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ADVICE TO PRUNERS,
Begin pruning when the leaves are
all off the treea and at any time when
the weather is not actually freezing,
'Use the brush for Mei, and eo• get the
orchard all cleaned up before spring.
The most useful tool for tb.e work of
Fruiting is a fine-tooth saw about two
feet long, Of coarse, special priming
saws are made, but an ordinary hand
saw of the size you desire. Probably
tbe hardware merchant from whom
you buy keeps a short -handled pruning
shears for one hand, and those with
long haadles for both hands. You will
find bota really useful, though while
the pruning shears will not be used
as mueh as the saw for pruning trees,
they are excellent for pruning cane,
vine.aad.bush fruits.
The laealtay tree in good form and
condition for bearing, should not be
prunen very much in one year, for
the larger the leaf surface, the greater
the growth. About 90 per centof the
food is absorbed from the atmosphere
through the leaves, .and every leaf -
bearing branch that is cut out reduces
the feeding eapacity of the tree. We
should prune not to diminish the size
of tbe tree, unnecessarily, but (1) to
let in the sunshine and thin the fruit
so that all left will ripen properly and
be also of larger size,' and (2) to eut
out diseased wood. Any more prun-
ing is injurious to the tree. Just try
to keep the centre of the tree open,
cutting off branches that will grow too
close together, but after all mostly
letting the tree have its own way.
Young treeti that have been planted
only a few years will need some at-
tention now. Clip off the sprouts
growing in the centre, using the small
pruning shears, and have them sharp.
This is important in any pruning
Work; never crush the wood, but make
a clean close cut that will quickly
heal.
When pruning the large bearing
tree, cut out all the dead or dying
branches. These are usually the re-
sult of "fire blight," a bacterial dis-
ease, for which, the only known rem-
edy is to cut off the diseased wood,
and doing it some little way back be-
yond where it is healthy, disinfect
both the wound and saw with eorrisive
sublimate (orie part to 1,000 parts of
water) and cover the wound with gas
tar. Next, notice where the branches
are thickening up, so as to exclude
the sunshine and thin judiciously, The
tree should be pruned so that the sun
will shine some time during the dgY
on every twig that will bear fruit.
This will also thin the fruit and it also
facilitates spraying, for pruning
ehould always precede spraying.
THE KEEPING OF BEES.
The saying, "The, resources of Can-
ada are Inexhaustible,, is true of ia.i)
food products more than of honey. An
abundance of honey -yielding flowers,
with a high average of favorable wea-
ther for the production and ingather-
ing of the honey, makes Canada a
geed country for the bee -keeper.
Moreover, the bulk of Canadian honey
Is of unsurpassed quality, and honey
bas become, as it deserves to be, a
staple article of food in many places,
selling readily at satisfactory prices
when properly distributed." So states
the Dominion apiarist, Mr. P. W. L.
Sinden, in Bulletin No. 26, eecond
series, just issued by the Department
of Agriculture, Ottawa, that can be
bad free on application to the Publi-
cations Branch of the department. Mr.
Sla,dert furnishes the further informa-
tion that in Ontario and Quebec, and
In regions in the other provinces of
the Dominion, there are an increasing
number of people who make bee -keep-
ing their principal business, some of
the specialists in Ontario reaping an
income in excess of $2.500 per year,
whxle there are thousands who find it
a profitable and healthful auxiliary to
their annual revenue. In Ontario
alone it is estimated that there are
10,000 bee -keepers. Mr. Sladen, after
dealing with the advantages of bee-
keeping, and eatending instructions
and advice to beginners, proceeds to
deal With the different elements in-
volved in bee -keeping and honey pro-
ductions. In a plain, concise way he
tells of the location the apiary shoeld
ba given, the most desirable races, the
development and handling of the bees,
the diseasee and ene.niieFi to which
they are subject read the attentioit
they need at different eenl...1011e of the
year. 'Ile also gives a list, with do-
soiptivo illuetra,tione, of the Ovincliml
he,ney-producing plants xvith their op
-
e,
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/row embarrassing it Is to have Wm -
pies and blackheads break out en tho
eon. and particulariy just waft nue
'1V...trying to look tho best.
too will find a friend hi 1)r. Clutse'ei
Ointmortt, for it riot only cures pim-
ples and blackheads, but also Makes
tho skin soft, smooth and attreetive„
tri a store of way* Dr. Chelsea
Ointment prover$ useful in every lionto
„as *treatment tor be2e104, laltorhelnOr
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IEngland an d
France
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(New York Tribune).
War fills so mucha the aorizon
labile it is going forward that there
la alvietys a temptation to tiet clown ae
Perialacent things whica aro transi-
tory end dependent upon the conai-
tions and emotious growingeMt Of On -
fact, Thi e is particularly true of the
hatreas that grow out of strife; It IS
only lesa true of Alliances, end there
ki Selina reason for refraintng from
attaching to much imPortanee to a-
liances which are =axle during the
war.
