200 members-this year. 8 e Give the Cyclamen all the sunlight possible during the winter séa50 ut A fauti- fication of Home> Sarriaiitings™ March 10th. Cover the Rex Begonias,” whilo thrive in direct sunlight. s oe han The Crocns cannot stand heat. To lis. secure the best resrits with the Cro- should ‘be about 50 degrees F. Any higher temperature than this will ee 9 the blooms. The dtortscutbaral Society has placed a large order for bulbs for . spring and fall delivery with a Hol- land firm. A new feature of the order this year Ys the importation of some of the newer varieties of Dahlias and » Of Japanese Paeonies, these latter are semi-double and great favorites with many pacony lovers. * Now is the time to check up on your success in forcing Hyacintha, Daffodils and Crocuases. Remember that the bulbs if sound will precece lowers are in bulbs. The quality of the flowers Po Rey on your treafment of the bulbs. must have darkness, a cool Eford and eufficient moisture to keep em growing. When you are sure that there is root development _ ag. eat to encourage! velopment and you will Poco eg find that the trouble is there and at you have not paid as much attention to that side of their needs as you have to watching the leaves and flowers. s s . WHERE THE DAHLIA COMES FROM Time was when the dzhlia was no* a flower that was highly esteemed, but that was before the really skill- ful gardeners got hold of it. By re- peated hybridization, they have now produced a onderfully brilliant " and beautiful bloesom that has come \ to take a high place in the affections of the lover of flor ers. - : The dahiia, it-seems, of Mexico, where it grows wild. The conquistadores, says Mrs. Charles H. Stout in Her buok on the dahlia, ‘ or else some priest who went alon with them, saw or suepected possi- bilities in the wild pliant and sent some. of the bulbs home to Spain There the work of Jevciopment was begun and carried a _ considerabie distance, but it is not a Spanish but a en name that the flower d always will bear, simply becusb, the botanist ny a puree Lin 10. d ¥ it in a scien? manier That seems a arg it me now too late for the wrong to be righted. The Spaniards, if they had_ tried, doubtless could have invented a more sonorous and beauliful name. The ancient Mexicans, too, have a claim for recognition though the name they used merely meant “water pipe’’ and referred to the structure of the ms. It ig curious that the hybridizeis wer a es 4 cy i= o eo Bap = °o sc i=] [~"} o 4 bo] 4 =] sport, that nature tried ind for some mys- eterious reason condemned to swift ‘ extermination. It was saved by ; chance for the gardens, and the de- scendants of that one bulb, mixed credited with having no small share in pro- ducing the wonders of the modern show. oO es s WATERING WINDOW PLANTS t-plant culture of all kinds, and green- reality, it is nevertheless rather dif- ficult to explain in writing. If the soi] is too dry, then the roots as a matter of course cannot obtain from it sufficient moisture to counterbal- ance the evaporation which takes place through the leaves; conse- quently, the plant droops, or, a8 gar- deners term it, “flags.” Again, if the plant is watered too freely the soil around its roots becomes sodden and es debilitated and out of health rom this it will be seen that an ble state of molsivre is desir- able, therefore prectice, together with habits of observation. will soon teach the right temnerature to adopt A wet soil is really unfit for plant- growing in a geners] sense. A plant standing twenty-four hours in water js often frreparah!: fnjured. A Hy eons to be sure, will live one sea nin water, but all the matter nied goes to make up the flowers! } js prepared the yeur ‘ofore. and after flowering the bulb is exhausted ana gimost worthless. A good soil for plant-growing, therefore. is not one which will hold water, but a from which Water will rapfaly pass away. “Whe soil-itself ough: to be composer minute ecg throu i aces a The wath suppiy “be just enouzh to. keep thes: particles” moist, and air in tha ces {5 thus kept in a moist condi- ‘sont The roots traverse these dir er and it is. agate ae moist phi the roo nts no uire, = eae water If it were water wanted we simply should fork up Pthe nattonn of the hole in the flower-pot, and thus