---- Pg a HST EES Eee ick ae er-Easier Ore GomiOrtable -- Are you taking advantage of ALL the modern methods of saving time and trouble? Are you up-to-date in your shaving as well as in. your work? Are you using a In its own way the Gillette Is as quick, efficient and _ convenient as your milker, your binder or your telephone. It compares with other razors'as these modern inventions compare with say fl have replaced - Without honing, stropping or fussing, the Gillette will give you the easiest and -most comfortable shave you ever enjoyed, in five minutes or less! It makes shaving an every-day pleasure instead of an irk the things some twice-a-week job. "Bulldog", "Aristocrat' and Standard Gillette Sets cost $5.--Pocket Editions _ $5 and $6-----Combination Sets $6.50 up. You can buy them at Hardware, Drug, Jewelry, Men's Wear and General Siores. Gillette Safety Razor Co. of Canada, Limited Office and Factory : Gillette Building, 219 Wintering Breeding Ewes. Good comfortable housing and jud- icious, feeding are the two cardinal principles of successfully wintering the breeding ewes. The change from grass and forage to hay and grain should be cautiously made to avoid deranging the functions of 'the ewe's digestive systems. An abrupt change of diet often overtakes the ewe's di- gestive system and causes impaction or other serious ailments, It is very important that we exercise care and skill in changing the flock from pasture and forage crops to winter rations, writes W. Milton Kelley. During the average season the flock should go into winter quarters about the first week in December. Up _ to this time the grass and forage furnish- es considerable green food for the ewes, but the frozen condition of the feed after this date renders it watery _ and less nourishing, and without ex- _ bra care and feed the ewes fail to get sufficient -food to maintain the desired flesh condition. The small amount of grass and forage obtained during the month of November will help to modify the influence of the dry feed upon the organs of digestion and fur- nish suceulence which is so essential to the health of the ewes. With pas- ture and forage crops supplemented: by clover or alfalfa hay during the late fall there is little danger of de- ranging the functions of. digestion when the ewes are placed in their win- ter quarters and fed dry hay and grain. It is unwise °economy to save hay and grain feeds for winter feed- ing and allow the ewes to become run down in flesh condition during the fall. It is equally unwise to not get them accustomed to the dry feed a few weeks before they are taken up for the _ winter. __ Ewes that go into their winter quar- ters in an unthrifty and low flesh con- dition cannot bring good. vigorous _ lambs in the spring. 'Then again the _ ewes that are in low flesh at lambing time cannot supply the necessary nourishment to raise as good lambs as the individuals that are in good flesh - condition at this periods It is clearly _ to our interest to have the ewe flock in good vigorous flesh condition dur- ing the winter so that they may bring good robust lambs and supply them _with plenty of nourishment. Give Plenty of Exercise. | _ Overerowding the ewe flock during - the winter months is a frequently cause of severe losses. It not. only causes the ewes to become sluggish, bub many times it increases the tem- 'perature of the barn and causes the ewes to begin sweating and when they are turned out they take cold and; If possible they , develop catarrh. should be separated into flocks of from 20 to 40 ewes. In this way there will be less danger of injury through crowding and they will exer- cise more freely. Breeding ewes re- quire plenty of exercise and every day when the weather is favorable they should be turned out and allowed to roam over the yards and_ pasture. Plenty of out-door exercise and fresh air will insure a crop of vigorous lambs. Many of the troubles experienced at lambing time are the result of rough handling and treatment during the period of pregancy.. It shows very poor management when the ewes are afraid of the owner. Running and crowding through doors is likely to result in dead or deformed lambs at lambing time. A few weeks of good treatment and quiet handling gives the ewes confidence in the shepherd and prevents losses at yeaning. It requires the hand of a master shepherd to judiciously feed a flock of breeding ewes during the winter. A roughage ration of any kind is not suf- ficient. A too heavy ration of grain feeds is equally dangerous. A light feeding of grain feed will produce the best results. For a grain ration I prefer a mixture of corn, oats and wheat bran. A mixture of the varl- ous kinds of home grown grains will supply about the necessary amount of protein and carbohydrates to give good