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- & » Remarkable Increase Shown wo "> Within the next few. wotks the) * farmers in Canada will be engaged the work of seeding the great- Trt the 3a Which BE 'given over to the production of grain in the history of the Domin- ion... While. statistics portraying the actual increase in area will not be given until the federal authori- ties 'at Ottawa compile in the' late spring. the reports from their cor- respondents on work done," the findings of ipvestigations which have already been completed point clearly to the comclugion that the additions threughout the Western provinces, at least, will be very considerable in extent;: Officials of the Canadian Northern recently fin- ished a survey of fall plowing along the lines of that company in Mami- toba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. The figures which were sent in, of course, deal with the C.N.R. only, but they may be taken as an indi- cation of the manner in which the farmers west of the Great Lakes have responded to the call for a greater production of foodstuffs in Oanada. Five hundred and thirty- nine agents contributed to the re- port in order that it would be thor- oughly representative of the terri- tory served. Altogether, along the Canadiaf the Canadian Northern Railway. 'the new City, in the black loam district in Northern Saskatchewan. = It. was given as 110,000, and the increase | over last year as. 40 .per Naisberry, close to.Btar City, re- ported 75,000 acres, Melfort, near- y on the same line, i an increase of 100 per cent. - Rosthern [reported an increase of 300 per cent. over last year. - Duck Lake's 50,» 000 acres is an increase of 75 per cent. To north, Hafford, on ie connecting i of Prince, Albert and North Battle ford, 'reported 72,000 acrés in area, 95: per cent. greater tham in 1913. To the south, in Saskatchewan, De- lisle, on" the "Saskaoon-Calgary line, reported 88;000 acres, which is an increase 'of 80 per' cent. Mar- shall, on the main line toward the Alberta boundary, returned 50,000 acres. In Alberta the town of increase of 20 per cent. Stettler, in the central portion of the pro- vince, gave 30,000, an increase of 20 'per cent. Craigmyle, close to Calgary; reported 40,000 acres, and Delia, the next station, 47,000, which is an increase of 200 per cent. Two towns on the same line, closer to the Saskatchewan-Alberta line-- Cereal and Chinook--report 15,000 acres each. In the former the in- | large pitcher: dent. }: Hanna reported 40,000 acres, an|"' __-- nT "The Widow's Mite" Trunks of French Officers Who Te ten Died on Field of Battle. All these little trunks (only on is allowed to 'each officer in the field) belonged to officers of the French Army who fell on the ed to the widows or the nearest With Oranges. _ Orangeade. -- Two cups orange Juice, one and one-half cups sugar, one cup strained cranberry sauce, two quarts. water. Boil sugar and water ten minutes. 'When cold, add strained .orange juice and cran- berry juice ;spour in punch bowl or rge pi r Jut-one orange into thin slices to garnish top. The rind ican be 'pared from 'the orange very thin in one piece and hung around the edge of the howl." : Orange and figs. -- Six oranges pared and cut into thin pieces. Cut tHe "figs 'into fine" strips, mix with '| oranges and serve very odld. Gar- + by 4 Cutting Wheat on the Ergen Farm, Saskatoon, Canadian Northern : Rail way. v i Northern lines 'in the prairie pro-; vinces the increase may be aver- aged at forty per cent. The fig- ures give a total acreage plowed last fall of 6,181,376 acres. This is! an increase of 1,768,168 acres over the - preceding year. Figured at 91.38 bushels to the acre--the flat average of the yield in Western provinces in 1914 for wheat, oats, and barley--the grain yield from fall-plowed lands along the Cana- dian Northern in Manitoba, Saskat- chewan and- Alberta, would be 139,157,818,88 bushels. On the yield basis of last year the ine goreafe would produce 37,759,380.,04 bushels. But 1914 was an off year for grain. prodietion in the West, end that average will probably be exceeded in 1915, The largest acreage for any one station was reported from Star THE OUT-OF-WORKS. As spring approaches, the ques- tion of 'work for the unemployed es more and more acute. who remember the terrible happenings in ire during American Civil War, when close upon 200,000 men were known to be out of work in that country alone, will tremble with apprehen- sion. At that time the philan- thropical spirit, of Britain arose nobly to the rescue, no less a sum i ublicly sub early lL et' whole ings are different in Canada were in England Ligh aod from gs of that they are now. of AT the bsoribed [otk 7 direct, soli the bulk chari fo 4 & 8 | per cent. town, and registration | suitability