vent the water getting away. Instead his! to hacten’ the foliage. They like fight | but do not ro lustrated. e- is a native} ® r blue eyes an making = use of them. If. not often want water it ft fs in. w ten to w: will be according to how ret the fluid pas-+ away. or is a pour water on carth Ti ‘isappears| almost instantly, it wowld be safe to water such plants every: day thers h be sh is given forth. and when the soil is moist, a duil, heavy thudding sound is given forth ways use soft (i.e., rain or riv- er) water in prefereace to that from wells or springs. In towns where wa- teF is supplied by companies expose it to the sun and air before using in 4 large tub, tank, or other vessel. @ equal in temperature to the atmosphere of tLe room, case, or rame in which they are growing. dg a - plant that is already but w a ‘plant is dry give it sothictont mg git the il earth thoroughly, When the compost aets Very hard and try the pots may be plunged in a pail of water, and al- !lowed to remain unti! the eget cease rising to the surface. If a plant is growing freely and the pot is well Ps drained it is almost impossible water it too freely. Plants require water less frequently during dull, damp weather than iy kn case dur- ing the heat of Sum n ths sun is powerful amit the light intenss Water for syringing or sprinkling plants overhead should be pure and quite free from mevhanica) impurit- jes, as chalk or lime.—-Gardening Uk, to & eben nip ‘| The os seen anything in your paper PURLISHES LET- NG VALUE OF A “MARKET IN. THAT TOWN—LIS- TOWEL'S CASE ASE CITED. The over Post Ary appeared in yer. of tast_w value of a meter” a that towel,.so we reprodtice the letter full: 7 F A Market For Hanover anover Post, Dear Editor I have for some time been think- ing of writing an article on a mar- ket for Hanover, cr why Hanover should have a marktt. Soins time ago, 1 saw an articte” in The Pa that the Hanover Eoard of Trade, a rectly a committee vas appointed to investigate and to vrite to sim- ilar to Hanover, such as Listowel, Elmira, etc. Since then I ha as to what report: this comanittee handed to the Board of If the comnts “econtibated the markets in such towns as Listowel. Elmira, or even Waterloo, which is town of some 6,000 people, I ¢ax readily figure vat what kind of sat- isfaction they got. 3s IT happen to know these towns and their market. Now, if Hanover classea itself witb these towns and wil] not have a mar- ket until they see a-satis{adtory. one in these towns, the people of Han- over wil wait a good long time to see it; in fact, ou: generation wil! never see it, because Listowel has 30 mira has market on!y once a month #)and this is oniy a» hog market and SENT TO HIS FATHER ry Se ee a a a ae a te See ee Oe D rs + Here is a simple story, true in ev- ery particular, which was recently published in the police reports of a mill town among the records of crime and cruglity. It is as sweet and cheer- ing as a flower which grows in a foul gutter. Four years ago. 3 poor named Halletza left Hungary, came to this country to pre home for his wife and boy. The wife laborer and hear it speak, to hold it in his arms; ae he could not go after it to Hun- ary. He had not the money. and be- ies, to give up his work that win- er, when work was scarce, was sentence himself t» starvation. Al) that he could do was to send money for the baby's passage. asking that it should be sent to him in the care of scine emigrants comirg from Hun- fork, ry to Ne Its guardian was o!d and dull of wit. a did not know any emigrants who were coming to Amerira; but she bought the ticket and tied to the child's neck with a tag was written its father's name and ad- dress, and a few wordr begging all good Christians for thy love of God to give it food an‘ drink. The four-year-old bov, witb his fair ha'r. little bundle of clothes at his side, was found by the astonishec guard sitting alone in an emigrant train leaving The man shared his own mea with him. Then ths ragged, disorder- ly mob that ih ae the car gather- ed around him amazement and pity. They fount with each other, but they spoke gently ad this fright- ened little tot. made room for him beside treir own child ren, and at night when he cried for home, they rocked him to sleep in their arms In their care he crosaed the