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THE FLESHERTOH ADVANCE. It is packed to pleaise and serves its mission II SALADA' 11 is used in millions of teapots daily. Send us a postal for a free sample. Please state the price you now pay and whether Black, Green or Mixed Address Salada, Toronto. B722 Care and Repair of Grindstones Pew grindstones go through a sea- son or two without developing nicks, high places or glazed spots, and un- less the stone is repaired it continues to get worse, and soon is discarded tor a new one. On the other hand, one occasionally sees a grindstone whick has been through many stretiu- ous years and is apparently as good as ever. It is safe to say that such a stone, Bowffver, has either been care- fully cared for or come from unusually uniform stock. Here are two or three tips whicb should enable one to keep his grindstone in good repair. Chipped places and large nicks which often occur in stones may be removed by filling in the depression with a mass consisting of earth-wax, so-called stone pitch, five parts by weight; tar, one part; and powdered stone or cement, three parts. This is heated to the boiling point and thor- oughly mixed. The stone in which the cavity occurs must be heated be- fore filling. This is best done by heating two wide pieces of strap iron and clamping them on each side of the nick. After the stone is thorough- ly heated the composition described above is poared in, with the irons serv- ing as forms. It should be teased into place with a wire. When it begins to solidify, smooth the surface down with a smooth stick to make it conform to the curva of the stone. This, when finished, will wear away about as fast as the stone and will prevent the jumping cf the tool when being ground. To insure even wearing qualities the stone should be moistened only when used by allowing the water to drip from some stipply overhead and in quantities Just sufficient for the pur- pose. A stone which has become fiat in places should be finished again. This can be done by using any sharp piece of steel. Hold the edge against the surface at the same time point so that it will cut the best, and smooth down the surface until the wheel is again round. All tools and articles which are to be finished on the grindstone should be free from oil, grease or fat. Grease of any kind quickly clogs the pores of the stone and its efficiency is cut down. Where the stone is turned at a slow speed it will not matter if it Is not perfectly balanced, but if the stone is to be operated with power and high speed maintained during work it is es- sential that it be as near in perfect balance as possible. If the stone is true, and yet possesses one side which is lighter than the other, this can be overcome by drilling a small hole through the light side well away from the surface and attaching lead in suffi- cient quantities to remedy the trouble. When tho stone wears away faster on one side than upon the other the trouble can be overcome by using boil- ed linseed oil. See that the stone is thoroughly dry, and with the soft side turned up, paint it with the oil until that part is completely saturated. This will take considerable time, but will repay for the trouble, for as soon as it again becomes dry it may be moist- ened and used in the usual way with- out further trouble. To insure a long life for the grind- stone, see that it has good care, a good place to do its work, and proper handling. The bearings should be de- void of play. One simple way to furnish water to the stone is to rig up the gas tank and pipe line from an old gasoline stove. If no old stove is handy, re- place it with a tin can with a hole in the bottom. A plug can be used to regulate the amount of water. â€"Dale R. Van Horn. THE FRENCH-CANADIAN HORSE. The FreBch-Canadian horse, which is comparatively little known outside the province of Quebec, is claimed to be one of the most durable and other- wise useful horses to be found any- where in Canada. In bulletin 95 of the Experimental Farms, the author, Mr. Gus. Langelier, points out that this breed is descended from the old time French-Canadian pony, sent from France to Canada by' Louis XIV. These ponies were of the best that could be procured in their native land. They remained for three years the property ot the king, and were then distributed among the farmers of Can- ada, in order to encourage the de- velopment of agriculture. Some years ago the pedigree re- cords for the l^ench-Canadian horse, maintained by the Quebec Govern- ment, were