_. Sedan ve , _ Effective January 9, 1926. All prices F.0.B. Windsor, taxes extra motely seeking co stantly be recog a student of motor car values. Thanks to the swiftly climbing sales and steadily swelling production volume of Chrysler “58," new and greatly lowered prices are made possible which render the “58 more unmistakably than ‘ever the value supreme in its Class. Reductions from ‘85 to 180 - Roadster ~ s ‘Club Coupe mM - —— Coach *1155—te : y 1220 ieee os "Ieee - = 1289 . - 1365 Chrysler 58" sped far away from all competition months ago in its possible own low-priced field, outselling gverywhere when it prodided such striking performance features as 58 miles an hour, ~ 30 miles to the gallon of gasoline, and a pick-up of 5 to 25 miles in 8 seconds. : Precisely the same qual ity--precisely the same _ .. performance--precisely the the same fine ap- pearance--precisely thy same beautiful body and chassis at : these new prices deal a body-blow to anything arison with the “58”, which willin- . even re- , with a thrill of delight, by every K Wivitis: '. ZURBRIGG & BENDER | LISTOWEL,ONT. ust S FUNCHAL, MADEIRA mM, | ~ «SHOPPING AT THE»MADEIRA ISLAND ES i . “ay Soe tye a) na ~ on cruise, there are dozens of shore where this embroidery ihe a e } stone: He didna’ leave I LOCARNG. Town "Lies In. the Italian-Speaking Part of Switzerland. The town of Locarno lies in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, and is called the Queen of giore, after the wondrous lies between the glories of the Alps and the quiet, feftile-plains of.Lom- wi public gardens closing the Casino and post office. A famous church, perched on a hill, overisoks the deep blue lake, with its setting of hills the approach being lined with the fourteen stations of the cross. : 4 Domestic Dispute. - All the public telephones in the railway station were occupied, and in one man had been standing | Mnutes. .A long queue had-formed up in single file behind the box and eagerly. ted — a on ince sao ey meticed that he ee sort of look and that, altheuch The man at the phone turned isl and | Tveyed his gator - ras joke, at ali, my friend,” said hé. “I'm speakjn’ to my wife.” a She Was ‘Thin. was’ walking round His eye ke American ‘| an old Seots' chuf®hyard: eee the epitaph, “Lord, Sha was ee sexton, what dye’ make of “That's ou richt,.sir> ‘The seulp- t owe the edge o’ the ‘e" i ee es + a EY Ta. ‘| main. It ts fifteen yefirs since Mr. and box a for nearly twenty | three lie GEA "Sime fifty students, boys and attending the Short Course AS ture at Palmereton. pected) last. weeks Bee that the date en your Jebel reads correctly. ~ The annual New Year’s serenade by the Walkerton Band of the homes of that a aa the band the neat f eu t : ia Jessie Cunningham spent the week-end with her uncle, Mr. John > oD aster of L wel,— Drayton Advocate. Mesers. Eph. White, R. N. John- gon and Fred Stricker were re-elect- ed as trustees for the Police Village of Moorefield for 1926. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Walker were in Listowel for Néw Year's with Mr. an . W. H. Walker.—Moorefield Cor. in Drayton Advocate Mr. W.-H: McLachlan of Listowel, spent over the holiday at the home of his niece, Mrs. Seth Hilborn, 12th. Maryborough.—Draston Advocate. Radio licenses were issued by the Department of Marine and Fisheries /{during the twelve months ending March 19265, to 91,996 persons. Miss Violet Wilson returned Sat- urday from Listowel _@fter spending the Yuletide holidays at the home of Mies Gladys Schlimm—Port Elgin Within a few weeks now the minds of the ratepayers will be turning to the all-important matter of making come tax returns to the gov- ern \ - Hand-painted knees are the latest thing according to some fashion au- thorities. The time may come when the lessons learned at mother's knee will be ilinstrated. Corréct pronunciation is sometimes m such a Way as to obstruct traffic. “Discharged,” said the judge. “There is no .snch thing as,a ‘coop’ on wheels.” The Want Ads are one