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Poultry World
MAKE FARM CHICKS PAX
BETTER.
(By Prof. James la, alorman, former
Expert for the Tanited atates
Department of Agriculture.)
The farm hen usually has free range.
Tbis is gn advantage which can be
made 'to yield dollars and cents. The
-feed bill for the grain Wen Is the
eost .of production onlg, This is an
additienal advantage which makes the
cost of producing egges less, therefore
It should increase the farmer's profits.
-Lastly, the farm hen can procure a
greater abundance of natural food.
This. ie not only cheaper, but more
satisfying than the commercial feeds
sold to take the place of grubs and
Insects,
s With these natural advantages to
her credit the farm hen ought to ;ex-
cel her competitors. But she has not
done so. Tho average egg production
.1e 04 eggs a year for each farm hen.
The average weight of eggs laid by
the poorest grade of farm fowls is
about a0 ounces to the dozen; by the
better. grade of mixed barnyard hens,
aargeia of Plymoth Rock origin,
abolit 23 ounces, and by hens from
pure-bred flockof epecialty bred
Legliorns or American varieties, 24 to
3r6 'ounces per dozen. Evidently,
tae kind of fowl kept has much to do
with this poor showing.
Ftom these facts and figures we
Should learn two lessons. First, the
farrner has a golden opportunity at
hand if he will keep better hens and
More of them. Second, the average
farm hen can be graded up to lay
inore eggs and larger eggs as well
as being made more profitable for
table use. •
FARMERS LACK SYSTEM.
The day of the livestock scrub on
tlae ,farm is rapidly passing. The
farm hen should be improved by cross
breeding or be displaced by a standard
breed-, The progressive farmer every-
where recognizes the importance of
Improved or pure-bred stock. There
is'ne reason why this progress should
not Include poultry. It has been
abolish, by the Illinois experiment sta-
tion that many formers are keeping
covysi with little or no profit; others
at a downright loss. It is the same
witlefarmers who keep scrub hens. A
Vise 'farmer 'will discard scrubs of all
kinds.
The great trouble is—too many
farraera lack system in the manage -
meats of their hens. This is particu-
letrirtrue in the middle Atlantic and
Marier. Southern states. The experi-
meat ai*tions have called attention to
this'fact time and again. The most
impiartant suggestion made is the im-
prcevereent of farm poultry stock.
There is too much indifference
abOat maintaining the vigor of poul-
try., aThe farmer who lets* the vitality
of 11113110a run down will not succeed.
Farmers should be more careful in
culling, their young birds and gelling
then.- for table use. Bulletin 221. of
thelaforth Carolina Eaperiment sta-
tion has pointed out some of the prat-
ticeas. of farmers in that state, as fol-
ios -ire:,
1"1ae _farmer very often makes a
seripas mistake in taking the largest
anal best developed chickens for mar-
ket:and keeping the smaller and poor-
er ehickens for his own use. Tlais
May being better money returns for
the.time being, but a few generations
of thls practice will bring the, whole
flockete the level of the mile."
Bysiceeping a better grade of poultry
the 'farmer will profit in three ways:
(1):, The broilers can be sold at a
higher price; (2) the hens will lay a
greater .number of larger eggs; and
(3) '-they will make better table
fowls. These points all make for in-,
creased income.
GROWING BETTER BROILERS.'
• The maintenance of a vigorous line
of trearis is the first consideration for
a braller trade. The pick of the flock,
both' male and female, ehould be kept
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badly that at times
I could not be on
my feet and it did
not seem as though
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tried different
'medicines without
any benefit and
several doctors
told me nothing
but an operation
would do me any
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Compound. !took
it With the reault
that I am now well
"I, and etrong. I get
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all day, come home and get supper and
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on the farm for breeding purpo0e0.
For grading up the farm hen, the
troduction of new blood every two Or
three Years
is necessary. In a gen-
eration or two tile practice will
result in a race of broilere which will
grow larger and Paore rapidly. Aa they
eat little mere than puny chicken°,
the gain will be on the farmer's side
of the ledger,
AA new, generally practised, the
farmer fsticceede in cheating himeelf.
Under a. better eystera, culla of little
or no value for maintaining the vigor
of the floc* may easily beturned to
profitable account They should be
fattened for a broiler trade. This can
be done NMI:tout much additonal labor
or expense. Broilers are usually saln
live weight, The farmer need spend
no time in killing or dressing, which
I� aa Important factor.
The prevailing high price of all
kinds of meat has affected the price
of poultry. If the farmer ie so situ-
ated that he can build up a private
broiler trade, selling live or dressed
broilers, he ha e a chance to make ail]
greater profit. Private trade prices
are frequently five cents a pound
higher than the best retail trade
prices. The profits in systematic
broiler raising are sufficient to at-
tract attention at this time.