results, especially if fed in connection with clover or alfalfa hay. Corn should be fed sparingly as it tends to produce too much fat which is more in- jurious than beneficial at this period: Given plenty of good roughage and a light grain ration of wholesome farm feed supplemented with a little oil and some root crops or corn en- silage for succulence the ewes should then be in ideal flesh condition at lambing time. Concrete Wall Construction. Concrete walls are easily construct- ed and at a low cost. These walls are especially suitable for farm en- trances or enclosures about farm build- ings. Where merely serving the pur- pose of an enclosure, such asa barn- yard or poultry yard, it is not neces- }sary to construct the wall more than /6 inches thick. Simple methods of construction are as follows: The most important consideration in the construction of any wall is a firm foundation, sufficiently deep to prevent heaving by frost. In most localities this distance is 8 to 4 feet. When the earth is firm and the sides of an extavation will stand up vertically, it is unnecessary to use wooden forms for the portion of wall beneath the ground level. A trench of the re- quired width is dug, taking care that Saeed You will Whe its. Fine Granulation Buy your sugar in these neat 2 or §-Ib. cartons, which you can place directly on your pantry shelves. Just cut off the corner and pour out the sugay as you need it. @ - ntic Sugar comewalso in 10. and 20-Ib bags for house- wives who like to buy in larger quantities "The All-Purpose Sugar" -- Zand 5-Ib Cartons 10 and 20-Ib Bags | 4 trough. vertical and fairly smooth. The width fof all walls below ground level should | '|be at least 12 inches, Where sandy) -- {or crumbly earth is encountered, it is below j. In depositing the con-} ibest to use wooden forms ground level. lerete in the foundetion trench see that no dirt falls into it as this would weak- en the wall. for walls below ground are 1 bag of Portland cement to 2% cubic feet of sand to 5 cubic feet of crushed rock or pebbles. When the trench is filled with concrete to ground level, a simple form, is set in place. The surface of he foundation at ground level must be {entirely free from dirt, chips or other foreign substances and the concrete roughened before depositing upon it the above-ground portion or wall pro- per. The minimum thickness of walls for very light structures may be 4 inches, although it is very difficult to deposit concrete in a wall this. thin. A thickness of 6 inches is better for most purposes. The proportion. of walls above ground should be 1 bag of Portland cement to 2 cubic feet of sand to 4 cubic feet of crushed rock or pebbles. I used if the pebbles are separated from the sand by screening through a \¥-inch screen. For the above-ground portion of walls the forms should be made with care, the boards being care- fully matched' sé that' a smooth sur- face will be obtained in the finished wall. This result is obtained by spading the concrete as it is being placed in the forms. Spading con- sists of thrusting between the form and the fresh concrete a thin wooden paddle. This serves to force thé stone back into the concrete, alfowing'a rich mortar coat to flow against the forms, In walls above ground it is well to reinforce with small steel rods or wire mesh. This reinforceing runs in both directions and serves to prevent any eracks due to settlement or other causes. Walls for buildings can be construct- ed as described. but for buildings of considerable size the thickness of the walls should be 8 inches, and one. or two lengths of rods should. be laid about 2 inches above the tops of win- dows, doors and other openings.-- Canadian Farm. Feeding Young Pigs. It pays to feed the young pig as much as possible; both through' thé mother and later directly from the Never again will he make such rapid and cheap gains, and _ it pays to keep him growing as rapid- ly as possible while young. To this end the sow should be given all the good milk-producing feed she will eat. When the pigs are about a month old they will begin to need something in addition to the mother's milk, even though she is well fed. As scon as the pigs will eat they should have skim-milk in a shallow pan, then a slop made of milk, some or tankage. If this is fed with corn, and the pigs are given plenty of exer- cise, there should be. no trouble from either thumps or scours. Mixby weight, rather than measure, four parts of corn, four parts of shorts, one part of bran and one part of tankage. The little pigs should always be fed in a creep of some kind--that is, ina small pen into which they can come and which shuts out the sows and the larg- er pigs that would otherwise rob them, As the pigs become older, the amount of corn in the ration may be gradually increased until