of the most practical and most intereating de- partments of The Banner. They will turn many kinds of used goods in- to ready money, and exchange goods of all kinds. And they will keep vou opportunities and bargains ‘of all kinda. .Circulated Petition— 4 . Last week a petition was circulat- ed in Listowel to be sent to Dr. Mon- teith, M.L.A., to have him use hia in- flnence to have some person appoint: ed here to cell motor car licensas. Hey For Listowel— ~ Kincardine Review Reporter—Lis- towel has decided that it will not go hungry for the year 1926. They chose Huy for their chief ration on election day, and J, C. will be their mayor for the coming year. Visiting Old ‘Town— . Mr: and Mrs. R. E. Tuttle of Ar- chive, Sask., are visiting Mrs. Tuttle's Parents, Mr. and M Tre- Mrs. ‘Tuttle left Listowel to reside in the West.and are glad to renew ac- quuintances here. het up’ like bein’ handed an ad. writ- ton up like a news itent with ‘Here No Slcighing, in ‘West— Mrs. James Ronald, of Saskatoon, Sask., a former Listowel resident, writes as follows in renéwine her n The Banner: you will find cheque for $4, for Banner for 1925 and up 1926. Wea are having "No eleighiny A little- sharp the ast ree days, just enouch to- “One| ‘Trom tal ) long without mov- ing around. Wishing -you-a—proxpor- cus New Year.’ su closed fn * In order to be able to secure en- ough felt to enable them to fill the nd for shoes, The J.°G. Grosc It Shoe Company, -of Stratford, are about to double the capacity of their felt plant at’ Milverton, and have now on the track at Milverton a car- or continue y and ‘ployment will be give: number of men, THE SOHL WAS PRETTY ROUGH A farmer's daughter, who. thought she was destined to private. No-one except her mothor|* le“Says— a “Nuthin® gits a newspaper man- all “En-| Po FRY ‘this"method is practiced more with|® ; caught five hundred und rds: which he later put aa wa ie in 4 powerfol spray. lj covered with hatrs. for : gloxinla. If cyringing cannot re prac- to a greater|ticed, then washing . ' jthe next best thing o best “growth: for house culture may be become aj? temperature reat vocalist, started to practice in}srees during the day with Tires, Chains, Etc. § | | You will shortly be sending out Leave your cars to be painted. with the new Di: 4 | your accounts. Get you Bill Heads finishing. . 3 | and statements at The Banner, > Bike: ; . 8 zua | bidet Soar ore. SE) Now ig the tims to have your car overhauled for the e ast are and tre Wa. ainersenl titan: Spring. Leave your car at our garage for complete end Ses | praia oor ; ; ; ‘SapMRYLeAO InJorw i) King Radios and Supplies — : oe “McTavish Bros. Garage hb Wallace St. "Phone 63, 2 Doors South of Inkerman St, ‘ me . Listowel Beal Society | ad CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO HOUSE PLANTS | The fact that light ‘is needed by plante is shown when a plant Is left in one position for a considerable length of time; as a result the plant beomes ‘one-sided, all growth is to- wards the light; but-by turning the plant frequently, so that all parts of the plant receive an equal amount of light, it may be kept symmetrical. In general, southern, western or eastern light ia best suited to the flowering plafits: northern light in particular to the ferns and foliage plants. Watering Is one of the most im- determines largely success or failure with house plants. Failure from this viewpoint may result from over-wa- tering or under-watering; it is easier to drown a plant than to kill it by drought; if too much water is given, and the plant sickens; # too little water is supplied, leaves bur sunlight) or leaves Pirn yellow/and fall from the plant. Thus, it w/ll be seen that there js a happy me@#um; in general we can say that th@ soil] should be thoroughly moist; fF naturally there are exe tions-to. this rule, such as ‘the cacti and desert plants which require very little water, and other Blants, such as the cyperi or um- brella plants, which like abundance of water. Water ehonld he given