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grow for silage? Please give cur: tural directions. { Answer:â€"â€"The best thing to grow, for silage by all means is good fieldtl corn. If you live in a section where. Dent corn can be successfully grown,§ in all probability it will out-yield Flint; variety. However, toward the centre; 1.. S l ( I 1 and north of Ontario, the Flint variety 1‘ matures better than the Dent. Re-; member that the best quality silage is; made from com bearing ears which, are pretty well mature. If corn is: being grown for silage, it can be; planted a little thicker than for ordin-E ary field corn. It also 'will benefit; from an additional application of ma-‘ nure am fertilizers. Farmerzâ€"I have a dairy of thirty} cows and would like to raise some? kind of feed that would be rich in pro-g tein instead of buying so much ex-! pensive feed. Would it be advisable; to sow oats with peas? I have about; eight acres of good black loam fori the purpose. 1 Answerzâ€"Peas and oats, cut for hay, make a fodder comparatively rich in protein. Henry, in his book on "Feeds and Feeding”, says: “A comâ€" bination of peas and oats, if cut early, forms a forage of high nutritive quality, 'much appreciated by farm stock. especially sheep and dairy cows. In the grain which this plant furnishes and the hay which it is possible to secure from it, the stockman located Shelter, proper feed, and good man-f age ent are the requisites in bringing' sheep successfully through the Winter? season. While some shelter is nec-' essary, close housing is not adV'isable,§ especially with the ewes in lamb! Large, dry yards in which the sheepf have plenty of room far exercise arei the first requirement. Seven or eight] square feet of floor space in a shed is; mary'for an average-sized sheep! The fleece afi'ords sufficient warmth in' dry weather, and-for this reason thei| main need for a shed or a. sheep barn‘ is protection from storms. On most dry nights the sheep prefer to stayi out of doors, and will winter better“ if allowed to be there. VVhiie some of the roughage should always be fed out of doors, it is more convenient to have the feed racks in- side the barn. With breeding ewes, toward lambing time, there is danger of injury in their. crowding through narrow gates. In dry weather it is a good plan to have a pasture on which they can run duringr the day. n!, A _‘_11 “LR. :-â€"W hat is C gkaéflags‘Q “J ~--- ~â€"-- vâ€"v u - If the wother lambs and the cull ewes are sold earlyrin the fall, it will be possible to Use the winter feed and quarters for a larger number of breeding ewes. Sheep will usually thrive better with not more than 40 or 50 in a lot. “To secure winter eggs it is neces~§ sary to breed from winter layers”; says an expert. “These breeding hens, should be selected now. Just which; ones to choose is, of course. the thing1 that stumps the man who has never; given much attention to poultry. If a poultryman or farmer can find five or six hens in his flocks that have laid an average of thirty eggs each during November, December and Januaryâ€"-~ that is, ten eggs a monthâ€"these can be bred and a. small lock of good pro- ducers raised for next year, if the eggs are hatched early. “Early March is the best time to hatch pullets for winter laying. Of course, much has been said about ear- M .._._â€"- Glues, Pastcs. and Patches. When we fit a gatch for the inner casing, for our boat or shoe, be it leather, fabric. or rubber, We get it to stick better for service if we make a feather edge about. its rim. This is hard to do with a dull k1fife,§ and the usual method is to «lay the: patch on a piece of soft board, whenE our knife soon gets dull as we chip the: edge away. Our method for thinningi down to a feather edge is to whet our: knife sharp on a fine-gricted whet; stone, then lay our patch flat upon! this same stone, and as we work and: our knife slips out from the edge of a the patch as it is pared off, it becomes? sharper instead of blunt, and the thin-é ning-down is done the wsier. Be' sure you have rubber cement for rub- ber patching. leather cement £021 A-_2 l i l leathér work, Always leave rubber cement cure] in the air just a. little longer than your: directions and you will have less tinyi air bubbles beneath the patch. ‘ } Effigu y March is the" best time to Mllets for winter laying. Of much has been said about emu the best thing togfar north, Please give cul-gtbe absenc‘ and