And yet, having saia this, it re:nalatt
true that no more auprising, no more
interestiug, and eertaitliY /30 More
hopeful sign, can be found in the whole
bistory of the present confliet than
the slow, steady but ever growing
friendship between Frame and Bri-
tain, conditioned leinn a growing un-
dertitanding between two peoples who
Over ceaturies have either mieundera
einteologdhbeoarc.h other or too well under -
Stood. the less attractive sides a their
Now raore than all else the progress
of the war hae, taught Britain the
true France—the France that always
existed. Nothing is more preposterous
than the notion that the France a to-
day is different from the France of
yesterday. e3ut what millions of Eng.
liehmen have seen is the true France)
that escapes the mere traveler and for
the mass of the people of England as
of A.merica, France was just a geo-
graphies,' expression.
And no one can read the British
pres,s, the letters of the soldiers in the
trenehes, the comments of military cri-
tics and the simplest of civilians with-
out feeling that there has come home
to the whole British people a etewer
and truer appreciation of a great peo-
ple long their enemiee and only re-
cently their allies.
Over and over again, sometimes a
little naively, sometiraes erudely, but
with unmistakable sincerity and con-
Viction, there is spread out in the tes-
timony of British aoldiers an unmeas-
ured admiration for the men and wo-
men of France, for the courage, the
devotion, the steadfastness of the
French living in the midst of their
ruins, in the presence of their dead,
on the very edge of that abyss whicle
yawns aeyoncl the firing line.
Conversely the understanding of the
British by the lerench has marched
forward a little more elowly. The aw-
ful doubt of the days when Britain
seemed irresolute, when thewar had
come, tlale remained in the French
naind for months. Small wonder, too,
that for days, weeks and months
France waited anxiously, a little des-
pairingly, for Britain to be ready.
Yet, with it all, with the doubts, the
.disappointinents, the delays, no one
Who knows France an fail to recog-
nize that appreciation of nritish pur-
pose, British loyalty, above all, Brit:
ieh good, faith, has increased with ev-
ery succeeding month of the war.
No one can mistake the fact that to-
day, when Britain is at last beginning
to lift a portion of the terrible burden
of the war off French soldiers, there is
a final and a just appraisal of Britain
from the Pyrenees to the German fir-
ing line.
In nothing has German intrigue been
less successful than in the effort to
foment trouble between the two alliets.
The atteck upon Verdun was beyond
all else an attempt to coavinee France
that Britain was not ready to help her
and never would be, that France must
surrender or die. ,
French military aethorities measur-
ed this threat and they appraised
French spirit accurately. There le
nothing ha the whole war finer than
the French and Britieh course in the
Verdun criels. Actually the British
were still unready, but Sir Douglas
Haig promptly offered to begin. Jof-
fre cleelined to let him. He chose to
have France "carry on," terrible • e.s
was the cost, until the British were
ready.
Always,
teo, in the later months of
the war the British have frankly and
without question conformed to the
will of the French military command-
ers. Britain has sent hundreds of
thousands of men to Frame and in ef-
fect turned them over to the orders of
Joffre, His will has prevailed. Even
In the matter of Saloniki Kitchener
bowed to Jean and British troops fol-
lowed the French to the Balkans.
After all, the amazing thing about
the Anglo-French alliance is not that
It has not always worked perfectly,
but that it has worked at all, that it
has worked with ever increasing ef-
ficiency and that out of the fusion of
these people, so different in their race
history alad in their traditions, there
has grown a mutual occafidence and
respect which it is not too much to
enty will remain a potent influenca in
European history for many decades
atlheaest
Tgrowth of Anglo-French confi-
dence has quite baffled the German.
proxiraate yielding periods. In fact,
it would seem that pretty welt every-
thing worth knowing about the culti-
vation and management of the honey-
bee is detailed in this handy sixty -
rage official bulletin or pamphlet
published for gratuitous circulation.
NOTES.
Painting the house, barns and other
frame buildings is an investment. It
lo praetical economy. It adds many
dollars to the sale value of the farm,
It increases the attractiveness of the
landscape. It gives the neighborhood
a better staading. Unpainted buildings
give the irapression of failure. They
ore evidences of the poverty of the
eon, the shiftlessness of the farraer,
a lack a fruitful harvests. No one
who has any ambition wants to locate
In a community Of unpainted houses.
Fresh paint is a profit -winning adver-
tisement for the farm. It is a mark
of thrift, a promoter of progress, a
signboard to success. Show us a
thrifty neighborhood and well show
you farm buildings neatly painted and
fields well tiled, in a community of
intelligent, progressive, prosperous
farmers.
What would it mean to individual
farmers and the eountry lf every home
had as many cows as it requires to
supply the stable with milk ana
butter? Perhaps none of ns realized
what it would mean. It would cer-
tainly give more cash from the ani-
mals and crops raised, and be the
means of greater profits. Doubtless
It would mean more than this. ft
would give more wholesome,, nutritious
foods and enable parents r.o rear
healthier, stronger, more efficient chil-
dren. Isn't this worth striving for?
