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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1927-01-27, Page 2A FAMILY PARTNERSHIP 33v HARVEY A. ISCIIE •"This cettainly is a surprise," said ee recent visitor, referring to the fact that our family were all at home working in a partners.hip, with Father , and Mother on a farm that Our great- grandsire purchesed from the Canada , Company, as part of thegrirnitive forest of America. Well -night onto 100 years ago the name tache has been connected with these acres. At p'n- ent the farm is being, run by Father and Mother and four of us boys, all irown men. There are no girls in the. - family, and the four boys comprise the whole of it. l'he story of how Thather manage& to retain our interest and co-operation might be of interest to fathe.rs elsewhere. Prior to 1914, Father had all he could do to take care of the 150 acres and the bard of purebred Aberdeen Angus cattle on it. This herd, by the way, was established in the nineties, and is one of the oldest in Eastern Canada. The writer was the oldest in the family and Ambitious to go to college. UnforLunabely, the war inter- vened, and every able-bodied young • man joined the famous expeditionary • force. My college experienee faded into a dream and in its place came an education in field and been which has been the means of awakenengein ine a ambition to make of the farm a better place to live and a worth -while business place. I have learned that the breeder's art is -a corn lex one. an art requiring patience and judg- ment, worthy of the efforts of a real man. and this is how Father interest- ed his oldest in the agricultural in- dustry. EXTRA MONEY FROM DEER. About this time, Father became in- terested in the possibilities of the honey indestry. He read and reread every bee journal and book available. Not only this, but he -talked bees till every one a us lads became enthusi- astic. For years WI: invested every dollar we made in irsereasing env 1..,9C and.honey business. Particular atten- tion WEIS given to the successful in of our products, and we were among the first to pool 0111` CUT) with the non?... S•uccessful co-operative, be- lieving that united the beekeepers could more .properly advertise and merchandise their crop. Oar belief bee been, more than substantiated. The combined farm and honey bnsi- ness caeried On by five able-bodied men has been profitable eriough to al- low ue to enjoy modern rural conven- iences, and while at times we are compelled to work long and ttelloue hours, there are always possibilities of holidays and easy epelle. We fitid that by getting R.Wily. from home occa- sionally, we can learn much that will be of material benefit to us. There is nothing unusual about our partnerehip, except theft it exists in a community that , is like .practically every 'commienity. Fathers and sons are trying to carry on individual busi- nesses, paying interest oil a large amount of overhead that might easily be eliminated. We believe that this family partnership will be a meane of overcoming a great deal of the rural depopulation problem so prevalent to- ETIENNE eneROSH day. Why should our boys be forced yearseeeetewho llyes in the moun- •••:, ens 00 iurmacrra,'15 still leo Isotive and in full possession,of his faculties. He continues to work about hie farm. He is shown Seated on the coffin he built for himself, but which be hopes he will not use for many years to come. * 0 --- to work for strangers, making money for' strangers, when they might work for themselves in co-operation with their parents? It is not necessary that every family should carry ,on a bee business; there may be other side- lines, or the farm proper may be en- larged, but we know that any one attempting a family partnership wili be well repaid. Teach the Fowls Confidence. I have found that those poultry - keepers who are meeting with the most success are the ones who are • kind, gentle and sympathetic when .aniong their flocks. It may seem a small matter to,bave the fowls become acquainted wait one's voice, yet I know that speaking to the fowls in- spires confidence. It is a woman's way, and women, as a rule, are able to -get pretty good reeults with peultry. Fear is harmful to fowls. It gives them a eetback. I have often noticed the excitement occasioned by placing a strange male in an unmated flock. Every move I made would cause a flurry. It would take eveeks, some- times months, before I could teach those fowls the confidence necessary to successful bandling. But I do not believe in having. fewls so tame that they become a naisance. While I want my stock tame, I do not want them undo my feet every time • I enter the pen. A certain centre] is neeessary. They should be taught not • 'to be scary, and so gentle that one's presence among them does not excite ea). is good evidence of a mans shiftless, cruel and excitable waya, when his presence unnervets hie fowle, and they fly about :wildly the moment he enters. the yard or house to take care of the flock. 