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-•â- â- â€¢**.«â-  Julv 17 1919 THE FLESHEKFON ADVANCE i Humor Of J. W. Leonard HU Scrap Book and His Well Done Work Tha laito Jaim-' • W. Leonard, i .- ; merly general su* i'|)trUvt«od«ttt o I â- the C. P. R.. In ' f Toronto, was ono â-  of that plcttiree- I que type of rail- road man which '. ia passing iuto , blstory. " I Tbo ol<l»>r gtm- ' eratlon -wlW re- call Uie figure ho ; made « quarter of a century ago when he was s'u- • perlntendont for ; the C. P. R. Ho ; -wore a frock cooit, a wMe - brtmitted : slouch tiat, and ' emoked a p^ O'f â- Ufcbt inxypor^lbci . ' The hat b<>caiixi a vort of land- . mark. It wae a I'aymbol arouMl ' the C. P. R. To â-  It, ome camp U>r â-  the brief, UiM- , iMWB-Hke "yt*' <.r 7KE LATE J. VV. LEONARD ''"^"-^'/i*''*"''" W'L-ll-knowii R.iil\\av Man. for .Manv Years .1 terizCTl Jlmmie /-,«-' -.i ( u, . /â- - ij i> ; Leonard's abrupt L eadiiig OfllCial ot the C. P. R. 1 and efficient administration, litil the hat bJRan to show sIkbs of decay. ' However jaunlllv "J. \V." corked It ever ono eye, it wilteJ anil fa;led. t>o I his good friend, \V. H. Callaway, now general passenger aRcnt of the Soo â-  line, took Mr. beoaard uy on the hat question and urged him to get a ncv/ "What for?" dTrinded J. W. "Xobody would know me in ariothor l.;;l! This is my crown! .Nothing d;:!PE!" ^ , Mr. Cailaway finally offered to buy a new hat. and J. W. said: ^ ou rj A new derby was purchased, sleek, and In the latest fanLion of tin eighteen nineties. J. W. lut It on, and ordered the famous old sk-ucb hat ' to be sent home. , , , , 1 . . ' • Next morning. J. W. appeared on the Job in the old slouch hat! ' ^ Another anecdote indicates the late Mr. Leonard's quiet but effect.v.i meithod of brushing away the vanities of human nature. A young man • applied for a lob to hini. This young man was sporting a walking sticlj "I'm afraid we can't do an.vthing for you," said Mr. Leonard. V. can't use a lame man." ' fc "But I'm not lame!" prote.sted the applicant. \ I?? "Then why tlie cane?" asked J. W. , , , I -"^ The applicant got the job. but "he discarded the stick and also^ cei^la ' frame ot mind out of which the stick arose. ^ Mr Leonard was a man of few words, a trait that e»id«»rod hlci to 11 s • many friends and which .secured him in the IukIi esteem of the thousands of buelness men with whom he dealt for the railway. Of his old comradi-s In the old Credit Valley Railway enterprise, (.r.ly f»nr are left: Mr. R. M. Callaway, general passenger agent of the Soo lin.>; Mr, Alf. Price, general manager of the C. V. R.; Mr. H. K. Suckling, treis- ur«r C P. R.. and Mr. A. L. TIerzberg. divlsiopal engineer. HIS GUKAT LOVF: OK WORK. Peep down In the receJiBes of his nature, it would appear that the late J W Leonard, who.se llfe-mo<to was, "I want to do the work entrusted to me 111 the very best way that I can," should have been eager for the appro- 1 t>ation of his fellows. In a scrapbook, containing the oUppings of news- i wmera for the past twenty years, there is a letter from I^rd Shaughne.ssy, ' eongratulatlng him upon th*> manner in which lie had raovci the whwit crop i out during his first year as assistant superintendent of the western dlv • Blon. It la evld«nt that he valued the letter a.^ an evidence of work well > done, rmther than as the approval of the head of the BTOtem. 'â- '^'^ j_^ - 4lr^Â¥^H^.iÂ¥^.^l^'iiv!Â¥.rÂ¥^'. i I I BEAUTIFY THE HOME PREVENT P0TA10 ROT Auto Supplies JMaki! tins ^'aia{.U' lii'a(l(|"i;utci.s tor all yniir automoliile .sii|j|)liL's. \Vt; carry only trade nia;U2(i y,n(>ds o! lii^dicst (|iiality. Kfjiiip your iiioto)' witli Cliaiiijiion spark jtlii^.s to {,'01 bost ])o.s.sil)!(! porfDrniaiico. C'liampioii.s ai-t; the besti^inomv can Imy. Wc keep on liaml a full lino [JofjjCJoodyoar and hotninion .Anio Tires and riihi^.s Von make no nii^itakc w lien .s(dc(:tin<^ eitlicr of those celebrated tiics, a.s tli(\v aro .s cond lo none on the ina''kct today «^%/%^^« -V^-^/%'%^ I I McTAVISH'S GARAGE FLESHERTON, ONTARIO !iei;*^4'***4-+**'^***if+**&**4i$ 1 •••• ' â- â€¢â€¢â€¢ •••»•â- â€¢â€¢..