We need more teains and better
teams, so that we may do better fann-
ing and do it cheaper. The use . of
improved implements is necessary for
profitable farming these days. Alit
the most satisfactory way to get
better teams is to get a few work
mares and raise colts. The niare
shculd raise a colt as well as do the
regular work on the farm.
4 • IA
Heart Flutterind
Easily Corrected
goott ADVICE TO FOLKS BOTHER-
ED WITH PALPITATION,
WEAKNESS, ETC,
If your heart flutters, be careful,
An attack is liable to come on at
any time. Excitement, over-exertion
or emotion may cause it.
If blood rushes to the head, if pal-
pitation and short breath are aotice-
able, there's cause for alarm.
If you want a good, honest remedy,
try Ferrozone. We recommend For -
rezone because we know it's just right
for heart trouble. lt cured A. F.
Peattie, who lives at Allen Hotel, Bay
City. Mich. ees i/ your symptoms
resemble these:
Some Symptoms of Weak Heart:
Nervousness, Palpitation, .
Trembling, -- Dizziness;
Sinking Feeling, Heart Faint,
Short Breath, Weakness.
Mr.. Beattie says:
"I was weak and miserable.
"I was subject AO heart palpitation
aid dizziness.
• "As I grew worse I began to have
trembling and sinking sensations.
"Ferrozone strengthened my heart,
gave vigor to ray nerves, soon made
me well. It's a great rebulider."
By strengthening the muscles of the
heart, giving proper circulation and
ceasing a general rebuilding of the
whole system, Ferrozone is hound to
do grand work in heart trouble; try
it, 50c. per box, or six for $2.50, at
all dealers, or direct bv mail from
The Catarrhozone Co., Kingston, Ont.
-4 fr.
SOUR CREAM RECIPES,
There are almost indefinite uses
for good sour cream. When it is but
slightly soured, with n scant tea-
spoonful of soda as a corrective for
each pint of cream; it Makes delic-
ious ice cream, Here follow Some
good sour cream recipes:
Chocolate cake—One cupful Of
sugar, one-quarter oupful of sour
cream, one and one-half cupfuls of
flour ,oen tablespoonful of butter, one
egg, one-half teaspoonful of soda, one
teaspoonful of vanilla, one square of
Chocolate melted in one-half cupful of
boiling water, one teaepoonful of bak-
ing powder.
Sour Creaba Cookies—One-half Cup -
of butter, two eupfuls of sugar,
one and one-half cupfuls of sour
cream, one rounding teaspoonful of
soda, two eggs, Cate teaspoonful of
vanilla, flour to roll soft.
Steamed Pudding—One cupful of
molasses, one cupful of sour treaba,
two Cupfuls of Graintra flour, one tea-
spoonful of soda (routding), one cup-
ful of taisinS, ono teaspoonful of cin-
namon, one-half teaspoonful of chives,
one-half terespootful of salt, Steam
three hours,
Rabin Puffs—Two eggs, one-quarter
cupful of butter, two cupfuls of flour,
Me cupful of sour cream, one cupful
of raisins, seeded and chopped, one
teaspoonful of soda. Steam itx cups
one hour and serve with any good
pudding IMMO,
Solitiny Cake—Ono tablespoonful of
butter, two tablespoonfuls of sugar,
one-half teaspoonful of salt, one egg,
one cupful of sour email, otte cupful
of cornmeal, ono cupful of flour, one
tenapoonful of soda. -
erithain. Muffins—Ofte • cupful of
sour Orem% One-half cupful of tio.
qasses, two tupfuls of graliean flour,
two eggs, well beaten,. "pne-Oftarter
teaspoonful of salt, ono teaspot)pfill
0 40d4s. Bake in quick MIA.
amossimmissontemengstm
Peaches
are the most yarned
treasure on the pre-
serve shelf.
Lantic
Sugar
Pure cane sugar very
"FINE" granulation is
best for all preserving.
2 and 54b Cartons
10 and 204b Bags
"The.411.PurposeSagar°
iteml tis a rod hall trado.matk for *
rut hook of 1,reservlog label*
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REMEMPER 1 The ointment
YOu put on your child's skin gets
into the system just as surely as
food the child eats. Don't let
impure fats and mineral coloring
matter (such as many of the
cheap ointments contain) get
into your child's blood! Zorn-
Buk is purely herbal. No pois-
onous coloring. Use it always.
.50c, Box at All Drugests and Stores.
From the outset his higher polio" has
been direeted at estranging two enem-
ies that he might destroy them separ-
ately. To -day he Still warns French-
men that tha I3ritish mean to hold Cal-
ais Permanently, and in the same
breath he whispere to the Britisli that
they have only to eaerifice France and
the peace that they desire is within
their grasp.
And to suck appeals Prenclunen and
Britons remain equally deaf. It is
something more than a marriage of
,convenienee, this Anglo-French al-
liance, and it is steadily taking on a
better and gore enduring character.
The British soldier was the first to•
knew the real France. He became at
one time a missionary at bogie and a
true representative in France. Against
the common eneraY—and the enemy of
the things that France and Britain
laved and served in common—the al -
Renee took definite form.
