us int . . r o.4> for the || Come see The Bazaar’s Big 15c Value | 98 oz. 1&1 Ribbed card- | ed yarn, lisle finish full | ‘seamless spliced heel& toe in black,white,sand & brown. Saturday 15c Rolled top 3-4 Hose 25c | Child’s Silk Hose....45c Woman's Lisle finish ‘Hose Saturday 15c_ Silk Seconds, all. ) colors 39c, 3 for $1 Mill odds in sub-stand- ard Pure Silk in the se- lect shades, new greys and gun metal. Special Saturday ..\......:.:1.......87¢ Ladies’ Vests spec. 15c Cotton Gloves whitel5c Braziers, all sizes....15c Scribblers Saturday | F ROE ccevssovsesnctecs ..10¢ Use our Rest Roo and Trade at THE BAZAAR! It will pay you to watch | This Ad W eekly oe . “We carry a full line of - New Furniture We also have the follow- ing goods, which have been slightly used, for sale: 1 Chesterfield Suite 2 Brass Beds like new | Springs & Mattresses | Many Other Articles. We will be pleased to pay Cash for your Used Furnit- ure or accept it on New Goods. . Houses and Apartments for Rent. Also Agents for Singer Sewing Mach- ines and Snow Bird Electric Washers You are welcome to come and’ inspect our Furniture | with no obligation to buy. of A. J. Vandvick and Sons — Phone 99 Grand Central Building iinet edie TE “Use rubber for bumpers’ says newspaper headline. At last pedes- trians are going to get some consid- eration from motor cars. What a feeling of relief it will be to get gently bumped in the rear with a nice soft rubber, Instead of/ those cold, hard eteel ones now . uséd.— Stratford Bencon-Herald. Operation on a London woman's Stomach disclosed 947 bent pins, 865 pieces of bent wire and a lot of miscellaneous hardware. Wer ap- petite evidently had a peculiar ben Bat some other people who fill their stomachs with “hard wares” take "em straight. Just Look And Set Policeman—"I'm afraid I'll have to. take your dogs. They haven't any licenses.” ahs = - Small Boy—"They haven't! My g-sh! they're just covered with ‘em!"” ) sent. os aL oe rates sie esas dnetrninvgepsegnsnpaitnasonesnoasneen dusst-enererpestiesesronsayendhysuaticiliemattbenfieaieedsannicipurtamehannanamatdeieneesaetnerteiiameree renee eet ee ee ee es ee ting rid of these weeds a big etart lent plan to give the asparagus @ mulch of stable manure whenever possible and stable manure invar- latily brings a fresh crop of weede. Clean culture of the aspartgus bed from the start will d:) « .y with a, big weed supply. Look for dandelions ind plant-' ains in the lawn and i. the garden patch and cit them out. There are excellent hand weedera especially made to uproot these intruders with ttle damage to the sod. Grase is the easiest of weeds to get rid of when it is in the seedling stage. Nothing igives more trouble once the roots have taken hold. Keep after any signs of grass in the garden. Mark the vegetable rows plainly and hoe between them lightly before the seeds germinate. This is the time when weede get a start as the average gardener is afraid to hoe for fear he will dig up his vegetables. Mark the rows plainly and the weed crops between can be euppreesed without difficulty. A gentle stirring of the soil with a garden rake _is an ‘excellent means of cultivation and will prevent the first growth of weeds from ‘hecoming eé- tablished. There are several styles of hoe armed with tines at the back of the cutting blade for the purpose of stirring the soil. ey are ad- mirable garden tools. » * © The Man With The Hoe Says— Ornamental gourds will be a nov- elty for the back fence. Sow a row of Swiss chard to fur- nish greens for the babies after the spinach crop is over. Don’t délay orders for seeds and bulbs another day. This is the rush season 60 den't be impatient if there is delay in receiving your order. 