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The Brussels Post, 1924-5-14, Page 2IP o the finest Japans, is the best at am, price—Try it. Repaying Mrs, Mullaney BY ELIZABETH GIJILFOILE. PART I. true. And Mrs. Mullaney certain] u "Joe, it doesn't come: out even." and I'll ed ttmaileit top he write ith a Ric Joe Hayden laid down his book and little note, I'll promise you she will looked up into the puzzled eyes of his enough, I say, and let them lead their own lives away from the farm they Werk 412.4 , "I reckon It's some cheerer for you to ain't it?' suggested Al mildly, 'No,” answered Ruth thoughtfully "as I've figured it, it is about t same. Of course we are paying you more salary now, for less work. 1 balances up About even, But then you see," she added. ingenious) "when youxe paid, you're raid. You don't owe us anything and we don't owe you anything," "That's so," said Al slowly,. "that'll so." Joe returned with the light and the two men went into the bedroom that had been Al's before he moved to his sister's under the new arrangement,, When the fishing -tackle was located the hired man set off. "The boys will be waiting for me over at the pond," he explained. "Aren't you coming; Joe?" Ruth called as he lingered in the ratan down the hall, "In a moment, dear." He locked the door and carried in the key on the palm of his hand. "That room is empty—and there are six people in John Olsen's cabin," he said slowly. "Al likes this way best, doesn't he?" J his wife asked sharply, feeling a di- ; vision of thought she could not and.- yIlyze. "It means more money to him." e I Yes, he says he does," answered e Jos absently and he laid the key on the mantel beside the notepad, Ruth t turned away and then they talked of a_ other things. o. (To be continued.) PRACTICAL SLIP OR FOUNDATION MODEL he u Y, retry young wife, Ruth's remark take it without protest. We must no tart out in without protest. I t f bl• brought ltim not to a realization of tions, We'had better pay` as we;g her problem but to a realization of II don't like the idea of Mr. Mullane herself. ;feeling free to call on you just be - The lamplight gave an added sheen .cause his wife has been of service t Y to the carefully brushed hair. She us, He is notoriously lazy and depends looked very pale and small and young, on his neighbors too much, anyway. in the big wicker divan, piled high I don't like to think of you plowing with cushions. his fields with their knotty old roots, One day, when he came in from the and sawing wood with his rusty saws. harvest field at noon, Joe had found He would impose on you if he got a her Iying still upon the floor. chance. It is Mrs.Mullaney we really "Heat prostration!" the doctor said. owe. I don't think that pony is worth Three weeks of tender care had what we owe her. I have figured it brought her to her feet again, But outflow do certain lines between her brows had you figure it?" deepened. These lines caused Joe a I "Well, Mrs. Mullaney did more for vague distress. He noticed them now me than an ordinary nurse would. particularly and came around to her On the other hand she was here only side, displacing some of the cushions n few hours a day after the worst on the divan. He was strong and was over. A nurse would have cost brown and weathered -looking with an us five dollars a day, We owe Mrs, air of freshness and cleanness that Mullaney that much at least for the farm work in the open bad given him, first week. In these last two weeks He laid the tips of his strong, gentle she has put in as much as one week's fingers on her white brow over the work. Then she did the work around Iines. ] the place. We might have hada girl "Ruth we have a big job on our at three dollars a week. Three weeks hands. Lifting a mortgage while would have been nine dollars. That foundig a Homo isn't easy- But we makes seventy-nine dollars. Then the have a good start. I can't see why it doctor might have to make two or is making scars in your forehead." I three more trips if we had had a less Ruth drew the brown fingers down, dependable nurse. It comes to eighty - with her own small white ones. five or ninety ,dollars, I think. How "Thinking bothers one more when' mach is that pony worth?" one is not working," she explained. Joe's head was turned away from "I'm going to start in to -morrow and the light. He was looking out into the do the work myself. Dr. Kellar said starlit night. I might," she added quickly as she Not more than seventy-five," he saw the protest in his face. "You "answered quietly. , needn't worry. I am not going to