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Porcupine Advance, 14 May 1936, 2, p. 7

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layout which will place the flowers in harmonious relationship as they bloom. To have a succession of flowers it is best to arrange the perennials in a borâ€" der of sufficient length and width to allow of the proper arrangement and planting of the outstanding but not necessarily of all the kinds. The most successful arrangement is one wherein a few of the best are emuolaved, One of the most attractive gardens may achieved by the proper selecâ€" tions of perennials for a border, in which there will be a constant succesâ€" sion of flowers from Spring until late Autumn. A knowledge of perennials that succeed each other in bloom is essential, in addition to a well planned Succession of F‘lowers All Summer Will Follow Good Choices, Perennials Provide Attractive Borders Bargain Coach Excursion THURSDAY, MaYÂ¥ 14TH. 1936 Temiskaming and Northern Oatario Ralway The Nipissing Central Railway Company Leave destinations up to and including Monday, May 18th, except as follows: From Windsor up to 1.00 a.m. Tuesday, May 19th. From Jellicoe, Geraldten, Beardmore and Longlac up to Tuesday, May 19th. Children 5 years of age and under 12, when accompanied by guardianâ€" Half Fare. Tickets gocd in coaches onlyâ€"No baggage checked. For fares, departure time and further information apply to Local Agent. Coach tickets not good on Pool Trains Nos G and 15, between Toronto and points east thereof. Cochrare tickets to PAerboro good only on C.N.R. exclusive trains between Toronto and Peterboro. Barric, Reardmore, â€" Bracebridge, â€" Brantford, Brockville, _ Ruffalo Capreol, Chatham, Collingwood, Cornwall, Detroit, Foleyet, Gananoâ€" que, Geraldton, Gfencoe, Goderich, Gogama, Gravernhurst, Guelph, Hamilton, Harriston, Hornepayne, Huntsville, Ingersoll, Jellicoe, Kinâ€" cardine, Kingston, Kitchener, Lindsay, (via Toronto), Listowel, Lonâ€" don, Longlac, Meaford, Midland, Morrisburg, Napan«®>, Newmarket Niagara Falls, Oba, Orillia, Owen Sound, Palmerston, Paris, Peneâ€" targ, Peterboro, (via Toronto), Prescott, St. Catharines, Sarnia, southampton, Stratford ,Tionaga, Wiarton, Windsor, Woodstock. Tickets to ULS Blossom Timeâ€" MADE IN CANADA â€" OF CANADIAN WHEAT meal Friday, May 15th T. N. 0. and N. C. R. Stations via North Bay and C. N. Railways To By F.. J. M.) Niagara Falls THE CANADIAN SHREDDED WHEAT COMPANY, LTD, ¢â€"â€"Wonderful opportunity to s>e the orchards of the Niagara Peninsula in bloom. destinations sold subject to passengers meeting immiâ€" gration requirements of U.8S.A. 12 big biscuits in every box TORONTO From For the rear of the border: Physoâ€" stegia or false dragon‘s head:; thalicâ€" trum or meadow rue; monarda or berâ€" gamot; red ang pink, digitalis or foxâ€" glove; hemerocallis or day lily, yellow and orange; tail lupins, many colours: sidalcea, rose, white. All the formenâ€" tioned flower during the period May 15 to end of July. Aulumn Flowering Plants From July through to the end of For central border positions: Aquileâ€" gia, peonies, iris, oriental poppy, shades of crimson; achillea, the pearl, white; astilbe, salmon pink; coreopsis, shades of yellow and gold; pentstemon hirsutus; lilac; pyrethrum, double flowâ€" ered, many colours. All the foremenâ€" ticned flower during summer, embracâ€" ing a period from midâ€"May until the engq of July. Alpine aster, purplish blue:; snow in summer, white; campanula carpathica, blue or white kinds; dwarf columbines: nepeta mussuni. eralicn as the later flowering kinds. Groups of daffodils and Darwin tulips, should be interspers:d between the perennials to brighten the border durâ€" ing April and May. Along the edgss of the border may be planted in groups other spring flowering bulbs such as chicnodoxa, crocus and squills, which fflower a little earlicr than the tulips and daffodils. Also along the front of the ‘sorder may be grouped such spring flowering plants as arabis or rock cress, and psrennial candytuft, white fowerâ€" ed; nhlox