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k Sh, a-Cold Tablets Tice rl box' ; 'The Peoples' Meat Market -- iit. We sell everythin you want in choice, clean, palatable; nutritious and satisfying meats. If you want it geod BERT 2 SREcoR Will do'the rest. Ring up Phone 72. T = --- Groceries, Flour, Seeds and Rubbers ' a bag of our Reindeer Flour. It makes great bread. Ty. $4.75 per ewt. Almost anything here. our ry stock is always complete; . you need in this line you can get a few rs of heavy rubbers left which we are Sieh Tom urs of ys? ihn fh hig This is : your opportunity . and Field Seeds are all in now. If you Clover a y ok a hrs sd 1 ay avs ou one It : ny more and ay gave yOu money. deli About 1790 a variety was intro- duced into New York state.by Dutch settlers; but as it did not prove hardy, 'efforts to grow this particular variety soon ceased. Today there sve 4 great umber of varieties on the market. The two which have proved by actual tests conducted over a series of years to be the best for our climate and that are recommended by leading agricultur- ists are the Ontario Varigated and the Grimm. As far as can be learned the only difference in these is their origin, The Grimm was brought into the United States from German ter- ritory along the Rhine and thence in. to Canada. On the other hand the Ontario Varigated was brought direct to Ontario from the French Lorraine, a country adjacent to the German territory mentioned above. To raise successfully a crop of alfalfa there are several principles in- lved. which t be - 1 __ | The seed bed must be thoroughly pre- pared on well drained soil. If the soil is of an acid nature it should be sweetened by the proper application of limestone before the alfalfa is sown. Seed sown on land which has | never grown this crop before should be inoculated with bacteria culture. (This culture may be obtained at small cost from the laboratories of the College at Guelph.) 'The seed may be sown in the spring with barley or sprifig wheat as a nurse crop, or it may be sown on the melting snow covering the fall wheat crop. No nurse crop is necessary if the seed is sown in a well 'prepared seed bed about the middle of July, Prof. Squirrel stressed that all failures of growing this crop are due to one or more of five things: . 1. Seed sown from inferior strains of non-hardy varieties are the causes of many failures, 2, Dirty seed-beds. Weeds or grass will quickly choke out the young alfalfa plants. - 8. The crops from seed not inoc- ulated are not as heavy as those from seed that has been treated. 4. A very large number of crop failures are due to acid soil conditions b. By using as a pasture early in the spring or very late in the fall, the crowns of the plant are eaten off and the plant dies. Harvesting the crop has been one of the difficulties encountered where | elusive. ttle birds, but a few days ly hole at the foot of e. of shipping sparrows made in the vines on the front erandah. They had considerable op- position from the yellow-warblers, but they persevered and succeeded. One of the pair was of particular in- a; goitre. Whether birds have goitre or not we cannot say but whenever we saw this fellow we said "there's the bird with the goitre." We were sorry that our two wren- houses remained tenantless all the summer. For some reason or other they did not visit the place though there were two or three pairs only a few hundred yards away. One pair persisted in bothering our next neighbors. = They were deter- mined to build in the pump. This of course could not be allowed. One day we saw a wren hanging around a fence post disappearing in the post as though he had gone down through the solid wood. On investigation we found a small hole down the centre of the post. One night when-passing, happening to have a flash-light we pointed it down the hole, In a minute we saw a little head coming up into the light. We turned off the light immediately and went away. The rest was too far down to see. These wrens were the pair that had been so determined to occupy the pump. We came to regard these wrens as our little friends of the corner and were always pleased to hear Mr. Wren's bubbling song as he sat on the top of the post. A similar story might be told if another pair and another neighbour and the pump. The wrens were a considerable bother to 'this neighbour. The sticks that they persisted in carrying into the pump were contin- ually getting into the water and choking the pump. As far as their work was concerned, what they built in one hour was knocked to pieces in the next. When at last they gave up the attempt they moved across the road. We saw them around there every day, but did not find their nest. We wondered for awhile whether we should have the privilege of hear- ing, in these parts, the wonderful notes of the wood thrush. -One even- ing, while we were listening to the chorus of song that thrilled the air all about, we heard faintly mingled with the rest, like as it were a "lost chord," the clear flute-like note we had enjoyed so often and longed to hear again. The song was coming from a distance, but in a little while the songster moved to a nearer posi- tion and we had the full benefit of his rich song. We listened to him daily after that and came at length to regard his song as something be- longing to each day, as it were, a part of our evening devotions. One evening we sought to follow the song to get if possible a glimpse of the singer, but with all our patience and caution he remained invisible and Pine Point seems to be a favorite haunt of these birds. When 'Wwe visited there once last summer we heard three or four at the same time | "answering back and forth from dif- ferent parts of the wood." 