fon Thursday, April 28rd., 1925 will be ae: greater. Melotte without dela: Listowel, Your pc less may be ten _times this amount. Better stop it right now before the heavy milk- ing season starts, when your loss © ELLISON & ence ODays Is the Average see ofa bash a Why? ec dee é skim milk when thé but one and a quarter cents per day to a genuime Eating How much Bread More Bread do-you eat? One slice to a meal, two slices to a meal? me Eat twice as much and you will not only benefit in represents such concentra economical of all ~- “Ask for it by nam - Bakers, health, but save much money on other foods. MILK-MADE BREAD ted food-goodness that it is most ds, as well as the most delicious. e---MILK-MADE BREAD. The New Home-loaf with the Old-Home lavor. ZURBRIGG BROS. Listowel. THE THE j We offer Pf Yieldi The Prior Secug ‘ity of the © Cumulativ to Dividends. : a 4 Redce juatiin for Sinking Fund by purchase up share. This as completed in Circular with ful LARGEST MANUFACTCRERS OF BINDER TWINE BRITISH EMPIRE j bringing their capacity up to 20.000 tons per annum. Th “a j expected, will greatly increase their already large earning pow- 7 er Brantford Cordage Company Limited i First Preferred Stock (Par Value $25.00) ng 8 per cent. ‘ompany (no Bonds). to $30.00 per Entitled i further dividends when dividends in excess of $1.- 50 per share are paid on the Common January an addition to their plant, is, it is 1 information on request. We recommend that you fill out and return the application form below 2s Matthews & Company f Limited . t BOND DEALERS 7 255 Bay Street, TORONTO c oe i igice! ee ee oe for ING SHARES at $25 (Par) or TH ORDAGE COMP. PREFERRER *SINKING FUND CUMULATIVE Shar ($ ) ANY, ‘LIMITED, FIRST PARTICIPAT- and accrued dividend per share. | Listowel Horticultural Society} Plan Cadet Camp In MONTH BY MONTH WITH THE jprsbedaaaeig AN AMATEUR’S t's EXPERIENCE By ward .F. Nolte, (Mo.) Though I have been a lover of flo and especially of Dahlias, a e to indulge in the distinctly a novice in. the matter of their culture. y first year I had a dozen Dahlias of exceedingly common type, but with an abundance of bloom, so 3 went in for Dahlia culture the nex! by purchasing about sixty revlon. but still of Berit ordinary type. I planted early, m and late; as a rule 3 feet.apart. I “cultivated two or year keeping . Mulch,” thereby causing my neighbors to question my sanity. I had about 300 plants aes less than 150 blooms all that ye It thee true that my place. had a quantity of trees, though my. Dahlias were not under them, and it fs true that the season was rather a dry and hot one, but otherwise I -worked strictly “according to Hoyl Not caring to repeat the agony an- other year, but insisting on Dahlias, I became desperate, had a number of trees remoy us made an ad- ditional clearing 35 by 70 feet, which was open tothe south and east; had the new soil well turned Fall three times a week during the entire | {1° ~ London Next Jnly grass (cig nearly sufficient. seeds and pean gath and dried her as omy grove a valuable caleus ABOUT 1200 in making uquets and filling bas-~ STRO kets. They the winter bouquet cha ee what Parkas and Apidae: foliage are tern Ontario’s high school and to vases of Fe gp flowers. While| senior public school : the flowers look w vases, will probably gather in Lon- = more attractive e Willow or raf-| Gon the first-or second week in July a baskets, 1 eeeds and for a two weeks’ instruction in. char- rrasace are have acter forming, discipline and inten- the ‘appearance of a zS * wild | sive athletic training. flowers fresh from *rields O a been forwarded to be left in thelr aatetall Ottawa during the past three weeks state or they may be gilded or dipped in a weak solution of alum water. The latter gives them a frosty stalized appearance. If ance o pe Lieut-Col. & H. Gillespie, inspect- of cadets for the London district, which, when given formal they should be dried with the ise. soms down or they will droop unless the stems have walt wired. . Mixed with evefigreens, they make pretty Christmas wreaths. But if one wishes them for outdoor use, as in each shou t Pp stem stiff. Rainy weather causes the powsts outdoors to close up like uds but when the sun shines and ra aid becomes dry, they will un- fold again Try relsitir a few in your garden this