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LIFE HISTORY -â€"The adult fly resembles closely a mosquito. but is a little smaller and darker. It is seldom noticed in this stage. but has three other stages, viz., egg, maggot, and pupa or flax-i seed stages. At the date of. writing, August 9th, the insect is in the pupal stage in the wheat fields. These pupae look very like flaxseeds. and are to be found in the wheat stems near the ground. Remove the blade from the stem just above the first or second joint from the ground, and these red- dish brown pupae will be seen, Sometimes as :many as twenty are clustered together on a single badly attacked stem. In a few weeks these pupae will change into the black, mosquito-like ad l t l ult.‘ in fact some have already done so in my rearing cages. These flies live a few days, and lay their eggs on the wheat plants that spring up in stubble fields or in early sown fields. Soon lit- tle legless maggots hatch from the eggs and feed on the young plants at the crown, frequently doing much damage, and causing the wheat fields to look a sickly yellow color late in fall. Before winter most of the maggots are full grown, and have changed to the flexseed stage. Next spring, about June, these transform into the adult flies. These now lay their eggs on the lower wheat leaves, and the maggots on hatch- ing work usually just above either the first or second joint between the leaf and the stem, causing the . latter to become weak and bend over or not infrequently to break off. The feeding of the maggots deprives the head of its proper supply of food and thus injures the grain; in some cases a plant is so badly attacked that it is un- atle to head out at all. ace. n'i‘he fife story of the insect ad the best methods of control will therefore be of interest to farmers. THE HESSIAN FLY IS HERE -HOW TO SAVE YOUR “'HEAT llsny of the farmers of Ontario on not aware that the Hessian Ply has been attacking their wheat and causing much destrucâ€" tion. They have noticed numerous broken down straws in the fields when cutting their grain, but have attributed them to other causes than the real one. In some fields this year, 50 per cent. of the crop has been destroyed by this, the worst insect enemy of Wheat. Some of those who have suffered severely the last few years are thinking of dropping winter wheat out of their rotation until the Hessian Fly ceases to ha a men- ace. The life story of the. insect MEANS OF CONTROLâ€"The best means of control is to prepare the seed bed with extra care, so that it will be in excellent shape when sown; to select good, large, plump, unsprouted seed (small grains can be removed by the fanning mill): and not to sow any wheat before the 5th of Septem- ber. In the warmer parts of the Province the 10th or 15th would be preferable. If the seed bed is in proper condition, this late sown grain should grow rapidly, and produce good vigorous plants be- fore winter. The better it grows, the less injury it is likely to re- ceive from the fly. The object of late sowing is to wait until the flies have laid their eggs else- where, or died before the new crop 5 appears above ground. Ploughing down or burning over wheat stub- ble as soon as the grain has been hauled in, or on the other hand| running a cultivator or disc over the field to start the wheat grow- ing and induce the flies to lay their eggs on these plants, and then ploughing them down in September to destroy the eggs or maggots; or sowing a strip or two of wheat in August in the u g field intended for wheat this year and letting this grow up for the flies to lay eggs in, and then ploughing it under just before seeding the whole field: are each helpful methods of control where- ever they can be applied, but the main remedies are those first mentioned. Late sowing is likely to be very effective this year be- cause the showers we are getting in August will hasten the appear- ance of the flies more than dry weather would, and therefore they are likely to lay their eggs con- siderably earlier. V. IRWIN. Editor and Proprietor. DURHAM. AUGUST22. 191] Several kinds of parasites are attacking the maggots and pupae o! the Hessian Fly. Some have already emerged in my rearin cases, but it in not safe to depen upon them to keep it under con- trol.â€"L. Caesar, De artment of Entomology, Q. A. ., Guelph. The members of the Hunt fam- ily held a private picnic at Bell’s Lake on Saturday afternoon. in honor of their guests, Mrs. P. Mullin and Miss Horton. Despite the dripping afternoon, upwards of thirty attended, and enjoyed the beauties of the lovely old spot. Messrs. T. Timmins and John O’Neill sold a fine bunch of stockers each to Mr. Casey, of Dornoch, delivering them on Sat.