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ORDINARY KINDS
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REPORTS ON WINTIeR GRAINS.
Experiments have been conducted
at the Ontario .Agricultural College
and throughout Ontario in the past
yeor with winter wheat, winter rya,
winter barley, winter emmer an 'hairy
vetchee. The autumn. of 1915 and the
spring of 1916 were very wet, and
the month of July wile dry and hot,
About two hundred and ninety var-
ieties of winter wheat and a large
number of selections and crosses have
been teeted at the college within the
past twenty-seven years. Of the
.named varieties fourteen have been
grown in each or twenty-one years,
and the reeults of these are of special
value. The following gives the aver-
age for twenty -ono years in yield of
both grain and straw per acre and in
weight per measured buehel of a few
of the leading varieties: Dawson's
Golden Chaff 51.3 bushels, 2.9 tens,
and 60.1. Thee Imperial Amber, 47.9
bushels, 3.2 tons and 61.2 lbs. Early
Genesee Giant, 46.8 bushels, 3.0 tons,
zees. .A.. Zavitz, Agricultural Col-
lege, Guelph, Ont.
BLACK LEG IN POTATOES.
Testimony is forthcoming that ow-
ing to the work of the Dominion plant
pathologists, the disease of black leg
in potatoes bas decreased. Still it
causes considerable destruction to the
potatO crop, Particularly in the Mari-
time Provinces. In continuation of
the good work that has been • done,
Circular No. 1 has been issued by the
Division of Botany at Ottawa, entitled
"The Black Leg Disease ot Potatoes
Caused by &militia Solanisaprus,"
Whicll can be had free on application
to the Publications Branch of the De-
partment of Agriculture. The author
Is Paul A, Murphy, B. A., A. R. C. Se,
I., assistant in charge of the Plant
Pathological Field Station for Prince
Edward Islond, who was also respon-
sible for the recently published circu-
lar on "Late Blight and Rot of Po-
tatoes. "It is," says tne director
of experbnental farms," with a view
to making known to .Canadian farm-
ers the means of control found to be
most efficacious, that the present cir-
cular has been prepared." Mr. Murphy
states that the *disease, notwithstand-
ing the diminution noted, in 1915 cost
the Maritime Provinces the largo sum
of $695,255. It is interesting to know
that with early care and attention the
and 60.2 lbe.; Early Red Clawson, 46.6. disease is comparatively easily eon -
bushels, 2.8 tons, and 59.2 lbs.; eau trolled. Mr, Murphy 'details the
Egyptian Amber 46.4 bushels, 3.2 tons symptoms in clear, terse language,
and 61.7 lbs. • . describes the life history of the cas-
The average results of the fourteen nal organism, estimates the loss in
varieties are as follows: Yield of the Martime Provinces at $6,65 per
grain, per acre, 40.9 bushels for 1916, . acre with an average yield of 13 bush -
and 45.1 busliele for the twenty-one els, gives the methoes of control and
year period; yield of straw per acre supplies notes on the preparation and
2.9 tons for 1916, and also .for the av• use of the disinfectants that are suf-
erage of the twenty-one year period; gested. Notification is also convey -
and weight per measured bushel 63.2 ed that further information, if desired,
lbs. for 1916 and 61,1 lbs. for the whole can be had on application to the Do -
period. It will be seen that in 1910 minion 13otanist, Central Expert -
tae winter wheat gave an average of mental Farm, Ottawa.
practically four bushels per acre be-
low and two pounds per measured
bushel above the average of the past
twenty -One years.
Of the twenty-eight varieties of win-
ter wheat which have been tested for
the past fair() ears the higheet yields
NOTES.
For calf cholera _try the formalin
treatment. Add one-half ounce liquid
formalin to 15 1-2 ounces of water.
Reduce the milk ration at least one-
half and add one teaspoonful of the
in bushels jr" acre weee produced by diluted formalin to each pint of milk.
Grand Prize 46.7, Kharkov 46.4, Keep the calves in clean, dry, well-
perial Amber 45.3, Gilleepie Red 44.9, lighted stalls and see that the milk,
Yaroslaf 44.7, American Banner 44.1, pails, etc., are clean.
Theiss 43.8, and Michigan Amber 4 According to experiments tried by
43.7. the New York Agricultural Experi.
Those varieties of winter wheat ment Station Iime-sulphur is not a
which produced the largest loaves of good fumicide to r potatoes.ba 1915, as
bread from equal quantities of flour in in four years preceding, applications
the average tests of nine years made for this mixture injured the plants
in the bakery branch of the chemical and reduced the yields, while brdeaux
department of the college aie as fel. mixture benefited the plants and in -
lows: Yaroelaf, Bauatka, Crimean creased the yields. In this year
Red, Tuscan Island, Buda Pesth, Tas_ blight was prevalent for the first time
mania, Red, Egyptian Amber, Ken- since the test began, and the lime -
tacky Giant, Rudy, Turkey Red, sulphur had little or no effect in
Treadwen and Bulgarian, controlling it.
Crosses have been made between the Cows greatly simplify the market -
Dawson's Golden Chaff and some of
the varieties of particularly high
quality for bread production, such as
Tasmania Red, Crimean Red, Turkey
Red, Buda Peath and Imperiol Amber.
