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his Gillette assortment. He'll Appreciate ~ Good Judgment As As Your Good if for Christmas, 1917, you send "| by and Anzac, Frenchman, Italian and American, as the one sure passport to a clean and enjoyable shave. J Even if he has already had one, the man in whom = § your hopes centre will be glad to get another Gillette Safety Razor. For under active service conditions, equipment so sought after as the Gillette strays easily and often, and he may new be trying to worry along again without one. So whatever else your box may contain, don't forget a GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR ' --and a good supply of blades. 1f you prefer, we will take your order, through your dealer or dire@, and deliver the razor of your choice from our nearest depot Overseas. Ask your dealer about this when he shows you Standard Sets and "Bulldogs" cost $5.00--Pocket Editions $5.00 to $6.00--Combination Sets $6.50 up --at Drug, Jewelry and Hardware Stores. Mails are congested--shipments slow. Send his Gillette early! GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR CO. OF CANADA, LIMITED, Office and Factory : Gillette Building, Montreal 274 $220.00 IN PRIZES To the Grand Champion Steer and Helfer at ., Toronto Fat Stock Show Union Stock Yards DEC. 7 and 8, 1917 Good Cash Prizes for all classes. If you have not received a premium list and entry blank, write to-day. | This Watch Free TO ANY BOY | slaked by exposure to ! its disinfecting power is thereby lost. G Pouliry'ss The proper method of disinfecting fowl houses is as follows: Remove all litter from the floor and nesting places and burn ds near the building as convenient to avoid contamination of the surrounding soil. If possible remove nests, roosts and other port- able fixtures and place in the sunlight. Empty all hoppers, feed bins, etc., of dry mash and other grains and dis- card grit or scald with boiling water before using a second time. Scald all utensils, pans, etc. If cotton fronts are used, these should be re- moved and either washed thoroughly or scalded with boiling water. The windows should be taken out and washed with warm water and soap, the frames being well scrubbed with a hard brush. If straw lofts are used, the straw should be removed and burned with the litter. The inside should then be thoroughly swept down to remove cobwebs, dust accumula- tions, etc. or if possible, flushed out with a good hose. All accumulations of hard droppings should be loosened by softening with water and then scraped clean with a hoe or other sharp instrument, Disinfection may now be commenced. Mix fifty pounds of unslaked or quick-lime in a barrel of water and add to this one gallon of good "commercial disinfectant, If a smaller amount is required it may be made by adding two and one-half pounds of quick-lime to a pail of wa- ter plus half a teacupful of disinfect ant. ' Be sure that the lime is not e air as all The easiest method of applying the lime-wash is by means of a spray- pump which can be purchased at a reasonable cost and can be used to ad- vantage in other buildings. Before us- ing the lime solution it is advisable to strain it through a fairly fine sieve or cheese-cloth as the. filter is liable to become clogged. In absence of a .spray-pump, a whi sh brush may be yn Juis difficult to fill the and ces without a stream to drive in the solution, These cracks places for ing: RTimothy: ../ix.,....0000 Answer:--1, Probably 'the best single grass to sow for pasture mix- ture to 'stand for four or five years is Kentucky blue grass, However, this grass is not especially adapted to use on heavy clay land. Rather, T would recommend a mixture of the follow- Kentucky blue grass .... Perennial rye White clover ........... Alsike clover ,.....,.... Total -...... 005000 29 per acre. This' mixture of 29 Ibs: per acre Are | advise you to scatter four or: five should give a-good nutritious pasture which will last throughout the season. In order to get a good stand I would loads per acre' of well-ro manure, or apply: 200 to 250 pourlds per acre of fertilizer carrying 2 to 8 per cent, ammonia and 8 to 10 per cent. available] phosphoric acid. This can be applied through the fertilizer dropping at- tachment of the grain drill at the time Hthe grass and nurse trop of grain fs 'sown. 2, Coal ashes will, to some extent, loosen up a soggy soil. They containta low percentage of .lime and potash, However, there is a danger of & certain amount of free chlorine] being carried in tke 'coal ashes, and they should be used sparingly else they will render the soil unsuitable for crop growth, since chlorine is deadly to crop growth. ¢ rs T 0 INTERNATIONAL LESSON NOVEMBER 18 --r Lesson VII. Nehemiah's Preyer An- swered--Neh. 2. 1-11. Golden Text, Matt. 7. 7. Versed 1, 2.--Nehemiah's sorrowful countenance aroused the sympathy of the king. Nisan--The first month of the Jewish year, corresponding to the latter part of March and tl weeks of April. Twentieth ment. on preceding Since Nisan preceded Chislev by sev- eral months, Neh. 2. 