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wh Every 10c Packet of WILSONS FLY PA DS WILL ► LL . '.L E LI; 5 TL .'M x sy V*:" . H IF 4 Morning in the PIonre4 FieUa r ; Morning in the plowed fields, while the dew is wet; Singing ' till the ; sun comes, how can life forget! Beauty of the fresh earth, sweetened as it_lies. 8 Breathing out the. fragrance fallen from the skies! Mocking birds and redwings, The-killdee and the dove-- Morning in the plowed fields' Planting dreams of love! STICKY FLY CATCHER Clean to handle, .Sold by all.Drug* gists, Grocers and General'Stores. -^T~~An English farmer was recently fined seventy-five pounds for refusing to deliver his wool to a dealer named by the British war authorities. You should always keep a bottle of Chamberlain's Swroaeh and Liver Tablets on the'shelf. The little folk so often need a raild and ' safe cathartic andTthey do appreciate Chamberlain's instead of nauseous oils and mixtures. For stomach , troubles and constipation, sdve one justbefora groins to bed. All drug-grists, 25c, or send to CHAMBERLAIN MEDICINE CO., TORONTO 10 1 Second crop of hay cut, curing- hour by hour; Half a mile of daisies all in snowy flower; Dew in every gold cup fresh as fairy lips-- Ah, the wine of this world when the morning sips! Catbirds after cherries, Rookery full of crovs-- What men want to fight for Heaven only knows! FePfgched Until "Frult-a-tiMS" lane CHAMBERLAIN'S Raspberries down the green scenting ail the way, Grasshops in the cornfields, crickets in the hay; Wind among the treetops just awake, and, oh, sweetness' of the plowed fields •when the breezes blow! Summer in a dreamland, The farm bell far away-- Hot cornbread for breakfast, And then get in that hay! The TAB LI Wood's Phosphodino, & The Great English. Remedy. - - j -'- - --'-ole Tones and invigorates the who.. i nerv-ouy system, makes new Blood „ l in old Veins, Cures Nervous Debility. Mental and Brain Worry. Despondency. Despondency. Z.oss of Energy, Palpita turn of the Heart, Failing Memory. Price *1 per box, six for $5 One will please, six will cure," Sold b> all druggists or.mailed in plain pkg. on receipt of pric= AVir pamphlet mailed free. THE WOOD MEDICINE CO.,TOHOMTO, OUT. (Farmed* Wlsiw.) 594 Champiain St., Montreal. •'For two years, I was a miserable Sufferer from Rheumatism and Stomach Trouble. I had frequeht Dizzy Spells, and when I took food, felt wretched and sleepy. I suffered from Rheumatism Rheumatism dreadfully, with pains in my back and joints, and my hands swollen. - A friend advised "Fruit-a-tives" and from the outset, they did me good. After ihe first box, I felt I was getting well and I - can truthfully say that. "Fruit-a-tives" is the only medicine thathelpedme"; LOUI9 'LABRIE. 50c. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, 25c. At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit,- a-tives X.imited, Ottawa. DOMESTIC SCIENCE AT HOME Sixth, Lesson.---Starches and Sugars. TO FRIGHTEN SUBMARINES. Chinese Ships Carry Copious Supply of Firecrackers to Scare Them. Because of the shortage of sugar and the uncertain length of ther war, increased honey production has been suggested as an emergency measure. For Burns and Scalds.--Dr. Thorax as' Electric Oil will take^h.e fire out of a burn or scald, more rapidly than-anv other preparation. It should be on hand in every, kitchen so that it may be available available at any time. There is no prépara-^ tion required. Just apply the oil to the" burn or scald and the pain will abate and in a short time cease altogether. When a Chinese crew sets sail- these days, says the New York Times, it always always takes along a lot of firecrackers. The_ Chinese is superstitious. He has always believed that the exploding, of a' firècrackër was tire most efficacious method, of putting evil spirits to fight. Now that the U-boat is a dangèr to ships, the Chinese sailors take with them on voyages great strings of firecrackers, firecrackers, which they explode in the danger zones to frighten away the German U-boat along with other evil things. Enter the BE miA m m Contests at Rural School Fairs in Ontario The Campbell Flour Mills Company's great offer o£ the big One-Hundred-and-Fifty-Dollar Pathe phonographs (Five of them !) and other valuable prizes, for the best loaves of bread baked with Cream of the West flour, is stirring up tremendous interest all over Ontario. Many girls are already busy as bees practising with Cream of the West flour. Last year many girls declared, "Oh, if I had only practised, I'm sure I could have won!" Don t wait another day. Decide right now ! Practise, Practise, Starches and sugars have many properties properties in common, and for this reason reason are grouped