In the average tests for the past five
Years one of these crosses has sur-
passed in yield per acre all the named
varieties which were grown at the
college. * transportation may be reduced to a
In treating winter wheat for smut minimum. Cows are indeed valuable
the best results were obtained by int- as producers on farms.
mersing the grain for twenty minutes The profit-making trio in the dairy
in a solution made by adding ono farm's equipment are the cream-sep-
Pint of formalin to forty-two gams arator, the silo and the manure
of water. This treatment is simple, spreader.
cheap and effectual. Other experl- It is just as essential -to know how
ments show the great importance of to keep a cow at her best as it is to
ueing large, plump, sound, well ma- know how to build her up to her full
tured seed of strong vitality. capacity.
Sweet clover is an excellent green
manure crop. It grows rank, and
the roots are large and areate the soil
to a great depth. It is claimed that
one crop plowed under is equivalent
to 20 tons of barnyard manure to the
acre. Even if the stock do not like
to eat it, sweet clover is a valuable
addition to our crops.
Ing problem. The hay, grain, soiling
crops, silage and grazing crops the
cows eat may be marketed in such
finished products as milk, cream, but.
ter, cheese, with the by-product, skim-
med mlk, to be fed to pigs, calves or
lambs. Thus the markets are seldom
"glutted" with thee finished pro-
ducts and the cost of handling and
In the co-operative experimente
throughout Ontario reports have been
received from thirty-three counties,
These results show the following av-
erage- yields in bushels per acre: Im-
perial Amber 36.5, Americaa Banner
31.9, Banatka 30.8, and Petkus variety
• made the highest records both at the
Coliege and throughout Ontario, Win-
ter Barley gave a yield in 1916 of 49
and an average yield for nineteen years
of 52 bushele per acre. Winter Emmer
gave a -yield of 2,635 pounds of grain
per acre in 1916, and an average of
2,480 pounds for nine years.
Distribution of material for experi-
.ments in auturan of 1916.—Aa long as
the supply lasts, material will be dis-
tributed free of charge in the order in
-which the applications are received
from Ontario farinere wishing to ex-
periment, and th report the results of
any one of the following tests: I,
three varieties of Winter Wheat; 2,
one variety of Winter Itye and one
of Winter Wheat ;3; opring applica-
bells of five Sertilizere with Winter
Wheat; 4, autumn and spring appli-
caticas of nitrate of soda and common
salt with Winter Wheat; 6, Winter
Emmer and Winter Barley; 6, Hairy
Vetches and Winter Rye as Fodder
(*roue. The size of each plot is to be
ono rod wide by two rode long. Fer-
tilizers will be sent by express for
number 4 this autumn, and for num-
ber 3 next spring. All seed will be
sent by mail except that for number
4, which will accompany thefertill-
itrilea the nervous
systent gets run
down one of the
0 t persistent
symptoms is head.
eche. Nervous head-
nehe has been de-
seribrd aa the try
of the starved brain
tor more blood.
Because of ite -tenutrlaible•
forming' awl blood-enrieldrig Quail -
ace, Dr. Chase's leeks* Weed'ranks
that as a meat*. et ovetcoming nerv.
OUR exbaustion. nervous prostration,
headache, indigestion, 'sleeplessness,
ireltabilityia and All thp annoying
eymptomff or nervatis Thealtdolvrt,
It is siote.a..,31pika, :Opt, but ..thor.
°ugh eure:.foraierehailtle and recon'
streets thee, •Wattrail :atild depleted
'nerve cells. •
eo ete. a hoe, gatett $240.
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WAS A MASON
AND SOLDIER
Imposing Funeral of a Plain
Private
Who Was Unknown at Place
of Death.
ABOUT GOOD BUTTER.
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How to Keep It in the Refriger-
ator 'Without Contamination.
William Moses Kedey was a, soldier
—just a private. He enlisted at New
Liskeard tend died of wounds in the
Derbyshire Royal Infirmary. He was
absolutely unknown in Derby, but
arn.ong his papers was found, after his
death, a• certificate showing that he
was a member of Timiskaming Lodge,
462 of Free Mesons, New Liskeard,
and in this certificate he was com-
mended by his lodge to the tender care
of any Free Mason if he was 'wounded
or killed. This exhortation was print-
ed in French and German, as well as
In Englisa. The Masons of Derby
were notified and the 15erbyshire Qa
zette thus describes the funeral:
The procession to the Nottingham
Road cemetery was an imposing sight.
It was headed by a military band from
Normanton 13arracks, wider Bandmas-
ter Duchall. Following,, this was the
firing party, and thee -lames°, which
was drawn by four horses. The elm
coffin was covered with the Union
Jack and a profusion of beautiful !low-
ers, whilst the lid boee the Masonic
emblem. Immediatebt behind the
hearse walked the following wounded
soldiers from the Derbyshire Royal
Infirmary: Lance -Corp. Noble, Pte.
Clarke, Pte. Bell, Sapper Russell, Dr,
Bevan, Pte. Brown, Lanct-Corp, Sweet,
Pte, Gilmour, Pte. Gee, Pte. Booth, Pte.
Tanner and Pte. Nielde Coaches con-
taining the *mourners ;genie next, and
members of the Derbyehire Imperial
Thousands Are Ailing
From Cohstipation
Meet pereene nowadays aro fastidl-
out about the butter tliey eat. The
{Malan who is coutent to do without
frtiit and vegetables out of MS=
usually =skiers it no extravagance
to buy the best butter. And the 1111M -
Ler of persons who pay a really high
price for special butter, fresh butter
oe Other butter with an espeelally
oweet flavor inereasee every Week.