amoena, a beautiful little pink flowered plant; alyssum saxatile, golden yellow; iris pumila, mauve and purple; myosotis or forgetâ€"meâ€"not, blue. All these flower during April angqg May. summer Flowering Plants With the advent of midâ€"May the summer flowering plants will begin to flower. Among the best of thess for front of border are the:â€" those being chossn ac tiime of fiowering and t (as far as hardiness : climatic conditians, =oi whether sunry or shad Canada suce?2ssion O pring flowerin much consid owering kinds Darwin tulip:s pdin nd idaptabil icerned) 4381 Tororto Mail and Empire:â€"It is rather revealing that a play called "Idiot‘s Delight" should also delight the Puhtzer Prize judges more than any ""American play of the season. A contract for the supply of 1,000 h.p. to the Moffattâ€"Hall Mining Comâ€" pany, Limited, whose property is in the Kirkland Lake district, was approved at‘a meeting at Toronto last week of the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario. Approval also was given to construcâ€" tion of a short transmission line extenâ€" Perennials may be raised from seeds sown indcors, that is in the gresnhouse or frame during spring, or outdoors during early summer. Many kinds may also be propagated by division in spring or autumn. Ssedings should, upon germination, be pricked off into other flats or into prepared beds in the frame and later be transplantsd in nursery lines outdoors. The transplantâ€" ng lbf the seedling perennials from the boxes or areas in which they were pricked off to nursery lines where they will stay over wintsr should be underâ€" taken by late July or early August. The point to bear in ming is that time should be allowed for them to become folly established and make full growth before the ground freezes up. ipproximateiy $2 Hydro Contract Signed for Moffatâ€"Hall Mine Raising the Plants Perennials may be raised f sown indcors, that is in the g or frame during spring, or during early summer. Ma may also be propagated by c 1e e Ee ns ic ) ie sh mm flowers be maintained. If a border pro-’ ‘"Mr. Thompson expressed a very per is to be planted, and kinds chosen | warm tribute to the president of the as specified for front, centre and rsar,| company, when he said that Mr. Mcâ€" respectively, for these positions no daifâ€"| Camus was very popular with the emâ€" ficulty should be experienced in making | PlOYEeS, and the unanimous wish of all the border attractive for the entire seaâ€"| Was that he would be long spared to son. Such a border is always best loâ€"| hold the position of head of the orâ€" cated at the boundary of the lawn in a | sunny position and on wellâ€" drained| ‘"There was rather a race between soil, If possible to have a hedge, trsllis | two telephone propositions in the early or neat fence as a background, so much ‘days, the Temiskaming Telephone hbeâ€" the better, as anything unsightly will: ing crganized at New Liskeard and a certainly detract from the appearance |Similar company being undertaken at of the border. Perennials are usually| HMaileybury. However, later the New plantszd in groups of three to five or so | Liskeard comnpany purchased the Hailâ€" in the bordsr, and the spacing ‘setween }eybury telephone project ang had comâ€" the plants should be 24 to 30 inches,;l)lete control of telephone communicaâ€" Except in the case of the frontal groups,| tion for and between the towns of Coâ€" where nine to 18 inches will, according | balit, Haileybury and New Liskeard. A to the nature of the subjects, be found | fire played havoc at Haileybury during an ample distance. the first year of opsration, and this P:rhaps it would be advisable to add | proved much of a hardship to the comâ€" that where a long narrow area which|pany. However, December 31st, 1906, '15 not located at the sides of the lawn | found the company with an increase of is to be planted, and wherein it is deâ€" | from 125 phones and two towns, to 321 sired to see the beauty from both sides,| phones and five towns: Cobalt, Haileyâ€" the plants advised for rear position in | bury, Latchford, Ville Marie and New the border should be planted in the|Liskeard. Since 1906 the progress has centre; those for the centre on each|been steady and most satisfactory. side of the central planting and those Englehart and other centres conveniâ€" for the front along the front, whether | ently near New Liskeard were gathsred this be the sides or ends of the border.