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rid R. B. Carter of Manilla, Ont., is to build a fty-pen `ranch for silver foxes this as- onn son. L _ When his horse took fright on the w_ay- to Preston and threw his milk wagon upsnb V down over a wire fence, Gordon Hagey, a `focal milk dealer, of Blair, escaped without a scratch. BCTBWH. At the raw furs auction in Montreal. raccoon, of which over 20,000 were offered, |~advanced 10 per cent., the best lot going at $10. o Page Fifteen`: Be strong!. It matters not how deep intrenched the 7- .wrong. . ' How hard the battle goes, the day, how` . long` . Faint not, ght on`. Tomorrow comes the` ' I nnnn Over a `Qudrterof a Century of Public Servi_e Dlvuv vvvuu-.n -. u.-. The attendance at the regular monthly! meeting on Feb. 9, at Mrs. T. I-Iewson's. was the` largest for at least. six years, for` ty-six being present. The attraction -was a debate by six members, Resolved, that . `the world is becoming `better rather than ---- -- " "nun mnnnra nn .ldPS Wre `the world Is necommg -ucnutr mum. uuuu "worse." The papers on both sides were excellent. showmg that much careful thought had been given to their prepara- tion. Mrs. S. J. Reynolds. Mrs. 0. Black ___..| 1:... `LI Ltnnhne tnnlr the nirm-ative tron. Mrs. B. J. neynuius. mm. u. u..w.. I and Mrs. H. Hughes took the affirmative side, and Mrs. G. Hewson. Miss M. Boyos `and Mrs. R. Thompson the negative. The] judges, Mrs. J. Corwan, Mrs. Shapter and Mrs. A. Warnica, gave a decision in favor of the affirmative. V Arrangements were completed for the concert on the 14th and at the close of the meeting a social hour was spent over the teacups. rm... mnnxhnrs M the W. I. met with the 816-Mix:9?7-5%f3s-_!s_1:nK9!_92Er:_ _ _-_..__..:_._._._..__- . The members of the W. the` United Farmers` Club at their meeting on Monday evening, Feb. 13. A debate was given by four men and two ladies, Re- solved, that a 100-acre farm is preferable "to a salary of $2,000.. Many good points `were made on either side, the decision `be- ing in favor of the affirmative by seven points. - nminr the ausnices of the-W. I. a coo-, points. Under the auspices -I. con-I -cert was given in the Presbyterian Church on Feb. 14. and was quite a success. The talent was for the most -part local and met with much appreciation. A number of the pupils from different schools gave drills, dialogues, songs and. `pan-tomimes, doing ........o nrnrlif. m themselve and the training! dialogues, ma. -pup-wiuuu, u..,..,, great credit to themselves training. A` nmar tpnnhers. The soloists of the _ev-} rrom an be y the heartily encored. MISS Nancy nurluur gun: a piano selection and played a number of "the accompaniments. Mrs. D. M. Stewart` of" Barrie gave -a very Interesting addrefass --_ .1... uvnrlr nf Hm Franco-Canadian or-I credit to themselves um mu: m.,.....,. of their teachers. _ev-! ening were Mrs. J. Frrier, G. Scudaamon-e,i A. Page and Lloyd Booth, who were an! encored. Miss Nancy Harmer gave . ..:.....n calm-Hnn and nlaved Barrie very llliaervabulg mu-.w.,; on the work of the Franco-Canadian or-i phanages, making special mention of the child for "whose benet the concert was `being given. Unique, features of the even- ing were the community singing and a play given by a number of young people, it be-- I ing their own production. The various parts were well acted and much -applause` was given.` The proceeds were $50.80. ` .a Read The .E;;hiner Adlet Column. s`rouo WOMEN'S ms1'rru1': .._....1.._ .....-.4 Minard"s Liniment for (Jolds, em. Cf7?T7VT 111, __ I_54 -1. -.. --4.... BE STRONG VG I" _v first `ottle. . --The Presbyterian Witness. `wjrw : Buy Diamond Ware or Pearl Warekitchen uten- sils and save work. They are so clean, with a int- hard, smooth surface that wipes clean like china. No scouring, no scraping or polishing. Just use soap and water. _ _ . - .