rave be < = rg awry a, i L : 3. E, TERBUNE aA il " Barrister, Notary PubNe and Con- Office over store of Koch Main St. ~ ; ‘Weyancer. Shoe Co., H. B. MORPHY, K. C. Barrister, Notary Public, - Con- Yeyancer, Solicitor’ for Bank of ____ Hamilton,__Listowel,— Milverton,” wood, Offices Listowel and Milver- ton. Money to loan. 3, C. HAMILTON, B.:A. Barrister, Conveyancer, Solicitor for the Meares Bank of Office on south aide ore. Bonds for Sale. inery Par JAMES M. RIDDELL Barrister. Solicitor, ete Stratford. kastowel Office (Tabberner’s Office.) uesday and Friday. Consultations. arranged by corre- pondence. W. G. E. SPENCE Dentist, Graduate of the Dentist Department of University of Penn- éylvania, Philadelphia; also gradu- ate of The Royal College of Den Surgeons, Toronto. Office over Schin- bein's Store. R, F. TAYLOR, L. D.8.; D. D.S. Graduate of the Royal college of Dental surzeons, and of Toronto uni- versity. All dental X-Ray work done. Out of town appointments pete filed. Phone Office hours 8 to 5. H. D. LIVINGSTONE, M. B. Physician and Surgeon. ever Livingstone'’s Drug Store, corn- er Main and Wallace streets. Phone 69. Night phone 113. W. C. PRATT, M. D. (Physician and Surgeon) Office and residence on Main street, two blocks west of postoffice. Phone 228. DR, JAMES MOORE . (Physician and Surgeon.) bein's stairway. Medical representative of Soldiers’ civil re-establishment, whereby sol- diers get free treatment for one year after discharge. Phone 17. . DR. F. J. R. FORSTER, . Kye--EBar, Nose and Throat - Gradus.e in medicine, University 2 Torento. « Late assistant Yew York Ophthal- mic and Aural! lustitate, Moorefield'’s Eye and Golden Square Threat Hos pitals, London, Eng. At the Arlington Hotel, Listowel, on Wednesday, May 4th, from 1@ a. m. to 4 p.m. 63 Waterloo St. Stratford. Phone 267 Special attention given to diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Phone 13 Office over the Banner office, Main Street - = Listowe! rs DR. R. F. PARKER Osteopathic Physician and Ophtbal- mologist. All diseases treated. —_ tested. Glasses fitted. Hours § a. to & p. m. Office over the cline jewelry store. W. F. McLAUGHLIN Embalmer and faneral Director. Graduate of Canadian embalming school. Residence and parlors, Main St., ome and a half blocks east of Bap- tist church. Night and day calls promptly attended. Phone 227. FIRE INSURANCE In best companies; also sccident, au- tomobile, burglary, plate gless and bond insurance. Avutemobile ineur- abce, 85 cts. per 160. Your business solicited. E. D BOLTON. ALL EIXDS OF INSURANCE The Strongest and Cheapest com- panies operating in Cameada. Fire $1.60 per $1,000. Storm. $1.50 per it"Costa Ne More At “ment de} slapping and indiscriminate boosting, of Mein» apt over Miss Gibbs’ Mill- Office oe at doesn’t, he Office Main St., Listowel, up Schin-| ney ee dD ae : W | Be Very Little Business” (Ford’s Weekly). Among the dishonest ways of get- ting along the of working on the self-esteem of men by praisi them to such a point that they feel in- clined to favor you. Some crooks chloroform their victims to rob them; others just suffocate their good judg- —with praise. The first method has at least the virtue of directness; the second, even at its best, is su- spiciously on the other side of frank- ness. We have developed in this country a habit, which must be modified by ore hd that is the habit of back- the glad hand and the oily compli- ment. These never did go down with men of hard horse sense, but they had a considerable and pernicious in- fluence on. young men, becatise young men na ‘wrally thought that-this was Now, this is a situation which more mature business men have observed with something of impatience and something of misgiving. It must not be assumed, however, that they re- gretted to see a more human tone come in business relations. Nor must it be assuthed that they protest be- cause their ideal of a business man is one who is strong as stéel and just as cold, who cannot be bent, nor‘even melted except in the hottest fires. There is just the danger, that re- turning from the orgie of back-slap- ping and artificial good fellowship | which has marked the last few years —the era in which the “smooth” person ‘‘got by "—-we shall revert to the opposite extreme of coldness and brutality. Not at all. always to be avoided. But whatever| the attitude, sincerity is desirable| about all things. And it is just the jack of sincerity which made so much his praise-mongering to be naus- eating to plain men, There are two great a ly the free intercourse of mind ab- solute transparency