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JOHN J. HUGGARD
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dTTWELL
BY ' BINNS
(Continued from last week) -,
It was quite late in the afternoon
when the opportunity he sought was
given'to 'him. 'Impelled by the mer-
est curiosity he had strolled over to
the . Indian . tepees, end heti there en-
countered'1Vliskodeed teaching a puppy
dog tricks. He had •stopped ' to Speak
to her,,and ,was still engaged in a
rather one-sided conversation when
the sound of English voices caused
term to turn round.
The governor's party, accompanied
by the' factor, was , moving towards
the tepees.. His..first' impulse was tg
go away, then seeing Ainley among
the little knot of peo�l, he decided
to remain, and, to serve lris own end,
kept Miskodeed in• conversation, as
when left to herself she 'wou'ld have
fled to,the moose -hide tent.t
The 'party drew nearer. .Seane was
conscious of its attention and the
blood in 'Miskodeed's face came and
went in a manner that was almost
painful. Any one looking at them,
and noting''the apparent' absorption
of the man and the certain ,embar
rassment of the girl," must have ut-
terly m'iscomprehended t"li•eeettuation,
and that was what happene•4l ,for a
moment later the sound of a laughing
feminine ,voice reached him.
"Behold an idyll of the land."
'He looked up with an angry light
in his 'blue eyes. The party was just
passing
and nearly v
P a e cry pair of eyes
was regarding him curiously. And
one •pair, the grey eyes of the' girl
who had been with Ainley, 'met hi.s
in level glance, and in them he saw
a flicker of contempt. That glance
sent the blood to his face and in-
creased the, anger which had surged
within 'him at the laughing remark
he had overheard. Ainley was a'mlong
these people, and come what Might he
would have speech with him. before
them all. He stepped forward deter-
minedly,; But Ainley, who, had been
watching him closely, anticipated his
move by falling Out of the group. I.
"Don't be a .fool, 'Stane! You'll
do yourself no good by kicking up a
dust here. I couldn't' come last night
but to -night at the same. time I will
not fail."
He -turned and moved on again be
fore Stine could reply, and as he.
'joined the English girl, the latter in-
quired in a . surprised voice: "You
know that gentleman, Mr. Ainley?"
'Stane caught the question,.but the
answer he did not hear, though 'he
could guess its purport and' found no,
pleasure at the thought of what it
would 'be. Consumed with wrath and
shame he went his way to his own
camp, and seeking relief from, intol-
erable thoughts 'busied himself with
preparations for a start on the mor-
row, then schooled himself to wait
as :best he could through the long
hours before Ainley's appointed time.
Again the "midnight sun found him
sitting behind his &make smudge,
waiting, listening. All the songs and
cries of the wild faded . into silence,
and still Ainley had not come. They
he caught the sound of light feet run-
ning, and looking up he saw Misko-
deed hurrying towards him between
the willows. Wondering what had
brought her forth at this hour he
started to his feet, and in that in-
stant he! saw a swift look of appre-
LONDON AND WINGHAM
South. '
p.m.
Wingham , j" 2.05
Belgrave ... 2.22
Blyth .... 2.33
Londesboro > 2.40
Clinton 3.08
Brucefield 3.26
Kipper 8.33
Hensall 3.39
Exeter 3.53
North.
Exeter. -10.59
Hensall .11.12
Kippen 11.18
Brucefield 1.1.27
Clinton 11.58
Londesboiro 12.16
Blyth 12.23
Belgrave „ , .. '12.33
Wingham 12.47
C.N.R.
East.
a.m. p.m.
Goderich 6.35 ' 2.40
Holmesville ... 6.50 2.56
Clinton 6.58 3.05
Seaforth '7.12 3.21
St. Columban 7.18 3.27
Dublin ... 7.23 x`°3.32.
West.
Dublin
St: Coiumban
Seaforth
Clinton
Holmesville .4
Goderich
11.24 9.14
1
11.40 9.25
11.55 9.39
12.05 9.53
12.20
10.05
C. P. R. TIME TABLE&
East.
