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> XX/'--' ;. : " - p V-;?- "S X Ï ' " * ' > - ^ 1 v / V .„ I Brs* | fe ll r 7? .Ripe Cherries fcX \ "Pure and Uncolored" make delicious and economical preserves In 10, 20 and 100-lb. sacks, 2 and 5-pound cartons 4fu PRESERVING LABELS FREE Send red b«U tr«de-ra»rlc for Book of 54 printed pmuned la bell to Atlantic Sugar Refineries Limited Power Bldg., Montreal 145 Grandpa Babcock's Strawberries. One July .evening, while Martin Hibbard Hibbard was whittling,a whistle on the back doorstep, he overheard Granqfcm Babcock say to his mother, who was working in the kitchen: "I'm just longing for one of your strawberry shortcakes, Nellie. It seems as if nothing else would taste Martin's mother replied that she Martin's mother replied, that she Grandpa Babcock's birthday party orrow, and you'll just hav x e to eat some of the" strawberries then --!" "Squirrel," said the man, as. thèÿ came in sight of Martin's home, "I guess thatxyou and I are going to be great friends."--Rhoda Hart, in The Youth's Companion. ■' -------- At Rural School Fairs in THE PATHEPHONB Five of these large cabinet phpnographa, each ■with twelve records, given as first prizes in District Contests. Value, $150. Sise, 20 in. * 20H in. i 44 in. high. PRIZES i Five Large Phonographs Five Sets of Dickens' Works Girl's Own Annuals Attractive List of Books Canuck Bread Mixers - More than $2,000 worth of prizes for bread making will be. offered at the rural school fairs this fall. Among the prizes are five large cabinet phonographs, fifteen Canuck bread mixers and mafiy attractive books. These splendid prizes will make the contest the most stirring ever held at rural school fairs. Every girl between the ages of 12 a^d 18 çhould read all about this fine opportunity, opportunity, and should begin now to prepare for it. The prizes, under the conditions explained below, will be- awarded for the best- loaves baked with Cream «£ West Flour (A* bard tuArat flour tbai Is guarantied for brsadl --the flour that you will want to use always, once you have given it a good trial. We want 3*ou to know for yourself that it makes splendid big loaves of the lightest, most wholesome bread that good-flour can bake. That is why we make it well woirth your while to try it, by offering these attractive and costly prizes. \ / For this contest we have divided the Province into five districts, each, with several counties. In each district we will give a large cabinet phonograph, a set of Dickens' Works and three bread mixers. These are called the District prizes and they are to be given in addition to the prizes offered at the local rural school fairs. (See list of districts below.) Be sure to compete at your local rural school fair. If you win first prize there, you will then automatically become a competitor for the phonograph and other district prizéè. The Prizes, remember, are offered for the best loaf of bread baked with Cream of the West Flour. No other flour will do. For local prizes we offer a number of valuable books. By local prizes we mean tlidse given at the fair. 1 x V . . . Is. Lac»- Prize.--"Girl's Own Annual," a great big beautifully bound, illustrated book with 800 pages of stories and"articles aboqt people, art, animals, gardens, sewing, crocheting--everytmng that particularly interests young girls, older girls and their mothers. This is a wonderful prize that you can treasure for years. 2ad haffrizt.--"Stories of Famous Men and Women, 1 ' heavily cloth bound with gold titles, many beautiful pictures in colors, entrancing entrancing Jjj^lKgrîes of Florence Nightingale, Grace Darling, Flora MacDonald, Jenny Lind, the late Queen Victoria and others. / ■3rd Local Prize.--"Britain Overseas," a big handsomely bound book with many colored pictures, interesting stories and description» of the countries and the peoples of Britain's world-wide Empire. ^ 4th Local Prize.--"The Queen's Gift Book," a book of stories, pictures and special articles by Britain's best writers; the proceeds from the sale ef this book are for the benefit of disabled soldiers in England. Note.--Unless the entries number six or more only first and second -prises will oToi be"awarded. Unless the entries number ten or more no/ourth prize will bo awarded. The District Prizes.--The winner of the first prize at each local fair automatically becomes a competitor for the following District prizes. One-half of the first prize loaf will be sent to the Ontario Agricultural^ College at Guelph, to compete in the District Contestai (See conditions below.) Let District Prize.--The "Pathephone" is the name given to the fine big mahogany phonograph we offer as first prize. It will give you endless pleasure and entertainment for a lifetime. It has special reproducer attachments and needles, enabling you to play all kinds of flat disc records of no matter what make. . Thp Pathephone reproduces band music, orchestra music, songs and funny pieces perfectly; with it goes a dozen of the famous Pathe records. Total value, $150.00. 