MORE AND LARGER EGGS.
The maintenance of a vigorous flock
by a frequent change of blood also
affects the number and eize of the
eaggs.
Many teas have been made to show
the advantage of high-grade hens in
egg production over hens of low vital-
ity. The average egg production of
anY own flock is more than double that
of the average farm flock. Suppose a
farmer makes a little profit off the
eggs his hens now lay every year. If
he can double his annual egg cnitput
frora the same number of fowls, his
profits will increase greatly. If he
keeps 50 or more fowls of a high
grade, the net increased profit would
amount to a nice sum at the end .of
each year. There is no difficulty In
doing this if the farmer will pick out
his best birds for mating and will
introduce new blood occasionally. ,
BETTER TABLE FOWLS.
But the farmer who will really take
pride in his hens should consider the
advantages of a better grade of fowls
as it affects the meat supply of the
country. The average scrub farm fowl
Is a poor table bird. It is true that
many farmers who raise hens for their
own use. But even in this case a high-
grade hen will furnish nearly double
the meat of the ordinary farm hen, So
this will be an advantage to the
farmer.
For utility purposes there are sev-
eral good breeds, such as Plymouth
Rocks, Orpingtons, Rhode Island Ratiei
and Wyandottes, When areseed for
marketing, the White Rocks take no
second place in appeatance with any
of the above breeds. They are deep in
the breast, yielding a large quantity
of fine white meat. A well -kept White
Rock hen has a fine yellow skin which
gives the dressed fowl a nice appear-
ance, attracts the eye of the buyer, and
when cooked delights the palate of the
consumer.
When it comes to the quantity of
meat the advantage is plainly with the
high-grade hen. The difference is'fre-
quently-from two to four pounds. Here
is an opportunity for the farmer to
perform a duty for his country and
reap financial rewards for doing so.
If he is going to keep fairly heavy
birds, let him raise heavier ones and
contribute to the meat supply.
It is to be regretted that farmer's
have not pal!' more heed to the poultry
side of farming. By selling chickens
for broilers without regard to the good
of the flock, by keeping small or scrub
breeds of fowl, and by a lack ef atten-
tion to the maintenance of the vitality
of their hens, marts farmers are to -day
cheating themselves out of legitimate
profits. Surely these plain facts and
figures are worth considering.
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The most delicate woman can under-
go a course of Parmelee's Vegetable
Pills without fear fo unpleasant conse-
quences. Their action, while wholly
effective, is mild and agreeable. No
violent pains or purgings follow their
use, as thousands of women who have
used them can testify. They are,
therefore, strongly recommended to
women, who are more prone to dis-
orders of the digestive organs than
men.
I A .Memory
- of Bruges!
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That morning, ten years ago, as we
went up the belfry, the belle of Bruges
were shaking out their peal as It they
would shake the whole belfry down
into the square below. One felt that
there had been no windows for it to
escape by, that gigantic song would
have broken the tower in pieces.
From the top ofthe tower we look-
ed down on the roofs of the town, on
the quays, and on the broad ship canal
between its poplars Where the slow
barges were moving. The canal ran
straight as a Roman road, seven miles
to the sea. But the mists lay above
the sea and above Zeebrugge.
In the square below we could see
a few people walking, a few sitting
round the little tables on the pave-
ment, and others going up and down
tha steps of the Town Hail, It was
very quiet below when the bells were
still again—a grey Flemish day In
that very quiet old toms.
But I was thinking of Bruges five
hundred years and more ago, Bruges
as it was when the wife of Philip the
Fair of France came to the town and
round three hundred women in it who
had more the air of queens than she;
as it was when that half -empty square
below was Europe's great market, and
the ministers of twenty European
tourts lived in the houses about, and
the little painted ships came up the
canals te those quays from half the
Parte of the world.
The ships of all the seas put in to
that port, for Bruges was a Hansa
port, and the German merchants ruled
It, as they ruled all the aorta of nor -
them Europe in those days, with a
heavy German hand, and all ships put
In there, that the Vanes, merchant
might take toll of there and have the
piek of their goods.
I was thinking of those times as we
elitTlhed the belfry, for we had just
come out of the Town Hall, where
more people than usual were going up
and down the steps. Inside was being
held the exhibition of the famous
Order of the Golden Fleece, A Duke
of Burgundy had founded it in Bruges,
and the lIapeibUrge had teken it to
Austria end Spein, The Town. Hall
Watt full Of their pictures.
I had hien looking at the portrait
of NtaxiMilloinof mauls, whO istati
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On retiring, comb the hairout straight,
then make a parting, gently rubbing in
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finger. Anoint additional partings until
the whole scalp leas been treated.
