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:rings ler, 15c. '«t- 4-. ++++W U pr. .nd ecru, 25c and 3 to $2.00 :ream, with color- color, 150. .0 PER YEAR .1 Designs, 'lural designs. 'T VALUE wing rnishing Poles, 2 for 25¢. range of designs fi++§++++++++++++ Nets TER in 1. '11»; and 2 .AAMAAAAAAAAAA 5 cts. 8P8 It has 10'“; been know: oxygen my _-'. with sub cotton woci rzns a pow ive, but Ss:.1..,;;s difficulti countered in izs practical method 113;; now been di handling tyis oxygen th practical ior commercial. Bags are filled with a; special form of lampblnclz "hich are soaked in the liquid oxygen for a few minutes just before they are required for use. indivi If the bag is now lighted with a. match it will burn quietly and very slowly, but if detonated it eXplodes with the force of dynamite, and the cost is much less. Much less carbon monoxide is given off than by :nost other explosives, and there is no danger from a misfire as the oxygen will evaporate in a. short Various methods designed to pre- vent the mistaking of bichloride 01 mercury for medicine, or some other harmless substance, have been pro- posed with the idea of making it possible to use this deadly poison as an antiseptic without incurring any danger. Two of the latest of these are extremely simple but evi- dently effective. One method con- sists in stringing the tablets together and then bottling them in the usual manner. A tablet can only be detach- How to Prevent Accident by Mistak- ing For Other Medicines ed by cutting the string. and this apparently does away with all possi- bility of mistake. The other method is to incase the tablets in metal guards having sharp prings, so that it is impossible to swallow them. The tablet can be dissolved with the guard in place or can easily be re- moved from the guard. To Economize With Gas Always keep the main gas tap only half on. If it is turned on full the gas rushes through the pipes. and 8 mt deal is wasted. It is a great mistake to believe that the higher the gas is turned on the greater the heat and the quiche: the saucepan will boll. When the whole of the oven is not required. lower the “browns!" or PM iron sheet half-way down. and use the lower halt of the cooking. ~ This will use very little gas. Get a. sheet of vex" thin iron the size of the top of the gas stove with narrow raised edges. Put this on the stove utter lighting the largest burner. and several saucepan-s can be kept boiling with that one ring. Tea-growing In India Scattered all over India we find the British-owned and managed tea can dens. From insignificant beginnings has grown up a huge industry, till we now have 600,000 acres growing tea, and employing 700,000 persons of both sexes. Producing 296,000,000 pounds, India sends her teas all over the civilized world. India is now the sreatest tea-exporting country in tho world. Australia, New Zealand, Cam adsâ€"on the British dominions beyond the seasâ€"have shared in this em don of the tea trade. pipe thou most havir day ck 11D K110 uni in Ser A Ser for: 1'10 MERCURY BICHLDRIDE LT 1:133 OXYGEN :n in Native Costume ‘ 's’-ssed and happy looking 1 51th the long-stemmed 2.}‘3‘ical Serbâ€"one of the that fought so well Teutonic hordes. Holi- such as these will be 7 many years probably, ' men of the country -een known that liquid; with substances likeI ; :11s a. powerful explos s difficulties were. en- 3 practical use. A new Iw been discovered for| oxygen that makes iti 3 1| I I l I PAGE EIGHT. nothing but military so long, and there be 3n for holiday raiment 1xadays. A USEFEEL HINT 0N There are good cows and interior cows in all breeds, and the value of a herd must always depend largely upon the owner’s selecting the right indi- viduals in any given breed. A first consideration is yield of milk and but- terfat; second, conformation of type and third, pedigree. The only infal- lible guide in the selection of cows is the actual butter record. The amount of butter from a. cow is by no means solely determined by the quantity of milk she gives. It depends as much on the richness as it does on the quantity of milk. With heifers and dry cows judgment as to their value must largely be based upon conformation and pedigree. Dairy temperament is indicated by a spare, angular form, large, bright expressive eyes far apart, a large, straight, prominent backbone and an active disposition as opposed to slug- gishness. The spare, angular form indicates the absence of any disposi- tion to lay on fat, and the large back-~ bone, large bright eyes, broad fore- head and rt :eral sprightfulness indi- cate a large amount of nerve or work-é ing power. Good feeding