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â- ^ t February V2 1920 THE FLESHEKTON ADVANCE R. P. BELLAMY Manager FEVERSHAM Put something by for a sunny day ! [HEN the horizon brightens with an opportunity that may lead to your success and prosperity, do not let it find you unready to take it on. Through lack of capital, many men have been forced to see their opportunities pass â€" in many cases all that was required was a very small sum to invest. A few dollars saved each week or month, â- deposited to your creait in a savings account at The Bank of Toronto, with the interest it earns, will soon accumulate to a substantial sum. Have it ready when the call comes for your venture. ' Your savings account is inoileJ. 14 â„¢^BANKo^T CONTAGIOUHBORTION A Too Common Trouble With Some Farm Mares. *II':r)I.KV ABOCT SIEDAIJ*. 3M^:V4':^^.€^ (.HKVUOLKT "KOni NINETY " TOURINU CAH. imju p[je<l with elecltic lights and otHrler, lii|;ii- est tj-pe two uni'sy>tera, hiiiiclo winni; ua»d. Coinp'ctu lamp ^luipmcnt, Mulmir Uiloicd one mail top, tdp cover and side cur- tains; tilled windshield; rpeedo- nister ; electric horn ; extra rim and carrier on renr : complete tool e()ui[)nient, incliijini; jack and pump. FikjI rost, robe rail, pockets in each door. Price ?«;i5, f. o. I). Oshawa, Out. Mbde in Canada Beliind tnoiy effort tliere is always an aim, an iiltjal. With tlit; iiiaiuifactni'ti ot Chevrolet, cars this aim and ihi.s ideal i.s to build a car at tlio Icji.sr ])ossihlo price that i.s consistent, with (|iialit,y and j^ood workman.ship. The .siiccca-.s th-'it the Chevrolet orgnniza- tion lias achieved in this direction is evinced by the j^rowing prefernnce for Chevrolet cars by all who want the ut- nio.st in value and .service. a McTAVISH & SON FLESHERTON, ONTARIO +â-  ^•'+ .f 4- + •f' +• +•' +; r'-fv^-' V. -9 \':^^ r ^^;-4' ^: +:+; f; f ^^;y3f7=> A Great Shipping Record '' ''/.^ *â- '?â- !â-  7''^">â- 7^7^'*'''â- >â- .7,^''^-/"â- ''^^'''^9^'â- -•'^'^.**w?*^^^^ " "ft'^' , â- :.':'^.>'.<'-^'->;' "^'â- ??»'^ yf^:}.b:;l ' ^ '^ â- -'â- .â- ?w-????rw» The 18,000 ton C. P. 0. S. Liner "Empros.s At the outbreak of war the Cana-| ships of the iiitermcdialo class for I he Clan Pacific Ocean Servlcw!, Ltd., I Atlantic service are to bo put iindpr had in commission in 'the Atlantlci construction at the yards of .lohn and Pacific services thirty-eight j Hrnwn & Son, and tho Kalrl'ield Ship- Bteamshlps, with an aggregate ^-ro.sSi buildin;^ I'onipnny. At the end of the toimase of 3<1,399 tons. Since Aug ti?t, 19H. the construction of four «teamshlps. previously aiithorizod, having a gro8.s tonnage of 67,000 tons, ha.i been rompletod, and twelve fitcam.shipa of 76.000 Krosg ton."! have been purchased within the sanie period. During the war fifteen eteatnsblps were lo.st by enemy ai'- tlon or through anldents at sea, and eight have been sold to tho BrltUh Oovprnment afto^r having bocn re- quisitioned, and one sold to an In- dian Prince who later presented It to the nrltlsb Government for use as a fcospltal ship. â- Â» Tho construction Is ^rlng proceedod with at the Clyde yards of the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Knglneering Company, of a ship <I2,'5 feet long between perpendiculars, having a gross tonnage of 22,000 tons. This Bhlp will be known as tho Kra- preia of Cuiada. Throe paaseaser last fi.sral year the roiupany had ln| ocean service twenty-eight steam- 1 shlpH, of a gross t'nnagc of 264,130 tons, and six Ktcamsh'p.? und«r order or purchased but not delivered, hav- ing a gross tonnape of about 88,600. The steamships lo.st throush enemy action were U»e following: â€" CalgBrian. 17,515 ).'ro;;3 tons; Car- thaginian. 4.444 tons; Ionian, »t,268 tons; Hesperian, 10,!I2« tons; Lake Michigan. »,2S.'< tons; .Milwaukee 7,323 tons; Montreal, 8,644 Ions ; .Mount Temple. !t.702 ton.s; Montfort. 6,578 Ions; Missanabie. 12,469 tons; Me- (lora, B,13,') tons; MInlnta, 4,928 tons; Pomeranian, 4,421 tons. Tho ships lost lhro\)i,'h accidents at sea were : the Corinthian, 7,333 tons; Lake Manitoba. 9.674 tons. The eight steamships sold to the British Government were tho .Monte- zuma. 8,860 tons; Montcalm, &,S05 of France," t - ton.;; .M.ntrosc, 7,507' tons; Mount Royal, 7,998 tons; Monsollan. 4,838 tons; Numidian, 4,836 tons; Uuthen- ia, 7,20S; Tyrolia. 7,535 tons. The S.S. Kmpress ot India was purchased by an Indian Prince and presented to tho IJritish Government for use as a hospital ship. Her grops tonnase U 5,9:;4. The total tonnage losi th.-ough eiK-my action and other causes Is 12(;,5o2, and the tonr,a;;.