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"5.; Vin“ many" 3....- , ' ‘ _ i I r“; l .m l'irou- '- ""r2 ‘4 ~91 | I W." - .. -»~wr-flfl.-W. . .- ..... In;u.:,.~mm-.s..'w..-u“Luz,“is-snaciir ": .11.: .." -« v.2! ’ w-r ".'-<-' ' ~"av. i ‘ s * *» .~ r. KEEP YOUR LIVE STGCK THRIFTY-’ By using *Dr. Hess’ Stock Foods. 'Fully Guaranteed. n. a. c. MCFARLAND. YOUREYES May be warning you every day of their inability to do ‘without help. Just what help they need can ONLY be determined by. scientific examination. DON’T NEGLECT THEM Secure a pair of perfectly fitting lenses and relieve the ' trouble. Timely attention may avert future misery. . Britton Brass _i 'D OPT [CIAN S FOOT OF KENT ST., LINDSAY. USTBANE g puts the ee’s (ease) in sweeping !T KNGCKS THE onuneenv OUT OF fileans Carpets SWEEP-DAY tightens Finesse Enter a tin inlay at your grocer’s or from Don’t ask for sweeping compound yur hardware man. sav operands", ' AB'eware of Substitutes i E ‘ MARCH 1914 Jfie Geneton Grafts guactte. ' FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1914. Trent Watershed Survey. From Conservation. That practically all the pine in the Trent valley has been removed, that the whole area. has been burned over at least once,and that as the result of fires' 150,000 acres are practically a desert, are' conclusions set forth in a report entitled Trent Watershed Sur- vey, receut published by the Commis- sion of Conservation. The Dominion Government has a special interest in this particular region, as the capital invested in the Trent canal amounts to upwards of $10,000,000, and the removal of the forest cover has an im- portant effect on the water supply. For the most part the land is non- agricultural, and disastrous consequen- ces have followed its settlement by farmers. Enough'second-growth tim- ber is present, however, to Warrant a policy of. conservation, which should be carried out under Dominion, Pro- vincial or Municipal control,. A fire- protective organization should be per- fected, and the whole area carefully administered with a view to perpetu- ating the forest resources. The report, embodying these conâ€" clusions, was compiled by Dr.,C. D. Howe and Mr. J. H, White, of the Faculty of Forestry, University of To- ronto, and has an introductory discus- sion by Dr. B. E. Fernow. It consists of 156 pages, and is illlustrated with’ 32 half-tone engravings and 3 maps. Women’s institute Meeting. _._â€"- A very pleasant and well attended meeting .of the Vflonxen’s Institute was held on Friday aftei‘noqn, March 20, at the home of Mr's."G‘eorge Ruther- foi‘d.‘ The President, Mrs. J as. Lamb, occupied the chair, After the minutes. of last meeting were read and adopted and the roll called, a. good musical and .literary programme was given. Miss Richardson of Peter-hero rcnder-' ed a piano solo. which was highly appreciated. Roadings were given by Mrs. Thos. Poulsom, ,Mrs. Dr. Gould and Miss Maud Patten, It was re- gretted that the member who was to have led in the subject ‘-‘ Success from different Standpoints” was absent from the meeting. The subject was taken up, however, and was. handled in a satisfactory manner by Mrs. Dr. Gould. The President and several members also gave suggestions on the subject. A musical committee for the month was appointed, consisting of Mrs. Dr. Gould and Miss Lilly Batten. It was decided to hold the next meet- ing at the home of Mrs. Walter B. Jordan, the subject chosen being ‘1 What makes a successful Institute,” to be led by Miss B. Abbott. After the close of the meeting an informal musical programme of vocal and in- strumental selections was given by' Mrs. Dr. Gould and Miss Richardson, which gave much pleasure to all. The hostess afterwards served dainty and generous refreshments, which were on- joyed during a social half hour spent pleasantly by the members before leaving. â€"-â€"~â€"o- 0. Address and Presentation. --- .