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a onl ANCES EL EN, --r, 1 arr ; ol i NE a re da) SEANGAIAN, ot IP Un I Fe XA Tey EEL a PBT NP, Red - ee - Soy Ne te -- ~ bump on the flesh from By Gwendoline P. Clarke of GINGER FARM e eo eo eo a ee Wel! friends, how did you weather the big windstorm last week? No doubt every person liv: {ng in the country has some story to teli--of trees blown down, shut- ters ripned from the wall, or barn doors blown off. It was quite a wind, wasn't it? We started the day with the discovery that the power was off, 80 from five-thirty until daylight we groped our way around Oy candle and lantern light, Partner paid, even with the lantern alight, it was iike working in the dark at the bara, so accustomed has he be- ccme to good lights everywhere. He wonders now how he ever got along without the hydro. » * LJ] The fast damage from the ga'e thar 1 noticed was to our storm door. It had blown open--as | thought. But when I went to shm it the decor just wasn't there--ut least 10 on its hinges. But it was on the ground--with broken ghis and par. of the frame work pullei out from the door jamb, And then Partner got to the barn just in time lo stop the barn door from blowing in, The brace on the inside of th: door had snapped in two ard the Lig hook which fastened it bad completely disappeared. It vas ten o'clock before the power came on again--long enough for us to realize ho - dependent we had already beconie on electricity. No lights, ne-radic, ilo "todst, io easy way to boil a kettle. "But 'it did not affect the milking. Our menfolk stili milk the hard way. * * . * Righ* now, of course, we can tlame all our troubles on the sun: spets. If it becomes terribly cold - well, that's' the sun-spots. Sudden shaw nd wind--well, that's -th#® sis -spots too. And if you are feel- ing bit: or reckless, lazy, energetic o irritable--especially if you are lecling srriteole--well, that isn't vour fas, of course, It is just the sun-spots taking it out on you. If sur-spots were all we had te worry airout! It scems to me these must be a few earth spots around somewhere too. Or something lite that, The latest is this spy ring scanda'--and it 'doesn't give oue a very confortable feeling, does ic? » LJ * Partne. and 1 often have quic2 an argument over present day world conditions, especially as they affect industry, agriculture and our own everyday life. Partner is al- ways lcoking ahead--planning this and planning tha, I contend that it is necless to think too much about the future; that the best any of us can do is to live one day at a time. By that I don't mean we shofild just sit back rd give ro thought -. to the future at all. But I do mean that, if, in living one day at a time, we make the best possible use of each day as it comes along, then 've are to a certain extent, laying a good tor. dation for the future. [t we are not behind with our regular work tien we should be able ro take advantage of opportunities as they anise. * . * So.many things that effect out daily K:,ng are beyond our .con- tiol. A farmer wishing to increase his mi'k output thinks he will supplement his feed supply by the purchas: of bran, shorts and oil: cake, He is soon told that bran and 'shorts are needed for milling and that oilcake is practically ungb- tainabie. ' His "wife plans to raise more chickens 'only to find that the brooter coal' she ordered last fall will not be available, That 1s what I mean when I say we cannot look ahead, But we can help the situation in some cases by thinking of the immediate future. For in- stanice we cannot help a power break but if we are caught without candles or coal oil that is nothing but carclessness, It is a grand thing never to pat © off doing anything, I wonder how il feels. Like a lot of other people I-mean well . , . I always mean well. But you know how it goes. Or do you? How Can I? By ANNE ASHLEY fresh discolor- Q. How can I prevent a ing? A. One method is to rub imme- diately with wet starch. Q. How can I wash corduroys? A. Wash the corduroys carefully, then rinse until the water is ¢lear. Do not squeeze out the water at the last rinsing, but throw the gar- ment over the line in a shady place while dripping wet. Q. How can I clean tinware tho- roughly? A. Dampen a cloth and dip it in- to common soda; then rub the tin- ware thoroughly. Follow this by washing and wiping dry. This treatment will remove all stains. Q. How can I varnish paper on a kitchen or bathroom wall, so that it can be wiped with a"damp cloth? A. Mix one 'ounce of gum arabic, three outces of glue, and a bar of soap, dissolving all in 'a quart of water, and apply witli a paint brush, Q. How can I make a good nickel and steel polish? .