But the best butter can be rendered
uutit for eating with little diffieulty.
Gooa butter needs to be carefully kept
and it is often fio aarelessly or ignor-
antly cared tor in stores and houees
that it loses ite good quelitiese
The intelligent dealer, of course, bas
proper refrigerators and usually keeps
butter in a separate compartment. Ae
an extra safeguard no buys batter in
small prints or blocks, and these are
wrapped in waxed paper. But now
comes the task of preeerving its fresh.
tees in the home refrigerator,
Butter absorbs odors very readily,
and that is why it is go difficult to
keep properly. Of course it is quite
out of the question to :lave a «operate
compartment for butter in the ordin-
ary home refrigerator. But it is
possible to keep the butter separate
from everything else by keeping it in a
special covered clieh. Glass jars with
glass covers that clamp securely into
place are sold for this purpose, and one
of them is an economy. As soon as the
butter comes into the house remove
the pasteboard and paper wrappings
and put it into one of these jars It
Phould be washed and, scalded and
thoroughly dried before reeeiving o.
Lew cake of butter. Any old better
remaining should be packed in another
covered dish.
If the ice gives out and the butter
Is soft, try hardening it by putting it
in a bowl under running cold water,
Tbis will do wonders With the butter,
When it begins to harden around the
outside cut it in small pieces so that
the inside part will also harden.
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Cure Children's Colds
By Externat Treatment
Mothers Will Find Nothing so Speedy
and Reliable as Old -Time
"Nerviline."
It's really a shame to upset a young
child's stomach by internal dosing,
when external treatment will so
promptly break up a cold.
When your boy comes in after play
with his feet soaking wet, his throat
hoarse and sore, his little chest tight
and congested, just apply Nerviline.
Give him a vigorous rubbing over his
Veterans' Association ebrought up the -throat, and put lots of Nerviline on
.rear in a motor -car, with a contingent his chest and rub it right in. To
of soldiers. make Nerviline penetrate more quick -
The Rev. C. W. Crump officiated, ly cover his chest and throat with a
and the mourners included the follow- hot flannel bandage. This treatment
Mg Masons: Ald. Sir Thomas Roe, WON'T fail, Your boy will be feel-
M.P., Councillor J. Hill (deputy may- ing better in half an hour, and you
or), Mr. W. S. Gilman, Mr. Henry will have the satisfactionof knowing
(Miler, Mr. J. MadDonald, Mr. W you have worked off perhaps a cold,
Heath, Mr. E. Oates, a Mr. F. Munns, or grippe, or illness that might have
Mr. J. Twells, Mr. An. Topple, H. J. laid him up.
Garnham and Cadet Bromley, A. Bas- Nerviline is mighty good for pre -
ford. Also present were: Colonel and venting colds and for breaking up a
Mrs. Pearson, of Wingfield House, Al- bad one, too.. For general family use
freton, the latter reeoresenting the , it cures all sorts of external aches and
Canadian Red Cross Society; Major 'Pains—you 'simply can't beat it, Try
Pine -Coffin, Lieut. Lie*: Winslow, Mr. it for earache, toothache, neuralgia,
J. O. Barnes, representrng the Inner., eciatica, lame back, rheumatism, or
ary Governors; Mr. EafFctater, super- larnbago. 'Wherever there is conges-
inten.dent of the infirntarY; Mise Sat- tion, inflammation or pain in the
cliffe, matron; Miss Nealiemoy, sister joints ar muscles. Nervilin'e will cure
of the ward in which, ,deceased was mighty quick.. The large 503 fanelly
nursed, and the follott4Ing represent- size bottle is so economical, so use -
Ing the Derbyshire Oriel Veterans' ful, it should be in every home. There
I LE S.
You will find relief In bin -Buhl
It oases the burningestinging
pain, stops bleeding and brings
oase. Perseverance, with Zara -
Oaf means cure. Why not prove
this 7 X; Pruppints ana Sto3'3o-0
60o Do*
ompammanfinal
or humor), for they are monstrously
comical, like toads ot vast size emer-
ging from the primeval slime in the
twilight of the world's dawn.
The skipper then iutroduced me to
them,
"I felt awfully bucked," sale the
Young officer, who was about five feet
high, "when my beauty ate up her
first house, but 1 was sorry for the
house, which was quite a good Me
"And how about the trees?" I asked,
"They sinapy love trees," he an-
swered,
I'Vhen the British soldiers first, saw
these strange creatures lolloping along
the roads and over the old battlefields,
taking trenches on their way, UM
shouted, cheered wildly, and laughed
for a day afterwards. Yesterday the
troops got out of the trenches, laugh -
Ing, shouting, cheering again, because
the tank:3 had gone on ahead and were
scaring the Germans dreadfully while
they moved over their trenches and
poured out fire on the •German side
These motor monsters did very good
work, justifying their amazing exist-
ence.
Over the British trenches in the Ova
Ight of dawn one of those motor mon-
eters lurched up and now came erowl-
ing forward to the rescue cheered by
the assaulting troops, who called out
words of encouragement to it and
laughed so that some naln were laugh-
ing even when the bullets caught them
theie throat. "Creme de Menthe
was the Dante of this particular crea-
ture, and it waddled forward right
over the old German treuches, went
forward very steadily towards the
sugar factory. Thee was a eilence
from the Germans there, then sudden-
ly their machine-gun .fire burst out in
nervous spasms and splashed against
In their throat, "Creme de Menthe"
the tank did not mind. The bullets
fell from ite sides harmlessly.