capacity is' indicated by a long, deep barrel or coupling, a lagg'r e muzzle and a good consrimtion. A good constitution is indicated by large, bright eyes, deep, broad chest. :1 large heart girth, large open nortrxt; and a soft, pliable skin, with plenty of secretion. Food and Milk Good food produces the best rc- sults, and it is for the dairyman him- self to find out whether it pays him to feed it to his cows. One thing may be taken for grantedâ€"that the rich- ness of the food of a cow correspon- dfiigly increases the richness of the milk, and this result is more notice- able in sound, healthy cows of the real dairy type, cows with highly de- veloped milking qualities, and whose consumption of food goes chiefly to further this end, than in poor and neglected animals. The latter fail to do their best. Good grass is an essential factor in the health and productiveness of dairy cows. To obtain these good general farming is needed, one to a large extent supplements the other. A dairy farmer who neglects his soil and pastures makes a great mistake. Poor pastures are olargely answerable [or poor milk production. M farmer should raise bees. Dmess is more essential than warmth in the hog house. Honey is an especially profitable crop for the fruit farmer. Bees are easier to care for than chickens, and yield good returns on Late sown carrots, beets. etc., store much better than those which are sown early and are too old when harvested. Cut out and burn the old raspberry ones as soon as they are through butting. Cultivate the young shoots Ind keep out all the weeds. Alfalfa offers one of the best honey making materials. Alsike is also valuable, as is sweet clover, which may be grown to advent!“ in most nun-'5 * a... ..- . the Farmer on the Prob- lem of a Good Milkerâ€"Actual Butter Record Best Chooaer argwnv' Uhdh‘bl How ":0 Prove Milk Tests Crops For Haney "u'NG DAIRY COWS 'is § A rather destructive fire took tplace on Monday afternoon last ;on the farm .of -Mr. Wm Stewart, near the Corners. The fire started in the roof of his large implement shed about «1 o’clock, which could only be accounted for -by the istrong wind blowing a spark I from the house chimney, the house lbeing situated directly west of the barn and outbuildings. In a {short time most of the neighbors ; arrived on the scene and rendered gyaluable assrstance in saving the ; barn from destruction, it having :caught fire three or four times, ‘Once a spark got through be- tween the boards into the straw. . but an accurate splash with a nail i of water by Jimmy Blyth lucmiy gput it out. A new auto, purchased ‘ last week by Mr. Adam holler, was f in the shed, but fortunately it was got out safely,also a new binder and mower. A considerable quan- tity of other valuables, including- Vtwo slcighs and a cutter, were were destroyed. A big pile Of good hardwood piled in the sinxl. ,also wcnt up, which added greatly? ,to the fierccness of the fire. I‘hc building was insured in the Gw- mania insurance (20., but the loss 'over and abch will be consider- hble. - .. .â€".â€".â€".â€". ---â€"â€"â€"--â€" I Sunday school opened in Knox .‘ChUICh last Sunday, with an atâ€" Etendance of between 60 and 70 ;schol.1rs and teachers. The seeding Weather this spring ’is certainly trying on both nerves and patience. Those fortunate in having naturally high, dry lands, have considerable grain sown, While others around the Corners have not sowed a seed yet. Fall wheat and grass meadows are looking excellent. It is a black cloud, indeed, that has no silver lining. Sacrament will be dispensed in Knox church on Sunday, the 14:11. The preparatory service, which has always been held at the usual service hour, 3 o’clock, will be held at 7.30 in the evening, to accommodate farmers, in the late rush of seeding. - Mrs. Caldwell: Widow of the late Samuel Caldwell, of Saskatchewan, and children, also her sister, Ethel, arrived home from the west on Saturday. The former, we un- derstand, intends to remain per- manently in good old Nora anby. ‘l .