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AN T trust yourself to slippepy leather, F . in canoe, sail boat or yacht. And, of course, you have to have. Fleet Foot Shoes for llennis, baseball, golf 7 and lacrosse. Fleet Foot Pumps or low shoes are the proper` accompahiment of /Summer apparel. V An'd Fleet Foot Summer Shoes cost so much less than leather, _t_hat it `is real economy to wear them. A youfsoIf+- aqd save` money, by wearing Fleet Foot this summer.'.` / ' A 202 Look. trim and neot--enioy' ,SUMMERxSHOE.S cAL'Ls Folk Bruhtud nth-scan. nbuot. Inn hol- roon In A huh!-ool. llegut rm-nllhlnu. Dpbndld lube. Iuy uuunhshppliglb trlctl Id tloatlu. luv tan urvico tn: ninn 0-00.: and hdul Ant 0:: Iuurinal CDC VG!-live jcj GUVUII UV ---'yn-- -u7 tutu In valor tubs and `nut. Ask for P Ilnlno on via UIWI IWIT ICU LII `CI XIUVI-Q1 later cub. M13: lush room. with but. OLD it .50. Instant. I54: to 50. Luncheon; U0 _ 50:. A Diner, 500 `We. Incluuivq tutu, ...Anorlc,pn`plu. I2. tn $8.50 3 411. Write up booth! :00 -MP. -IAIWI; .I.'rnI.I'_.r.'. roux:-0. 5' ":4 Real Hotel -WithouE"a Bar" `If the fowl are not doing` well and on examination are thinner ,l.han. they should be, a sharp I lookout. should he kept for niites. At night they may be seen `either on the fowl or running` along the pe`rches'; in the day time exam- me the cracks and crevices of the roosts and walls closely, or lift the roosts and examine the plac- es where they c.ome in cbntactl with the supports. If mites are found to he pre-sent the first. step in banishing them is to give the house a thorough cleaning. Re- move all droppings aI1d old nest- ing. material. scrape and sweep out every particle of dirt and hurn it. Then if you are so for- tunately situated that you have water pressure at your command, 'turn on the hose with as: much pressure _.as, you.can_ get, forcing the waterinto every` crack; if, as --__ ...`z-.n8 Paw-nv-man 1-1nI1 mu: Wavy; su.uu uv-..--4 ..-....._, -._, ..- is the case on most farms you qannot. use this method, it. is ad- visable to scrub down `` the walls with a brush or old hroom but in any case they should he thor- oughly sprayedsor `painted with a good -strong disinfectant. This wash should heorepeated in a few days, to destroy- the" mites which hatch afterihe rst appli- cation. The disinfectant may he applied with a hand spray pump ...,. :4` .m.,.i. in nn'{` nvai-labia. a appllcu wwu a. uuu_u .,,....._, ,,..-_-, or if_ -such is not available, a brush will do, but in either` case the uid should -he usedjliberally and every crack ooded. T --.. ....A onnlio-hf sum. HJIU BV'Ul'y Ulaun llU\J\Iuun Fresh air and_ sunlight are wonderful disinfectants _ and combined with cleanliness -are preventives against most. of the ills of the poultry yard`. _ ' One of the very best disinfei- tants to use against mites. IS made as follows: V IN` I ,, ____A __`_`_______,J nn 0 II1.(1B as luuuwa. Dissolve. one pound and a half concentrated lye in as small a quantity of water as possible. It will be necessary to do this two or three hours before it is re- quired, as the -lye should be col when .used. Put three quarts of raw ,.linseed oil into a ve gallon stone crock , and pour in the lye very slowly, stirring meanwhile. Keep on stirring until a _smooth liquid soap is produced, then gradually add two gallons of `either crude carbolie acid or V! commercial cresol stirring con- stantly until the resulting uid a clear dark brown, Use two or three tablespoonsfuls of the |lIll3r\"l,UI`0 to a gallon of water. _.-...-. -~ nu-..-.,\..1 no .-. lllJ1.\l;ulI_) UU u. gun:-J1; \r.| v1\~-4.x;-u The foregoing is offered as. a most effective remedy against mites; but those [\vhq1*egard the p1*epa1'ati0n of the mixture as too -much w-0rk,.may use a strong solution of Zenoleum A or any other or-_e-01in 1)1'e.parati0`n. 'Ordi11:;1:_s7(;0;il 0.il will kill mites but as it evaporates quickly the e..1Tects a1'e not so lasting. An excellent. paint to apply to the masts and nesfpboxes _is com- posed -of one part. crude caxjbolic to thr.ne or four parts coal oil. ,1`l__. ll- .. L.,.....