2nd District Prize.--Set of Dickens' Works, 18 splendidly bound volumes with many illustrations. Among the books in the set are "OlivdrTwist' 1 and "Old Curiosity Shop." These are two of the most entrancing stories ever written. 3rd, 4th and 5tk Prizes.--"Canuck" Bread mixers. This simple, yet well-made, machine takes the hard work out of bread making. Instead of laborious kneading of-the old method, you just put in the ingredients, turn the handle and the dough-is thoroughly- and more evenly mixed. FIRST /PRIZE AT LOCAL RURAL SCHOOL FAIRS CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST Ever)- girl may compete at the rural school fairiin her district, whether or'not she attends school, providing that her 12th birthday occurs before November 1st, 1917, or her 19th birthday does not occur before Nov. 1, 1917. One loaf of bread must be submitted baked in pan about 7x5 inches and 3 inches deep, and divided into twin loaves so that they mav be separated at the fair. Tie loaf mutt fx bdetd imlk Cream of ike Weet Flour. One^haU will bo judged at the fair. The other half of the prize loaf will bo sent to Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, to compete in the District Contests. The judging will be done by Miss M. A. Purdy, of the Department of Breadmaking and Flour Testing. The local contest 'at the fair will be conducted, under the same rules as all the other regular contests at your fairs. Die SUic'ird by which bread will be judged will be os follows: 1. Appearance of Loaf .16 marks fa) Color 5 marks (b) Texture of crust 6 marks (c) Shape of loaf 6 marks Texture of Crumb .40 marks (a) Evenness 15 marks Silkiness ", ,.,.20 marks (c) Color 6 marks Flavor of Bread .'.45 marks (a) Taste.... 26 marks (b) Odor 20 marks ImyerUBt.--Each loaf must be tuseomi Soar bag containing the face of the Old M must be signed by the chi and parents or guxrc ot mo#e than one entry-may be made by each girl and a* one local prize will be awarded to the same family. more prov Not than one local prize Whk* District lay Jurist? This I tot shows you which counties you compete against il you become a competitor lor the District prizes: District Ne. I.--Counties of Glengarry, Stormont, Cnndas, Grenville, Leeds, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, Carle ton, Lanark, penfrew. ./ District No. 2.--Counties of Hastings, Prince Edward, Poter- boro, Northumberland, Victoria, Durham. District No. 3.--Counties of York, Ontario, Peel, Ilalton, Wentworth, Wentworth, Oxford, Brant, Waterloo., District No. 4.--Counties of Welland, Haldlmand, Norfolk, Elgin, Kent, Essex, Lambtoa, Middlesex. District No. S.--Counties of Bruce, Grey, Dnfforin, Simooe, Districts of Muskoka, Parry Sound, Timiskaming, Algoma, Sudbury, Manitoiuin. THE RESULTS of the contests at the fair will be made knowi/ La the usual way as in the case of all the other regular contests. The DistrtoÉ teâalts will be announced as toon ns possible after the conclusion conclusion of the Rural School Fairs in the Province. DO NOT THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY: Every apian did way . - , • | --ipiÿ of Cream id practise uaidg ft os often as possible to Increase the chances of winning,. If your dealer cannot •ell it to you, write to the Campbell Flour Mills Co,, Ltd., Toronto, and we will promptly tell you the nearest place to get it. The Schi ' and Thunder Bay. These where »o hop! fairs are held by t this competition will not b» a aentatives of the De Perth, niral ashool mu» tut, uotu m tnese younuee oy the Department 01 Agriculture. I hero are, however, a; tevr local school fairs held ln these seven counties,.and we are opeeing the,competition to -theto fairs. We will announce later the districts in which each of th Counties will be included. „ . -, -- Renouai ta are the only parts of the Provincé. le Department of Agriçulture inwhich sature. There are no clietrict-nSpre- Hnron and nô nt of The Campbell Flour Mills Go., Limited (West) Toronto, Ontario (Keep this announcement for reference) à , The ab ove preliminary advertisemeht ■ is inserted to inform the Public about our Bread-making Competition. We will shortly advertise in the home print pages of local weeklies the names of dealers handling Cream of the West Flour. was sorry, but that with both horses at work all day in the field^ 1 , and not a strawberry this side-of Milford, she did. not see how it could be managed. At that moment a wonderful thought popped into Martin's mind. He would shake some dimes out of his bank and walk to Milford for the berries .without letting anyone know, and get his mgtherrto make a shortcake shortcake for Grandpa Babcock's birthday. The next day, as soon as he had eaten his lünchèoh, Martin set out for Milford. He managed/to leave the house and run down to the wood lot without being seen. • Once in the shelter shelter of the trees