- urday. The past week ha: been buck- wheat weather; but none too suit- able for fodder corn, nor for ripening grain. Zionites were intensely touched by the earnestness, originality and forceful remarks of the Rev. Mr. Ward, of Varney, who occupied the pulpit on Sunday. His solo was much appreciated. 8. S. Jaques, formerly of this vicinity, is now in Windsor Mills. Que., and wishes to be remember- ed to friends of other days. He re- ports it a busy town, men scarce and wages :high. Bay is the principal crop grown :by the farmers. Mrs. T. Smith had quite asuc- cessful barn raising on Wednesday afternoon last. The size is 52x26x 16 foot posts. Messrs. D. Mc- Nab and James Banks were the. framers. and the timbers snuggled neatly together. Miss Bessie gave a party to the young ‘ folk at night, when a most enjoyable time was spent. Misses Mamie and Jessibel Haley are the guests of their auntie, Mrs. R. McFadden, of Riverdale, this week. The monthly horse fair brings good results each time. Mr. John McNally, 6th concession, sold an eight-year-old mare to Mr. Ar- thur McClocklin, and Mr. T. E. Blair a heavy Clyde to buyer E. W, Limin. Miss Flo. Hunt, and her guest, Miss Horton, leave for Hartney, Manitoba, this week, taking the as. Huronic from Sarnia to Du- luth. The former is head milli‘ner and the latter bookkeeper in Mr. Hill’s big departmental store there. Mr. Matt. Deavitt, and his sister. of Euphrasia, were guests of the Hunt family the first of the week. Quite a bunch of our stalwart boys go West this week. Among them are Messrs. John McNally, and his son Lorne, John O’Neill, James Young, jr., Jos. and Will McNally. Mrs. Bert. Summers and Master Jackie returned to their Toronto home on Wednesday, after some pleasant weeks at her old home here. “Trifles make up life,” runs the old adage, and yet some of the little things of life can cause much inconvenience, and some amuse- ment as well. We were re-shing- ling part of the old home on Sat- urday, when the strokes of the hammer aroused a hornets’ nest in the cornice. They made Lorne McNally dance a fancy iig on the roof, caused Dave Davis to won- der what had gone wrong with his nose, and your humble scribe excelled an Apache war-whoop as they dissected his lug. A couple of sulphur iumigations evened up scores. ’ One often hears people growl- ing because others are so much more fortunate than they are in accumulating money. They imagâ€" ine the latter had some kind of advantageâ€"got larger salaries than they did, or something of that sort. It never occurs to them that the difference between the two classes is almost solely due to the fact that one class lives up to the last cent of their income and the other doesn’t. It is won- !derful how small savings count up bin a few years, and we were nev- ‘er more forcibly struck with this '.fact than after reading the fol- ‘lowing article in an exchange: ~ THE POWER OF SAVING. What self-help and thrift can do for a man is strikingly demon- strated in the case of John Mor- rison, a Yorkshire carpenter, who although his wages had .never ex- ceeded $8.75 a Week, has been able .to leave behind him the sub- stantial sum of $15,000, every pen- ny of it the fruits of saving. When he married, a little over forty years ago, he looked round to see what economies he could ef- feet. He found that he had been spending at least $1.25 a Week on beer and tobacco: these he could very well dispense with. That meant a saving of $65 a year. And this was the nucleus of his fortune. A few weeks later his wages were raised from $7.50 to $8.75 TRAVERSTON | weekly. ‘ money and paying off the loan out. of the rents. He was a man of property now. The appetite for thrift took full possession of him. He was fond of gardening, and decided to turn his hobby and his spare time into money. He rented half an acre of land; his wife opened a shop for the sale of the pro- duce, and the first year he was able to increase his saving to $5 a week, with which, in two years’ time, he was able to buy two more houses. out this extra $1.25, and was thus able to put by $130 a year. When And thus simply his fortune grew. House was added to house, each paying for its own purchase with its rent, until at 60, he was able to retire on $750 a year, al- most twice his highest wages as a workman, and when he died to leave a good $15,000 behind him. And what John Morrison could do and did, others have done. Only a few weeks ago,a work- ing