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0 Wik a Mteadite s We would ask the readers of our paper to pay special attention to the advertisements in our paper. Each one represents what is stated. The merchants are desirous of securing your trade and take this means of inâ€" troducing their goods. Each week you will see an increasing list of barâ€" gains. | If you read The Times & Guide you will be in touch with some very good prices and will save money. Reâ€" member that every dollar spent in the district means more business here. WEvery time you spend money with the men of this district it gives them a better opportunity to cope with the big down town merchant. Remember, if these men sell as cheap as the deâ€" partment stores, you save your car fare and the long tiresome journey, and give your home merchants a chance. Read The Times & Guide adâ€" vertisements and save your money by buying from our advertisers. ONTARIO PRISON FARM TO BECOME TRAINING SCHOOL FOR RETURNED SOLDIERS. For this reason, the Red Cross has always worked in close connection with the Canadian, War Contingent Association, whose business it is to look after the comfort of the fighting man in trench and camp. All supâ€" plies and. moneys sent to the Red €ross for fighting men are turned ever to the C. W. C. A., to be adminisâ€" ‘tered for this purpose. This arrangeâ€" ment is ‘clearly defined in "War Work." Superintendent _ Neelands, : of the Ontario Reformatory, Guelph, stated last week that preparations were all made for the removal of the intimates to Burwash and other places in the province, and he was just waiting orders from the Provincial authorities before removing them. It is expected that when the returned soldiers arrive the name of the institution will be changed, as it would no longer be a reformatory. Mr. Neelands says it is an ideal location and the building can be used as a university or vocational training school for the battleâ€"scarred veterans of the war. Also the returnâ€" ed soldiers will derive a great deal of benifit from being able to get back to the land. No plans have been made as to the alterations being done on the premises, but it is likely all resemblance to a prison will be reâ€" moved. We would remind our x’:eadlers that by international agreement, oiir Soâ€" ciety has certain privileges, on condiâ€" tion;tha_t it deals only with nonâ€"comâ€" batantsâ€"sick and wounded soldiers and sailors and prisoners of war. If we attempted to distribute our goods to the fighting men we should be guilâ€" ty of breaking our charter, and should sink towards the level of those who fire upon the Red Cross. Red Cross goods are distributed‘ only to men under care of the medical authorities (in hospitals of all kinds, hospital ships and trains, convalescent homes, and while passing between one hospiâ€" tal and another). In many cases, thanks to the skill of the medical serâ€" vice, the men return from hospital to the trench, often wearing the socks or shirts or carrying the razors received from Red Cross while invalided; but the Red Cross distributes nothing in the trenches. A Canadian lady, recently returned from England, has expressed to us her astonishment that so many members and supporters of the Red Cross in Canada are ignorant of the score of Red Cross work, and claim that the Canadian Red Cross distributes its supplies to fighting men in the trenches andâ€"camps. _ " 1839 cakes soap, box Snap, 12 boxes insect powder, 123 packages tobacco, 2 halfâ€"pound tins tobacco, 94 boxes «cigarettes, 4 cigars, 6 boxes Oxo, 2 tins Paris Pate, 4 tins pork and beans, 3 tins salmon, tin potted ham, tin of sardines, 7 tins of Reindeer coffee, ‘tin of condensed milk, 3 tins cocoa, 3 tins chocolate, 3 fruit cakes, T tins herrings, 5 tins jam, 2 glasses of honey, 7 glasses of jelly, 10 jars of jam and canned fruit, 7 jars of pickâ€" les, 8 bath towels,21 prs. sox, 67 handâ€" kerchiefs, 1 pair of mitts, 27 writing pads, 8 packages note paper, 27 puackâ€" ages of envelopes, 20 lead pencils, 22 candles, 159 packages Spearmint, 14 packages Chiclets, §3 bars chocolate, box raisins, box marshmallows, 7 pkes. dates, pkg. figs, box fudge, 6 bars toffee, box horehound, bag canâ€" dy. s «"SICK, WOUNDED AND PRISONERS OF WAR" Printing Canvas Service Following is the financial stateâ€" ment and detailed list of the donations which are being forwarded to headâ€" quarters for trench comforts, Toronâ€" to, from whence they will be sent éirect to the boys in the trenches. Total cash receipts â€"§$101.20. Mr. H. J. Alexander proved a very versatile chairman, and added much to the evening‘s entertainment in the ‘capacity ‘of auctioneer, an honor thrust upon lgum At the end jof the programme Mrs. A. B. Moffat and a committee of ladâ€" ies, assisted by a number of Weston‘s fairest maidens, saw to the serving ‘of a very dainty supper, which ‘brought the évening