•.•.............. .,.,,„, iiiiiiiiiiiijjiiiiijjjj;;;;;;:;^^ SOLID LEATHER jl PLOUGH BOOTS il •••â-  Ju«t the kind lor hard wearard Hi: .solid conifort Inr .spriiinand .suiunicr Hi: wear. TKV THKM. 1::: • ••• ••• Suit Cases and Trunks i If in need of a Suit Caie or Trunk call Hj: and j^oi want sup[)li(!d. Hi: THOS. CLAYTON How to Grow Plants for Winter From Cuttings. August Ploughing Destroys a CX>n- Nideroblo Proportion of White GrubH and Wire Worms InfcHling Old Sod KieldN â€" KInx Is a Splen- di«Jj;i-o|> for a Urst Crop on Such liellb. (Contributed by Ontario Department ol Agriculture, Toronto.) TOik'ARD the end of the sum- mer, the amateur (low»> grower often wonders how tho stock of geraniums in the Oower border can be Increased and preserved by some other means than by taking up the old plants in the autumn; the last named method not having, perhaps, proved success- ful in past seasons. By starting fair- ly early, toward tho end of August, before cold chilly nights appear, a nice supply of young plants, more «•: pecially of all kinds of geraniums (j[ the (lowering kind, or those hav- ing fragrant leaves, or even the bronze or silver-leaved kinds, can be had by .starting cuttings or slips of these plants. First of all obtain a shallow box about three inche^eep, ten or twelve inches wide, ancffrom twelve to twenty-four inches in length, an empty haddle (nsh) box will do very well. It should have some small holes bored through tho bottom for drainage. Pa<A this box lirmly with moist, clean, gritty sand; sand that will make good stone mor- tar will do. Then lake the terminal or top part of the young growth of plants about four or five inches in length, each shoot or cutting having from four to six joints wheie b;avea are produced. Make the base or the cutting just below one of those nodes -or leaf joints, making a clean cut with a sharp knife Uat across. Cut off some of the lower leaves, leaving two or three hjaves at the top. Cut off all bloom buds and blossoms where possible. Make a hole or drill in the wet sand deep enough to set fully half the length of stems ot cul- tin"feH in the sand. Water theui well once and keep the sand moist until culting.s are rooted, which should be in Ave or six weeks' time. The box can bo set out of doors in partial shade until the ArstTveek in Septem- ber, wlien they can be taken into the wiiWow. When cuttings have root.s-abmit an inch in length dig them carefully from the sand without injuring the roots and pot them singly into small 2 Vj inch pots or siH them about two inches apart in wi'll-diaiaed shallow boxes in a soil inado up of one part sand, one part leaf mould, and about six parts of light loamy soil unrkhed with ono purl of dry pulverized cow manure from the pasture Held. This last is one ot the best possible fcrlilizoia for soil for pot plants. Set tho young plants in thu window in a tempera- ture of 60 to 7 dcK. Kahr., an ordi- nary house temperature. â€" Wlliiam Hunt, 0, A, College, Guelph. Spraying With Bordeaux Mixture Proven Very Effective. Machinery Must Re Kept Well Oiled If It Is to Work Efficiently â€" An Expert Discusses (he Question Prom F.very Angle. (Contributed by Ontario Department ot Agriculture. Toronto.) LATE Blight and Rot of Pota- toes can be prevented by spraying with Bordeaux mix- ture. Commence spraying when the plants are from Ave to eight inches high and keep the fol- iage covered with Bordeaux through- out the season. Take special care to see that the spraying is very thor- oughly done if the weather is at all damp about the 15th of July, as Blight often begins about this time. Add a poison when necessary for po- tato beetles â€" arsenate of lead paste 3Vi lbs. to each 40 gals, of the li- quid spray, or Paris green 2 lbs. to 40 gals., or a mixture of 2 lbs. arsen- ate of lead paste and 1 lb. of Paris green to 40 gala. From three to seven applications should