man confessed in a court of law that he had already saved $3000 out of wages. which had never exceeded $7.50 a week. “How did you do it ?” asked the magistrate. “By a little. sali- denial, your worship," the man answered, and then proudly added “And I‘ve brought up four child- ren, too.”l FLESHERTON. Mrs. Miles Thistlewaite is visit- ing her daughter at Brighton. Mr. T. J. Sheppard and family, of Toronto, spent last week on a motoring tour, and were accom- panied from Hawkesville by Rev. L. W. Thom, who joined them visiting old friends here. Mr. and Mrs. David Strachan, of Toronto, are spending a week with Mr. Thomas Clayton and mother. Mrs. Bemrose, of Toronto, is visiting her brother, Mr. George Mitchell. Miss Lillian Buchanan, of Vande- leur, visited Miss Dell Thurston last week. Mrs. E. Storey, of Orangeville, visited last week with her mother. Mrs. Flynn. Mr. R. Wilcock spent a few days last week with friends Stayner. L at Mr. and Mrs. McGuffin, of the Soo, visited Mr. and Mrs. Will Moore, and other friends last week. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bellamy left on Tuesday to visit their son and daughter at Saskatoon, Sask. Mrs. A. M'cCauley and son Roy leave this week to visit the for- mer’s daughters in Saskatchewan, Mr. C. J. Bellamy has returned from spending a few weeks in LToronto and Aylmer. Miss Annie Howard is home from Toronto on a holiday with her mother. Mrs. W. J. Douglas, and daugh- ter Jean, left on Tuesaay for their new home in the west. Mrs. J. D. Clarke, and daugh- ter, of Ottawa, are visiting her mother, Mrs. J. W. Armstrong, and other relatives. Mr. Clark ac- companied her, and paid a short visit last Week. Their son, Mr. George Clark, of Peterboro- is also on a holiday here, and fav- ored the Methodist congregation with a pleasing solo on Sunday evening. Rev. Mr. McNeil, of Wisconsin, who was to preach ‘in the Presâ€" byterian church on Sunday, was unexpectedly called home last week, and Rev. W. C. Mercer, of Singhampton, supplied the pulpit very acceptably. Mr. Bert Petch, of Toronto. hol- idayed with old friends here. is spending a few days with friends in town. Mrs. George Stuart and children are spending a Week with friends at Thornbury. Miss Duggan, and Miss Doyle, of Schomberg, were visitors at Mr. George Stuart’s on Monday. Mr. J. F. VanDusen and family, of Dundalk, visited his mother and sister on Mondav. Mrs. Edmunds, of Walton, Ont.. and Mrs. Curtis, of Wayne, Mich.. are spending a few days with their sister. -Mrs. Trimble. The campers returned from Holland lakes on Thursday night last, after two invigorating weeks’ outing. An unpleasant dip in the lake by one of the party, who was successfully rescued, and a runaway by the team coming home. which resulted in but lit- tle .damage, were the only mis- haps o! the holiday. â€"â€" ~___V_ my, ' He could rub .along with- HARE!) HE "All BBHSUMPIWN “Frlll-Hlm”0ll Milli Messrs. Charley .and James White, of Saugeen Junction, had a narrow escape from serious in- jury last week. Driving towards the village, their spirited young horse took fright at a passing automobile, and colliding with a telephone pole, they were thrown from their buggy, which was bad- ly damaged. Mr. R. J. Sproule met with a nasty accident one night last week. In the darkness, while driving home on the Collingwood road, his horse took fright at a passing rig, and he was thrown with much force from his cart, sustaining severe bruises in the face, and cut in the head which required some stitches in dressing. HUGH McKENNA. I... 81‘. STEPHEN, NJ}. Jan. 17th. 1911. “I wish to tell you of the great good “Fruit-a-tives" have done for me. For years, I was a martyr to Chronic Consti- pation and Stomach Trouble. I was eatly run down and my friends feared had Consumption. I tried numenous doctors and all kinds of medicines, but received no relief until advised to try “Fruit-a-tives” by Mr. McCready of St. Stephen, and am pleased to say that I now enjoy excellent health. “Fruit- a-tives” are the best medicine made, and I strongly advise my friends to use them”. HUGH MCKENNA. “Fruit-a-tives” is the only medicine that will positively and completely cure Constipation. This wonderful compound of fruit juices acts directly on the liver, causmg this organ to extract more bile from the blood, and to give up more bile to move the bowelo regularly and naturally. The garden party under the aus- pices of the Women’s Institute, on Thursday last, was a great suc- cess. There was a big crowd to witness the sports, which were good. A football match between Flesherton and Swinton Park teams, was, as in their former‘ match, a tie. No goals were made. A baseball match between Spring Hill school and Inistioge, ‘was won by the former, 13-3. The most exciting event proved to be the baseball match between the young ladies’ clubs of Flesherton and Ceylon, the former winning by 20 to 16. In the evening there was a baloon ascension and nice display of fireworks. 