The next morning shampoo with Cuti-
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Sold by dealers throughout the world.
ried Wary Of Bungundy and so
brought the Netherlands under the
Austrian Crown, and at six portraits
ef the great Emperor Charles -V., who
through all his reign was fighting
'France tbat the Hapsburgs might
make of Europe five hundred years
ago what thes Hohenzolerns are try-
ing to make of it to -day, and at Philip
his son, who loved fat bacon and
coarse women, and whose face was
the face of his father horribly chang-
ed—Nebuchadnezzar, driven from .men
and eating grass, beside Nebuchadnez-
zar walking in the palace 6! Babylon.
, And then I had climbed the belfry
and looked down at the quietness'' of
Bruges as it was that day, and heard
the great bells, that singeto the Bel-
gians of the freedom of free cities,
shake out their song above the town,
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I have often thought of that day
In Bruges, since the Germans took
the town. I -think of them ellinbing
the belfry stairs and looking ot over
the 'fields to dream in—their cruel,
ambitious dreams. They must remem-
ber there the days when German mer-
chants ruled in Bruges • and all the
wealth of Europe passed through Ger-
man bands. They must think greedily
of those rich days returning to them.
Already they tent of taking up again
Me broken "liana thread." If that
baoken thread Is ever mended it will
be a chain binding the world. In
Bruges history seems te be with them.
From the belfrey they look down the
broad canal to Zeebrugge, where their
submarines and destroyers lie.
History seems to be with them—but
not altogether. There are things that
they forget.
Was any German standing on the
belfrey of Bruges on the night of
April 23rd? If so, he did not feel the
bells round him ringing out the hours.
The bells have gone to Essen. He
stood in an empty, silent tower. Then
suddenly he heard, doming up the
dark canal, where the 'Hansa ships
put in to Bruges from half the ports
of the world,. a .deeper note than the
bells had ever rung. It Would travel
clear and strong up the water, the
sound of the English suns, and the
English sailors hammering at the
dock gates of Bruges.
And at that he Would remember
why, though he stood in Bruges and
Flanders was his, yet the broken (Han-
sa, thread was still unmended.
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' Worms in children, if they be not
attended to, cauve convulsions. and
often death' Mother Graves' Worm
Exterminator will protect the children
from these distressing afflictions.
Death stared a woman in the face.
"You don't seem a bit afraid," said
Death'. "Oh, we get used to being
stared at," replied the woMan.
THE ROMANCE
OF BOHEMIA
(Montreal Star)
A nation without a country, a peo-
ple compelled by circumstances to re-
volve their whole frame of government
on the axis of a noble inspiration,
stimulated by the fervor of their pat-
riotism and inspired by the menior-
lea of centuries of oppression, at thie
supreme crisis of •democracies has
sprung suddenly into the vanguard of
the world's conflict.
The CzechoaSioyaks, heralds and
harbingers of millions of enslaved
brothers in Bohemia, and adjacent ter-
ritory, aro to -day putting to the test
those lofty ideals of sacrifice hi the
common cauee which their forbears
nurtured and cherished through the
darkest hours of their national hie -
tory,
Beaten to the earth by wave after
wave of pitiless persecution, hem -
Med in by a cruel and relentless en-
emy, the most romantic national en-
tity in the world has organized three
armies to fight their hereditary op-
pressors, and by their resplendent faith
to become the torch -bearers for old-
er nationals in the conflict against
cruelty, barbarism and oppression,
For Bohemia the day of retribution
has dawned, the battle of vengeance is
joined. The setting sun will: not go
down on a merciful victory until the
foundations of a new nation are, laid,
and the first stones of a repatriated
government are raised over the bodies
of her martyrd soldier.
This is no revolution, the crowning
ambition of one master mind. This
is the first fruit of wide social labor,
wrought by brothers in arms, sharing
the same impulses fired by a single
desire.
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The Czechs have been a free people
in Bohemia since the early years of
the sixth century when the great
King !Same defeated the Franks a Wo-
gatisburg and forced the last rem-
nants of the Turanian insurgents into
submission. At the beginning of the
seventh century the German Barbar-
ians set themselves to destroy this
people and fer thirteen centuries the
Czechs have resisted- the evil designs
of their persecutors. In the twelfth
century Barbarossa recognized the in.
. dependence of these virile men of Bo-
hemia, .extended the boundaries of
their kingdom and, for a conaidera-
tion, conferred the title of king on
their overlord. At the end of the
thirteenth ceritury after a reign of
brilliant success King Ottaker was
forced to cede some portions of. his
newly gotten lands to a Habsburg
Prince and to acknowledge the over -
lordship of a -Gorman suzerain.