it has been doubled. In addition to these methods of feed- ing, which have given good results at the Missouri College of Agriculture, two prime essentials must be kept in mind: The pigs must be in the sun- shine, and direct light should get into the sleeping quarters to kill disease germs. Plenty of exercise is also important. phe ae A FINE TREATMENT FOR CATARRH EASY TO MAKE AND COSTS LITTLE Catarrh' is such an insidious disease and has become so prevalent.during the past few years that its treatment should be understood by all. Science has fully proved that catarrh is a constitutional disease and therefore requires a constitutional -- treatment, Sprays, inhalers, salves and nose douches seldom if ever give lasting benefit ana often drive the disease further down the air passages and into; the lungs, If you have Catarrh or Catarrhal deafness or head-noises, go to. your druggist and gét one ounce of Parmint (Double strength). Take this home and add to it 4% pint of hot water and 4 ounces of granulated sugar; stir until dissolved, take one tablespoonful 4 times a day. This will often bring quick relief from the distressing, head-noises, clogged nos- trils should open, breathing become easy and mucus stop dropping into the throat. This treatment has a slight tonic action which makes it especially -effect- ive in cases where the blood has become thin and weak. It is easy to make, tastes pleasant and costs little: Every person who wishes to be free from this destructive disease should give this treatment a trial. % TWO OF A KIND. How Sir George Reid Evened Up With Sir Joseph Ward. A good story is being recalled about Sir George Reid, M.P., and ex-Premier | of the Australian Commonwealth, and Sir Joseph Ward, the ex-Premier of New Zealand, who is now on a visit to England. Some time ago the two statesmen | had oceasion to travel together dur- | ing the night, and jointly occupied a two-berth compartment on the-sleep- ing-car. : As bedtime approached, remarked: a terrible snorer, so you had - better | turn in a quarter of an hour before me and get to sleep before I start performing,"- which advice was ac- cepted and promptly acted upon. On awakening the next morning, a wild-eyed and haggard man, who had passed a sleepless night, looked re- proachfully at him and said impres- sively: "'Ward, the next time we travel together we start fair." The New Zealand Premier naively remarked afterwards that he quite omitted to mention, when Mr. Reid warned him of his nasal "accomplish- ments," that he also had a great re- putation in that respect. RO Mr. Reid 9 " A missing suspender button often the 'sides of the trench are straight, | ST The proper proportions | Bank-run gravel may be | shorts, a little bran, and some oil-meal | "Look here, Ward, I am) leaves a man in suspense., ie delp -- CROWN -CORNS: | Let Him H health and strength. "Crown Brand" ENA eter ica 1 ing food--ecs well as Test delicious. of tabl syrups. book, 'Desserts an Candies', will tell 2 T will do more than satisfy his craving for "something sweet"--it willseppiy the food elements needed to build up his little body and help him to gain in The recipes in our new ways. Write for acopy to. our Montreal Office. e ] d you just how to use {t, in many novel _ MONTREAL, © "Dealers everywhere have 'Crown Brand" in 2, 5, 10 and 20 pound tins--and 3 pound glass jars. q THE CANADA STARGH CO. LIMITED 3" Makers of "Lily White' Corn Syrup, Benson's Corn Starch and 'Silver Gloss" Laundry Slarch, ARDINAL, BRANTFORD, FORT WILLIAM. iii an "An Editor Talks The writer of these Talks is on a short holiday in. New York City. Sé the topics touched upon this week will be of a somewhat different character from. the usual-ones, First, the Unit- ed States newspapers: write of very different subjects from those dealt with in Canadian newspapers, but much that the paper here contain has much of interest for us. For instance, here is a paragraph from the New York Times found in an article froma correspondent on the funny things the war censor finds in thé létters of soldiers written home from the front and which gives illuminating views of the soldier's heart. One example quoted is from the letter of a soldier | who concludes: his letter thusly: "God , be with you till we meet again, but! look out for them dam Turkey." The censor writer adds: Whether they treat of love or other matters these soldier letters leave us in the end with a stronger belief in man's inher- ent righteousness." * * * * The letters from soldiers in hospit- als are often indicative of the charac- ter and kind of home life of these men. "The men lying in their cots or shuffling about are recruited from all sorts and kinds. Some are good to look upon, some coarse, and some weak-looking, but an overwhelming number seem to be endowed