Goderich
Menset
McGaw
Auburn
Blyth
Walton
McNaught
Toronto
•
West
Toronto
McNaught
Walton
Blyth
Auburn
McGaw
Menset
Goderich . , . • . ° • ..
a.m.
5.50
5.55
6.04
6.11
6.25
6,40
6.52
10.25
hension 'end agony 'leap to. her face.
"Beware, my 'brother-+--•"
He heard no more. A man rose
like a shadow by 'his side with lifted;
'hand,- holding an axe -shaft: Before
he could move or cry out the shaft
descended on his uncovered head, and
he dropped like a man suddenly
stricken dead. When he came to hit t -
self the rosy Northland- night hae..
given place to rosier dawn, and' he
found that he was lying, 'bound hand
and foot, at the bottom of a Peters
hero' canoe, There were three In-
dians in the canoe, one -of whom he
recognized for 1Vliskodeed(s father,
and after lying for a few minutes
wondering what was the meaning of
the situation in which he found 'him-
self, he addressed himself to the In-
dian:
"What is the meaning of this?"
The IIndian stared at' 'hinu like a
graven image, 'but vouchsafed no re-
ply. Stane lay there wondering if
it had anything to 'do with Misko-
deed, and finally, recalling the girl's
dramatic appearance • at the very
moment when he had been stricken
down, decided that it 'had.
"What are you going to do with
me?" he inquired after an interval.
"Nothing,", replied the Indian. "At
the end ;W`f five day's thou wilt be set
free, and the canoe follows behind."
"But wily • 'r_.......,.
"It , is anorder," said the Indian
,gravely, and;bey'ond that Stine could
learn no king, though he tried re-
peatedly n 'the five days that follow-
ed.
At the; end of the fifth day they
pitched [camp, as usual,, 'at the even-
ing Impel, and lay down to sleep.
Starve tied hand' and fent 'with buck-
skin thongs. In' the morning, when
he awoke, he was alone, and his limbs
were free. 'Sc'arce believing the fac!.s
he 'sat up and looked around him'.
Uneues'tionalbly,his captors had gone,
taking the,.Peterboro' with them, but
leaving his own canoe 'hauled up on
the . 'bank. 'Still overcome with as-
tonishment,' he rose to his feet and
intp -the contents of the canoe.
All the stores that he had purchased
at the Post were there intact, with
his rifle, 'his little tent and camp
utensils; so far as he could tell, not
a single article wasmissing. What
on earth was the Meaning of it all•,
"Miskodeed!"
As he, spoke the name the possibiI-
ity that his • acquaintance with the
girl had 'been misunderstood by her
relations shot into his mind. But in
that case why had they dealt with
him after this fashion? Then again
he seemed to hear the Indian speak-.
lug. "'It is an order!"
'Whose order?"
As his mind asked the question he
visioned Gerald Ainley, and' was sud-
denlyconscious of a great anger. Was
it possible that hem-? . He 'broke
off the question' in his mind without
finishing it; but lifted 'his clenched
hand' and shook it before the silent
wildernee . His attitude was full of
dumb menace, and left in no doubt
his belief as to who was the author
of the event that had befallen him'.
' CHAPTER 'III
" A LOST. GIRL
Mr. Gerald Ainley, standing in the
meadow outside the Post, looked to-
wards the, river 'bank with smiling
eyes. Where Hubert 'Stan's little
tent had 'been the willows now show-
ed an unbroken line, and 'he found
that fact a source of satisfaction.
Then 'between the willows he caugh!:
sight of a moving gure, and aflte_
one glance at it bean to, hurry for-
ward A moment ater the figure
erne ed from the willows' and stood
on t edge of ,the meadow, reveal-
ingi identity s e i onthe he scut '
Ycurd's.
'P Y
Without observing him the (girl turn-
ed round and 'began to walk towards
he' Indian encampment, 'and Ainley
I' ,;mediately altered his course, walk -
i g quickly so as to intercept her. He
j fined her about a score of paces
m the tents and smilingly doffed
his cap.
""Good morning, 'Miss Yardely. You
are 3•stie early!"
Helen Yardely laughed lightly, "It
is impossible to do anything else in
this country, where it is daylight all
'the time and ;birds are crying half
the night, ,Besides, we are to make.
a start after 'breakfast."
