2 a et Baer * “veyancer, : Schinbein’s Store. Wf 59. Night phone 115. » eens 136, Listcwel. _ eatarrh, »Send CHENEY x B. MORPRY, K. C. Barrister, Notary Public, Cop -Bolicitor for Bank of @lamilton, Listowel, Milverton, Av wood. Offices Listowel and Milver- ton. Money to loan IoC. yoo B. A. Conveyancer, Solict- tor for. the Imperial Bank of Can- ada. *Money to loan. Office or south side of Main street, over Miss Gibbs’ Millinery Parlors. W.G. E. SPENCE. Dentist, Graduate of the Dentist Department of University of Pen- sylvania, Philadelphia; also gradu- ate of The Royal College of Dents) Surgeons, Toronto. Office over “A " ‘4. D. LIVINGSTONE, M. B. Physician and Surgeon. Office ever Livingstone’s Drug Store, corn- er Main and Wallace streets. Phone W. C. PRATT, M. D. Office entrance one door east of J. M. Schinbein & Son's store. Night calls attended to at residence, corner of Inkerman and Davidson streets, near hvspital. . Phones: Residence 227. Office 228. DR. JAMES MOORE (Physician and Surgeon.) Office Main St., Listowel, up Schin- bein’s stairway. . Medical representative of Soldiers ti ar pictures and ‘the appearance the unveiled woman in aga “ot all Mohammedan. pre- judices ich» seem so AGF 5s wentwrndee ‘the one against pictures oi ‘and statuary is the mést to be re- spected or, one should perhaps say, the least to be criticised, since moe nae its origin undoubtedly in*the paign against Arab idolatry which the Prophet and his followers instt- tuted, It has, of course, been break- ing down pore? for a number of years, says the Cairo correspondent of the Christian Science. Monitor. Fo: example, the followers of the former Nationalist leader, Mustafa Kamel; could think of no better public me- moria!l of him than a statue, and sub- scriptions were accordingly asked for with the object of providing one, though it has never seen the light if, indeed, it was ever made. The meeting in question was of Egyptian women and was held in a hall of the Egyptian University in memory of Mrs. Malak Hifni Nassif, who was a foremost writer on fem!- nism in Egypt. As a tribute to her, it was decided to open subscriptions to have a portrait of the lady painted in oils and hung in one of the halls of the university, the consent of the husband having first been obtained. For the privilege of placing the pic- ture on the waHs of the university the president of the meeting, Mrs. Sharawi, wife of one of Egypt’s land owners, declared she war willing to pay £150 a year to the funds of the university. Thus, although the fem- inist leader might not, while living, show herself unveiled in public, her face may now be ga upon by the young men who are studying. there, for women are not yet admitted as students, though before the war lec- tures were given once a week to wo- men. It would appear, therefore, that the idea behind the placing of the portrait in the university is to make it serve as a reminder that Egyptian women have still a long way to go before that equality of opportunity civil re-establishment. whereby sol- after discharge. Phone 17. . Aiers get free treatment for one year DR. F. 3. R. FORSTER, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Graduate in medicine, University ef Toronto. Late assistant New York Ophthal- mic and Aural Institute, Moorefield’s Eye and i range Square Throat Hos pitals, London, Eng. At the Arlington Hotel, Listowel, en Wed., March iIrd., from 10 a. m: to 4 p.m. &3 Waterloo St. Stratford. Phone 267 = DR. R. F. PARKER Osteopathic Physician andgphthal- mologist.. All diseases treated. Byes vested. Glasses fitted. Hours 9 a. m. | to 8 pm. Office over Johnstone's) jewelry store. . FIRE INSURANCE Im best companies: also acvideut, au- | tomobile, burglary, plate glass and bond insurance. Automobile insur- ance, 85 cts. per 100. 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Take Hak's Family "pire ‘i constipation. Address F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohéo. Sold by all Druggist, 75c % CRAND TRUN > Sleeping cars on night trains and ae ears on principal day trains. RA; LWAY SYSTEM Double Track Route between DETROIT CHICAGO) Unexcelied Dining Car Service. in education is granted to them which will help raise the nation to a higher level of civilization. Motoring as an Excercise. Most motorists do not conside autemohg ing as exercise, providing there are no tires to change er route, and one frequently hears the opinion that the augmenting use of motor vehicles has materially re- duced the opportunities for exercise that is so neessary to the physical well-being. A well-keown writer on scientific subjects, Dr. Henry Smith Williams, writing in a recent issue of Motor, takes exception fo this general view, and st that aggomobiling is beneficial and shows accruing benefits under three heads—physical, mental and vocational. He proceeds to point out thal, in addition to the exercise, the motorist has been