Then Bohemia fell on evil days. By
Marriage with the reigning houses of
Luxemburg it became part of that fief -
ship, but John of Luxemburg cared
little for the people of Bohemia and
they had nothing in common with
their absent king. In the sixteenth
century the bitter struggle came to
a climax. The battle of the White
Hill in 1621 marks an epoch in the
history of the race. Bohemia itself,
as well as the lands of the crown, were
submitted to the conquering Ferdin-
and. The principal leaders of the na-
tional movement were executed and
this was followed by a wholesale con-
fiscation of lands. The entire anc-
ient nobility of Bohemia was driven
into exile and adventurers from all
over Europe were allowed to share in
the spoils. Nothing was left but a
few peasants. • The nation was vir-
tually destroyed, On the north there
were Germans, on the south Ger-
mans, on the west Gernians and on the
east there were enemies just as dead-
ly and as brutal—the Magyars.
.Yet the peasants did not despair.
They had something in their hearts
eij Is
fine for
,
deartin
nR41, amp tbe
ws7-(. dairyman,
that Germain oppression could not
aubdue nor persecution blot out. They
tilled the soil and patiently earned a
hard living. Their folk lore and
their national songs were all that was
left of a once proud race. The moth-
er sang to her babe the
song of yesterday and the prophetic
vision of to -morrow.
Then came 1804 and a new Bohemia
was born. The revolution in France
had burst the doors of their sepulchre
mad although the absolute despotism
of the Hapsburg house and the ready
tool of the reigning monarch gave lit-
tle hope of success of the venture, the
new nationalism grew and prospered.
Prom that moment began a boycott
of the German which has lasted more
than ene hundred years. For a cen-
tury they have bought no German
goads. They have waited and pre-
pared for the day of their deliver-
ance,
What ise the passionate zeal that has
urged the Czecho-Slovak people
through all these years? What has
Inspired them to continue along the
narrow path that beckoned them to
the coveted oasis of "Petrie"? What
urged them forward when the night
seemed blackest, when they wandered
without leaders and without encour-
agement? What bolstered their cour-
age and stiffened the sinews of their
energies? '
It was the undying fire of national
nonsciousness, the unquenchable flame
of freedom. This was the ideal the
mothers crooned to their babies as
they rocked them to sleep, this the
lessee they instilled as they sang ot
the glories of Wenceslas of Ruppa
and 'Ulrich of Kinsky. To the Czecho-
Slovaks love of country is not an ob-
ligation, but an instinct, not a national
duty but an inherent privilege. These
men havethe key to citizenship. Their
Ideal has persisted because it was
founded on truth and right, their day
of opportunity has dawned at last be-
cause they held that sacred flame, un-
spotted from the world.
They hated Germany because they
loved freedom, they have triumphed
because they would not bow the knee
to false gods . The scourge of a
foreign army, the flail of an alien
church, the whip of the despot and the
poison of the bureaucrat did not lure
them aside.
Britain is proud of her youngest al -
ay. The pledge she has given to the
Czecho-Slovaks has ennobled her own
cause by giving articulation in positive
and concrete form to the exalted sen-
timents her statesmen have expressed.
Tho alliance carries with it a grave
responsibility.
On the shield of the Allies' cause
are now graven the arms of a nation
that has created itself out of an op-
pressed peasantry. We must not
sully that shield by any dark shadow
of barter or parley evith an enemy
which has cruelly oppressed our ally,
an enemy whose downfall must be ab-
ject if this brave young nation is to
achieve the full measure of her long -
cherished ambitions.
Men's words are even bolder than
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their deeds.—Coleridge.
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Correct style worn by well dressed young men in all localities. Lace boot—medium
narrow recede toe, itho heel—made in black, tan or patent calf. Price, $7.00 to Szo.00.
Style—Plus Service at a
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Fair Price
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THE style illustrated above is one that is-largelypreferred by
Canadian business men—especially young men. It has the
medium long vamp and narrow, somewhat pointed toe
which gives the foot a slim and "dressy" appearance, without
being extreme in style. Those who like thit type of shoe will find
it thoroughly satisfactory in fitting qualities and a comfortable
easy shoe to walk in.
This style can be obtained in. several grades of black and tan.
,..., The price range -47 to $xo--considering the present leather
market, is extremely moderate.
Next spring a shoe of the same wearing qualities will cost
from ten to twenty per cent more. It would cost more now exctpt
for the fact that the resources of this company enable us to cover
our needs well in advance.
A.11..M. War -rime Selections oiler special Serviee Value
for Nen, Wooten and Children. Ask rut dealer for them.
