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access 3."“"' LTD Mc mand LOETC _ m 4â€"1370 Wailace Roa! "EOCCV CEA 30 THE SELECTING OF CHRITSMAS GIFTS FDR THE BOYS IN THE TRENGHES ; A FEW SUGGESTIONS The general public, who are planâ€" ning to send Christmas gifts to the soldiers cnd perhaps puzzied as to what would most please the gallant boys in the trenches. It 4s alfficult to give any ‘advice on this matter, beâ€" cause there are so many things one soldler would like to reecive for which another would perbaps have little Still, there are certain gifts which will be welcomed in any parcel sent to the trenches, and the following list of articles, drawn at random from a walk through the principal shopping centres of the city, suggest themâ€" selves: There are unbreakable . mirrore made of Lighly polisred steel, which are as much a boon to ti¢ soldiers in the billots as the safety .razors und shaving soap, and brush which would surely accompany them. Imagine the pleasure a soldier would .fecl were he able to sit down to the Christmas dirâ€" ner with a clean shave ‘Then there are khaki shirts, and other men‘s furnishings of different kinds, all of which would be s WMâ€" come as the cigarettes and tobactco, the candy, chewing _ guin, safety matches, tobacco pouches and pipes, indelible pencils or even fountain pensâ€"pads of writing paper or dlarics and any of the other comforts wnich would lighten the burden of duty nobly undertaken and unfinchingly earried through. Bachelor‘s buttons, wishing soap, handkerchlefs, playing cards, tooth brushes, plum cake, butter scotch and bonâ€"bons, Balaclava belmets, woollen comforters, warm socks and a score ot other things with each of these will suggest to oneâ€"s mind, would all fin 1 a hearty reception when they were d6 livered to the men in the trenches or back in the rest billats, 1t the photoâ€" graph of the sender was encloscd with it, or the latest photograph . of the family, or even of the baby . horn since daddy went away to warâ€"well, naturally, it would make the gift stilt more acceptable, Care in P acking In sending these things, however, the greatest care must be exorcised in seeing tat they are all securely packed. Placing articles loosely in a cardboard box means sure disappoint ment for all concerned. for it brobabâ€" ly will never reach the soldier . to whom it is addressed. Goods should ge acked in boxesâ€"probably screwed down, not naileaâ€"or else sewed in sacking of some other strong . maâ€" terial. Ordinary brow».paper is quite as unsultable as cardboard. This is the advice ‘given by‘lho eapress comâ€" If the parcels that are to We~ sert weigh under eleven pounds they can be sent by the Canadian Parcel Post. and it should be addressed as follows: Man‘s Regimental number, rank and name, Squadron, Battery, or Company, Battalion, Regiment, or Eoo en nR t o s ces panies, who also give other . uesfv! information about gifts. Citizens who seng parcels overâ€" seas to soldiers should be careful in specifying the nature of the contents in filling in the Customs decaration which 1# aitached to each narcel before posting. It is mnot sufficient to state "soldiers‘ comforts," "wearing apparel," etc, The articles contained in the parâ€" sel must be specifically declare.. wWEDNESDAY .N0OvEXRBER s, 1918 -m“’.w Sw" The best sugar for the sugar bowl is Its purity and "fine" granulation give it the highly sweetenâ€" | _ Aium mt A ing , power. It disâ€" solves instantly in your teacup Of 0n ’“,wf.uceml. MAINLY FOR WOMEN A Few Items other unit, Canadian Contingent, British Expeditionary Force. The naine of any particular locality must not be put on the parcel as it only leads to confusion and delay. If the parcel welghs over eleven pounds, und under $% pounds, the same address should be put on witc the additicnal words: Care Military Forwarding Ofâ€" ficer, Southampton, Docks, â€" Engâ€" land. So that a parcel weighing over eleven pounds will be addressed: No, 4779, Private John Jones, _C, Company, 1st Battalion, Canaâ€" _ dian Contingent, British Expediâ€" _ tionary Force, care Military Forâ€" warding _ Officer, _ Southampton Docks, England. Each package must bear on the wrapper the name of the sender and his address, as well as a list of the contents. In case a man is detached from h!a own unit or