he breathed easier. No one could see him now. He cut through a corner of the wo^ds and came out on the road. Two hours later, just as the clock in the Milford Square was pointing to half past three, Martin was in the only fruit store in the town, asking for a box of strawberries. "Sorry, son," said the storekeeper, "but I've sold the last box I had." Martin gasped. It had never occurred occurred to him that the berries would be gone. Perhaps the atorekegper understood how things were, for he hastened to add that he was expecting some fine, fresh strawberries on the seven-thirty train that night. Martin's lips stopped stopped trembling and curved into s a smile. "Then I'll wait," he said in a determined determined voice, "and if thirty cents will pay for two boxes, I'll take two instead instead of one." "It will do it," replied the storekeeper. storekeeper. To Martin, who lived on a farm, the little village of Milford seemed tremendously tremendously large and interesting. Half past seven o'clock came almost before he knew it. With his three dimes he bought two boxes of big, red berries, and started on his homeward trip. His pocket where the money had been was empty, and something else felt empty, too--hisj stomach. The moon was sinking, behind a hill, and Martin's courage was sinking, too; for home seemed a long way off, and the road entered a stretch of deep woods that he thought must be full of 'bears and robbers. A twig snapped in the underbrush and something stirred. Martin's heart gave a wild leap, but, he bit his lip and kept saying oyer to himself, "I think it was a squirrel instead of a bear, I think it was a squirrel instead of a bear." But all the time he was sure it was a Bear. He was saying it breathlessly for the tenth time and had gotXas far as "I think it was," when a man stepped out of the bushes in front of him. On hearing him fhe man gave a loud laugh, and, although Martin could not see anything in the least amusing, gave him a little courage to hear that laugh. But the'man'^ first question set Martin's heart beating fast again. "What's in that bundle, Squirrel ?" he asked. "It's--strawberries," answered Martin. Martin. "Strawberries," said the man, reaching reaching out his hand toward the bundle. "Let's "have them! I'm. powerful hungry." "But, please, sir," said Martin in a weak little voice, "I--can't ; they're for--Grandpa Babcock's birthday," and he clutched his package tighter than ever. And then he added, "I haven't had any supper either, sir." Tt was very ? dark theFe in the shadow of the woods, but Martin saw the big man's arm drop to his side, as he sai(|: "So you're hungry, too, are you, and yet you won't touch„any of those berries?" berries?" . "No, sir," answered Martin stanch- ly. "Well," said the man slowly, "I guess if a squirrel can stand it, I can stand it myself, even if I haven't had a mouthful all day." "Not a mouthful all day!" gasped Martin, and he was not afraid of the man any more. He began untying the bundle; for he knew that Grandpa Babcock "would want to divide with this man who must be so very hungry: Martin pulled out one box of berries and held it toward his companion; but the man-only shook his head. "Thank you, boy,'.' he said, "but you can jusiz put those berries back into that bundle." Then he added, "Come along, Squirrel, I'll walk a way with you to keep the bears off." They talked about the farm, and the surprise for Grandpa Babcock's birthday; birthday; and -then before Martin knew it he had asked the man if he were a tramp. He wanted, to know very much/ but he had meani. n<)t^ to ask, because it djd nbt peem like a polite question. "Well, yes," said, the'man, "I suppose suppose that's what yqu'd call: me. You see," .he continued, and Martin thought his voice sounded sad;. "ï've bèçn-look- ing for woyk for two weeks, but I can't get a thing, and my money is all gone, so I " But Martin did not wait for him to finish. "Oh good!" he cried. "Then you, can come and live with us, 'cause daddy said this very morning that he needed x a than to help him, and we're almost home now," he went on excitedly, excitedly, "and mother will give us all the supper we can eat,.and ou can eaçxè Has Added $5,000,000 to Its Assets in Past Fiscal Year--Thrift Campaign Resulted in Gain of v Over $2,000,000 in Deposits--Large Increase in- Earnings. Earned 11.14% on Capital Capital Against 7% Last Year. In its annual statement for the fiscal year to May 31st, 1917, the Home Bank shows thair rapid progress has been made during the past twelve- month period. The Home Bank has for some time past been strengthening its organization organization and the benefits it has derived therefrom are _ shown in the growth and expansion- of the general business of the bank/ a healthy growth ' in deposits and an ability to carry out its entire share of all Government financing financing brought out during the year. 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