AMES HOLDEN McCREAEK
"Shoemaker's to the Nation"
ST. TORN MONTREAL Tonono WINNIPEG EDMONTON VANCOUVER
When you buy Sbote look for—, rrad#,Mork o Ovirry ad*
la I
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saae,
Worth itontozbering.
Do not keep canned fruit in your
parr, 4am:tea fruits should be lopt
in cold, dark place.
To make shabby oilcloth look new,
glve it a thin cant of varnish; let it
harden, then give it a secend coat.
.A. box of fresh, dry sand is an "ex-
cellent thing to have in the pantry.
If applee or lemone are peeked in It
they Will keep freah, for a long dale.
To set delicate colors in an embroi-
dered handkerchief, soak 10 ininutee
previoue to washing In a pail of tepid
water, In which a dessertspoonful of
turpentine has been stirred.
Baking eoda will sweeten milk vee-
eele, clean brass and is good for soft-
ening water in which diahes are to
be washed, It is also a rppap saver,
Soaking in cold water maks the
washing of all garments nrech easier,
lf, when ironing, the garment is
scorched, put it immediately under the
cold tap. If the water Is allowed to.
run on it the scorch will at once dis-
appear.
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Do not allow worms to sap the
vitality of your children. If not at-
tended to, worms may work irrepar-
able harm to the constitution of the
infant. The little sufferers cannot
voice their ailment, but there are
many signs by which mothers are
made aware that a dose of Miller's
Worm Powder Is necessary. These
powders net quickly and will expel
worms from the system without any
inconvenience to the child.
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Machine-II/lade Cartoons.
The work of making the animated
cartoon which are usually a very popu-
lar feature of the moving picture pro-
grams, involves an immenee amount
of labor. Hundreds of pictures, each
one varying very slightly from the
other, must lie made and exposed to
the camera, one after the other. The
apparatus is the invention of a Break-
lyn man for simplifying this work. It
combines the handiwork of the artist
with photography, the camera being
made to supply the background, which
is often the same through a. great
length ot film. This is photo-
graphed on one sheet after another,
and the artist fills in the figures.
This assistance greatly cuts down the
amount of detail work involved hi the
making of the se"fies df pictures.
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Makes a Pitcher of the Can.
A. little apparatus which* transforms
the can of condensed milk into a cream
pitcher has been devised and patented
recently. A metal framework, plated with
silver to make the appearance as at-
tractive as possible, is made to take one
of the standard cans In which condensed
milk and cream are put. The device en-
tirely embraces, the can, and when tho
latter is in place it is firmly held. Ae
the parts are locked together, as is
necessary when placing the can in the
new container, a sharp prong is forced
through the metal of the can at the bot-
tom, and this being located at the -lower
end of the pouring spout, it enables the
contents to be emptied through the
spout from the bottom, which greatly
facilitatee the pouring operation, as there
Is always a quantity of material In the
spout ready to be poured, This device
holds the can securely until its last
drop is poured, and then the can may
be readily removed and replaced.
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The Man With Asthma, almost longs
for -death to end his suffering. He
sees ahead only years of endless tor-
ment with intervals of rest which are
themselves fraught with never ceas-
ing fear of renewed attacks. Let him
turn to Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma
Remedy and know what complete re-
lief it can give. Let him but use it
faithfully and he will find his astluna
a thing of the past.
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TRADE BRIEFS
The manufacture of "engalith,"
which is the term used in England to
designate the composition known as
"galalith" in Germany, has been un-
dertaken by three concerns. Large
quantities of this substance are being
made for war purposes, as well as for
export,. to Mme -ria, France, Spain
and Italy._ It la produced in rods,
tubes and sheets, and in some sixty
different colors, and is worked up into
a great variety of articles, such as
buttons, combs, beetle, hair and hat
pins, hair and clothes brushes, toilet
articles, carriage and motor fittings,
pencils, penholders, telephone acces-
sories, scientific and electrical instru-
ments and fittings, switchboards,
label% pipe stems, cigar and cigarette
holders, umbrella handles, platio keys,
cheeemen, dominoes, draughts, dice,
counters„ pocket and fruit knife han-
dles, paper knives, photo frames, fin-
ger plate e and jewelry; but being
slightly- hygroscopic is not aditpted
for articles that have to come into
frequent contaet with water or acid,
such as table knife handles, bath -room
tiles or basins, fountain pens fishing
tackle, electric etorage cells, and tooth
brushes. "Engalith" is an excellent
substitute for celluloid, although it
cannot be used to replace the latter in
the manufacture of very thin articles.