It is a Tact of more than passing ina
portance that the two great democratic
nations of Europe, nations with wide-
ly different ideals of • democracy, but
with a wide area of common ground,
should thus be united by bonds which
will endure beyond the war and in-
fluence human aistory for long years
to come. In this alliance there exists
a real and a, sufficient counterpoiseio
that German peril which has threaten-
ed all democracy, ours as well as Eur-
opean.
As we enter the third year of the
Great War there are grounds for con-
fidence and for hope that did not exist
cue year ago, could. not be dreamed of
two years ago, Already the worst dan-
gers are passed. It is no longer a ques-
tion of how much of all we love and
hold to Germany can destroy—the Ger-
man horde is no longer on the ad-
vance, The problem remains to rescue
from the hold of the bbeast that
which he seized in his first mad foray.
It ,is no longer a question of saving
France; what remains is the task of
re.ecuing Belgium, of restoring Serbia;
above all, of havingnione with the Ger
man effort to destroy all else in this
world to the greater glory of Teutonic
Kultur.
And the weight of this task in West-
ern Europe must fall upon the leritiele
The Frencb share has been more than
performed. Still, in proportion to her
resources, France is going forward;
but a willing Britain must bear the
brunt of the battle which will estab-
lish the victory already half won and
insure the safety of our civilization
and our deniocracy,
It Is easy to perceive that with the
performance of this task, with the
making of this sacrifice, a final basis
of regard and respeet will be reached
between the two great liberal powers,
and the alliance between France and
Britain will be cemented by the blood
of their sone, shed in a common cause.
There is no greater fact in the open-
ing days of the third year of the con-
flict than this Anglo-French relation,
uow firmly established beyond eVan
the reach of German intrigue, It is
alike the assurance of corning victory
and the guarantee of the endurance
of the things which many of us care
most for in life.
LIQUID CATARRH REMEDIES USELESS
ONLY RELIEVE ---NEVER CURE
They go direct to the stomach, have
very little affeet on the linings of the
nose and throat, and entirely fall to
cure. Only by cleansing the air pass-
ages by relieving the inflammatioh
and killing the germs is cure possible.
No coMbination of antiseptics is se
successful as Catarrhozone. I breath-
ing it, you send the richest pine bal-
sams right to the seat of the disease.
Irritating phlegm is cleared out,
hoarseness, coughing and hacking are
mired. For a permanent oure for Ca-
tarrh, nothing equals Catarrhozone.
Get it to -day, but beware of danger-
ous substitutes meant to deeeive you
for genuine Catarrhozone. All dealers
sell Catarrhozone, large size, contain-
ing two months' treatment, costs al;
small size, 50 cents; sample sige, 25
cents,
POLITENESS IN CHINA.
It Takes a Peculiar Form at Times,
Particularly at Dinner.
A Chinese prides himself on his
politeness more than on anything else.
So when he meets you he shako his
own hand. When he goes to leve you
he folds aie hands across his breast
and makes three bows.
Some places in China it is consider-
ed polite, when you are invited to a
friend's house, to throw the chicken
bones on the floor. As you are having
dinner and caatting about the Tice•
.'op it is proper foine when you get'
through with a drumstick, to toss it
on the floor and go on with the con-
versation.
The host takes this as 11 coMpla
Mena for it shows that you know that
he has servants enough to cleati the
things off tho floor. Tf you put the
bones Ort the plate it reflects on the
number of servants that he can af-
ford to keep.
lf you leave a dollar on Voir dresS-
Ing table your room boy evoltIdeet
steal it for anytring: he would lose
face if he did, but whon•your back.is,
turned be will exchange it for a coun-
terfeit. Ito can do this and still keen
his Me. /2 you miss something about
your room and know positively that
your boy stole it, and -a'ednie hint .he
will deny It as long as bo has breath.
Under a slow fire and salt ,he would
still deny that he had *on it; to
adroit that he had stolth Your, knife
would be to lose face:, t
But after swaging himolf yoli will
It it ,go for a day or two thd•Itnife
will Mysteriously return; or you will
fin4 it under a handkerchief bit your
dresser. You know that he has re -
tufted -it, and he knowsthat yen
know. but his fare has been savtid,.
and ASa rottult, he is light hearted
al L. bepPy,.-12,11..proyin
110111141V4DB BitEAD.
Itqw iv Make thii-Staff of Life
Quioldy gucl WeIL
Break two cakes or yeast into
cupful of water at hlood. telaPerattm.
Put a tableepoonful of sugar on the
yeast to stimulate its quick growth.
while this soaks, warm two cupfuls
of milk with a cupful of water, This,
with the water over the yet, make
aqueitsr! cif wetting stifftclent for four
loaves,
In a large mixing bowl put several
sieves of flour and make a depression
in the middle of the flour, in which
put a level tablespoonful of salt and
a, heaping tablespoonful of lard. Pour
the liquid an tae yeast upon the
flour and mix with, tile hands, work-
ing the flour from the outside into the
liquid in the middle of the mass.
