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»/ f) :: v» ' *â-  I *>- . l I Gift fov a Man YOU are sore to be right if you give him a Gillette Safety Razor. Let him know what comfortable shaving really is. With the 24 factory-sharpened edges that go with every Gillette set you realize the importance of NO STROPPiNG-NO HONING- there is no need for either. It is a happy day that any man gets acquainted with Gillette shaving, and you do a friend a right good turn when you select for his Christmas present one of the handsome Gillette Safety Razor sets. Sold by the best dealers everywhere at $5.00 the set. For CHRISTMAS S97 S/o/res of dairy woman, but I sell a great deal of buttor, and uhcn I secure a cuatnin- er he is ii lasting one. I am careful to see that ail milk ves.se'.s are kept dean anfl the in ilk a~ild butter care- fully handled. Like most country peo- ple, my creLim is rp^ncd near the fire in a. jar t!iat will allow a circulation of air.v. Closed vessels sjive milk and Lib'.-ai i. eetiing or Live Stcx^v. ::;8y feeding: of live stock is one cf the n:».5L wasteful and extravagant fsatures of Canadian agricHlture. This "\a c-ii".ecial!y true in case it '3 the feeder's purposa to have the animal gr>Tv in frame or lo.se flesh or produce .•ni. animal product such as milk, I'uUcr, wool, cgfrs, etc. For , every Ai-.s cLlive stock there is a definite, • quan: 'ty of the various digestible : -r.iitrient-.i required lov the Tna;nten-1 ar.ce of the system â€" for supplying' this excludes all dust but heat and ener-gy and repairing Wa^ite en*tfc'y e::c]ude the air. tissues. A ration which will just mest; When the cream .'s ready for churn- thc-a requirements and maintain the' in? it is aUvays warm, and if churned animal without any change in weight' immediately the butter is sure to be is called a maintenance ration. It is' white and puffy, so I set the crock apparent that supplying siu-h a main-! back from the lire until the cream has tcr.ar.ce ration is a sort of necessary; cooled, then I churn it. If the'temp- orature is too low it foams, and none but tiny granules of butter form. In such cases the crock is set in a vessel of v.arm water, and the churn- I'ng deferred until Uie correct temp- When t;) •â- Ca.se" Your 'i rapping Catch arid When Not To. After tlv-> animals have been trap- ped the first thing to do is to .skin them â€" remove -.h.'ir pelis. There are tvvc ways of lii ing tii .â- ;, the "casing" method ami the "open" method. The butter an objectio;iable flavor. A clean , former, as the name sujrge.-ts, means cloth is tied securely ovet the top of ; pg^ij^g ^he pelt from the animal's the tall crock which holds the cream;, i^^dy so that when it is fnially re- does notj mo^.pj it ,;,s tubular in shape. The lat- ter method snnply calls for cutting the animal from the jaw bone down the m.iddle of tiie belly to the tail, evil since "we get no returns for the then drawing the skin off with ' a gentle downward movement. Coon, badger, beaver an<i bear are practicallji the only animals whose pelts are treated by the "open" feed thus consumed. J but tiny granules of butter form. method. In case it is the feeder's purpBse to In such cases the crock is set in a All the other animals are "cased." carry an idle horse through ti:e vr'nter vessel of v.arm water, and the churn- But it is necessary for the young cheaply, such a ration is probably the, ,'ng deferred until Uie correct temp-| trapper to know whetlier to case them mo.3t desirable, but if it is his pur-lcratare is reached. A practiced earl pelt side out or fur side out. For pose to seL'ure some animal product â€" .can determine this very readily by the | those who ai'e^ not experienced these such as milk, for instanceâ€" or to cause ^ sound produced. The crock is re- pointers wiH be of value. tke animal to increase in size or de-| moved from the water when right The following should be "cased," gree of flesh'ng, then merely supply-: temperature is reached, the churning pelt side out: Mink, skunk, muskrat, ing a maintenance ration, or a little fini:^hed, the butter drawn, washed,! white weasel, civet cat. came to them upon the aea when they toiled in the night, rowing against contrary winds. They saw Him