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"aie . index of the public's moral condition, It Page Six WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE SUMMER ; f ae "Vim", Who Predicted Mild Winter, Looks for Wet, Backward Summer. "Vim"" « well-known writer on agricultur- al topics, writing in the Weekly Sun last November predicted » "'mild open winter." In a recent issue of the Sun "Vim" bud the following interesting' article 'on what may be expected of the Weather Man this summer: -- 'A buckward look over 50 years. Between 1869 and 1919---What an amazing, en- trancing picture it makes! It is only by taking such a wide view can we rightly see the great progress we have made in| seience and in art Tt bas become a better world, and on the whole a happier world. We are now liying on a higher plane; we kngw wore; have more comforts and s wider meusure of freedom than humanity has ever en- joyed, I can prove these assertions, but T leave them to my readers to think out. 'These things should promote a spirit of thankfulness and inspire our hopes for 8 brighter und happier future. 'The reports of the public press are a bad shows up the dark side cf humen nature and shows little (because it cannot fimt out) of the great part daily played by the better impulses of the souls of the many. I do not start out to point out the moral advancement inthe past 50 years, but to speak on weather conditions then and now. It is generally believed thac our climate is cbanging; that 't is not as good es it used to be; that the springs are cooler and the falls are warmer, end the summers and winters more fickle.' I am not prepared to disprove these beliefs, but I am firm in my convictions that ure's. laws are con stant and perfect. "The great Founder, He who gave these laws, Holds the firm reins, and site amid His skies Monurch und Master, Origin and Cause, And Arbjter supremely just and wise." It is absolutely necessary that we bave the vurying seasons, alxo that theseweasons abould "vui Wet seasons replenish the sources of our springs, and make fruitful light or xbullow soils; dry sewsons arsist the draining of wet lands, the pulverizing of beavy soils and bringing up the soluble constituents of the soil within reach of roots of plants. These things being so, we must acknowledge the wisdom of Ged in framing pature's laws as they are. A Wet Late Sprinj My readers will remember ny forecust Jast fall, that the present Winter would be mild, because my record of the westher sbows that ubout every 10 yeurs we have had a mild winter. In looking over these sume records lately I note that these mild winters ure followed by wet lae springs and o showery or 4 uf] wet harvest Fifty Years Ago January of '69 was mild, almost every day being fine; little snow fell; roads were dusty. February was mild with only two snowstorms; spring begun Murch 26th plowing began April 18th; the month was cool und backward, und seeding was not finished till the middle of M May was favoruble, frequent showers und warm sun- shine pushing on growth, June wus cool and chowery, 4% inches of rain fell on 19 days. On the 27th a hail storm swept over Oxford und Middlesex doing great damage. July was very wet, and thunder storms were frequent Haying was aut fin ished before whent was ripe (26th); there were only four bright days and rain fell en 15 days. August was also very wet, and hurvest work. greatly retarded, which was not finished before September 15th; ruin fell on 11 days The month was unusually cool, September was ushered in with a frost We had a heavy rain on the 7th (2 iehes', The month was fine, and the | hist of the season; 13% inches of rain fell in three months. The crops were, on tke whole, good; there was some rust and Some potato fot. The following winter set in early (Nov 8) and great quantities of roots were not harvested, Such was the weather 50 years ago, but very few of my readers wall remember these events. I find from my records that from that year we hw ii wet seasons every ten years. In winter extended into the middle of April. Little or no seeding w Jone before May, May and June were fav: rable for growth. July and August gave ideal weather up to August 13th, whpn a Grought set in Harvest: was finished here | about the 25th and was a. pd one. In '89 winter broke Murch €. wintery weather returned on the 25th \and lasted until April 3rd, when six inche? of snow fell; seeding began on the middle of the month, and was finished on May 15th; on the 29th wet weather *xet in and continued up to June 2ist, after which dry, hot wen- ther set ich -tusted till July 19th; harvest began July 26th, and ended at the end of August; crops were good and the rest of the season was normal In 99 winter extended well into April; the birds did not come till the 14th; seed- ing begin on the 20th; the weather was nogmal till the 13th, when we had s week pf" wintry weather; the rest of the Kea- mn was normal and crops good. October was 3 very wet month, The winter of \1909 was like the present one, March was wintry till the end; April was cold, backward month; we had a blizzard on the 9th. We had: several falls of snow and rain; seeding did not bégin till May 14th and was not finished in the month, the land being too wet, A drought set in in June which lasted. till July 10th (only two elight showers fell); wet wea- ther set in and lasted through haying. Much hay was spoiled, and the harvest was not ready till the 30th} August was wetter than usual, rain falling on eight s; harvest