Make a stiff dough and lift the ball
out, putting away any remaining flour
for futare use. If the flour is granu-
lar let the dough lie on the board for
ten mnutes, covered with warm
bowl, that the flour may properly ab-
sorb the moisture, If the flour is
not granular this wait is not necese
sary,
Now shape the dough without
kneading, lay the ball in a buttered
bowl and butter the surface ot the
dough to keep it soft. Cover and let
it double in a warm place, an hour
to an hour and a half. If YOU wish
still further to hurry it let the bowl
In warm water and place a. smaller
bowl of warm water on the lid of the
large bowl containing the dough.
When deubled sbape quickly into
teh baiting pans for the eecond ris-
ing and bake when again light. This
recipe is excellent for use when one
must have bread in a hurry. Half of
the dough may be made into crusty
rolls.
Every Stiff Joint Limbered
Rheumatism Cured!
That Old Family Remedy, "NervIline"
is Guaranteed for the Worst Casela.
CURES NEURALGIA, BACKACHE,
LUMBAGO. .
Rheumatism today is unnecessary.
It is so well understood and so rea.dily
curable that every day we have reports
of old chronics being freed of their
tormenter,
"I can speak confidently of the Ner-
viline treatment, for the simple reason
that it cured me," writes Albert B.
Cornelius, from Kingston. "You can't
imagine how stiff and lame and sore I
was. Nights at a time I couldn't sleet)
well. I followed the Nerviline direc-
tions carefully—had it rubbed iuto the
sore regions four or five thnes every
day. Every rubbing helped toereduce
the pain, The swelling went down. I
got a fair measure of relief in it week.
I also took two Ferrozone Tablets
wine my meals. They inereasee my
appetite and spirits, purified my blood
and toned up my system generally.
"I am as well to -day aa a man could
lie—in perfect good health. I give
Nerviline all the credit."
A largo family size bottle, of Nerd -
lino costs only 50c., or the trial size
25c., and is useful in a hundred ills in
the family. Whether it's toothacbe,
earache, headache, neuralgia, lame
back or a cold, N.erviline will cure
Just as readily as it will cure rheuma-
tism. For family use nothing ecruale
Nerviline.
4r
MOLASSES GOODIES
As Made Successfully by Our
Forebears.
The following recipee, for molasses
breads a:ad cakes are well tried, and
,come down from the time of the
grandmothers with certificates of char-
acter:
Boston Brown leread—To one cup
molasses, add one teaspoonful of soda,
ono of salt, two and one-half cups of
milk, one cup of flour, one cep 01
rye flour and two cups of endian meal.
Steam three hours. This *makes a
moist and delicious bread.
English Brown Bread—Dissolve half
a cake of yeast in two caps of water,
and make a sponge with two cups of
graham flour. Add one tablespoonful
of molasses, one of lard, and one tea-
spoonful of salt. Stir in two cups of
rye frour, and knead slightly. Bake in
small loaves in a moderate oven for
an hour„
Ryo Bread—Dissolve one-half cake
of yeast in a. cup of milk, which has
been scaldea and cooled, To one cup-
ful of hot water add two tablespoon-
fuls of lard, two of molasses and one
of sugar, two teaspoonfuls of salt, one
alp of flour. Pour in the yeast, beat
well, and let rise until light. Add rye
inset until stiff enough to knead. After
kneading well font into loaves and
let rise again and bake in a moderate
oven.'
Soft Molasses Cake—To one pint of
molasses, add one teaspoonful of eoda
end tWO of crown of tartar, with one
Well beaten egg, a half cap of intik,
one tablespoonful of ginger, one tea-
spoonful of cinnamon, one tableepoon-
ful of butter, and two and ono.half
generous cup of flour. •13cat well and
bake for one-half hoitr.
• •Sqft reelaisea cake, baked in two•
lent's, with a filling of Whipped cream,
Makes a delicious dessert,
Gingerbread— Cream together one
ctip of sugar and one-half cup- of butter
With a pinch of salt. Dissolve three-
quarters of a teaspoonful of Edda in
two tablespocaifula of Molasieee and
add to sttgar vititit a lialf oils of milk
and a geant teaspoonful of ginger. Mix
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DRS. SOPER s*.:YYVIITE
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Asthti,Catarth? pimples
Dyspetial ejouseiv. Rhearnsitleirkiri,
neyi.13100, Neils and onkador onoss.
Cikti.df.iteed histrh Tor; free isuivioe.. hiedieinir
famished in tablet form, liours-.10 11241..t0 1 p,u1.,
*ad 2 to a p.m. Sundays—IC lt ro, to 14.1110k1r.F
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e• Goasaileiloti Prat ? p$•••(•Q
ORS, •Sit316-e0* gilt
2iTat4114-A*Wento,
Piihatei M4fttithl" 1Iis t11134,, v..41
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ow many hairs
has a Bear
We doubt If there le eta, person, in Canada,*
not Interested in Furs. and who dote not admire
their beauty, softness and warmth i but how many
ileve ever thought of the groat number of balm re.
gaited to cover askin to Prosiest) this wealth and
softness?