strictly kept. re: | suitability lofty kept, at that | 28 crease is given at 1,400 per cent, while at the latter place there was no fall plowing done in 1913. Even in the older-settled parts of the 'West, there are gratifying increases. At Morris, in Mani the acreage is given at 30,000 the increase 356 per cent. At Glad- stone, there are 20,000 acres, which represent a 25 per cent. increase. At BSpirling, in the Carman sub- division, the agent reports 40,000, which is an increase of 15 per cent. At Dunrea in the Hartney Dis- trict the figures jump * to 70,000, which represents 'an increase of 70 Kipling reports 75,000, an increase of 90 per cent. As these are the conspicuous returns only, it is apparent that Canada is doing her allotted part of the task which is at present confronting the Em- pire, : they mainly belong to the construe- tive trades. There are, of course, many clerks, operatives in factor- ies, salesmen women among them, but the hardest to be suited are those who have been em- ployed on buildings and railway works; which are now almost at a standstill. % In the face of this state of affairs the land is crying for labor. One thing that can be done is to sepa- rate the wheat from the ¢haf and endeavor first of all to employ the wheat, giving preference as far e le to the men who have cierto 8 i For. this Ls pose, in or treatm station, commiies should be formied in every aity and "embodyin, Then such ot td 7 WIth.) we arrive at the matter of we publi farm lab nigh with one-half * maraschino cherry. This makes a good break- fast fruit or can be served for des- sert. - ' z Orange , Fudge. -- One pound brown sugar; three' tablespoonfuls rich milk, buttér the size of an English walnut, grated rind of one orange. one cup walnuts chopped fine. Boil three minutes. teen minutes or more. Orange 'Marmalade. -- Twelve oranges, four tablespoons lemon juice, fotir cups water, eight cups sugar. Cut the oranges in lf, scoop out the juice and pulp. Put the skins onto boil with six quarts of ¢old water and boil until tender; remove and put in colander to drain. ¢ ed, take a spoon and remove all the white ; it 'will come. out easily. Shred the yellow and add to the juice and pulp. Be sure that all the white fibre has been removed. Add the sugar and water and boil slowly two hours, or until thick. Orange Jelly in Orange Cup With Whipped Cream.--Four oranges, one tablespoonful lemon juice, one cup sugar, one rounded or. two level tablespoonfuls granulated ge- latin. Cut the oranges in half crossways; with rimmer remove centre, add lemon juice, sugar and gelatin, which has been soaked in a little water dissolved in one cup of boiling water. . Btir until sugar is dissolved. Remove all the loose fibre from the orange peel and saw tooth the edge, either with scissors or sharp knife. Set the orange cup in 8 the and firm on small doily and put a spoon whipped cresm on top. Gari ' arnish | luk > water, with half of maraschino cherty. H| with a soft woo one uses pastry bag put through it. RIE ERA . Orange Salad.--Otange salad i one of the best dinner salads, either oranges on"bed of watercress Beat fif- 'with: fondant candies; also and sprinkled on cake icing When they are well drain-| rub: low pan of finely cracked ice, | hours, Then wash out Bll in the. jelly. When sold |and ail danger. from po firm and ready to serve Place the tinned Sing Wil be addresses, and relatives. enough 'sugar to sweeten, as some | fruit needs more than others; pour in gradually: two level tablespoons of cornstarch wet. with two table- spoons of cold water and boil until transparent. Whip the whites of two eggs very etiff; then slowly turn the hot mixture on them, beat- ing thoroughly all the time ; butter small cups or molds and' fill 'with the hot mixture. 'When' chilled, serve with milk flavored with grat: ed orange peel or g custard ; yolks of eggs, a pint of milk and flour sufficient to make it creamy ; cook over hot fire until the custard coats a spoon; flaver with grated orange peel, ~~. . ¥0 a Candied Orange Peel.--Cover the peel "of four oranges with .two quarts of cold water, put, oi fire, bring to" a boil and boil slowly un, til tender, about for minutes ; uf into colander and dri#in two durs; remove all the white skin left from the pulp, the white of the rind is not removed. When dry, cut into fine 'strips. Boil two eu sugar with three-fourths cup of wa- ter until it spins a thread, put in part of peel and boil five minutes,' remove with fork and 'place in pul- verized sugar a few minutes; Then put on a plate to dry. The orange peel prepared this way lasts a long time, and there are many uses for it. One good way to use it is chop- ped fine and put in panocha, to use chopped ~ and many other uses. Now is the time to make it. - ; Try These