31. take:, a lot of patience, kindness end gentlenees to operate a plant: suc- cessfully, and any one lacking those qualities had better Id poultry se- verely elope. He may be a success at something else, but not at poultry. raking.-- M. T. 13. Healing Frosted Combs. • Birds which ere kept in dry, well - ventilated. houses are not so suscep- tible to frozen combs and wattles as are those kept in tight, damp houses. So it is a good plan to open up the houses. But deepite all precautions, combs anti wattles will become frosted , occasionally, especially on certain in- dividuals which roost in exposed po- - -sitions, or which in drinking just be- fore going to perch have 'gotten their wattles wet 11'0111 the drinking ran, Males whose perches are so high that when they crow in the morning they touch the rafters or roofing hoards with the points of their combs are very mit to suffer. The treatment for suth troubles follows: First, gradually remove the frost from the frozen combs and wat- tles, This means to rub the affected parts with snow or with crushed ice or with Cold water. Keep the birds in _a cool building. Never remove them to a :warm, heated room. After the frosi, has been removed, slowly and the comb is no longer stiff, , the frozen parts should be thoroughly anointed with carbolateel vaseline, Males or females which have suffered frozen combs or wattles should not be used for breeding purposes for a per- iod of ten days to two weeks there- efter. Fertile Eggs. No roore important sabjact can come in for consideration this month than that of how to secure ogee that will hatch a goodly percentage of viee oreus chicks. There is still a leye go be learned along this line, and here are a few worthwhile facts: Perhape of first importance is the value of direct sunlight for tbe breed- ing Ilene. The breeding flock should be allowed outdoors in direct sunlight • every sunny day duringthe. winter and through the breeding season. It is doubtful whether much is gained by turning the flock out on dull, cloudy or stormy days, •1 Practical results seein to justify the 1 liberal use of milk in the ration for breeders whenever it can be obtained. !While milk is good for chickens of all I ages under practically all conditions, it may be worth more as a feed for !the breeding flock than for any other : chickens. i Fresh green feed, such as cabbage for lettuce, is excellent, but carefully !cured green alfalfa, clover or S0 - bean hay will make a good substitute ifor the fresh greens. The hay need I not be ground and mixed in the ra- ition but may be kept before the fowls I in wire baskets. Clover as a Green Feed for Poultry. Green feed in some form is essen- tial to maintain a flock of laying hens, in vigorous condition. It not only supplies succulence but it is the orig- inal source of vittimines, and it is on this source that dependence should largely be placed for the supply of these substances, as under ordinary conditions they may be supplied more , economically in green feed than in any other form. Deets, mangels, tur- nips or almost any kind of garden . truck /flakes good forme of green feed, and sprouted grains, clovers, alfalfa, rape and green crops of corn, oats, barley or wheat chopped into short lengths are also used successfully. In a series of tests at the Experi- mental Station at Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere, Quebec, clover gave excel- lent results as a green feed, anel proved superior to either mangels or !sprouted oats, The birds in the pen given clover as a green feed were al- ways in geed condition, and produced the largest number of eggs at the cheapest .coat per dozen. Clovets and alfalfa make excellent pasture for geowing pullets. For lISS as a winter green feed they should lee cut green and properly cured. -The leaves usu- ally found in mows where hay has been stored are of especial value and should be reserved for the use of the poultry. 1 Sand for Droppings Board. The problem of removing frozen ' droppings can be solved by sprinkling a thin layer of dry and over the drop- pings boards each time they are cleaned. A few handfuls will give a thin film of grit over the board and will entirely prevent the droppings from freezing to it. If we put on with the sand two or three handfuls of .acid phosphate to oach droppings hoard the • material scraped off will have an ahnost Com - plate fertilizer balance. 4 Head Requirements in Horses. The sem of the head in horses should be proportionate to the size of the' body. The head of a drafter is rarely criticized for being too large. There axe: instances, of course, where the head is so large that it looks plain. More frequently, however, the head of the deaftzir is tritclzed because it is tee small. For this reason, in the cues, of foals, yearlings and two-year- olde, horsemen voice a preference for feerels that are big and ainple: In all types of hoses, long, naerow heads, also heads with dished faces are undesirable. Such faetures contribute , to plainness. Width between the eyes,' width .of muzzle and jaws, width be- tween the mandibles of the -eat, with balanced propoetions of the heed in all its dimensions, indicate intelligence, reeding capacity and ,ability. Straight- faced horses, also .the Romaneziosecl serts are preferred to dish -faded typos ' Feeding Dairy Calves. 