The actual number of hairs on any given skin can
he actuallY detenuined by mathetuatica and an *bumf.
Lulea of patience.
We have cut a piece out of a black hear skin, one
inch square in stze—have sealed and de.
pOsited It with, the bank and are giving
$3 0 0"
IN PRIZES
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to the 04 persons who are nearest correct In their estimate
Bokflut.he actual number of hairs on that one square Inch of black bear
This contest is catirely free to every one who complies with the con.
ditions, and we might frankly state that the sole object of this contest
is to fatalliarlse as many people In Canada as possible with the wonderful
bargains they Call =UM la stylish guaranteed Furs and Fur_ garments,
through Ballam's system of dealing direct "From TraPoce to Wearer':
Just send today for a copy of the 1916-17 Edition of
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RAW FURS
We are the Largest Cash
Buyers of Raw Furs direct
front Trappers In Canada—
Our Raw Fur Quotations
sent Free.
GUNS
Traps—Animal Bait, Irish
Nets, Tackle, and complete
lineof sportsmen's supplies,
at very low prices. 32 page
catalog free,
STYLE BOOK
on the back cover of which are full particulars of thls Zoo.
logical contest.
This 1916.17 edition is a handsomely printed 32 Page hook
—fully illustrates the latest styles and models of Fur Coats
and Sets and will show YOU how you can save many dollars
on furs. It will pay you to read it. Don't fall to send for
k to -day and have a free chance of sharing this 5300.00.
Be sure to address as follows:
ORONTO
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well with two cups of flour, and bake
in a greased tia a moderate oven,
Ginger Snaps—Boil two cups of mo -
la -sees and add one tablespoonful of HOW
soda, one cup of lard, one tablespoon-
ful of ginger,eone teaspoonful each of
cinnamon ad cloves. When cool- stir
in enough flour to Make a stiff natter.
Roll out very thin and bake in a hot
oven,
Ginger Drops—One large teaspoon-
ful of soda dissolved in two-thirds:of
a cup of mola.sees. Add one beaten
egg, one cup of brown sugar, ono
tablespoonful et ginger, pinch of salt,
and one-half cua of cold water. Mix
with flour to a stiff batter, and drop
by teaspoonfuls on greased pan.. Bake
in moderate oven.
Cheap Fruit Cake—This may be
made in a loaf or in small cakes. One
cup of ,butter, one cup of sugar, one
cup of molasses, 9ne cup of milk, one
cur of raisins, one cup of currants, one
well -beaten. egg, three teaspoonfuls of
spices, and four cups of flour with a
teaspoonful of salt. Dissolve the soda
In the molasses and silt the fruit in
the flour. One-half of ibis recipe will
answer for a small faintly.
44 t.
TRIAL OF A DEAD MAN.
Charles de Bourbon, high consta-
ble et France, died in conquering
Rome, which his leaderless soldiers
straightway sacked. For this crime
it was necessary to find a scapegoat,
so "on July 28, 1627, in the presence
of King Francis I., on his seat of
justice, assisted by the peers of
France and the assembled chambers,
:lean do Surie, first usher of the
court, called Charles de Bourbon
three times—at ths bar of the parlia-
ment, at the marble table and at the
marble steps—and then reported than
the Said De Bourbon had not appear-
ed. The sentence was drawn un, then
solemnly read. The connetable de
France, dead, was condemned, his
goods returned to the crown, and the
door of his palace by the Louvre was
painted yellow.'"
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01.0•11.44M.MamsliMilam.S.
"Dost Thou Love
Pictures"?
assoilval44•01m.
—Taming of the Shrew
In addition to our large stock of
Antique Furniture, China and
Glassware, we have a very choice
collection of paintings of more
than ordinary merit, which we are
always pleased to show to lovers
of art. When in Hamilton you will
enjoy spending some of your time
looking over our collection of
Bric-a-Brao, Paintings and Antique
Furniture.
Robert Junor
62 King St. East, Hamilton, Ont.
The House for Gifts.
DUELS OVER TRIFLES.
At One Time Almost Any Inoident
Vitas an Excuse for a Meeting.
Duet:: at one time were fought for
the merest trifles. Colonel Mont-
gomery was shot in a duel about a
dog. Colonel Ramsay in one about
a servant, Mr. Featherstone in one
about a recruit. Sternets father in one
about a goose, andanother gentleman
in one about a bottle of anchovieS.
One officer was challenged for
merely asking his opponent to pass
him a goblet. Another was compell-
ed te fight about a pinch of snuff.