'We got a very close view of a flock of cedar-waxwings one morning last spring. They were eating the apple HB] poms. who the apple bres woes a picture of bloom. The beautiful birds, that we are almost ready Fox News which ly The i tents. Bonnycastle Dale has an in- teresting miscellany of nature notes from the Maritimes. H. Mortimer Batten F.Z.8, writes this month about the porcupine and the skunk. Valuable wooderafting information is contained in W. C. Motley's "Out- door Talk" while the angling, gun and kennel specialists Have also very good departments. The matter of national conservation of fish and game resources is the subject of con- siderable discussion in the April issue. Rod and Gun and Canadian Silver Fox News is published monthly by 'W. J. Taylor, Limited, Woodstock, Ontario. --) (YQ COUNTY RECEIVED GOVERNMENT HELP IN ROAD BUILDING The County of Ontario according to the public accounts presented a few days ago to the Legislature, received from the government for the year ending October 81st, 1026, the sum of $18,463.64 for maintenance and construction of provincial county roads, and $18,088.38 for county roads a total of $36,661.87. These amounts were fifty per cent. of what was spent by the county, Only four townships are shown to have received road grants totaling $11,661.87 during the year. They are: Whitby $1696.10 East Whitby . 2046.85 $11,561.87 These grants are for permanentd work on township roads that are con- necting links with provincial high- ways. ' In connection with the paving done last year on the provincial highway between Whitby and Lindsay, $16, 256.66 was paid to the Godson Con- tracting Company and $42,606.07 to Orr & Clark for concrete pavement laid" in Whitby township north to Brooklin, these items totaling $58,- 8561.12. On the north end of the County in the Township of Mariposa, $26,638 was spent. It is understood that pavements will be laid this year from Brooklin to Myrtle. It is learned that the Provincial Government will start to build a new Provincial Highway paralleling the Windsor-Montreal Highway. Starting at Sarnia this road will route via London, Kitchener, Stratford and Guelph, to Brantford, thence through Brampton, on to Yonge street, and across to Brooklin, The Sarnia- Brantford stretch of the proposed highway is very nearly finished now. The new road will take care of a lot of traffic to Toronto which now goes over the Kingston Highway, and will greatly relieve the congestion existing there for the greater part of the year. This year the Brampton-Brooklin stretch will be taken into the system. Then, as Government officials point out, it will just be a question of ex- tending the route east to either of the two terminals the Government has in mind at the present time. OO MR. THOMAS DEWEY The late Thomas Dewey, who died at his home in Reach Township on Sunday, March 20th, 1927, was born on the farm on which he died, and spent his whole life there, with the extention of a year or two in the (West, Mr. Dewey in. his life of 77 years gave a fine example of industry and kindliness, and his death will be sincerely regretted by a very large married Juliana Johnson, who sur- vives her husband. Five children blessed their union, three of whom living--Clarence, and Abner, * Liquid Investment S AVINGS Bank account is prim- arily an investment. But it is the only investment yielding a fair rate 'of interest, that is available for your use at a moment's notice. Emer- i can be immediately met by the bank account that has been con- sistently developed. Your~ investment = | as a bank account yields constant satisfaction and peace of mind in the fact that it is always ready for other into he CARD OF THANKS Mrs. Thos. Dewey and family wish to express their gratitude to their friends 'and neighbors for their sym- pathy and kindness at the time of their recent dereavement. rel YO Pee. ATHERLEY BRIDGE WILL COST $118,000--ESTIMATES PASSED The Atherley Bridge Committee held a session in Orillia last week, when the final estimates of the cost were passed on the report of the Engineers, and sent on to the Do- mipion Government, so as to expedite the taking over of the bridge by the Government. The total cost of the bridge is given as $118,000, which is not over 15 per cent. in excess of the contract price, according to one mem- ber of the committee. It is expected that the Government will take the bridge over and maintain and operate it, except for the electric lighting and power, which is to be paid for by the Counties, of Simcoe and Ontario, --) (Ons ASHBURN PRESBYTERIANS CALL A MINISTER At a meeting of the congregation of Ashburn Presbyterian Church held on Tuesday afternoon, with Rev. J. Lindsay, of