to a close. â€" Besides being such a success from the shower point of view, socially the evening was a very happy one. Mrs. Meldrum was responsible for arrangâ€" ing a very delightful programme, to which the following artists contribâ€" uted: Miss Genevieve Lyons, contralâ€" to; Mr. C. Lorne Fraser, baritone; Miss Stella Rowntree, pianist; Mrs. Meldrum, accompanist, and a quarâ€" tette, consisting of Messrs. Strickâ€" land, Robertson, Forrester and Philâ€" lip. : Mrs. Barber, who conceived the idea, and the ladies who so ably asâ€" sisted her in carrying it out must feel very much gratified at the hearty response with which their efforts were met. The Trench Comforts Shower for the Canadian boys in the trenches, which took place in the town hall, Weston, Tuesday evening, February 20, was a pronounced success, and showâ€" ‘ed in a tangible way how great an interest the people of Weston have in those far off battlefields of France and Flanders. TRENCH COMFORTS SHOWEK Balanceâ€"$95.45 SAVE YOUR MONEY L. R. GRAY, Sec. of Com Nx Donations Expenses 25 50 00 Headed by their own band, the Buffs marched for the last time round their own quarters.. Then headed by the band of the 208th Battalion, the first two companies marched through an avenue of soldiers from the 204th Battalion (Beavers) to the railway siding. Half an hour later, headed by the bands of the 204th and the 220th Battalions, C and D companies entrained. Several boys whose homes are in theâ€"towns and rural sections of York and Etobicoke townships are members of this Battalion. Lieut.â€"Col.. Cooper just prior to boarding the train said that he wishâ€" ed to thank the people of Toronto for their many kindness. The 198th Battalion (Buffs) left Exhibition Camp Friday afternoon, 950 strong, for an eastern point. A large crowd saw them off. too gay, ./ Thereâ€"get a leadâ€"a hitâ€"now you‘re away. Keep onâ€"don‘t stopâ€"don‘t lose that dandy stride, You‘ve got to beat the throwâ€"in, slide now, slide! Hurrah! You did itâ€"score? Of course you scored; See! there‘s your tally marked on the board. And now you‘ll win the game â€" no doubt at all: You just can‘t lose, old man, if you‘ll play ball. In advertising Weston it‘s just the same, Enthusiasm and work will win the game. the plate, Grab tight your bat, get braced and calmly wait, Wait for a good one. Let the others rIP, It‘s sure to come, then, lam it hard and zip! It‘s got to go. And so must you, old man, Hike for the base. Keep goingâ€"yes, you can Steal secondfiéoodâ€"nowA easyâ€"not That‘s not the game. Be not a grouch or quitter, Tho‘ you are not a clean score hitter, You‘ve got another chance. Stand to This world‘s a diamond, with bases laid, And on it life‘s great game is played. The teams are Humans versus Fate, Time‘s the umpire watching the { plate. & We‘re at the bat. Our purpose o‘er and o‘er, To wield Ambition‘s club and try to score, To solve the curves the pitcher throws, And send the ball where no fielder goes. Some seem to bat with . skill imâ€" mense, Knocking the ball clear over the fence; Others bunt infield hits, but wildly _ race And beat the ball down to the base. Still others, tho they strive their best, no. doubt, Fan wildly at the airâ€"thenâ€"strike out; Then seek the bench, downcast, with visage drawn, Crestfallen, ‘discouraged, blue, amâ€" bition gone, Or rag the ‘umpire, growling like a bear, | ‘"You robberâ€"that decision , wasn‘t fair." Distributed during Nov. in Engâ€" land and France ............1615 Received during November from Canada _ ult olsn t on ve 2812 Excess of cases distributed over rece}ved (withdrawn from reâ€" serves [...s.ulea sin. s.lced808 Number of cases left in stores at end of November .... .......8596 In consequence of the depletion of our stores, we are only able to supply half our customary 5,000 cases to France during December (2500 cases). Bobal. .t se pceale o asen i wien t â€" 1OA D Cases received during the month of November from Canada: At 43 Tooley Street Warehouse.. 646 71 Tooley Street Warehouse ....1072 48â€"50 Bermondsey Warehouse .. 599 174 Bermondsey Warehouse .... 495 Camipy o use nme on in ht fot Fulbam o se oo n ae o eraa t o Earcels:Dept (C.RGS.) ....... Mr. H. E, Harcourt, Vernon‘s Deâ€" potzof C:R.C.SBL 4.i tss Canadian War Contingent Asso‘n Prisoners of War Dépt. nmmiatine s Lady Drummond‘s Dept. ....... Specially addressed cases deliverâ€" Htestiee tee. cce l sn en Major Whitmore m..le .or.l s asks British and Foreign Sailors‘ Soâ€" ciety en VE o. Specials L s r se arag ie eamien o di Moore Barracks, Canadian .... Orpington, Onfario _......4y â€". .. Westcliffe Eye and Ear, Canadian Clarence House, Rochampton .. Hillingdon HMouse...r.2... _....}. Mermitage Hastings ..... ...... Monkle â€"Horton {saile ce sc oys Russian Hospital ...2.ris.ll.... Beach Walmer .yka.ners.lulo i. Shorncliffe Military, Canadian ... Nursés‘ ‘Rest Home, Margate, Can.