50¢ a box, 6 for $2.50, trial sire, 25¢. At all dealers or sent on receipt of price by Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ottawa. Mrs. Mary Baskerville, relict of the late Rev. James Baskerville, passed away at the home of her daughter at Wayne, Mich., on Tuesday, August 13th, aged 35 years and 9 months. The re- mains were brought here for burial, and the funeral took place on Friday afternoon, from the res- idence of her son-in-law, Mr. W. W. Trimble. In the absence of the pastor of the Methodist church the funeral service was conducted by Rev. G. S. Milligan. The de- ceased was an amiable woman, and beautiful Christian character. With her husband, she gave many years of her life in the Methodist church in faithful and self-sacrificing service, and was esteemed and beloved wherever she lived. Flesherton was one of their fields of labor, and some time after superannuating, settled here. where Mr. Baskerville passed t0 his reward over twenty years 320- Three daughters and one son sur- vive. viz., Mrs. Trimble, Flesher- ton Mrs. Rev. Elmunds, Walton; Mrs Curtis, Wayne, and Dr. Robt. Baskerville, Detroit, all of whom were present at the funeral. The bereaved family have the sympa- ,thy of numerous friends here. Dr. Moree’s Indian Root Pill. A lions-hold Remedy exactly meet the need which 0:: arises in every family for a to Open up and regulate the bgweb. Not only are they effective in all 621563 of Constipation, but they help gently in breaking up a Cold or La ‘ri pe by clanini out the cyutem an purifying the b 00d. In the name may they relieve or cure Biliouuness, Indigestion, Sick Headaches. Rheum- atism and other common ailments. In the fullest sense of the words Dr. Mom’i Indian Root Pills are a SUMMER HATS A BRILLIANT diSplay of Summer Millinery at Reduced Prices is one of the strong attractions of our Mid- summer Sale. A special showing of White and Navy Felts. Successor to Miss Dick. Lsmbton Street. Durham. flomeseekers’ Excursions July_9 angl 23, qufvfyy second â€". Tuesday until Sept; l7, Winnipeg and Return, 3 4 .00 Edmonton and Return, $42.00 It is not greasy. nor does ' it conuin anything .of I M nm° A. pleasant characterictic of Demo-Hue] (7mm is (”hit it may be applied at any time. during the day without fear of making the skin look shiny. [t is 3 true skin food, it, smks into the pores and it entirely absorbed It is the ideal preparation for ladies during the warm weather. GUN’S DRUG STORE .1 l fi‘err. vâ€" BSiifi-‘n limit a) days. runouau roumsr SLEEMG curs to Edmonton via: Saskatoon. also Winnipeg and Calgary via ain Line If you t'unirv a Hand Saw. we can sell you nearly every kind that? is manufactured. but we have a special 82.00 Saw which we are sellmg for $1.00. having secured the output of a factory. TICKETS AND FULL INFORMATION FROM ANY C. P. R. AG [n “Planes” we have the best. We also have an odd lot. which we are selling at 25c each. We can satisfy every person in Steel Squares, u we have the kind that range in price from 31. 50 to 25¢ each. Who would be without a. Nail Hummer. when you can buy one for 5 cents. We also stock a variety of Hammers ranging in price to $1.50 In Screw Driven, you cannot ct satisfied by looking them, but we satisfy every person we 5e 1. Iron and Brass Castings and general Repairing. Feed boilers. Steam fitters supplies.“ Engines and Threshers. Bush and Doors. Planing and General Wood Work. The Leading Hardware Store CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY Winnipeg Exhilution July lath to m. |9|2 At Reduced Prices SMITH BROS.. MISS L. McAULIFFE LEMO-HAZEL CREAM When you want quality in Tools, call at THE DURHAM FOUNDRY Have a look at our North window for Tools. G. T. R. Town Ticket Office PUT UP ONLY AT +++++M+++ +44%"?!- Steamers leave Port McNicoll Mon. days. Tuesdays. “'ednesdays. Thurs days nndeatm-days at 4 p. m. for SAULT STE. MARIE. PORT ARTHUR AND FORT WILLIAM. The Steamer Manitoba. sailing from Port McNiooll Wednesdays will call at. Owen Sound lenving that point 10.30 lavas Toronto 12.45 p.m. on «film days making direct connection with Steamers at Port McNicoll. “pf” 'r‘v J Steamsll'p Express DURHAM, ONT. UPPER LAKES N A V l G ATI 0N >+++++~;--.«s Mug. 4' at