rock cement dull kmfe, far north, has fair compensation for' the absence of a corn crop.” Analyses; show oats and peas hay carries 10.33. percent. crude protein against fieldi cured fodder corn analyzing 4.5 per-‘ cent. crude protein. J.N.:â€"When is the proper time to: cut Scions for grafting? I have a dis-E ease in my plum trees th it is rotting :the fruit. starting before they get ripe, 'and keeps up until all are gone. On 1the plum trees there is an insect, a half an inch long, shaped like a fish, islimy as a fish, eating the leaves. What ’can I do for them? ' Answerszou will do well to write ithe Horticultural Department of On- ;tario Agricultural College, Guelph, ifor specific information as to how to [ treat your orchard. ‘ -r â€"-.-.l' Llcau Junk; v.--...-_. that I am going to put half into onions and half into cabbage. What shall I use for fertilizer? ,__ A“ Answer:-â€"ln growmg onions on muck soil the fertilizer that is applied should carry from 1 to 2 per cent. ammonia, 8 to 12 per cent. available phosphoric acid and 1 to 3 per cent. potash if it is obtainable. Successful onion growers use upwards of 1000 pounds of fertilizer per acre. Many good yields are obtained where 500 to 800 pounds of such fertilizer is used. However. the largest quantity proâ€" duces greatest yields. Similar ferti- lizer, applied in equal quantity gives best results also on cabbage, when this ; crop is produced on muck soils. LU uuub vuv ‘7 . _ ing time in good vigorous condition, and only in medium flesh, is the prob: lem of wintering breeding ewes. This: can be done by giving plenty of ex-l ercise and the right kind of feed regularly. When the fall grass is soft it is a. good plan to start with a little dry feed before the ewes are removed from the pas- ture. Hay may be used at this time, although a feed of half a pound of grain a head daily can be fed more ‘ vanveniently. ... “ ‘__“- for i for; t'uu v cxuou u; . Rape or rye, sown with small grain or drilled in the corn, is excellent for. fall feed, and is also useful in the} spring. This is an economical feed,‘l and is helpful in keeping the sheep in: good condition. With plenty of roughâ€"i age, such as red clover or alfalfa hay,, sheep can be carried until nearly‘l Sping with little grain. Corn silage” can be used to furnish succulence,l though some losses and a great deali Lof trouble have resulted from impro-l §per feeding of silage. Sheep are‘ peculiarly subject to injury from mold-i ; ly feed. Poorly kept silage is there-; } fore to be. avoided. l : An excellent ration for ewes with glambs at their side is oats and branfl; ‘gThe flock should have access to water? land salt all the time. In feeding? rams during the winter season the ob-; i ject is to feed them as cheaply as pos-; gsible, but at the same time to keep”; l, them in a thrifty condition. Ely-laying pullets moulting in October 1 and November, but if the birds are fed ; proper-1y, this moult will not be a com- } plate one, and will be confined to the ‘; head and neck. It has been my expeâ€" 5 rience that the early hatched chicksâ€" ‘ 1 up to April 15---are the ones that grow '_‘ most rapidly, mature socnest and lay '_‘ best during the winter. To bring the breeding “A palatable mash which shouldl ‘e ~vinter eggs in a well-bred; {owls kept in light, roomy and} tar; quarters, can be made as fol-] oWS: One hundred pounds of bran,'§ 100 pounds of gluten meal, 100 poundsi of meat scrap, 150 pounds of crushed! 1» v- ..3 :3 2 o bl ”‘1 f. O u L,‘ ,... '12 £3 :3 5-. 1 Wakening echoes from far ages pastl 1 That still endure through all the ‘ spaces vast, 5 Peopled with shades who once this sad‘ '; earth trod; ‘ !.A child to love, to lift us from the § clad; E To curb our faults, our virtues to ' k ‘expand, To open wide the clutching miser i hand, 2T0 show us where fair flowers of OI menu bL‘L‘Ly, Luv l'vul‘uv v... 