American manufacturers should
bear in mind that the, farnas of Europe
are small, and that small traetors
(about 20 horse -power) are much More
In -demand than heavy tractors, al-
though there is a demand for the 35
and 50 horse -power machines in Al-
geria and Russia. A tractor for Euro-
pean sale must be ansall parpose
tractor that can do heavy and light
teaam At,oritbitimlaid
a
t tea pulley
aspefed
frroadatiagr
custOnis and
thDreusuhdheigs,sat(dsugortilnaduidn.
)g
excise revenue during July totalled
$209,624, compared with $129,427 in
the coreesponding month last year, an
increase of $160,107. The customs re-
ceipts amounted to $91,601, and the
excise to $207,933.
During the war the Impede front
Brazil to the _United &Mee have
grown inarkedar. In 1917 the United
States took half of the total e,x1rerts
of Brazil, British imports from Brazil
have remained about stationary. As
regards exports to Brazil, the 'United
States and Great Britain appear to
have changed plates, so fer as the
total valueu of tittle is concerned, In
1913 the United State exported $39,-
901,203 to Brasil and Great Britain
$02.282.531. By 1917 British exports
had alien to $36,941.717, while the
rnited States had incented to $00,-
201,970, an Inereatie Over the 1013
figure* of about 40 per Cent,
eurshoos ea
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(fr. ii,WHILTAN,
DARK Olt
R ox -n OD SHOES
r.PRES RVE e LEATIHR.
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WORTH KNOWING.
Apples cut in irregular pieces will
cook more quickly in a pie than la
sliced, for they do not pack closely
as sliced do and so the hot air comas
more quickly in contact with the taint
and cooking is facilitated. '
To cleanse h frying pan which smells
of onions or fish, fill the pan with
water, and wizen it boils drop in a'
red-hot cinder. Afterward rinse and
wash in the usual way.
When the grate is cleaned and pa.
lehed rub all over a piece of old
velvet. Old velvet ie alao very useful
as a final polishing cloth for waxed
euarus ana floor cloths,
A little vinegar rubbed on a steak
before it is fried or broiled will add
to its tenderness. If the beef roaet is
tough, rub it over with Vinegar before
putting it in the oven, and baste with
.water to which it tablespoon of,. vinegar
has been added. If boiling Meat le
inclined to be tough, add a teaspoon-
ful of baking soda. Meat may also
be ke,pt fresh by immeraing it in sour -
milk or buttermilk and puttihg it in
a cool place. Rinse well before using.
No matter how mach dripping is
used, fish when being fried is at to
stick to the pan's bottom. If a table-
spoonful ot dry salt is put into tho.
pah and rubbed over it will be found
(satisfactory,
To cut hard-boiled eggs in smooth
slices, dip the knife in water,
The seeret of flaky piecrust is the
use of hot water (not boiling) rather
than cold in mixing the dough. If
this hint is followed the crest will
always be flaky,tender and crisp.
After draining the water from boil-
ed potatoes, put a clean dry cloth over
them and tuck in closely around the
edge of the kettle, says Good Home -
keeping. When ready to serve they
Will be light and -flaky, as the cloth
absorbe the moisture. The cloth also
serves to keep the potatoes hot. if
dinner is delayed by some unforeseen
reason, this method of cove,ring will
keep the potatoes palatable for at
serve "Boggy potatoee."
A .
For Sprains and Druises.—There
is nothing beter for sprains -and con-
tusions than Dr. Thomas' Electric
011. It will reduce the swelling that
follows a sprain, will cool the in-
flamed flesh and draw the pain as if
by magic. It will take the ache: %it
of a bruise and prevent the flesh
from discoloring. It sems as If 'there
wa smagic in it, so speedily does the
injury disapear under treatment,
1
Mend Your Own Shoes.
A detachable and interchangeable
tread for footwear is the Invention
of an Englishman who has just
recently taken out a patent in this
country. By this idea, we may be
all placed in a welcome position et
Independence of the cobbler—cae
tainly, as far as the replacing of the
sole and heel of our shoes is concein-
ed. The foundation sole- and heel
are supplied with slots into which the
exterior sole and heel fit. It, is the
work of but a few minutes to rip out
a worn sole and replace it With a
new one, after esbich the shoe will
have been supplied with an 'entirely
new sole, good for much wear and
tear. As long as the uppers hang to-
gether, the new sole and heel may
be placed upon the shoe at will.
Tricks of Worms.
Mimicry in animals, "hitherto an
unsolved mystery," -is expleined In
the North American Review by Hud-
son Maxim. -Whoa a bird is about to
attack a Worm he looks at the worm,
trying to ascertain whether the warm
is a food worm or a puff -adder. The
mental process of the bird is trans-
ferred to the nervous system of the
worm, who, noW aware of the fact that
the bird would hesitate to attack him
if he were a puff -adder proceede to
Imitate the puff -adder.