\Red Cross A.D.M.S.. Bramsl F08 Smss en i en n sc o s Hyde Park, LO.D.E. Can. Red Cross_(Officersy@r;.. ....... Bearwood Convalescent ......... Bramshott Military Can. Camp.. A.D.M.S. Crowbarough Can. Camp Bromley Convalescent .... .... Granville Special, Ramsgate ... Pinewood . . a. nlua. P ns sn lt MWoodcote ... ts a e aaa e dn Lympne Castle, Mrs. Fleming .. Princess Patricia Can. Red CGross Cliveden . .2 ie c ie ienss e Buxton Special Red Cross ...... Bushey King‘s Canadian Red Hospitals:â€" Duchess of Connaught Hospital at PROUD OF CANADIAN BUFPS To Major Blaylock, Boulogne (C R.C.s. Depot) .. ...st._â€".l.zilc 604 Paris _ Depot of C. R. C.S......:5000 Roumanian Red. Cross, Bucharest 600 Russian Ited Cross .. 1......... 3 Serbpiom Relitef®®. .....4 sscll l 1 Maple. Leat) Clubâ€". .. .ls .ws 16 Supplies Sent Out From London â€" Noteâ€"A case contains 144 pairs of socks or 36 suits of pyjamas. Total . u... ALL RIGHTâ€"PLAY BALL! Warchouses during Novemâ€" ber, 1916 B. C. RED CROSS Bramshott, â€"Canadian Summary Cases 2812 cases 134 346 P21 233 72 44 28 32 10 15 33 d 24 20 12 25 13 91. In semirâ€"shade Perenmal Phlox, Holyhocks, Delphinium, Colâ€" umbine, Peony (These are perennials) and will stand considerable shade. In absolute shade would recommend _ shrubs, if high plants are wanted, ornamented with the begonias and ferns. _ Answer: If you mean a climbing vine, the Boston ivy grow in the shade. The Tuberous Rooted Begonia (annual) for shady spots as a low plant, 1zon t IOrgeL these columns are open to queries of any nature pertaining to Horticulture, and questions will be answered in rotaâ€" tion as they are received. Question: _ Will you inform me what I can grow in the shade. 1 have a corner I would like to grow something in, which is always shaded, and would like your advice. â€"G.M. ® We intend to take up the question _ of conserving the birds, and some interesting lessons will be given in this connection. If any of our readers have any criticism to offer after reading these, let us have it, or if any suggestions to offer, they will be acâ€" ceptable, as we request the coâ€"operation of all those interested in this work. In next week‘s issue we will take up the growing of flowers. The laying out of flower beds and lawns. â€" We desire to call the reader‘s attention ‘to the fact that our weekly articles on Horticulture are intended more for the beginner than for those who are already successful amateurs, and our object is to start at the beginning and discuss the elementary gardening only, so as to encourage those who have never become very interâ€" ested in Horticulture, owing to past failures, for want of assistance similar to this, or those who intend to begin this year to do gardenâ€" ing in a systematic, scientific way. 5 We suggest that the articles be clipped from The Times & Guide and saved in a scrap book so that they can be referred to from time to time. The boys and girls who we are trying to interest in this work will find these weekly articles to their advantage, and should cut them out and preserve them for later reference. toes By artanging your vegetable garden neatly and surrounding it with a few plots or rows of flowers you will have an attractive garden, or if you have the space you may separate your vegetables by rows or beds of flowers, which will not interfere with your vegeâ€" tables and will add greatly to the ornamental effect of the yard. a large tomato, such as the Vonderosa. [The writer has grown these out of curiosity and has raised them in weight of over one 1b., but don‘t be led astray in these advertisements, as these are too meaty and are not relished as well as the medium, perfectly round, firm varieties, such as the Earliana, ‘or Chalks Early Jewel, or the other varieties similar to these. As a rule, however, you will have no trouble and very soon your garden will start to spring into existence. From the time when the first plants push up through the soil, the garden will require atâ€" tention, for weeds will appear even before the young plants, and will grow more rapidly. When the seedlings are visible and can be distinguished from the weeds, pull up all the weeds and grass by band. Don‘t pull these up too roughly or you will disturb the seeds close to the weeds. As the plants increasein size you can use the weeder or hoe. In using the hoe you should walk between the rows and dig up the weeds with one corner of the hoe, using it in such a ’ way as to pile the loosened earth up around the plants. This serves _to support the young plants. A few weedings done early will save much extra labor later on. It is very important to thin out the young plants, for if they are allowed to grow too closely they will not amount to much. In sowing a great many more seeds are usualâ€" ly planted than required to insure enough plants, and if a good proâ€" portion of these sprout they will be too