of conduct, and are w and } They. com: stitute tha senior. patt oP the the silent warfare of life. Now, all men like -alyalascior 4ifa man should examine; | the standard way..to do things. AWE Extremes are|- mi, compliment, and | special privileges. '} quite opposite things about the per- | their guard. t there is among young men a ES so kindness which pe gee them. the im to Whos it lo said that wory tow lide gat across, that is true; but the liar does not know it; people whose detector| warns them do not always tell him z what they think. They sometimes ie—and the act as if they believed the | so, insincerity creeps in from ther side, too. - ' The young business man will more fully trust the older man who does not flatter him and who does not fol- low his flattery with presumptions on the yourg man's favor. Thousands s LJ * The meanest kind of thief * is the man who steals. an- * —-other’s good judgment by flat- * tering him. Some people are * s6 susceptible to praise that, * Iike stroked kittens, they just * lie down and roll over when- * ever they are offered a compli- * ment. (fhe difference be- * tween the flatterer and a * friend is that the former wants * to buy something with pleas- * ant words, and the latter * wants to share his mind with * you. There has been alto- * gether. too much dependence . * * * * . . . * * . s * ® . ee e'e eae, on “smooth talk" in busi- ness. If money had depre- ciated in value as much as words have, there would be very little business done. A man's word of praise ought to be as sound and as good as his. word of promise, and that ought to be as good as his bond. The only thing that jus- tifles a compliment these days is that it be detached from any form. of self-seeking. *#eseeseeteeemweeenenreneseteteenseeneeneea, - * »._ 7 #8 . * of people are that way: they pay a they believe that constitutes an admission ticket .to Deny them the | privilege, and they go away saying gon they hoped to “work.” It is the meanest kind of cadging, this passing 8 SO mitted by the reception of the praises that he cannot say “no” without em- ent. That is the meanest| — of trickery. But young men have been tricked that way soon reat the technique of it and are on A. certain delicacy of character the wrong thing.” They had not con- sidered his work enough to see the real point init. And what he wanted was not the sticky aweetness of 5 ing and appreciative consideration of his work. All men like their good w ork to be praised——but that is quit a ait. ferent thing. There is somethilig nor- mal and wholesome about friends be- ing able to meet frankly in consider- ation of a piece of work. So, if a man gays he dislikes praise, he must define what he means. When a man is able to praise his own work to himself, te behold the work of hig hand and take pleasure in it, he is taking praise, just as much as if he eagerly drank in compliments spoken by andther. ‘Now, the evil of lite consists in all these wholesome pleasurable sen- sibilities being misused to selfish ends. No matter what department of human nature you look into, the evil you see comes from selfish mis- use. And so men have brought in evil through the gate of praise. If you see that a man’s weakness is flattery, and you take advantage of that to manipulate his judgment and his will, you are following precisely ‘the same tactics as the man who sees another’s purse conveniently exposed, and takes jt. If you see that a man is built of | such malleable material thet aj friendly, complimentary advance dfs- arms him and lays him open to your power, and you deliberately thus dis- arm him for the accomplishment of | your design whatever it may be, good or bad, you are working along a dan- | cerous life; you are exalting your- self toa place which no bumap being is entitied to assume toward another for reasons of profit. It is a serious thing to descend to this kind of strategy or trickery even for the beat purposes. No one takes these tactics without sacrificing a great deal of sincerity. And besides, they are not necessary. | There fs nothing that this sort of a sonal compliments, but qeorinices i alarm in most people. They are pro-! tected. “ cebeecenreebdecdecedebecesstedhaenneaieusiiisinntn ee > ‘HE BUILDERS : (By Frank Derrance Hopley) + There is a fable of a man + who thought to build himself + a castle that should stand as +) @ monument to his memory | forever. + He builded one whose corn- er stone was riches. It was 7 inlaid with gems and had a golden cornice, which glitter- +! ed in the sun. “This castle +} will stand forever,"' said the +} man, but