- sold In 59,431, a grand total of 185,973 gross tons. Ships purchased daring the war are as follows : â€" Botsford, 4.782 tons; Dunbridse. 6,650 tons; lIon)roo!(. G.655 tons; Montezuma, 5.038 tons; Montcalm. 6,542 tons; Me.iiora. 5.135 tons; Mat- tawa, 4,874 Ions; .Miniota, 4,928 t'lif.; Methven, 4,852 tonn; .Mottl.sfont, 5,693 tons; War nc.-yl. 10. 5:90 tons; War Peridot, 10,800 ton:i. Vessels built and ,Tdd«rt to the fleet during tho Ham.-> period were th? MIssansble, 12.469 tons; Meta-:at.in. 12,12^) tons: Mellta. 13,967 tons; Mlnnedooa, 13,- 967 tons, * ALL BU8INK.S8 SCHOOLS AltE NOT TUB .SAMK. Ftature a. Watch for the oihors. The authority io all liutinesa SyHtems, AocuuniM, etc , ia tho Chartoied Account- •Dl. IhuNoithorn l(u-incss C.illegu it Ihe only .School in J.mada in chuijju i f » Fellow »f ihtt InHtitutu of Charlerrd Accuuntauti. Oat Ihe best. It pays, Ow6D Sound, Ont. C. A, KI.KMI.Nd, K. C. A., IVineip. O. I). I'MCMINd. Socr:l,try, (Men'iou thUpapur when writing) Automobile Instructions (KOK LADIKS ANIjOKNTS) Now ia tho liniu to takri adranlngn of I he winter nixnlhs to ohtsin u lhiir>iLii;li kiDwIi^d^a of ilie Auiouiobilo. 'f'lie rnsn who owns or t'XpeclH to own nii Auio- mcdiilu will tind llii^t c >'ir.io lioHnciiilly pri'litHlile, or ih.- youi j; in'«n who wiihi's to III coino All expMit clMiifl' iir will lie prn>«ro I for n good |wyiiii; position with iHsy Wink. This cour-.oooiiHi>«t!» of over liHuli-ig of in <turi4, limiiiK of valves Hn'l il-Mitii.M -.y^denih, hIiiiMiiii mid lii-hliiii; â-ºyiti-ms, Iroiibl. h, etc Write for book lift, or be' (t'f H' ill vmit our hi'IiooI and lie coiivineed. (Ah hnvo Hpocml classes for Imlien). Oranrieville-Aiitomnhile School I Kut IJioidway, Ornngox illn. Out . Hog For Service I'uru bred Yoikshiro lio«r for service. Tornn -fi.oOat tiiiin of Korvioe. J. K, COLLINSON, 1 "•*» Ceylon. C. P. R. Time Table. Trains leave Klssherton Station aa allows : 'i..in« South floing Nvrth 7Ma, m. lij.oi p.m. *1!7 p.m. D.lHp. ni. I'lia iiinils arc osod nl PlBsherton Si ti.l|o»8 : Kor the north nt 10.40 a.in.and ] p. 111. , ;tud the iifferiioon Mmil south at ».40o'clocK. K<.r niornlii^ trsin soutli iirtil close at (• ;i. m. the |>ieviouii ^^g Caiu« of the Dise«8« Discovered- Method of Sprendlng Described â€" MeasiireM for Control â€" Oystei^ shell Bark Louse With Ita Treatment. (Contributed by Ontario Department of Airrlculture, Toronto.) CONTAGIOUS abortion of marei Is due to a specific bacillus (Bacillus abortivus equlnus) which gets established in the uterus, fetal membranes and foetus setting up local inflaoimation leading to expulsion of the fo«tU3 dead or alive at any time during pregnancy. The symptoms of approaching abortion are not usually In evidence until just before abortion takes place. Then the animal is seized with colicy pains, restlessness and strain- ing, and a swollen vulva with a mu- cous discharge is noticeable. After abortion, tho symptoms are more specific. There is a chocolate brown fluid di.scharge from vulva which has a typical offensive odor, and the foe- tal membranes are inclined to remain Intact, thus necessitating artificial re- moval to prevent blood poisoning. The disease has been known in Elurope for many years, but it was not found on the American contin- ont until 1886 when it appeared in the Mississippi valley. Since then it hu.s .spread far and wide in Ihe Unit- od States and Canada. Although many investigations were made both In Europe and America, it was not until 1912 that the cause of the dis- ease was discovered. In that year K. S. Good, of Kentucky, discovered the bacillus which causes the disease. Tho same year Dr. Schofield, of To- ronto, discovered tho .same bacillus in some cises of joint ill in' colls whlcli had developed in districts in Ontario where contagious abortion of mares was prevalent and the fol- lowing year found the same bacillus in cases of contagious abortion of mares in Ontario. Method of Spreading. ^ â€" Thr> disease is spread mainly by the discharges from the vulva of ubortinK animais. It a mare that has aborted is served before all discharges from the vulva have ceased and tho genitalia have been efficiently disinfected, then the stallion is liable to pet contaminated with tho bacillus and spread tho dis- ease to other mares which he sul}- sequontly serves. If tho discharges from an aborting marc are allowed to contamimto the bedding or other materials tliat other marcs come in contact with, then the mares are li- able to contract the disease. If the discharges are allowed to contami- nate water or food materials that are given to other mares, the latter are liable to contract the disease. Measures for Control. â€" 1. Three months must elapse between abor- tion and subsequent breeding. 