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W It a man were as wise as he thinks his wife thinks he is what a wonder- ful world this would be. ' "Your honor," siid the mais, apolo- getically. “I was afraid of prejudicial the Jury against me." "Why didn't you say no?” angrily detended, the judge of the prisoner. The defendant in . one tried in a western court had been duly convict- ed of theft, when it “I seen, on "proving previous conviction," that he had actuelly been in prison at the time the theft we: committed. The ofheer smiled and invited the donor to lunch, adding a few words which showed that once" are no more free than men from the desire to buy something. "H you have any thing left we will buy it." Before luv-inc the village the Ima- tear buckster handed over the 865.20 to the Captain of the section to be and to add some delicndes to the men's rations. He " once began to blow it and his comrades to dance to his music. For men who had just come back from six days burial in the trenches to buy something meant civilization snd life. The seller was soon cleareJ of o his goods. What had cost him $10.40 had cleared 865.20. a profit of man than 500 per cont. Ten cents for a glass of coca wine about as big as a thimble, yet the bottle was emptied in tive minutes! Five cents a sheet of paper with Jof.. !re’s portrait. An automobilint paid 8 francs (81.60 Mor a bottle of can do Cologne and offered two 5 frane Ulla. He refused to the change and in delighted with a child's trumpet tt make up the remaining 40 cents. "How much is the mirror ?" asked his first customer. "One franc (20 cents)." It was a little mirror sold at 2 cents in Paris, but it was taken " ten times the price without an attempt to bargain. About 6:30 one morning hr laid out his little stock on the stow of a church in a little village of some thirty houses, for or tive of which wvre still intact. To his right he placid the soaps, of many colors, and the perfumes to the left. letter paper, eollections of songs and in the middle knitted goods, socks, etc., under which were hidden a few bottles-not bob ties conniving Alcohol, the risk of "hon would have been too ttrent-- but of cm wine, quinquina and such apertifs of legal degree of spirit. l A newspaper man who had left the "my from illness determined to be- come a huckster for a day to sm- what there was in th.. business. His ex- periment seems to show that at the bottom, the fault. of it exists, is due as much to the inherent desire felt by human nature to buy something when the opportunity has not occurred for sometime. Reporter Assumes Role of "mks!" For a Day. So much has been said about the way the soldiers are robbed by buck-f stars who manage to circulate just behind the front and offer a miscel-‘ lany of goods for sale that the French I Chamber has sent commisnaires to, the front to invesigate the question.) These hucksters are generally resi-I dents in the military zone and obtaini permission to carry on a trade in ob-i Jects ranging from a piere of soap} to an anthology of French poets IS] I recompense for the losses they have l suffered. And now, although astronomy lull routed astrology. the whole world: shudders over the croon of some ell; bcldame over the “courses of thel Mars." We all know better, but the', riddles of guesses like hers still Con-; trol, and people still love to believe.' there is "something in it." l the Persians he "would destroy a great kingdom." which he interpreted to mean the Persian, while it hap- pened to be his own? Yet, despite the famous cases in which it failed, the Delphic oracle fhrurished and new in wealth and authority anti! the Christian era. MEN AT FRONT ARE' Sl'ENhERS. France wil be drawn into war and emerge victorious. An en of love, peace, trreat hopes and great labors will date from 1914. But first the waves must be tinted with blood and Watrp and fire mix in a combat of subterranean forces. But when one examines her srpeeifte claims in the war issue, one finds, IS in the past, that her utterance could be read forward and backward and any event could be squared with it. As to "Mtt4" what phe said was this: When we Met ‘eouptmdy pet mnelve. on the he! and think we belong to a superior civilisation that has put away ell the nonsense of pas-nine and the age- " super- stition oat of our lives we come up against the extraordinary {act that almost any one can get a hearing who talks horoscopes these days. Millions believe that this or that seer or seems-.3 "predicted the wnr" and can foresee the future. For in- stance, Madame de Thebes, of Paris, has such a hold on modern eredulity that