transferred to the Nation- al Live Stock Records. Other steps have been taken to maintain the breed as pure as possible. One ot the latest methods, as pointed out in the bulle- tin, which can be obtained from the Publications Branch of the Depart- ment of Agriculture, Ottawa, has been the establishment ot a horse breedmg farm at St. Joachim, twenty-five miles east of Quebec City. This farm, which is operated under the Experimental Farms system, has thirty well-selected brood mares. These, together with fif- teen of slmUar quality, kept on the Ex- perimental Station at Cap Rouge, Oue form a collection from which it is hoped to produce a superior new foundation stock for the breed. PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION. Th« Department ot Agriculture at OtUwa includes in Its available pub- lications some four hundred titles which embrace practically every phase of farming in its broadest sense in Canada. The new list recently is- sued contains thirty new publications which reUte to dairying, field crops, insect and plant diseases, live stock, the orchard and garden, and Poultry. In the miscellaneous list is included "Farm Feeds," "The Use of Coarse Grain for Human Food," and a new edHlon of "The Maple Sugar Industry m Canada." All these publications are for the free use of the citizens of Canada and are obtainable for the ask- In* from the Publications Branch of the Department of Agiiculture at Ot- tawa. OVERFEEDING CALVES. Overfeeding is one of the common causes of scours in hand-raised calves (says Professor C. H Eckies, of the University ot Minnesota). It is a mistake to think that because the cream has been removed the calf needs more ot the skim milk, or that because the calf is not doing well t is not getting enough milk. The calf gulps its milk down so quickly that its appetite is only half satisfied even when getting as much as it can digest. A good rule Is always to keep the calf a little hungry. If It does not show a strong appetite for more than it gets something is wrong with either the calf or the amount of milk given. The amount to be given varies with the age and sixe of the animal. At the age of two or three weeks when first started on skim milk, from three to four quarts of milk at feeding is enough. At no time is it necessary (our quarts of milk at a feeding is If the milk supply is abundant, up to five quarts can be fed to calves over three months old. The only safe way is to regulate the amount of milk each animal receives by feeding in â- separate pails. Allowing two to drink together from a bucket or several from a trough is a bad practice, and will lead to sickness sooner or later. By the time the calf is a month old it will begin to eat some grain and should be given as much as it will eat up clean. On the first indication of indigestion â€" generally shown by a strong odor from the manure â€" the amount of milk should be cut down to one-third for two or three feedings. It generally helps matters to give 3 ozs. of castor oil in a pail of milk to the animal showing the first signs of indigestion. It is far easier to pre- vent than to cure scours, and care- tul attention to the amount of milk fed will help greatly in preventing these troubles. Why Plough Clover Under ? I am very partial to the practice of ploughing under the second growth ot clover late in the fall or very early in the spring. One reason for plough- ing under the second growth ot clover is that the roots build up the fertility ot the soil below the ploughed soil, which is very important In the produc- tion of crops. Late in the tall the clover plants move a large part of the food materials from the tops to the roots, and part of these materials will be stored in the roots of the clover below the line ot ploughing, and as the clover roots decompose there will be furnished available food for the succeeding crop. It the tops be cut oft by ploughing, the tood stored in the roots win remain at a good depth to decay and supply tood for coming crops. This not only builds up the humus and plant food in the soli deeper than it can be ploughed, but the perforation ot the subsoil by these roots will permit ot a deeper aeration and storage for moisture. If the ploughing Is not done until late in the spring after considerable growth has been made, these food materials which were stored in the roots in the fall will be moved up and used in making growth, and if then ploughed under the tendency will be to make the ploughed soil more fer- tile instead of the deeper soil; and when the