with' courage, belief in their cause and love} of home and family," says this writer. These letters reveal men's minds very much en deshabille, and if it is an un- grateful task thus to pry into them, what censor in any hospital will ever forget such relations of patience and courage? Can it fail to touch any- one that thousands of meén--and rough men, too--still write pitifully affectionate letters to their mothers? There are more letters written to mo- thers than to wives, sweethearts or 'small boy being in the majority of Course, either taking part in or wateh- ing the sports, chiefly baseball. But tennis and gelf were much in evi- dence, and it is surprising what fine golf links and how many of them are found within the bounds of Gotham's boundaries. It is quite the custom, too, for young people to attend thea- tres on Sunday evenings. As we were on our way to church we saw im- mense crowds waiting outside the movies and other playhouses for the. doors to open; while the! churches' did not seem to share in the rush for seats. We attended a down-town church--the Union Methodist Episco- pal--48th Street west of Broadway, Rey. T. Basil Young, pastor. This church is comfortably seated, _ bril- liantly lighted, with a popular min- ister and splendid choir but the sac- red edifice was less than quarter full. We are told that this church is no ex- ception among down-town churches. Ministers are not to blame. Many people are "oncers," and too many never go at all to any religious ser- vice. The sermon we heard was good and the music was good, but both went largely into vacant space. One thing worthy of imitation by other churches was the sociability of the people, They stayed for several min- utes to meet strangers, and a bright young man came up to us to ask for our city address, and hoped we would come often to the services. * Eo * * Ever since Rev. John Henry Jowett, M.A., D.D., became the minister of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, between 55th and 56th streets, we go to hear him at least once when we come to New York. Sunday morning, at 11 o'clock, the vestibules of this, church were crowded with people, ' chiefly strangers, the ushers guarding friends. We only echo the hope of the' gallant soul who writes back across the seas that "There is happy days | in stc for us all." Such men have earned victory and with it happy days, too. The censor says nearly all sol-. diers' letters contain crosses, except- ing business ones, of course, and are. bestowed upon men friends and also. on young ladies to whom the writer; signs himself "Yours truly." * * * * Poliomyelites, the term the doctors use for infantile-paralysis, is appar- ently rapidly waning in New York City, but it is very doubtful if the half of the real cases are reported to the Board of Health. All sorts of means are resorted to to prevent residences from being placarded. "That the death or crippling of thousands of lit- tle babies should be due to politics may seem monstrous, but an authori- tative medical journal in this city says there are abundant reasons for he- lieving that the efforts to halt the plague were handicapped by political influences, and the very hospitals that were established to heal the sick have fallen short in active aid and co-oper- ation and shows instances of neglect, carelessness and actual venality." That the waning of the epidemic of infantile paralysis in this city is due not to preventative measures, but to the fact that the disease has "burned itself out," and that the efforts of cap- able health officials have been ham- pered throughout are charges made. Politics or political influences have undoubtedly played an active part in handicapping capable, willing and faithful officers, which shows the ne- cessity of removing a city health de- partment from the realm of politics. ; * * " * Sunday in New York is very dif-! ferent from a Toronto Sunday. "Busi- | ness as usual" might be placed over, many a shop door and no attempt is, made to hide the fact that work is go- ing on. Sitting at front windows may be seen men and women in shops at, work, the movies and many theatres | are doing a rushing business. Indeed ' there seems to be amusement of vari-. ous kinds--sSome not very bad or ob-. | jectionable, some quite bad, and a lot very bad. It is hard to draw the line in many cases. We saw the rich or well-to-do in thousands out in auto- mobiles, thronging the splendid road- ways through the parks, Central Park being a veritable panorama of activ--- ity and grandeur from the great stream of motor cars of every class , almost flying through the park. Fifth Avenue, the city's fashionable thor-_ oughfare, was the scene of four lines of autos--two lines running in either , direction--and the walks . were thronged with pedestrians, mostly