4 \AH early vegetable seed should bé in the ground. Chance a few hills of deep planted beans. They might escape the frosts. * It is pea planting time. The bet- ter wrinkled sorts can go in without danger. ' Start a few plants of cherry, plum or pear tomatoes, the mina- ture types. The children are fond of them. Give the frames plenty of air, lifting the sash every day unless the temperature drops to close to the freezing point. Close them during cold or heavy rains. Water with the hose or sprinkler, Get in plenty of onion sets. They are the easiest way to get young onions In a hurry. Plant Icicle radishes for second early crop. They are extra fine quality. ' Barly cabbages are nearly ready to go in the ground. Wait until the soil is dry before setting them out but don’t worry about a = light frost. It won’t hurt them. Another Ad Fake Easy pickings are «0 plentiful these days in the stock peddling game that the dapper young men from the city who used to drop in with their advertising stunts of one kind and another are not so numer- ous.: They do come around occas- fjonally though for the odd easy dol- lar. In October last a couple of can- vassers called on a prominent local druggist, soliciting an order for an advertising space in a wall pocket to be distributed among the house holders of St. Marys. The druggist was told of other prominent chemists whom he knew having tried this scheme and was assured that they were ehthusiastic over the resulte. This merchant did not fall for the smooth Hne.of talk but finally they offered him a-large space free if he simply got somebody to deliver the wall-hangers when:-they would be shipped from. Toronto... He was as- eured that the hangers would. be; along shortly and ‘be agreed to see that they were distributed .. before. November 15th. The canvassers then approached ‘other ~ merchants, making out that the druggist. was in with them on the schéme. How many business folks signed up is not known but three of them luckily made out their cheques tn favor of the druggist instead of to the can- vassers and theréby saved their money, for the wall-pockets have not turned up yet. WLetters addrese- ed to. the supposed headquarters of the firm in Toronto have been return- ed marked “not at address’! by the postal authorities: The local. mer- chant who expected to deliver the ad- vertising material is nothing out of pocket, though, and he has saved three others their money by return- ing the!r cheques which they made out in his favor. _ Others who were stung wilt no’ doubt keep it dark.— St. Maryse Journal-Argue. “Heavens,” said the lady to the surest next to her, ‘I’ve dropped an on th or. + Wha shall I do?’’ “I think,’’ @aid the guest, “the usual proceedure in a case like that ls to cackie.”’ , ue = mee A family from Holland settled not} far. from here.a few years ago and. since then the stork has twice visited the house, on each occasion leaving twins—or would. it be right to eay Dutch sets. Bectophe — PEELE TEEPE EEEL TEESE ESET ESEC ES) | Ee Oe ee eee ; (a9 ue a “a> 2 oon be : ‘ “eT * ae .. . 74 Bee 4 5 ll o¥S, Le 3 beeoonad on easing the garden work of the} 2 year ig accomplihed. wit a ni tae = With the first warm days of spring 4, the weed seeda which are ‘very . 3 hardy begin to show signs of Hfe. ut & 4 Weeds lg aopees in iarainee. Tene mc < a hoe or hand weeder,and «6 On 3 aed: them as eoon as they show. « Aspara- papery in egies Ameri. + gue patches are too often allowed to}. .©% ane A a oer Ad- . be weed nurseries, the’ weeds con- be jarion Diag 2 have long . cealing themselves in mideummer. ripe tip to the conclusion + after the asparagus has been allow- ms e soundest ee re to grow up and nga nursery Wites comanes _ advertising. = from which week je dissemin- gi Gch rie ted root fame ated. It js customary and an excel- cannot sell nothing else will. < . . * Health Service of the Canadian Medical Association Start The Day Right ; Digestive disturbances, the s0- called attacks of indigestion, upset stomach or bilbousness, come second in the list of causes of sickness, They can, to @ very large extent, be pre- vented, and they would not occur as frequently if more attention were given to the proper use of food. Meals should be regular, but not with a regularity that ma€kes for monotony. ‘The changed dinner hour on Sunday or on a holiday often gives extra zest to the meal. Gen- 6rally Speaking, meals should be taken at regular hours. Any meal taken with one eye on the clock is almost better left un- eaten. Food should ‘be properiy masticated and one should be in a quiet, restful attitude of mind. To secure these alds to proper diges- tion, it ia well worth the effort to