It advanced upon a broken wall,
leaning up against it heavily until it
fell with a crash et bricks, and pase-
ed over them end walked straight into
the midst of the factory ruin. From
its sides came flashes of fire and u
hose of bullets, and then it trampled
around over the machine gun em-
placement, "having a grand time," as
one of the men said, with onthustaain.
It crushed the machine guns under its
heavy ribs and killed the machine-gun
teams with ite deadly f:re. The infan-
try followed in au.1 took the plan af-
ter this good help, and then advanc-
ed again around the flanks of the
monster.
In 'spite ef the tank, which did iamb
grand work, the assault on Courcee
lotto was hard and -costly. Again and
again .the men came under machine-
gun fire and rifle fire; for the Ger-
mans had dug new trenches called
"fabeckgraben" and "zollerngraben,"
Which had not lx en wiped out ey the
artillery. They fought with great
courage and desperation. Seventy men
who advanced the first • on part of
these lince were swept down, 70 oth-
ers who went forward to fill their
places fell also, but their comrade
\c'ta'e7 not disheartened, and at last
r
led tho positions in a great wave
of assault. •
Then they went on to the village.
It -was like all these villages in Ger.
man hands, tunneled with a net ef
dugouts ane strongholds hard to take.
The British troops entered it from
the eastern side, fought yard by yard,
stubbornly resolved to have Lt. A
tank came along and played about,
searching for aermen machine guns,
thrustire over bits of wall, nosing
here and there and sitting on heaps
of ruin while it fireJ down the
streets. By 6.30 last evening the
village was taken. The British took
100 prisoners, and when they were
brought down to Pozieres last night
they passed old "Creme do Menthe,"
who was going home. They held up
their hands, crying "Gott in Him-
mel," and asked how they could fight
against such monstrous thins. The
taking of Coureelette was a great
achievement, ekillfully planned and
carried out by splendid men and one
monete4te
,
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They were co-oeerating with some
troops on their left who went etraight
from Martinpuich. Thee men went
across no man's land for nearly 1.000
yards in six minutes' racing. They
made short work ef the Germans, who
across no man's land like enormous
toads with paint; in their stomechs
and nosed at Martinpuich before OA-
ing the strength of its broken berm
and bricks. The men cheered them
wildly, waving their helmets aria
dancing around them. One company
needed cheering up, for they ilea lost
two of their offieers the •night before
In a pateol adventure, and it was tbe
sergeants who led them over, but now,
when they saw the ichthyosaur!, thee
shouted with the others and laughed
loudly.
No condition causes so matey dis-
eases as consumption. It not only
prevents proper kidney action, but
causes anaemia, stomach trouble and
indigestion.
Why not uso Dr, Hamilton's Pills
and get cured? This excellent medi-
cine restores normal bowel meta; in.
OTle night; thoustande say so.
Just ,think of it! -Your system will
be pure and alaati. You'll be free
from headaches, sour stomach,. bit-
louseess—in short, you'll have jovial
spirits and perfect good' health. Get
a 25c „Mix of Dr. Hamilton's Pills to-
day. At all dealers. ,
Changed :Words,
The English language presents a
large nut-111(er of wards that have been
completely changed in tleeir signifi-
cance since they first came' into use.
In some eases their meaning Iris been
exactly revereea, 1 conspicuous ex-
ample of thfs is the word "let," Which
Shakespeare uses several times with
the meaning "to hinder." Hamlet ex-
claimed, "I'll Make a ghost of him,.
that let's me," of course "him that
stops me."
The word is used in the sato sense
it the as in II. Thessalonians 11.
7—"He who nOw letteth will let until .
he be taken out of the way."
"Ravel" and "unraVel." mean exaet-
ly the same thing, although at one'
titne to -uhravel prebablyeintant -to
reduce goiefusion to order. Colapare
the woe& "valuable"' and • "invalu-
able" and "loose" and "unloose."' ' •
As used freglientle tb.e Bible
1Prevent",instead of meaning to "blue
der" Means- to nirecede" or "go, be-
fore," which is, of course, its etymo-
logical meaning.,
Better pass 0, danger than be alWaYa
in fear.
I1enpeekke--1 feel like an awful
11)tocrite. Wigwage-What beve you
beet Up to? Henpeekke----I've just been
offering tOngratuletiOne to ti bride and
Association: Petty -Of icer Rouse, R.
N.; Sergt. Wood, Fotteth; Dragoon
Guards; Corp. Dunnacliffe, First Nor-
thants Regiment, and Gunner E. Mid-
dleton, R.F.A.
'Upon the coffin was the inscription:
"Wm. Moses Kedey, at rest Sept. 3rd,
aged 25 years."
The firing party fired over the grave
and the Last Post wasateso sounded as
tribute to this gallant ItOldier. -
Wreaths were sent by „gee following:
The Mayor and Mayor tiee (Councillor
A. and Mrs, Green), "I deepest sym-
pathy for the loss of a gealant soldier
and Free Mason, from the Duke of
DevonshirerProvincialaGrand Master,
and the brethren or Jae Provincial
Grand Lodge of Derbyshire; the matron
and sisters of the Derbyshire Royal
Infirmary; Mrs. Pearson, 'Wingfield
House; employees of Messrs. Burrows
& Sturgess; Mrs. Shardlow, Green
Lane; the artistes appearing at the
Hippodrome, Derby; from the Hippo-
drome staff; Mr. and Mrs. Sephton
and friends; employees in the electri-
cal department of Councillor A.