be made, depending upon the season â€" the wet- ter the weather the larger the num- ber. Do not put off spraying because It looks like rain. If the spray is on the plants half an hour before the rain comes it will be dry and sulB- clent of it will stick to prevent in- fection, which takes place during or soon after rain. Such spraying should prevent not only Late Blight and Rot but also Early Blight and potato beetles. Thorough spraying only is effective. If thorough spraying is to be done sufficient Bordeaux mixture muet be used. From 50 to 150 gals per acre should be applied at each spraying, and when the plants are large not less than 100 gallons per acre should be used. Thorough spraying means , the covering of every portion of the potato plant with Bordeaux mixture In the form of a fine mist. This can only be dose when the solution ia applied with good pressure, so as to insure covering every portion of the plant. The best results from spray- ing are obtained when potato spray- ers are used which are Utted with a T-joint attachment so as to insure covering both surfaces of the leaves at each spraying. When the plants are large It has boon found that It pays to go over each row twice at each spraying. â€" Prof. J. E. Howitt, O. A. College, Guelph. FLESHERTON, ONTARIO Iff ;:!:t;::i:!:;!:;;:;!: iu:t:::::::t:::: -^ "^m!;;:::::!!!!!!*:;!******}* Wliito Oi-ubs and Wircworms. White grubs are the larvae of the large dark brown IVlay bcelles, or "Juno Bugs," as they are conimonlj called, and, being undeiaroiiml feeders, are very dillicult to eonUol. A great variety of experiments havi boen made with chemicals of many sorts, bill nono ha.s proved siiccesstul. The only method ul' control is the adoption of a syslem of roiatlon ol crops. No field should be lell in grass for more tluin tlueo years. An old pasture, when broken up, is (illen found 10 bo full ol llieso grubs, and I hey will attack tliu loois of any plants liiat are sown in plaeo of tlieii ordinary luod which has been rcmov- i U. Com and polatoes will suffer severely, but clover is leatU afl'ecud by tliem aiul may be seeded down with rye. After the second year any crop will usually be. safe. Deep plougliing in October before ihe weather becomes cold will expose thu griib.s and destroy many. I'igs and poultry, crows and yther birds aud skunliH gieedily devoid lliem. Wliere an (lid Held Ik lound lo be bivilly in- fested, 11 is a good plan lo turn in Komo hogs; thoy will soon root out and eat up all thu gruhs. If thu lield ia large it would bo well lo conline lliein Willi hurdles lo a small portion at a lime, and wlic ii ihal Is cleared laovo them on lo a fresh leeUing ground. Wlreworins are the iarvao of Click beetles, so called from llieir curious habit of springing up In thu air with a "click" when laid iiiion their backs. The beetles are long and narrow, rounded above, with very short legs, and usually dull gray or black in color. 'l"ho griib.'j uro long aud round, with a very hard skin, from wliieli they get Ihi.'jr iianiu ul Wire- woriiia, and yellow or whitlali in cnUir. Their lifo-hi.sloiy is very simi- lar to thai of thu While Urubs, as lliey tlirlvo in old pastures and take two or three years to niulure. They feed upon tho roots of any plants that may bo grown whero thoy are, and are especially Injurious to corn and potatoes, in tlu' hitler of which llicy often burrow great holes. As In the ease of thu White Crubs, nu (reatiiicnt of the soil with poisons of any kind has been found efteiUve. Tlieru Is a prevalent idea that sail will kill them, but this is an entlru uilstake. 