whenever} the plant is in need of water, There its withont caking, it needs water; if it cakes, {it requifes no wa- ter, (2) “rapping’’ the pota with the knuckles; if the sofl fs dry, the pot. will give off'a hollow, ringing sound: if wet, it will give 6ff a Quill sound. No hard and fast rule can be given, but water as often as the plant needs t Wher watering a plant, water it thoroughly; don’t give it a little now, a little tomorrow, but water it well today and not again until it needs it, which may be two or three days during the winter; during the sum- of coll and top of pot when potting; if this is filled when watering, it will usually be, sufficient to moisten the soil thoronghly. Use tim or zinc trays in windows, or saucers undef indir- stand In water (except in the case of Calla, Cyperus, or Astilbe); if pots are placed in jardinieres, move surplus water from the Iatter. If the plants get very dry, let the ts stand in water for five min- utes, or until the soil is thoroughly soaked, > r t It is not necessary that planta should be given water of just fame temperature as that of the room in-which they are erowitg;it may be 6 beneficial but it is not necessary: Conservatory plants than to with house plants. However, warm water may be to hasten growth, especially with the calla. l Syringing is @ fine practice when it can be followed: it keeps the fol- Pores open, and helps to keep insect pests in check. Use a fine spray and Plants which have leaves densely) 4 example, the portant factors in growing plant; it) grow the-eo!l .becomes water-logged, sour-+-—— Net to Ca dear little song, iduet a, ati Anas .t over the continent have po ut d@ t let the pots vise some plan to rid the country of crows to some degrees. Tha Dupo ae Powder Company hae distributed 2) erature advocating - to h shooting of the time 9] on a scheme for gla the co. lage cleah, the stomata or breathing( Miner built a bil co conservatory, the humidity js increas- ed by the moisture given off from the ‘Boll But where © a . eans for e- vaporating water into the heated air, 60 as to give an atmosphere that ie not absolutely dry. Plants like plenty-of fresh air, but they do not like draughts: ventilate 80 eo his will not strike directly on the plants. Many plants, 1 a warm temperature and. subjected to cold draughts lose their foliage. Jack Miner Invents ch Crows CATCHES FIVE HUNDRED - AND TEN FIRST DAY HE PUT NET INTO OPERATION—WILL PAT- _ENT THIS NET. ~ Kingsville, the most southern town in Canada, has been visited dur- ing the last few days: by several hews- ~ paper reporters who were seeking aw interview with Jack Miner, the Can- adian Naturalist, in order to inspect 3 the new net Invented by him fo» catching crows. : : For years the common Amerfefn= crow hag Increased in such numbers. that they are-hindering the song, in- ~ sectiverous and game birds multiplying as they should. This bird Hves, during the spring, almost entirely on the eges and young fledg- lings of other varieties while nesting, Jack Miner has expressed himself In this manner: “During the past » century man has paid too much at- - tention to the invention and perfec - : fon of ‘firearms, that is, the quick ii. | action automatic guns number to the sam nd fame birde have been depleted tt the last twenty-five years," Sportemen and conservationists alt tried to de- pont {- crow. In th ne (| w. In the mean- ‘ Jack Miner—Canada’s Great Seal ut-a-Door Man——has been work! ab bing them and uecess: The - rs tring that tripped the trap doors he to death ina bu- The net ts built ntaining ¢ nd ten r the plants is | Every plant has & definite range f temperature in which it makes ite most plants suitable! stown in|, just when Jane was Practicing -her top notes Tepid pis wife, -euitivating her], night.*Planta w “What's that extraottinary woise?” inquired. . Bit of sixty to seventy de- from stealing a drop of! money out nf en tggfifteen degrees during the}; at the instant that 4 String which closed ary returt for h ent any nB¢