many have awaited her 1916 pre-' diction: in fear and trembling, and have even asked her not to be "too pessimistic," and all because she is,' crulitcd with having foretold, in De-' umber, 1012, the great eonitiet. nnwl devastating Europe. NOTES AVDCOMNIE Playing To. Safe. 1'd 6963-6993 Frock for Bride's Attendant. is incomplete, if such a bit is to be found in the family treasure chest. H there u none, the bride must be con- tent to bring in her “something old" in a bit of brocade, cleverly introduc- _ The Formal Wedding Gown. ': For the demure little bride who ’ wishes to tread the beaten path of custom, for reasons sentimental or I otherwise, there are gorgeously bro- _ ceded satins with a touch of silver in the motif. A court train lends formal dignity to such a gown even though the frock itself is considerably short- er thon would have been dreamed of in mother's or ttrandmother's time. The =mallest of pages or flower girls, are often a detail of such a wedding” lending a novel, pretty note. There are softer satins, too, which may be: used for the formal or informal frock; equally well. '; Simple Veil Arrangements. i Quite the most important part of; the frock for June, October, February? or any other bride, is the veil. It isi (often a simple length of tulle, drapedI lover the hair and caught with i) ; wreath or cluster of orange blossoms': {or white clematis; then attain it is i) 'cap or rouche, but nlways there is the. :cluster of dainty, waxy blossoms, so. ,absolutely necessary to the true wed-| ding spirit. The veil offers the but, ‘way of introducing the bit of rare old! ilace without which the wedding gown the gowns of the bride's attendants and then, again, they are of organdy, in the pales! of tints, trimmed with bands of taffeta. This combination of taffeta and organdy will be a no- ticeable feature of all imported frocks this summer; it is an unusually attractive notion. 681745907 The Short Bridal Gown Paper-like tafrttas are often used in l Laces, ehifrons, and nets were never daintier or more fairy-like than they are this season. It is to be a season of laces and transparent fabrics. Laces as Hateful as the web of the spider, or the glinting, shimmering wing of the butterfly, vie for favor with the more substantial. Spanish and thread~run patterns; the sheer- est of silk tropes and the crispest of organdir-s are modish for frocks. I The Spring Bride. The wedding gown of to-day has lost some of its dignity with its train, but it has gained a youthful charm which is to be preferred. In the wed. ding frock of to-day, there is much of the quaint charm and sweetness of grandmother's gown; trmorkintr, puff- ing, quinine, shining and numberless other handmade trimmings are used in its gurniture, and it is fpshioned of the sheerest, most airy of fabrics and laces. I Attraetise Use of Lace and Chifron The Fashions "l know a man who has the power of making all persons show his hands." "Who is het" "My glove dealer." ', Now a Vast Arsenal. , The British now claim that Shef- held has become a vast arsenal, and the greatest in the world. The steel works there far exceed those of Krupp at Essen and their output is far greater. Already $125,000,000 have been spent in the extension of the steel works Ind another 8126,- 000,000 are in process of expendi- ture. No less than 12,000 men are engaged in the 'tttutufaeture of shells,) while 9,000 are making cannone.‘ Since the 6th of September there have been 700,000 workmen and 50,- 000 women employed in 715 different establishments in manufacturing arms and ammunition. This is the work accomplished by the new Min- ister of Munitions. . This kind of Red Cross service for which Canada has won an en- viable reputation, is only possible with perfect equipment and with contin- ued generous contributions from our Canadian public. Dr. Herbert Bruce the well known Toronto surgeon who has been on ac- tive service in France, has stated that our Canadian Red Cross is famous be- yond all other Red Cross Societies for its sympathetic treatment of its patients. So that even the English and French wounded express a wish to be taken to a Canadian hospital. The real proof therefore that the Red Cross is doing is to be found, not in terrible conditions of suffer- ing, but in a perfectly functioning system of relief work which reduces suffering to a minimum. It is the comfort, not the agony of the wound- ed which is the best test of Red Cross value. I It is as difficult to estimate the true mine of the Red Cross as it is to ap- ipmisc the value of any community , of public hygiene and sanitation. Still, :we know the terrible