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ve "funny part B joven the last batch, --F.T.H. DFomedary Dates A housemald who called herself Cherry (Her cheeks were herr), tl ; 'Was fond of gpice caks Which weekly she'd bake And.of dates she preferred "Drome- EAT dary S00 0 Miss M. P. Kirkwood, _R.R. 1; Terra Cotta, Ont. Bayer's Aspirin 4A poor man who'd: ne'er heard of Bayer's, ¢% . Had a cold, and could scarce climb the stairs, When in. popped his wite With a smile large as life And sald "Now. you'll be cured, I've bought Buyer's", Miss Grace Hubley; Arundel, Que. Shredded Wheat 33 ==. The doctor sald "Absolute quiet re And If you will buy ft and try It 4 Shredded Wheat Biscult _ (1 know yon can risk it) {s fine, when you're put on a dlet." Mrs. EB, Miles, Box 397, Elora, Ont. \ + MacGregdr farmers. wishing. some farm help ' to hire, ; Should: write. 'to+ MacGregor, Esquire, Victoria Street, Is where you will meet, Thiase people 'bout whom yoy en- ¢fguires & (1% 4% % Mrs, T. Genoe, Ceylon, Ont. 4 Bayer's Aspirin *My head's aching awful', sald 7, heads aching Said hig friend, "T've relict hers CT lt tant, er i Here's an Aspirin to take Its the good Bayer's make ° Bo. we'll soon have your head feel: ee ing dandy." Lottie Livingstone, : RR. 1, Powassan, Ont. Old Dutch Cleanser 3 hers Ho ja: housekseper called Who was. most: exceeding! lazy, j But she bought some, Old Dutch -- Didn't use very much --- Yours very. sincerely, FANNIE T. HI on Sta., won : on "Red Rose Tea", *', are the best ones in Norwood, on "Brock's Bird Seed"), In my opinion. Why not mal rybody illustrate his or her limericks, with si 'metrical illustrations (in [ndian ink of course)., : i 'Please forgive me. 1 vowed [ would not pester that poor over-limericked ~~ editor with any more nonsense until he sent out another invitation for lines. 'But it seems [can't help it: Well, you aid ask for suggestions," ~~ 1 think the "Limerick Contest" is quite the nicest, most "sociable" contest er entered. Room for everybody. I bave been in lots of contsts: Coiba a fewi and lost out in more, and In either case, did not enjoy the feeling, either that 1'was left out in the 'ot It 1s, the limericks you have bought are just the ones that have Tuo oft the end of my pen without any effort, almost without any thought, and the onés 1 have labored over to polish and finish, have gone ovegboard. CKS, R.R. No, 2, Niagara Fails South, Ont. P.S.--The limericks are getting .. A few. moreprize winners:-- as red as a x Till her house was fs fresh as a this week's "Post", (Of yes mple: geo- cold, or that anybody else was. The R.R. No. 2, Niagara Falls South, Ontario. better. We had many good chuckles Phillips Milk of Magnesia The wise and the winsome Patricia, Told this tc her best friend Aljcla, 'It your stomach feels sick, You can cure ft mp quick With a spoonful of Phillips Magne- alan AS ; D. Watters, 40 Hendrick Ave. Toronto, Ont. " Veno's Chere was a young lady of Remo, Who delighted in playlng Casino, She caught a bad cola But she threw off it's bold By using.a bottle of Veno. Mrs, J. P. Matheson. Kentville, Man, Simond's SaWs There 'was a young sawyer named Spender, Whose income was known to be slender, Till he let go old saws Choosing Simond's because, The best of results they will render. Mr. W. J. Cottrell, Box 34, Marmora, Ont. Baby's Own Soap A cranky young kiddie named Bubble, 5 Made bathing a: terrible: trouble, | His mother fn hopa Bought Baby's Own Soap Now she has no trouble with Bub- ble. A Hugh: Mathieson, R.R. 8, London, Ont. Red Rose Tea The new Canadian' Pacific 20,000 These new Canadians from Irelan "Robina" of Belfast, to the ton. liner, "Duchess of York", on her maiden Voyage to Canada from Liverpool, carried a large number of British settlers under the "Families, Boys, and Ten Pound Schemes." d are seen embarking from the tender "Duchess of York." ra . » For the Kiddies A TRICK Have you ever trivd to make a cork sink to the bottom of a basin of water insteaa of floatinz on the top as it naturally dees hecause of its feather- weight? No! Well, just try it this way. Fill a dish with water and float your cork on the top. Then get a glass and turn it upside down, and place this into the disn of water, cov- ering the cork as you do so. You will find that with the immersion of the lower part of the giuse the vork sinks to the bottom of the dish. It's a jolly good trick and one on which you can catch your friend. THE LADDER PUZZLE. On most ladders is to be seen = Surber denoting the number of rungs t. Now a ladder has the number twenty-one at the side and the builder wanted to know how long the ladder wis. The rungs were a foot apart, but the builder noticed two