'I'lio only remedy Is a hIioi{' rotation of crops as is the ease of White (irubs. I'louiiihlng In August and eruHS-ploiigliliig In September will destroy great numbers. Clean cultivation, leaving no weeds or oiU- er sheller for the beetles, in fenelB corners and el.scwiioro is also of liu- portniice. Flax Is a particularly val- imble crop for sowing ou old sod, as Ihe worms iiijure 11 but very Utile. Break up the old pasiuris is the idvico all fanners should follow. â€" Dr. C. J. S. Qothune, O. A. Coilego, liuol><U. Tlie Importance of Keeping AInch- Inery Properly Oiled. Tho Importanco of keeping mach- inery properly oiled may be better realized when wo try to compute, in dollars and cents, the annual sacri- fice in machine efllciency through friction. Carelessness in lubrication may easily reduce the elliciency of a machine fully fifty per cent. At the same lime the machine itself Is wear- ing out faster, on account of tho needless friction, than owing to tho real work done. The microscope reveals tho fact that the surface of the most highly polished shaft ever made is us rough and untrue as a rough casting np- ppears to the unaided eye. In prac- tice it is not possible to make a lueial surface that is absolutely smooth, incompressible, or even a true circle, hence Inequalities of pressure at tha bearings, grinding and tearing of the metal flbres, causln"j? friction, produc- ing factors of inefliciency and wear and tear. Though these faults of con- struction cannot be avoided, we can, in a great measure, overcome the effect in machinery, by judicious application of a lubricating agent. The lubricant consists of minute balls or globules. These readily in- sinuate themselves between the faces in mutual contact forming a cushion, keeping the metals apart. Its use is not only to reduce friction, but also to carry away whatever excess of heat is generated. All liquids havenot suOlcient ' sustaining poweis lo be used us cfflcicnt lubricants. Some cannot bo retained between the metals; others do not cling together persistently enough. To resist the tendency of tho metal to luar the lubricating Aim apart, these globules must have u good deal of internal strength, aud must stick together well. They pust also cling well to tho metal, er they will be squeezed out of the bearing. The oils and tho fats are the prin- cipal lubrlcanU. The mineral oils iuu thin, aud so are lard, olive, and sperm olla. Castor oil, neatsfoot, tal- low and rape are thick. Nothing Is better for high speed bearings and light spindles or shafts than sperm oil, but It is costly-, for heavy Ouar- iugs castor oil is superior lo this, but il Is also expensive. But there is relatively little pure lubricant used in machinery, for it is usually moro eeonomioai lo em- ploy a compound oil, compounded tor spociai USPS, than lo use pure lubri- cants which, after all, are often heav- ily adulterated â€" gum, soap linie, alumina sodu, and free adds have their own distinct purpose lo serve in the composition of cheap oils. The chief advantage, however, pertain- ing to the use of compound oils Is, that thu objectiuunblu qualities, of one kind ot lubricant can bu neu- I tValized by mixing It with a lubricant j of another kind. For instance, vege- I labio aud Ash olla are drying ulls, that Is, they oxldlzu rapidl> , and cause gumming or clogging or the bearing^' to which they are Hpi>ned, I and If allowed to drop and accuuiu- lato upon dust, cotton waste, and timber are liable to develop nn lu- ternal heat that will cause spontau- eouB combustion. Mineral oil does not oxidize, neither does animal. But iniueral (dls have what Is lorniod a low Hashing point; (hat Is, Ihoy Are or IgnKe at a low temperatarc. soma nt 212 degrees Fah., or under. ||nlmut oils develop (ally acid?, and Tiioso corrode and pit the surface of j tho metal which they are used lo I lubricate. â€" I'rof. John tCvans, 0. A. College, Ouelpb. W. A. HAWKEN â€" dealer for â€" MENDELSSOHN PIANOS and PLAYER PIANOS. PHOiNO- GRAPHS and RECORDS, and SHEET MUblC Call and see the-se liigli gni'le iiistrninent.s ..^^m AT W^^' Hawken'3 Plioto Gallery and .Music Store FLESHERTON "Keep your mind off the heat," say the doctors. "That's the way to keep cool.'