regiment, and, employed inâ€"another appointment, tha address shoulq give name of his original regiâ€" ment, followed by the words attached to it, giving his name of the regiment :' department he is now with, as folâ€" 8: No, 2245, Corp, John Smith, 48th l Highlanders, attache) to 1st Diviâ€" wlonal Staf, Canadian . Expediâ€" _ tionary Force. ‘ ‘The charges for all boxes or boxes must in all cases be prepaid. Any ship ment over 56 pounds will be refused, as the authorities on the other . stue positively decline to hyndle the saino Packages under eleven pounds . will be turned over to the authorities at Liverpool and under.a6 pounda to the authoritles at Southampton, who will forward them to the front with extra charge, but entirely at owner‘s risk Delivery under thes» ctreumstances is not guaranteed, out every effort will be made to make delivery. Packages must not under any cir cumstances be addressed to the War Office and nonâ€"single packages . of eleven pounds and under must be conâ€" signed to the Southampton Dooks. If such shipments are received there they will be treated as gifts for the troops generally and be distributed accordingly, Smail parcels may, howâ€" ever, be addressed under cover of a large parcel between elevcr and fiftyâ€" six pounds weight, via Southampton, provided they are all addressed to the officar commanding the unit. Goods of perishable nature, such as fresh fruit, vegetables, chickens, etc., will not be accepted, and cakes, jJam, etc., should be packed in tins, not glass, Nothing likely to cause dam age can be accepted, Safcty matches }m only be sent packed in sealed tins, . It is not always possible to effxt direct delivery direct to the consignee The Military _ authorities in many cases tke charge of the riipping to the men at the different camps, Have you ever noticed _ that your furniture does not _ harmonize with your woodwork? In the usual house the fact is quite noticeable. The comâ€" mon yellow pine woodwork with furâ€" niture of oak, mabogany or _ walnut is frequently seen. The only way . to harmonize yellow pine with the dark brown mission furniture is to . stain it about the same color. Green stainâ€" ed woodwork with brown furniture is not good. [ + x5 e FURNITURE SHOULD HARMONIZE ~~ " wITH WOODPWORK THE SOLDIEN® (:III-I’!( PRAYER MORRY TCSS Whas and wi For our contry, King and right, Shield my daddie, Saviour, shield, On the distant batttefeld, In bedrooms the pine can be enamâ€" eled cream and this makes a .. fine setting for mahogany, walnut or painted furniture. In a colonial house the cream or whiite is used throughâ€" out. It is a great mistake to put maâ€" hogany or old _ fashioned furniture against anything but . Wiite woodâ€" work. Mabogany looks very badly if used with oak or yellow pine woodâ€" work. And again dark mission, furniâ€" ture does not correspond to mahogâ€" any woodwork, but is best with . a brown. ‘Too many of our houses are finishâ€" ed in the naturalâ€"corored . pine, and no furniture in the world will look well with it. If we are building we can stain it but, if not, it sometimes must be endured. _ The only way to change it is to paint it or scrape the varnish off and refinish it. When the shells are falling near, Woundinc, killing, front and rear; When his trench is bulletâ€"swopt, Safely may he then be kept. ‘Shleld ‘my daddie, Saviour, shield, On the distaut battlefeld, Listen, Saviour, WNTT 7 PISZ For my daddie far away: Gone, so mother says, to fight Emer MOP TY C Take away my ONPT® TTM!, Bid her dry each big warm tear; ‘Thou canst guard him to the end. And froin every oo dcten. C WERRSCCAOOLOS cnlard EeP l oo ’mn my daddie, Saviou, shield, On the distant battlefiond. Answer, Saviour, while 1 pray away my mother‘s fear, What Not to Do Other Details That Lena Cavaliere bas arrl in New York for a tour with the B ton Opera., Company. ‘That the only fashlonable color a woman is the one which best comes her. That New York is to hold ", tume Ball of the Ten Allies * son Avenue on November 28, 89 the various relief organizatic® coâ€"operate, ‘That mole, kolinsky and seal h;: the list of fashionable furs, and th," is also a pronounced fancy for© chilla. es ©UTTTY ‘That large quantities of lenses f9" militury purposes . are now . bel# made in English munition factories. ‘That while satin has not hither© been included in mourning materia® this season one of a heavy qualit® but not particularly lustrous, is being utilized. That Georgette crepe blouses AT? to be worn more than they were 18t winter, and that means a good de!