'â€"-â€"â€"â€"vâ€" oats and 150 pounds of corn meal. Tux ounces of this mash, with one and oneâ€"half ounces of cracked corn, and one-half on nce of whole oats should be fed to eavh hen daily. §To show us where fair flowers of Duty nod, 5T0 bid us run, and sing~forget to t plod: 5 A little child with trusting eyes and wfihont fear The balance fair 'twixt Righteousness and Fraud: A little child in loving kindness given, To lift me, cpfldlike, to my home in A Child. little child-«a smile: a song from heaven! In growing onions on a fertilizer that is applied from 1 to 2 per cent. to 12 per cent. available mid and 1 to 3 per cent. 5 obtainable. Successful A-..A for Truth, and holding Henriâ€"G. BeII Nina Moore Jamieson‘ ewes to lamb- I often wonder if the average farm-1 er realizes how important it is, for‘ dairy cows to receive a proper sup- ply of drinking water each day. When one understands that milk is nearly two-thirds water, it becomes evident, then, that cows ought to have plenty of it, ready when they get thirsty. I know of farmers that are extremely careful as to feeding and stabling their stock. They give balanced rations and are sure that the tie-up is warm and comfortable in the winter. They keep their cows cleaned off and pro- vide bedding for them to lie on. But, they let the cows get what water they can, not thinking it worth con- sidering. . r u,” ‘I’ 9““- ...o. I remember one day last winter, Ii happened to call to see a farmer friend who lived in the next town. He wasl just turning his cows out to water; The trough was about a hundred feet away from the stable. It was a windy= day and very cold. As he let thel cows out one by one. he would drive: them over to the water with the helpi, of a little stick which he used for a? iwhip. When they got there, some! would try to drink, but the wind blow: “ .ing on them kept them busy holding i=their heads so as to protect them- : selves, and the water having ice in it, imade it impossible for them to drink , as much as they needed, so after idrinking a few swallows, they would lrun back to the barn, cold and shiver- mg. ,_,A _4__.- A“:V\1, 1115. “Do you think that your cows drink all the water they need?” I asked him. “Well, I suppose they might drink a little more, if it was not so cold and windy,” he answered, “but I guess they get enough to ‘getâ€"by;’ any- way, cows don’t need as much water in the winter as they do in the sum- mer.” “- “That cow that is drinking," I point- ed to a cow at the trough, “seems to drink quite a lot, even though it is cold." - . . 1- \1\"v-l “Oh, she is the fussiest cow I have!” he exclaimed. “Now, she has not drank anything for two days so I expect that she must be dry, so she has got to drink to-day. Yesterday and the day before she did not drink because it was windy and cold; but I knew she’d get over being fussy if I let her take her time!” “But does she give much milk?" “Well, she does pretty good ’til win- ter comes and then she drops off.” 1 , I wonder What sort might get, if he sh cows’ milk; he migh “at“: Jlxuu vnnv ~-----_ ‘ “ The sewerâ€"On the hills about . D. i the lake in plain View were the fields, » the various soils, and all the conditions .which would suggest the parableâ€" ithe birds, the stony fields, we goou 1 ground. 4. The way sideâ€"The beaten foot ipath, falling on which and having no lodgment in the crevices of the earth, t the seed fel] an easy p‘reyuto the birds. uâ€"‘-_.._1 Lesson Verse. 1. Again by the sea-sideâ€" The picture is clearâ€"the vast multiâ€" tude on the beach, crowding down to the water’s edge, the Master in the fishing boat, which is pushed out. a little from the shoge. ‘ 1, :11 _ -LA..J. 5. Rocky groundâ€"Not ground mixed with stones, for in those same fidds to-day one sees much loose stone, yet the grain flourishes. This is, rather, thin soil on the surface, with a bed of rock beneath. The grain could have no deep root and no ade- quate moisture. -wou - e 1 .. 7. Among thornsâ€"Which absorb; the nourishment of the soil and thus‘ prevent the growth of the grain. 8. Thirty, sixty, and a hundred fold â€"â€"-The soil on the plain of Gennesaret,I to-day, is of marvelous fertility, and; must have been the same at that time.‘ 14. The sewerâ€"Primarily Christ himself, then his apostles, who go| forth in his name. Broadly speaking,‘ ‘all teachers of spiritual truth. The} l wordâ€"The divine message brought to men by the Master. Historically,i the teaching of spiritually-minded leaders in all the ages. 15. The way sideâ€"Representing the spiritually obtuse who indeed hear but into whose inner life the truth does not 1 enter. Satanâ€"The truth removed from the mind by evil influences, re- lpresented by the arch enemy of the I V ..' Ewevizigher life. v- w--_ _ 16, 17. Rocky places . . . no root! in themselvesâ€"A superficial reception of the truth and a quick lodgment of it, with a quick germination, but not sufficiently deep to give stability. No depth of soil, consequently easily scorched and_ ea_si1y weskeq‘away. §un ,son VILâ€"Jesus Teaching by Para- bles: Four Kinds of Groundâ€" Mark 4. 