"Yes; I 'know; I am going with
you"
"You are going with us, Mr. Ain-
ley!"
imley!" There was a little note of sur-
prise in the girl's tones. "My uncle
'has not 'mentioned it!"
"No! It was only finally decided
last night; though from the begin-
ning of the excursion it has been
contemplated. Sir James is making
notes of his journey which I am to
supplement. I ,believe he hag an idea
of bringing out a book describing the
journey!" •
"Which you are Io write, I.'sun-
pose?" laughed the girl. `
"Well," countered the man, also
laughing, "I am; to act as amanuensis.
And after all, you know T am in the
service of the 'Company, whose, for-
tunes Sir James directs."
"'"Ile °may direct them," answeaed
"the girl lightly, "btit it is other men
who carry them -the 'm'en of the
wilds who 'brin'g the furs to the posts
and the traders who live in isolation
from year's end to year's end. You
must not take my uncle quite so ser-
iously as •he takes himself, Mr. Aifz-
reY.'
Gerald Ainley smiled. "You forget
Miss Yardely, he can make or break
a man who is in the Conipany's ser-
. vice."
a.m. "Perhaps!" laughed 'the girl.
7.4.0 "Though ie 'I were a man I should
11.48 not so easily lie made or 'broken by
12,01 another. 'I 'should make myself and
12.12 see that none broke me," She paused,
12.23 as if waiting for an answer then' as
12.34 her companion continued silent,
12.41 abruptly changed•'the topic. "By the
12.46 'by, I see that your acquaintance of
y(.
ot• her days has removed hi'mself!"
"Fes,"- answered Ainley, "I noticed
that."
"Td!e niust have 'gone in the night.'
"Yes," was the reprly. "I suppose
he foild'ed his tent like the Arabs and
as silently stole adtay."
"I • dare say the meeting ,with an
old acquaintance was, distasteful to
him.
"That is .possible," -•answered
ley. "When a maii has deliberately
buried hi'm'self this wild land he
will hardly wish to he resurrected."
"And yet 'he. did not appear to, a-
void you yesterday'?" said the girl
thoughtfully.
"A momentary impulse, I s'uppose,"
replied her companion easily. "I dare
say he thought I might fraternize
and forget the past.'
"And you couldn't?"
"Well, scarcely. One does not
fraternize with gaolbirds even for
old 'time's sake."
They had -now arrived, at the 'tep-
ees, and as they halted the flap of
one was tihrown aside and Mliskodeei
emerged. She did not see them, as
the moment'she stepped into the ,op-
en air her eyes turned towards the
willows where' 'Stane's camp had
been. A look of sadness clouded the
wild 'beauty of her face, and there
was a poignant light in her eyes.
"Ah!" whispered .!Helen Yardelyi.
°eS'he 'knows" that• he has gone."
"Perhaps it is just as well for her
that he has," answered Ainley care-
lessly. "These marriages of the coun-
try are not always happy_ -for the
woman."
Miskodeed caught the sound of hie
voice, and, turning suddenly, became
.aware of their presence. In an in-
stant a swift change came over her
face. .Its sadness ;vanished instantly,
and as'her eyes flashing 'fiercely fixed
themselves upon Ainley a look of
scorn carne on her face, intensifying
its Bizarre 'beauty. She took a step
forward as if she would speak to the
white man, then, apparently changed
her mind, and.swinging abruptly on
her heel re-entered the tent. Helen
Yardley glanced swiftly, at her com-
panion, and surprised a look of
something very like consternation in
his eyes.
"That was very queer!" she said
quickly.
"What was very queer?" asked
Ainley.
"That girl's action. Did you sec
how she looked at 'you? She was go-
ing to speak to you and changed her
mind."
• etinley laughed a trifle_ uneasily.
"Possibly she blames me for the dis-
appearance Of her lover!"
"But why should she do that? She
can hardly know of your previous ac-
quaintance with him." e e
"You forget -she saw him speak
to me yesterday!"
"Ah yes," was the girl's reply. "I
had forgotten that." The notes of a
bugle, clear and silvery in the still
air, floated across the meadow at that
moment, and 'Gerald Ainley laugher.