crowded to grow properly. Don‘t start thinning out too soon. Wait until the plants are three or four inches high and thin out the weaker ones, allowing about three inches between each.. . With bush stuff especially, such as beans and peas, this will allow the plants to become strong and bushy and they will produce far more than if crowded. Radishes should % thinned to one inch a\part, while carrots, parsnips, etc., should be at least four inches apart. Beets must be thinned, but allow the leaves to be fairly well grown first, and in thinning out these can be used for young greens.. They make delicious greens and are the best greens of any. Lettuce should be allowed to grow pretty full and can be thinned out and used as greens also. When setting out tomato plants you should select a cloudy or rainy day and plant late in the afternoon.. Plant at least three feet apart and see that they are firmly planted, especially where the soil is light and sandy. Water the hole while planting, as this makes the plantâ€" ing firmer. Tomatoes do not need extra rich soil. Most young plants should have a little of their foliage removed. Don‘t tear the leaves off, but scissor off a little of the top. This prevents the plant from wilting, for too much leaf causes more evaporation than the plant can maintain. Early in the morning the young plants should be proâ€" tected from the sun by covering with pots or some other protecâ€" tion and should be freely watered at night for a few days until they get a good start. _ Tomato plants can be trained to any shape or size by cutting off branches or shoots. As a rule tomatoes bear better if allowed to grow thick and bushy, and you can encourage this form of growth by pinching off the shoots that have a tendenâ€" cy to grow upwards. Tomatoes should all be staked, as the fruit spoils if left to ripen on the soil. Commence to tie to stakes when they have attained a height of 18 inches. In selecting seeds or plants, stick to the varieties that are known as medium varieties, not too large or too small. Some of the catalogue houses advertise Beans especially are subject to mould when the ground is cold and wet., Where the trouble is located replant, but before doing this stir the earth up well again, as the trouble is likely to occur a seâ€" cond time, effecting the seeds in the same way. In last week‘s paper we discussed the preparation of the soil, and we now come to the question of planting. When you have decidâ€" ed on the varieties and have purchased the seed and the weather has settled down and is warm and balmy you may start planting. Mark off the lines for the drills for the seeds with string stretched beâ€" tween sticks. If you do not and trust to your eye, the rows will be irregular and will also be difficult to weed and cultivate. Select the first seeds to be planted and read the directions carefully. Make litâ€" tle furrows with the end of your hoe handle and for seeds that reâ€" require planting over an inch deep make a trench with the corner of your hoe. As you walk along in making these furrows, be careful to keep in a regular path or track between the furrows. This will press down the earth between the rows of seeds and will serve to indicate where the things are planted. As fast as one lot of seeds is planted stick the empty packet on a stick at the end of the last row. After planting and while waiting for the tiny sprouts to appear, time will pass slowly and you may be a little impatient and will visit the garden after to see if anything is coming up. If during this perâ€" iod the weather should be dry and hot the garden will stand a little sprinkling with water. There is a strong temptation on the part of most of those starting in to garden to examine and touch the young seedlings and to dig down among them to see if ot{hers are sprouting. If sprouts do not appear in a reasonable time it is well to dig careâ€" fully among them to find out the reason. It may be that they are poor and will not sprout or have become mouldy or covered with fungus or insects may‘ have attacked them. If the trouble is with insects, these should be located and deâ€" stroyed. f f Don‘t forget these columns are Nothing pays better or is more interesting to grow than toma Planting the Gard#: The First Query THE TIMES & GUIDE, WESTON. WEDNESDAY, MARCH T7TH, 1917 to become strong and if crowded. Radishes carrots_, pa_rsnips, ete., will also Adults 25c. Miss Genevieve Lyons CONTRAL TO THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1917 will give (by kind permission of Lieut.Col. B. H. Brown, O0.C.) a The 220th Battalion Brass Band A visit to the women workers in The the Angus Shops is inspiring. The ) their women punctually begsin their labors| may p at 7.15 a.m., and finish at 4.45 p.m.