glori- fied and radiant in a mountain vision. Food multiplied in His hand and a lit- tle fed a great company. La.st of all there was the as-surance of His resur- rection from the dead, confirming and establishing the faith that had almost failed them when they saw Him crucifiet ! A great faith and a great love be-: I came theirs, and a great desire toj minister in the worlil to human need j as they had se-.'n Jesus m.'nister. Nor; I did they lose hope of the coming king-j I dom. Still they chei-ished than hope,' even believing that .lesus would some again to set up that earthly kingdom of which they dreamed. But they had learned that it was not by force of; arms, by !)att!e3 or by wars, that it was to l.-c won, but by leading all men ,, c ^â- ^..â- i 1 ' to know and to have faith in the Lord them from littleness and narroAvness , ^-i â-  .. -ni.- u ..u • ] . ' , ,, ,,. , J 1- I -1 Jesus Chr.st. This became their duty,' and the selnshness of nation;;! pride and mere mat£rial am hopes, and made tlicm I see what thev had heard and seen. We must remember that they were; ^ig,,,^ ,,,,0,^ jjim as thev knew HimI first of all Jews, with Jewish instincts, „„,, ,„ij,.ht geek to be like Him. and prejudices, knowmg Jewish laws; To them the Life and words of Jesus | and customs, and havuig as their great | j-ame as a ,-reat lijiht, and as a rcve-' book of rehg;on the Old Testament. ;.^tion of God. Thsy saw and found: The Temple of Jerusalem was for.Qod i^ Him. as Light, and Life, and them the centre of all true worship,' Love. "This is the message," John L\ TEK N ATION A L LESSO \ DECEMbER 28. The Training of Peter and John (Re view). Selection for Reading: I John 1: 1-9. Golden Text. • Acts I: 3. Peter and John were men of their own time and of their own people. 1 'Jiider the teaching and example of I Jesus, and endowed with His Spirit, j they rose to such greatness that they 1 may be regarded as belonging to every time and to every nation. Their train- Adventures of the China Chapii. Now this is a comical, quenioius tale' Of a small China boat and its perilous sail. j It started one day from a far Chinai bay, Boaud for Mocha or Jajva or, raayibe, Cathay. And two China Chaps, with long queues and ailk caps. Were the mate and commander and crfiw, too, perhaps. The cargo wus rice and a sprinkling of spice, Some raisins and sugar â€" to l>e quite precise! But scarce had they started before % typhoon Stirred the sea to a froth with its long, windy .-.poon. I The China Chaps fell on their little Chi-knees, Their queues jerked erect by the terrible breeze. Tliey dx'opped anchor swiftly and let down the sails And bailed out the water with teacups' and pails, But the waves rose and rose and the China ship sank, â- \\''hile some terrified Chinamen watxrfl- ed from tftie bank. But what happened next is too atrange most to tell. For what did the rice in the hold do but swell ? It burst from the ship and it mixed with the spice, \Vith the sugar and raisins an<f changed in a trice "That sea to rice pudding, and on tlM top wave. Somewhat breathless but game, rose the China Chaps brave. With remarkable swii^tness they made for the shore. Without slopping the loss of their ship to deplore! The news (juickiy spread, the inhaUt- tants hurry W^tiT'^ihiipsticks and bowls â€" pshaw. the \\1Itrte tOivnmade merry! The China Chaps charged fTieinfrjyeCâ€" .__ for each bowl .And made a good profit, they' said, on the whole! ,. , ., .ic^nr, V. JiL.^i.. 1.111a iytv,ciiii^; 1,11^11 viukj, national pride ^, . . . ., • i' , ., . J their mission, the master passion of ambitions and ., • ,1. . > i e t . their life, to be witnesses for Jesus' m servants of ,„, . ^ ,' ,, • ui 1 ji Christ, that all men might hear and Care of Iron Utensils. Great care must be taken in th« washing of iron utensils to keep them from rustin^r. They may be washed with warm water and soap like any other utensil, but must be dried care- fully. It is a goo<l plan to allow them to stand for a minute or two in a warm oven after being dried. In some climates the a.'