1-20. Golden Text, Luke 8. 18. av nv.-vâ€" v.--â€" and rain, which nourish the seed in} deep soil, only destroy it on rocky places. Tribulation or persecutionâ€" A superficial religion is easily dis- couraged and destroyed. Affliction and persecution cannot kill a deeply rooted faith. ‘ 18, IQ. Amogg‘thornns. . . . cares, __., “A JA‘_‘_ INTERNATIONAL LESSON FEBRUARY 17. ‘v, *v- ____. __, riches, lustsâ€"(Rhex: things go deeper} into the life, absorbmg time, attention, and interegt, agdx oxeqshadoflg mat- all“ glivw- v... v, â€"â€"_v v tags moral .and religious. The seed brmgs noflung to perfection for lack of nourishment, room, and attention. Choke the wordâ€"Inevitably, for the material angl‘ world'ly fife crowds out DAIRY COWS NEED WATER gnu-v '- vâ€"â€" --_ the 1”stony fielas, the good v'hat sort of a surprise he if he should weigh his he might find that they ONTARS By C. E. R ichardson. TORO'NT lulu; “9v... i also, were not giving as mu l ithey might, if they could have better ’ means to procure their water to drink. 1 A few weeks later, I called to see i another farmer. This one kept cows d : similar to the farmer described above. a i1 noticed that he had made some I ; changes in his tie-up. a ‘} .“Yes, I have built a place in the “abarn with a trough, so that I can now ‘ iiwater my stock inside on cold winterl “1 days,” he told me. ' ’ . 'l “Do you find that it pays?” I ask-‘1 - g e ‘ 1 ,i 9’1 certainly do,” he answered. “You 1 I" know I began last fall to weigh my : -‘ cow's’ milk. I found that after I got 1 {used to it, that it was not the bother . I {Eat I expected it would be. I have i had some surprises.” i 5! “Did you find that the cows needed 3" different water arrangements?” ' ti “I found along the first part of this y 1 winter, when the weather got cold and egblowy, the cows began to give less eimilk. I was surprised, because I Plhave a nice warm barn and try to a’ihave them comfortable. But I no- Le } ticed that they would not drink some v'-‘l,bad days as they ought to, and on g‘good days they drank more. On 3- those days they would give more milk.‘ L1 So I tried an experiment. When the 1k I bad days came again, I carried water arlin pails to them. They drank all ld‘right then. I could see by the milk r-‘scales that there was a different in my favor when I watered them in out 1k of the cold weather. So I decided to m. I build this inside trough. And it has :aimore than paid for the expense and nil i bother.” '7 ~-- -â€"-L 1vn‘1 “But what is that arrang have there, also? ”I asked. 1.1th; DIIVAV, w--- , “That is another improvement. Al dairy expert told me once. that all the: record-breaking cows have water: with the chill taken off, in the Winter time; So I tried that, too. It was hard work carrying it from the house; hot water to warm the water in the Eiough. But I found that that also helped increase their milk flow, as they drank more. So I have installed the heater which you see, to warm the water here so I do not have to carry it any more.” 1‘---A nfiivnfl any nun. \. . “By building this you have saved ‘much hard work and much discomfort for your cows?” I asked. “I certainly have, butâ€"the scales [have shown me that it has paid for ‘itself. I would not have believed it . if I had not proved it that way. But, ! after all, ‘experience is the best teach- " (”By building this much hard work and for your cows?’_’ I er. 20. The good groundâ€"It goes al-l| most without saying that when the seed has favoringconditions it gives: E,'."best results. Each kind of soil produces according to its capability! It is not intended to teach that all per-l sons must inevitably fall under one of; these four classes. The point of the} parable is that the seed, in order toE the best results, must have the right| of way in the life of a man. The. good ground is not only a well-pre-l pared soil, but a soil steadily cultivat- ed and cleared of all noxious elements. When these are the conditions the life is fruitful. Farmers can not only reduce living expenses, but they ca‘ form a patriotic service by their own meats. uAAv-a v v. _~- Any of the brine or dry mixtures which good results in curing pork can be used satisfactorily for beef, but since beef is leaner than pork, it should not be allowed to remain in the brine or mixture quite so long or it will become hard and salty. I 1 W Lu vvvvâ€"-_ . Dried beef should have the same‘ cure as