__.:__'L1. ...1 .....I ....u In magic in nitlaer Pearl SUE]! anu watch Every conceivable pot and pan is madein either Pearl or Diamond Ware, the two splendid quality SMP Ena- meled Waresp Diamond Ware is a three-coatedenameled steel, sky blue and white outside, snowy white inside. Pearl Wareis enameled steel with two coats A of grey and white enamel inside and out. /\ Either ware will give `long service. Ask for . % Pgarl Ware .o1j Dtamggd Wcjgpjgjz MIDI 57 -Sn-u=.\:r METAL PRODUCTS co.` __-A. -H-Ant\L|'I'l\ \AIINMID 731$! Inn-up-nu L1` w - _ _ . . V .. ,___ MO TREAL*TORONTO WINNIPE EDMONTON vA~couvaa CALGARY BLUHEINGL CLOTHES noes `~..That blueing -the clothes on wash-d'ey' made them no whiter than before. but merely produced an optical illusion. `was rather surprising news to most of those at- tending the University Extension Course in Household Management in Toronto. re- cently. The blue, in conjunction with the yellowy (if imperfectly treated} _clothes, gave a whiteeect. it was explained. With `more perfectly rinsed clothes. use of less soda and with open-air drying; clothes do inot get as yellow.otl1erwise- and will pron- I-ably not need blueing. V 15.. ..,.l...... Linn nlfrn l'I\llI':nlI -HIS fuh nzed to VII PF- `HUI IIUI; uccu ulucuna. In using bl_ue, ultra marine was the standard_ and most usually sold. Indigo and Prussian blues, which were darker. , were to be_avoided. Liquid blue was really an aniline dye. Save the liquid blue, blue was not really soluble, though apparently '30 because of the neness of the particles. ~Thus. if clothes are allowed to lie in blue water, the particles of blue tend to settle ontthe clothes, giving them is streaky ap- pearance. - Ultra marine was the finest" of all; in the indigo the particles were quite coarse. 4 `Excess of any gourd blue may -be easily removed by placing the over-`blue article iin-to water containing a. little acetic acid (e.g.. vinegar), and warming it .up. Prus- sian blue is an iron compound; therefore. oxalic acid or salts of lemon should be used to remove its stains. Indigo or liquid blue are difficult. to remove if used in "excess- l'- _ ,, _n __._--.. LL- lulu uuuuu.u- I \J Jbllluvu -. sonzsavo ... -.---__. lee-tvurer explained that Toronto water show- -ed only 10 degrees of hardness. Therefore. if -ammonia were used to further soften it. one tablespoonful to 10 or 15 gallons of |water was all that was necessary. ` - :1 1 I __ L_ ______ _______ Speaking on the softening of water. the 1 |VVB\\r| nun sun ---my V... -._-~-_._..,. Temporary" `hardness can be ovefcome by boiling. T'l`-he remaining `5perma1xent. hardness can only `be removed by use of .. nu]- .-uuln Imuvnv nr nnnnnnin, Lam!- hardness only `De reluovcu uy um: u. a little soda. thorax or ammonia. Long- continued Iboiling only concentrates per- manent hardnes. Soda should never be used when washing babies` clothcs.. Lye should never be used by anyone `save `a chemist for softening water. m1_.- |....a......... ..........6 manna 931110 in rlicu-n.q:.. chemist I01` solwnuig waves. The lecturer spent some time in discus] ion of ammonia, `showing by chemical ex- periment that the dearest is frequently the icheapest in the end. To ensure getting ldesired strength, it is wiser .-to purchase lstrong` ammonia at - the druggist's, adding Ito it three times. its volume of water. `mg. and now are goon stews pmpzucu: Of beef. you buy what is called ``stewing' ` beef." or else stewing steak. or oxtail; of veal, knuckle or stewing veal"; of lamb, the neck, although the breast is sometimes- lsteyverl also. The stewing" meat, eithei of veal or beef, comes from the shin 01 lank and is often called shin =beef. It is coarse and gristly, but if properly prepared makes even more delicious stews than does -' the finer steak. `To make a stew, the best way is -to cut your meat into reasonably small pieces and brown them quickly in the frying pan. If you are having vegetables, brown them also. Have really some slightly salted our on .. ..;l..4..