.r is so damp that iron will rust on .standing. To remove the rust, rub with emery and then polish with whiting or paraffip oil. Often the rust can be taken off by cleaning with kerosene. most of their religious teachers were says, "which we have heard from Him more, is certainly a poor business salted, and molded into one-poumlj proposition. packages. | According to the most accepted To mold butter perfectly the mold: feeding standards a 1,000-pound dairy should first be scalded, then well rins-! cow requires for maintenance pur- ed with ccld water, so the butter will \ These should be "eased" fur out: Foxes of all kinds, lynx, cat, fisher, martin, wolverine wildcat. side lynx and of the narrow and bigoted sect of the; a,j,j announce unto you, that God is Pharisees, and their hope of salvation light and in Him is no dark.ness at I lay in the expected coming of a great j^u - Therefore He who would know jkuig and saviour, whom the prophets ^gj ,„u„t seek the Light and walk in I had foretold, who would establish a, j^^ ti,e light of the Christ-like life. I kingdom in Jerusalem and ri'lc. ggg I John 1: 1-9. throughout the world. They believe<l, A little .soda added to the water in wh'ch you wash your pots and pans will clear off any grease that is cling- ing to the sides. poses 0.7 per cent, of digest.tble crude not stick nor be softened where ,it ' protein and 7.92-5 per cent, of total touches the mold. After it is molded' digestible nutrients per day. This it shouhl be wrapped in clean white! ration, bear in mind, is all consumed cloths which have ibeen rung froinj ... . , ., in supplying-her upkeep requirements cold water, preventing the butter from | °^®'" ^^^ , ,*; ''^ „'.^_ "!',. . .._'^ and carrying on her vital pi-ocesses sticking to the cloths. and does not leave anything regaining for milk productioq^ Even a dairy cow cannot make something out of nothing and so for each pound of fo ir per cent, milk produced she requires - an addition of .0-54 â€" -.065 per cent, of digestible crude protein and .346 per ^^^'^ bilked a cow that the previous cent, of total digestible nutrients. In owners were compelled to sell on ac- the liight of this fact it follows that ggunt of the extremely strong flavor the amount of milk produced 'by a of her milk and butter the two previ- dairy cow varies not as the total ra- ous winters. She never freshens until tion fed but as the amount of feed m^y ^^ June, so the cause could not given in excess of the- maintenance be atti ibutcd* to that source. When ration. This is why it often pays a the milk v. as first drawn, no foreign dairyman to dispose of one or two of ojor or taste could be detected; but â-  . ^ ,,„,. . bis lowest producing cows and diistri-^ ^fter standing a few hours the cream! "' \^ """ bute the feed v/hich he had been feed- could not be use<l even in coffee. Sht> ' " And Son." We were at a pure-bred stock sale the other day. and after the sale was man who was looking after the registra- . , . , , , , , tion certificates and theiir transfer. If I were a scientist I might l>e aole q^^. ^.o„versation was suddenly inter- to tell the exact difference In the com-l ^^^^^^ ,,,^6 purchaser of a fine Short- po.sition of milk when green fowl is ^om cow and calf came dashing into absent from the diet, but as it is I i j^. office. "Sav," he demanded, "have know only that there 19 a difference.; jj^^j „p ^hose papers vet?" No, This is the second winter in which I^g ,^^3 informed, thev hadn't been too, that in the consummation of that kingdom there would be a resurrection and a judgnnent which would be fol- lowed by an ef;ernal life of happiness for all the good. But they had very much to learn "In simple faith like theirs who heard . Beside the Syrian sea. The gracious calling of the Lord, Let us, like them, without a word. Rise up and follow Thee." Invest Your Money In 5i'i% DEBENTURES Interest payable half yearly. The Great West Permanent Loan Company. Toronto Office „ ^ , . ~, â-  Let us, too, seek to be disciples in in the school of Jesus Christ. They, ^,,3 ^^„hool 6f Peter and John, the had to learn that true religion was^ g^hooi ^f Christ. inward, not a matter of external ob-: ,jt_ servances, that the keeping of the| .^.^^ ^/ pf^ k,._:s« law was in the disposition of the heart, '(ii.