in the open air, buffeting the winds, inhal- ing ample quantities of oxygen to meet the increased needs of the ac- celerated currents of blood cor- puscles; and that digestion and as- similation are thereby facilitated and the toxic products accumulated through formeer inaction progressive- ly are in increased measures oxidized and eliminated. The doctor sions in part fellows: It i the muscles of th is, together the those of the cl ad abdo. en, that! pre-eminently aiu habitually suffer. When you drive a car 40 or 50 miles over average Canadian roads, or a -| fraction of that distance in the city, you give yopr arms and torsq a course of purposeful calisthenics that redounds directly to the benefit of your muscles and arteries and heart indirectly, but less significantly, to the bencit of your digestive ap- aratus and organs of elimination as well as the neryous system.’ Quaint Wedding Customs. itis an old belief that a marriage should take place when the moon is waxing and not waning, if it is to be a lucky match, and in many north country districts a strict enquiry Is made as to the state of the moon before the wedding day is fixed. Jn the north, too, no wise bride will ask an odd number of guests to her wed- ding feast, for an old superstition has it that if this is done one of the guests will die before the year is out. In the Highlands it is taken as a terribly unlucky sign if a dog should run between the bridal pair on their wedding day; while in Derbyshire prospective brides still tell the bees of their wedding, and decorate the hives for the occasion. In parts of England and Scotland there exists an “ancient custom for which reason iz hard to find, by which part of the wedding cake is broken over the head of the bride, and the guests scramble for pieces.—London Chron- icle. A Valuable Necklace. - A note of intefest from London concerns a pearl necklace, valued at $1,500,000, whic is in London awaiting sale. it is probable that the necklace will be offered by public auction. The pearis are remarkabie net only for their size but for their delicate tinting. There is at the pres- ent time much very valuable jewelry in process of realization on behalf of Russian and other ownets, who have invented that telescopes to fit a desk drawer of any. size, No Banks In Mexico. Since 1914 Mexico has been with ont banks of any sort ; ‘meaning of the law of.1 67, it ; s ao oe ECURING suitable soil or ‘¢om- post for all features of flori- culture or horticulture is a very important matter if the best results are to be obtained. ~ The best basis for all ordinary pot- ting sofls is well-rotted, tough, fib- rous sod, taken from loamy or light clay loam soils. Sod from an old pasture field, or from the roadside, from where the grass has been kept fed or cut down constantly, will give the closest growing sod, with lots o/ fibrous roots attached. These fibrous roots are one of the very necessary essentials in potting soils to keep the soil open and friable. The sod should not be cut from heavy clay soils, or where noxious weeds, . espe- cially “couch,” “spear” or “twitch” grass is growing. The sod should not be cut from near pine or cedar trees as the turpentine in the leaves or pinnae of these trees is very de- trimental to plant life. It is also best not to cut e sod from very swamp soil. Well-rotted barnyard manure such as from an old hot bed, or cow manure, are both good ferti- Hers to use for a soil compost. Horse manure alone is not a good fertilizer for a compost: About one-third horse manure and the balance cow manure will be suitable. Late in autumn or early spring is the best time to pre SS soil compost, autumn pre- my How to Prepare.—The sod should be cut about four inches thick, and about eight to ten inches square. it should be stacked out of doors in an out-of-the-way part of the garden or groun A space six or eight feet long by five or six feet wide would be a good supply for a s 1 green- house, or for a few hot ds for a year or two. Start by placing one layer of sod packed close. together with the grass side downward over the space selected. Then add a se- cond and third layer on top of the first layer. About four or five inches in depth of either of the fertilizers mentioned should now be spread evenly over the third layer of sod. Another three layers of sod should then be placed on top of the ferti- lizer as before. Then another layer of the fertilizer as before, and so on until | —" pile is four or five feet in eight. About two:inches in depth’ of soil should be placed on top of the pile to finish off with. Place some wire netting or brushwood (not pine or cedar) all over the top of the Ae to keep off chickens or animals. Keep the pile quite level while building, and draw it in slightiy narrower to- ward the top. It should be flat on the top when finished. It may he necessary to give the pile one or :wo good soakings with water after it is finished, or during dry weather in summer, to hasten decomposition. tn . six to eight months it should be ready —s , ; for use and will keep in good condi- su rts 8 ¢cNneciue j tion for about two years. Preparing for Use.