rise a few minutes earlHer each morning and start the day right with a properly eaten breakfast. Included in @very breakfast menu Should be fruit—fresh, such ae oranges or dried fruite stewed, like prunes; milk, either on a cereal or in cocoa or by itself; aleo a cereal. Whether or not one requires eggs or bacon depends upon the type of work done, and aleéo upon whether or not the noon meal is a light one. In every case, the food should be properly masticated, and not gobbled or washed down with a drink. Children who are sent to school] without a proper breakfast are not receiving a fair chance. We not only feel better, but we are really more capable of physical and mental work if we start the day with a good wash and a comfortably eaten, suitable breakfast. addressed cal Association, 184 College St., Toronto, will be answered. Ques- tions as to diagnosis and treat- ment whl not be answered. A Nurse's Prayer : The world grows brighter day by day, Because some nurse in her (Mlittle ephere } Puts on her cap and smiles and sings And keeps on doing the same~ old things. —_ the temperature, giving the D To remedy mankind’s numerous ilis; ~~ the babies, answering the 2. ges polite with a heart that re- ibe Longing for home and all the whHe Wearing the eame old professional mile. Blessing the new-born babe’s first: breath Closing the eyes that are aetilled in death Taking the blame for all mistakes, Oh ey What a lot of patience it takes. 'Going off duty at seven o'clock Sy hes: discouraged and ready to op, , But called out again at seven fifteen With woe in her heart that must not be seen. . Morning and evening, noon and night, a Just doing it over and hoping: its right. When we report off, to cross the Bar, Dear Lord will You grant me one little star, ‘ To wear in the cap of my uniform new? ) “WORLD'S LARGEST CITIES (From Ottawa Journal) .. An Associated Press . cable - tells that the latest census figures places the population of Greater London at approximately 8,000,000. While the population of Inner London, or the administrative area, has remained al- most at a standstill, around 4,500,- 600, in the last 28 years, that of Greater London has increased from 6,681,402 in 1901 to 7,805,870 in 1926, With the growth on the out- skirts showing an even more marked Increase during the past two years. With a population of eight million, }° ‘London easily leads New York, the latest estimate of .Greater New -York being 7,000,000. The latest United States census figures (1920). placed the figures at 5,620,048. , Twenty one other cities in the world have a population over the million mark. They are: Berlin, Paris, Chocago, Tokio, Vienna, Phila- delphie, Buenos Aires, Osaka, Pe- king. Calcutta, Canton, Bombay, Rio de Janetro, Glasgow, Conétantin= ople, Detroit, Sydney, Hamburg, Budapest, Birmingham, Warsay. S eteeeaanRieeeneetel “ Fah iad tatie aan ee Ee 4 “4 re eit May 22nd. The date for several Victrola : & - ‘ oT if Tv Sh dell tip so “4 < 1 ‘: Cong : ae oe, . -.. *P =~] " .. . : ay * . -* , : " es: ni) ‘ 7 _— . : ‘ J mam we =F a’ x i “4 a =, =. ol ~ ! a 4 Des | oe i a, ¢ ie uf ae ae Dee Te an 4 - i Pty a) >! i - eee e& ca ‘ : xz a ; es . They} ran on the where the footing of is stendy, then, having got up a fair 7 i °o and Mrs. M. Love A large numbe , m day evening to the Young People’s; put the brakes on. League to hear the debate “Resolved ‘over and ruffles up his that riches are-a greater curse to|looks at me with his head on one 7 side. I don’t know what he is think-/} 5 ing. What do you suppose he : cage Saige singe? wong ty th es would be likely to be thinking? son for the affirmative and Mr. d=) Jn the March issue the story was ward Riddols end Miss Bertha Cum-/ehout the Horned Lark, eral fine The judges/ picture was shown: I juet wish I hed -_J-|had this little chappie here for that The} yarn. However, the story was r were out Wednes-| maimed : Ward -and Mr. ke eere Day Pi sant A Gift . other's Day Pagent “ | Broken,” the promise of Spring For Mother,”’ presented ‘by the Le-| which the Horned Lark gives us in under = Pevrnesy: Ana: even as that story =f was ) t ae Ward, was much enjoyed by ‘the Outdoors,” amete: "Abbey TE Dawn saree arte the athe came a lad with one of these birds. soon-F a till ehtesch. It had arrived in a storm and its Miss Roxy Cressman of Kitchener! j< » seed eater, so I went down to the fanning mill and got a bag of weed’ banon Sunday School, ‘leadership of the pastor, is visiting with her parents, Mr. and wr and Mrs. ¥, W. Shouldice and Mr. an ts. V. W. Shouldice andi nuts ground fine, graham biscuits n Willard, accompanied. by/and such like. I gave him. an ex- q Mrs. H. Carlton, motored) amination, and, finding his wing hurt from Underwood on Sunday. -Mr./put whole, let him run about.’ He ie and Mrs. Carlton epent the day. with working his wings more every day, Mr. and Mrs./ so that soon, I feel, he will be flying Mr. and Mrs. Should- ice and Willard visited with Mr. and “igh ‘pong gost paicy ce oi Mrs. A. Findlay. the latter’s parents, Sim. Riddolis. Here and There Victoria, — The ig exact, by my watch (which was ‘| readers. BO “itet EEE jpay for the valuable service these .j}at early morn. Right there in Belle- ‘{are many whe think they can. They dete, has a few trees for the Sap- | perfo jeervice in birdiand, directly benefit- ing all classes of birds. .This is) nt a ; * ad Rat > - M "4 "9 , p 1 ; ~> > 7 oe thst " if J v i sf e)tePale a : “ay i (Oy 4 te siesta ee - > - iT a . ee eh '¥ De ‘) is i] rs Sah # : rh sty se te Nay pe ; re Bae “i | Pea , 7» \’ a & Sash ste a a ee ae - a eee t ~ fait } it a a mer ilébe = . = 5 : at a adr re ait . Lae = | . vee At Ae ee PT RR rs okt Gast \ ©, e¢62 tates ae i t TL? . : 7 i - * os * 7 7 ye ha ok] q : ; ee ; ‘ ee ‘* i] : be young i i’ ¥ ré> sic ) ot . el Tee * a 4 re es, es i iy a e- * TMDL. 4 - 1 ‘ ~+ * : = " him when there's a half-tame Horned ’ i } ¥ “ ; { ‘ " Lar kK ) ; ode nl b and e: c on al on : : ing-| my word and honor I can*t write for ‘ anughing lim! é a. got ghing at h He takes a good ehoots across the floor hour was spentjall the world like a dog on g sheet or! hostess | ice, his body going in hneton (tall first, and somewhere ‘else! F feathers and about “The Promise That Is Never wing was maimed. Fortunately it seed. He eats cake and. weed seed, for an hour or more every day. Some day when I return to my desk he will be gone. I can assure you that on that day I shall write no stories. ence, ead for myself and glad for the Lark. In spite of his being unable to fly he sits on the hea (where I let the fire go out on account) and he pours out of hie little throat the faintest and ‘sweetest of melo- dies, oh! beyond all power of words to describe. It is charming and heard a Horned Lark give such a long and full song in the open fields, for one morning he sang for two and and a half minutes at a stretch, juet as a catbird or mockingbird sings. It was a varied and’lovely musical jumble in which I caught a repeti- tion of one phrase two or three sec- onds long repeated intervals. This wound up and really going) and I mention it for serious ornithoglical And now I shall proceed to make a muddle of the Sapsucker story. However, even at that, I shall be doing no worse than the governments and ornithologists have done with this woodpecker, for, upon my word, all they seem to have done is to muddle the Sapsucker every time they mention it. A year or 60 ago, just about the time I received some very reliable evidence of the s6u- preme velue of the Sapsucker, evi- dence taken over years @f observa- tion by one of the greatest tree ex- perts in America, I was told by an alleged bird expert to shoot Sap- suckers! I stoutly maintain that any man who even doubte the value of the Sapsucker, (on the present evidence), i dangerously near wrecking his reputation @s a careful investigator, and he who openly speaks of the Sapsucker as a degen- erate woodpecker is permitting him- éelf the luxury of error and ie fool- ishly writing down his ignorance so that future generations may read in sorrowful wonder. I would go farther etill and assert that with all our half wisdom we are not yet wise enough to tell God to His Fece that He made a mistake when He sent us a bird which would not fit into our plane for orchard and forest. Farmers once killed all the hawks and owls they could _ find, thinking them injurtous, but