1, pon' | with 1. 1, implies that the events narrated in chapter 2 took place earlier than those narrated in chapter 1; which is improbable. The events of chapter 1' may have transpired in the preced- ing, the nineteenth, . year of Artax- erxes. Before him--Better, following the early Greek translation, "before me;" th&t is, when it was my turn to have charge of the wine. ad--The cupbearer was expected to be cheer- ful, hence when Nehemiah. came into the royal presence with a troubled countenance, it immediately attracted attention. ° Sorrow of heart--Or, "mind." There was no indication o ysical ill-health; hence the ki iagnosed the case as one of menta e com- and fasting had left their marks, Sore afraid--Or, worried lest, having explained his case to -the king, he would refuse his request. 8-5. In Tesyonse fo the King's re-| uest Nehemiah unburdened his heart. the opening of an address to the king (Dan, 2. 4; 8-9; compare 1 Kings 1. 81). My fathers' sepulchres--An'in- dication that Nehemiah was a Jeru- salemite, or even that he was of royal descent; for Jersualem was particul- arly the burying place of the kings. "The ancients attached great import- aite tothe honor a proper interment; a e dee respect to the b of ancestors." No 'won- der he was sad at the.thought of conditions in the holy city, which might involve a desecration of his ancestral tombs. oreover, a T- ence to such possibility would not be without effect on" the king, Lieth waste--The effects of the catastrophe of B. C." 586 had not entirely disap- peared; but Nehemiah may have been thinking especially' of the events described in Ezra 4. 7-24. ' The: king was sufficiently moved to make inquiry whether there was any- thing he might do. ayed---Silent- ly; Nehemiah "was in 3 man of prayer (Neh, , 9; B. 19; 6. Forth andy ALR hoporle orm en mal the king. Bui Batter, ld." 6-7. the re- Tho hi The fact of _h OE oy Ds Per {7 it has been inferred that he was i the secretary Peng bb mir AP of Ammon, the dis- lesson, verse 1.trict east of the Jordan, agony. ~The days or months of worry | riding or driving horse should not be ive forever--The usual formula at] Pr Rre.eminem: ay I king readily grants t quest of hai Que ord may denote simply i e favorite wo-| ed wt er castle, (2) the city wall, and (8) his official residence. All the requests were 'readily granted. = Good hand-- Nehemiah recognizes the reality of -a divine providence in his case, « 9-11. Nehemiah's arrival in Jerus salem. Captains--Or, "military of- ficers;" Ezra vefused an escort (see comments on lesson for Oct. 28). There is n6 report of-the journey it= self; Neliemiah's sole interest was in the work he might do in Jerusalem. Sanballat--Governeor in Samaria. He is represented as such in the Aramaic papyri found in Egypt (compare Neh. 4.1, 2). Horonite--Means, a native of Horon or Beth-horon, northwest of Jerusalem (Josh. 16.3, 5). _Servant-- A subordinate official; from" Neh. 6. of Sanballat. = Am- Grieved-- Better, "felt chagrined," because with a Persian official in Jerusalem, whose duty it was to look out for the wel- fare of the Jews, they could no longer harass the hated community. Three days--To rest from the journey and to orient himself. Coitnsedinsodd In winter weather it is necessary to shoe the draft horse so as to pre- vent falling and injury to the animal. This is best done-by using a calk shoe with a heavy toe and heel. This will prevent the horse from falling. A heavily shod. Care should be taken that the calks do not protrude, for there is, danger of injury when the horse is trotting, = = The shoes should be examined fre, quently to see if the calks are ade- quate for the work the animal is do- ing: When it is necessary to shoe the horse with heavy calks, special attention must be given to setting the heel calk so that there will be no danger of injury to the animal. * HIGHEST PRICES PAID! For POULTRY, GAME, EGGS 4 FEATHERS Please 'write for particulars. : ». POULIN & 00. FREE TO GIRLS cansian po & * | after the conductor went through the | on the seat opposite the one in which *> Mothers and daughters of all ages department. Initials only will be publis 88 a means of Identification, but lo letter, Write on one side of ¥ Address all correspondent Woqgbine Ave, Toronto. Lucille:--Among acceptable pre- sents for a soldier are the following: Diary for 1918 bound in khaki, electric flashlight, drinking cup, money - belt, camera, bracelet = watch, gloves, chamois shirt or waistcoat, overseas chocolate. Puzzles and games are also most welcome for the rest hours. They may be had in convenient form. "Ring Toss" is a puzzle that is a fav- orite in the trenches, also "Game of the Allied Commanders" which is played liké authors, and "Pit," Check- ers and Dominoes. A M. E. M.:--If the lilies, hyacinths and other bulbs have been planted in the open, cover the