^ ^ ^hS / tir> nruir r^Tii-^J^ that God's kingdom came not in dis- play of wealth or power, but that greatness lay in lowliest human service and that a kingdom over men .:0 King St. TVMt"" SSZE* %f^ii ing to them, among the rest of his is a fine cow, so â- ^hen the owner de- ! made out. They would be sent to him I in a day or two. "Then that's all i right," said he. "Take your time i about that. But be sure to put it in 'and Son.' The boy's in partnership i with me on this deal. lie's keen after j the good stuff. He knows as much i about it as I do, and maybe more, and owner and gets half the profits. So you be sure and put the and Son' in the papers." On being such a death as that upon tlio cross.:'-"" >•" i""""^<= ""nv uiumgn lu hiuk Thev learned bv listening to Jesus,! "- '"â- "'''f!''fj «'"' '""vt''' "''"*/ "^ *â- â- '"' by watching Him'in His gentle mi â„¢s- ; ^"^ »'• /'lf«lfa ff the rougnagr. an herd, so that each cow, after supply-! ".r"- ;;„',,;; we'bought" her" "" ! -^fi'i'tely assured that the firm name ing the overhead expenses of carry^gj " This m^f had written to our experi-j ^tnld Tus "and'^T^nn " arh'im on her little factory, will have same-' ^ent station and received a, ^T"*^ at us, and we grinned at him thing left with which shecanmanu- rila of meZ-al triient^^-'^f^'^"^^!^- and he went away, facture her real' productâ€" milk and which gave" only temperary re- P^^" .^. ._ ^^^'^^- I suits, so he became disheart-jned., â„¢, ,, , -^ j. i,-. This same principle holds true of all I used all precaubionary measures' To Make Candles Fi(. j other classes cf live stockâ€" from feed- ^g^i,^g^_ ti,:^ trouble *'roni the begin-' I endeavored to make eamllcs fit iug a farm flock of poultry for egg xi\n%, but it came with the coming of' candlesticks by holding the end of the' production to .fattening a carload of igg(. wintiM-. As a last resort I strain- â-  candle over a flame until it softened. 1 two-year steers for the market. It ed tha milk as usual immediately after But frequently tho wax dripped very | Is a principle which if intelligentily ; drawing, set the crock containing lit' ba<lly, and only the outer layer of the applied will shorten the fattening per- o„ j^e .vtove, allowed the milk to be- ' candle would be softened. I have; iod, give greater returns per pound; ^q^^ hot. but not to boil or even ' found it a much more satisfactory way of feed fed, and thus bring greater prosperity to the Canadian farmer. Ctunmon-Sense Dairying. I oftetf hear disparaging remarks aibout country butter. Being a coun- try woman. I do not enjoy this, but at the same time I know that it is a f*ct thatvfar too many farm wovien do not know how to make good butter. The cream is allowed to becqme over- ripe, impairing the flavor; or it is churned at too hiigh a temperature, with the result that a white, puffy «ubstance is obtained. < Now, I do not milk a sufficient simmer, then i-et aside to cool, and to hold the end of the candle in hot; managed it in the usual way. I water until it could lie forced .into the : I n«ver tasteil better milk and but ' -^ -t ^\-- n.^i: ,. 1^ -. 1:. ter. The same trouble ap»t\«red again this' winter, ami the same manage- ment overcame it, so I know it lis re- liable, and lieSieve this satisfactory ex- periment will be of interest to others. It is a form of steriliiation, and it surelv has been a valuable help to me. â€"Mrs. L. E. A. It's only common sense to ai.<iume that the farm that's growing richer and pi'ving a profit haa got an o*wner number of cows to justify the title, with bi-ains iiehind it, socket of the candlestick. It is a satis- faction to have the candles fixed so they will not tumble out when dusted or, worse yet, when carried lighted. -Mrs. H. B. Repairing Lace Insertion. When a p'ece of lace on a bli)u.'<e or on lingerie shows a frail or broken place, strengthen it at once i^y back- ing it with a piece of line net footing, which may be purchased by the yard in various widths. Buy Ibrift Stamr>. A good milk flow results from care- ful feec'.'ng, although .shelter and other might be won by self sacrifice and ' phases of management are also im- loving ministry. Above all, thoy had : Portant. The man who is getting poor to learn tha way of faith, f;iith .inj^esults is usually feedipg timothy hay, God, steadfast confidence in His eter- ] '^O"' fodder, and corn, and per'nip.