2. Mares that have aborted must not bo bred if there is evidence of uterine catarrh, even after three months. 3. Mares that have aborted must only be bred at the end of the stal- lion season. 4. Atiplieatiou of an efficient dis- iiifectant to tho external .trenitnlia ot Ihe stallion after each service in al- fcsted districts. Measures to Be Employed at Timo of, or Subsoquont to Abortion. â€" 1. Isolaiion of mare at first sign ot approaching abortion. 2. After iiboriion the foetiM and membranes should be burned, if pos- sible, or buried deeply in quick-lime. 3. Those handling the foetus and mnro should disinfect hands and clothing. 4. nodding should be binned and the stall washed with a strong dis- infectant. 5. Kxtornal genitals, thighs and tall of mare should be washed daily with a good disinfectant. Twcf per cent, bacterol, lysol, or crosol. Is sat- isfactory for this luirpose. fi. Isolation of mare sjiould be maintained for nt least a month or until all evidence ot uterine dischargo has ceased. Treating the animal with drugs, as carbolic acid, black huw and methy- lene blue, though popular in somo districts, cannot be recommended aa beinK of any value. â€" Dr. J. H. Keod, O. A. College, (Juelph. 'I'rnfaiKai- .Medal Was Kef used by Siiilor.s, Who Threw It la Sea. The Trafalgar medul was struck in pewter for the lower deck. The seamen were annoyed at It.s shoddy app-aranco, ;.nd most of the recipi- ents threw their decorations into the sea, says Tit-Bits. The S'judan medal of 1896-7 has a ribbo t In which yellow and black are seiiarated by a narrow stripe of scarl' t. These colors were chosen to i/nibolize the driving out of ih^ 111- ck Dervishes from the yellow de- :• rt by the 'thin red line." Another ribbon which has an in- teresting 8ignifican«e is the yellow, blue and yellow suspender of the Khedive's Soudan medal. Here we have typified the blue Nile running through the sandy plains of Egypt. The authorities have never been in a hurry over issuing medals; there are two instances on ri"-ord when those entitled to rewards l...ve I been called upon to wait fifty years for their decorations. The Victoria Cross was designed by Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort. For a long while it was made ot the bronze obtained from cannons captured in the Crimea. Now, the makers use cannon taken in the Boxer Rising. For Jellalabad a very ugly medal was struck, and those who received it grumbled in no measured terms. A really artistic piece was then pro- vided, and all who possessed the first were requested to exchange it for the second. Not one per cent, of the recipients applied for the better medal. Until the year 1914 the long ser- vice ribbon for the army was similar to that for the Victoria Cross. The only difference was In width, the latter being a fraction of an inch wider. Such was official intelligence. I No less than eleven ribbons recog- I nized by the authorities are entirely ; blue. After Waterloo tho chief engraver of the mint was commissioned to prepare a lltting medal tor present- ation to the loaders of the victorious armies. He did so, but took thirty years to complete the work. The medal for Culloden was the tirst to be provided with a ribbon of definite pattern. Before then each wearer suspended his decoration with any sort of ribbon he pleased. Stjiy in IJe<l to Grow. How many people are aware that we are shorter when standing than when lying, and taller in the morn- ing than In the evening? asks Tit- Bits. An Englishman was the first to discover this, but afterwards Dr. .Maraud, of the lioyal Academy of France, made several experiments to prove the theory. He found after a year's trial that- usually in the night lie gained almost three-eights of an inch, and lost almost as nuich dur- ing the day. The cause of this is Io be found in the different state or condition of the cartilages which go to make up the spine. The joints of this part of our bodies are separated and yet joined by particular bony substances, every- one ot which has a springy resil- ience. These iTre capable of yielding on all sides without bending the backbone or spine itself. Of course, the difference is scarcely perceptible in one joint alone, but the combined effect is appreciable. Naturally when the spine is supportint; the {weight of the ho.id it is liable to be conlrailed, and we are taller after lying down for some time than after we have been walking about all day : with our bodies in an iiprishl posi- tion, with tlie spine supporting the weight of Ihe head. At night time, when wo lie down in a more or less horizontal posi- tion, these top parts do not wejgh so heavily, and the springy muscles be- ing e.