'Calf -feeding is of momentous im- portance to tho dairy. The Method pursued at Nappan, N.S., Dominion Experimental Farm is as follows, as told in the last report of the Super- intendent, Mo. W. W. Baird. The calves receive a mixture of 4 parts bran, 2 parts oats, 1 part oil meal and 1 pound bone meal per 100 pounds meal fed for the first year. Until the calf is around sig to eight weeks old whole milk is fed and then a gradual change is inade' to skim milk. At this time a small amount of flax seed jelly Is fed, starting with about one-quarter pound and increasing by degrees to one pound per day. The amount of dry grain hay and rots fed increaos as the calf grows older. 'Fhe main thing, remarks Mr. Baird, is to keep the calf from getting a setback when changing from whole to skim milk and to keep it in good growing condi- tion. The average weight of the heifers at Nappan farm at one year of age Is 600 pounds. The average cost of rear- ing bull calves (Guernseys) until a year old is placed at e55,86, of heifers at $56.26 and of grade heifers at $13.22. Hold Your Nose! Yes, copper -carbonate dust is good medicine for stinking -smut of wheat; but be sure to wear a dust mask when using it. You can buy a mask or you can take a piece of cotton flannel, lint side out, ,and put it over the nose. Better wear goggles over the eyes, too. A good way to keep down dust is to put tbe dust and the grain in an old barrel churn, or in a smut -treating machine. ne IprOVn eeents in Fruits. 'There are no more valuable cxporl- WASII PAY FOR BABY'S CLOTHES nients Laing carried C 11 at the Derain - ion Experirt1:111a1 2117018 and stations ' BY NELL B. NICTIOLS. ' than coriceenlitg' fr le it Not -alone • ' — - ' R1,0 Mlorts (heeded to the improve- ment of varieties, but also to the micei beim:tient of the kind most suit- able on growth in each particular district, 'Apples being the greatest staple of the country naturally redeive succial attention and scale valuable vari;Ities have been developed or bet- tered by cultivation. Special efforts are, being, made to obtain licayier and improved winter sorts, around no few- er than three hundred of the longer. keeping varieties n•ow being undeg test. Pears are receiving eimilar at- tention and particularly with a view to securing better blighteresistant varieties Hardy cherries are being looked for and the hybrids -between the native American species and the Japane'se plum have produced' useful sorts for Eastern Canada. A spineless goose- berry is proving promiping and blue- berries are being experimented with to the encouragement of their wider growth. . • Investigations in regard to runner forMatienarfa.f6ttithig of the Aran,: berry have Shown that the earlier the runners root the larger will be the crowns:and that When nitrate of sada bi used as a fertilizer the best results are obtained when it iS applied dur- ing the month of:September. Tobogganing. Toboganning is, perhaps, the moe popular of the real winter sports; and a made-to-order .pastime for coun- try bays, for they have the whole sweep ofopen country in which to choose a location for their slides. At the big waiter resorts they think no - thing of runs --a dozen or so, side by side, a mile in length, with a drop of I from a few feet to a hundred or more., Making the runs is an important de-' tail, but it is not such a difficult mat -I ter, especially if a few boys are work- ing together. _ I Use any ainvenient 'implement to scoop out the snow, being sure to leave a• fairly good coat of snow ..on the bottoms and being careful to make the side walls uniform. Start at the bottom and work toward the top of the hille There may be every variety of turn, from the sharp corner to the ,most g,entle curve. After the run has been made . sprinkle both the paths and the sidese with water, eon, you see, you really! toboggan on an iced chute. The thin coat ot ice renders the run more rapid and adds to the thrills. I Good toboggaris are not very ex- ' pensive, and if the stores in your com-e munity do not have them in stock they may be ordered from sporting -goods I houses. These are to be preferred, of course, to home-made affairs, but; there is no reason why every one of you cannot enjoy such sledes with the' sleds you have at hand. Build An Ice Boat. An ice boat is one of the fastest things built by man. The fastest time ever caught by -a stop watch was a measured mile in 28.2 seconds. That's speed. • By using materials Sound about the farm, a boy.may build a boat at very little expense. Several boys can work, together and divide the cost. Only ordinary tools are needed. Imagine yourself starting out on the frozen lake N river some fine winter morning. The sail is set, the tiller is in one hand and the rnain sheet in the other. Overhead the white 1 A baby's clothes .are laundered three times -asmuch