Gendeal IlartY Wad challenged by a
Captain Smith bol- declining Nellie at a
dinner on al eiteambeato although. the
general eleacled a an, exeusee that
wino a invariably macie taut sick, and
fAcutenaite Cowther *lost his life in a
duel, becttude lie wdsw"ofused,- admit-
ttanco, to n,plub of ,pigeon -shooters,
In 1777 a, duel, occurred New
York betweee. Lieutenant Feather'
etonhugheegf $pv,eny2f1fth, and
Captain McPherson,‚ Of the Marty -
Aced Dila& idgittldift, in rebel to
"theittinutforNef 'etittng Wear weprn,
end leontendiag that, the eating -mos
Irma 'the,sop,...and the other contend-
ti"mt, the grain should 'be <Cut! Off
frOin'tqadb'barifo dittrig,
'Vat Vreathtirttoillraugh 1600"hisetright
arm, the, 141,111,1fMtit antagniptes
pistol ‘shattering the limb fearftaly, 60
tliff Tad to be
Major 11<tri1,t lbst histittelim41821, a a
416 tdnoling ground at 1101)0ke)144 a.
8irap26 dfspule about 'what was tramps
'argatud:of. thrds..--Longion arm-
, 4:). 4.
1 &an telt litter° niromi shoe pinch*
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FRESH CURTAINS.
to Make Home Laundrying
Really
Effective.
"Mealy women," says an expert,
"think that the proper way to mount a
curtain on a stretcher is to first Pas -
ten down each of the four corners and
then to stretch the edges into shape
by pulling from the corners.
"Tb.is is entirely a mistake, and cur-
tains mounted in this way are almost
sure to have the mesh broken or torn
In several places, even if the pattern
and the scalloped edges dry to loon
straight and even.
"In mounting a lace curtain over a
stretcher, one should always begin at
the middle point of the long border
edge. Slip this over the pin at the
centre on the top edge of the frame;
then, working from the centre, first
to the right and then to the left, slip
the successive scallops over pins until
the entire long border edge is attach-
ed to the pins on the upper bar of the
frame.
"The curtain is now hanging with'
its unpatterned edge falling loosely
downward. Tha next step is to attach
the bottom end of the curtain to the
frame pins. This usually has the
same border as the long, patterned
edge. In fastening it to the stretcher
work downward from one of the top
corners until you nave all the pat-
terned edge attached to the pins.
"Now notice how many inches on the
top bar of the frame are covered by
the long border edge and how many
inches at the side and then adjust the
remaining two sides of the frame to
correspond exactly in the number of
inches. Fasten the other short edge
of the curtain, which will be the top
edge whea hung, and lastly fasten the
other long edge to the frame pins.
"The last edge may have to be puck-
ered a little to make it fit over the
pins, but the puckering will not shcyw
when the curtains are dry, and, what
is more to the point, the edge will not
pull down after it is dry.
"One other thing that should be
emphasized is that the long border or
patterned edge of lace curtains should
always be dried at the top of the
frame. Removing the curtains from
the stretcher after tuey are dry re-
quires some care. One should not try
to take the edges from the pins until
the frame has been sufficiently loosen-
ed, so that there will be no strain on
the delicate mesh; otherwise threads
are almost sure to be strained and
broken
"A curtain stretcher to be entirely
satisfactory should have movable pins
and should be made of well seasoned
wood. Stretchers having stationary
pins may or may not have the phis
placed at intervals which will match
the scallops in the particular eurtains
one wishes to clean, and unless they
happen to match exactly the size of
the scallops it is not possible to dry
the scallops in good shape. Stretchers
Which have movable pins can be per-
fectly adjusted to either large or small
scallops."
enen—.
SHIELD FOR SOLDIERS, -
Quite an arsenal of ancient weapons
has been. revived in the great war;
and, by-the-bpe, British soldiers may
be provided with shields fashionea
like those of the Romans of old. Sir
A. Conan Doyle, whO has given ape-
cial attention to tb.e Subject—as in.
deed he has done to everything con.
fleeted 'with the struggle—long has
advocated this emirs% Seven -sixteenth
of steel will stop a point-blank but -
let; and, though a stied of twofeet
by three feet would weigh thirty
pounds, this protection would reqUire
to be carried only by the first at-
tacking dgtaehmont.
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Do not hem a heavy silence cloth,
as the bent is apt to tinke o, ridge un.
der the tablecloth. Buttonhole the :teeth
edges with white darning cotton.
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JOHN, HALLAM itAmite4,. ,
Lgdi Hallam anildIng, Toronto.
A BLUFF,
(Detroit Free Press).
"Pa, what fa 5bluff?"
"A MUM my boy, is a Wail the average
traveling' man =Kea about the money
ne Wes every week on his expense tie -
P11, HIS 13E8T.
(Boston Transcript)
She (dart= the spat)—You should have
married some stUpid, credUlous $1.1.
my clear, 1 tiki the I3est 1
could.
BOBBY KNgw,
(Boston Trenecript)
riance--Ana, will Bobby be sorry Wien
marry his sister?
Bobby—Yes, 1 will, 'cause I like you.
AMATEUR GARDENING.
(Washington Star)
"Itow 010 your garden turn out?"
'
'It helped. The work 1 014 In It gays
me a great appetite for the vegetables
I had to buy,"
A GREAT HUNTER,
(Baltimore A merlean)
"Did your brother have masuccess
out tIll
n"kge,41:1 5e0v5estr shooting?"hee
he couldn't hire any more."