- 1:64 vnur hrnuynml meat 'fr`nm the V--_.w--V" -. -._. | , - '3 "Which cuts_ (if meat are used for stew~ `ing. and how are good stewsprepared? . m hoof vnn hnv what. is called stewinz have really some sugnuy szuucu uuux uu a plate, lift your browned meat `from the pan with a fork, roll in flour and transfer to your stew jar. Add the browned vege- ~rika,- cover with water, and cook very.` l tables, season with pepper and a little pap- very slowly until tender-about three hours orimore. You can make stew on the top - of the stove, but the tastiest kind is made in the oven in an earthenware stew jar. About half an, hour before serving time. thicken and brown your gravy. The result -willbe a delicious, -tender and attractive stew of the plainest kind. `If you `wish to elaborate, the -addition of celery salt (if no [celery is used in the stew"), tomato or `mushroom catsu-p;. -previously-b_oiled rice land red peppers; kidney; dumplings, or a A` QU?__S7T|ON or STEWSH --A __- ......n c... *~._!s a `NOT wmzu TH EM I emg. .L uunnllu can't` Tndign or cmaog . LIMITED ~ , WINNING YOUR SOULS There is a text in the New Testament which has been. greatly improved both as a rendering of the Greek and in force in the Revised Version of the English Bible. In the Authorized Version it is: In your} patience vpossess ye your souls." That giv- es7a very noble meaning to the words of Jesus, `which were spoken of a time of trouble. The Revised Version renders it In your patience ye shall win your souls." `That is a still nobler idea- mt- LL.......LL .......L......ul :v\ H-`Ca -un'\I\r`>(I` [Unt 13 3 55111 IIUDICY IUU&.. > The thought contained in this word of Jwus is not" that" our souls are given to_ us rady-made, and -that all we have to dovi`-. no- nncnnnn Hum Jnnld than) guard them [ready-maae, .I1'(1'U1tlE an we uuvt: bu uuu-v to possess them, :hold them, guard them `and defend them 1 until they are required of us. Great as that thought may be. there is` `a greater. It is that our souls are "given us to be won, to be trained, to `be developed to. the highest perfection and ~n-obility. vm....... :2. .. m......+ rliFfm\nnmI hntvveen ~n-omuty. . , There is a great diffenence between sessing and winning. `A man may possess ` a `book; he may have bought it with ood 1 "coin of the realm, may have writt n his name on the y-leaf, entered it in his lib~ rary catalogue and given it a place on his book-shelves. Yet he has not won it'ha.`. book for himself until he has `read it and reread it, until he has mastered its contents and made them a part of his own mental equipment,- of his conduct and character. The `great part of the people who own books possess them, but they have never won them, or made them really their own. A man may possess` a musical instrument. have paid a lot of money -for it and set it up for show in his -house. Yet he will never win that instrument until he has spent days and years of study, mastering ' its capabilities of melody, making it at once the instrument of his pleasure `and his expression. Many possess musical in- struments. Few =ha.ve won them. - ML- .......... :. I-run nf flu: natm-al nowers `vwwv. boys : z-nu` I his soul. - That is the biggest thing each of us has to do, to win his own soul. It is not easy; but it can be done. God gives us the start in that great spiritual impulse which Jesus called being born anew." From that `beginning we must strive more and more to win our souls. Everywtimc pota.toiid will give you "a different dish every_ day of the week from the same basic sgtew. The secret -of `good stew is, first. slow cooking, and second. careful avoring. There is no need to serve pale, watery; tasteless stew if these simple rules are fol; lowed.--~Everywoman's World. ' QUEEN VICTOR|A`S'WED|*)|_NG CAKE 4--. .1.` LI... nr\v\.Ir\I:|n`1;I\IY>I11Q]"]"i('_)`p_ 1t W&LuI` 'I6Iwuu-nu- .7, In view of the aipproachingniarriage, it is interesting to note that an Innisl lady has a,small portion of ' Princess M-ary`.