Whitby, acting as moder- ator, an unanimous call was extended to William B. Mitchell, a graduate of Knox College, to become their pastor, The settlement will take place about April 22nd, when the young student will be ordained to the ministry. The minimum stipend of $1800 will be paid, and a manse will also be pro- vided. Mr. Mitchell has been preach- ing at Ashburn for some time and he has become very popular. He is a fine preacher and a young man of marked ability. i) S------ GLARING LIGHTS MUST BE ABOLISHED The Attorney General's Office has sent out notices to Crown Attorneys, Magistrates and Constables during the past week, notifying them that glaring headlights of many motor cars, which have long been a menace to safe travel, must be changed. Magistrates are advised not to treat lightly. any who are found guilty of breaches of the Highway Traffic Act in this particular, but to impose sub- stantial penalties. = The letter from the Attorney General is in accordance with an amendment to the Highway Traffic Act recently passed. Motor- ists are advised by the Department to see that their lights are properly focused and not too bright before taking the road, Be PLAN ARTIFICIAL RINK Oshawa bids fair to have what many interested in that sort of thing have dreamed about--an artificial ice hockey rink. In fact the proposition is now practically past the negotia- tion stage. The plan is this: Toronto interests have obtained an option on the West End skating rink, the form- er curling rink. These same interests have given Hambly Bros. a contract to supply the ice. The present wood- en structure on the south side of King St. west will be torn down and an Arena to accommodate a crowd of 5000 will be erected there. For years with Oshawa's splendid hockey teams there has been not only lack of ice at both ends of the season but lack of accommodation for the crowds, as everyone knows. This situation éxist- ing year by year has meant at last: these Toronto business men, whose modation for vessels. PAtien urs aot diecosed Tor tho bee) | sen, 'have taken hold and are prepar-| uses without the trouble of converting STAN DARD BANK PORT PERRY BRANCH RY aD i hesoid, Manager Branches also at Blackstock, Little Britain, Nestleton Station, Sunderland SCHOOL TRUSTEES RESIGN At a Board of Education meeting in Oshawa Monday evening the mat- ter of the oath and the constitution- ality of the membership, pertaining, particularly to County represent- atives, came before the trustees, the upshot being that while no formal action was taken, the two County ap- pointees present at the start, namely, Mr. E. A. Lovell, chairman of the finance committee, and Dr. Cameron, finally walked out of the meeting and the business portion of the gathering was carried on without them, Every automobile is constructed with a view to violating the speed laws of the country. The speed laws of Ontario is 25 miles per hour, but there is not a car built but which the manufacturer will guarantee a speed from 40 to 80 miles per hour. We be- lieve that there is not one motorist in a hundred whose conscience will give him any worry if he happens to exceed the speed limit at certain times when there is a clear road: ahead. About the only thing that will prevent any person from violat- ing the speed laws is nervousness or the fear of coming in contact with the traffic cop. Pickering News. ------ WHITBY There is bright prospects that the great championship swim, promoted by Mr. Wrigley, will have Whitby as the starting place. The winner will receive the sum of $50,000, one half of which is given by Mr. Wrigley and the other half by Mr. Brooks, of To- ronto. Whitby is favored on account of its good harbor and ample accom- Other places are also mentioned, including Georg- ian Bay from Owen Sound to Hay Island, and from Toronto to Niagara- on-the-Lake, = The Whitby-Toronto 'route would have this advantage that it could be witnessed from all points on the shore from beginning to end. O00 MOTOR VEHICLES ACT IS CHANGED Quebec, March 20--An interesting point was raised in the Legislative Council recently, when Hon. J. L. Per- ron, Minister of Roads and Leader of the Upper House, was piloting the amendment to the Motor Vehicles Act through third reading. 3 The Minister drew attention to the clause of the law calling for the con- sent of parents or tutors in the case of issuance of auto licenses to minors and asked the House its consideration of a letter he had just received from a married man asking the Govern- ment to make driving licenses for wives subject to the consent of their husbands. Mr. Perron did not feel that this stretch of the law should be made this year, but felt that it was a matter which might come before the legislature at some future date. Modification of the law was also made to ratify the collection of $146,000 in taxes on motor trucks by the City of Montreal. en JAMES BLAIR DIES SUDDENLY Mr, James Blair, a highly respected resident of Greenbank; died suddenly about 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 26. It is thought that a species of rheu- matism had affected his system and the. disease had gone to. his heart. He will be very greatly missed mn in to meet the ned bare for up-