Green's factory; Mr. and Mrs. Bates
and daughter, Brailsford; from the
late soldier's wounded comrades in
Ward 4 at the infirmary; a spray from
a Derby girl; from the soldiers' wives
and friends in Bradshaw street; from
a mother with two sons in France;
errs. Brailsford; from a soldiers' little
boy, Willie Clif foal; from a Derby
mother; Mrs. Warren; to a brave sol-
dier from two soldiers' mothers.
Jolting tbe
The oldmethod of tying a string
about the finger to recall to mind
some task to be done at a certain
time has been clone away with. The
new way is to transfer a ring from one
fluor to another. On the accustomed
finger the ling feels natural .and does
not cause annoyance, but on the other
finger it slightly irritates This irrita-
tion constantly will aid in recalling
the task to be done. just try it once,
For the bathroom, cork mats Which
cnn be rolled up are sensible (Laces-
gories. :
oRs. sopeR et WHITE
'"‘""x"6"119' -Ittosivece..sommoreer.
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Dyspepsia, Epilepsy, Riteumetism, Skin, Kid-
ney, Blood, Nerve and Dladdee Dliteaseta
Call et send history fot free advice. Medicilie
Eurniabed in tsbiet form. nours.-10 amt. to 1 p.m.
and 2 to fi p.nl. Sundaya-10 AA. to 1 p.m. 1,
0 neteesitilloe Free
ORS, S�?ER& WAIDint
IS Totoate St„Totonto,cat.
Plaasa M entiOn Thli Papor.
s also a small 25c size, Dealers any-
where sell Nerviline.
The "Tank's"
First Trip
opening suddenly, and grabbing the
-German Gibbe COM
New York Times,
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CIORDITOU PSIS.
A Reoipe for a Celebrated Engliolt
Meal in ono Dish.
A short time ago I was staying
'a$ffee a ;friend In Corn -wall, alai one
-day ehe taught no hotv to Make tho
Pasties for whicii the country Is fam.
owe The idea of thesapaeties is that
they give one a comPlete meal in one
"(lien"
The poetry takes theplace of a pad-
ding course, while in the eriep brown
case is concealed the meat, and two,
or sometiniee three, vegetables.
They can be made either in One
lane Pasty, sufficient for each .mem-
bee of the family to have a portion, or
in small ones, one for each person.
4-9t.
"4-04
They were cheered bY a new wea-
pon which was to be tried with them
for the first time, the heavily armor-
ed motor machine guns of a new style,
mentioned already in the official bul-
letin.
That description is a dull one com-
pared with all the rich and rare quali-
ties which belong to these extraordin-
ary vehicles. The secret of them had
been kept jealously for months. Only
a fele' days ago it was whispered to
me.. "Like prehistorie monsters, you
know, the ichthyoeaurus," said the of-
ficer.. I told him he was pulling my
leg. .
"But it's a fact, man." He breathed
hard, and laughed iu a queer way at
some enormous comicality. 'They cut
up houses and put the refuse under
their bellies and walk right over 'em."
I knew this man was truthful, yet I
tried to snipe them from shell craters,
and they only came to a check on the
outskirts of Martinpuich, where they
were received with a blast of machine
Lean fire.
It was then the turn of the tanks.
Before dawn two of them had come up
out of the darkness and lumbered over
the British frout-line trenches, look-
ing toward the Germans as if hungry
for breakfast. Afterward they came
could not believe 11131.
"They kaock down trees like match-
sticks," he said, staring at me with
shining eyes "They go clean through
a wood."
"And anything else?" I asked, en-
joying what I thought was a neW sense
of humor.
"Everything else," he taid earnestly.
"They take ditches like kangaroos;
they simply love shell craters, laugh
atliteillai:p" eared alSo that they were
proof against rifle bullets, tnachine-
Jshrugged shoulders and pass-
ghuanr:ullete, bomb and Shell splinters,
usthrugged t
ed on. Nothing but a difect hit from
a fair-sized shell could do them any
"But What's the nettle of these
mythical monsters?" I asked, not be-
lieving a word of it. He said "hush,"
other people said, "hush, hush" when
the subiect was alluded to in a re-
mote Way, and since then I heard that
ono name for them IS the "hash,
hush.," but their great naine Is tanks. „
For they are real and I have seen
there, 'walked around them, got In.
side thelr bodies, looked at their mys-
terious organs and watched their Mon -
Strew; inevebents. I caMe across a
Iherd of tile= in a field, and like a
eosaid: "Hell, there ain't no Stleh
untrynean who first saw a giraffe,
i Mal." Then 1 sat down ett the grass
and laughed until the teara tams hate
My (in. war one has a funtly sense
In some parts Of the county, meat,
potatoes and onions only are %lead.
but in other turnips are also added,
the =eon being that as they contain
much water, this makes the mixture
nice and moist, and far More flavor-
some than if water is used to give the
necessary moisture.
Required tor tbe Pastry:
One and a half pounds of flour.
Three-quarters of a pound of lard or
dripping.
Cold water,
One and a half teaspoonfuls Of bak-
ing powder.
Half a teaspoopful or salt.
For the Mixture:
Twelve ounces of potatoes.
Eight ounces of meat.
Two ounces of onion.
Two ounces of turnip.
Salt and pepper.