as' ,an adult's gar- ments. Their ability to hold their shape and to make a goad appearance when tubbed three times a week for several months is amimportant factor in determining how satisfactory they ore. Shrinkage ie one of the dreads Can - meted with' the waehing of knitted woolens, such as shirts, stockings and eweaters, 'and of flannels. In tests, conducted in an exp.erbteental :home laundry I found these difficulties mag bo avoided, This method of waehing gave best results. Tepid water, not warmer than 110 deg. F., WAR used for the washing and rinsing. Hard water WRS suttee, ed with a little Borax, approximately Iwo tablespaonfula, All rubbing ani .twisting was avoided. I made cups of my hands and forced the soapy_ water back and forth through the meshes ef the fabrics. The rinsing was accomplished in the saine man - 210r.. Tin•ee.rinses were given., .:The soap or :map flakes were dissolved in the water before- the woolens were .acided. The borak, evhene used, was dissolved with the SORD product. ' The best ,inethod of drying was: Placingthe. shirts and stockings on wooden or wire forms Made especially for this purpose; measuring the sweaters and pinning them. the right size on a flat'Surface like a table top; and ironing the flannels while,.,they were still damp. They may be pressed on the wrong side but I find they are more fluffy -if a slightly dampened piece of cheesecloth is used as a press- ing cloth. This is spread over the right side of the flannel. • . Silks are treated like the woolens, Onl.y it is best n t to hang thern out to dry. Danger of streaking is elim- inated by spreiding the rinsed silk garment on a Turkish towel and roll-, ing it. Press on the wrong side while' damp. Shake the silk a few seconds before putting the iron on it. Ar.other precaution which my•tests streseed was the manner of drying W0018118 SO far RS temperature, is con- cerned. Direct sunshine is to bo avoid- ed --A burns the fibres. Freezing is also harmful—it auses ehrinlenge. The sweaters were measured before being washed andthe figures written down. • Then, the:washed elid rinsed sweater was pinned to a sheet -covered "I don't see how it is the members of your family tell you everything.' e Mrs. Serong had been sitting on the • verandah when Nell and George held e come in front. a tennis match. "Of cones°, some children are lilee that, born that -way, I suppose," she con- tinued.' "My family never tell me .0 a thing. Ever 'since they- were tiny mites they have kept their own ctrun- , sels. Of course, they are jost Iiira O „thee,: father. lie is so reserved." r That night, after my grown-up son and daughter had come to my mom to say good -night, .andthe house was ,still and dark, my mind raced back ;over the years to the time, whenmy children were little marc than babies,. For three years I was an invalid, I had to sit still anti see the world go by; and how I fretted for fear tile children wonlel grow away from me and would contract habits I could never break. Their 'father, too, was reserved, and possibly. that heart me as 'Much 'as myillness... I couldn't go : out end see the things he was seeing, • or Meet the people he was needing. Eveny day we eeomed n. little further repent.. 0/the whole evening we never. epolee a word though there. Was no estrangement. I made up nay mind than that so far RS in me lay my chil- dren.should be taught to be frank and free and chatty, and that frankness should not mean gossiping or bale- b e a rvi n eig e. -: dth ay when e ehildr Een cams. in from school or play, I would ask them what pleasant things had hap- pened while they were 'out. If un- pleasant things were told, as they were bound to' be occasionally, 'we paseed thent over as lightly as pos- sible. If little playmabes had been rough eanti rude, ifteachers had not been quite appreciative, why that was a pity, but if Nell and George would try to be a little kinder and better there was not ea doubt but things would improve. I tried to show them - that it was always the one who did the unkind or selfish.thing who really needed pity. It was he who was un- happy. And of course teachers could not always tell how much week went into n lesson. Children are usually fairly jest and with a little help FAO both sides of a problem:. ' Then we made a game of tine tell- ing. I -vras in it, too, and for the one who made the best record during the week there was a little prize. By and by they wanted "D.atidy" added. I veas a "doubting Thomas"._ Did I not re- member our long evenings without is word? I kept my doubts to myself, however, for which I was very thank- ful, because the plan:worked. After the evening meal was ovey, eve chatted. These chats were stiff and formal at first,.or so they seethed to me, but it :was not long before we air looked forward eagerly to thon few minutes "between the dark and the daylight." It was the ordy time in the busy day when father and chil- dren met. Barriers were broke)/ down. Poseibly nay husband would have liked to have broken those barriers many is time before, but years of reprezeion