——-When ready for use, trim or slice down, with a sharp spade, the quantity required from top to bottom of the pile so as to secure the proper proportions of soil and fertilizer. For potting pur- poses this should be put through a coarse sieve having a %-inch mesh. All the decayed fibrous part and the fertilizer, should be worked through the sieve. The partiy decayed fibrous or organic matter that will not pass through the sieve readily should be chopped or pulled finely to pieces and put into the soil, if at all decom- posed. : “Tempering or Mixing Soils.—If the soil is of a heavy clay loamy nature about one part sand should be mixed Yate time of using, with eight or e parts of the sod compost for re- polting purposes, avy, plants ryaoed o geraniums, roses, rysanthem and similar plants. “it the the soil "the sod is taken from is of a light loamy nature, a very little sand, if any, will be required. For Begonias, Coleus, Callas (Arum Lilies), Gloxinia, Salvia, Ferns and similar plants one part of leaf soil, (rotted leaves) or black soil from the bush (decayed leaves), may be added to the contpost and sand before mentioned. B leaf soil from the bush alone does not make a good potting soil for but very few Plants, it should be mixed with other soil as stated. Substitute Potting Soil.—A good substitute potting soil orcompost may be made by mixing about_seven or eight Arig = good, light, | gBar- den loamy sub-soil taken from pa wo sod, pa one part sand and one part leaf Soil as before mentioned, mixed well together. One yart of dry cow manure, which can be secured from the fields where cows have pastured, or one part pad pulverized sheep manure should -be added as a fertilizer for a substi- tute- potting soil, The man -j eral of Grand Prinses. Yiof Korea was fashioned 12 ‘ of the pott notibention vote aene. a death—that. ot a Pe to the scene of wong He went all over pees room, ‘ana used’ his microscope —at » and on several objects ppeared to datoveat him A u- bry hag -At last ‘he inquired the deg ie Sicily.’ He delivered his opinion. with- out a moment's de left-handed mean,” he said, “wearing a slight moustache, murdered. this woman. He is prob- ably . Sicilian, who arrived on the Donan ria. e is over 6 feet, iiches in height. He was acquainted with his victim, having been a guest ‘previously at her fimn. He knew that she often got drunk. “He broke in, killed her because he feared that she would awakep while he was robbing the place, and made good his escape. “He has in his pocket now thé stump of the candle he used to light in committing the crime. Make a swift search for a person answei- ing this description.” While one of the Havre detectives hastened to take up the trail, the doctor gave his reasons for deduc- ing all these details: “In entering, the murderer cut himself at the door, and a_blood- stained splinter of the wood made it clear that he is left-handed. To one side of the spot where the blood dripped on the.floor you ean see some candle grease. That is where his candle dripped. It is obvious that while he held in his left hand the pon he. used, he carried the candle in the right. When I put the microscope on the candle drippings I could recognize them as coming from a Sicilian candle, having ‘stud- ied very closely the Bertillon collec-} tion of candies assembled from all parts of the world. “In the candle grease there ap- peared two small, reddish hairs very different in texture from those which in the beard. The assassin must have stood there holding the eandle after he committed the mur- der biting or twisting his moustache while he debated his crime and the next procedure.” It was not long before the detec- tive’ brought in a Sicilian named Foforazzo, who had been one of the Donna Maria’s passengers. The doctor, offered him something. He reached out his left. hand. which was cut, to take it. When they searched him the candle was d in his pocket, and when they tioned him he broke down and Confomsed the murder. * African Elephants Scarce. One of the many after-war short- ages that the world will have to suf- fer, but which will not prove the hardship that ether lacks have im- pon the people, is that of Afri.an elephants. It is all because the ‘mighty pachyderms,” as the ein eus bills say, have appropriated the irrigation canals in Southern Africa for their own particular bath tubs, and when they plunge into the cool- ing water to enjoy their dips they are not particular about the manner in which they tread about the dams and banks. As a result much daim- age has been done and the agricul- lurists have been waging a relent- 1 ess war on the ponderous and de- structive animals. Many housewives who have maje