-i_,A. Mix one tablespoonful of tur- } sets for different courses, fidget "pentine, one tablespoonful of sweet oil, and enough emery powder to the consistency of cream. Apply with. a soft rag, then wipe off, and polish with a dry flannel. Q. How can I easily remove grass stains from clothing? A. These stains can often be re- moved by sponging with ammonia and water, Modern Etiquette By -ROBERTA LEE a. 1. Is there a fixed rule for the se- quence of pages in a letter? 2, Is it necessary that the china. used throughout a dinner should exactly match? 3. Is it proper for a girl to pow- der her nose, file her nails, or comb her hair in a public place? 4, When a person arrives at a home for a call, and finds the one he has come to see just.leaving, but is invited to come in, what should he do? 5. Who should pay for the con- yveyance in Which a bride leaves her father's home for the church? '6. 'Who' should enter. the hotel dining room first, the man or the woman? ANSWERS 1. No; but when writing a letter of four pages, use pages one, two, three,-and four in sequence, 2. It is clistomidry 'that the china match, but if preferred, one may usé different : 3. No; she shoiild do 'this before leaving liome, or in some dressing room. 4. Go in 'and sit down for about five minutes, then leave, But do not during those five minutes, 'Be poised and natural. 5, The bride- groom, 6. "The woman, = Sunday School Lesson March 3rd., Entering and Possessing a New | Land Joshua 1; 1-4; 23: 1-11, Golden Text. -- Thou shalt bless the Lord Thy God for the good land which He hath given thee. -- Deuteronomy 8:10. Joshua Succeeds Moses The children of Israel were on the plains of Moab east of the Jor- dan where they received the sum- mons to invade Canaan. The order, came from Jehovah to Joshua, the assistant and successor of Moses who had just passed away. The urgent task before the new leader "was the invasion and con- quest of Canaan. He must lead across the foaming, surging Jordan, all the people with all their belong- ings. Henceforth Israel should tra- verse no territory they could not call their own. before them lay their land divinely promised to them. No Turning Aside First they must be "very coura- geous to keep and do all that is written in the book". It takes cour- age to keep all God's commands in His Word. Here is 'where most fail, We do "keep and do" some things that are written in the book, but not all. God says all. There was to be absolutely no turning aside, "to the right land or to the left". All intercourse with heathen na- tions was forbidden. Joshua éxhorted the people to "ieleave unto the Lord", to hold fast to Him, to His commandments. The Source of Strength Joshua again reminds Israel that Jehovah is the source of their strength? and that to Him they owe their recent victories. God had pro- mised Joshua that none should stand against him for He would be with him as He had been with Mo- ses. If God is with us, then it mat- ters not who is against us; we shall prevail. There were occasions when this was literally fulfilled. Lord puts fear into the heart of a crowd, then" one man full of the opirit of the Lord can 'do miracles. Young David killed the mighty Go- liath and his great act so terrified the Philistines that they fled and were slaughtered. One man who has God o6n his side can face "a crowd of evil men and plt them to : shame 'afid confusion, Obédience To God The 'Wonderful love of God ex- périenced by the Tsraclites in the past and assured to them for the future derhanded a like return of love on their part, This love was to be shown in doing His will from the heart. The only way true love can be shown to God is by a life of J "obedience, When the (VE, British Girls Want To Stay on Farms A somewhat amazing situation has arisen in Britain, At least it is amazing to the people of the cities and larger centres. During the war, 59,000 girls en- listed or were drafted into the Wo- men's Land Army, relates the Hu- ron Exposito:. This Land Army will be demobilized on March 1 next, and these girls will be free to go where they please, to seek new employment, * But 30,000 of them have declared that they want to stay right where they have been for the past few years on the farm.