had done their fatal work. Reserved People when they do threw off their reserve seem to say se much more . than they intended and are o abashed at their temerity that they retreat further than ever into their shells. But the confidences of little children. aro not,only contagieus but reaasur- ing. Our "experience meetings" as we called them continued all through childhcod dive, getting longer and fuller as tee years event on. leather is gone 1101111 the houe le :gone, the glorious fleeting days of childhood are past; but the effect of those cenfidences will 'go on forever. Some day my boy and girl will be in homes of their own and the memory of the twilight hour gspi::: with Father and Mother .willinfluence the lives of their boys and Maybe my children wave just na- turally frank. Possibly, as Mrs. Brown said, "They were born that way," Maybe without training they would have been the same. Who San tell? But had they not been by the dine I had found it out, the hiabit of reserve would have been established, and it would have been too late 'to have brought aboet such happy -results. table according to these measure ments. Stains are ever to be dealt with in the baby's laundly. As a matter o safety it pays to try to remove th spots with cool water. It also is easier to succeed if the stains are treated while fresh. Woolens and silks are injured by most stain re movers. The only material which I used with success was a dilute acid such as lemon juice, cr a weak soletioi of oxalic acid. Both- of these meter ials have a tendency to bleach the fabrics. "Urine is best removed by soaking the garment in cool water em hour or longer .and then washing in lukewarm water and comp. Some- times sponging with alcohol is help- ful, Removing stains from often dress - /es and slips eves less difficult since the cotton fibre naturally is strong. Some of the common spots worked on and the successful methods of treatieg are es follows: Milk: Waal' in cold water. Follow with a tubbing in lukewarm soapsuds Egg: Wash in cold water. , Feint juice: Pour boiling water from teakettle through the stain, hold- ing the kettle at least two feet above the garment. This method eseldent fails. When it does, a little borax may be applied.' Iodine: Wash in warm water with soap while the stain is fresh. If this fails try alcohol. Ammonia also is effective. • , Mucus: Soak the garment in salt water, g two tablespoonfuls salt to a qulit of water. Soak several hours. Vaseline: Soak and, wash garment in kerosene. Grease: Employ warm soapy water. Mot of the ribbons on baby clothes may be oared for successfully.. In the tests I found that the original finish may be restored when it disappears. To do this dip tin clean, dry ribbon in skimmed:milk or whey and lay it flat on a clean surface, like the enam- eled top of a table, or wind it around a clean bottle. • While still damp press on the wrong side. It 13 essential to have the cream removed from ths milk sir grease spots will develop .in the ironing. ----- Confidential Chats With Children • BY C, L, BEATTIE. donde are ,scudding before the wind, but no faster than you will be going soon. TWO Or three buddies with you in the cockpit. Another boat or two itching to race you maybe.Fun? tiy Ice boating is oiler than any other sport that provides as many thrills. If you fell out of the boat you can- not drop more than a few inches, then you slide till friction stops you. A patch on the eeat of the knickers will repair the damage. If the boat breaks through, its 't.Vooden framework floats you. A collismn is loss dangerous than one between autos, for both boats can skid smoothly foie ah y distance, Docking Lam Don't attempt concrete Work in freezing weather unless' the ingredi- ents can be heated before mixing and the work kept above framing for at least ten daye. Foundation can be laid in cold weather if then precautions are taken, and if the work ,is covered' with manure or well-paeked straw. Otherwise, wait until spring. THE CANADIAN HOMEMAKER series .9' weekly articles coperily. PLANNING . BUILDING . FINANCING DECORATING. FURNISHING . GARDENING _ Copyrw4t 4.1NIADIMOVIMT.91,2•=1:111133201761. IMPORTANT OPERATIONS IN THE INDOOR AN) OUTDOOR GARDEN Dy Henry S. Moore, CNH.443 vt. .6» as .aarzs.--, e.a409e#47.7kalge, .feeff February. 1. With the advent of February the prepdratien of the sail for potting and seed s,owing purposes incle.orswill be a matter of first importaneo. S011 screened to the degree desired and composed of equal parts oE loani and leaf soil, to which is added a little sand will be found proper for the gen- eral run of ornamental plants. A good soil In -which to sow seeds is .that which is shaken off the roots of potted plants during repotting; to it, if insufficient may he added a Moe mei ansi laafsoli RR e, e be screened through an 1/8 -inch eceeen. it is essentiol that enough sand be added to ensure porosity. 