together under the name -carbohydrates. The preceding lessens : have .told that carbohydrates furnish heat for the body and energy to do work . Starch is found principally in cereals, cereals, grains and vegetables. It is soluble in cold -water and coagulates or thickens when, dissolved in cold water water and heat is applied. Applying heat causes the cell-like structure to expand and bursty thereby thickening the liquid. Dry starch when heated turns a light, brown in color. This is called dextrin, and is soluble in cold water. It is the basis of Brit- tish gum and - is often used in making library, paste. When starch is heated heated beyond the dextrin stage it is transformed into carbon, all the moisture moisture being removed setting the carbon carbon free. Digestion of Starches. The process of digestion with starches starts in the mouth. It is most important that all food containing containing starch be thoroughly masticated. Failure to chew food thoroughly will prevent the saliva from acting iip_on the starch and prevent the continuation" continuation" of this important process in the stomach. When starch foods are thoroughly thoroughly masticated the action of the saliva continues upon the food in the stomach for at least half an hour, final final checked by the acidity of the gastric juices. It is for this reason many ■ persons are unable to eat starchy foods with other food containing fruit or vegetable acids .\_ The stomach ferments do not act upon starch as it passes into the small intestine. The pancreatic juice and intestinal ferments complete the final changes which occur and are absolute- y necessary to convert the starches into soluble sugars. It is necessary to combine starchy foods with protein foods, as all'excess starch is stored in the body in the form of fat. Cooking Starches. Starchy foods must be thoroughly cooked, owing to the fact that few, if any, persons thoroughly chew the food which contains starch." Carelessly Carelessly cooked starchy foods will produce produce intestinal disturbances. This is particularly true. _of breakfast foods. Unless they areijwell coked they should / not be given to infants or elderly persons. The fireless coker is an ideal method of preparing breakfast foods, and, in fact, for choking all starchy foods. Sugars. There are many kinds, of sugars. The most familiar of them is the cane sugar. Sugar is also obtained from beet roots, maple trees and certain kinds of palms. Sugar is also found in vegetables, fruits and milk. The greatest amount comes from sugar cane, which is a plant somewhat resembling cojrn. It is crushed between rollers, extracting extracting the sweet juice, which is clarified and evaporated until, upon cooling, its crystals appear in a thick liquid. This liquid is-molasses. The crystals are brown sugar. The brown sugar, by a process of refining, refining, is made-into many kinds of sugar sugar known to housewives. Grape and fruit sugars are found in grapes, peaches and other fruits It is two and one-half times less ; sweet than cane. Glucose is manufactured on a large scale from corn. Lactose, or milk sugar, is found in milk. The commerical sugar of milk comes from Switzerland, and is made by evaporating evaporating the whey of the cow's milk. It is used for sweetening drinks for infants infants and the sick. It is less liable to produce acid fermentation than cane sugar and is more easily digested. The Food Value of Sugar. Sugar is valuable as a nutriment, easy to digest and quidriy absorbed by the body. Cane sugM in the process process of digestion, owing to the action of the pancreatic juices, is converted into glucose, and after its absorption it is completely utilized in furnishing heat and energy. Sugar may be used freely during cold weather without injurious effects, but only a small amount should be used during hot weather. LILES,<or hemorrhoids, are the cause of keen distress to thousands who do not yet know Dr. Chase's Ointment. There are three kinds of piles---itching, bleedipg and protruding. The itching, burning sensations'usually increase increase at night, and the misery which many peo'ple endure endure is beyond description. The'blèeding is sometimes so "profuse as to cause'death. Protruding piles are most dreaded because it is commonly believed "that a surgical operation is the only means of cure. If you will read the letters quoted In the dally-press there will be little chance for scepticism as to the certainty certainty of Dr. Chase's Ointment as a cure for every form of piles. Or, better still, ask your friends about it, for Dr. Chase's Ointment is recognized among doctors and druggists as well as by the public generally as the only real cure for this Wretched