A PHILOSOPHER.
(Detroit Free Press)
"He's a P1111.4a0pher." "SO?" "Yes, ho
bears other people's troubles with
smile."
DIFFERENT.
(Life)
Mrs, English—Is your husband a rep-
resentative American? Mrs, IL S. A.—
No, indeed! He's a senator!
A 0
THE AMATEUR FARMER.
(Judge)
lire. Suburb—Potatoes cost 55 a bushel
in Germany. Mrs. Suburbs—They must
raise their own, like us.
EIGHT HOURS TOO MUCH.
(Washington Star)
"Are you in favor of an eight-hour
working day?"
"I don't go so strong as that," replied
Farmer Corntoseel. "If my boy josh
was to work three hours a day two days
in succession, I'd think he was dein'
purty good."
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EXCEPTION TO THE RULE.
(Bostonyou
should remember, mY
out labor. You need not expect to get
Me. Rodd—
son, that there is nothing attained with,
eoinething for nothing.
Tommy—Huhl I get lots of lichings
for nothing, anyhow.
STRIKING THOUGHT.
(Sacred Heart Review)
"Do you think that the automobile will
displace the horse?" asked the conversa-
tional young woman.
"It will," answered the nervous young
man, "it it ever hits him."
wIag DINAH. I
(Puck)
"Dinah, wilt thou take Erastus for thy
wedded husband, to have and to hold
from this day forward, for better, for
worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness
and in health, to love, cherish and obeY,
till death you do part?" "No, sah,
takes him just as he is. Bf he gets
any better he'll go to Heaven. 812 he
gets any worse I'll take him to the police
station."
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VALUABLE METAL
(Town Topics)
Brother Bob—"She's as good as gold:"
Sister Sue—And as expensive as platinum.
AN EXCEPTION,
- (Washington Star)
"Thai man makes hiniself very dia.
agreeable."
"Yes," replied Mies Oayenne. "But so
many people are permanently unplea-
sant that I rather admire a person who
is only so when the means to be."
THE PROSPECTS .
(Boston Transoript)
Mr. Bexley (coldly)—And what are your
prospects. may I ask?
jack Sooter—Pardon me, sir; I merely
lova your daughter. I have not been
so mercenary as to look you up in Brad -
street's, and therefore I cannot answer
your question.
A REPEATER.
(Boston Transcript.)
"I don't see why you call Perkins
stupid. He says a clever thing quite
often." "Exactly! He doesn't seem
to realize that it should be said only
once."
CANT' FOOL HER.
(Judge)
"I intend to give my wife 550 for Christ -
"Go ahead. He 3ives twice who gives
watiojnoWtyio"
u can't fool her at way. She
ink that
It's a hundred."
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THE ROMANTIC WEST.
(Birmingam Age -Herald.)
"While out west did you sea many
cowboys?"
"Troops of them."
"But I thought barbed-wire fences
had largely displaced cowboys in the
cattle country?"
"I wasn't in the cattle country. I
was visiting a motion -picture city."
DEPENDS ON CONDITIONS.
(Baltimore American)
"Is bolting it refining process. Pa?"
"that depends, my son, whether It Is
done in flour mills or at the table."
THEN SHE STARTED.
(Boston Tra,nscript.)
• • "'What did you say to your wife
whett vat got home at 12 last night?"
"My dear." "Is that all?" "Yes; she
began talking then."
CHOLLY'S ALIBI.
(Judge)
Gwendolyti—"I don't believe Cholly's
ever done anything to be ashamed of."
Gladys—"How could he? He's never
done anything at all!"
ARBITRATION ALWAYS.
(Louisville Courier -Journal)
"What Would happen if an irrealatible
force should meet an Immovable body?"
"It is hot necessary for anything to
happen. I maintain that arbitration is
always feasible."
A MYSTERY.
(Boston Transerlpt)
"Who Was that lady 1 saw yer talk -
in' to at the ball game, Jimmy?"
"That was our veinal teacher. 1 -‘vas
just tryire to melte her understaad how
the game is played, but • t wasn't any
use. c•lee! 'I don't see hole She ever got
to be a school teacher?"
A CALCULATING GIRL
(I.Ouisville Courier-3011ml)
non::1 vwtilyis?1,1, I eould be certain that Alger.
really loves me,"
"Then / could he sure he4woulti renlaln
hitttheti while I look for ttibetter catch."
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SeTTLEW -
'My noy 18(Naeh‘vvnyYsortinktk6rittihIngs apart
to era bow they are Made, but he 21
110Vo1' able tli put them together tufain.
don't know what to make of him.
"That's ortey. Ije hasatm the right
tempetarnent for a eritItee
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, Clarke- ere in ,.easy. eireurn-
stances, 1 believe." rem'arked Cobb.
"Yes" 'assented- Soyd. "they can lloWe
people money and feel easier 'about It
than,,.44v,others with vliom 2 have
ever Itad anything to 4o.7--;Chieago
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Iterald.
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