| accom Allowing for the lunch hour, between |and b 12 and 1 o‘clock, they work eight and | pany . a half hours a day. Watching the |lunch women trip along cheerfully to the|the re scene of their exertions one might | where Under the auspices of the Sons of England Leeds Lodge erd apnlication is one in which wo men will yet exercise a wide influ erce. These women workers have been organized and work under the superâ€" vision of Mrs. J. W. Bell, wife of Mr. Bell, superintendent of the Montreal Windsor Street Station building. Mrs. Bell is enthusiastic over the success of the efforts of those entrusted to ‘er charge, and considers that the feld of manual labor requiring skill OMEN workers have been so \X/ successful in the factories in Great Britain that they are being tried in the great workshops of Canada. Everywhere they are provâ€" ing themselves to be keen ‘rivals to men, and it is new evident that the home is not the only place where a woman may excel in work calculated to advance the welfare of mankind. The Canadian Pacific Railway Co. has sent thousands of its male employees for service in Europe, and as a conâ€" sequence male workers have become scarce in various departments of inâ€" dustry. In 1915 women workers were introduced into the Canadian Pacific Angus Shops at Montreal, At present there are two hundred of them enâ€" gaged in the shops. s BARIT ONE Chair will be taken by the Mayor, Dr. Charlton IN AID OF SOLDIERS‘ COMFORTS Methodist Church, Weston assisted by the following artistes : ) CONCERT Mr. Bert Lloyd J HUMORIST l Mr. C. Lorne Frazer _ GOD SAVE THE KING The women bring the material for their lunch with them, and this they may prepare in the lunch room which accommodates two hundred. â€" Soup and bread are provided by the Comâ€" pany at cost price. Attached to the lunch room is a rest Toom, and near the rest room is a first aid room, The women work on the piece sysâ€" tem, and they are paid at the same rate as their brothers. They work amongst the men with the harmony that prevails in offices where there are female and male clerks. In the Angus Shops the women are to be found sweeping, coach washing, coach painting, working on drills, at lathes, at various kinds of machinâ€" ery, filing and drilling in the brass shops, brass polishing, operating nutâ€" tapping machines, cleaning dynamos in the electrical department, assistâ€" ing in the steamfitting centre, and making mattresses and pillows. No woman is asked to do heavy work. feel that he is observing the world march away from the old era of preâ€" judice and convention and entering & period of freedom and commonâ€" sense. The spheres of the activity of the Angus Shops women workers are made cheerful and comfortable as it is possible to make them. Each woman has a locker in which she places her belongings before donning her overalls and cap.. At the outset of the experiment it was difficult to induce some of the women to take kindly to the garments which traâ€" dition had marked out as male preâ€" serves, but after a little while every woman found these working dresses were more ‘convenient than skirts. The overalls have three distinct reâ€" commendations: they are tidy, they are sanitary, and they are safe, alâ€" lowing their wearers to move amongst the machines without danâ€" ger of being drawn into machinery clutches. any accidents that may occur Children 15¢c. _ ed among the female employees of the Angus Shops. Mrs. Bell says that every effort is made to have each woâ€" man placed at the task that is most congenial to her tastes and ability. Those who show exceptional talent and skill are promoted. There have been instances where girls entered as coach washers and in a short time found themselves installed as office assistants. _ Many of the women," says Mrs. Bell, "are one hundred per cent efficient, and this efficiency is in no small way due to the suitâ€" able conditions under which the woâ€" men perform their tasks, The woâ€" men are reliable and models of puneâ€" tuality, and only in cases where therte is illness of the worker or some memâ€" ber of ‘her family do workers absent themselves from duty. Women are a decided success in the Angeus Shops." Mrs. Bell makes a thorough inves tigation of the circumstances of each woman before she is given employâ€" ment, and a close watch is kept on each worker for the first few days after her appearance in the workâ€" shops. This is done so as to guard against the danger of alien enemies, for many nationalities are representâ€" There has been no scarcity of appliâ€" cations for work at the Angus Shops. Hearing of the liberal treatment which they receive women have been anxious to secure work there. But only those who are specially in need of employment are taken on. Many of the workers are widows, soldier‘s wives, and women who are the sole means of the support of dependants. These plucky and industrious women lessen to a considerable extent the strain on the Patriotic, Red Cross, and other charitable funds. PAGE THREE S$ s