\panded, our spines consequent- l,v become longer. Another proof of this Is to be found in ihe increase of lieight some- times experienced by invalids who have spent a long lime in bed, and also in the fact that tho most rest a youns child has the taller he will grow. Oyster-shell Scale. This la a very common orchard insect. It attacks not only apples but also pears, plums, currants and many ornamental and shade trees and bushes. Full grown scales are found almost exclusively on tho bark and are easily recognized by their oyster- shell appearance. They are about '/g of an inch long, 1-24 inch wide, taper t<iwards one end ;iu<l in color resem- ble closely the bark. The injury is caused by their suck- ing tho Juices out of the bark and thus weakening the trees. When very abundant they almost completely cover the bark and In that case may kill either the whole tree or portions of tho branchoa. Most Infested trees, however, are not killed but only weakened. Control. â€" Spraying the trees Just before or Just after tho buds burst with lime-sulphur solution, 1 gallon to 8 or !> gallons or water. Is a satis- factory remedy. The regular Codling Moth spray with one gallon of lime- sulphur to about 39 gallona^of water, to which two pounds of arsenate of lead paste or one pound ar.senute of load powder is added will also help greatly, becnnse It will hit the young scale Insects just after they have hatched, while they are still unpro- tected and easily destroyed. Dead scales may lemain on tho trcts for several years after date of killing. I'runlng the trees early makes it eas- ier and cheaper to 8|)ray them well. â€" Prof. I* Caesar, O. A. College, Oueiph. King Gets Vnexi>ccted (iift. KinK lieorge has, it is said, re- cently received a most welcome gift from an unknown donor. It is a complete set ot war stamps issued in the occupied parts of France and Bel- glum by the Oermans, and also a set of the stamps issued by the Bolshe- vik Government, Stamp collecting has always been one of His Majesty's favorite hob- bies, and his sets, arttstleally mount- ed by himself, are probably the finest la the world. He possesses the cele- brated "Baden Powell" stamp, issued (luring the defence of Mafeki'ng. This was given to the King when ho was Duke of York by Queen Victoria (who received It from Buden-Powell) accompanied by the stiff menioian- dum: "Kven the circumstances of the siege In no way justified the sub- stituting of his head for ours." Pei-pt'tual Motion. The nearest approach to perpetual motion was a clock constructed in 177 4, by James Cox. a jeweler of Shoe Lane, Loudon, Eug. This clock kept tho scientiflc world guessing for years. The energy that made it run was derived from the changes in atmospheric pressure â€" a barometer was the sole motive power. Fergu- .son, the scientist, saw this clock; said it unquestionably would run until Its parts wore out. The last heard of It, it had beei\ sent as a gift to tho Chinese emperor, from whom it later was stolen. t'oNtly Salmon. After iwying a bii; sum for Ihe usa of the salmon river the English visi- tor was very unlucky, having got nothing for the first five days. On the last day, however, he killed a nice salmon. "Uamish." said the geiiileiuHii 10 the boatman, "do you know that llnh has cost me about £50?" "Awheel, sir," quoth Hamish, "then ii's u mercy yo dklna calcb ony malrl" TEMPERATURES OF AIR The Atmosphere and Its Rela- tion to Agriculture. High and IjOW Temperatures Some- times Beneflclal and Sometimes Hurtful â€" Old Sol the Primary Source of Heat and Light â€" An Interesting Study ot Air â€" Live Stock Notes. (Contributed by OnUrlo Department of Agriculture, Toronto.) ATMOSPHERIC temperature has ever been a matter cf much concern to agricul- turalists. A high temper- ature, although necessary and bene- ficial in some cases, is detrimental in others, but in each case requires., a liberal amount of precipitation. Oa! the other hand the destructive frost ot late spring and early autumn Is an unpleasant but frequent visitor to the agriculturalist. Man has harnessed much of nature and made it his ser- vant, but as yet no one can say that man can control the atmospheric