corned beef, but it should not! be allowed to become too salty. It! should then be washed to remove the: excess of the cure, and smoked if thei smoked flavor is desired. A‘ very‘ good country practice is to dry-cure the beef with salt and brown sugar,‘ using about a fifth as much sugar as‘ salt, rubbing the meat very thorough- ly with the cure every two or three days for about two weeks. It should then be washed, wiped, 215d hung up i to dry in a warm place or transferred to the smoke house and given a light Lsmoke. J” J Corned beef is at its very best whenl it has been in the cure about ten days. If kept in the cure more than a month,‘ it needs considerable freshening be- fore cooking. If the red color of the beef is to be preserved, use a small amount of saltpeter, not more than two ounces to each hundred pounds of the meat. This improves the color of the meat but is detrimental in that it tends to harden the lean fibres. Make it yourself. Start with an‘ old broom. Cut the straw off just‘ below the wires which hold it to the handle. Cover this with an old stock- ing and sew on to this covering the legs of other old stockings cut about twelve inches long and slit into one- inch strips up to two inches of one -â€"V.. ~-â€"â€":_ . end. Sew these around and around the surface in rows about one inch; apart until the mop is of the desired thickness. Then dip the mop into a solution of one-half cupful of melted paraffin and one cupful of kerosene and allow the liquid .to dry on the strips. The mop may bejcept moist by rolling it tightly when not in use and covering it with a paper bag. RCHIVES Popcorn mixed with molasses into balls is a simple, wholesome confec- Cure Beef At Home. A Dustless Mop. luce their can‘ per- by curing i Mrs. E. A.:â€"â€"There are two waySapo in which you can preserve your sur- ha ‘plus pumpkin. 1. Cut in strips and a dry thoroughly (in the same way as 1“] apples) over the cooking stove, then A: pack away in an old pillowcase in a ti< dry place. 2. Cook the pumpkin as1 10 ; if for making pies, pack in sealers, cc ipartly screw on the lids, put themi ex L into a wash boiler on top of a woodeni is ‘rack placed on the bottom of the boil- as ; er, nearly cover with cold water and S! l boil for an hour, then screw the lids ; tightly and put away in your preserve a [ cupboard. Be sure the sealers arelv > well sterilized by boiling before the n pumpkin is put into them. You will 6 ti find that the pumpkin is just as good c n for pies as when freshly cooked. As . e n for the pickled cucumbers that wereiv :. ‘ frozen in the vinegar, I fear they are i: e’now worthless. But you might try v rlheating up some of them with fresh c [1 vinegar and spices. Let us know t k; the result, please. '1 n; Laurazâ€"You are entirely mistaken, e It: Laura, if you think that the reports« :0' you see in the papers and the things i‘ is' you hear about food conditions ini] id. Europe are at all exaggerated. Con- tditions are just as they are painted;‘ luaand the sooner the people of Canadah realize this the better. Quite reCent- A;1y the British Food Controller made' 1e‘lthe statement that the time was ati erihand when compulsory rationing!~ er would be enforced in Britain. Al-l as ready the sugar ration is in force. In; e;'the latest cablegram received at the} he ' offices of the Canadian Food Control-L so ler regarding conditions in France it? asiwas pointed out that the supply of: ed breadstufis was causing grave anxiety. i he . Their bread card machinery had been. it completed but the lack of cereals hadi ‘not permitted its application. There‘ "edgwas a great shortage of farinaceousi Drt’ foodstuffs. The consumption of meat: ihad been restricted by high prices toi les ‘ within the limits of the available and for‘: greatly depleted stocks. Butter was it: very scarce and milk even more diffi- >ut,x cult to obtain. Oils and fats were ch- practically unobtainable. Isn’t this serious enough, Laura? Mrs. L. A. C.:â€"-Yes, you would be 31-. well advised to save cream as much thei as possible and make butter. Did ves" you know that the Duke and Duchess §0i1 of Devonshire have discontinued the 1W-‘ use of cream at Rideau Hall for the )er-l period of the war? . A: “7-.- ‘7,,, .u--- unm‘ â€" ._.