â€" ‘That women craneâ€"drivers . hay now been engaged at Cammell Lair® great works in Sheffield, _ and tRY wear masculine dress _ of chocoite brown with blue pipings. ‘That Georgette is exploiting the Grecian lines in her newest gowns. What Matilda Sees That Lada, the dancer, is apper= ing _ with the Russian Sympbuy Orchestra. ‘That some of the new Paris eenâ€" ing gowns measure less than two nr: wide at th. hem and yet hve trains. fiying upward give . height to the fashionable millinery. That Philadelphia _ college girls have just opened a Tri Delta"frat" house of their very own, and they scorn the term "sorority," . ‘That authorized women visitorsto the homn"o(‘:ouhn‘ wives are n | «mmmmame= provided e _ Leeds corporabn| Sprinkle s with Vâ€"shaped badges. collect. This ‘That felt hats with embroidies wool or with cutâ€"out . flowers g‘,': To "u"s velvet or cretonae are stiched to p4| DP M9" hat by deep spaced buttonâ€"hole sty,.| !9 248 jJar. es, spaced an eighth to a quarterge an incl apart. x A few dro =â€"<â€"â€" hot water w __That, .â€"new underwear made . pf| baby‘s colic. Georgette bears little trimming, >_ most not any other than a Heat the : for ribbon or a bit of hemâ€"stitching. |. uy into That in dealing with a man a foolâ€" ish woman argues; . m sane woman argues first and then acts; a wise woman simply ucts und leaves his conscience to do the arguing. | ‘There is a good deal of amusement in the following magical table of figâ€" ures. It will enable you to tell how old the ladies may be. Just hand this table to a lady and request her to tell you in which column or colums her age is contained; then add together the figures at theâ€"top of the columns in which her age is found, and you have a great secret. Thus, suppose the age be 17; you will find that numâ€" ber in the first and fifth columns.At> the first figures of these two coluAdd For my daddle far away Grant us victory, seng us peace, ‘unhlneml warâ€"time cease, Uutil then my daddis shield On the distant battlefield, That in spite of many atte made to launch the bustle, it ~ not to meet with favor. se HOW TO TELL ANY PERSON‘®® AG 31 33 11 13 15 17 19 21 41 43 45 87 ‘That madâ€"looking bows withends Here is â€"Canadian White Ribbon 30 31 34 42 43 47 51 10 11 14 15 18 19 the magic table: THE INDEPENDENT, 47 52 14 15 20 31 37 38 44 45 28 29 31 40 41 42 43 44 67 61 62 13 14 15 24 Fid 27 47 10 11 ».. Madiâ€" and all 57 31 48 49 16 17 18 19 24 for Ns 34 37 49 50 61 57 61 62 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 sâ€"2 cups yellow CONMNUTH Materbur, 2 cups milk, 1 ex#, 2 1 eup jons sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 3 tablesons baking powder. teaensilsâ€"Mixing bow!, flour alfter, zgâ€"beater, shallow dish to beat @£€® in shallow pan, two measuring . CUps. teaspoon, tablespoon. Directionsâ€"Sift tue flour, salt, #U= gar, cornmeal and baking powder inâ€" to bow!; add the milk, lard and well beaten egg; mix well. Brush shallow pan with a litte butter and pour OH the mixture and bake in a hot oven 20 minutes. â€" Materialsâ€"4 cups apples cut fine, _ eups bread cut in cubes, %. cup 2 swn sugar, 2 teaspoons butter, !& P&spoon cinnamon. | Utensilsâ€"Pudding pan, measuring ! cfiuupoon. ‘ rectionsâ€"Brush _ pudding _ pan with butter, put a layer of apples . oi bottom, a layer of bread and half of he sugar; add another _ layer . of upples, the balance of the bread, the remaining apples, and cover with the rest of the sugar, and dast with cinâ€" namon. Add !, cup not water, cover and place in moderate oven 30 min= n moderate OYEN St UMT Good Utensiisâ€"Mixing bow!, flour sifter, two measuring cups, teaspoon, tableâ€" spoon, bakeboard, rolling pin, pastry brush, knife, bakepan. Eus RRE BE ATo Noe sn ie tde. uu‘.'or until the apples are tender, Remove the cover and brown. Serve with fruit sauce. Materialsâ€"1 cup brown sugar, 2 eups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powâ€" der, % teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons ::oflenlnx. % cup milk, 1 tablespoon tter. Directionsâ€"Sift the flour, . baking powder and sait