the winds of mis- +! foytune blew upon the four +r) corners, and {t fell. +! m the man builded a- +) gain—this time upon power. He thought himself invincible + with his bulwarked towers “+ and strong embattlements + But there arose a mightier +’ than he, who assailed the cas- + tle from all sides, and it too + fell. a For the third time the man + builded, and the foundation + was fame. His sayings and + deeda were heralded through- + out the land, and he raised + the structure t@ the plaudits + of the multitude. But the + people were fickie and before + a year had passed they had + followed after another, and + the third castle began to + crumble. Again the man would have builded a castle, but the times were hard, and there were many poor and desolate in the land who needed aseistance. So the - man put aside his am- bitions to raise a monument with his name upon it; and gave of his abundance, and helped to make life lees bard and wearisome for many peo- ple, in consequence of which he could pot build, thie time, a castle, but had to be con- tent to erect a modest house upon the hillside. There he lived through al) the storms of life, and the house still stands, a moflument to the man, because it was built on sacrifice and love ere aré many persons to- SEEPS SER ESE EEE EEE HERE EEE EEE EEE ESE EEE EES ee a Automobile, bg os per 109. » | Srategy can accomplish, that trank- day who ard like the man in LP. of Mer emewort aM ness, honesty of purpose and even the fable. Some believe that Tanuer ringe Licen an ae of statement can- wealth is all in the world that B er acco The straight counts Others there are W. J. DOWD, Auctioneer open way is health for the ated whose god is power. And Forme fer sale. Get our terme. en ene hs pinetaed apace wor Brent eaten ot tained > ocataeas : relation e-wisp of fame are oft-times , Want to buy? Bee our list. Need ®| with the man who is being advanced scone, to disappointment house? We have it. Require an auc-| upon. The Ititade th tiopeer? Phone 246, Listowel. Ont. Now, inasmuch as there are still in them today will, te- morrow, the world many bold-overs trom the applaed others with equal | HIDES WANTED age ag — in —* acclaim. The goddess of fame | Sishust euvbet outed geld ter gue, just us is a fickle jade and will not Dang gn eg well thet young men, especially young|+ stay won for Jong eS . - Isen,| business men. should be on their} + But the man who builds phone . owe). ,fuard. instinctively, the majority!+ upon the corner stone of love re nttennen —|° them are. There is something in- 1+ and sacrifice for his fellow side the normal human being—a sort | + men, who thinks of the hap- j of spiritual submarine detector—|+ jimess of others before his +} F ; | Which warns of the approach of hol- |;* own, is certain that his name +! or Better \low words. Many Mes are told: very; will be remembered and re- +! Rast few Hes get across. Many deceptions | + vered after he has pafeed a- +/ ere planned; comparatively few suc-| + ‘way, and many will rise upto +| ceed. The interior detector sounds an|+ call him blessed. ° ‘| | fatter his self-esteem, and more to | plied alone, uld teach the self-seeking person thatit is a vist presumption to offer raise to anyone, and the only con- sideration Ly can justify it is its sincerity an ther- d unsel wise, it-is a ‘s profanation of one of the} | relationship. finest forms of human ; ~~ Tf a young man in business is wise he will pay less attention to those who 36 who stir his energies. A good, well-balanced critic who is looking to the success of the work and not to the feelings of the men who be at the head of it, is the best kiga of friend for a young business m to -have. And if the young business main is keen he will see that such a one's interest and attention is the most real, yet the most delicate form of friendship and praise. It is strong. It is based on frankness. AND it will be there though faflure and unfavor- able criticism overwhelm the project. Divide between your flatterers and your friends, and you already have |” & chart by which to sail. seeded teeta ete FACTORS INFLUENCING SEED YIELDS IN MANGELS eae eS e te th oh oe on Ferlerfenondesfeedet fone leneefoolenlonlonfondeefosoedeefeeterlengert (Experimental Farms Note.) During the last few years many of the Dominion Experimental Farms, particularly in, the East and in Brit- ish Columbia, have been engaged in Mangel seed growing on quite an ex- tensive scale and many observations have been made as to under what conditions the heaviest seed crops may be expected. It goes without saying that