splendidly dressed in the season's fashions. The Grand Concourse which runs from Mott Avenue Park to Van Courtland Park is one of the newer highways for autoing, and great was the number found thereon last Sun- day. The trip homewards was by way of the French Boulevard and Riverside Drive, making together one of the loveliest auto rides to be had 'in the city--some 85 to 40 miles in length =< oF = eee ig Cob See Se The playgrounds--and there are many of them along this route--were thronged with people of all ages, the | ,time--on this occasion _ the next 15 minutes. the ushers were ' very active the doors to permit regular pew hold- {coin sent an ack 4 'in your own country only more than | substitute for it one nowledgment eee rking men's association of Man- loti England, of an address sent to him on the eve of the new year. This part of Lincoln's address has : peculiar interest for Canadians an Britons at the present time. After a suitable acknowledgment, he said: I have understood well that the duty of self-preservation rests solely with the American people; but I have at the same time been aware that fa- yor or disfavor of foreign nations might have a material influence in en- larging or prolonging the struggle with disloyal in which the country 1S engaged. A fair examination of his- tory has served to authorize a belief that the past actions and influences of the United States were generally re- 'garded as having been beneficial to- ward mankind. I have, therefore, upon the forbearance of nations. Cir- cumstances, to some of which you kindly allude, induce me especially that if justice and good faith should be practised by the United States, they would encounter no hostile in- fluence on the part of Great Britain. It is now my pleasant duty to ack- nowlewge the demonstration you have given me of your desire that a spirit of amity and peace toward mankind may preyail in the councils of your Queen who is respected and esteemed she is by the kindred nation which has its home on this side of the Atlantic. * * % * It is this closing paragraph that prompted us to reproduce so much of this letter of Lincoln's at this time, He said: I know and deeply. deplore the sufferirigs which the working men of Manchester and in all Hturope are called to endure'in this crisis. It has been often and studiously represented that the attempt to overthrow this government which was built upon the foundation of 'human rights and to which should rest exclusively on the basis of hu- man slavery was likely to obtain the favor of Europe. Through the action of our disloyal citizens, the working men of Europe have been subjected to severe trials for the purpose of forc- ing their sanction to that attempt. Under the circumstances I cannot but regard your decisive utterances' upon the question as an instance of sub- lime Christian heroism which has not been surpassed in any age or in any country. It is-indeed an energetic and reinspiring assurance of the inherent power of truth and of the ultimate and universal triumph of justice, hu- manity and freedom. (The very prin- ciples for which Great Britain and her. allies are now at war.) Ido not -doubt that the sentiments you have expressed will be sustained by your great nation. (What a tribute to the Mother of Nations); and on the other hand I have no hesitation in assur- ing you that they will excite admira- tion, esteem and the most reciprocal feelings of friendship among the Am- erican people. I hail this interchange of sentiment, therefore, as an augury that whatever else may happen, what- ever misfortune may befall your ers to enter first and then at a stated 11.05--the | doors are open to all-comers, and for | seating the multitude. | This is a large church, but on this oc-! casion auditorium and palleriés were filled to capacity. It is not possible to | report the sermon, but one Toronto gentleman remarked to us that he had never heard a better discourse. There was a worshipful atmosphere created | at the singing of the first hymn, John | Newton's | "Safely through another week God has led us'on our way, | Let us now a blessing seek Waiting in His courts to-day." The choir in this church is a quar-| tette--soprano, contralto, tenor and | basso. We must say, however, that | while the singing was excellent, we! much prefer a full choir. The congre- | gational singing was good,~ but the, one act that was noteworthy was the | general way in which the audience | joined in the Lord's Prayer. There is | no evening service on Sunday, but an| afternoon service at 4,30 o'clock is | held which is attended largely by | men. Indeed, at the morning service! quite two-thirds of the oudience was | composed of men, which was a sur- | prise to the Canadians present. | HO Ne | We have been reading Abraham | Lincoln's speeches