into bowl, add the shortening and rub in very lightly; add enough cold milk _ to make . a dough. Place on floured board _ and roll out 1 inch thick; _ then spread with butter and cover with the brown sugur; roll same as jelly roll; _ cut into 1â€"inch pleces. Place in pan which has been brushed with oll or butter, and bake 20 minutes. Cocon Sponge Cake Materialsâ€"! cup cocom, 1 cup suâ€" gar, 44 cup cold water, !g cup flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 3 eggs, pinch of salt. _ _ _ > Utensiinâ€"Mixing bowl, two . measâ€" uring cups, teaspoon, wooden spoon, eggbeater, flour sifter, turk‘s . head (tubspan.) _ __ _ Directionsâ€"Mix the cocoa, _ sugat and water until smooth, then add the yolks of eggs, beaten until light. Sift the flour and baking powder, add and mix. Beat the whites of eggs _ until stiff and dry, add and fold in very lightly. Line turk‘s head with paper, pour in the mixture and bake in modâ€" wrate oven. Sprinkle salt in places where files collect. This will keep them away. To be sure that tomato catsup will not mold, add a nasturtium seedâ€"pod A few drops of liquid sodamint in hot water will sometimes relieve the MSBY, ONTARIO Brown Lm... you roil out ple crust add a If teaspoonful of vinegar and the erust will be light and flaky. For The Housewife Mushrooms . are . most . delicious when allowed to simmer in their own juice and a good amount of butter, L“AM a teaspoonful of cornstarch to h cup of sugar, when making choâ€" colate fudge, and it will . surely . be #mooth. L‘When boiling cabbage, put a Cupâ€" 1 of vinegar and a tablespoonful of sugar near the pot and the cabbage will not annoy by its bad odor. ‘To test mushrooms, put a . silver spoon in the pan while they are cookâ€" Ing. If the spoon turns black there are poisonous elements in the mess. An easy way to pick _ up small pleces of broken glass is to wet . a plece of absorbent cotton. The smallâ€" est pleces will adhere to the wet cotâ€" Sew a very large safety pin inside your shopping bag. It is a great conâ€" venience for hanging things on, from house keys to small safety pias, the latter to hold samples. Tomatoes, lima beans, carrots and cora, mixed and cooked until they are thoroughly done, then put into glass jJars and sealed, will be casily kept l':: will make a delicious dish for ter. Oneâ€"half as much _ liquid as flour for muffin and cake batters. Oneâ€"fourth as much liquid as lloirl forstiff doughs, as for bread. ‘ meâ€"â€"s 1 Oneâ€"third to oneâ€"half as much butâ€" ter as sugar for all butter cakes. \ Separate belts are in vogue again, and one sort that is very attractive is made of sueds, bound on each side with a lulfl leather of a contrastâ€" ing color, belt costs about $1. Oneâ€"third as much liquid as four for soft doughs, as for biscuit. Meat the earth ‘that you are going 0 put into pots or window boxes and i1 Insects will be destroyed. Potatoes that have been taken out f the ground before they are thorâ€" oughly ripe will never bake or boil â€" as to be light and fluffy. ;-\'râ€" Betty Pudding With Fruit Cinnamon Wheels Cooking Hints plder Cornbread Naunce llow cornmeal, most _ delicious Come in and I‘ll show you why the Pandora stays as good as new long after other ranges have to be repaired or replaced. PEACHES PLUMS GRAPES TOMATOES Carload lots or less. Advise us what you have to ship. Quotations furnished on request. _ _ _ _ 0_ _ |__________ Our Motto "Quick Service." Send for shipping stamps. Commission Merchants and Fruit Auctioncers OTTAWA E. J. GRAHAM, * ‘%. B. CONGER, ‘G. A. BOOTH, Sold by Jas. A. Wray No Stooping The Lighter Day does away with -wor ing. It makes your chy:’brigllur. t li.Aum your work. fagogy |ENDING over to a lowâ€" : ) down oven is needless work. B2A] The Handyâ€"height Oven makes baking a far, far lighter task. You can see things baking through the Clearview GE R COAL RAN Modern white in enamel Mhzhllkb el finish. M?Nm Book of photos on request. CLARE BROS. & CO. LIMITED, . â€" PRESTON ">» Jas. A. Wray 5=* Without a doubt, one of the strongest bicycles ever built. Thousands in use toâ€"day, that have been running ten to twenty years. And still giving the utmost satisâ€" Call and examine the latest ‘"Clevelands "at "Built to Last" |‘.'J.: C. I‘.A the finishing touch of perfection to this famous wheel. J. C. FARRELL |