ploughed soil only is fer- tile, the roots of crops will remain largely In the ploughed soil, and when this becomes dry In a time ot drought, the crops may Butter for lack of mois- ture. __^__â€" ^-^ A PRECAUTION. PROBLEH OF ORIGIN OF EEI^^S SOLVED Has Occupied Deep Sea Scien- tists for the Last Century The question ot the origin of eels, which was raised by Aristotle 2,200 . years ago and has occupied deep sea ' Bclentiats for the last century, has not { been finally solved by an expedition I promoted by Danish scientific men, | and effectively supported by Counril- ' lor Anderson, manager of the East Asiatic Company, who put the four- masted motor-ship, Dana, at their dis- posal. The expedition has discovered that eels, leaving northwest Europe in the autumn, emigrate to their breeding place near the West Indies, where conditions for the development of their larvae are favorable. The larvae afterwards make their way back to the places from which their parents started on the European coasts. This discovery is not only of geo- graphical interest, but will also yield very practical results. The supply ot eels In the breeding places is inex- haustible, and there will be an unlimit- ed supply of eel food for European countries. Eels only undertake the journey from and back to the breeding place once in their lives. WNnT HUVS You OM TH or TrtRT non v«« lOVJ 90U4MT a riNB .J»»I<TJ ABOUT CANADA. E RftE HOU goiHC. ro auTCHER HIMT \\ SHOULO S B f iM QoirtQ ro use [FOR SREeOtNa PuRPOS Concrete^Approaches to Barns Farmers and the smaller coiiiac- ti rs somehow can't get over the iil<-2 of pouring the concrete walls across doorways when pouring the concrete foundations for barns and other farm buildings. This causes much grief afterwards. The live stock and work- ers have to get over more or less of a hurdle to get in or out of a building â€" and that all too often is in or out of a mudhole Just on the outside of the door. It is not only inconvenient, but dangerous at times. A better way to do is to pour only the foundation footings across door- ways. Then when the interior con- crete can be run right over these foot- ings and continued for several feet on the outside of the doors. The con- crete approach on the outside of the doors is sloped away from the doors and cross-ribbed so as to make it per- fectly safe. The concrete approach is a great advantage in many ways: Less mud is tracked into the barn, and carts or other vehicles can readily be run in or out without the necessity of running arotmd to find planks to take the usual concrete hurdle. Change of Pasture Good for Sheep ,In order to keep stomach worms out of their sheep many farmers change pasture every three or four weeks. This is about the only way stomach worms, which kill a good many sheep in the early summer, can be controlled. Several remedies have been advocated, such as the use of gasoline or copper sulphate, but they are somewhat difficult to administer and cannot be relied on. Peovention It the best method known. It is advo- caUd that care be taken mt to ov"r [-.luiure or crowd, and change pastur-i three or fo''r times durinsr t -e sun- mer if possible When chanpt?* are made a pasture should be lef: vacant about three or four weeks, since it takes from two t > three we-.-ks for the worms to develop and die. Foolish Francesca By Olive Wadsley Excessive play in the main shaft ot the gearset may cause the gear shift- er lever to be forced out of position. Usually the front bearing on the main shaft is shimmed, so that the condi- tion is easily remedied. End play in this shaft also may be the cause ot chattering in the clutch and a buck- ing when the car is on a grade or otherwise pulling hard under load. If this is not corrected in time, the shaft play may cause permanent injury to the gears. The History of a Name If you will stick pins through the corks ot bottles which contain poison, no one will ever take the poison by mistake, as the pins give a warning even in the dark. FOR OBSTINATE CREAM. When cream will not whip just add a drop or two of glycerin and you will find that It will whip readily and the flavor of the cream will not be af- fected. McCAULEY VARIATIONS â€" Macautay, MacAulay, MacAuliff, McAwley, MacGawley, Magauiy, McCawiey, McCautay, Wythe, McCaulley. RACIAL ORIGINâ€" irith, also Scottish SOURCE â€" A given name. As a rule the variations Macaulay, MacAulay and MacAuliff trace back to Scottish sources, and the rest, for the most part are Irish. As a matter of fact, there is little difference be- tween