Summer and, see if you are not more than doubly vebaGh. The inves- meént will be small but the returns | great. merchants, it is pointed out, and i is understood that the London Cham- ber-of Commerce and City Counci are prepared to back the proposea cadet camp. with every resourc® a: their.command Carling’s Heights, now cleared ot war-time wooden barracks, will be turned over to the cadet corps, who will erect a canvas city the day they arrive. City water and electric lighy will be laid, and various organiza- tions, such as the Y. M. C. A., boys’ work board and the C. S. E. T. Coun- cil, are expected to join in providing worth-while entertainment progratns }for London’s young guests militar |- from the same bush and both soar Th difference is in the pr sat 4 ixed. All are sold.in four qualities. "SALADA” and again in the Spring; laid out rows tltree feet apart and placed ¢ inch drain tile end to end, between so that ea hose could be laid into one end and the entire row sub-irrigated entice plot with lawn clippings, un. til by Fall it seemed to be 6 inches thick. Did no cultivating whatever; had an exceptional season, moderate weather with frequent rains, but at that there were periods of drought, (one lasting about five weeks). At) these times I resorted to the tile ana} more;—once ay a the and October I had a riot of flowers; and of neighbors clamoring for them. Early in September, all aero were jis udded| Conservatives to prolong the present reduced at least 25%. 4 ae juntil I was lost in the effo n almost reckless cutting of blo had over 3000 bea they continued that way to the end,} about October 25th. when said the final amens. At this time, } many of my plants were 10 feet tall! {and nearly all 3 feet in diameter, so; | that it was necessary ne to reach he flow 4 ocal Dahlia Exhibit occurred; take no chances and are, i five entries; getting ‘ ‘on October 6th.; | and captured three firsts and one sec- ond prize, just to prove that the qual-| test comes. ity of the flowers maintained to the! jend. At digging time I uncovered |}hundreds of new tubers. inches long Preaceniis during Fall, I tested the soils and was ways able to push my hand down inches without an effort. What is the answer? Why this re versal of every known rule? Was it the season or the mutehing or the tr- rigating? I shall try the same thing the Simmer and al- six orts. Several jocal growers wit whom I have discussed this idea ot te soil irrigation, say that they also ry it out, so perhaps we May | know more about it, for this section |at any rate. My only disappointment, (if any,) j; was in the fact that the number of | tubers did not equal my expectation; PLANT HELICHRYSUM pe HAVE FLOWERS THE = oy sao ND By Ruth Jacobs, (Ind.) Hellehrvsum. also known as Straw- flower, and Everlasting, is not near- ly 60 widely known or grown as It should be. Its blossoms are unsur- passed for brilliancy and of color, and now that Winter bouquets and flowers for Winter decoration have become so pd ey il — will Last Spring my sister “woviheaed t packet of mixed Helichrysum seed and in March she planted it in a box which she kept in the south window of thé living room. The young plants were thinned and transplanted in the box, and as s as danger from frost had passed they were trans planted in rows in the garden, about ter the first light frost; which did inot come this season until in October, Everyone stopped to admire the 3 ‘clusters of pretty Daisy-like cool stateroom, in the aie Leave Buffalo— 1 a i A A restful night on Lake Erie Makes a pleasant break in A bed in jerveiigaths = sound sleep and an plea ~ievhe 6 —“CITY OF BUFFALO” Ist to op Re ae blos- soms on thelr long slender, leafy stems. There were all colors; white and all the shades of yellow from a Soft creamy tint to a deep orange or henna; and all shades of red from délicate pink toga’ deep purple or maroon; also, ender, wore, tones. Bowes were gathered just ag ine Sthelowe bega: filed them until = would take no! cess ad a dozen wondettateinena on ment will have taken space in Han- uly 8th. and at least that many ev-|sard before the House votes on the except that as! motion of Hon. James A. Robb, Act number of ing Minister of Finance,-to-go into flowers increased. During September} Committee of Ways and Mea ctober 12th., notwithstanding | it very, difficult for Laneeis to assis. utiful fewer) and} this summer in Nova Scotia and New frosts!to have a hand in the provincial con to fight my way ‘whether or a hand's; this year is in the face of various in-| ever width in thickness and from 8 to 12) dications that the King Government} from which I ¢ agains thig year with a group of far better} 1/amendments to the brown and/ sho ON PARLIAMENT HILL By a Member of the Parliamentary Press Gallery Ottawa, April 18th. 1925—This session’s Budget debate promises tu be a record-breaker both as to dur- ‘ation and as to the number of mem- bers of the House taking part in ‘it. Already it ha# occupied fifteen Gaye jand it is not¥likely to conclude b fore the end of, next week which will | make the total number of days in ex- y. It is estimated, too, embers of Parlia- House and charge this Government with this, that and othe: thing. In other words, the Tory par- ty did not have the nerve to make the changes in the tariff that the: friends wanted, because they knew the people of rery would not stand for it, and n they are con. tinually aioe tentt with this Gov-~ ernment because it ha done 80, and does oa propose to do so. Independent _—— Supports Bud- A recognition nr the benefits the —_ fiscal policy hag: conferred ald ould confer upon the province of British Columbia was — in the House by umphre Inde pendent member for West Hootenay,: who announced himself in support of the Budget program of resent! session and summarized his attitude | tows ard it in his concluding para- } graph as follows: “It is my intention Brunswick and for the Progressives | to support the Budget at this partic- ular time, and in doing so I feel that test coming in Saskatchewan. Second,;] am carrying out my duty to my ans. There are probably two reasons 01 factors in this situation. First, there the evident determination of the ession as late as possible to make the provincial general elections | there is the attitude of private mem-! constituency and to ec 1] ers generally in the House thar! do not want to have it inferred that! not there will be a Feder-|}] am in any way governed by ngs | }al general election this year they wil.) {cal influences. But 1 t j { therefore, | ig in the best interests of the santos ‘on record” this session for|that the Budget should be supported, , campaign purposes whenever the con- | although I know that some WIRING Doubtless in your home as in many others, there’ some room or some corner that might be made more con venient or cosy with an extra Electric Light socket or base 2 plug. Have it wired now and assign the task to us. You'll get high efficient results at a minimum cost. CARL ROSS | ’Phone 81 Listowel ) | friends with whom I associate at the No Clamor for General Election j present time do not All this fear of a Federal appea.) view. It must be remembered, , that reer in the province are extremely dif- is apparently making no plans for an! ferent from those in other parts of election before 1926. One evidence is| the country; it has been recognized in the fact that a conference i og as a concession to myself and other called for the latter part of or| Members from British Columbia that he representatives of the vartoust we have certain conditions there that British West Indies with the Domin.; do not exist anywhere else. For this ion Government with a view to Jaying /} and other reasons that I have stated hens basis for a new trade pact I o hesitation in- giving gain, there is to be the conference | what support I can to the Budget." Retwees the provincial and the fed- No Low-Tariff Man Need: Apply eral Governments on the question of: Showing the sail-trimming ofthe British North; Conservatives when in office on tar America Act, as announced in the| iff matters and warmly replying ts Speech from the Throne at the open- their strictures of the expenditure of ing of the session for the purpose,! $4-200 last summer on the Parlia- particularly of effecting some reform! Mentary party of peed vite went of the Senate. Neither of these moves! 