members of the fam- ‘tly of the ‘‘splashing’’ variety can appreciate the feelings of a South African farmer when he views the. clutter left by the elephants. Recent reports say that no more elephants remain im Zululand, that Southern Rhodesia’s herds have been wiped gut and that few are left in the Eastern Transvaal. The African elephants, unlike those from India, are far from docile and are not easily domesticated. Canopus, Giant of Suns. » Canopus, the giamt of the solar system, is, according to a recent cal- culation, 49,000 times as bright as the'sun, it is 18,000 times larger in surface, and 2,420,@00 times larger in volume. The distance of it from the earth, according to this calcula- tion, is 489 light years. “Suppose,” says another author- ity, ‘that instead of being at this enorthous distance it were placed in the centre of the solar system, In lieu of the sun? It would then occupy . of the space lying without the orbit of Venus, and as seen from the earth would subtend an angle of about 70 deg. of arc. Thus, when its lowér limb was on our horizon, its upper would be within 20 deg. of the zen- ith. Needless to say, no life could exist on earth with such a neighbor,” p Music Turns Itself. Stopping to turn a stubborn page, the musician, not infrequently finds the effect of performance pote by an awkwardd pause. now conies an invention which will obviate-this annoyance, says Popular ‘ Be bie ‘is printed, bg a nh paces, bat a long PB a ihe practice with eine for the singer piano. Placed on niotor driven rolls, -the music passes before the eyes of the player at any desired #peed. The controluing iever is conveniently plac- * . “Casket Was 120 Years Old. ‘The casket sed in the recent ‘fun- Pp was fwd seo ee Tore sapere “TMOSPHERIC temperature has ever been a. matter-cf ; much concern to agricul- . turalists. A high’ temper- ature, ‘although | necessary and’ bene- ficial in somé cases, is detrimental in others, but in each case requires a liberal amount of precipitation. On the other hand the destructive frost |; of jate 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 of 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 uires about five times the quantity of heat to raise it’s temperature one degree as does sojl, thus jarge water areas tend to prevent high temperatures. Also, as there is always slow evapor- atfon and it requires about 300 times as much heat 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 water, swamp an ush areas, because they produce a high humidity and are not so readily cooled as large land areas. Air of high humidity acts as a better blanket as it were, than the dry air. Also the temperature at which dew is formed is higher and the lowering of the temperature may be sufficient- ly arrested to eliminate any danger of frosts. The type + Say eins oie in any sec- tion is dec by its air temper- ature, Any gored crops which are im- ported must first become acclimatiz- ed to that stotica-etere-th tario and hay crops are not affected by extremely low temperatures un- less growth is started by warm wea- ther followed by low temperature or by heaving of the soil about the roots. Late spring and early. fall frosts cause much damage. If 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 leaves of plants and thus the need of a large amount of precipitation to prevent stunting or death itself, na pamphlet by A. J. Connor, of the Meteorological Office, Toronto, an interesting relation between the growth and yield of wheat and the temperature is get forth, Both yield and growth are increased by a low temperature and a low range in tem- perature. A critical period appears lo exist in the latter part of the 90 days following sowing, and if the weather in this perioa be warm, dry, with great temperature range, the wheat plants will head quickly and the harvest be light; but if the cool moist conditions exist heading will be ‘Thus it remains a matter of seeding at the proper time to insure the cool moist weather in the critical period. In the Western Provinces the sow- ing is early, nathely, the last of April, throwing the critica! period about the middle of July, the variability of the temperature of which is the eriti- cal factor. However, thersrule there is the earlier the better, while in On- tario we are unabie .o sow spring wheat sufficiently early to procure that desired cool, moist weather, nor can it be obtained by late sowing. All cereuls are best adapted to the temperate regions and especially those of low temperature and small temperature range. Consequently the above temperature effect is ap- Plicable to all. Fruits as a rule re- quire a higher temperature region, but not a high-temperature range. Many fruits, however, have a wide distribution and is the result of var- iety.