the speech of the Irish, particu- larly in the north of Ireland, and the Highland Scots. Both are Gaelic races. The peoples now constituting the Highland clans for the most part crossed over to "Alba," as Scotland then was called, from Ireland, about the second century A.D. The correct Irish form of the family name from which this rather long list of variations has developed, is "Mac- Amhailaoibh," but the Irish pronun- ciation of that is much closer to "Mc- Cawiey" than one would suppose. TThe given name from which "MacAmhail- aoibh" is derived is "Amhailgadh," compounded of two words, "amhail" and "gad," meaning "like a wythe" (that Is, a form of twisted osier"), which explains why the name is some- times met with Anglicized into Wythe. There are English authorities who suggest that the Scottish form, Mac- Auliff, is a development ot the Scan- dinavian narae "Olaf." It is possible, but not likely. It would be probable if the name were English. But Gaelic names are more likely to trace back to shigle than to many sources, and the final "bh" of "MacAmhailaolbh" might easily and naturally become a "ft" on translation Into English. In Ireland this name Is most com- mon In Munster. Cork and In what was the ancient royal province of Meath. She was adored by the exclusive few auil multitudo because she was abso- lutely natural; and for her birth, class distinction, did not exist. If shs thought anything about Frankie per- senally it was probably that she was of the poor claas. The artistic temperament in Frankie met the diva 's with a quick clash. Ar- rangements, people, business vanished before the oue great truth, time ahe could sing, and must. ••I'll coiuL' whL'u you like," she said simply. I'uu my soul, what a brave wom- an," the big mau laughed. ••Count Leon Savinge," she said v.-itli au introductory wave of the hand. i''raukio ignored tho introduction and Count Savinge laughed aga>in, and in a lower voice said somotlTTng to the great singer about '"a little heathen." He strolled off with a beautiful woman and Frankie saw them disap- pear into the supper room. •'Why do you not like Leonf" Mme. Kaiu demanded. "Every one Mlures him. Have you not heard of him/ He is the great explorer, air- man, everything that is fascinating and dangerous. All of us make such I ti;,-s ot him because we can see him so seldom. It is a great thing that he comes here, like this, directly this evening.' ' '•I've never heard of the man," I'rankie said indifferently, feeling piqued for some reason because he was a personage. "English he is, too," Mme. Kain went on unexpectedly. "His mother was the famous actress, Rachel North; his father was a Russian, and sacrificed a great title to marry her. A ro- mance, and Leon is the only child. "He has the temperament of the son of such a union; tierce, attractive, wild, and lovable, he is all that â€" " She broke off as a guest claimed her, and then turned to say to Frankie: "Good night; you will come to-mor- row, then; be early, for I start in the evening for Berlin. Adieu. I am pleased with your voice." Francesca accepted her calm dis- missal tranquilly. She would, being still young, have liked to eat some of the gleaming c-eam things visibl '. in the supper- room, but she went out of the room pnd lost herself at once in the big corridor. She had really lost "and had begun to feel afraid, when to her amaze- ment she found herself back in the original corrido." from which she had started again. She knew now that she had only to turn to fbe left and she would Und the grand staircase. She ran lightly over the thick car pet. Just as she reached Mme. Kain's suite the door opened and Savinge came out. Frankie had run straight into him before she could stop. "Hello, hello!" he said. "Why upon my soul, it's the fierce, large lady who snubbed mo. Ars you al- ways so changeable, madame, cutting a man one moment and throwing your- self into his arms the nextt" H e was sti til! hold .iol'.iing her with one arm â€" she* struggled, but the arm did not loosen. "You have a divine voice, you Inow," Savinge went on calmly ' ' Don 't dislike me so. I eouldn 't know you could sing when I entersd madame 's room, you know." "Let me go," Frankie said furi ously. "But you threw yourself into my arms! ' ' "You are a cadt" she gasped. Savinge roared with laughter. "I'll carry you down-stairs, I swear I will fcr saying that," he grinned. With marvelous swiftness Frankie twisted herself free and fled. Savinge followed. An Act was passed In England In 1695 taxing bachelors In order to