45 ‘representatives of ada to the would conceivably be made if the; Wembly Exhibition, Serine Ww. Government had in mind rushing in- jthe ¢ Chief Government Whip and a to a general election at the conclus-| Veteran Nova Scotia member of the for while many clumps had only) jon of the present session. Again, al House, delivered a convincing, as monster tubers, there were only the| was pointed out in the House thi:’ well as highly entertaining, speech usual 4 or 8 per clump. k by Ge e W. Kyte, Chief Govy-!on Thursday night. In defending his ernment Whip, pre-election session when the — | servatives have omitted to ca a| 1912, while supporting a similar pro single sitting of the Public pPoonide, posal by the present Governmen: Committee to investigate any of the, this session, Mr. Kyte declared that expenditures of the prgsent Govern-| he would not entrust the establish- ment since it came’ into power near-| Ment of such a Board to the Conser- ly four yeare ago espite protesta-;Vatives for no low tariff men would tions of various Conservative speak | have a chance of appointment to ers in the Budget debate nothing is}that Board, whereas with a dives more certain than that the official/ sence of tariff views in the present Opposition does not want an election) Liberal Government and party there this year. And it is doubtful if any|¥as a much greater probability of the section of the country wants the ex. | Views of the whole country being con pense and turmoil of an election un, | Suited in the establishment of such til the expiry of the regular coneti-|® Board tutional time in the autumn of next year “Un y in Weakn' a A telling sale to the oft: repeated Refutes Blue-Ruin Talk boast o Conservatives of the An important contribution to the Budget debate in the week just clos- ed was that of Hon. James Murdock, Minister of Labour, who r the records me ' divergence of opinion in the emit party on the me ade by Mr. Kyte in answering ony HUGH McGILLIVRAY . I receive quotations by wire, twice daily, on all active Mining and Industrial Stocks on Toronto Stock Exchanges. Piy Cash for All Marketable Scurities Buy and Sell Victory Bonds I have $4400.00 Town of Listowel 5 per cent. Bonds on hand. Amounts and Matyrities on request. THE IMPERIAL : —assurance LIFE company __ LIVERPOOL, LONDON and GLOBE CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. FIRSINSURANCE--- AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE Albert H. Coens dance of the falsity of the blué-ruin ape the remarks of Hon. Dr. R. cries of the Conservatives both in id the House and out of it. He showed ae 3 é slow to boast that unemployment was worse in the of a unanimity.on the tariff. We al- a Manion (Fort William and Rain) United States than in Canada; that ways Pe us hig oi of a yg cl unanimity in a inimum of Manufacturers’ Association and quot-| 2U™bers and, inasmuch as the hon. ed from f y Mr. q gentleman places so much value up on the virtue of unanimity he has the consolation of knowing that just in the proportion that the Conserva- tive group in this House continues to crease in numbers so it “will in- He declarea the an issue had never won a general el- ection amd for that reason Mr. Mei- ghen showed more courage than dis- cretion in seeking to make it an is- {sue in the next contest Whe Miracle of Spring This time of the year I never see a bud oman frog icroak down in high protection as| 2.15 [emis interesting and varied trip. ‘hile appealing primarily to | ceichart the tour is open to anyone | desiring to go."The train will coneist f the most modern equipment. The cost is for one person only occupying ‘onate fares ACROSS CANADA AND BACK $325.00 A 2i-day Tour Including All Ex- pen Under the personal supervision of Professor Sinclaid Laird, Dean of the School for Teachers, MacDonald Col- lege, P.O., Quebec, special. train will leave Toronto Union Station, at p-m. Monday, July rd 1925 en route to. Victoria, via i The charges includes rail, and are bead fares, bungalow meals, aight-ee0ing tours and ali gre ge tive booket giving Setale ‘a cry Pacific through Port Arthur, Fort} of the utp will be gladly maf William, Winnipeg, Regina, Moose o Dean Laird or \~ Jaw, Calgary, Banff, Lake Louise|ian Pacif ic Agent: As the party is and Vancouver and thence by steam-| limited to 150° it Is ad e to < across Puget Sound to Victoria,’ make ‘ly. -30. the famous Canadian resort | The return trip will be via the Okanagan Valley, Neleon, Kootenay Lake, Windermere Bungalow +) Betth by motor from ‘Windermere to Ban over the 104-mile completed