~.n hnn Innnn l1|J l;lll~l4l.- U1 |\_vuL 11;: um u\_-uu. ~..--- Even after the house has_been cleaned, the cracks in the roosts land n.e.st,-be'xes shnuld be ooded at. regular inl.e1~v`-als throughout the summe1' either with the fore- xmrntiened`pairT" or coal oil. This will go far to keep the pests in check but it. must. be re- garded. simply as a check. and tl1e`tl1-,0re11g`l1 or annual house- eleaning described above put in- to eifecl. soon as -possible. AL- -, .... .-.:lk LU UIJUUI: an Dllljll us: Pu u u : u - \.IO 'I`0 facilitate the ease with which this house cleaning may he done all xtures such as rposts or n.e'st'-\b-oxes` should - he made movable. If they are stat.i0n.a1'y atpresent, advantage of the rst rainy day. should be taken to change them. It will be time. well spent. ` I gating the diseases of poultry. Poultry Dtsea_;;' Investigator Q It will he of i11leI`est to poultry keeper's" thr'oug'h Canada to know that there is now an expert who devotes all his time _investi.- Dr-. A. B. \Viekware, Assistant? Pathologist to the Health Q1` Ami- mals Brancll, has" been assignedl to that work by Dr Torrance, Vet- erillary Director General. i f`1......'l:.,.-.....`I all-A.-\4~:n~n no }wI'\;11n`I ULILIIALJ J./lI.\I./IUKJJ. - \.4I.A\/t Ivor 1 Continued attention is being; given to Black Head in `turkeys and many new invest.igal,ions are being sl,art.ed. These relate to chick diseases as well aslto gen- eral diseases of poultry, including parasites of all kinds. rnI,.,. ...-.nnn1 lnnnn.-~ lknG r\nnI'|Y\ A 31331: EiAM lliEn. 1}|.I4L(l4kJl`l\JLJ ua Lynn. :-;;. The annual losses that occurl from poultry diseases and para-l sites are tremendous. No pei's.o1'1; knows what the amount is but it, is well into the millions of dollars each year, Dr. Wiekwaies workl will no doubt, do something to eliminate part of this, but the co-operation. of all poultrymen who have any disease in their ock will A be appreciated. -_._--_I ,...........,..-....',.n4r\v\n lvn 111,1!/ax VVIII lJ\J InlJyn-.z\z-u~uvu- As usual, communications to the Experimental Farm re diseas- es of poultry will be welcomed and with `Dr. Wickware now giv- ing all his time to this matter, even more information Awill bed available. Specimens of sick birds should he sent. when prac- ticable and may be expressed col- `lect if addressed to" Biological Laboratory, Experimental Farm, 0t_,ta.wa. l ~ -- - u w w w ---g-~-a -_-_~- In order to encourage the set- tlement and cultivation -of vacant lands. in thewestern Provinces, the -Canadian Pacic Railway Company, through its Coloniza- tion and Development Depart- ment, of which Mr, J. S. Dennis is the head, has undertaken an active campaign to try and in- duce absentee owners to culti- vate their holdings. vtmuu van-4-n. ...;.... - A circular has been issued to some` 8,000 absentee owners, pnhHjng"0ut the prots uch can belnade bytuuvanganr 1ands,.andshowing how many farmers, sold their last year's crop for rnore than the original cost hf -the/ir farms: _ ""` - IV` , , L I, .I,,! _ _ C()SL U1 euu:u' _1`arIun. 'I_`he com:/)any offers the advice and -assistance; of its Coloniza- tion` and Development Depart- ment, free of charge, insupply- ing- reliable- information as to how `to "go about getting the 1and Encouraging Sett.|ementL -__--_ Al-.. grab sA 1`unnAv nimulua under ci11tivation. ad will send, on request, the fullest cletaljs as to ro11tes 0f travel, customs re- g'u1at.i0ns, passenger and freight rates and sin'1ilar data. In undertaking this campaign the Company is following its us- ual broad policy of D01ninion- wide def\ 0lODITl(3Ilt, realizing that every new settler means-, greater production to meet the food shortage which at present threatens the world, and which Canada, with its extensive and | .-Mile unplowed areas, can .pi=o-I vide. T __ l Twinkle, twinkle, little spud, ` As up among the cloudsyou scud, You are d0ubtless'feeli11g gay, Chasin'g 1'ound,the milky way. You have reached to such a. 1. .. l.