they soon found out that a chicken or two once in a while is cheap wages to birds render. Farmers are now planting cherry trees In excess of need, so that robins will be attracted to eat the cut worms and other grube ville a schoolmaster famed for his learning, and long since dead, shot and exhibited a whole peach basket a few cherries. His woeful ignor- ance and the injury he did humanity by it have lived to shame this mem- ory. . The Yelbow-bellied Sapsucker bores a few trees, that is true. But why does he do this? Look out now! Don't be like the old school- unless you kmow, for all up and down North America I have yet to find the man, woman or child, who éan answer that question. There ‘talk e@ebout injured trees as though a Sapsucker had been sucking blood hearts! Every woodlot and every sucker, even though he makes them o sicken and die, (something of which I haye seen bit very lLttle evidence), and every wise lover and grower of trees will first of all seek to know God’s plan before venturing an opinion. From the evidence which lies before me, and from what I have myself observed, Lam strongly of the opinion that the Yellow-bel- lied Sap-sucker rms a super- the trend of my findings; so thet in- ‘directly he may be the greatest wood- Mother—"I've called you half al dozen times and you don’t take the} slightest notice. I don’t know what) you'll be fit for when you grow up.” . Elste—‘Well, mamma, I can be a telephone operator.” x | -|as I do among those in my orehard; > tt would | . tapping it, and I would stand and ad- 3 epg, Bel eet Oe : owner, I would go among the trees I may write a sad poem in the sil- dainty beyond all telling. I never | full of robins! He saw them eating; master! Don’t venture an answer) from their leaky and inhuman! pecker of the lot in the matter of) benefits he bestows upon orchard or; ..__---_Poor_Scotty forest. I think, if I were a forest) find a tree with a Sapsucker i. ee fr a dn the, box. 3 A “ ; { = ran Bok, aa age sucker hanging on the tree ‘in a stupid and doped coms. Possibly|# the sap may ferment in the hot eun. Anyway, be will give one the most silly and depraved look before stag- away..on - very Lnnareata , wings! I say “he,” but I regret to add that his wife is not much better. her red cap is.sufficient, and her ‘white throat is more of a contrast to the Diack bib than ie the red throat of the male. The red cap is on both, and when one comes upon) a fine specimen with full, rich yellow on breast and runing up the side of the head, I can tell you it takes! a bit of beating for beauty. To see one on a roof, his back to the sun, his feathers all up so that he can let the sun get at hie skin In a regular sun-bath; is a pretty sight. | Here and There | (39) : David J. Gowans has been ap- polnted assistant general manager of hotels eastern lines, Canadian ‘Pacific Railway, announcement was. made recently, Mr. Gowans ‘whose headquarters will be in Montreal, has been connected with the railway for over thirty years and has beer handling C. P. R. hotel work since 1905. Vancouver.—The first radio tele- phone conversation between Van- couver and Great Britain took place on Thursday, March 8th, when a member of a local business firm talked to a representative of the firm in London. Bach could hear . the other distinctly, they said. The call ir four minutes and cost $76. conversation was said to be the longest ever made in the British Empire, spanning a distance of 7,000 miles. city. Many parties came from New York, New England States, Chi- cago and as far south as Wil- ot } fF a i in i eis an Ih al if According to the Dominion Bu- reau of Statistics the average pro- duction of wheat over the five years 1922-26 in Manitoba was i7.6 bushels to the acre, in Saskatche- wan 17.3 bushels to the acre and in Alberta 17.2 bushels to the’ acre. The average values per bushel in the same period were respectively $1.00, 97c and S$4c, making the respective returns per acre from wheat for the three provinces $17.50, $16.78 and $16.16. © Commenting on the use of the harvester-thresher or “combine” in Saskatchewan the International Harvester Co. states that during 1924 and 1925 representatives con- cluded the general