Cut the meat into neat, small piec-
es. Wash and peel the potato -es anti
turnips, and cut them into dice.
Chop the onion finely, mix all toge-
ther on a plate with pepper and salt
and two tablespoonfuls of water.
Sieve the flour, baking powder and
salt into a basin; shred and rub the
lard finely into itthen gradually add
enough water to mix the whole into a
stiff paste.
Flour a board, put on the pastry
and roll it out about a quarter of an
inch thick.
Cut it into neat rounds, put a good
heap of meat and vegetables on the
pastry, brush the edges with water,
" th an fold the pastry over it, pressing
the edges together. This is an
portant point; they must be so joined
that none of the juces can escape.
Twenty minutes afterward the first
waves were inside the first trenchea
at Martinpuich and in advance of
them waddled a monster. The Dien
were held up for some time by the
machine guns, but the monsters went
on alone and had astoundiret adven-
tures. They went straight through
the shells of broken barns and houses,
Straddled on top of German dugouts
and fired enfilading shots down the
Gentian trenches. From one dugout
came a German colonel with a white,
frightened face, who held Ms hands
very high in front of the tank, shout.
fag, "Kamerad, Kamerad,"
. COMO inside, then," said a
'MOS in the body of the beast and a
human hand came forth from a hole
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ing. Magical, the
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kills a corn for all time. No pain.
Cure guaranteed. Get a 25e bottle of
"Putnam's" Extractor to -day.
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Pears
For clear, white
delicately flavored
preserved pears use
antic
Su.gar
The ideal sugar for all
r
eServing. Pure cane.
'FINE" granulation.
2 and 5 -lb carton
1.0 and 20 -lb bags
"TheAll-PurposeSugar"
PRESERVING LABELS FREE, Se
gummed and printed labels for a rod
ball trade.rnark. Send to
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Pigeons in Constantinople.
In no big city in tho world are there
sa many tame pigeons as iu Conotanti-
nce le, In many squares in London
there are small flocks of pigecus, but
in the Turkish eapital they are to be
seen by the thousand. These pigeons
are sacred, and, indeed, many a
wealthy Turk leaves money to be de-
voted to buying food for them. The
etory of why they are sacred Is rather
interesting. 'Witco. *Mohammed, the
Turkieli prophet, wee, flying from his
enemies he hid in a cavern. At the
mouth of the cavern two pigeono built
their nest, zo tradition runs, while
acrees the entrance a spider spun its•
web. The soldiers who came alms
some days later felt certain that no
etre had entered the cave, seeing the
birds necting and .the spider's web,
and c;o never troubled to enter it and
search. Ever since thcri the Turks
have- held pigeons and spidere to be
sacred.
Needed a Double Dose.
An old colored man had a mule that
would not move for him. He pulled
and dragged his mule until he was ex -
hatted and finally he sat down and
said, "Well, ole fellow, yo's got de
best ob me." There was a drug-storo
acmes the street, and a thought struck
him. He went acrose and he said,
"Hae yo' got antang dat will make .dat
mule ob mine go?" The druggist said,
"I don't know; I can try it." He came
out and punched a tittle medieine. in-
to the mule's. cide. The mule com-
mented to wriggle around, and finally
off he started over the side' of the hill
at a arielt pace. Samba watched him
for a moment or two and then ran into
the drug store saying, "Mister, how
much yo' clia'ge for dat med'cine?"
"Ten cents." "Hari yo' any /no?"
"Yes." "Den jeS 1:111; twenty onto wuf
inter mo ao I kin ketch dat mule."
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THANKFUL MOTHERS
Thoneands of thankful mothere
throughott Canada—many of them
your own neighbors—speak with the
greatest praise ef that splendid medi-
cine, Baby's Own Tablets. Many
mothere would have no other medicine
Tor their little ones. Among these is
Mrs, Albert Nle, St. Brieus, Sask.,
who says: "I have been tieing Baby's
Own Tablets foe the paet seven yeare
and they have done My four children
a world of good. I would not be with- of all that live by nature's plan
out them." The Tablets are sold by The queerest animal is men
medicine dealera or by mall at 25 cents TT.-' 050 be gentle. honest, kind,
a box from The Dr. Williams' Medi- erocleet and graphs and refined
And erten Is, and yet na times
C; !drams to vice end eliame and crimes.
cine Co., Breekville, Ont.
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A QUIET MAIO.
(Boston Tratmeript)
caner -That new girl of yours HMO
S-
1110. Ltreft (11.11Qt.
ITOtiTt.A13-1)it. Yt'f)r quiet. She doesn't
even Mennh the duet when She's cleaning
tit. roam.
UNCOUTH,
{kixeliange)
"13111 Blunt is one of these Mall and
ready enema isn't he?"
"Yes, that describe,t ben prety well. Ue
is rough In mauners and dress, and he'e
retiey to do anything except work."
also in the Gaspe peninsula and west
or Esealana on the Transcontinental
railway, It is a striking fact, however,
that within the 24,000 square miles of
Quebec, covered by the two well -or-
ganized associations of limit holders.
the amount of green timber burnt is
Practically negligible. This immunity
was not a matter of lack, but of con-
sistent patient effort to educate set-
tlers, lumberiacke and others in care
with fire, coupled .with a system of
promptly reporting all outbreaks, and
attacking forest fires in their incipi-
ency with large forces of men and
modern equipment.