rungs were missing. What was the length of the ladder? Answer -- The Ladder lo: -- Twenty-one feet. (The rungs missing made. no difference to the number at the side; They weo.e, of course, put in when the ladder was whole.) DOG AND CAT. You can play this game best when there are a lot of your chims with you. First of all the players are se- lected in pairs, a boy and a girl. Now while the other players watch, the first pair have to step into the middle of the floor, kneel down, and pretend A man there was, hoorish, and spite-| ful, His manners were perfectly _ frighttu He began to drink tea to 'growl and hiss at each other, like dogs and cats do. . Now:all the otler players must not "It 1s Red Rose", said lie And Waksy ma: foo} simply delight: Chirls. M. Forbes, Shredded Wheat Two friends. one day planned a meeting, And stopped for a chat after _ greeting, a Sald one, "I have read roe St Whe makes | "Wheat such Perth, Ont. smile games | making their books into a parcel. 'A laugh, even smile while the players are pretending to fight. You may te sure it is a very hard job indeed to keep your face traight while this is going on, and: amy' player who does or: laugh must pay a forfeit, which of course, causes moro fun at the end of the game! A COMPETITION GAME. certain time is allowed, and all stop #t a given signal, when the neatest parcels are thusen, and th owners are awarded a small prize. Home. made prizes are very little trouble to make, and they certainly give an added interest to any game. A GOOD GAME, The game sknown as suggestions is . very good one to play, and it is really quite easy. The players sit round in 4 circle, and the game is started by one who acts as leader. He then announces some object as, for instance "horse", The next pia, «2 then makes known what "horse" sugzests to him, for example such as "cart" announcing it in this way: "Horse suggests cart". The next player now speaks up and says "cart suggests whéels." The next players in turn say "wheels suggest factory," "factory suggest. piano," "piano suggests music." If this should be the last pluyer the leader then starts to trace back the series of sug estions, Thus he begir: with "What cuggest- ed music?" The last players then un- swers "pianos suggested music." The next player is then asked "what sug- gested pianos," and the answer is "factory suggested pianos," and so on, until the leader comes to "horse" as at the beg nning. FOR THE PARTY Hero is ever such a jolly little trick to try on your friends at your party. All you need is an ordinary walking stick which you must hold upright on the floor, Now pick out one of your chums and ask him to come and bend down, 80 that his forehead is touching the top of the stick. Tell him to keep his head in that po- sition and at the same time grip the stick with his hands to hold it steady. Now tell him to move around in a circle as quickly as he can, without taking his head off the stick. He will be able to do this quite easily, but when he stands up, immediately tell him to walk in a straight line to the door. Nearly every chum you try this trick un will lose his balance and _ It is often a puzzle to think of good lo for , and I'dare say many of my readers will be glad to know of the following: Each' competitior is provided with two books, a. piece of brown paper, daisy," Z ; || a8: nearly: the samc size as possible, " 0 Mrs. Alex. MeWilllan, ; «Mrs, J. A. Cook, _ land, in case you have not a lot of 4 ¢ YRIR 2, 8rd Con. Dutton, Ont.. 83 Forest Ave., St. Thomas, Ot. | browfi paper, new.paper would do. : --. - ---- rr At. the. word "Go" the players start]. ble about so funnily! Isn't it a good trick. TRY THIS. Here's a trick yoa will find very interesting to try yourself. © You merely put a matchbox on the table, and then by blowing riade it come to wards you. It's no good blowing at the box itself, of course. What yon have to rng, ha '{ as true that houses when painted in at gay There are a few 'which the selection of exte ior color schemes, and which will enable the building in a correct manner, First must be taken into con- sideration the size of the house. It is well known that certain color tones make objects appear larger than they really are, and that other tcnes make them look smaller. In general, light colors create the illusion of enlarg- ency to make them look smaller. will make it app ar larger. A grea ance is carefully maintained. FOR SMALL HOUSES. Colors which, through actual ex- perience, have beer found suitable for small houses, are yellow, white, ivory, cream, and lighter buff. For large houses, gray, green, and buff are ap: propriate. Dark colors huve a tend- ency to make any kind of house look gloomy