-..I.. L .l.L'|.l ll(J:VU height, You are surely out of sight. Like a diamond now you seem In your price, and that s no dream. '. A Twinkle on another twink, And you ll drive us all to drink As we chase for needful chink. You are sailing rather high Uuunauu uu >./\.4I\4n- V. \As you wink your shriveled eye, Up- there somewhere in the sky. Tuber, since the coop you ew, `;We have only longed for you; r!_..._.-Z..ln --n.-. l`.~\n.~r\r\1.v "\1)}1lu.=it-,.si11celt,hle I e lave ony onged That our reside you forsook, Broke our heart. and pocketbook. ;Never felt, how we could love i'Zl.`ill you left and went. above; |Neve1' felt how dear you were [Till we paid four `dollars per, Small polatlo, please come back, 111 our lives t.here s such a lack; lo:r your presence we so pine our stodmaitl htits our s_pi11e.] V e are Live 0 eaing greens, l !St.ewed prunes, s_aue1'l and` knnnoo !K}|l\JVV\/II VI \n;-x/-4, -.v~~~~, beans; l`is for you alone we yearn; !l].)arlh'1g La.t.er, please return. `In Loving Memory of corp. John Brown, of Mount Carmel (Killed in A(:t,i(m,_Ap1'. 9, Some- where m J.<`1`ance) He. was :1 iad like Lhe.1'est of you, .--.._- .--.rl .~.-n.- and V7-nu I16 WHS LL ldu l|l\L7 hum luuu K11. J\/\Q N | Happy and gay and free, iBuL he heard l.11,e Motherland . calling, '- Fur over the [sounding sea. 1 _ And his heaft, rose up to answer, N0rquesti0ne,d his right to go, He signed up with the colors And learned t.0 ght the foe. (Poultry Division, Experimental _ V Farm) ` In the warm weather `there are frequent enquiries as tdwhy hens stop laying. In somevcases the hens have laid very well all" season, but suddenly the gg yield begins to fall off and _some- times ceases entirely. L n 1 He put the Kii1g s- own khaki on, I A. Sign that all might read, A His life belongedto his country In this her hour of need. 1 '1`hebl00d-soaked. elds of France } Once more are stained with * gore; ' God hasten for us the coming When they shall ask n0.m0re.` Oh! ABlo0d-sta.ined elds of con- ` iet, Your seeding has been rare, The best blood of the nations PA0u1`ed out so freely there. The dear-`lnved sens of Canada Sleep neath an alien sod, VVrapperl in their army` blankets. 'I1`nn-`rt nnrr n-nae nn in an This is the price of the Empire. The t0I1 that `men mifst, pa'y. To give their lives in the com-, * mnn c'ause--' J 3 There is no other way. Strathroy .Age. 1 was but a lad among` us, .But doomed is the Saxon race When Saxon hlnod so coldlyruns That-none will fill his place.` '1 If Cookstnwn and Bradford are to get Hydro service if will pr-0- bablybe as. an extension of the line which c.onve_vs~ the juice to Barrie.` This information was given tg. a delegation of ninetpen vrappuu HI I-Il('ll' a,1u|.y nu... Then` cry goes up to God. To Gt I.-lydro via Bah-Ia. To the Potato from Bradford and three fro Cookstown, headed _by Reeve Spaiiloh, who recently interview- ed Mr. James of the Hydro-Elec- tric Commission regarding elec- tric power and lighting for that district. Mr. James had evident- ly given the matter as much study as the delegation had, for he had estimates prepared and had everything rea'dy to give the delegation the fullest par.ticu1ars ']`r\17:1\l'I\ `kn xrrirlno fnnrn ni llUlY7-3(1l:lU1J. bl.lU AUIIUDU yuL.o1uuLuLu Taking the wires from Barrie to Gookstown, and around that way to Bradford, would cost Bradford is $46` per horse power. This is for a 24-hour'servic.e, and as the electricity would be used in day time for power and at night for lighting much of it could he sold twice, which would make the rate to the consumer very much less than $46. The rate is lowered as the number of users increases. rnl, - -_-_a_I:...... 1..-- 1...... L.-.