13ritish Columbia faced fairly favor-
able fire conditions through the eum-
mer months, and the cost of fire fight-
ing was reduced by about 75 per cent.
over the record of 1915. The number
of fires was about half of last year.
The British Columbia forest protection
service is the most complete in Can-
ada thus far and the saving of timber
is a logical consequence
A heavy average of rainfall kept fire
troubles at arm's length in Alberta,
Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and this
weather condition was undoubtedly
responsible for the escape of the
main areas of big timber throughout
Ontario. The Claybelt fires at the end
of July and first week of August pro-
dded a tragic sacrifice of 262 lives.
and what is estimated to be six million
dollars worth of property. There was
practicalla no forest guarding organ-
ization in the tire -swept district, ex-
cept along the railway track. •
New Brunswick escaped the risks of
1910 with a very sniall timber loss,
Nova Scotia having a similar experi-
ence. The records of the Dominion
Railway Beard show that the private -
owned railway lines of Canada have
not been responsible this year for any
damaging forest fires. Those that were
started were promptly extinguished bY
railway employees.
HIS FAVORITE STUDY.
(Washington Sir)
"What's vour favorite study?"
"Botany!" replied the indifferent Btu -
lent,
"liut they don't teach botany in your
echoer."
"No. If they did they'd probably turn
go against, it, as they hex° with moat or
!he others.'
A FACT.
(Widow)
New Teacher -Who can tell me a thing
of importance that did not exist a hue.
dred retire ago?
Little Boy -life,
BETTER THAN SPANKING
Spantiag does not cure children of
bed-wetting. There is a constitutional
cause for this trouble. Mrs. M. Sum-
mers, Box W 8, Windsor, Ont., will
send free to any mother her successfsul
home treatment, with full instructions.
Send no money, but write her to -day if
your children trouble you in this way.
Don't blame the child. The chances
are it can't help it. This treatment
also cures adults and aged • people
troubled with urine difficulties by day
or night.
• SCR! PTUR A L AUTHORITY.
(Rochester Times)
"Look here, doctor," roared the irate
man who had Just received a bill from
the physician, "on what do you base
Iles° enormous charges?"
"On the best authority in the world,"
calmly responded the doctor. "Doesn't
the Bible says: "All that a man hath
will he give for his lite'?"
URGENT.
(Now York Evening Post)
Just as the Christmas dinner was on
the table, and the family had gathered
about it, 13Ig Sister stepped into the hall
to look at her hair in the mirror there.
Helen we s hungry, and everything did
look and smell so good, and Yet site
knew well that Father would not say
grace tuall 131g Sister was also in her
"Hurry up Ruth," she called, "God's
waiting."
GAMBLING,
(London Tld-Bits)
Jack (rushing into papa's room) -Papa,
the coffee-pot and the kettle are :singing.
Papa -Nothing strange about that, my
boy.
Jack -But they are singing for a wager.
Papa -Nonsense!
Jack -But I can prove It.
Papa -How.
jaelc-Because the frying pan is in the
middle .holding the steaks!
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PRESERVING THE WRECKAGE.
(Exchange.)
Bobby came home in bad shape one
day, with his face bruised and bat-
tered, and two of his front teeth
missing. Upon cross-examination he
admitted that he had been. Involved in
a physical difficulty with another boy,
who had apparently held his own well.
"Now, Bobby," hes mother said, "I ,
told you not to fight, but you have
been at it again, and have lost ,two of
Your teeth."
"Oh, no, I didn't lose 'em," raid
Bobby, cheerfully. "I've got 'ern both
in my pocket."
MAN.
(Edgar A. Guest in Detroit Free Press).
I've seen the creatures at the zoo,
And laughed at funny thing they do,
Ivo seen the ostrich hide his head,
The boa constrictor being fed,
I've heard the jaagle monarch roar
And watched hilt' pace his little floor.
I've studied Ixrses, dogs and cats,
And cows and pigs, and even rats
And all are natural in their ways
And free from shaim live out their days.
And thinking of all creatures queer
T'd say that man's the queerest here.
The human animal to me
Is more a thing of mystery
Than is the spindle -necked giraffe
La which we gaze but to laugh
One day all smiles, with courage tine
With head erect and eyes that shine
He woes his way; the next, he wails
And scatters gloom and dismal tales.
And in his rage he does more harm
Thaw all the wolves about the farm
Ile poses, sWaggers, boasts and broods '
Swayed by his habits and his moods.
One day you'll find e. man a men,
Serving some high and noble plan,
The next he'll he a creature small,
Without en• elm or plan at all,
'He'll drink too much, and nver-cat,
Rival the beggar In the street
And, following his own desires,
Wallow in mud until he mires.
Or, puffed with vanity, will try
To live a .gold and tinsel lie
And pore as being what he's not,
Thus letting finer virtues rot.
e • ' with an the streng,th that wisdom bringti
A GREAT LOSS
What Forest Fires Have
Cost Canada in 1016.
Canada has lost through forest Mee
in 1010 over nine million dollars. Title
equals more thaii six tinies What has
been spent on forest protection work
from coast to Copt.
The enormous sum wasted threuglt
this year's forest fires, Most Of whielt
were preventable, would add (mallet
$4/.0 to the first year's pension alloW-
(laces ef nearly 10,000 Canadian eaa.
diers.