use of this ma- chine for harvesting grain crops in Western Canada was thoroughly practicable. In 1926 a number of machines were sold there and ex- cellent testimonials were received. from purchasers. In 1927 there was a greatly tncreased sale due to the showing, and results even under the unfavorable conditions prevail- | ing that season were strikingly suc- cessful. Over 600 new families arriving in Canatia this year with limited ca- pital can be Jooked after and settled advantageously in Alberta by the various provincial agents of the Canada Colonization Association, according to reports submitted by various representatives at the an- nual Alberta convention just cop- cluded at Calgary. The objective first set. was 400 families, but a survey showed that at least 200 more settlements could be made. T..0. F. Herzer, manager of the association, reported that during the past three years 486 families had been settled in Alberta on 122.- 926 acres of land> of which 183 were settied last year. he a A = ‘ss if es : . " is * a ‘ - -. i > 7 5 2 ~ ’ e, and ® 5 an a > } ~ ity iene . = *® even Serr ea rs + — all ea eee eee *) 4 ‘a eA. 1 hea ml ee : ais Ge pee re ta; 55 * vf i7)*> ‘ ;5 O© — +e thee -* 7. She ie not quite as beautiful as he. Kennedy’s. for she has not the red throat, but| | PERSON: yt, en ae io ‘ Me -_" i % a a" ~— om 2 4 } t A good range of Living |] Bedroom and Kitchen to |[ choose from at greatly re- cost. Do not miss this op- J ————* * /N-L. BEAN # Mr. E. A. Kounedy of Ingersoil was in Listowel on Friday last. _—o— Mr. and Mrs. W. Stevenson spent Saturday afternoon at Kitche —G Mr. George Routledge was in Kit- cheher on Saturday afternoon last. —o-— ° Mr. N. A. Gibson spent Sunday in Stratford with his brother..__-. ——t Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Winslow spent Sunday with friends in Stratford. --o— Mr. and Mré, Roy Collins spent Thureday last in Stratford. Mr. d Mre. R ) r. an re. Roy Collins and Miss Margaret Roe spent Sunday in Milverton. SE we F ~O xg Mrs. Bartman of Waterloo spent a few days this ‘week with her con, Mr. Louis Bartman. Misses Annie and Mary Crawford and Messrs. Halley Nickel and Elmer A Cronsberry motored to Niagara dis- ‘; trict on Sunday and took in “4: | blossoms. - Mr. and Mrs. gh Campbe!! of Moorefield spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. 8. Campbell. Mr. and Mre. W. L. Helbein and family motored to Gorrie on Sunday and visited the former’s aunt. —O— Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Osborne spent Sunday in. Monkton at the home of their gon, Mr. Frank Ostorne. —~ —)— Mr. Alvin Kelly of Owen Souhd spent the week end at the home of hie mother in town. . scoala Mr. and Mrs. Harry Campbell and family of Woodstock spent the week end in Listowel at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Ringler. —— Mre. W. P. Rennie, Miss Thelma Rennie and Mrs, A. E. Rennie spent a few -days this week in Toro with friends. | sy Mr. and Mrs. J. Ho Ruppe! and family spent Sunday in Sebringville at the home of Mrs. Ruppel’s par- ents, Mr. and Mra: ©. Lehman. Si Mr. and Mrs, Hefiry Hemswor'th. Mrs. Ellis and Mrs. Thompeon mo or- ed to Woodstock on Friday last. \r. aeewors Was attending a mee'- ng. : Mr. Ralph Hardie of Toronto w#* a guest over the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A, B. Georze. Mr. and Mrs. George and Mr. toy George motored Mr. Hardie to Ham- iiton on Sunday afternoon. ; —— fm Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Moody and fam-‘ly of Toronto and Mr. and X1r:. Alex McLennan of Mill ‘ere guests over the area .. "he home of Mr. and Mre. J sek- fart. Mie. Joseph Lock Mr. aid Mre. J ohn Carson. sow ton, Mré. Yogan, Dorking, Mr. ant Mrs. Herman Hammer, Mrs. G. Pict rig esntars Bh Buests on unday a € home of Mr. Mrs. Wm. Bell. edhe bats _—_— Dr. snd Me ae . fs. HB. T. ¢MeLachian - and’ daughter ¥ > oF. ve ante re tatwat an Port Dover weeks in. Listow \. «> = . . 5 .* : = “And they all call England the at tae eee land of free, 1": aald the dig- | wer’ nother. “ere ae 3 the for gusted Seott when the telephone®/jan. Mra. Mohachian ane’ or ‘Operator told him: to. put two pennies| remaing§ and will spend. (cw