* The pay of these girls has averaged little over $0.60 a wezk, For this they have had to work long hours, often in fi:lds swept with wind and rain and cold. The only recreation they enjoyed was weekly dances at the local pubs and very occasional trips to some market town, And all of them had been born and brought up in the city, where recreational facilities were almost unliniited. But, apparently, the war has un- covered the fact that there is a great and prowing dissatisfaction with factory and office work in the minds of young girls, once they have had a taste of life in the country. To them, life in large cities is not only drat but it costs too fnuch and they havé come to the con- clusion 'that 'there 'is something fiiore intportant' in life thin dollars and cents. It is_a healthy. and worthwhile example that a great many Ontario girls should consider. Soon More Supplies. On Grocery Shelves Shoppers who have been search- ing grocery 'store shelves for many scarce products with 'which to brighten up' the daily diet can ex- pect some beter luck in' the near future. Dates, raisins, prunes, and a number of canned fruit juices are coming into better supply. Among fruit juices which can be expected, in scme parts of Canada at least, are lemon juice, prune juice, pineapple juice and grape- fruit juice. Lima beans and red kidney beans arc two other items that will come into fair supply following the Prices Board's decision to allow a price increare. These are being imported from California and Mich- igan. z i Among products for which little ' improvement is 'seen in the near future are jams, sweet "pickles, olives, evaporated milk, lard and | shortening, canned fruits, The much-heralded purchases of 5,000,- 000 pounds each of shortening and lard from the United States will do little more than maintain our 1945 ration. Heavy slump in pork production is piven as the reason, Fairy-tale frock! * Pattern 45604 may be made "for playstime with a collar, puff ~ sleeves," embroidery! for parties with: lower neck; shoul- "dér flotdfices, © Lace "édging ropt- D3sfial. phil ru 1 Pattern 4504, cones in sizes 2 4 6, 8. Size 6, 534 yards 38-inch, Em broidery transfer included. Send TWENTY CENTS (20¢) + i'in¢ coins '(stdmp's cannot be accept- * «d) 'for this" pattern to Room 421, %8 Adelaide St. West, Toronto, Print 'plainly S1ZE, NAME, AD- DRESS, STYLE NUMBER, ¢ - -aréa Around: they meantime soniéthing: might tra up. FARE SAK LP oe TH ¥ AR FAAS FR MURATA exh 4 TNT SHAKES UP KING'S PALACE Ed iis a » al Everyone in Buckingham Palace, London, was warned to keep away from the part of the building facing St. James' park as a bomb dis- posal squad prepared to get rid of a German bomb that had been buried in the park since war days. The bomb's own éxplosive was first netitralized, then the missile was blown up, as pictured above, with a heavy charge of TNT. The explosion rattled the palace windows, but caused no damage. - By HELEN TOPPING MILLER ~~ CHAPTER XX. "I've got Grice said. "I know how mniuch He's sunk in that well. It was a fool proposition from the start and we tried to sell 'him that idea--indi- rectly, of course, But we didn't get anywhere witli it. We thought Kimball could handle the business. but he bungled it every time he {urned around. He 'told us he could get 'us the lease 'on Mason's land,' This 'stuff 'down here isn't biz enough--we've got to expand. If we had 'Mason's stuff we could go somewhere. But Kimball fell down on it, and so I was thinking, now that Mason's quitting definitely-- "n "maybe you. . . . "You want me to talk Mason in- to leasing to you, is that it?" said Gary, in a cold, 'level tone. "So you can go out and sell stock in an oil field to little schoo! teach- eds and 'widows 'with a little in. surance--and bring 'em out here to see derricks going up and drills all the information," going down--and everything but . oil!" "Look here--I'm ready to make you a 'legitimate proposition. The' well up there is no'good to Mason. He'll pull. his derrick down, and having an abandoned well only a quarter of a mile fdom us isn't going to be good for our business, You're in a better position to han: dle Mason right now than anybody --and 'we'll take care of you, of course. . ."" * * * 'The way you took care "of old man Harper when he went out' and cut Mason's water line, And Slide Ellis, when he trumped up a fake lawsuit to harass Mason and delay work on his well?" 2 "Listen, buddy, when a business man won't listen to a business ars gument , .."" | ps "You heard 'what he said, Bill." " Gary was grim. "Keep it"in mind, I may need you." Ag for you, "Mr. Grice--I'm young and out of a job and because I was in a tight/spot I worked for you- for two days. But I don't want the money, You can tear up the check. I've never worked for a crook--and T don't expect to begin, Good: ddy, sir." He turned away but Grice sprang in" frofit 'of him, Squdting * his thick 'body. "Look - hear, you yong "pup-- you 'can't' talk that way to mel I'll rin 'you out of 'the country-=I'jl--" "All tight," Gary set his jaw, drew back his arm. !Fll 'give it to you in a way you will -tinder- stand, then!" He swung once. at the 'pulpy, | crimson face. Grice went down with a wheeze and a 'grunt, 'Red-hot pain shot along Gary's tortured shoulders, but he was too enraged" to' notice "it, He 'scribbed his ' ktivicklés 'on hig" shirt * and . strode off." Bill Grant" trotted along | . beside 'him, $i ) "Boy, -what-a sock," he- panted, "Well, now I guess we're both out of a job. Yippee!" "Gary had pi : ¥6n to 'stay