raise money for the French wars. WAIVTEU Send for list of inventions wanted by Manulaclnrers. Fortunes have been made from simple ideas. "Patent Protection" booklet ond "Proof of Conception" on request. HAROLD C. SHIPMAN Ot Ca PATENT ATTORNIVS m flHIFWAM CMJUHWIM OTTAW*. CrUUkO* INVENTIONS -Tiic lu'ard hi.s ([uick tread and jumped the stairs into the big hall •ud dashed across it to the door, looked round once and found, to rage, that Savinge was not even ible. â- Beast, beast!" she half sobbed as she sat in the bus going home. On July 3, 1814, General Brown, commanding a strong force of United -Jta;es troops, began his advance against Fort Erie, in the Niagara dis- trict. He had In his cotomand some- where from :!,000 to ,i,000 men, and, as his plans had been well laid, it was not long before Fort Erie was taken, with 170 prisoners. The n6xt day h« hastened to the town of Chippewa, some 16 miles away, where General Riall, the British commander, was ready to meet him with less than 2,000 men. It looked like another easv victory for the invaders. They wori, but it was only after they had paid a terrible price in blood for the ground. The English made a furious attack upon a portion of the American force that had reached the sr.ene. The charge ha.s been compared to that later by the Light Brigade in the Crimea. But the Americans had three 12-pounder guns that wrought fearful liavoc in the closely formed Rrltish lines: it was these weapons in reality that decided the day and gave the laurels to the invaders. In his charge the English com- mander lost 515 men, not including Indians, which formed about one-third of his force, while the Americans lost in all 297 soldiers. 'Henry .\dams says that the t)attle of Chippewa was the only occasion in the entire war of 1812-14 where equal bodies of tri^ops met in conflict without advantage of ground to either party, in what is called a "fair flght." The armies were made more equal because the full force of the invaders had not arrived on the scene when the conflict was over. After the flght, Riall withdrew to the north and later to Burlington, and then back to Twelve Mile Creek. Both forces after the fight moved with great caution, for. while the American troops were the victors, the price they had paid was severe and g'J^'j I the battle by no means decided the ' masterj' of the Niagara Peninsula for either party. her vis- D'vou CHAPTEE XVn. An Impetuous Lo'?er. To live with a prioia donna sounds i-ather an entrancing occupation. Vis- ions come to the ordinary mind of l.ours of heavenly music freely given, of endless interviews with the great and famous, of a life of brilliant badi- nage, and marvelous toilets, which all the noted world and his wile come to Imire. In reality, prima donnas live much ?s any one else, save that they work harder than most women. Frankie had been less tired at the end of a long day in the Coal Box tiian she was sometimes at the end of a day during the first month she lived «ith Mme. Sch.ibert Kiin. P-ima lounas are generally spoiled people, rtud spoiled people have moods and I'trves uiiindulged in by the usual hu- in buiiifj without anything special about him or her. Fiaukio's temper, in spite of being newly discovered, was thit of a ge- uius, without its excise. She met Mme Kaiu on the battlc- fU-M. as it were, quite early in their acquaiutaucc. Food began the af- lair. Muie. Kain frankly criti'^ised Fran- ce.-^ca as underfed and orde.ed a iteak daily at eleven. Francesca, like most highly strung, queer people, oiored all Sorts of queer food and sadly disliked any really nourishing diet. Meringues, sardiaoi, omelets, stiffed tomatoes were, she considered, a suf- licieut meal for any one, and she I'.uted meat. "If you would sing, you eat," Mme. Kaiu said positively, and added: â-  ' Look at me." This last adjuration had not the soothing effect which was intended; L'raukie looked and said nothing, a form of courtesy obliterated by the ex- pression in her eyes. But the s'cak was eaten daily, after all Berlin was rather nice They bad a huge suite, as usual, in the Hotel A. Her, and Frankie was lea'.ly able to dee the appreciation a great finger ..au command. Germany adored her Xreat singer and never f.uled to ex- MU'SS the adoration, until Mme. Kaiu 's smallest outing became a sort of tri- umphal royal progress These signs of ardor flagged Fran- kie "s rather drooping zeal. Scales iu ihe morning, scales in the afternoon, a steak to eat, auj regular exercise. It 's as bad as Sandow, she thought, 33 she took C in