be: "That wouldn't be enough. I think foolish and overtax my strength we ought to give her a cheque. With again. But there is so much to do Dr. Keilar's bill it will make my illness that orries when just had t here and think it costprettyhigh. I'ms sorry it had to 4723, Sateen, _ long cloth, nein- worries got things happen," she added softly, "when you going right when I got sick, It's all have to work so hard to make ends sock, silk or crepe may be used for in planning and management, Joe, meet." this design. It is suitable for slender What we country people lack is sys-1 "My God, Ruth! Do you think I and stout figures. Additional width tem, you know," !count the money that it takes to take is provided by plait fulness below the She said it with a pretty little air ; care of you?" hips, of including herself. Bupeople." te Joe knew] She stood up quickly and went to The Pattern is cut in 4 Sizes she had married "you ocity giriy eople.'He him. three, about theslight figure."Don'his t"Don'tarms Small, 34-36; Medium, 88-40; Large, months on the farm she had mention -1 know you were mighty sick, Ruth" 42-44; Extra Large, 46-48 inches bust ed many things which her late ern -1 "I certainly do and I know it is measure. A Medium size requires ployers, Baker and Co., would have owing to Mrs. Mullaney that I pulled 8' yards of 86 -inch material, The considered bad management. 'through. She left all her work to take width at the foot with plaits extend- • 4723 She tapped a little block of paper care of me and she didn't even know ed is 2% yards. with her silver pencil. "I have been trying to figure out what we owe Mrs. Mullaney." "Well, we owe hor a great deal Toronto, Allow two weeks for recei t more than we shall ever be able to so soon. That's the reason, JoeT P pay," declared Joe warmly. "Little think we should do the right thing of pattern. Ned is crazy for a pony, and T think by her without any delay. It's an Send 15c in silver for our up -to - I'll give him that Shetland, Job. fob awful feeling to be in debt. I never date Spring and Summer 1924 Book is old and rather moth eaten but he'll owed a hundred dollars in my life and of Fashions, do 'Ned Mullaney more good than a I hate to think of our owing ]t WOMEN! DYE FADED THINGS NEW AGAIN• me very well. She said she hadn't Pattern mailed to any address on much time for visiting and I had receipt of 15c in silver, by the Wilson never been to see her. It had not oc-t Publishing Co., 78 West Adelaide St., carred to me that I might need her six -cylinder automobile. And Mel- Look, Joe, I've got it all down here, laney knows if he is ever shorthanded Do you think I've left out anything? in his crop all he has to do is whistle Her husband picked up the silver for me." pencil and drew a line threw the Ruth's small hand suddenly came items. down on the wicker table with a force: "Yes," he said slowly, "I think that made the lamp shade dance. I you've left out a lot." "When you contract a debt de you] Into that moment that was made,. start paying it on the installment perhaps, for understanding, there plan for the rest of your life?" 1 carne an interruption. The gate "Why, Ruth," the man's voice was : creaked—someone was coming, Joe troubled and his eyes were full of laid the pad and pencil on the mantel pain, "do you think you could pay beside the clock. rs. Mullaney with money?" I "Howdy, folks?" Al Grimes loomed "That is exactly what I think we in the doorway. "flow are you Should do. A debt is a debt. The best Misses?" you, a Dye or Tint Any Worn, Shab- by Garment or Drapery. Each 15 -cent pacicegt, ot "Dlamoed Dyes" contains directions so simple way to pay it is fully and promptly, Ruth gave him a pleasnt word in that any woman can dye or tint any to stop the interest. The earlier we reply, She liked Al. He was her bus- old, worn, faded thing new, even if she country people get to using money band's "right-hand man" as common currency," she greatly been in the employ of the Haydens in aas never dyed before. Choose any stressed the word money, "the better the tine of Joe's father, color at drug store, it will be for all concerned. The Mul- "I'd like to get my fishing -tackle. A DECORATIVE TOUCH, laneys need money, goodness knows, Forgot it when I moved out. I think if all that you and Al Grimes say Is there is a good mess of bass in Du- To hide an unsightly flowerpot, cut 'vall's pond. Got a lantern handy, a piece of cardboard or buckram to fit Joe, round the pot neatly with an inch lap "Take a lamp," said Ruth. You at the back. Cover with cretonne to will find thins