'"The breakfast bell! 'We 'must
hurry, Miss Yardely. It will scarce-
ly 'do to keep your uncle• waiting."
They tamed and hurried back to
the post, nothing more being said in'
reference to Miskodeed and Hubert
Stane. And an hour later', in the
bustle of the departure, the whole
matter was brushed aside by Helen.
Yardely, though now and again
through the dee it recurred to her
mind as a rather unpleasant episode;
and she found herself wondering how
se ,fine a man as Stane could stoop
to the folly of which many men in
the North were guilty.
At the end of that day her uncle
ordered the camp to be pitched on a
little meadow 'backed by a sombre
forest of spruce. And after the• ev-
ening meal, in company with Gerald
Ainley, she walked towards the tim-
ber where an owl was hooting dis-
mally. The air was perfectly still,
the 'sky above crystal clear,[ and the
Northern horizon filled with a golden
glow: As they reached the ekadow
of the spruce, and seated themselves
on a fallen trunk,, a fox barked some-
where in the recess of the wood, and
from afar came the long drawn mel-
ancholy howl of a wolf. Ifelen Yard-
ely Io'oked 'down- the long reach of
the river, and her 'eyes fixed them-
selves on a tall bluff' crowned with
spruce, distant perhaps a 'mile and a
half away.
"I like the Wild," she said sud-
denly, breaking the silence that had
been 'between them.
"It is all right," laughed Ainley,
"when you can journey through it
comfortably as we are doing."
"''',It must have its attractions even
when co'riifort is not passible," said
the girl rousingly, "for the men who
live here live as nature meant man
to live,"
"On • straight noose -meat -some,
times," 'laughed Ainley. "With 'bacon
and beans and flour brought in frons
the. outside for luxuries.."•
"I was not thinking of the food,'
answered the girl quickly.' "I was
thinking of the toil, the hardship --
the Homeric labours of those who
face the hazards of the North."
' "Yes,' agreed the man, "the lab-
ours are certainly Homeric, and
there are men who like -the life well
enough, who have made fortunes here
and have gone 'back to their kind in
Montreal, New York, London, only to
find that civilization 'has lost its at-
traction for them."
"I can understand that," was the
quick reply. "There is something in
the silence and wildness of vast
spaces which 'gets into the +blood. Only
yesterday I was thinking how small
and tame the lawns at home would
look after. this," She swept a hanrt
in a half -circle and then gave a' lit-
tle laugh. "I believe I could enjoy
living u'p here."
Ainley laughed, with her. "A year
'of this," he said lightly, "and you
would begin to hunger for parties
:441, #ea k , 1, P �' an i ° ilia
end yell Wo1�'Xd l ' + 2 Wee ,
he toe Eelexl,"'
"I n yaw read 'think leerk 'she
asked eriotlsly
' ,are, ' same af" it," lie answereet.
with conviptio,n.
"But I am net. so surra" she arts-
wered slowlry 'Teep. ' derma thsze".�
Meet be. sp!nl,ethin'g aboriginal in me,
for I find myself thrillilig to all sorts
olfe wild things. Last night I was
tal'ki'ng with Mrs.-'leodwell, Her hue-
band„used to be the trader up,. at
,Kootlach, and she was telling. me of
a: white man .iwho lived `up there as
a chief. He was a man of edueatioe
a graduate of Were, and he pre-
ferred that life te_ the life of civil-
ization. It seems he died; and was
buried as a chief, wrapped in furs, a
hunting spear bye his side, all the
tribe chanting a wild funeral chant!
Do you know, as she described it
the dark woods, the_ barbaric burying,
the wild chant, :e was able to vision
it all -and my sympathies were with
the man, who,• in spite of Oxford, 'had
chosen to live his own life in his own
way."
Ainley laughed. "You 'see it in the
glamour of romance," he said. "The
reality, I imagine, was pretty beast-
ly." 5-
"Well!" replied the girl quickly,
"what would life be without ro-
mance?"
"A dull thing," answered. Ainley
promptly, with a sudden flash of the
eyes. "I am with you here, Miss
Yardely, 'but romance does not lie" in
mere barbarism; for most men it is
incarnated in a woman."