|into the fold while distant pastures When planning the perennial border.| were invaded, with the securing of franâ€" it is well to include the hardiest and Chises in Kirkland Lake, Matheson, most satisfactory of the lilies, such as| Amos, Timmins, Schumacher, South the regal and the fine new hybrid Geo,. Porcupine, Noranda, Rouyn and other C. Creelman; the Tiger; the Madonna, ‘1mpox ‘tant contres. Rapid progress has and the lllxum umbellatum â€" varieties.| been made in many of these places, for These are chiefly summer flowering and | example, when Kirkland Lake was takâ€" in clumps are much more satisfactory ‘ en over from the T. N. Ry. there were than when planted singly. Liliss reâ€" | 50 phones on the list. Toâ€"day there are quire a light, somewhat moist, but well|1571. Soeme cother places carry similar . drained soil. ‘Clay soils, unless properâ€" ' increases. ly lightened., are not satisfactory. "The New L1iszeard busine«ss was comâ€" The aforementioned plants are all hardy and may, with the exception 0o: the bulbs, be planted in early May. It may be saig that perennials are not adapted to small ‘beds, as only in a fairly large border can a succession of flowers be maintained. If a border proâ€" per is to be planted, and kinds chosen as specified for front, centre and rcear, respectively, for these positions no difâ€" ficulty should be experienced in making the border attractive for the entire seaâ€" son. Such a border is always best loâ€" cated at the boundary of the lawn in a sunny position and on wellâ€"drained there are, many beautiful plants which will fower and give great satisfaction. For the front of the borâ€" der, Sweet Williams, and many pinks; funkia or plantain, liy white (for southâ€" ern localitics only) linum or persnnial fAlax; dwarf saponaria, pink. For centre of bordgr:; Anemons Jaâ€" ponica, rose pink, white; betony, purâ€" plish rose;â€" campanula, persicaefolia: lychnis, tall, scarlet; perennial phlox; rudbeckia newmanni, purple; veronica or speedwell, blue. ' i For rear of border: Aconitum o monkshood, blue; delphinium or perâ€" ennial larkspur, chiefly shades of blue; hollyhocks; michaelmas daisies or fall flowering asters, chiefly blue:and purâ€" ple; helenium, yellow and bronze kinds and perennial sunflowers. THER PORCUPINE AaDTYANCT, ONTARIO | equipment was then placed. The growth |of that property is, therefore, an indiâ€" |cation of and the story of the growth ’of the Northern Telephone Company, !Ltd. in Temiskaming, Cochrane and ithe Northwestern Quebec districts. "In passing, Mr. Thompson said Mcâ€" |Cainus and McKeivie, from whom the |site and the material for the first ibuilding were purchased, were largely | paid by telephone stock, and it is pleasâ€" {ing to know that their optimism was Mnot a disappointment to them. o : ~ eCP the eng of 1905 there were 93 telephones in the local exchange. This has increastd to 758, most satisfactory for this town under the conditions in which we live. Expert assistants have been added as time has passed. In the early days, a ‘wick of all trades‘ was exâ€" pected to do everything necessary. Toâ€" day the head of every department had to be an expert, and in this connection Mr. Thompson paid a high compliment to Mr. M. G. Hansman, the company‘s switchboard expert, as well as to several othsy valueq employees. He also reâ€" ferred to a new department which was presided over by Miss Brown, whose duty it was to the operators‘ work for all the branches, "Mr. Thompson stated that the comâ€" i pany now has some eight hundred miles ‘ of pole line and approximately fourâ€" teen thousand miles of wire circuit. The regular staff numbers some 144, of which 25 are