â€" w “115% W ---~vâ€"â€".v "‘7 Mothers and daughters of all ages are cordially Invite department. Initials only will be published with each question a as a means of identification, but full name and address must be letter. Write on one side of paper only. Answers will be m stamped and addressed envelope is enclosed. ‘ Address all correspondents for this department to Mrs. helen Law. 235 Woodbine Ave., Toronto. d to wrlte to this nd its answer given In each ailed direct if rA. Soldier’s Wifezâ€"You may rest assured that the men in khaki are beâ€" ing well fed. Although the civilian Madeleine had gone for the winter with her father and mother, after they had put her older sister, Lillian, into a boarding school, to a lovely sunny place in the far South. Their home was right on the sea, where there were many rocks and much sand. High among the rocks, near the very top, where it was too slippery for her to climb, Madeleine’s sharp eyes had dis- covered a fairy. a boarding school, to a place in the far South. was right on the sea, w} many rocks and much among the rocks, near vvvw-vu -- 7, â€" There were no other little girls liv-‘: ing near, and so Madeleine would oftenll go out by herself, with bucket and! shovel, to dig in the sand. She would I always first look up and smile at the:[ little new-found friend, as she con-. sidered herâ€"although never would the l tiny thing accept the invitation to‘ come down to play. “But then,” Madeleine would say to herself, “you {could hardly except that of a fairy.” ‘ Madeleine wrote a letter every week or so to Lillian; or, rather, being such a ,very little girl, she told her mother what to say. And always there was alvery little girl, she told her mother What to say. And always there was‘ some word about the sea fairy. Mother never could see the fairy; but then, the glare always hurt moth- er’s eyes so much that she had to wear brown glasses; and father only laughâ€" ed when she talked of the fairy. But to Lillian, from hearing of her so ,_A‘|- EU 1.1111111“, LLvnn ..-.â€"---_O often, the fairy, with her lovely pale face and her long, sea-green hair, be- came an important personage. off! UGILIV “IO-u Q-gorvâ€"-w_,, I. So when the holidays came, and Lil- lian joined her family in the South, one of the first things that she wanted was to see the fairy: “We must wait until to-morrow morning, Lillian,” siad. Madeleine,‘ “when the sun is bright. She neveri seems to come out in the afternoonâ€"i or if she does I can never find her.” ! So, although a high wind was blow- ing, the big girl and the little girl went together very early the next morning to the rocks. Madeline point- ed to the top of one of them and ex- claimed, “There she is, Lillian! You can see her green hair waving in the wind.” - Lillian looked and looked; and then she said, “All I can see, Madeleine, is a pale shell with seaweed blowing about it, up there, just above that shiny piece of pinkish rock.” _ __ . c n" -â€".â€"' I -7 - “No, no,“ inéisted Madeleine. “It is the sea fairy in her pink dress.” With the high wind, the waves The Sea Fairy- apopulations of France and ringlauu lhave not tasted flour bread for'months a Canadian nurse just back from France tells of having visited the Army Bakery in the Canadian sec- tion and seeing thousands of beautiful kloaves being turned out for the ‘consumption of Jack Canuck. Who- .1 ever else goes short he must not. That .l is why the people at home are being l asked to save wheat flour, beef, bacon, 1 sugar and other commodities. ; An Amateur Gardenerzâ€"It is prob- :‘able that the sale or use of canned alvegetables will be prohibited again a next fall in order to encourage the cul- litivation of backâ€"yard gardens and va- i cant lots in spring and summer. The s - embargo on the sale or use of canned e l vegetables last year was successful e in accomplishing its main purposes, y which were not only to prevent waste h of perishable food but also to save N tin-plate, of which there is a shortage. The Food Controller’s Office is prepar- 1, ed to do all in its power to encourage ;s icity cultivation this year. It is hop- :s ied that market gardeners will sow .n part of their land in bread grains. 