"Possibly! I suppose the mating
instinct is the 'one elemental thing
left in the modern world."
"It is the one dominant thing," an-
swered Ainley with such emphasis
of conviction that the girl looked at
him""in quick surprise.
"Why, Mr. Ainley, one would think
that you -that you---" she hesitat-
ed, stumbled in her speech and did
not finish the s'entenc'e. Her compan-
ion had
o risen, suddenly to his feet.
The monocle had fallen from its place
and he was looking down at her with
eyes that had a, strange glitter.
"Yes,"" he cried, answering her un-
finished utterance.."Yes! I do know.
That is what you would say, 'is it
not? I have known since the day
Sir James sent me to the station at
Ottawa to . meet • you. That knowl-
edge was born in me as I saw you
stepping from the car. The one wo-
man -my heart whispered, it in that
moment, and has shouted it ever
since. ,Helen, I did not mean to
speak yet, but -well, you see how it
is' with me! Tell me it is not alto-
gether hopeless! You know what
my 'position is; you know that in two
years -----e
:Heelen Yardely rose swiftly to her
feet. Her beautiful face had paled
a little. She stopped the flood of
words with her lifted hand.
"Please, Mr. Ainley! There is no
need to enter on such' details."
"Then-," • ......
"You .have taken me by surprise,"
said the girl slowly. "I had no idea
that you -that you --J have never
thought ` of it." l
"But you can think now, Helen,"
he said urgently. "I mean every
word that I 'have said. I love you.
You must see thatnow. Let us
join our Iives'together,""and together
find the romance for which you crave.
The blood'was back ii:r the girl's
cheeks now, running in rosy tides,
and there was a light in her grey
eyes that made Ainley's pulse leap
with hope, since he mistook it for
something else. His passion was real
enough, as the girl felt, and she was
simple and elemental enough to be
thrilled 'by it; but She was sufllcien`-
ly wise hot to mistake the response
in herself for the greater thing. The
grey eyes looked steadily into his for
a moment, then a thopightful look
crept into them,' and Aifdey knew
that for the moment he had lost.
"No," she said slowly, "no, I am
not sure -that would 'be wise. I do
not feel as I ought to feel in taking
such a decision as that. And be-
sides----"
"Yes?" he said urgently, as she
paused. "Yes?"
"Well,"
h
she flushed a little, ani
her tongue stumbled among the.
words, "you are not quite the man
-that I -that I have thought of -
for -foe ---e She 'broke off again,
laughed a little at herself, and then
blurted confusedly: "You see all my
life, from being a 'very little girl, I
`have worshipped heroes."
"And I, am not a hero," said Ain-
ley wi a harsh laugh. "No! I -am
just Ile ordinary man doing the ord-
inary things, and my one claim to
notice is that I love you! But sup-
pose the occasion came? Suppose
I -r---" He broke off and,stood look-
: at her for a moment.' Then he'
asked, "Would that. make no differ-
ence?"
"It might," replied the girl shrink-
ing from the infliction of too severe a
blow.
"'Then I live for that occasion!"
cried Ainfley. "And who knows? In
this wild land it may come any
hour!"
As a matter of fact the occasion
offered itself six.days later -a Sun-
day, when Sir James Yardely bad in-
sisted pn a day's rest. The various
members of the party were employ-
ing their leisure according to their
inclinations, and Ainley had gone af-
ter birds for the pot, Whilst Helen
Yardely, taking a small canoe, had
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Get .the I%ighlt Fertilize;,
• Never 'in the -history 'of Cal cheer
agriculture has .it been fn?,ore epeeeet• 'i
eat for the ' -farmer to be aeplutel .
sure that huts 'getting the right 'kind
of fertilizer for hire crops than, at
the present time. One a'uthori'ty abM'
serves: "In, many 'parts of Canada
the farmer !is still sold fertilizer"'as'
recommended by local agents • instead
of buying it on the basis of .his own
knowledge of its proper' use. As rev.
er before this would appear to be a
good time to, consult the soil and erop
authorities t the Agricultural Col-
leges end your local agricultural re-
presentative before making, substan-
tial purchases of fertilizers, because
-with proper ease their use, even in'
these times of low farm prices, may
'be made 'profitable.