* With a Victrola on your porch and some happy- hearted, light-footed music playing, it is quite pos- sible to forget all about the heat. rK Victrola Easy Terms If you say the word, we will send a Victrola to your liousc today on such easy tevms that you will never mim the money. W.A. ARMSTRONG, DEALER FLESHERTON ONT iinuiiiiiiuiimiiiiiiiini)iiuiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuui:it<i<iiiiiiiiiiniii Fall Term Opens Sept. 2nd: ELLIOTT ,^^', â€" '^^â€" ' ^-^ \ Yoiigc and Charles Streets, ToroulO' Our lecordd for p'scing grae'uie-: lii(imi>'ly in posiiions h^.s iievir 1h ea suri ass d in Cnnadit ()fi\ iliorouijh triiniiiK 's well 'kiida-ii . Write tu.hiy fi>r liiigo Ca'.ali>suc. \V. .1. ELLIOTT, rRiNCH>AL i FARM FOR SALE One iiiiIl> iiuJ .1 li'ilf o.isi if Miixwo'I, coiitdiiiin! ITo Hcre.-i, aliout T."> cli-nred, good l)uilvliii«s wuh hunk barrj. well watorod, twii acres orcli.'ir.l, run! mail, timber â€" including c •<l«i n.^vor culled. Sile, hfll liouso Hlid. pii! pel . foe p.iitxuliU-.s apply (in tho preiiiiies to -HEllUKUl CHIIK Ju'll* Sinnhnnipiuii P.O. Political Railroiihig GeTtrnrae»t cperatlon ot. the Tnittil States railways is becoratng moi-e ef a farce uader peace condi- tloc.i than it was in the most strenu- oiiis days of th« war. It will be re- called that .Mr. McAdoo recomraend- p<l to Congress before he retired from the directarship ef the railways that government operation should be continued ever a period of five years, in order that the country ml,?ht Judge and pass judgment ou the respective merits ot government aud private operation. For the month ©f April the r.iil- ways showed an increase in the vol- ume of business ef 4.9 per cent.; but there was a decrease ef 63.7 In net Income. This loss in net was ro-l Cistered despite tho fact that freight' and passenger rates have beeu iu-l creased about 6i> per cent, since the Kovernment teok over the railways and began to operate them. The yra- mlstns Increase in net earnings dur- ing peace conditUns prevndi te be false prophecy ; there has been a Dteadlly-lucreaslag deficit. During tlis first feur nemtbs ef (tie present year there has been • net loss for railway opei-atlen ef |1$5,- OOO.OOIf, notwithstanding the tacrcas- ed rates. The financial expert of the New Yerk Tlniea gives the follew- Ing fijfurcs relating te gererBimpnt Dperatiun this year, taken freni the recerds ef the Federal Uepartiuent ef Itailways : â€" In centpa risen with the three- year average upon which the goveriunent rents the rallw,iy8 there was an increase of $110,- 117,000 la gross earnings and a ' loss of 141,182.000 iB net iucowc. ' .(This Is U\- April only.) Over thi^'four months of thi^ year there was an Increase of $4-17,« ) 950.000 in gross earnings and at ' deorease of Jl'?4,412,000 in net iH- come. The loss of 72 >er ceat ' in net earnings l.V.Vl FOR THB GOVERN.MENT J65,804,0 )» ; WITH WHICH TO PAY J240,- 216,000. â- ^'hat more convincing object les- son of the failure ef govcnaraeaf ownership could be askad tban th«s« two totals, an Increase of |447,000.00ft in gross earnings and a decrease of $174,000,000 in net earnings ? That means a difference of more than $600,000,000 between ,?overnment and private operation in the short period of four months, er ef $l.SO6,000,00O in a single year. Part of that loss Is due t« mlsman« agement and pa>rt «f It to padding th« railroad pay rolls. Senator Cum'* uilns. formerly an advocate of (ov- ernmeul owucrship, read statistics lu the Senate recently to back bis assertieu that there were 200,000 useless men in the employ ot the Railway Aduinistration. He said tbe whole ot them could be cut eft without injuring the service in the least. In other words, there ar« more than 209,000 purely political pesitieus under the railway mauage« ute&t. Little womder that the Democrats have cut government ownership from their party platform and that cvea the radical supyerters ef Senator Johnson failed to make any mention ot it In their "Progressive" plailorm. In 1912 and again In 191$ the Pr«» gresslves made gevernment owners ship a hcadllner in their polioies.i New the idol has fallen so low that none will do it reverence, â€" From th« L«B Aa(eles Times.