Alps, and passed through Italy to Genoa, where they ppg 4 him on board th: steamer for New @ was among a rangers again, but the story of the friendless baby was told through the shir After that pare | as djat that. Imira, and, as to Waterloo, they have a market building in Waterloo where they have a general market once a week—on Saturday—but any- body in Waterloo can tell you that it is not a paying market, but it would be were it not ior the Kitch- once or Kitchener, which robs these two ool of their market. So we can not class Hanover with these towns, there would be no Kitchener to ce our market, brut Hanover would ea elcid ieselr, “only In a smal-|a ier way—an t in too small a way So Manson must be clags- ed with such places «as Kitchener, was| Guelph, Stratford, Woodstock.’ All these places had a market when they were Hanover's size. The question: “Would a market pay in’ Hanover?" we would answer in the affirmative, becayse it pays n those small cities and there are enough people in Hanover to. war- rant a market, and they are entitled to be able to buy direct from the tarmer things which otherwise— if there —it would be imboaatble to get there, because the farmer will not bring anything worth while to Hanover because he does not know where the buyers are that would buy his stuff. Bue if there was a market building, the town womau would know just where to go to buy what she wants because there is every thing from a five-cont bowl of home- made cheese to a ‘vad of hay sold at the market—things that otherwise shé would not be able to get in Han- over at any price. Now, looking at it from the mer- chants’ point of view: A farmer wiil come to market at least ten miles, providing he can make up a load of stuff for the market, sell it, and get the cash, and he then is ready to meet the merchant abcut his special week-end bargains that are advertia- ed in your good paper, The Post, the paper that everybody loves to re when the day of its arrival comes. So the market day is the merchants’ day. On the other hand, the merch- ants would probably nover see these farmers from that distance, even if they offer special bargains, for the trip is téo long, and Chere is his own home town to consider. But if he pick up a load or a mixed load of potatoes, turnips, and other vege- tables, and eggs, butter, cheese, meat hay, wood and a thousand other ar- ticles he can turn into money, then jhe will come to Hanover 9 gers made up a purse for him. T In the- city, the farmer pays $2 wome' the steerage washed h‘ajfor a stand at ie a for one _ aprons and frocks and mende:i| year. There are rules ked up in he reached America his that evening when ae cars rolled “ to the station of the hill town, giant workman caught the child in his arms, and = tears im-his eyes, carried him These men and women were kind to the boy, perhaps because once (they had been innocent children; or for the sake of some other child who had been dear to ‘hem; or let us hope, for the love of God. Who could find no better way to send His Son to us than as a little child. ae cca _CONNROTIONS, —— TOR §. N AN DMO TON B BY THE VANCOUVER EX. PRESS » A greatly improved transcontin- ental oareibe is provided by the es adian Pacific Railway in the cowtver Express leaving Tunonte. ry night at 9.00 p.m. (effective Jannary 11) for Vancouver. eo] e| knows when sh _| theatre. body to touch any article before they bave bought it, 30 the town woman e buys anything at the market that aohody except ths party she buys it from has handled I think the best investment Han- over can make in the near future Is In a market building—something similar to the building Waterloo has, which consists of one storey and a basement, ground rsom for teams, a furnace in it, and that is all. The farmer and the Hanover housewife will do the rest to make the market a a once a week roagbont the ye e Interested. HER EXCUSE | Wel} known for her work in con- nection with the People’s League of Health, Miss Olga Netiersole the following story h aacienie a Tit- tle maid she emplo; ne day, while Grmatk there was an unusually eavy downpour of rain, and Miss etberecls peering, out of the win- eed at the overflow!ng gutters, re- for the ed: oes omer: _ ar Calgary] 3 wTWhy, Lizzie, it !s almost like the for Edmonton Flood!” re