disease. Dr. Chase's Ointment, 60c a box, all dealers, or Edmauson, Bates & Co., Ltd., Toronto. Do not be talked into accepting a substitute. Imitations disappoint. Fruit for the Teeth. HOW TO TEST DIAMONDS. Unless the. teeth are very badly damaged or eroded, the acids of fruit, such as that contained in graphs, oranges, lemons or apples, will be found to be a satisfactory mouth-wash. The advice of a dentist should be sought, however, to determine the condition condition of the teeth and to decide whether an ,alkaline or acid wash is preferable for the individual case. But there is no question as to the efficacy of the food acids in removing quickly and entirely the mucous films that are the first stages of dental decay. An apple eaten in the evening will cleanse the teeth mechanically and chemically, and if followed by vigorous vigorous brushing will protect them from bacteria during the night. Simple Methods to Determine if Gerùs - Are Genuine Or Not. Win-the-War Recipes. Practise with Cream & West Flour Every time cornmeal is used where wheat products were once used, we help to win the war. Have cornmeal mush for breakfast, with figs, dates or fruit for variety; use cornmeal in quiet breads, yeast breads, desserts. Omit all wheat breakfast cereals. Use rolled oats for muffins, rolls and yeast- raised bread. 10$ THE PATHEPHONE Five of these large cabinet phonographs, each with twelve records, given as first prizes in District Contests. \ alue, $150.00* p. 20 in. x 2CÀ in. x 44 in. hi^h, • the hard Wheat flour that ie guaranteed for bread Every time you bake with it you find out new qualities in this flour that makes such splendid big loaves of delicious light bread. Practise ! In five districts, each comprising several counties, we will give away free to the winner of the first district prize a large.cabinet phonograph. At each fair there will be given a fine list of local prizes. Prizes Worth Trying Hard For Cornmeal Muffins.---One cupful sour milk, one and one-third cupfuls flour, two-thirds cupful cornmeal, one to two tablespoonfuls fat, one to two tablespoonfuls sugar, one egg, one- half teaspoonful soda, two teaspoonfuls teaspoonfuls baking powder, one-half teaspoonful teaspoonful salt. Mix milk, egg and melted fat and add dry ingredients well mixed. mixed. 1st Local Prize.--"Girls' Own Annual,' a great big beautiful! v bound, illustrated book with 800 pages of stories and articles about people, art, animals, gardens, sewing, crocheting--everything that particularly interests voung girls, older girls and their mothers. This is » wonderful prize that yon can treasure for years. 2nd Local Prize.--"Stories of Famous Men and Women," Women," heavily cloth bound with gold titles, many beautiful beautiful pictures in colors, entrancing life stories of Florence Nightingale, Grace Darling, Flora MacDonald, Jenny Lind, "he late Queen Victoria, and others. 3rd Local Prize.--"Britain Overseas," a big hand- somelv bound hook with many colored pictures, interesting stories and descriptions of the countries and the peoples cf Britain's world-wide Empire." 4th Local Prize.--"The Queen's Gift Book,*' a book ictures and special articles by Britain s best . . .1 1 _ 1 il. !m V /, rtlr O T*fl T AT* of stories, pictures ttnu opcviai atvivivo . writers; the proceeds from the sale of this book are lor the benefit of disabled soldiers in England. ' N"ote.--Unless the entries number six >or more only first and second prizes will be awarded. Unless the entries number ten or more no fourth prize will be awarded. The District Prizes.--The winner of the first prize at . each local fair automatically becomes a competitor for the following District prizes. 1st District Prize.--The "Pathephone' ' is the name siven to the fine big mahogany phonograph we offer as first prize. It will give you endless pleasure and entertainment entertainment for a lifetime. It has special reproducer attach- ments and needles, enabling yon to play all kinds of flat . disc records of no matter what make. The Pathephone reproduces band music, orchestra music, songs and fuMy- pieces.perfectly; with it goes a dozen of the famous Pathe records. Total value, $150.00. ' 2nd District Prize.--Set of Djckens' Works, 18 splendidly splendidly bound volumes with many illustrations. . Among the books in the set are "Oliver Twist" and "Old Cunpsjty - Shop." These are two of the most entrancing stories ever written. 3rd, 4th, apd 5th 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 . handfe, and the dough is thoroughly and more evenly mixed. . " Indian Pudding.