ravages of pla- gues and diseases in times past and “no one is disposed to deny that the cost of public hygiene returns a valu- 'ahle prdtit in disease immunity. If the soldier remains days after his wound without medical attention, his chances of recovery are slight. The aim of the Red Cross is to get wounded into its hospitals as soon as possible, but, to do this it requires an elaborate and expensive organ- ization as near the front as possible. The terrible sufferings of Serbia in the first year of the war illustrat- ed the value of an efficient Red Cross, Serbia triumphantly resisted the first Austrian invasion, but decimated by disease coupled with lack of Red Cross supplies, fell an easy prey to the next invasion. Similarly the value of the Red Cross consists fully as much in the suffer- ing it prevents as in the misery it actually alleviates. Wolfville citizens gave $355 to No. 7 Sbationary Hospital being equipped by Nova Scotia. Newmarket RM Cross realized $3.50 by auctioning two turnips contributed by a farmer. Employees of Imperial Oil Co., Sar- nia, have given $1,000 to Red Cross Society. Hamilton steci"cdnr%kintr the Red Cross a donation for 1916, of $5,000 payable quarterly. Commodore "of Rayal Victoria Yacht Club, Victoria, has given to Red Cross a steam yacht valued at $10,.. In Alberta 1,200 Red Cross "Mite." Boxes have been distributed to pri- vate homes. Manitoba Red croiiUril {anl-be-ll ship of 7,519 and collected the past yer nearly $120,000. Barry Rid Croés his ten auxiliaries in the tyrroupdityr country. Collingwood Red "Eros“; has a membership of over 500 and has raised $3,686 it} 1noney, and supplies. A Co-operative Elevator Company in Saskatchewan has given $1,000 to the Saskatoon Red Cross. A Red Cross worker in Wolfville, N.S., has put up over 400 jars of fruit for Red Croas hospitals. Grain Growers' "tidilil, a Western agricultural paper, has raised $659 for its Red Cross fund. Godevich Red Cross Society has shipped supplies to the value of $3,484. Saskatchewan Provincial Red Cross has a membership of 4,500. Patterns can be obtained at your local McCall dealer, or from The McCall Company, Department "W," 70 Bond St., Toronto, Ont. Children as Attendants. Small attendants, flower girls and tiny pages. are becoming more and more a feature of fashionable wed- dings. It is a pretty English custom, one that often saves much thought and planning. These small attend- ants are picturesque adjuncts to the ceremany, and whether they wear pie- ture hats, small bonnets, or no head covering at all is a matter of no con- sequence; all three are correct and perhaps the prettiest and simplest thing of all, is to have the wee, curly head decked with a wreath of fresh flowers to correspond with those in her basket. Sometimes the small girl's dress is a quaint replica of the bride's own gown, and then again it, is a Kate Greenaway frock, dainty and: quaint to a degree. 1 The Bride's Bonnet. The bride’s boquet may be a stiff ‘formal little bunch of white rosebuds, ‘with its quaint, tttitf little paper man- 'ehette, or the graceful shower bou- quet with drooping lily cups and rib. bons. One of our exclusive florists always furnished his bride with a bouquet in shower effect of lillies of, the valley, white orchids and pure, white ribbons; lillies of the valley andl white msebuds are equally tfP.itlv..ei and much less expensive. The seri- ous bride may carry a iirv.ii-.iieii.rei) prayer-book, if she prefers, instead of ' a bouquet. i ed on bodice or girdle; a piece of un- tique jewelry, also will serve to keep the spell. - RED CROSS PUBLICITY. 7. Priests-This marks the climax of the humiliation of the proud high priests: their own order ls changing its Sadducee principles for the goa- pel of the resurrection. Were obed- lent to the tttith-Compare Rom. 1. 5 (margin). Faith is a monarch de- manding a very practical loyalty. Stephen's brief story is to shah" us that , G. The translation above tries to imitate the Old Testament flavor V which Luke here, as so often, gets out 'of the Septuagint to give an aroma (to his phraseology. They chose a "boar of whom every member bore a iGreek name. Were the Helleniats in 'such an overwhelming majority? But if it was an unfair representation, by ,whieh the "Hebrew" widows would 'suffer, were the twelve likely to en- dorse it? Philip-See Acts 8. 6, etc.; ‘21. 