Leave Toronto ¥.00 pm.; ar. Win- Fer, Flood, miss?” queried the = peep becreors Bae? ae gina 11 a “Yes, the Flood, Noah, you know, Calgary .;. Ar. Edmonton ape Ar a Sime 4s donk os 1.10° sncourer 7.00 p.m iia ihe nce os A eae gs .m.; Ar. V; The equipment of the Vancouver is of the highest Express dai neluding —e ear, Tourist, Sts Stand- Sleepers... travels toe West - on ain! makes.the trip a pleasure. =. the papers, miss,” explained the on tically. - apolog' jof a knife,as much does not interest the townspeople of, E the market buildings forbidding any- . Husbands are: like bables—easily| t103) spoiled. er Tapioca Soak half a ponnd of a over- night in a pint of mila ana cook slowly in a double a until soft and thick, adding s1g% flavor-! jing to taste, and 3 ae of salt. Meld, chill, spread ith ja er with whipped sent Ra; ¢ Corn and Mutton Chops . When well gage can. of aweet corn, tast ith salt. and Veieeer. "aaa enough boiling water to moisten. Stir over the fire until well heated and serve at once. oe ~ Spanish Sitak For this method of making 4 tough steak is delicions. First pound into the steak, ng the blunt "aide flour as it wil then cut ret aT ae pieces nen in the of e, for serving. Fry a sliced onion until trowe ig favorite seasonirg. ery salt and a bit of red Peonar and tables that you have on -—at Jeast two hours Cocoanut Sonffie One cup of milk, one pinch of salt, three Seral tablepsoons of flour, soft- ened in a little cold milk, two level tablespoons of sugar, yolks of four gs, one teaspoon of vanilla, one cup of —— noceunat, white of four eg Heat enilk, add salt and cig | and ® bal Add vanilla and cocoanut. Lastty fold in the stiffly-beaten whites of the eggs. Bake in buttered pan, in modderate oven until firm. Serve hot with chocolate sance. Braised _Beef with — Select a cut of beef suitable for pot roaeting from the chuck, veiny piece of fancy rolled ‘risket. Wipe with a damp cloth and then pat onc- half cup of flour into meat. Brown quickly in hot fat and then lift to a deep saucepan and add one cup of bofling water. Cover closely nd cook for one and one-half hours. Row add % dozen medium size on ions, 2 carrots, cut in quarters, 1 te cups of water, 1 green pepper, chopp- ed fine, 2 teaspoons of salt, 1 teas- poon of white pepper Cover closely end cook slowly for 35 minutes; while the meat is cook- ing, cook the number nf potatoes re- quired by boiling in their jackets un- til tender. Peel and then brown quickly in hot fat. Ad¢t to the meut 10 inutes before removing from the fire. Round Steak and Macaroni Take a good sized round steak, cut an inch thick. Put the marrow from suet in an iron frying pan. hot, put in a medium-sized sliced, and let it brown slightly. Cut the meat in pieces three inches long and dredge . Fry quickly turn into a stewpap, after straining off the fat. Add sait and hot water sufficient to “a more than cover the meat, and ‘t boll — tightly covered, nasil the mest tender; then add about as much a. aroni, broken in three-inch lengths, and cooked in saltel water. Cover and continue to cook unti] the mac- oer is well flavored with the meat, ing more water if required. A lit- tie flour thickening aay be added if you like the gravy thicker. Substi- tute noodles or suet 4umplings for a change from macaroni. Dumplings of entire wheat flour give you a go wholesome answer for purposes of nourishing. NEW ¥ AS SPINSTER DFSCRIBED New ness of individual history, is the spin- ster’s paradise, a woman ter eays ecause in that big city no one cares years a woman can honest- she requires the machine, no one is interested. Never is she called upon to smile while a graphophone plays « “Joke piece a- bout an old maid;” never does the dealer smile when her crder for five cents’ worth of provision betokens a maniess home. There is no one in her apartment fn the block or in the whole city o} New York who is saying of her: know how old she jis to a ay & s born the same day as my Susie’ 8 mother may lave teed” = door when the spinster first opened her eyes on this disappointing extst ence, but in New York neighbors ana friends are scattered by moving vaus once a year and all knowledge that event fs buried. If asked by her yorng friends *o _ of -her sweetheart deys she may she chooses, dig into her past wed 4 ecquaintance on whe she ma h of romene witiront, : Susie's) mother “Why, he was neversin Jove with her; he scarcely knew ther.’ Her past Py os nae own: in New York city, to ay in Invender and get out on pT ee astro to laugh over it, to cry over i, to ro- a“ of Bie owing to ae; cove and un- tly emor’es, of, Teather of . , and cov~- of the stove for a one slow cooking | and q f INSTERS’ PARADISE | York city. ity, with its heedless-} m Ww. smal) town as it is in « city like New Bai bs ~ \ 1925 on your Banner and Bee should now reed If it doesn’t there is something wrong. get it doctored. We can fix it up for $2.00. Better’ — ‘4 W he Vietoria, the ewergreen whenever you choose get the capital .city of British “Columbia, it” ill “sa ‘with flowers,” and at times:and places will present uets for your - appreciation sheer cer your stay, whatever the season may What an paneling city this jis. ‘Though .wery compared} came, W oung ‘with many other ‘elias on the Con- tinemt it ha: a doubt through the agency of mperate climate, drawn about teelf such a mellowed covering or a and flawers and soon fits into the general scheme of things Victorian. Even down in the business and chop- ping districts where there is much coming and going you will find your flowers, suspended, of all, moat ye ] ne although ome does ae the € city and i urbs who do other up-to-da of them, the stores o quite a surpr: As most rehandi cheaper water there, care of ‘local requirements, stores have evolwed which fallen back upon if eve and scenery But apart glories and attractions, Vict the n p-aces, from brackete on the street city of _ West bids you wel-|}; 2ht stan will “AB d yet it must not be thought trut this is a city of gardeners wonder in y sei ts citizens ng — time or an — other n enin; Those busin ese *do it f much the same tite as it is done‘in cities its and, uniess one manos to know Victoria are} t sold comes over the routes, tourists have ee it —_ aarantameats to shop benefit of the mer- may ad its own immediate ts sub- size of the large sights the gateway to a land of enchacnts ment. reds Hund f-miles o sels on the W be- en Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle, and for their eanataan and pleasure a hu ar- den is being built, to be ome early in spring ‘etd to eature the largest. salt-water swimr:'ng advertising rtificia campaigns, more than can be said of many aie oria is fashionable resorts. anger 4 was visited by a disast- rous blaz of mysterious origin, which broke out late Monday night, t Mildmay Georgé Schwaim wmill, owned by between $15,000 and $20,000 whole town was~-endangered. for time, and the firemen had consider- able difficulty in et yo buildings in the vicinity of t The fire spread Promtennsy ‘@ shed of the Hergott Foundry and Threshing |. Machine plant, but the flames were fore much damage FIRE mes eens: SAW-, PERTH vie oo? INSPRA NCE co. oO. Aas GOOD YEAR! The old directors and officers of | 1 the. Perth Mu Fire Insurance Company were re-elected Tuesday) afternoon at the 64th annual meet- ing of the company, held at the Head Office on Qntario street, Stratford The directors ‘and officers 1or the year are as follows. Presiden:, McPherson, olhe ‘G. G, vice- -president, James Jones; directors, George Hani- ilton, Andrew Kuhry, A. William Irwin, Alex. Fail), Strudley; manager, Charles f secretary, George Kay; A. Kay. ere issue 542,. ‘making “the: set n eoaat 182,527. : The . Kay, H. W. 2ackert; inspector, £ sak 3 ing the past year 11,587 polic- for an Ra nc of = iu. 897, 200 vand bry to 1 inet rs 26.581 r $52.2 260. 60-068. "The Ratha? holds rin of $9,077,- jount - $43,- The Farm Water Supply. There are two waln sources, name- Jy,well and spring (both hard water) and rain water Any one thinking of installing a modern water systein and plumsing in his home ‘ should make sure that his water sup- ' ply is both plentiful and safely pro- tected from all possible sources 6} contamination. Much more water will be used datiy under modern than under old conditions. of service— about 30 gallons per person per day. Ask the 0. A. College to assist you in solving the ‘following problems in this matter of water supply. So says Prof. R. . R. R. Graham: 1. How to increase the well and spring supplies of ‘water. 2. How to safeguard these sup-~- in!