It is note -Worthy that While Setae
Parts of the Dominion oWe to WO'
weather their immunity from Mb,
damage, the season's record Merida WA -
Mid gainsay that in areas where' fiat'
rate fire preteetion tssrstenie were ale
operation, Ioeses of life end Preperly
Were held down to a remarkable Mita -
UM
M. . .
Quebeehad bailee heavy fire& Di the
Lake St John and Sagentay districts,
Ire keeps on dolma foolish things
A ne out of temper or In jest
Will hurt the ones he levee the hest.
-There in to fuered or feathered elan
So puzzling as the tribe of*
Where there is inueh light, the shad.
owe are 'deepest.—Goethe.
end receive highest etth Otleen We$end
11101167 the some dea, OM Tura ate re44iv6a.
Ohirge no 0oftintlisiAns—And pity 0.11011e,titeil:
Wo ItoAd,Ofild out milliorir of dollen; to thou.
ettftdo of Movers itY Canada WIttIloitd Welt
tokstogabacanastbay kiln* limy got platquNte
deA1,01001661v6 Viscite lytnitbq 101 the& fort.
• Yeti III AltID. WA MO, Mara tots f klAA' trItP Ott
` tot etsttthrimatini6nraf :oitTiterAtgoeeutIrizoolgcazt.
syk..,,,Spottenen'a eatalogoe
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- Uhl iti4 taquete • .Adateatt tonowat
IIialtrn'a6.Bufte B446 ii0Ok 035 Pates.)
• JOHN HALLAM Limited
201 Ha11an114tIMIt1v..tororito.
NNa'aeaetl-WeeeLta
THE MAN AT THE GATE.
(Rochester Times.)
Sunday School Teacher (reviewing
the story of the beggar Lazarus)—
Who was the poor fellow who sat at
the gate watching all the people go
inside aeid wishing that bee too, could
ginan
and himself?
Reddy Backrow-De guy in de
box office,
4
HE WASN'T SCOTCH.
(Exchange.)
The chief of the clan McIntosle Once
l'ad f aared. ispute with. a eabrnatteabout
Lis
"Do you know who I am?" indig-
rontly exclaimed the Highlanders. "I
air the aleIntosb."
"I don't care if you are the um-
brella," replied the cabby; "I'll have
my rights."
—4
(NR-"—riWochekst-rerTTOimpet)s.).1T.e
"leather, hew do you ftll a fematain
pen?" asked Johnny.
"Well," asked Ms father, "isett. your
pen that you -want to fill?"
"Yes, sir."
' "Well, then, my boy,' thong tfully
answered. father, "I would fill the
bathtub with ink, and then get in and
fill the pen."
F.cirivMingSc. Church,
ureEhX, ItAitiNanAkTeel.
)ON
Question-What effect did the Ten Com-
ineenlpnents have upon the children or Is-
rit. .
Answew-The Ten Commandments made
the chiliten of Ifrael very miserabY.e.
,"That's u ent Isn't
abo,tit1-6-•-..-7‘1!jit.-ILDtt.:_hhsFamixsoac,ncia•
ACCO FOR-,
(Yor )
Patience -I hearbeea hurt
again in his car?
Patrice -Yes I
1." he lc eat Where did Ito get that
chauffeur .of his?"
"His dectorarecommended. Mutt"
THE SILVER LINING OF THECLOT.ID.
(Rochester Times).
The pessimist was suffering frOm rheu-
matism. "Every bone in my body
„aches," he complained bitterly. a
"That's all right," said the .'•Optimist
el cerfully, "You ought to be glad that
you are not a shad."
THny CHEATED. IlIet
eates •
(Exchange)
Sandy had returned to his native vil-
lage in Scotland after a visit :to Lon-
don On being asked tvhat he, thought
of the great city he said: "It ;is grand,
but the folks are no Itonett."
"How Is that?" asked his frkend.
"Well, I bought a box o' pins labeled
a thousand for two cents, and; coming
home oil the train, 1 counted them an'
found them 12 short."
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PROVIDENTIAL FAOILITIES.
..
(Exchange) •,
A farmer in a amen way walked Into
the office of one ef the great fircainsuia
anee companies and intimated that he
tv,:ehed to Insure Ills -barn end a „puree
m. haystacks.
"Wliat facilities have you for', extia-
Atlishing a fire in your village?" he:Mired
the superintendent of the office. .,_
The, man scratched his head and pon-
dered over the matter for a little.,while.
Eventually hio answered: "Welt, it- some-
times rains.'
KEEPING HER BUSY..
(Ladies' Hanle Journal)
An old lady went one Morning to a
friend who kept poultry,, to pUrehase 41
setting of eggs. The latte,r not 'having
many on hand, asked: "Have you got
ycur broody lien?" .
no,". answeredthe proa
,Peetive
purchaser, "but our old hen hes •-brolten
her leg end she might as Well attend her
time hatching out some orga as to al(
around doing hothirig."
,e
THEN PEOKEM FLED,'
• (itoehester Thrlea)
. "William," snid Mrs. Peektm, Sternly,
"tad you ever stop to think that- om-
en.' might steal me when you Weru
away'?"
"Wr011," 80011aed the poor basband,
%All
ti. faeawag leek, "1 was a Haiti'
(11(1Telett W11011 it horse thief 'teat prowl.
ina through tie:fete, partshint-'week."
Mrs. reekeni atiffened tt henghttlY.
"A horse thief, eh?"
"Yes. I 'Matra tritttlie tatrried Leff tWe
oe. three nags froleathle distrieter
And then reekeln made a beedirte for
the elute.. •
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