tem- perature, although he may modify it in a few instances or overcome some of its disastrous effects. The primary source ot all heat is the sun. Old Sol shines and heat and light travels the intervening 92,900,- 000 miles of space with a velocity of 186,000 miles per second. Some of this heat Is absorbed In Its transit by dust particles, water-vapor and the temperature of the air in con- tact with it. The latter has the great- er effect on air temperature. Local conditions have a great ef- fect on temperature. Water requires about five times tlie quantity ot heat to raise it's temperature one degree as does soil, thus large water areas tend to prevent high temperatures. Also, as there is always slow evapor- ation and It requires about 300 times as much lieat to evaporate one gal- lon of water as to raise its tem- perature one degree, the temperature is kept more moderate. Large swamp and bush areas free large quantities of water to the atmosphere as well as retaining the spring water longer In the country and consequently has a moderating effect. Frosts are also prevented by wuter, swamp and bush areas, because they produte a high humidity and are not so readily cooled as large land areas. Air of high humidity acts aa a better blanket as It were, than the dry air. Also the temperature at whicli dew Is formed Is higher and the lowering of the temperature may be sufficient- ly arrested to eliminate any danger of frosts. The type of agriculture in any sec- tion is decided by its air temper- ature. Any new crops which are im- ported must first become acclimatiz- ed to that section before they are a success. Winter cereal crops of On- tario and hay crops are not affected by extremely low temperatures un- less growth Is started by wariu wea- ther followed by low temperature or by heaving ot the soil about the roots. Late spring and early fall frosts cause much damage. If iha temperature does not drop below 28 deg. F. only the tenderest vegetation suffers, but if below it wholesale de- struction results. High temperatures cause strong evaporation from the IcaviK ot plants and thus the net-d of a larto amount of precipiiaiiou to prevent stunting or death itself. In a pamphlet by A. J. Connor, of tho Meteorological Otlice, Torouiti, an interesting relation between the growth and yield of wheat and the temperature is set forth. Both yield and growth are increased by a low temperature and a low range in tem- perature. A critical period appears to exist in the latter part of the 90 days following sowing, and it tho weather in this period bo warm, dry, with great temperature range, the wheat plants, will head quickly and tho harvest bo light; but if the cool moist conditions e.xist heading will be postponed and tho yield increased. Thus it remains a matter ot seeding at the proper time to Insure the cool moist weather in the critical period. In tho Western Provinces the sow- ing is early, namely, the last of April, Ihrowi'ug tho critical period about the middle of July, the variability of tho temperature ot which is the criti- cal factor. However, tho rule there is the earlier the better, while in On- tario we are unable to sow spring wheat sufficiently early to procure that desired cool, moist weather, nor can It be obtained by late sowing. All cereals are best adapted to the temperate regions and especially those of low temperature and small temperature range. Consequently tho above temperature effect is ap- plicable to all. Fruits as a rule o- qulro a higher temperature region, but not a high-temperature range. .Many fruits, however, have a wide distribution and is the result of var- iety. â€" R. C. Moffatt, 0. A. College, Uuelph. Live Stock Notes. This Is tho time of year when horses are In danger of getting too much hay and too little exercise. Idle horses will keep in much better con- dition it given resulur exercise, and If their supply ot hay Is wisely restricted. Stables that are well ventilated and lighted, even though on the cold side, are more comfortable and more healthful than dark, steamy, warm stables. . Young cattle and breeding stock of beef breeds enjoy a short outdoor run every day during winter, and treatment of this kind promotes health. Breeding ewea must have abun- dant exercise if vigorous, healtliy laml>s are looked for. Good alfalfa or clover hay, with about four pounds roots, or two or three pounds ot silage, per ewe, pier day, makes a good ration. Itoots fed to horses not at hard- work will cut down the cost, as well MS add variety, to the ration. ^X^..