either employed constantâ€" ly at the local head office or make thzir homes in New Liskeard. At preâ€" sent the total number of phones was 7866,â€"a net gain of 882 during the past| | _ "The New Liszeard business was comâ€" menced on May 17th, 1905, with but a | few phones and the first officeo was in a building partly used y Mike Abraâ€" ham on ArmstrOng strset. Later the 'company moved the telephone office to the O‘Brien block, anq still later in 1907, the company secured the site of the present head office, where a small \building was erected, into which the n@akeshniit system. IL was remarkable and a procf of his ability that he was able to keep the people as well satisâ€" fieg as they were, In thoe meantime, however, here i3 The Speaker‘s account of Temiskaâ€" ming‘s pigoneer t:lephone company, as sutlined by Mr. Thompson:â€" "Mr. Thompson devoted his time to an interesting address on the life of the company, thus showing the wonderful advarce which has been made since the original company was organized in New Liskeard, on April 5th, 1905. "The present president of the comâ€" pany, Mr. Thos. McCamus, was the first president of the Temiskaming Telephone Co., Ltd., and he has held that position continuously. At that his position has not besn a bed of roses, because the company experienced many reverses, largely through the disastrous fires which causeq heavy financial loss on frequent occasions, and even finanâ€" cial embarrassments. However, the ccmpany survived all temporary reâ€" verses and was now the largest indeâ€" pendent company in Ontario. Interesting Review of the Life of the Northern Teleâ€" | _ phone Company, Limited. Pioneer Telephone _ Company of North makes and a able t flegqg a. the North, The Advance is r>â€"producing the report in The Speaker in full. Th Advance would like to add to this story of the pioneer telephone company in the North the true of the pionâ€" eer telephone company of the Porcuâ€" pineâ€"the Porcupine Telephone Comâ€" pany. B. V. Harrison, now viceâ€"presiâ€" dent and general manag>r of the Canaâ€" da Nonthern Power Co., but in the early years manager of the Porcupine Teieâ€" phone Co., could give that story, if ho phone Co., could give that story, if ho weuld, but prosably he would prefer not to rem@mber all the troubles he had in those days trying to give perfect servics to the peopls with a decidedly At a recent merting of the Neéw Lisâ€" keard Kiwanis Club Fred Thompson, plant superintendent of the Northern Telephone Company, gave an inter‘stâ€" ing review of the story of the Northsrn Telephone Company, the pioneer teleâ€" phone company of the North. The New Liskeard Speaker gives an extended reâ€" port of the address, and because it is of more or less historical importance to 2s with a decidedly It was remarkable ability that he was as well satisâ€" From the Department of Agriculture at Ottawa ther2 come some nctes and recipes that should be of interest to hcusewives here as well as elsewhcre. The communication from the Ottawa Department of Agriculture says:â€" incledq Milk in Spring Menu More care is necessary in planning and serving meals at this season than at any other time of the year, for apâ€" petites are probably nst as kean as usuâ€" al and bodies may need toning up after the winter months® A"good Tule"to fol? low for the springtime menu is to inâ€" clude in the meals every day about a quart of milk for each child and a pint for each adult. To â€"please the children fruit juices or chocolate syrup may be added to milk cccasionally when servâ€" ng it as a beverage. Oth°r ways in of the success of the cpsrators are given c the pesition where co necessary for the wel ganization. In one d serviceâ€"the long i nearly a quarter of a were sent cut over t a telephon:s equipment passed down to them. Con friends 141 feet above was tonic they had‘ received want communication with and the telsphone service factor to that end." Says: Include Milk in the Spring Menu Advice of the Dominion _Dept. of Agriculture and Some Recipes. years ago CoJpalt demut ing franchise. The c cur, the service for hal cided they had had e big event to Dr. Robe: Scadding, while entom!