Farm Loans.
The number of • applications grant-
ed
rant-
ed for farm loans by the Agrivultdral
Development Board in 1931 was 3x361,
an increase of 20 per cent, over 1930.
Applications refused totalled 876 as
against 905 the previous year. In
presenting his report, the chairman,
W. Bert Roadhouse, stated: "Collet •
tions under present conditions are
difficult both for the Boatel and the
borrower. The reason 'has 'been one
of good. crops and very, very poor
prices. Faced with returns cut in
half or less and yet little decrease
in the things they have to pay for,
farmers have yet carriedon with
commendable courage and steadiness.
We have been able 'to reduce arrears
outstanding more than two years to
lessthan
15 per cent. Arrears eor
the year 1930 and 1931 are very suo-
stantial. Appreciation of the loan -
service is shown by a determination
to 'catch up' just as soon as possible.
During the year the Board complet-
ed sale proceedings on 31 farms, and
it also sold 49 other farms which were
previously taken over. An interest-
ing summary of the ,ten years of op-
eration by the Board is provided in
the pamphlet, copies of which are ob-
tainable from the Department.
Have Your Seed Graded.
The Seed Branch at Ottawa calls
attention to the facilities which are
available throughout Canada for thee
inspection and grading of seeds, more
particularly alfalfa, clover and grass
seed.
In every district where these seeds
are grown thereis a Seed' Branch,,in--
spector who 'inspects seed offered for
sale for seeding purposes and furn-
ishes information relating to cleaning
and- grading of seed, 'and, under some
circumstances, performs grading him-
self.
Seed of course must be properly
cleaned to remove the 'weed seeds
and dirt before submitting it to the
inspector for 'grading. 'In a large
number of localities this 'could be
done best 'perhaps at the local power
cleaning plant 'designed "for small
seeds. Where such is not available,
however, the hand mill on the farm,
when equipped with suitable screens,
should do ,reasonably well.
Tribil'te to Farmers.
That the Department will do all
in its power to 'find markets for
the products of Ontario farmers was •
the pledge given by' Hon. Thomas L.
Kennedy, 'Minister of Agriculture, in
an address to sugar beet growers at
Chatham recently. Representatives
were already at work in England, the
Maritimes and the Canadian West.
The Minister paid glowing tribute to.
Ontario farmers, claiming that in
point of intelligence and all-round
ability they' stand 'higher than in any
other country. He declared that
other lands were 'beginning to emu-
late Ontario's methods in agricultur-
al training. n n In optimistic
g vein he
predicted: "I look forward to 'great-
er prosperity in this province than
'we ever dreamed of. Those who have
learned to grow good crops will reap
the harvest of the new prosperity.
Ontario will be in the van of the new
era."
Strawberry Root Weevil.
Experts of the Federal Entomo-
logical Branch provide a timely sum-
mary with respect to the strawberry
root weevil, as follows:
1. ' The strawberry root weevil is
'a native insect abundant everywhere;
the larvae live on the roots of grass-
es, clovers and other 'plants. The
strawberry is a favorite food plant
The insect makes its appearance
'wherever this crop is grown.
2. 'Control measures consist in
the adoption of a suitable system of
rotation of crops so that the planta-
tion can be started on a clean field,
and the application of a poisoned bait
twice a year, commencing when the
plants are first set out.
3. The proper, time to apply the
bait is in the Middle of ,.April for
the first application to destroy the
overwintering weevils, and from the
middle to the end of June for the
second application, to destroy the
summer generation which ' appears
about that time. The sedond applica-
tion is the one which is most import
ant.
Grading Potatoes,
"An axiom of"trade is that the de-
mands of the consumer control not
only what the producer• grows and
raises, but how he pecks his pro-
ducts," said J. A. Carroll, secretary,
Ontario Marketing `Board. "As an
example of tlhis," continued 'Mr. Car-
roll, "I would point out the most re•
cent development in the marketing
of 'Ontario potatoes. The Central
Ontario Potato 'Growers' Association
are now marketing a 15 -pound pack
of Tee -Pee Brand, fancy grade, pota-
toes, The quality of these potatoes
is infinitely' superior to 'that of Can-
ada No, 1, hitherto the top grade
being 'marketed. That such a qual-
ity of potato .may now 'he secured is
a direct emit of consumer demand'.