Hints. "Never use linen to clean mirror or windows, as it sheds lint an often causes streaks. : Use no soap on window glass. U old muslin and clean soft water. A cotton cloth dipped in a little aloo: hol will add brilliancy to the final When steaming potatoes put a 'cloth over them before putting the lid, on. They will take much less time to cook, and be much more mealy than when done in the ordin- ary way, OR If white of egg is applied with a small camel's hair paint. brush to fly specks on gilt frames, then rob- bed Sent: with a soft cloth; the using a new saucepan add a lump os and some potato ngs and let it boil for some "Wash linoleum and rank, are here gathe eof | len ed 0! field of battle in a severe action between the French and the Germans in the region of Soissons. The little trunks, which hold all the personal and which bear. the officers' names, property. of their former owners, the depot to be forward- left them. A piece of ribbon is al- ways sure to show where scissors are half-hidden under papers or sewing. = When your house plants look a trifle dejectéd, and water does not revive them, try putting coffee grounds on the roots three times a week ; then once a week give them a tablespoonful of olive oil ; do not allow the earth to become hard and dry, - To make gum starch' pound 2 ounces of gum arabic to a fine pow- 'der, and. pour 1% pint boiling wa- ter over it. Cover, and leave till cold (all night, if-.convenient). Then strain muslin into a clean bottle, and keep it well corked. A table- spoonful is sufficient for a pint of starch made in the usual way. * When materials are too delicate to take starch use sugar in the rins- ing water. Sheer fabrics, such as chiffons, and all other delicate ma- terials, will gain their* original crispness if three tablespoonfuls of sugar are added to the rinsing wa- In, ter. This also is the proper treat-|P ment for all veils. i Snare ---- STRANGE WAR MATERFAL. Gold, Silver and Even Poems Have Been Used as Missiles. It has been said that the complete rout of the Turkish troops in Mace: donia during the late war was largely due to the fact that man of the men were provided wit d cartridges with wooden bul lets, the latter being harmless "ab any distance over a few yards. A war. correspondent. picked up on the battlefield of Kumanova several packages of thése cartridges which were apparently thrown away by the Turkish soldiers in their flight before the Serbians. 5 A large number of shells fired by the Chinese Imperialist forges in the fighting with the revolutionists at 'Hankow the other year were megely balls of painted wood. Se- veral of these were picked yp in Hankow. . : China certainly possesses several pieces of modern ordnance, but she also owns a large number of can- non Xhich are Hinde of hardened compressed wood and paper pulp, having a metal core. tld pot 'wood. Fie ~ This reminds us that during' the recent. trouble in Mexico, the rebels The respon, which resembled made cannon and its carriage were 81 placed on when tion: for ghee weapons is generally Maori trouble came, and when the blacks ran short of ammunition*for - their fourteen-pound. guns they rushed the printing works at Waik- ato and charged their * weapons with type and stereo blocks. Sir John Gorst, who had taken refuge with the British" troops, declared that he was nearly "potted'" with one of his own phi *Y Broo sont, ed amd silver coins, and articles of jewelry have all been ued wn bollets at one time or another, and hi when Napoleon invaded I bullets which were fired at the Aus- trians and Sardiniang wese con- sirusieq from the plate of church altars. 4 Sut In 1793 Britain besieged Pondi-__ cherry from 'Gondeloor and from the sea. The town ran ont of pro- jectiles, and = all the iron in the lace was need as shot. ~The rail- ings round monuments, and the: vans and crosses of the churches : and public buildings were turned into missiles. Gyo When all the iron had bee hausted the head of th the Vella of Pondicher the Governor and said: 'Si 1 learned that you had pow parts 50 chests of rupees. | > should make excellent grape shot' And the cannon yomited ford coins: ' : pa Every gold coin and every afticle" of gold, silver, and other metal i the capital-of Princess Conde w: melted down and made into bulle when the hosts of Akbar surround. ed Amadanger, while the in their wars with us not o ly cartridge eases pick field of battle. Her Wavering Afteeti 9 i hat." > Lah Le) © "You fall in love with too many hate. ' If youll promise to remain constant to that ove for as much ar six weeks, I'll bily it for y France has a uli tion: forty millions. or 4 £3 {finding themselves short: of ord- | * | nanbe manufactured & rude gun | Red I for use against Huerta's troops. LPI E00 sh spent on the "Hubby, I'm in love with wal.