â€"._._.. A number of friends and neighbors assembled at the home of Mrs. T. H. Rutherford on the evening of the 18th inst, and' presented Mrs. Rutherford with a handsome cut glass fruit bowl, cream pitcher and sugar bowl. Miss Mabel Rutherford was also presented with a. cut glass butter plate and Miss ' Ethel with a beautiful cut glass vase. The, following address was read: Mrs. T. H. Rutherford and family. Dear Friends: We, a company of your friends and neighbors, wish to express our deep sorrow that circumstances have caused your removal from our midst. We wish to express our unceasing friendship and interest in your wellâ€" * . being. altar fire which never dies out. “styles. .fewof the most representative in the We hope that the past, with its l light and shadmv, its felloivship and cheer may become to you and to us, one of the hallowing influences of our lives, may that friendship be like the We wish you every blessing for the future trusting that joy will await you in the coming days and that you may become a blessing to those among whom you will yet be called upon to live. We leave these small tokens of our unending friendship, may they ever remind you of the bright hours spent in our neighborhood and of the hallowing influence of true lives. Signed on behalf of the friends and neighbors. After the presentation refresh» ments were served and a pleasant evening spent. -0 ' Millinery Openings. Spring is here. If in doubt look in the millinery windows. There you may see flowers, flowers and” still more flowersâ€" that might have been grown in a fairy garden, so dainty are they. Then, especially if you happen to be of the feminine persuasion, curiosity takes you inside and there you find the promise of the windows fulfilled. For the Spring openings in the local millinery rooms are on. Who could resist the impulse to “try on ” the many delightful crea- lions of the milliners' art? Flowers in - tiny bunches, or in masses, or trailing hither and yen; beautiful ribbons skil- fully made into fascinating knots attach- ed to the hat at the most unexpected but perfectly correct angle; trimmings of tulleâ€"even a filmy butterfly made wonderfully enough to puzzle the goâ€" vernment entomologist. No matterâ€" the hats are delightful, and for a. while at least you may be as gay as you please, although later, if of quiet taste, you may choose one of the more sedate models. Perhaps a handmade hat of silk, or one of the pretty ready made Following is a description of a showing of Mr. Wm. Campbell's; A very smart black tailored but made of tngel straw with a line pleating of - voile and a‘twist of tango ribbon around the crown. also a large- tulle butterfly on the buck. - Also a very becoming and artistic hat made in a poke shape of sax and black taffeta. with covering of silk braid and trimming of sax blue corded ribbon made in tailored bow daintin finished small flowers at side and back. A very neat and girlish hat made in java straw. having a trimming of blue satin‘streamers and small wreath of ‘ beauty roses around the crown, very much admired by the young girls. Among the most» striking and desir- able models in Miss Washburn's show rooms are seen: One of the newest hats of the season, was a plaque or chinese hat in nattier blue hemp tagel. This plaque has an alround bandeau raised high at the back. Twine color lace and nattier blue velvet ribbon were draped across the front of the hat and brought over to bandeau at the back, where velvet was tied in a loose bow with one long sash, end caught in with flowers in harmonizing shades. A striking model was a small watteau shape in madonna blue braid, the drop bandeau at the back was trimmed with blue metallic ribbon, small roses and forget Inc-nets, a band of ribbon and flowers across. the front, completed this charming hat. A very striking hat was a white sailor faced with black loghorn, the upper brim overlaid with black accordian pleated lace, a wreath of small roses around the crown a scguin butterfly poised on the brim at back completed this pretty model. A very up in date model was a black moire turban draped high at side, and had for its only trimming a tied ostrich mount, finished with a jet ornament. 0-0 Personal. Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Booth have re- moved to Lucan, Ont. Mr. Booth’s place in the Creamery is being fiiled by Mr. Ronald McIntosh, Professor of Husbandry Dairying, who has re- cently returned from Kingston after creditany passing his examinations there. ' A telegram was received by Mrs. Lord a few days ago announcing the dangerous illness of her brother, Judge McLean of Battleford, but later news reports the Judge as improving. Mrs. F. N. Rutherford left on Mon- ' day for Detroit. Miss E. Nie, returned on Saturday after visiting relatives in Palmerston. Miss Richardson of Peterboro, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Thos. Poulsom. .