--Three-fourths cup- foLcornmeal, one quart milk, one and aq 0} saqou vpiao jad g juaA-OAV^ jo one-half'teaspoonfuls salt, three tablespoonfuls tablespoonfuls sugar, or one-third cupful molasses. ■ Heat the milk. Sift in the cornmeal as in making mush. Add salt and sugar. ' Turn into buttered baking dish, put dish in pan of water, and bake very slowly two and one- half to three hours. Serve with hard sauce, cream or crushed fruit. Oatmeal Muffins.--One-half cupful cooked'oatmeal or rolled oats, one egg, two tablespoonfuls fat, one and one-half cupfuls flour, two tablespoonfuls tablespoonfuls sugar,' one-half teaspoonful salt, four teaspoonfuls baking powder. Cook oatmeal, using one part oatmeal to two parts water. A large proportion proportion of water makes too soft a mush and gummy muffins. Mix milk, oatmeal, oatmeal, egg and melted fat. Add dry ingredients after sifting them together together . Bake twenty-five to thirty minutes. minutes. This makes ten to twelve muffins. muffins. Rye Muffins.--Two and one-half heaping tablespoonfuls each of rye and Indian meal, one tablespoonful sugar and melted butter, one tablespoonful tablespoonful salt) one egg, beaten; one- half teaspoonful of soda, one teaspoonful teaspoonful cream tartar dissolved in enough enough nülk or water to make a drop batter. Beat well, drop by the spoon in hot fat, or bake in muffin tins. An Australian claims to have discovered discovered a new rapid tanning process with which sole«4eâther can be tanned in seven days, calfskins in six hours and other skins proportionately quickly. The car shortage promises to continue continue and those who need fertilizers and other supplies will not get them unless they are ordered long in advance advance of the time they will be used. The public is frequently deceived in regard to the sale of jewelry and precious precious stones and the authorities have issued a statement upon the accurate testing of diamonds. When a diamond is quite clean and dry, the following experiment should be tried : Place on the surface a tiny drop of water and then take, a needle or .pin and try to move the drop about. If thé diamond is genuine, the drop can be rolled about Intact. On the other hand, where the gem is an imitation imitation the water• spreads directly it is touched with the needle-point. Another very good test may be carried carried out with a tumbler of water. Into Into this put the suspected article and examine, its appearance. A real diamond diamond will show up in the water with a startling clearness, and it can never be confounded with.the water. On the ether hand, the imitation looks indefinite indefinite and it is sometimes difficult to see it at all. The only camp fire in the woods that is "out" is one that is "dead out." He used a pebble to keep his mouth moist-- WE USE SHELLS LIKE THUNDERCLAP Read Carefully Conditions of Contest Every girl may compete at the rural school fair in 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 may be separated at the fair. 'Ihe loaf must be baked with Cream of the West Flour. One- half will be judged at the fair. The other half -of the ■prize loaf will be 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. The Standard by which bread will be judgeÿ. will be as follows: Appearance of Loaf 15 marks (a) Color 5 marks (b) Texture of crust 5 marks (c) Shape of loaf . „ 5 marks 2. Texture of Crumb .40 marks (a) Evenness 15 marks (b) Silkiness 20 marks (c) Color . 5 marks 3. Flavor of Bread i 45 marks (a) Taste ...25 marks (b) Odor 20 marks Important.--Each loaf must be accompanied by the part of the flour bag containing the face of the Old; Miller, and an entry form must be signed by the girl and parents or guardian stating date of birth, P.O. address, and giving name of dealer from whom Cream of the West Flour was purchased. The form will state that the, girl, actually baked the loaf entered m the competition* The forms will be provided at the time of the fair. The decision of the judges is final. Not more than one entry may be made by each girl and not more than one local prize will be awarded to the same family. Which District is Yours?--This list shows you which counties you compete against if you become a. competitor for the District prizes :•* District No. 1.--Counties of Glengarry, Stormont, Dun- das, Grenville, Leeds, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew. District No. 2.--Counties of Hastings, Prince Edward, Peterboro, Northumberland, Victoria, Durham. DistriCtt.No. 3.--Counties of York, Ontario, Peel, Hal- ton, Wentworth, Oxford, Brant, Waterloo (with a few fairs in. Wellington and Perth). District No. 4.