about g as you left them, em 1r' , ,match the ban to s in t Al, I haven't been able to clean your b he room, with room and I don't think Mrs. Mullaney wall paper, or with heavy ecru lace. A binding of gimp or ribbon can be glued on to finish the edges. For convenience in removing the cover., place two large snap fasteners to hold it together at the back. 1 s. after every fneal? Cleanses month wadi teeth and aids digestion. Relieves that over- eaten feeling and acid mouth. Its 11 -a -s -1 -14s -g flavor [satisfies the Braving for sweets. Wrigley's Is double value In the benefit and pleasure it provides. Soared in its Parity Package. g• N, �9l s racy ., {ga der got in there." Joe reached for another lamp but it had no oil, "I'll fill this, Al, if you'll wait a minute. I'm not keeping the house- keeping checked up vary well since Mfrs. Mullaney left, Ruth says she is going to take the helm to -morrow and I don't much blains her," The hired man dropped easily into a chair. on which one sucks? This is duo to "How da you like things now?" the fact that when one sucks oil a as"Ru is "Bully!" declared Al with a little end tieoduced wr airll press iuetu ron (abouti fifteen more emphasis than was needed to carry conviction. pounds to the square inch) on the aur' "Aren't you glad that I persuaded 'face of the soda -water forces it up im. .Ioe that the eight-hour day was the mediately inti) the straw, best arrangement? Now you are get. ' `f en oy'' ting fifteen dollars more on the month The chief enjoymrnt of life comes and you have your spare time, to Bram work, yourself." "Yes'm, that's so," said Al thought -.Greatest Profcsstcnal Opportunity fully, "Farmers will simply have to came, to it. System and management pay��i� ��� in every other line of business, This business of `boarding the hands' on a Toronto Collepc of Citlropractic farm is poor arrangement. What city 3 Chariea St, West Toronto employer would expect his cleric; to ' - ---- stay in iia home,' Pay the men 1881)6 No. 19---'23, Minard's Liniment for Dandruff. A Simple Explaeation, Why does soda -water rise in a straw ao tor.. last eoarARaddfloiring as ettlit s, iv a 1» • SYgiiNo. It'des(eaaiio. atAntlyseapa' FOtnd¢s, Gott tt iMok4 it°; dee teff el suds. Use endogh Tljoa 414 tap tui halt inti Your ttnithto{a oa ryatie k..sdw0uo . rt on Anti weaa at oao. Nhinbd Ehroagh hayeusedenough cidn avepaed enough echidna ibo water will glpei soapy y11o1l rbreng5, ilve, after. En0o h04a Pt1Aya Cha 1 suds should grand up. , 11 they do pot, add more I:;sap 1plution, With Rinso— snowy-white clothes just by soaking SIMPLY soaking in Rinso suds •loosens dirt, so that it rinses right out. The old wearing method of subbing soap on the clothes and then rubbing the clothes is done with with. There is no need oft it with Rineo. Only the dirtiest places—where dirt wasactually ground in --will need just a light rubbing. Where this is necessary, use a little dry Ringo. Rinso is made by the makcra of LUX—the largest soap makers in the world. It doea the family wash as wonderfully ao Lux does fine things. Mado by the makers of LUX Bonk year clothe. in these leaded ands tocal:0 r,osortwo-overolaht, Ryon wlah. Motored clotttq not longer then half an our), 1'hheoakingtakeeth0pleaeolrubbiad, rtlacesns the dirt so thet it rinses right oat --you'll find that only neck hand■ end oafedges and ¢¢ata and knee, of child. smell Ntayclothaa need eay rubbing- For tble tight .rubbing hist epriuklo a little dry Rinse rlrht ou thdthbria . "D¢avrsegonrrootbaway" does the whole job t..b with it you need no other soap MOTHER'S SHARE. There's a runt pig in the side lot That is coming safely-theaugh; There's a calf that's Iost its mother Which our ma Is tendin' to; There's a sick colt in the pasture That she's also carin' fer, 'Cause each spring the sick and neeay Animals belong to her. With her motherin' and lovin' It's a most surprisin' thing How them colts and calves and piggies Fatten up and thrive, by ling! Till when autumn comes they're ready To be marketed, and then Comes an incident in farm life. That is some surprise again. For thein colts and calves and piggies That was ma's stools yesterday, Change to pa's stock"on the market, And it's him that takes the pay; Takes the pay while mother wonders Till the springtime rolls around, When she stills her heart by tendin' To some sickly pig she's found. —Jay B. Iden. OUR FIRST MAHOGANY. With the optimism of youth we were married when our only assets toward a home were faith and a roll of rag carpet. Later we scraped up money to fur- nish the guest