on the job till he re- tried, dnd a promise was & prom- ibe. HE'd help, Hickey clean vp the l,=afid inthe ~--a good job somewhere. Bill came to #ay.igood-by. He was' off tg. the Pecos River' coun- : "py be waiting for you, big fel; 16%," He "said "blaridly, as he _ de- "paved. "I'l wait "down" a bed" for you-2ohe with fo corncobs in the romised Hatyey Ma- mattress if poSsible==dnd T'll 'took the gale over; they're Sheep ranch- ers out: there--goats. and stuff--all kinds of money. Might even find , " "188UE 9--1046 you a rich widow. Widows always ' have a weakness for curly hair." ' » » * Adelaide had 'stood by, listening, her face cool and aloof, "Be. suite, Bill, that she 'enjoys starving in wierd places," she said nastily. Gary felt a hot. savage surge of | anger, but he kept his control, with difficulty. "I 'don't want any wid- ow," he said curtly. I don't want --any woman," Her eyes blazed at him, her lip curled. "Did you ever see such a --mule?" she asked Bill, scorn- fully. En "All right," Gary flared at her. "Um a mule, A mule has, sense. He knows when he's licked. He doesn't knock himself to pieces trying to do thé impossible--he just quits, Now, if you'll excuse" me, I'll'go out and' clean up that slush pit." He stalked:away and he ° did not look back. He worked till he ached 'with weariness 'and then, very late, he ( went upstairs «and -thréw himself across his. bed. 'But -he .could: not sieep. He jerked erect, later, when someone tapped on his door and Mona 'Lee "called anxiously "Gary?" ! » oii He opened the door. She was standing' there; and' her eyes 'had an odd, excited look in. them. 4 "Gary, Mr.' Hickey's downstairs. He wants to talk about the well-- and I don't know what-to say. You come Gary." Hickey sat in .the living room, fooking strange and stiff in his Sun- day 'clothes.' He was turning his . hat round and round in his hands. "Here's Gary, Mr. 'Hickey, 'Now you tell him what you've just told me." ' "Hickey scratched his head. "1 was 'telling 'Mis' "Masén heré--looks like"a. plimb 'waste to pill the' cas- ing on that- well. Looks to me liks we're mighty 'near ~down-=did you take a look at that! stuff we: was drilling yesterday?' "Yes, I looked at it. Sulphur in it." "Yeh, and whete you got sulphur, a lot of times you got oil, 1 fig- rured maybe we could shoot that well." : E "But, look here, havén't"any 'tioney. .' 'Yeah, I figtired-'on'tHat, But I ligured if you was ta help me--kind of take' the 'responsibility and fix things up with Mason---Fd buy the stuff. As the well 'stands to be a to- tal' loss ther way it is now, I figured maybe. Mason would-be' willing to cut us in, if we-went ahead and fetched him in a paying well." * * * "But you've got anhydrite there--and shale--" ; (To Be Continued) * Hickey--I down for say an: eighth, . "St. W., Toronto, "PATTERN / SUN. | MON. | TUES.| WED. | THU. | FRI. SAT. Roast | Cold |Omelet | Curry |Broiled | Fish |Individ- Veal | Roast of Liver ual Veal Veal . Meat Loaves Group | left unrat- | left | unrat- | wnrat- | Group B over | iomed | over. | loned | loned C '3 Iba. V2 1b, 2 2 oupons tokens If your ration budget indicates a credit of a couple of tokens saved from past eating, you may wish to exchange two full coupons for a Sunday roast. A three pound rolled shoulder of "veal should provide for three dinners, any one of which might include a guest or two. A tasty dressing, good brown gravy and baked' orange halves - 'are excellent co-partners for its. first appearance. And because roasts are not every week occurrences, you'll doubtless appreciate it sliced cold for Monday's dinner, On Wednesday, a curried dish with noodles pinch-hitting for the scarcer rice, will revive the rem- nants, Eggs, now so market-plentiful and reasonably-priced, suggest themselves for Tuesday, Whipped "into an 'elegant omelet, served with a colorful vegetable or two, they will satisfy the most discrim- inating taste. A boon to your ration status as well as your nutrition- "+ al level, would be liver on Thursday. Friday is yours for a fish 'selection. 'And on Saturday two tokens will procure half:a pound of hamburger for a meat loaf mixture, To: give this old starrdby a . 'new appearance, bake -it 'in custard cups -or' muffin 'tins. Then unmould and serve individually with your favored sauce on relish, Embroidery: that even a youns- ter can do gives these aprons color and interest. You can: hake the two from this pattern, o One yard of fabric or less for each. apron! 'Pattern 964 his 'trans- | {er pattern of-an 8) ix 1134 and two 3%4 x 35-inch motifs; directions {Send TWENTY CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this. pattern to Wilson, Needle- , craft Dept, Room 421, 73 Adelaide Print. plainly NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. 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