—R. C. Moffatt, O. A. College, Gueiph. Live Stock Notes. This is the time of year when much hay and too little exercise. Idle horses will keep in mu better con- dition if given regular exercise, and if their supply of hay is wisely ee tables that are-well ventilated |: ine lighted, even though on the cold side, are more comfortable and more healthful than dark, steamy, warm stables. Young cattle and breeding st beef breeds enjoy a short outdoor run every day during winter, d ent of this kind promotes health. Breeding ewes must have ati dant exercise if vigorous, healthy 4dambs are iooked for. Good alfalfa or clover hay, with about four pounds rocts, or pounds of of heli forth to. The picture ey are- ay success. Winter cereal crops of On- postponed and the yield increaséd horses are in danger of getting co! ye? Lewis, land. who has-had: it polar “Hundreds of children are dying dally of hunger, negleet_ and infec- tious diseases,"’ says t he writer. “tke. But death is® death rate is sopalilag. not th» worst—it may even be a‘de- liverance from the hands of those who murder souls as well as bodies. Children—masses of them—are br’ ed by especially’ good food, by flat- tery, over-indulgence, theatres, danc-' ing and other attractions to renounce. God, never utter his name, never pray, never o anywhere they can hear bout Him -except. in blasphemy. aes a large group of children gathered on a fete day in front of one of the palaces, emptied of its owners, listening to the ravine ing speech: ‘Dear children, we have called you together to tell you that everything now is yours. You are the masters and have a right to every- thing you see. You can take, use, do whatever you like, and n not at all mind stealing, for your always leave off.’ “Former superintendents and teachers in schools established many years ago and conducted on principles of order, propriety: and solid youngster who is put at the head of everything, although often. hardly able to sign his name. These schools are now mixed, morals indescribable. “Robbery thrives. Educated peaple are being exterminated. Prisons are crowded with men and women who are guilty of no offence. Every day hundreds of people are led to the slaughter for no other reason other than to satisfy the houeagesin of the Bolshevik class. who have money are able to pay ne way out of prison. There are no private, bur- tal grounds or graves, all having be- come national property. Nothing can be bought, except on permit. ies arec losed, largely because petent workmen will not submit to those who are tot#lly incapable of managing the business. Thousands are dying on every hand from stary- ation and sickness and no hand { pa, ted by the tie sionary is one of alter dedspair. She appeals to England and America to lend assistance, not by armed force, but by persuasion, by education. She says that there are still many in Rus- sia who still have good in them and welcome any movement to bring or- ganization out of chaos. A Clemenceau Story. In a little village of La Vandee, France, there who frequently drove into the n a0 est city. At the gates of this ci was the eustomary customs officer who im the lawful duty upon all edibles entering the French town. This doctor, wishing to take some poultry with him aud wishing to be onest and at the same time not to pay duty, drove into the city one day in a little cart with a pretty girl on either side of him. At the gate the guard asked: ‘‘Have you nothing io declare, doctor?” ‘‘Nothing but two chickens and’a roosier,” he re- plied. The customs’ officer laughing- ly allowed him to pass. Not long ago this same evader of customs pass- ed through the gate, and an old re- tired customs officer said to him: “Ah, doctor, | am glad to see you back and to know that the rooster has returned a tiger’’—and Clemen- ceau laughed at the memory of is smuggling. Royal Shrine Now Neglected. The Temple of Heaven in Pekin is a Chinese temple without idols, a temple sucred to the use of Chinese eniperors; a temple that is not one building, but a park several miles in area, with wonderful pagodas and altars seattered among its groves. The Temple of Heaven has been for centuries as it is now. There is a red tiled wall inclosing a grove, and within, a yellow tiled wall inclosing another grove, with blue-roofed tem- ples in unexpected places. In the most secluded spot is the Altar of Heaven, the temple's holy of holies. This Altar of Heaven is said by the Chinese to be the centre of the Since the last living representative of the dragon prayed for prosperity at the Altar of Heaven the temple has: berome weglected and moss grown. Ireland's Tocreased Ex The report on [rish trade issued for the year 1917 shows that im- .ports rose from £74,467,283 in 1913 to £120;621,682 in 917, the cor- responding figures for exports bei: g¢ £73,877,389 and £134,562,448. It is payates out that this great increase is due-entirely to increased prices. t also emphasizes. the fact that Ire- an agricultural country, lived a young doctor - = Pe 4 « TB Bi cote kee oe