<= not nal gootlness and power, f aitii that j e^eii enough 01 these. The man who perseveres, is undaunted, and fails I's getting good results has learned not even in the presence of death and i that such a ration will not enable a such a death as that upon tho cross. 1 ^o^ to produce mjik enough to make, and , .1 i.-i ^ u u i some corn fodder in addition, if he; try to the multitudes who everywhere , . <ni>iii.i.ii, .iw. pressed about Him, bv walking and; ,.'•',â-  , , ' talking with HinTT by asking Him ' , ^\ '«. '""'='' J."'"'' ^"'' '^t"^'" '" '"^^P; questions and bringing to Him their >a';tena-breeding material away from unsolvH problems. They found that, ""';"'"' ^?««el/| than to get rid of the TT ,/•.. 1 .1 1 11 11 bacteria alter the vessels are infected. He lifted them above the petty con-i „ , , ^ "vc iuici.i.cu. , , , . i; ii • 1- Have a good aupp v of wash clothi. troversies and debates of their time,' ., ^ , "^"^ •' ^ , v-'"i^ii. , , . , , 1 » 1 J so tnat each one needs to be used but which made so much of custom and , . r , , â-  ,1, , . ., , P 1. 1 I 1 !• , 1 once before laundering. If only a few ritual form, holy days and feasts and _ „i u„ 1 ^i. fi u 1 i-i 1 r 1-..U • . 1 1 .„ are at hand they must be scalded after pavment of tithes- into an atmosphere 1 .„ ii , c.a.i^,| *^,* . , , . . ,, , *^ , each time thoy are used. 1 of simple trust 111 the heav<Mily , ,â„¢ , â-  ,, , ; ^ ^, ' , , . _â-  . ," I Inose who use earthenware crocks Tather and loving service to ones ,.„_ .,, u u . i, , ,, T^i. J. 11- , I tor miilk should alwavs rinse the fellow men. They found him greater , . , .,, ., - ,1, ,, , . ,. , ijar . I crocks first with coid water and then than party or sect or national differ-, ,.,.,„, . ^, „ . , . r.i > , 1-1 1 • wash in clean, hot water. Place ence, and supremely interested in peo-' _„ , • .u 1, , . . . ; , ' 1 r .1 1 J 11 1 'crocks in the sun; thorough ainng is' pie, people of ail classes and all sorts,' , , '. ^ . *• 1 '' . ' ' . ,, , . . , nearly as important as sunning. ' and especially poor and ignorant and| __' _^ •" , suffering people. And so they learned His lessons of service and of faith. Th-e disciples were with Jesus in His days of apparent success, popularity, | and power, and thsy were with H.im too in His days of apparent defeat and failure. Thev learned His steadfaist- HUriiost 7riOM Paid tot RAW FURS & GINSENG Write for price Usto and shipping tass 23 Tears of Reliable Ib-ading Reference â€" Union Bank ofSjanaoa N. SILVER 320 St. rani St. W., Montreal, P.Q. J Tlie oldost eatabllahed LTD. RAW FUR DEALERS In Montreal Highest Market Prices Paid. Satlsl'aciloii liua-ianteed to Shippers. Bmd for Our Prlc* Idat. 410 St. Paul St. West • Montreal ness, Hi.s unfalt'-ring trust in Got!, His .\n Easy Way to Dust. ' ; The easiest and most satisfactory! method of dusting floors is to go] over them with a mop whith has l)cerf moistened with oil. .An economicul and effective oil is a solution of two parts of paraffin oil nnd one of ktr-; courage, His E.jbmi<-iion of Himself to! ose:ie. The floors should be dusted, the will of C^od. Hardest of all to once a day. It is a good plan to clean' learn was the Wesson of the cross. ] the niup once a month by wa!«h'cw5 But there were I'sys cf great happi- ntjs, and theif were gr.>:it aFsurances. They saw the > ck healjil and the in- sane restored to reason and to health, an^ they saw even the dead cofno back to lift in t'lc licnce to Hig call. He thoroughly with warm water and soap, « I .\ dustless duster can be mode :'.t home by .waking oV! cloths vii s\ solution of two quarlj of hot water > and a cup of kerosene. Extra Well Eared We have report on Mr, Christie's corn in Dundas County: Kerttllzer used. 3-8-3 3-8-8 ifi-;. A;jldFhos 1«% AcldPhos : Increase Amount per acre per acre uver un- IbB. ferUllied 200 a tons 400 6 300 Ii •â-  400 % 11 Ml tons gain- sufflcient to feed six additional cows. For- tiltcers increase ths feed ralus too. "The corn on these plots wa.-. more matured and exira wel! eared." F«rtiiiZf.r»; Pay on Corn. Wr.te for Fn-o Ualletins. Soil and Crop Irnproveihent Bureau <T tue I'aiin.ll v:i Kcri il!K..'r A.s^ n, 1111 Tsmp't B.':<3 , Toronto, Ont. ; ij»:.~.