Insted till middle of Septem- ter® and though good, was hard to save. Hoe crops we also second crops of clover. September and October were wet, 'and fall plowing was hard to do. "These notes apply to North Simcoe and will not apply to the whole Provinee, How- Sver, the weather is fairly uniform over the Province so that these notes convey ® les- son to all. No one can sccufptely forecast the wea- ther, and no two seasons are exactly alike. Last fall was wet up to winter sett in, 'The fall of rain. and' snow since has been pating for such sn emergency: and' pi tor cons, peas crown out, on low|I do not. look f much\ below 'normal. It is quite possible liable - heat, 1}God for the poten oan ai ae my ada ol eat te re 'abundance of hay leed with a great variety of soila and eleva- Biscuits should be bandied aa Little as |as they will if No Real Substitute Be sure you receive your own favorite brand--"Comfort": Do not permit inferior soaps to be substituted. "Comfort" is the biggest and best for the money. For nearly 25 years it has been at the top for quality, popularity and big sales. So why. buy ex- perience instead of soap? , Comfort Soap--"It's All Right" PUGSLEY, DINGMAN & CO., LIMITED TORONTO, ONT. a ws thunder and be inguited of un Queen Victor to his guides as the Some time before 190 a smull cabin joat's Looking Glam," now kiown at Lake Agnes, bul the vicinity until now the hotel Lawrence J. Burpee, in hi no lurge that it book accommodate nearly 600 peopie. 'Amoig the Canadian Alpe," ban thia tolsay of Lake Lovie: 'The advice of the "Chicago Evening Post" A glance at the guest register of the now of Mim fleleve Blankvoort from The, Hague, Holla: 5 mie hy Lig aes cain a ne ML to a ak read ara ttyan: SS" Sod we eh ake Wn ue eth oars eRe Moe a veka te Ea nc, ca Uae Lv eo % ss TOM And wae inforted Mee Te aa ee te eicims vintted ihe lake abd' was told of two simaller ence higher up to tbe west, one of which was Kio soe noses, tie Dafore 1000 s small clin inn, built ot Lops was craced on the shore of the lake and)» wagon road opened to connect with the iihle sation n" che rout an ater on all chet ue bale wir hue pradualy ets eed toto necommate tbe ene Erowing coud of Ueto "wing to are the beaut of akg 1oulaa or to Probably the mcet peri of scenery "in the known worl fa ea wonderhl Sept the sombre Toreaty and cite tht rise omits ores on elther ade, eh Shanice aahee Gisctt Mak trtntentoun sreergroweed" peas tat Sid 'agaist of trrbroen wlohe and rocky ceepee tod exces te, gl chowias may eee oa Telations, toh bre: toe werié cao ney be eirpaneed exist (notner varlations, but nowhere im the world cap they be surpassed." Hake Louie piven one an dea of the wor wide popbtarity of thin mountain resorts "After the ramet Sf people from all over the United Siste and Canada. Among the large parties visititg Lake Louise recently was that of the Tlovorable P. Tittie Into Ita past history, which is vague enough, Probably thie place was known w some of the 'vy hearing & noise like In this way the first travellers came to Lake Louise. but in 1893 this limb the glaciers and mountains in A lwhe of the most faquilte coloring, everchanging. defying analyse, aruting an 'the Sackground. of the picture andthe bive expand. Becey" clouds overhead." 'Such glory of light and color, such a sparkling mirror of water, 'ite the teamey of Mr. Scully and family, who register trom South Ailey, follows the name L, Goldborough, Governor of Marrland, accompanied by bis staff un omprini pan 'avd friends, comprising 36 people in all, also the Federation of Women's Clubs, led by Mra. Charles H, Zimmerman of Chicago, President of that organization. Also the Governor of New Jersey ang bis party and Mayor J.P. Mitchell and Mra, Mitchell of New Yor! Sivims guides are maintained throughout Us ind. the New England Grocers Amociation. tanley Abbott of Loetoo ta. man of long experidnce in-mguntain elimi ? rintain, efimbing im the Swins Alpe and. in 2 en a member Top Like Louies Chatawa 'and started to asoeed Wount Lafroy, Tbe pest) at 840° drew fr Under an insmenor bastion aod. Abbott, Wao sAbbott maces feet 2 aera Kraehe feet eA real ratte cae A ir eae fd good to Gy aod tare a beatin, on the shelf. To this question Abbott replied ae Neer te Hee cere cana ont and Sete rollin Sowa mech Seale Ar the Tha Node reed eens Te egy at Pope called fori ai opon a pool Lake Loulse in order to make Sf been 4 sl ae ee a Tuountain clfinbing as safe a pomible. It in a remarkable fact that there ly 0 " @ gine, Urouahaet tare af lake Louie Tnorge to, OU Ign la ee tare teCanaanoctes cai kone name Up Yo eprom and that to Phin the appalachin, Mounts Cub. Op Anguttray 3808, Mew Anat Thommnon, Little and Proferer, Bay Yeudlng, 'saw beyond an angle in the-bustion a vertics! cleft up which it was pomible to climb. Uaroping. 'ead here," 'These were the last' words he cer Tackwart then head foremort saw. bit strike the Welocitt of the descent of DOO feet ahd prev-nted 'present and-that is Philip 'he unconscious form froth fallt . e ing 'over the cliff below, Abbott died « few moments after his friends 'the place where bis body had been arrested in ita tesrible fall, Two days later the party returud and recovered Abbett's boly sow " wrapped am mantle of mow." 4 D dabiiangisencs vaasite sss and dre good for tiynips., tions, and whatever the season it will suit possible in mixing. for good crops of wheat, and. some sections. Let us do our best and trust exterior place them but, they. not FLT CASTORIA Oni ee 'Ory