} Kiver mine, was the j cwing to lack of of special intre withourt the tel years ago Cobjalt "Mr. Thomps ences, which we "During its many in the North, the c the fire hazard th Fires at Cobalt in : in 1906 and the di: 18911â€"16 and then t] had been disastrou: Fortunately, toâ€"day able to secure blank protected sharsholde tors could sléep in wuourries in that line service the were willin _JIne sp@aker gested that th out to the Bsll service may be this the plant company co3uld "The territory cover:d by the comâ€" pany extendrd from Latchford in the south to Hearst in the Northwest and to Senneterre, Que., in the Northeast, service also being given to Dsparquet, @ue., and the Beattie mines area. dâ€"opers evaporated milk, We hope our invitation is But, so that you may be quite sure of making no mistake, always look for the "Gold Cow" on the label every time you order Paag U nonus>, and it wasn t that kind of a party at all! Invitations to use evaporated milks sometimes look alike, tooâ€"but when you accept our invitation to use St. Charles, you know exactly what to expect. In St. Charles you get extraâ€"fresh, fullâ€"cream coun milk, evaporated to double richness and irradiated for extra Sunshine Vitamin D. All the flavour and freshâ€" ness are safely sealed for your convenience. It‘s extraâ€" ood in every one of your favourite recipes that call or milk, and it creams your coffee or tea, to a golden, sicaming fragrance that makes every cup taste better. CAN YOU blame friend husband for iving her that dirty look? It took him hours to get himself up like that â€" rather fancied himself, too â€" and now it seems as if the little woman had mixed up the invitaâ€" tions, and it wasn‘t that kind of a party at all ! man and 1 ~ ire unab e m 1909 16 111 Da VC h 11 16 which 1 l1 ompany iny wa Mo 1 A1f l€ end O1ll 11 ‘@ cup rice 2 cups milk 1% tablespsons cornstarch ; cup maple syrup 2 egg yolks 2 egg whites ; cup maple syrup Boil rice in salted water until tender. Scald milk in double boiler. Stir.cornâ€" starch smooth in ‘«< cup maple syfu and @dd gradually ’to the ho BL until mixture ‘thickens and cook 15. minutes. Add rice and wellâ€"beaten ozg. yolks. Beat egs whites until stiff, graâ€" dually add the * cup maple syrup, and spread over pudding. Bake in moderate oven (350 deg. F.) until delicately (about 15 minutes). milk â€" gradually thickens. Add .e mento, 1 0r spinatlht balls may be addod to the servIing. 2 cups milk 6O t _ C ow 6 eggs, hard uooked § 2 tablespcons pimento, cthoppéeq 2 tablespoons green pepper, chopped 1 cup mushrooms, cooked Seasonings Melt buttor. Blend in flour, then ad ason to i1 tablesp tablesp:t ips milk aspoon followin Utilizatic Storage his healthful ed in the m dishes and â€" Maple Rice Pudding ittcr. Blend in flour, then add adually. Stir until mixture Add eggs cut in eighths, piâ€" rsen pepper and mushrooms. D taste. Serve on toast points ) DC poon paprikKa 4 4 Worcestershire satmc_ grated chesse. utter, blend in flour and seaâ€" Add milk. Stir until thick. Add eese and ccok over hot water mutes. Chopped fresh spinach i1 spinach formed into small / be addod to the soup before v shells Eggs a la King oons butteyr ons flour )01 m nsS Chees ‘recip:s prepared by n Service, Dairty Branch, . Dominionâ€" are "rog with mea SCup 1C mavy be in SOQU} thie ind LADIES‘ WEA R 2 Empire Block Phone 1160 Ihe only furriers in the Porcupine district doing fully guaranteed wofrk on the premises. Our modern shop is completely equipped to handle the finest fur work. Hundreds of satisfied customers is your assurance of perféect satisfaction. Estimates Gladly Given Most Reasonable Prices CADMNIN fruit Try The Advance Want Advertisements The conuple who thought it was a masquerade! © mistakes WILL HAPPE N U} m a *k e 1 ] © STORED B Eruit Custard 1€ 1d d sugar and d milk. Cook astantly until nJinalion 0 1 with whip 9t with suâ€" _ sorving ies _ over a1 banaâ€" jineappt:,

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