-l. >__.v ‘ W. Free Drainage Surveys. â€"_ Farmers! Have you a field on your lace that is too “ wet, cold and sour "? rainage will reclaim it and make it one of the best fields on the farm. Drainage does four things. First it removes the surplus water and makes it possible to cultivate and seed about three weeks earlier in the spring than on the same land when undrainod. Secondly it makes the land from ten to fifteen (lea grees Warmer than if not drains-l, and this warmth gerininatos the see-:1 proper- ly and gives a good stand of grain. Thirdly, it lets plenty of air down to the roots of the plants, which is necos‘ sary for satisfactory growth. Fonrthly, it makes the soil more porous, and this in turn causes the soil to store up more water for the use of the crops in time of growth. Frequently the increase of crop in one year pays for the drainage, and seldom or never does it take longer than three years, so that drainage pays from 33 per cent to 103 per cent per- annum on the money invested. Have you difficulties in drainage ? 'l‘he Des partment of Physics of the Ontario Agri‘ cultural College will assist you on appli« cation. They will make you a complete survey of the area to be drained, or run a. single line of drain, and when done furnish you with a finished map showing location of drains, grades. sizes of tile, etc, a detailed guide for the thorough drainage of the land in question. No charge is made for the services of these. drainage advisers, nor for the map-x, only the applic:mt pays the travelling expon- ses in connection with his survey, amounting usually to not more than a Couple of dollars. Drop a card to the Department of Physics, O.A.C., Guelph, for the regular ' application form. .â€"__-. . as» .-_â€"-â€".__._ Experiments with Farm-Crops, â€"â€"â€"_â€" ‘The members of the Ontario Agri: cultural and Experimental Union are pleased to state that for 1914’ they are prepared to distribute into every town- ship of Ontario material of high quali- ty for experiments with Grains, Fod- der Crops, Roots. Grasses, Clovers and Alfalfas, as follows : 1. Testing two varieties of Oats, two plots. 2a. Testing 0. A. C. No. 21 Barley and _ Emmer, 2 plots. 21). Testing two varieties of two-row» ed Barley 2- plots. 3. Testing- two __ varieties of Hulless Barley, 2 plots. 4. Testing two varieties of Spring Wheat, 2 plots. 5. Testing two varieties of Buckwheat;- 2 plots. 6. Testing two varieties of Field Peas, 2 plots. 7‘. Testing- two. varieties of Spring Rye 2 plots. _ Testing two Varieties of Soy, Sojo or» Japanese Beans, 2, plots. 9 Testing three Varieties of linking; Corn, 3 plots. 10 Testing three varieties of Mangels, 3 plots. ‘ 11 Testing two varieties of Sugar Beets. for feeding purposes, 2 plots, 12 Testing three varieties, of Swedish Turnips, 3 plots. . 13 Testing two varieties of Fall Turq nips, 2 plots. , 14 Testing two varieties of Carrots, 2 plots. 15' Testing three varieties of Fodder- and Silage Corn, 3 plots 16' Testing three varieties of Millet, 3 plots. 17 Testing two varieties of Sorghum. 2 plots. ' _ 18 Testing Grass Peas and two varie- ties of Vetchcs, 3 plots. I 19 Testing Rape. Kate and Field Cab- bage, 3. plots. 20 Testing three varieties of Clover, 3 plots]. 21 Testing two varieties of Alfalfa 2 plots. “ 22 Testing four varieties of Grasses, 4. plots. 23 Testing three varieties of Field. ‘ Beans, 3 plots. 24 Testing two varieties of Sweet Corn, ' 2 plots. 28 Testing two varieties of potatoes;. “ 2 plots. 29 Testing three grain mixtures for- grain production. 30- Testing three grain mixtures for F odder production, 3 plots. plot is to be two rods long by one rod wide, except No. 28, which. is to be one rod square. Any person in Ontario may choose any ONE of the experiments for 1914. and apply for the same. The material will be furnished in the orderin which the applications are received, while the- suppy lasts. It might be well for each applicant to make a second choice, for fear the figst could not be granted. All material will be furnished entirely free of charge to each applicant, and the produce wil, of course, become the. property of the person who conducts the experiment. Euch person apply- ing for an experiment should write. his name and'address very carefully, and should give the name of the Coun~. ty in which he lives. BURGOYNE'S BIG SALE. Burgoyne’s big annual sale commences. Wednesday, April. Great bargains i9, all departments. See bills, '