room, and selected things from catalogues and advertise- ments: But the furniture that looks so pretty in the pictures showed up cheap and shiny in the store. One of the display rooms was fur-' nished with a mahogany suite that was exactly what we wanted—simple carving, good lines and beautiful wood. But the price Cs for three pieces —bed, bureaudressing and dTEefiilii, table--, was precisely what we had for the' entire room, and we had already put fifty dollars of it into e rug) But I; bought the three pieces. In the evening when I told my hus- band what I had done he Siad; "I'm glad you bought it. Don't worry;1 some of our hills can wait," But Ii determined to get the fifty. Fortunately I had not yet put up four pairs of curtains bought al, the! same atot•e, so I returned them and that gave me credit for twenty dol- lars, Then T collected all the old fur -1 niture, rugs and newspapers I could possibly spare--ck'von-fifty more. In -1 stead of buying the wadding present; I had =selected for a friend, I gavel Iter my cherished centrepiece that had,' just been finished, and that saved mei ten dollars, to which I added five that had been given me on my birthday' anniversary, Knitting a shawl brought ono inc,'.,. TIy this time the carne had became' Inloreating, and I refused to take the remaining short. age out of the general fund. But that last drop kept mo thinking fel. a while, Then the county fair came along, Ono dollar and fifty cents in premiums, and two dollars for plants sold to a city woman! That night we spent the extra dol- lar on a' concert —Katharine Henry. HOME-GROWN BEADS. Aside from cutting paper dolls there is probably no occupation that keeps the children quiet and contented' longer than stringing beads. There are large wooden and porcelain ones on the market for this purpose, but home-grown ones are very satisfac- tory. Bear this in mind when the fruit and vegetable season "comes along and dry a quantity of the seeds suitable for this purpose. Many watermelon seeds are black; these- may be strung alternately with white pumpkin seeds or yellow corn. The seeds of ripe citrons are bright red, and these are used effectively with the other colored seeds. White and yellow grains of corn may be used alternately on the string. Just give the children a box of the different - colored seeds mixed, with plenty of needles and strong cotton, and :they will do the rest. EASY BLEACHING. For everyday sheets, pillowcases meant for steady wear and many RADIOm WRITE FOR OUR FREE CATALOGUE—JUST OUT W. E. CANAVAN 2808 Dundee W., Toronto Bees on Farm Nothing pays. better, when properly managed. Send for our catalogue of beekeepers' supplies, Expert ad. vier freely given. Ruddy Manufacturing Co,, Ltd, Orantfard •Ont. 1 amat Other uses, I find a good grade of un- bleached cotton or sheeting preferable to the bleached fabric; it wears al- most twice as long, is much easier washed, and needs no ironing.- To bleach these quickly; boil in a good suds to which enough bluing has been added to make a good blue, Lift from the soda and hang up without wring- ing. When dry dip in suds and hang up again. They will soon be beauti- fully bleached. Mlnard's Liniment tresis Cube Drawing the Line. Joe didn't want to go to see bis aunt Sarah, and his mother finally coaxed from him the reason. "She's got a new washing machine," the boy declared. "It's bad enough to wash myself by hand, but I just ain't going to be washed by any machine." {c IoARRIACE LICENSE Se a®10 INFORMATION Fal In this coupon and we will man ran In a. ;lainreeled envelela our larder on wedding rings and marriage Manes Information. PROCTOR'S, 26g Vence at., Taranto, 41000 Rddret, QRS CANAOA S BEST/ Itisnt'tpossiblelofiuld abetter lawn mower than Sid/saxes Snscr0s'Mowers have proved their superiority wherevergrass 1d. grolvn Easy runnind,lteera .adlin4 andabsoluteb' guaranteed. Asn YOUR IUR0WARC MAN JAMESSSMART PLANT enoceviueOt4R ._ DC � +ji�ar�At {iYA. `2.C Miitlt0cn's Mustard with water to th consistency of n thicic pttase is obaste. Add tained. ifr untilii desired flavorhsc desired mix, with milk.eifor every milli, Mix mustard freshly meat. hel(n,• . �. c ag ox t rs "i Si y ,yt INDIANS REAP BIG CROPS 1923 IMPROVED METHODS YIELD HIGH RETURNS. Departznerit of Indian Affairs Reports Harvest of I,277,- 029 Bushels. That the Indians of the three Prairie Provinces, who up till e few nears Ago were nomadic hunter's, produced In 1923 the astonishing total 01 1,277,020 bushels of grains of all lohnds is infor. muton motgratifyingto all interest- ed in the welfare or those