2, Sow late in the month in ale early spring localities in the greenhouse or warm vandowe seeds of mealy Cauli- flowers, Cabbages and Oniona for later transplanting outdoors. If, when large 'enough to handle, the seedlings are transplanted to other containers a tine root system will be forneed and the plants will make a goad atari alld ma- ture early when set out. 3. 11 ,10 now time to propagate all manner 'N bedding plants from cut- tings so as to ensure that well rooted and sturdY Plants well be available by Planting time in May. Among the kinds she Geraniums, Coleus, Lobelia, Ageratum, Acryeeithus and 'resins., If propagated early and after potting on, the plants are pinched beck they will become bushy end of' good appearance. 4. The selection of early Potato sels shoold now occupy your atten- tion. Sort the tubers, reserving those of about the Pour ozsize as "seed." Spread ont the requiresl quantity of sets on well lit shelves or floors SO that sturdy sprouts will bo Produced. For this purpose the temPerature should be about 50 degrees, When planted in April outdoors the crop will Mature more quickly and thus be of greater volue. 5. Whore greenhouses in any sense of the word exteusive are mehitained, Lettuce and Ra.disth are usually forced as early arops. If sown DM Radish will be ready for harvesting, by mid- April, Lettuce toward tbe end of April N•early May. Latium from a previous sowing transplanbed at this -Lillie should be read in about eighe weeks. 6. Now is. the proper time to prune the head melee teeee. Next. 1110111.11 the sap will run end the trees be injured, if the work is deferred, The weende must be pa.ineed, to prevent tine spores of fungi entering and causing the wood to decay. The lienbsshould be re. moved at their juncike with others or at the trunk, stubs should not be left. 7. Next.month is the time to prune our orchara tree's --- Apples Pears Peaelles and the small fruits such, as Gooseberries, Currantand Daspber- leles, Have you the ne.cossary sewe , and equipment? Saws eh o tit d be I sharpened and e verything -ess en tboll he I on hand for an eerie sleet. - 8. Th.e order far yonr .seefts S110111C1 EON\ be in the handof the Seeentan, Next month a large number or khilts wiii , ue sown intloo,rs. Success wale those wele depend upon 0 good 01:11 1, I See that the ne,cessary containers such 10•0 pans and fiats ale on bend for their reeeption. 9. If yen destre Lo increase the stock. et Dahlias by means of catings, start the, tubers late grewih in boxes or the greenhouse be,nche Maintain a tem. pc:rattly° of around 60 degrees. Tee growths which will be produced will beetaken as cuttings, and when rooted and planted ou t veil 1 during the S•81110 year grow into splendid plants and should produce the finest flowers. . 10. Greenhouse plants of many kinds lealeebrulTyl.'ag.',Zate:rocingbythe'ettlriaigIO' Crodituoinn:, India Rubber Plant, Chrysanthemum, Acacia and • Lebec -zone.. Seep of Abutilen, . the se-oaeled Flemming Maple, Asp/newels preneneue, Tuberous rooted Begonias, Dahlla, Osametions for. the border, Gloxinia, 'Lobtlia, Pansy and 'Verbena aee usually sown during , lake l'ehrutery or early in March. • - OTTRACTIVE DRESS FOR DAYTIME WEAR. Pleite are the outstanding feature ottite newest frocks—whethee g one, piece or two. Ybu are sure to be in the mede of this season with a frock like the one picbired here, The bodice front is gathered at:the sides to a belt forming a panel, and the skirt has groups of plaits in front, while the bask is plain, the collar may be worn open or closed and the long sleeves aro gathered to wrist -bands. No. 1443 is 10 sizes 10, 18 and 20 years, Size 18 (86 bust). requires 3% yards 89 - inch, or 2% yards 54 -inch material. Price 20 cents the pattern. Our Fashion Book, illustrating the newest and most practical styles, will be of interest to every home dress- maker, Price -of the book 10 cents the copy. . HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your name and address plain. iy, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enelose 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number and address your 'order to Pattern Dept, Wilson Publishing Co., 73 West Ade- laide St, Toronto, Patterns sent by return mail. s Have You Tried This? My clast mop cost me nothing. It is a bug of thick, soft material that fits over my broom, I run a cord through a casting et the top of the bag, which draws it tight and bolds it 110 place.—Z, M. - never throw away' soiled gavoline left from cleaning garments. Instead I chis -salve a teaspoonful of washing soda in a pint 01 water and add this to the gasoline, thoroughlY shaking the mixture. ,When this has settled, the gasoline may be pouredeoff. It will be thoroughly clean, as the (lilt 18 left in the water.—A. M. A. When rubber hot-water bags get 10315Y I cut.them into suitable shapes to go under veep er under the table- cloth foe hot diehes. Tilde pieces of rubber nisi) serve .110 stopper for the bathtub and kitchen sink. We always ' keep -one old water bag in the cer ,to use in carrying water for the radiator. Itis handier than a bucket and takes Up less none—lelesale. J. L. . British oysters RTO said tobo losing ground in both quantity.and size. ft -