the first condition for profitable seed crops is the use of vigorous and per- fectly sound roots. Their size is of minor importance, which is evident by the fact that, where mangel seed is ‘produced extensively for the trade, small roots one to two inches in dia- meter are generally preferred to larger ones. Of great importance Is early plant- ing of the seed roots. The earlier the roots are planted out in the spring. the larger seed crops may be real- zed. Several years’ observations have convinced us that the seed roots should be planted out as soon as the ground can be worked, even if it should be somewhat cool. In fact, planting warmer soil, particularly if ri OU can also make beautiful light cakes and bread of wonderful whiteness and flavor with Cream of the West Flour. Maple Leaf Milling Co., Limited Toresto, Winnipeg, Brandon, Halifax You can procure Cream of the West Flour in Listowel from McDonald & Riggs and The Co-operative Store. the roots have been atored in a cellar during the winter and have. come through somewhat lacking in crisp- ness. They will, if planted ‘early, have a most beneficial chance of re- gaining their crispness and therewith their full vigour before they begin to throw out seed stalks in earnest. Besides early planting, richness of the tand is a most important factor influencing the size of the seed yields. Since 1915 a vew experiments have been conducted with a vieWof ascer- taining the influence of the state of fertility of the soil on the seed yields. he first experiment, which was con- ducted on a rather small scale, clearly | brought out that a heavy application of manure or an application of a complete fertilizer very materially in- ereased the yield. A. following more extensive experiment, in which dif- ferent rates and combinations of Manure and artificial fertilizers were applied brought out that, while either Manure or a complete fertilizer great- ly {mcreased the seed yields when ap- the heaviest seed crops may be secured if the land is ag Mmanhured and in addition is given a liberal dressing of a complete fertil!- ner. Most striking evidence bearing On the all-important influence of rich soil on the yield of mange! seed was gathered last year, at the Central Ex- perimental Farm at Ottawa. Half an acre wae planted to mange! seed on rich land which the previous year had been used as a pig run. The roots used were all perfectly sound and in best possible condition so that a full stand of vigorous seed producing plants was secured. This half acre ylelded 1020 pounds of first class re- cleaned seed, i. e. at a rate of over 2000 lb. per acre. And yet, a consid- erable quantity of seed was lost on account of a hail storm when the seed crop Was in stocks. Had no loss been sufferéd from this cause and from shat ing before stooking the yield would probably have been at the rife of clase to 2.600 Ib. to the acre. M. O. Malte, MY AUTO, ‘TIS OF THEE *enee e se *. e « . * . * * . My auto ‘tis of thee, short road to poverty, of thee I chant. I blew a pile of dough. on you three fears ago; now you refuse to £0, or won't or can’t. Through town and country- side, you were my joy and pride, a happy day. I lofed the gaudy hue, but you're down and out for true. in every way. To thee, old rattle-bor, came many bumps and knocks, for thee I grieve. Bejsily the top is torn, L. Pfeffer Milling Company Our Leader, percwt. - $5.80 Universal ses ase - $5.50 Golden City “ * - $5.25 White Plume“ “* - $4.75 Bran sos - $2.00 Bran, in ton lots - $38.00 Shorts “ = - $1.80 Shorts in ton lots - $34.00 Corn, per cwt.- - - $2.15 Oats “ = - $2.00 and prices are right. Be sure and ask your grocer for L, Pfeffer Milling Company's flour and feed, for it is the best you can buy We all should patronize home industry if we want to be-loyal citizens, Tayed are the seat and worn: the whooping-cough affects thy horn, I do believe. Thy perfume swells the breeze while good folks choke and wheeze as we pass by I peid for | thee a price, ‘twould buy a mansion twice. now everybody's yelling “‘ice” —I wonder why? Thy motor has the} erip, the spark plugs have the pip. | and woe is thine. 1. too, have saffer- ed chilla, fatigue and kindred {Ils, en-| deavoring to pay my bilis, since thou were mine. Gone is my bank rol! now, NO more 'twoull choke the cow, | Clover Seed Phone 72 as once before! Yet, if 1 had the mon. so help me John—amen, I'd buy a ternational Journal of Surgery. beautiful sample. We have received a shipment of Canadian Grown No. 1 Red Clover It is climatized and a See this before buying. R. A. CLIMIE Wallace Street