wards of the Government. The significance et this great crop c'hieh 15 a half a million bushels larger than the orop of 1022 will be mads more .apparent by an 11- lustration, , Thrs crop of grain, if placed is box ears of the average capacity, would fill 810 ears, which :at 01 cars to the train would make 16 trainloads of grata, These trains, with their loco. motives and 'cabooses placed end to end would reach a distance of six and one-half miles. As there are 31,066 Indians in the Prairie Pretences, or in round num- bers 6,200 families, this means a crop of over 206 bushels per family, and this in 'spite ot the .tact that, of course, with many' engaged in hunting and fishing, all the Indians did not partici- pate in growing this crops The kinda and quantities of grain grown were as follows: Wheat, 638,- 213 38;213 bushels; Oats, 673,905 bushels; barley, 62,304 bushels; rye, 2,157 bush. els; Indian Oorn, 450 bushels; total, 1,277,029 bushels. In addition to this the Indians raised 58,800 bushels of potatoes, 0,233 bush- els of turnips and carrots, 57,697 tone or hay and 9,930 tons of green feed. They. broke 6,896 aces of new land, eummer-fallowed 20,619 acres, and cultivated 273 acres of gardens. Good progress was also made in Bloch raising, the number of cattle 072 the reserves having increased by about two thousand head during the year. In this article, however, atten- tion is confined to the geld crops. Seat Grope In Alberta. In common with the crops of white farmers those of the Indians were not uniform. Generally speaking the smallest crops were harvested ea the Manitoba reserves, returns were bet. ter in Saskatchewan, and bumper har- vests were reaped in Alberta. On the reserves in the last-named province 417,951 bushels of wheat were har- vested from 13,165 acres, beteg at the rate of 31.8 bushels per acre, a high average for any farming community. Agents report that the work of pre- paring the soil is being better done each year aad that on some of the re- serves 1t compares with tbat of .the best white farmers, The big crop of 1923 wits e,f course primarily due to the bountiful halt vest, but it was also due to the In- creased area sown and to the good cul- tivation given the land. The Progress made in regard to the two latter fact- ors has been owing to the methods adopted for the teaching of farming. Farming is, of course, the chief Indus- try taught to the boys of the restden- tial schools maintained by the Depart- ment or Indian Affairs, but in addition to that the teaching is brought in a most practical manner right to each Tndlan farm. On each reserve there is a farm instructor who, instead of carrying on a model farm for the In- dians to admire, is constantly on the move in a buggy or light motor car visiting all parts of the reserve mites. Ing, encouraging, exhorting, and re- proving the Indian farmers.. Thus, while there is no on9 "show" farm, all the farms on the reservo are raised to a higher level than they would be otherwlso, Hon, Cbarlea Stewart, Superintend. ent General or Indian Affairs, whose knowledge of farming operations in Western Canada enables hien to ap- proach this subject from a practical standpoint, has given this matter per- sonal attention and he is naturally pleased with the results. The Indian farmers of the prairies have still much to learn and much progress to make, but the fact that in about forty years these wandering hunters have become rattled and have progressed so far In farming as, to reap a hat'veat of over twelve hundred thoueand bushels ofrain g shows t , ba the ef- forts f• forts of the people and Government of Canada on their behalf have borne good fruit Lowell's Fly. The small bay Is much the same to, day as he was yesterday --and prob. ably he will be inucb the stone teener - row, row, lila nature does not clamp with the egos. In the extracts from 8Irs. James T. I''icld e diary, collected by Mr. M. A. Deli'ulfe Howe and publish- ed as the Memoirs of a hostess, Jams Russell Lowell" is qu4,ted as relating soma oxperiments iliat dm Boys at his school used 10 Mahe on Iitcs to sec how,innclt weight they could carry, 011e day he attacheit a thread that be-lrad'pulled out. of his silk handker- chief to a fly's leg, and to the other and a bit of paper with "the master is a tool" written on it in small dis- tinct letters, The fly flow , away and lighted ou the master's nose, but, re- gardless of all except the lessons, he hi -milted It orf, and 1t rose with its bur. den to the ceiling. That.vrhi.in is to he ealatiltehed once for all should be considered long.