and have enjoyed | them. Here is a paragraph from his inaugural address delivered March 4, | 1861, that shows the character of the | man when he became President--it is | the closing clauses: My countrymen, one and all, think | calmly and well upon this whole sub- | ject--the change of Government). | Nothing valuable can be lost by tak- ing time. If there be an object to hurry any of you in hot haste to a, step which you would never take de-. liberately, that object will be frustrat- | ed by taking time--but no good object , can be frustrated by it. Such of you as are not dissatisfied still have the- old Constitution unimpaired, and, on the sensitive point, the laws of your. own framing under it, while the new administration will have no immediate power, if it would, to change either.' If it were: admitted that. you who are, 'dissatisfied Hold the right side in the: dispute, there still is no single good : reason for precipitate action. Intelli- | gence, patriotism, Christianity and a> firm reliance on Him who has never | yet forsaken this favored land, are) still competent to adjust in the best | way all our present difficulty. You can have no conflict without. being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "pre- serve, protect and defend it." TI am loath to close. We are not en- emies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it, it must not break our 'as shown by the lapse of over half a country or my own the peace and friendship which now exist between the two nations will be, as it shall be my desire to make them, perpetual.-- Abraham Lincoln." Were not these noble utterances and how true to fact | century of peace and amity between these two great nations on either sidé of the broad Atlantic ocean. His Preference. Young lady (with hopes)--What do you think is the fashionable color for a bride? Male floorwalker--tTastes differ, but MADE INE CANADA HOW THEY FIGHT. Behavior of the Different Nationall- ties in Battle. As to the qualities and characteris- ties of the various non-Teutonic sol- diers of Europe, German army officers speak interestingly, and not without generosity. The French soldier 1s gallant, nervous, and very brave, only it is difficult to make him return a second or third time into the same fire. The English fighter is dogged, and individually resourceful. The Italian, though ferocious in assault, is discouraged by failure. "He goes on one impulse and hates to repass_ his own dead for a second charge. That is how a German sees three of his ad- versaries. As to a fourth, he volun- teers nothing, but if he is pressed, he will add, "The Russian is terrible." The meaning of that assertion de- velops slowly, with many hesitations. It is not that the individual Russian soldier is particularly terriWle. No, that is not what he means to say. The Russians cannot be singularized. You have to think of Russians, infinite in plurality, a slow-moving, ominous, imposing mass. They come in lines ten and twelve deep, heedless' and heavy, so controlled by their own mo- mentus that they cannot stop. They will go "anywhere, into anything again and again, as if they did not know how to be afraid. "The only thing you can do," says the German officer, "is to slaughter them and pray that you will have ammunition enough to keep it up." IF FOOD DISAGREES DRINK HOT WATER When food lies like lead in the stom- ach and you have that uncomfortable, distended feeling, it is because of in- sufficient blood supply to the stomach, combined with acid and food fermenta- tion. In such cases try the plan. now followed in many hospitals and advised by many eminent physicians of taking a teaspoonful of pure bisurated magnesia inshalf a glass of water, as hot as you can comfortably drink it. The hot wa- ter draws the blood to the stomach and the bisurated magnesia, as any physician ean tell you, instantly neutralizes the acid and stops the food fermentation. Try this simple plan and you will be as- tonished at the immediate feeling of re- lief and comfort that always follows the restoration of the normal process of di- gestion. People who find it inconvenient at times to secure hot water and travel- ers who are frequently obliged to take hasty meals poorly prepared, should al- ways take two or three five-grain tab- lets of Bisurated Magnesia after meals to prevent fermentation and neutralize I should prefer a white one! the acid in the stomach. on remeron, STYLES IN these days of short skirts hosiery is a most important part of one's costume. It is be- cause they are so very im- portant that most people buy Penmans, for in so doing they know the} are receiving maximum value in every way. There is a line made by Penmans specially foryou, Penmans Limited + bonds of affection. 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