8. He is the only one besides Stephen of whom we hear anything ‘more. The Acts must not be ex- pected to supply biographies of the l,',':';',','; when most of the twelve are ipassed by. NieAutr--One might " 1 most suggest that he is precisely des.. cribed in order to distinguish him from some other Nicolaus-the one, whose name was attached to the an- tinomian sect of the Nicolaitanu? i 6. Laid their htuto--A symbolic figure familiar in Old Testament rit- ual. it suggested, as it does in many primitive religions, the passing on of grace and special functions from one person to another. It was destined to give rise to I moot unapoato1ie succession of superstitious ideas, but was perfectly simple and very sug- gestive in its origin._ 4. The prayer-Literally, it is put first as the outstanding feature of Christian meetings. The ministry--. Or service; for the word is tsignificant- ly identical with " serve tables" in verse 2. The word-"The gospel." i 3. The mrth‘d proposed is very significant for the history of the .Christian ministry. These officers of che chureh-5oor stewards" we ishould call them in British Methodism l --are to be elected by the whole mem- bership, and installed by the twelve. The conditions are that they must be members, of well-recognized character and not only men of judgement, but deeply spiritual. For the Spirit is needed just as much for "serving tables"--that is, the counters over which money i ' v-Cid-as for preaching or praying. '1 now were to be seven. the sacred number, an additional re- minder that this was no "secular" work which the twelve rejected as not good enough for them. Note they are never called "deaeGs"; we need not discuss the later tradition that, gave them the name, but the New" Testament knows nothing of the ap- plication. Appoint over this busineSs The twelve will transfer to them work they had hitherto done themselves. ', 2. It must be remembered that the twelve had a message to give which could not be delegated. Other. men could preach as well-hardly one of them could match Stephen, far less Paul. Many other men could organize charity better than they. But they could tell what they had seen and heard of the words and works, the death and resurrection of Jesus; and in this they could have no substitutes. l WU" . I Verse l, Grecian Jemr-A special ty, n was of the word Hellenist, to describe scare] Jews who were brought up in the been lDispersion and had been accustomed some {to speak Greek. Many of them would, Am ltake the first opportunity they could found get of removing Palestine. Hebrews years 'were (properly) dwellers in Palestine was I whose language was Aramaic, though came they would generally understand others Greek. The cleavage between the two ish ca classes depended most of all on the when, fact that the Bible of the former was tle tel the Septuagint, while "Hebrews" used ly abc the original. Note that Paul (Phil. He se 3. b) insists that he was " Hebrew Julien and the descendant of Hebrews," " jhat t though Greek was for him as much a since native language as Aramaic, and he that d was entirely familiar with the Greek parent Old Testament. Ner,leeted---"Yet.'e heartu being overlooked"; the sequel IS lad w', enough to show that it was quite un- the tr intentional. The Hellenists were chapla largely newcomers, and it was very lice at natural that the widows of men who Julien' had been in the city all their liveslkeep h should be noticed first. M, Lesson I S.-' THE SUNDAY LESSON Illustration shows the Where the Grand Duke N shows the Georgian milim Mountains, INTERNATIONAL LESSON, FEBRUARY 27. m DIFFICULTIES WHICH FACE GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS, ""..reet.,., "L-.._._ A. . - - .--The Seven Helpers. Acts 6. Golden Text: Gal. 6. 2. Ion shows the nature of [hr fighting ground in Jrrrmt Duke Nicholas is pressing back the Tum :corginn military and and name of Tamara, ir TORONTO The regulation, already being en- forced, applies chiefly to British sub- jects in neutral countries and to those doubtful ones who have become naturalized subjects of King George while wing their German, Aus- trian and Turkish sympathies. The British Foreign Office has is- He hurled thundei sued instructions to all British Conrthat whenever a ere eular officers in allied as well "operate with the C neutral countries to see whether Brit- '; destroyed the crea iah subjects within their districts are I not have been bette associating with per-om of beliitree'however much hard ent nationalities. Offenders are to,been on the individu: be warned once; if they persist in ae' Not a Stern sociating or even talking with an. It all depends ur enemy either in a business or sociargoal of creation. If way, their British passports will be, ficient machine that cancelled. latl the m-ocenes of The penalty for violating this rule may belly-cg months' imprisonment. Posted