"It occurs to. me that the next step
will be a demand for 'potatoes to be
as clean, for the hpmeimaker to han-
dle, as a head of lettuce, for ex-
ample. This will call for potatoes
Devil's .Feoo LaXgr-0444't
•Ya ..up butter 54 tya sgqpr ult
135 CUM .gugo ,. ..
d.I.. .t0.i3giC?!!.
l,cup`milk .. emyeer,
239• cups pastry 1 tmNIROCM.va
flour (or 2 cups nifla extract
and a _table- 3eq.unsweetencd
,epoonsofbread " • chggolate,...
Qom•) tattled ..
Cream butter thoroughly; add sugar ..
slowly. Add. beaten Yolks alisthor-
. oughly. Add flour sifted with baking
, powder and salt, alternately with
• milk; add vanillaw,and-malted chop".
olate,,, Fold in stiffly beaten egg
whiteia;l?ut into 3 greased layer cake
tins and bake in moderate oven" at
350° F.,alout 30 minutes; When
cool, pit together and cover thickly
with Chocolate or White Icing (rec.
ipes are in the Magic Cook Book).
Miss Gertrude Dutton
tells whyshe makes her
De" l's Food
Layer Cake
e
with Magic .making Powder
"I know from
experience," says
the cookery ex-
pert of Western
Home Monthly,
"that Magic
makes most baked dishes look and
taste better. Its uniform leavening
quality gives dependable baking
results."
And Miss Dutton's praise of
Magic is seconded by the majority
of dietitians and cookery' experts f
throughout the Dominion. They'
use Magic exclusively because they
know it is pure, and always uni-
form.
Canadian housewives, too, pre-
fer Magic. In fact, Magic outsells
all other baking.powders'combined.
For luscious layer cakes, light,
tender biscuits, delicious pastry -
follow Miss Dutton's advice. Use
Magic Baking Powder.
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Tei1Soct and Aver.
lexel04eellleliefie
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"Contains no
alum." This state -
meat on every eta
is your guava pteo
that Magic Baking
Powder is free from
alum or any harm.
tut Ingredient.
ciao memoir's
being washed before being packed. I
happen to know' that the washing of
potatoes is already being done in cer-
tain sections of .the United 'States.
"In 'brief," concluded Mr. Carroll,
"the best defence against competition
in addition to the grower receiving a
premium for his product and the con-
sumer 'being satisfied, is that of lift-
ing 'Ontario potatoes into a class by,
themselves forquality and pack."
Sales of Ontario Apples Increased •n
Western Canada.
Ontario apple sales; largely due te.
the •efforts of the commercial repre-
sentative 'of the Ontario Growers'
Markets 'Council, have greatly in-
creased in Winnipeg and Western
Canada this year.
In 1930 some 43 cars of apples.
were shipped to Winnipeg, while in
193l at least 150 cars have been sent
to the 'Prairie markets. The chief
service of 'the 'Markets 'Council, how-
ever, did not lay in developing this
business, although this was valuable,
but in adjusting claims for shippers.
Owing to the unusually long, hot sea-
son claims were frequent and often
in excess of the actual„ damage done
to the shipment. It is conservative-
ly estimated that at least $10 was
saved to the shipper on every car
shipped West last season through
having the Council's representative
on the spot to act as an intermediary
between shippers and jobbers. Where -
necessary a car 'would be repossesseI
by representative and resold when
claims were too high or could not be
settled. This service alone, for which
no charge was made this year by the
Council, meant at least $1,500 in the
pockets of Oet.ario apple growers.
Plans are noeleei1""foot: through. the
co-operation,of thio Ontario .Market-
ing Board to maintain coi•nmereia.l
representatives in the Prairie 'Prov-
in'ce's, the 'Maritimes and, if possible,.
on the Montreal market;
rAan•�.tiv. u,7 is
to
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