7 r
THE BUSINESS WOMAN
To -day, more thafl ever before, is
Woman's opportunity. Many new oc-
cupations are now opened to her,
which, before' the war, she was deemed
unfitted to fill. And truth to tell she
has risen to the opportunity, and now
shares many business responsibilltes
in former times confined to men. Bat,
as svOmen are subject to more fre-
quent fluttuations of health than men,
many will be handicapped early, if
they regard their health requirements
too lightly.
The nervoies strain, long hours and
prolonged mehtal or phyeical fatigne
thin the blood and weaken the nerves.
Such conditions as women are now
called upon to undergo can only be
endured by A full-blooded coustittition.
This is as true for the trs for warren,
only ewa,ker womeit smiler sberleat. 'rho
Wonlan worker, in any line. requital
her blood replenished frequently. She
needs new,rich bIedd to kcim) het health
under the trying' ceilditiens of business
life, and to fortify her eylstere tvainst
the effects of overwork. This applies
also to the womart in the 'home, who,
perhaps, has more Worries anti armlet -
les theft usual. Se let ail girls and
women take heed and renew their blood
promptly at the first apprnach of pal-
lor', lack of appetite, headache or hack.
ache. Thie can be best arid mast et-
feetively aceotnplished by taking Dr.
Willianna Pink Pills, which Make new,
rich blood end thus help womenkintl
ed perfealr. NO Women aeta fear
failure of health if they take .theso
pills ocasionelly to keep them well, or
give them a, fair trial If they firrtG hem-
selYet run doWn.
You ean get Dr. Williams' Pink Pills
through- any Medicine ,dealer or by
Mail at 60 eente a box or eix boXee for
$2,50 from The Dr. WillitiMs'
Co, trotdoille, Ont,
lel% II 41. low
41-10111
wire --Did you kilt4that•lty, deur?
Aviator Hush 'No, but 1. drove him
down in a badly danaged condition.
SHARP RETORT.
iie—Did you know the mails are al.
lowed to catty .Soft soap?' •
She --I dld net know the vapacity at
males for , sOft , Seep. eve' beenquestioned. ,
WAR TERMS S'i../ERYVVHER14.
"I thought :yOu ruird tha /ones boy
Couldn't whip your'
"Weil, hp, eouldn'.t alone, but he and
his brother tnebilizerr and then they
had ale."' . ,
1./
TJJNP
"So' Jones' rlvhe. .1Oh1e'i.O themselves
vi lugs."
he hacked two or three unlucky
theatrical stnterprises.'
"oh, I see; :Th4 WOO g.11eStro *Inv."
ONLY ONE ifiA16
Moadore'Answerp':
Doctor—Yu triti44 'lien careful and fol.
low the right diretirm.s,;or etattihg this
pill.
Small Invalid-0'watt w19 yer. There's
only Wan direction fer it to go.
,
RUINOUS.
Allee—You were "foolish.
with Edithclust becaUsie
waiting.
Tom—But, Great Scott, I Whit. wait.
Ing for her with a -taxi;
to got angry
Site kept you
F.I FT YeRFT
Poet—I vie you, have accepted one
ofndlyp_oeymes, sandtoroefcilseone dthpet themoter
Btotout
of sympathy for. you and rensed the
other out or sympa„tilY fQ Otir„yeadere,
-
A NAWSTY ONE.
She (no chicketb—r seotildn't marry
You if you lived to lie a hundeed.
He (no cneSterflona—Well,..yee've only
got sixty yelfra, to ehange your mind..
•
1VIPA N.
"Well, I'Vo:got "my winter supply of
coat In, anyhow,"
"Is It
"Say, why do You always insist on
bringing up something disagreeable when
it fellow is tryineto be OptItritatto?"
TREO R I ST.
"I alwaya' believe in saving mug: -
thing for a rainy sday,"
"How mueh. have' yea saved?"
"Oh, hasten% -Fayed -any thing. but
I believe in it.: a,
• 1:1:
THE TANK'S BABY.
The British' have's, plucky little snip -
In a battle it's id busy as. an ant:
We don't knew-. wtiy they • christened It
a whippet, -
But by gorrY, enYway, the ' Germane
•
AfNesti:17-1111e7FN1:diu:ThE7all make
"I have arrangeA things for our water-
melon',a speech. Mr..Feedge willsing; Mr. Wons-
sint:elmiLve.nbh's02ay
bat ,has consented' to giv,e us a chalk
at are the chancea for getting
to con! ripute a few water -
NO TIME FOR CALCULATION.
"How goon dd.:yea think tile war
will end?" asked the:girl- who -thinks
a soldier knowseealanythiaigraa.