and forbidding, and their use should be avoided except in cases where it is plainly evident that they will serve the purpose best. Light tints may be used even on a large house where this is surrounded by a grove, because the shadows cast by the trees checker the color surfaces and thus help to break up the spaciousness of the structure. Besides, dark colors on a building so situated merg: it too one to paint and pleasing} ing the buildings to which they are applied, and dark colors have a tend- Therefore ona should avoid using, on a small building, such tints as will cruse it to appear still smailer, or to apply to a large house colors which bulky structure, unless it is artistlo- ally planned and built, does not look so attractive and homelike anyway as 4 smaller one whose outward appear- 0 paint always looks and unfinished. For the protection of 'the building, as well as for its appear- ance, it is best to give the house Shpopzinte coat of paint as soon as it been con.pleted. 1 TONING IN WITH NEIGHBORS' HOUSES. In the town or village, one must take into consideration the predomin- ating color tones of the surrounding buildings. It is an unpleasitg feature to have all the residences which stand together, decorated in almost identical color schemes. If a person gives the matter a little thought, he can give his home a distinctive color plan, and thus make it more original. For instance, if most of the houses in the immediate neighborhood are white with yellow trim, you can use cream and brown, cream and blue, ivory and blue green, or ivory and gray green. This will give the house individuality, without making it so different that it will look ludicrous. With the correct use of stains and paints it is possitie to achieve very beautiful color combinations on any house. The siding should be given a distinztive tonality, aad the trim color should be such that it throws this ton- ality into relief. Muddy colors should always be avolded, as they make a house look old and dull instead of new and bright. Further, every building should be painted with due considera- tion of the architectural effect. Over stressing of certai:r n oldings, corner boards, etc., may give the building an| eutirely different ~haracter than its bullder intended it to have,--Christian Science Monitor. do is to place your hand behind the box, and then bi w over the box into our hand. - You'll be really surprised t* find the box actually shoot towards you, £3 Talkies and the Theatre Manchester Guardian (Lib): Ir theatrical stars are removed from Broadway and Shaftesbury Avenue in large quantities to meet the new de- mand on the "talkies" lovers of the theatre need not and will not despalr. The theatre does not live by reason of the men and women who count their salaries in hundreds of pounds a week. Thelr absence and the conse quent absence of thelr followers would reduce the box-office turnover without in the least imperilling the art of the theatre. -- Crushed Oats For Horses For working horses with good teeth there appears to 'be little advantage from crushing the oat ration. An ex- periment carried on at the Exper! mental Farm at Ottawa with horses doing ordinary farm work showed that each group, consisting of four horses, lost exactly the same amount of thirty-five pounds during a period of 135 days hard labour. Commenting on the experiement, the Dominion Animal Husbandman points out in his annual report, published by the De partment of Agriculture at Ottawa, that for horses wih defective teeth, or individuals that are inclined to bolt their food without masticating 1, there Is considerable advantage in us. ing the crushed grain, which is also useful for foals during the period of detention. It is also pointed out that in the horses recelving the crushed oats there was no uases of colic dur ing the whole season.--Issued by the Director of Pubileity, Dept. of Agricul ture, Ottawa, ---------- A Mirror The reputation of & woman may ba compared to a mirror of crystal, shin ing and bright, but liable to be sullied by every breath that comes near fit. --Cervantes. ---- ee Girls who used to make faces at boys now make faces for them. "Army" Boy Settlers ---- © | a feeding period of 190 days. i at Ottawa with lots of pigs of the same [age and size. The lots fed barley meal and water made into slop made an average gain of .928 of » sound th hogs getting ground oats and water took 220 days to reach a good market. n| ing welght put on at the rate of .68 of a pound per day. The lot getting m! and water did so poorly that they had to be dropped from the test at the end of sixty days, as they were then In a very unthrifty condi tion. The dally gains made on this food