planting places 'with a few inches of litter, such as well-rotted stable manure, dead leaves or dried grass cuttings. If they have been planted indoors in earth, keep them in a dark place, say the cellar closet, but away from the heater. hey should have a temperature of about 50 degrees for three or four weeks to form a good root growth. When the spears push up ffirough the earth' they can be" given a subdued light and kept in a somewhat warmer place, a temperature of 60 degrees, approximately. When the foliage is well formed bring the pots desired for blooming to the full light of a sunny window in a warm room. Wa- ter only lightly at first, but when the pots are brought to the room water liberally once a day, but dd not let the earth become soggy. W. W.:--The following is a tested war bread recipe: Scald 1 cup dat- meal, and 1 cup cornmeal with 2 cups boiling water; cqol and add 2 cups The Six Travellers. Alice's father was a happy-looking man when he stepped on board the train at Toronto. He carried a shoe- box so carefully that the conductor must have known that he was taking home to his children something more important than shoes. Four! young ladies began to ivonder what was in the box; they were sure tifit a man travelling without his chil- dren would not carry a luncheon. Be- on the seat beside him and keep look- ing at it and smiling every tithe he looked. The four young ladies were on a long journey and had nothing to do except wonder about the other pas- gengers--who they were, where they were going and all about them. Across the aisle fromr the seat that the man chose for himself and his precious shoe box sat a woman who also got on the train at Toronto. She carried a-covered basket and kept, it on her lap. The young ladies did not wonder much about what the wo- man had in her basket, because she 'was rather a cross-looking woman and did not smile. = The woman had a double seat, and car taking tickets she put the basket anny som , e ott her travelling bag, vl "She Bay hate potatoes in her bas: Stamped and addressed envelope is enclosed. AR, RE 5 for this department to ; Mrs. Helen Law, 235 sides, no man would put a lunch boy| cordially Invited rite to | with each Juastion and Its answer n must be given In each he asin m. direct it mashed potatoes, 8 tablespoony molasses, 1 tablespoon. salt and '1. yeast cake dissolyed in 2 tablespoons water at 80 degrees. = Beat mixture hard, then: sufficient whole wheat flour to make very stiff dough; knead fifteen minutes; let rise three and one- 4uarter hours, place on board, cut in loaves. Let stand-ten minutes, then = knead five minutes. Place in pan; let rise until double its bulk, which is usually about forty-five minutes. Bake in hot oven thirty-five or forty min- - utes. Remove from oven, rub tops of loaves with a little shortening: The temperature of the room in 'which all bread is made should be about 78 de-. grees F. and free from all draughts. A. M. M.:--When making a first call leave your card whethgi*the hostess is at home or ot. Jn 1g subsequent calls it iS. necessary to leave a card only when the hostess is not at home. Most women have a special day on which they récéive and it is best to make your call on that day. (ve the card to the maid who admits you, but if the hostess herself answers the door bell, leave it at the conclusion of your call, Usually there is a card receiver in the hall, and when. entering you might take note of that, and if there is none, leave the card on the living-room table. Dojo in a casual manner, as y - bye, making no reference to d. A married woman Raves one of her own and two of her husband's cards as he is supposed to be calling on both the hostess and her husband.' = ° Many thanks for your good wishes. I shall be glad to hear from you again. The next thing the young ladith knew, the basket began to move. certainly was surprising to see a cov- ered basket begin to tip first one way and then another, The woman reach-. ed over and pushed the basket firmly" ; against the back of the seat. - "Peep, peep, peep!" 'Peep-peep!" and "Scritch, scratch!" came more Sounds som the three travellers in the IX. - "The man was more pleasant than ever: and smiled; and the four young ladies smiled; but the woman: looked cross, as if she Mad wished that the = man had stayed in Toronto. . *- ~Then something began to bob round in the basket again and something bumped its head. : Py a "I have a chick and a ig duck and a baby rabbit in my the man explained, as he laid aside his paper and tried to make cuddle down and keep still, ; The woman put away her knitting and half smiled, but she would not tell what was in her basket. : : "I ain taking these pets home fo" children, Miriam and Alice and James,", 7 fe ua 'told She Young Jaden - bought them ina | tore in ronto." a er NOS . When the man said "bird," bobbity- bump! went the woman's: and over it bled, bang-bang-bumpets bang! tothe floor in the aisle. chick said "Peep, peep, "