"That's something.for the Hohen.-
zollerne to 'figure mit,", replied the Man
busyigmfu
had Iseegn4acrose "We're too
" NOT 'RARE.'
Paradoxes are 'ha "rt(re.'
• For oftentinteS,,yae'll. see
A. "peach" and a "lemon" side by ride
On a branch of *the family tree.
. .
ine.40 raFe00,tixPlnic7R.:7:0U9HT.
E was telling you' about, It certainly
Mr. Matter—You ought to see the Oar
NI4fupoispsMind—Ono6e?..of,r.those miracle plays,
a -
1171.0S,E. WIVES!
Husband—My 'dear, one night while
you were away I -heard a burglar. You
should see me going,•doVenstalrs
three steps at a time!
.Wife—Wheie Was he—on the roof?
. -•-•t-
Vislior-11SIISii,l-I9:laThi'elUlle-reit°1arit- for the
Panoyeltsb-irvklospital.,,•,! yi,on contribute
Editat--Willi- 'pleasure! Call to -night
with the ainbulanam_and..r. Will have a
Toet. ready I—London
r •:
Parliament for extenaing,to Frrt7etn nom-
• Tg4Itg'Sit(S.,
A bill has bee,n presented to the Italian
panies' and contractors, It the neceseary
guarantees are given. the right Ao.1.1ndez-
Lake draining operations. By' the lees how
, in iorce ,atteh..wOrls,' it' tier' directly as-
sumed by the State, cam,..be„-emrcied on
only by the provinces, trittniolnallties or
the syndicates formed by Interegted pro-
pr.eto.s. It is believed that such a meas -
ate, if !natio-law. wIll lead to more rapid
and energetic actlott in carrying out the
di einage programme, there being about
1,00,uuu hectitrea it are awaiting hy-
gienic and agricultural redemption.
The Japanese' Government has anoint-
ed lone. expehta ,eaci,,,Ame--Seeratitriat te
Taiwam, Formosa, to, p9mote;the ,tea in-
dustry there; • "
Chileun busluess men wish to seeure
agencies for automobiles, office supplies,
marine and fire. Insurance; • steamships
-and sheep. dips. Corresvendence .may he
In - English.
tujraePabncitlfitgnmivu In civaouptoitsiietofolotootinleutonuuffrtaeo:
lent to supply the lecal market of suit-
able quality and at prioes toe,reweeo ad-
ntt or Much further foreign coMpetition.
The ieliewing figures .:shoW the Market
ecrease in ,the,,imports qt. leather, belt-
ing during the padt 'three Years; (respite
the great industrial expanshm which has
characterized' -these year8 : ISIS, 24,000
pounds valued At 35,1100 1316, 28a000 pounds
saiin..a 'at 440,00, line 6,5ee pounds
valued 14S7,60C., •
The ,Zeitsehrlit fur 'angeWandte Chenille
states that raw bones are now being
Made into glue by treatment 'With sul-
phur diox.de, the tat heing.retneved with
benzine and 'the ifitis's being" belled In
s"t1Latecre anis aearirreyssguorned. Wore.rergrighlr4e seuebe--
ers contaln tiftmerous Advertisements for
glue and other, arlhesive.s. Frequeritly the
advertisements state' that -the' material
is requited, for army =Ara it IN tinder -
steed that no more animal gine,-19 be-
ing released for the civilian Shoe- trade
except In limited quantities for the man-
ufacture Of artificlal Sole leather, but
that this material is reserved exchlsIvely
for factories which are to
oh
itary orders. .A.cedrding to, teborts the
Government earefuny tie poetlotis the Ilm-
Ittrearlaes,:ount of ' different 'kin
eds of adhe-
sivs among the various conaumIng
The Military Government et the Do-
minican Republic, late Authorized the in-
stallation of a sewerage System in San-
tiago de los Caballeros. The work will
be carded out In aetOrdante With plans
prepared by Enginear I3ogaert. The ex.
pense of Installing -the sewer wt not be
cold from the -Nada th$ ardhutry bud-
get, but by Means of an !mooed tontri,.
bution from all landlords.
New Vegetable WilX. Prom
'Bouailor.
From prehistorie' times the intlitere
of Ecuador have utilized wax l'ourt.1
on Malan /species Of tri.1 mites for
making -candles, eaye the teleatifie
American. This Walt ceeure on the
tree trunks In granular ',form, each
tree furnishing about fifty pounds.
The tree a geow lit great numbers (.11
the mountains along the cciallt. S.:tetn -
lave of thle it -ax were sent to Prate e
and Germany, frotri *Inch tountries
favorable reperte and an offer of, 19.6
cents a pound were receiVed,