, and accompanied the choir, and also played softly during the cere- mony. The orgaff® recessional----was Mendelssohn's Wedding March, Given in marriage by her father the bride wore a dress of Heaven blue crepe, the bodice fashioned with a high necklace and bracelet length sleeves trimmed with pleating. The ull gored skirt plared at the hem. Her small vibbon hat of matching blue was trimmed with a blue shoulder length veil, and she carried a round bouquet of Butterfly and Sweetheart roses. Miss © Catharine Tilton was wearing a dress of mist blue crepe with braided trimming at the high neckline and wide girdle. Her hat was navy blue trimmed with French flowers and she wore navy acces- sories. She carried a bouquet of deep pink stocks and blue iris. Mrs. Tilton, mother of the bride wore a tailored navy blue jacket. dress, .trim- med with touches of white pique. Her hat was navy trimmed with white and her corsage was of white gardenias. Mrs. Ward, mother of the groom was wearing a navy blue jacket dress, and a hat of navy Baku straw, trimmed ~ in white. Her corsage was of roses. Immediately after the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, when relatives and in- timate friends were present, © The rooms were decorated with mixed spring flowers, and in the diningroom three tiered wedding cake topped with orange blossoms and a' tulle bow. White tapers in silver candlesticks and pink rosebuds in silver vases completed-the-table-adornnints, The. diningroom had also for decoration long stemmed pink roses. Later Mr. and Mrs. Ward left on a short motor trip and on their return will reside at 203 Guilford Street, West St. John. For travelling the bride donned a princess style imported tweed coat in delf blue shade and a navy hat. The groom is employed in the chem- ical department of the Atlantic Sugar Refineries Ltd. . As the bride left the Church. No. 2 Brownie Pack, of which she is Tawny Owl, formed a guard of honour as a "love service". The Brownies were directed by Brown Owl, Miss Emma Wilson, and the commissioner of Dis- trict No. 1, Miss Una Wilson. Out-of-town RUCK mbt wedding included Mrs. George E. Dawes, of Moncton; Mr. and Mrs. J. Stanley Scott, Fredericton, and Mrs. Ronald A. Pattison, of Toronto. The bride and groom have been the honour guests at many social func- tions and have been showered with beautiful gifts by their. friends. The bride's mother was the former Miss Birdie Dawes, of Port Perry. BE PP A new disk for home phonograph recordings is so flexible it can be bent: almost double without cracking. . . * * ' Modern electrically _ equipped kitchens save an average houseivife tures from being trampled unduly. V4 . 4 of CAMO NT COTA RE Fi AE about 96 miles of walking a year.