--Counties of Welland, Haldimand, Norfolk, Norfolk, Elgin, Kent, Essex, Lambton, Middlesex (with a few fairs in Huron and Lincoln). District No. 5. : --Counties of Bruce, Grey, Dufferin, Sim- coe, Districts of Muskoka, Parry Sound, Timiskaming, Al- goma, Manitoulin. THE RESULTS of the contests at the fair will be made known in the usùal way as ,'".n the case of all the other regular contests. The District results will he announced announced as sqon as possible after the conclusion of the Rural School Fairs in the Province. DO NOT MISS THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY : Every girl between 12 and 18 years should compete, \vhat a splendid way to stir up increased interest in breadmakingl Get a supply of Cream of the" West Flour at your dealers and practise using it as often, as possible, to increase the chances of winning. If your'dealer cannot sell it to you, write to the Campbell Flour Mills Co., Ltd., 'Toronto, and we will promptly tell you the nearest place to get it. NO COMPETITIONS IÎÇCCaUNTIES NAMED BELOW : The-competition is open td all parts of the Province where Rural School Fairs are held, except the Districts of Rainy River, Kenora and Thunder Bay. These districts are the only parts of the Province where school fairs are held by the Dept, of Agriculture in which this competition will not be a feature. There are no district-representatives of the'Department of Agriculture in the Counties? of Sudbury, Sudbury, Huron, Perth, Wellington, Haliburton, Prescott/Rus- sell or Lincoln, and no rural school fairs are held in these Counties by the Dept, of Agriculture. There are, however, however, a few fairs held by local schools invWellington, Perth, Huron and. Lincoln, and these are included in the competition. competition. British Shrapnel Explodes More Quietly than Does German. Writing from British field headquarters, headquarters, Edward. P. Bell, says:-- Listening to the explosion--continuous explosion--continuous as I write--of British and- German shrapnel shells, one notes a striking difference in the sounds produced^ produced^ The British shells make a comparatively soft report, while the German projectiles make a piercing, When boiling fish remove all scum quickly as it rises to the top of the water as it deadens the flavor of the fish if allowed to remain in the pan. EFtQ shattering sound -like that of a ter- riblb thunderclap. Moreover, the The Campbell Flour Mills (West) Toronto Peterboro Limited Pickering 12» Cream of the West Flour is sold by the following dealers : Canada Grain Co., Pontypool ; E. C. Fisher, Newcastle ; J. D. Gray, Garden Hill W. A. Kidd, Fraserville ; S. Archer, Kentiall ; Wm. Porter^ Mtmyérsrî W, H. Byam & Son, Millbrooke ; J. R. Cooper, Orono ; Rowe & C arveth, Orono ; M. Goldstein, Port Hope ; E. Barrowclough, Wesley ville. v subsequent sounds are different, those from the German shells being more sibilant in quality and greater in volume than those from the British shells. Which shell is "the more destructive I cannot say. The German has a sharper, louder report, due to the fact that is is charged not only with shrapnel bullets, but with high explosive explosive materials. This material bursts the steel shell case so that the whistl ing noises following are Caused by a mixture of bullets and fragments of steel. ' . The. British shell case, on the other other hand, does not -burst., It remains intact and pours it? bttHets from the shell mouth 1 as : a shotgun pours its shot; -thus perhaps .the., bullet?; are brought: to bear more effectively, in a definite direction. "" ^ <Gérfcàinlÿ - the British must hirae- sombsgood reason for using the type einploÿêd . Brother Fritz's . "penchant^ for "MghtfÜiness ,, slrows .itself in all'. he does . ' There -is probatiy nojdoubt, as regards : his high ' explosive shrapnel shell, that he reasons that, whether it is 'really mbre destructive than the other or not, it is calculated to produce" produce" . gTeùtër frijÿht-^a- thing" which commanders .. - must fight against »among their-? troops. x : Happily for the British army, Tommy Atkins is about the-hardest- Mïan to scare' that ever wore a uniform. The Best Habit In The World is : the habit of health. The way to get it is to train your -bowels, through the liver, to act naturally, at affixed time, every day. Take one pill regularly (more only if necessary)- until you succeed. Then you can stop .taking them, without trouble or annoyance. MADE IN CANADA Thi* has been the good-health- rule for SO years. MBR >1LL i givés us a wholesome, antiseptie, antiseptie, refreshing confection to take the place of the cave man'fe pebble. We help teeth, breath, appetite, digestion and d^iciously soothe mouth and ' throat with this wel- come sweetmeat. €tfwtn* bear» Stgnatur » Colorless faces often show the;: of Iron in the blood. Carter's Iron Pills this condition. Chew it miter every memi ■stir' ; : : * ; * ;l ü. sst. vour will help.. MIST 20 sr: i / X WGS&Siss ■mm Sc N?