\' 1.3:. .' r' l. 1 Mapma king. Mapmaking goes back to the earliest known time. It was a branch of the early picture writing practiced by sav- ages. In Tahiti. for instance, the na- tives were able to make fairly good maps for the guidance of explorers. Maps with raised lines were in use in Peru before the conquest. The oldest known map is that of the Ethiopian gold mines, dating from the time of Sethos 1.. the father of Rameses 11., long before the time of Aristagoras and his bronze tablet. on which were inscribed the circuit of the earth and all the seas and rivers then known. “Daddy, come here. I want to tell you somahing.” Curiosity. Little Virginia, aged five, had been put to bed, but not to sleep. From her bedroom came a little voice: Daddy Wasn’t anxious to be disturb- ed. so, thinking she was about to go to sleep, he said, “Well, wait till I eat this apple.” He read for fifteen or twenty.min- ates, when again she called‘out, “Dad- dy, how big is that apple?” Wanted Results. A' lady in a town in Scotland sent her servant over to the house of a sick neighbor. “Mrs. Smith,” said she, “sent me ower tae speir hoo yer hus- band was this morning.” “Very had, indeed. The doctor says he may die any minute.” was the reply. “Ah, weel,” said the ’woman, “I’ll better wait a wee while. I’ve nae ither thing tae dae the n00.” “Yes, indeed. It doesn’t worry him at all to see other people getting things that he doesn’t want himself.” 4 “Your hair wants cutting badly, sir,” paid a barber. insinuatingly, to 3 cu:- “No, it doesn’t,” replied the man in the chair, “it wants cutting nicely. You cut it badly last time.” Logical, but Incorrect. “Nora,” said the mistress to the new servant, “we always want our meals promptly on the hour.” Nothing Gained. “What was the result or your petition to the landlady for her to serve fewer “Yis, mum. An’ it I miss th’ first hour shall I wait for th’ next?” “Negligible. You see, It simply got us more rhubarb.” The Explanation. “How Is it that big. determined man stuck to that timid little woman till he gut her?” “I suppose she has a magnetic attrao don for his iron Wm". Philosophy. “He’s a philosopher.” 6‘80 '29, BLYTH’S CORNERS. ,- Miss Jean Derby left on Tues- day for Ottawa, Where she intends taking a post graduate course in lthe Victorian Order of Nurses. I’ t Mr. Wm Lavelle of St. Marys is visiting in town. Mr. Esdon Wolf-e of New York is holidaying at the parental, home. Mr. David Allen left Friday to resume his duties at Cochrane. Mr. McCabe of Toronto‘ 3 f0“ mer merchant here, was in town yesterday. W 0rd was received on MOndax by Mr. and Mrs Wm. Linneu of Summerberry that their son, Joâ€" seph 11., had been killed in action Deceased, who was about 25 y ars of age, is their fifth son. He en- listed at Calgary shortly after the war broke out and had been in the trenches just one year. Be- sides his parents, four brothers and two sisters survive him. One of his brothers, Wm. H , is now on his way to England with a Van- couver regiment. The deceased was well and favorably known. and the parents and family will have the deepest sympathyof all in their sad bereavement. Chas Dutton, whom we reported killed a week ago, is a first cousin. and both were Summerlwrry 1303's.â€" Wolseley, Sask., News Mrs. J S. W'illiams and daughter Mrs. {C E. .Howart‘h, of Toronto: are visiting with Dr. and Mrs W.C Pickermg. ' The Liimell family, we believe, resided at Orchard before gomg West some years agaâ€"Editor On March 30, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm Hammill, Singhamp- ton, was the scene of a quiet, but pretty wedding, when their daughter, Mary Ellen, was united to Mr. Charles B Lawrence, son of Mrs. John LaWrence of Durham To the strains of the wedding march, played by Miss Jean Ham- mill, sister of the bride, the bride 'entered the parlor on the arm of her father.~ Rev E. Sliman, Dun- dalk performed the ceremony. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE. The bride looked handsome in a dress of pale blue silk, with over- dress of silk embroidered netting trimmed with seed pearls. During the signing of the register Miss Eva Hammill sang “Oh Fair and Sweet.” The bride’s mother re- ceived in a dress of black silk embroidered net. After a daintV' wedding break- fast the young couple left on a short honeymoon The bride’s travelling suit was of navy blie *WWNWWWflG ‘ § Large Sales ‘ Small Profits i LAWRENCEâ€"HAMMILL. KILLED “‘4 ACTION PERSONAL serge With French hat. On their return they will start home-mak- ing on a farm near Orangeville. The bride received many beautitul and useful presents. g 9 z 0 0 O Q 9 O 0 § 9 O 9 O 9 9 2 9 O 9 t 2 2 9 ’§§§§§§§§ v 1: H (D I _ 9 :3 (D 1< 9900090090906.¢¢§¢§§§§§§§§O xiii; The J. D. Abraham C0. It is easy to choose a Hat this season, as the styles range from the small but tasteful hat to the most elaborate creations. Ready for Easter Lambton Street. Our stock of Spring Mininery is larger and better this season than ever shown in Durham before. Mrs. T. H. McClocklin Cal] and let 115 Show you through our stock before Easter. 150 and 25C at Abraham’s Tu mUSE‘S One door west of Standard Bank. The Girl-I don’t care. I’m going to save you. I want a medal. The Manâ€"Lemme go! I’m all right; I can swim. A DETERMINED HEROINE.