1- Miss Kitchenettezâ€"Here are some :dgwar time tips-‘ for you, Miss Kitchen- la 5 ette:â€"â€" 1 £__ C 'vVC o'i' Dried potato parings make good fire lighters. Suet pudding is an excellent dessert for cold weather. Ox tails make good soups and stews at small cast. Next to dirt the greatest sin in the kitchen is disorder. Sour cream is a valuable food which can be used in many ways. l Never buy large quanti ies of spices ; at a. timeâ€"they spoil. i Muffins made from left-over boiled .rice are delicious. l Brown bread and baked beans make a good sandwich. I! Delicious muffins as well as griddle {cakes can be made with bread crumbs, = dried and run through a meat chopper. R. E. A.:â€"â€"Whatever you do, take : good care of every scrap of fat. It is ibecoming more precious every day for rthere is a great shortage in Europe. l In Germany no food is fried but everyâ€" thing is boiled "and stewed in order lthat there may be no waste of fat. lGrease from the kitchen sink is care- ‘ fully treasured and soap, the basis of 1 w‘ich is edible fat, has become a luxury of the wealthy. Candies. an- ;‘iother fat product, have disappeared. - 1 France and England also lack fats, alâ€" ilthough in a lesser degree. were now coming in with unusua1 force, beating and lashing against the rocks. Suddenly Madeleine grasped her sis- ter’s hand. “0 Lillian,” she cried, “Hunt last great, wave has carried her Suddenly Madeleine ter’s hand. “0 Lil] “that last great wave away!” Nor could Lillian find any more sign of a white shell with its bunch of seaweed. Looking down, she saw that there were tears in Madeleine‘s eyes. “They have been playmates so long,” she said to herself; and then, aloud, “I’m so sorry, Madeleine dear!” At that moment Lillian’s eyes caught sight of a pearly looking ob- ject on the crest of an incoming wave. As the wave receded, it left its burden on the beach, and Lillian ran quickly forward, pulling Madeleine along by the hand. - . ., U “Look, Madeleine, look!” she cried. “If your fairy has gone out to sea, she seems to have sent you a present to remember her by.” And Lillian rand down to the wa- ter’s edge and, before another wave could come in, picked up a beautiful shell. With a smile, she handed it to her little sisterâ€"who at once forgot all her grief in the joy of being thus remembered by the dear sea fairy her- iself. There is a maid in our town And she is wondrous bright, She’s knitted socks and sweaters From morning until night. And when she’d knit the Red Cross wool, As sure as I’m alive, She went and sheared her father’s sheep, He kept just four or five. She washed the wool and carded it, The persevering elf, ; On great grandmother’s spinning wheel She spun the yarn herself. . She steeped the hulls of buttemuts, l And dyed the yarn all tan, iAnd knit another sweater, For another soldier man. In all the folds of heaven the star: Are still as huddled sheep; The tired birds, their songs all said, In tree tops are asleep. A slow Wind walks the quiet world With little steps and light, And sings a drowsy lullabyâ€" Good night, good night, good night! The Persevefing Knitter. A Song a} Twilight. France and England :31 force, TEE STARTIES P3? 0? CQNSUMPT Weak, watery blood point of consumption blood is in this conditic health declines. Your pale or sallow, your your heart jumps and 1 least exertion or excite: always weak and wret lose interest in both \‘cc ment. This is the poi you may easily step int decline that leads to co the grave. What is n back health, strength : the new, rich red blom Pink Pills actually mal world of medicine the: ionic and blood builder all who feel weak, run tired should lose no ti these pi ls a fair triz transformed thousands less men and women, into strong, robust peo these statements may experience of Mrs. T. ton, Ont”, who says:â€" sel’. but my friends tl Lies in Weak, Watery BL Dr. Wiliiazns’ Pink Pills I the Blood Rich, Red and I not been for D: I would have f c-rn 1'0 ous; my b1 have turned sheet and M ed 81 any no cu, Du Xe now 1' ntaxc There are so m...\ the committee spray the waterworks depa‘. all the larger cities. I] abolish it and to subs sion therefor. There .‘ be said in favor of u ‘ontinuity the smaller cities nd the cost of employing a is out of the question, unnaid board has a ver} Uh}. age over the comn Stories of g floated across man front hzz' bers of a par volunteers in who have 5135‘ States. Crimson co‘iured {my a): the favorite instrument communication with 1110 j trenches when the Tcutoi pressing news to make cently circulars printed in sent across the front to} tion of the Russians anti verse of the Italian arms It has been discoveredi is said, that the little redli sengers frequently carry ‘ intended to breed epidem no soldier is permitted 1} of these balloons until it 'jected to a careful exa . member of the Medical W ATERV ‘1'- De( The P0? 0 COT th an 100d ‘ make er [1K8 t. flu son M in