amounted to only .22 of a pound per hog. The detaks of this experi ment are contained in the 1927 report of the Dominion Animal Husbandman, published by the Dopartment of Agri culture at Ottawa. On the basis of food consumed, per pound of gain pro duced, the hogs on barley and water consumed 3.72 jounds, those on oats and water 4.8 pounds, while those get ting middlings and water consumed 7.6 pounds of the feed to make a pound of gain. Milk was fed a part of the time, and without exception the most rapid gains and also the most economical gains were made by the hogs when receiving this food as a supplement to the meal, The Goslings The laying season for geese hag commenced and in a few weeks the gosling crop of the year will be on Ita way towards maturity, The laying is usually begun about the first of April, and it Is not uncommon for a goose to lay upwards of twenty-five eges Ina season. The goose usually lays every second day and almost always in the early morning, Nests have to be pro: vided, and each female should have a separate one. It is a habit of the g008@ to cover her eggs Lefore leaving the nest. This is a wise provision of Nature In protecting the eggs against chilling, When tha laying season is completed the geese becomes broody and then may be given woout ten egg for incubation. Extra 9gES may be set under hens or in ra incubator. About four eggs Is as many ac a hem can ti '9 care.of. The incubation . riod i3 thityone lays, Circular No. 656 of the Department of Agricul ture at Ottawa, "Goose Ralsing," re- commends moistening the eggs every few days by sprir un, with luke warm water. For this practice it is wise to choose a tir » u the roose is off the nest, because a sittiag 'goose will give strong battle to anyone mo lesting her nesting quarters. Such food as the gnose has heen accustom ed during the winter should be made accessible during the incubating per lod. Gosli~~~, {ily chilkert, should be left alone for a day or two after they are hatehed. They ned a good deal of heat at this time, To start the gos- lings feeding it is recommended by A. G. Taylor, tle author of the circular, to place a green sod near the nest Breadcrumls moistened in skim-milk is regarded as good food for young 80s" "73, and when they are about a week old they may be given a mash composed of equal parts by weight of cornmeal, barley meal, bran, and shorts, This should be moistened but not made sloppy. Feeding four or Avg times a day Is godd prattics, Altef the goslings are three weeks old the NOTHING SO TEMPTING! A charming dress of black chiffon for afternoons and informal evenings worn by the smart New Yorker and chic Parisienne, It also makes up at- tractively in georgette crepe in Royal blue, Raquin red creps: de chine, print- ed silk crepe, black shimmerirg crepe satin, dull black silk crepe, honey- beige crepe Elizabeth and chartreuse green silk crepe. It features the fash- ionable pointed gocets in skirt, and new higher waistline. Style No, 409 is designed in sizes 16, 18, 20 years, 36, mash feed may be gradually reduced, as the birds will thrive if they get an abundance of grass foed and water, Buttermilk for Laying Hens Buttermilk for laying pullets was proved at the Brandon Experimental Farm to be superior to beet scrap or alfalfa leaves as a protein supplement, The pens under test were fed fifteen per cent. beef scrap in the dry mash, or buttermilk to drink, or alfalfa leaves provided in a self feeder. The tests were continued from late full yn- til the 11th of the following April All of the birds received standard patterns as you want, 38, 40 and 42 inches bust. Pattern price 20c in stamps. or coin (coin is preferred). Wrap ccin carefully. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS, Write your name and address plain. ly, giving aunber and size of such Enclose 20c¢ in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73'West Adelaide St., Toronto. | Patterns sent by an early mail, "Her stockings are way up." © "Why does she wear such long frocks?" silk only half ted, followed by beef scrap, bl scratch grain mixture and dry mash. The results of two tests indicated the superiority of the buttermilk, as the pullets given this feed as a supple ment to the usual ration laid an aver age of 11.3 eggs more per bird tham those fed beef scrap; 16.6 more tham those that received the alfalfa leaves; 17.6 eggs more than those that re- ecived no protein supplement to the usual ration. According to a table Superintendent of the Brandon Farm for 1928, eggs were produced at the lowest feed cost when buttermilk was b "alfalfa leaves, and the check lot when no spe- cial protein feed was given. # ---- that appear s in the Report of the