~ great-great-grundniother s_ wedding `cake. The Innisl lady s mother,'then a young girl, `had it given to her by a young lady friend. who received it from a cousin who was in Queen Victzoriafs household -at. the `tine ofvher marriage to Prince Albert. EEIGLISH MUFFINS Mix ohe quart our, half teaspoon sugar,i one teaspoon salt. two teaspoons baking powder and one pint and a qua:-t\er `sweet milk. Havebatter a little stiffer than for griddle cakes. Have griddle hot and greas- ed. lay greased mluffinirings on top of it, fill them half L full and turn them when risen to top with, a cake turner. Do not bake too brown. When done, pull muffins apart, toast each half slightly, butter and annxvn at nnnn npcuv, av... `it serve at once. Vllvvv-:uu- _.. _.._. , Mix -half cup sonr milk with one cup mo- _ lasses, one teaspoon" powdered ginger, half teaspoon powdered mace, half teaspoon powdered cinnamon, quarter teaspoon salt -and one teaspoon _-baking soda dissolved in two tablespoons of water. Gradually stir in two cups our, four tablespoons grated chocolate and half cup seeded nisins. Put mixture into buttered and oured cake tin and bake in steady oven 45 minutes. Sift together one cup flour. quarter tea- spoon salt, one teaspoon soda. Add twc cups bran, one 9.nd`a half cups thick sour milk, three tablepoonsemolasses and quar- `ter cup softened butter. Mix well and bake half an hour in ,weI-1 buttered muffin pans. I-\a\n--vv vv'.-.-._ Two pints sugar, one cup honey, one 'teaspoon-allspice, one teaspoon baking soda, one teaspoon cinnamon. one cup nut meats, one cup sour mtlsk. `Flour to roll,- not too thin, cut in squares and `bake 111 hot oven. cHocoLAT_E `GINGERBREAD Thursday, "February 423, 1922. , EGG LESS COOKI ES 1 BRAN MUFFINS THE BARRIE ExA1_vuNER we check the unkind word upon: our lips; the unkind `thought in our minds, even to- wards those who have done us: wrong, we are winning our souls. Every: time we blot out with forgiveness the unfair, unjust or ` nslanderous things others have done or said, i weare -winning` our souls. Every time we f forsake the easy and choose the hard. ev- ery time we deny ourselves luxury and su-b~ E" mit to -privation for the sake: of our fellow- men, we are winning our souls. It is not easy, but it is worth while; It is not easy, 5 but it is the way our Master went, the ' Captain of our salvation, whose `own life was not_- complete till He suered. And thei way the Master went, shall? not` the servant tread it too`? ' Yea, through the shadow` of agony C-ometh Redemption--if we may but pass In the same footprints where our Master went, n1:.L 111.... L.....:.1.. n:- " went, Witzh Him. beside us. , I _Thus He won us; am thus shall we like- , ur:_. n..- Qnnlc. wise M nus 116 wuu ua, a Win Our Souls. The primary object ofthis trip is to consider how trade between Canada and the British West Indies can best be promoted. it is felt that the trade agreement recently negotiated between Canada and the \Ncst Indies should be very benecial and should foster alarge interchange of commerce. With the object in view of looking into conditions generally, to learn what goods the West Indies have to.sel| to Canada, and to describe what goods Canada has to sell to the West Indies, this tour` was organized by the Canadian Manufacturers Association. _ The tour will occupy a month, during which time the following places will be visited Nassau. B.l.. Kingston, amaica, Panama Canal, La Guaira (Caracas), Port of Spain, Trinidad, Derrierara. Grenada. St Vincent, Barbados. t. Lucia, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua, St. Kitts and Bermuda. ram"& Sons, Co. Ltd., Montreal, Que.; Col. and Mrs. R. W. Leonard and Mr. Douglas Mutc . Coniagas Reduction Co. Ltd., St. Catharines, Ont.; Mr. (_3. Cliord McAvity, Mr. and Mrs. J. W Dividson, Te McAvity & Sons, St John, N.B.; Mr. and Mrs. A. .H. Stratton, Peterboro Review Co. Ltd.. Peterboro. Ont . Mr and Mrs (leo. _| Lip- pert, Geo. J. Lippert Table Co. Ltd., Kitchener, Ont.; Mr. and Mrs R H. Turner, _l _] Turner, Ltd , Peterboro, Ont.; Mr and Mrs. H. Pocock, London Concrete Machinery_(`o. Ltd., London. Ont . Mr and Mrs C H Payne. Secretary of the_Commercial intelligence Branch of the Department of Trade and Commerce of Canada. Col Arthur Hatch, `anada Steel Goods Co..Ltd.. Hamilton. Ont; Mr jzis. Anderson, representing the Border Cities Chamber of Commerce, Windsor, Ont.; Mi-`AW. H Shapley, Goold, Shapley & Muir (`o l.t(l , Bi.