~n:nm U1 uauna l1lUl.U(l:DL;-Do The .eI1abling by-1aw having been passed in Bradford some years ago, and the council hav- How To Get Rid Of Mitesv dication of the presence ofhmite-s.. . . . . t . _ ' `able to live and re re; (Poultry Dwlsmn 1"I "`"`V"`1 tflorre months w_ithout aniinal foodfthe rst foodof the young WM! WP/3the.1"the"9 are, probably being lth or decayed wood. They thrive best indark, some cases. dirty houses, and have been all found to exist in houses the f01_ 55935011 lowing season 4 after the fowl, fa 0 Some` had been removed. Theyusually attack the birds by n.ight but are It is needless to GXDGCL 3 00k sometimes found on laying hen's to lay equally well at all times. and they frequently drive broodyi A ock that has laid h8aVi1Y dUI`- hens from the nest. - They pierce ing the Winter will g`eF19I`a11.V the skin with their needle-like' slow up towards the `middle of. jaws and suck the blood, after the Summer and when they begin which they retire\to -the seclusion. 1,0 moult. but Wlhen the 838 yield of the cracks and crevices of the` drops rapidly until it l3I`30Li03.V roosts, nests or other parts of ceases without) any; apparent` the house. They will bite man. I`aS01`I. Sllspect. vermin. or other mammals causing s'ev_ Of all the many varieties of: ere irritation, but` they never `vermin that infest, fgwl the Bad remain on them for any length of Mite is the most troublesome. timel ' . , . Unlike the ordinary hen. louse. If d-oingwell they 3! Tint RS aflile f~011nd OI! : and thinner _the fowl, neither are they killed, than. sharp by dusting, as the ordinary body louse is. These pests breed very rapidly especially during the hot weather, usually in cracks con- perches"; taining lth or in dirty nesting thel material. They are not red in color as is popularly supposed, but gray; it is only after they contact have come into contact, with the fowl and have become lled with blood that they appear red. The young mites `are white and have only six . legs but after-casting their skins which they do several ing. times, they have eight legs. The cast skins may be seen likea white powder around the perch-' es, this often being the first in- Vv--orx-wcunvx -----.. --- Now, letus look at a section of Brantford Roong. First, you notice it has a pure, long-bred felt base. This is thoroughly saturated with a ller coat of asphalt or mineral pitch. Then it is given another coat. Finally. the surface is thickly covered with `crushed slate. You can imagine what a job rain, snow. re or heat would have penetrating a roof Jike that. As for comparmg % Brantford The foundation is not the .most important thing True, you can't have a good barn without a good foundation. but don't forget either that the roof has to stand most of the punishment. Upon it falls the burden of resisting the destructive inuences of weather and changing seasons. uavuvnunvvovw -::.-7...--- _, Now. the - question is Where am I going to nd a roof which will meet these conditions? Certainly not In wooden shingles which have rapidly deteriorated durmg the past few --____ u,.. z... ......n.:...s an.nnI-iahahltl, an wnnd nnr vet iron. UULUIIUIGLUU uuxxus tsav lauuo av vv years. Not in anything so perishable as wood, nor yet iron, which lets in driving rain, but rather in a permanent mineral composition such as Brantford Roofing, 5 ~r\ P,_,-_I I\__Q___n T.`!__;L with shingles on the score of permanency, or protection, or appearance, or even economy, there Is no comparison You put a Brantford Roof on oncq, and it will last as long as the builcling; it will always look well and it will never need Brantford Roofihg Cofnpany, Limited Brantforgi, Canada A . 35 Nature s Water- V proofing For Sale by H. H. Olitbn & son` re e_r- ` Fmg Roofing ing requested the Commission for the service, it now rests with the Commission` to take the next step. They will send an engin- eer up very shortly to go over the situation, and if the money by- law is carried later, Mr. James promised that section hydro ser- vice by next autumn. In planning" nourishing and inexpensive food, do not forget. whole hominy, dried lima beans, split peas, dried corn and other dried vegetables that can be made into soups or creamed. Bears the Signature of l the iiidwfdi Hagmlways Bdught C_A$TQ|;A. jun--- '3-<>r'3lZ1AEnt; and Children. Pigs seven Barrie Thu:-sidy, May 31, 765 Westyninsteyiotel, Togeonto