Alt superbly onv atteruooQ. She was aioue iu the big room. l ritz, who was madame 's accompanist, was there, it was true; but Fritz never counted with any one. "It's time we walk," he announced at length, rising. He went out of tl'e room, and Fran- kie watched him go with a sigh. She know he would return iu precisely tivc minutes, holding his soft hat in his hand, ready to go out. Dreams of the future had begun, to pale, all her master's praise had ceased to charm her. She was bored by the t''>dium and regularity of bor life; and all unconscious that it was exactly the l-.fe she needed to prepare her for her career, she often thought that Mme. Kain made her live as she did pur- posely to force her to become obe- dient. "Oh, damn," said Frankie as she stared at the street below. She did not turn round as the door opened. It was only that dull P'ritz. back again. Then a voice the had never forgot- ten, despite her efforts, reached h-.-r. ' ' I have come to see you. ' ' She trembled so violently as she turned round th<)t she found she rould not speak. Leon Savinge, bronzed and big, was "tanding in th« center of the room. He drew off bis gloves slowly as he looked at her. ' ' I had to come, ' ' he said in a queer, i .ilf-»tifled voice. "I can't get you de- cut of my mind. I want you h(-ar.' I want you. Frankie spoke then. "I don't want you," she said liberately. "I hate you" He smiled then, a queer, distorted smile. ''I've never found much difficulty," he said, '"in turning a woman's hate to love." Frankie gazed at him. He was bit- ing his lip. He looked very unlike the eerene, contemptuous person who had dared to mock at her that first even- ing- He came near to her, so near that £he could hear him breathing quickly. â-  ' What is there about you, you small, plain little thing, to hold me like thisf" he demanded. A sort of siippressed vehemence shook his voice. "I've never forgot- ten you for an instant, I believe, since we met. I just know your name, and that you can eing, and that's all, and ever since I sa^ vnu I ^re thought end thought of you, even dreamed of you â€" ' ' He stopped and put out hia hand. Frankie shrank back. "I don't want you," she said. "I â€" I â€" you frighten me. ' ' His voice sank lower; it was very tender as he said: "Francesca, I love you." Then, so suddenly that it was like the flame from a volcano, he seized bcr in his arms, lifted her right up, and kissed her violently. She hit him with her small, clenched bands. "I hate you! I hate vou! ' sobbed bitterly. He put her down and, without speaking again, left the room, heard the door bang. she von She (To be Continued.) SPROUTED OATS FOR HENS. Sprouted oats are one of the most popular winter feeds for laying hens, but there is often trouble with the moist grain molding in the sprouter. I have had complaints and requests for advice from dozens of chicken raisers during the past few months. I find that there is a very simple rem- edy for this trouble, a remedy which reduces molding to a minimum, and often eliminates it entirely. The remedy consists in treating the oats to be sprouted with formalde- hyde. The treatment is about the same as for common smut. Make a solution ot formaldehyde by adding a pint of this chemical to thirty gallons of water. This amount is sufficient to treat thirty bushels of oats. Pile the oats in a heap, sprinkle on the solu- tion, turning all the while with a grain shovel, until all parts of the mass have been moistened. Then cover over with bags or a piece of tarpaulin. After three or four hours remove the covering and spread the grain out to dry. If the layer is a foot or more deep it should be stirred oc- casionally while drying. When thor- oughly dry store in bags and use as needed. The germination pans should also be washed out occasionally with this formaldehyde solution.â€" J. S. C. A POULTRY FOUNTAIN. About many farms are large milk cans that have a leak at the bottom. Such a can will serve admirably as a poultry watering fountain. It should be set in a pan and a nail bole made an inch up from the bottom on the side, to cause the water to come out as needed. The top can be made air-tight by wrapping the wood- en stopper with several thicknesses ot cloth. Such a fountain can be set under a tree in summer and no thought given to the water question tor the whole day, so large are the cans â€" Webb Donnell. AN INSECT PREVENTIVE. Before putting earth into window boxes whitewash the insides of your boxes well. This not only prevents insects, but keeps the boxes from rotting.