-iniford, ()nt . MF H. V. Greene, Hiram Walker & Sons, Ltd.. Walkerville, Ont.. Mr. I D Johnson. Canaitlai Cement Co Ltd _. Montreal, Que.; Col." H. L. Edinonds. ]ohn Morrow Screw and Nut Co. Ltd . lngersoll, (mt . Mr W _I .-\itchison, D Aitch~ ison & C0,. Lt-d., Hamilton, O_nt.; Mr. S. L. (iunn, The Mc'C1ary MTg (ioiiipiniy, l.t'Hl(l(m, Ont Mr (lrahzim F Towers, Siiperintendent Foreign Trade Department. Royal Bank of (linziilzi. ;\l?int.r-nl, Que The following is a list of the persons constituting the party: Sir Alexander and Lad Bertram, john Bert- 'Canadian National Railways-and Canadian (_`-overnment :\l(-rchzinl i\ l.'irin(-_ Liniiied. will l)( represented on the trip by Mr. C. K. lloward. of Toronto, their (ienerail Tourist -\i;ent ' A'party, numbering twenty-seven representative! Canadian manufacturers and wives. sailed from Halifax on Wednesday, February 15th. for a tour of the West Indies. The delegates left Toronto by Canadian National- Grand .Trunk route on Sunday evening, February 12th, travelling in specialsleeping car direct to the ship's side They arrived at Halifax on the evening of February l4th, sailing the following evening on the "SS. Canadian Fisher." one of the Canadian Government Merchant Marines ne ships regularly in this service They will arriv;/at Kings- ton, Jamaica, on February 25th, where they will be interviewed by the Governor ofvjamaica Arrangements have also been completed for the entertainment of the party at various other points en `route by Government Trade Coin- missioners, Boards of Traderand Chambers of Commerce. - I` n .1 n,.:.:_L \II--. l....I....- Ann ;;%m%%%%$$&%&%%%%%%%w&%*:' A full-size, full-Weight solid bar Qf g0_0d soap i `_-`SUR PRISE. \.-7-_ i3-egt for avnyland 9:11 household use. MUSIC ROOM 3. L ou'No' 4 `s. s. CANADIAN FISHER OF THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT MERCHANT MARINE ' consider Canada British West Indies trade tecial erally, tour Ioccupy following Canal, __ u--.....-....... A...:.....-. Q0 kin; and Bermuda. For use in washing machines shave or slice a portion of the SURPRISE bar direct ___-2II J - C3...`-. cur.-so-Ir B PU: Llull Va. 935-: 2.: `.1 .-.. ---v... to the machine.--It will do fi~n-e:e work. A Big Bar l` Miss Chaine, Amprior, grew :1 lemon tree this past year which bore three specimens iof fruit. One of them weighed 12% ounc- |es and was juicy and of a delicious avor. nil-.:l.. nnnrnn nnuyha A` Oman .q{\l1l'H" I >14 . ~., T . V,_. IN WOMAN %S REALM *1`: *+%$%%%%*%$%%$&$&%%i&%%%& CS 3110 Was Juxcy unu U1 8. ucuuxuub uuvun. - While George Bowes, of Owen Sound, was. breaking kindling wood to start a re.` .. '...m... A` nun-I Hm" nn nny-ninor fhn nvn- Wli Ln't:muu5 xuuuuug Wuuu vu avail: (I Luv. _a pxece of wood ew up, -plercmg the eye- ball. cu_-.r-_.: :_ ..._..........l .. .. .....~..-...:..n \lvALAvIv|I.A -. against rats. Wcanv nnf agamst rats. ` . Essex, Ont., 18 to have a rat catchers club of (me hundred citizens. Hill. I Stratford is engaged in a campaign ..n.-u-6 n-nlrn QRDER FROM YOUR -NEIGHBORHOOD GROCEB; fu can ue sweet milk, sour milk, bttermilk or water with Baking Doder EGG;'0 Indies ._.I' L..o.......n (`an-xrln flll tho Hal Be strong! `We are not here to play. to dream. to drift`, We have hard \v.'::l< to do. and loads to lift. Shun not.the struggle, face it. tis God's glit. 7 Be strong, be strong!