in -every Jutriie "building in Russia, from railway static: to res- taurant, are gotices reading: “Speaking German in final)! for- hidden." "Don't waste your ammunition; the war is Irnlv just beginning." Russian Soldiers Are Warned Not to Waste Ammunition. All boxes of ammunition being dealt not to Russian soldiers now are mark.. "They're outa," said ---. "I thought so." And the two came to lite-but three desperate men are a big argument against two who have been playing silly without arms. Bo the night's bag paid for the hunt." So we went back and reported that which we found. -- was a dis- believer. "Why didn't you prick the dead men with a knife?" These We carry, of course, for close quarters, so we could only plead guilty to a breach of discretion. "Come back," said he. "both of you." So back we went with him. The two Germans were lying as we left them; one with his head over his arm, the Nee hidden; the other on his back, with bared teeth, and a look of horror in his fixed eyes. We crept to the door and from room to room upstairs and down with the moon shining through in portholes here and there. But we found only two dead Germans at the foot of the stair, lying huddled and with the contorted faces that we thought dead men only wear. M---. and I were sent " a listen- ing patrol to reconn itre a house close by the enemy paghl lines. We didn't know whether they were in the house or not, but -- thought they were, so off we went, just M--- and I. The house had been blown up by artillery fire and not much re- mained but the shell; still it made good cover for an observer's party. German Ruse That Failed-Two Hulls _ Were Bagged. An Irish soldier writing home from France. say8t-- he will be restored to them-it' not: the chaplain will see that he has a good home. .The Pathetic Story of a Little French ‘ Lad. i i One day last spring the little town! iof Roi-de-la-Somme, in France, was' 'iunexpeetedly shelled by the Germans/ ,,and a Canadian chaplain describes the' Peene as he saw it. Life was going, on as usual, mothers were busy in' the homes, children playing on the.' streets. In a few moments all was! .wild confusion, everyone seeking safe-) "y, mothers rushing wildly about'; searching for their children who had: been at play. Some found them--) some did not. 1 l Among the number who was not lound was a little lad about eight years old named Julien Deeaux. He was playing football when the shells came among them and ran with the others for safety. One of the Brit- ish car drivers a few weeks later when coming from Boulogne saw a lit- tle fellow, dirty, half-naked and lone- ly about three miles from the town. He seemed lost, and he was. It was; Julien Decaux. He told the chaplain l that he had never seen his mother l since he was playing on the square I that day; he was the only child of his I parents. Can you imagine the liroken- I hearted mother hunting for the little l lad while he wandered about among l the troops for three months? The l chaplain took him to the chief of po-', lice and they are trying to hunt up I Julien's mother. The police wanted to t keep him meantime, but he got a firm i grasp on the ehaplain's leg and em- t phatieally declared that he was going to stay with "mon capitane." He is t staying; if his parents can be found . "WAR HAS JUST BEGUN." e of Tamara. iii' thi, SHAMMING DEAD. LOST IN WAR TIME, Id In the Caucasus“ Ttttkts. Illustration “am-1.91:: f When we take sides we assume that [ most of the wisdom is on our side and most of the ignorance is on the other. iAnd we are treating the other side with scant courtesy and for destroy- Arte opposition whenever possible. iThat has been the working principle of men and nations. Suppose God ;had worked on that principle in desi- ing with His creation'. Suppose that every time He met with opposition He hurled thunderbolta? Suppose that whenever a creature failed to co- operate with the Creator He simply destroyed the creature? Would it not have been better for the race, however much harder it would have been on the individual? Not a Stern Mechaniam. It all depends upon what is the goal of creation. If it is a highly ef- tieient machine that is to result from all the processes of creation then to eliminate friction and to destroy op- position are commendable. If is in humanity that matters, then whatever tends to make humanity humane be-) comes the only moral purpose of crea- 1 tion. And it would seem that Godhr, goal in not a stern mechanism but at "And the times of this ignorance God winked at."-9ets xvii., M. At the age of sixty at the latest, you must form fresh habits, for great changes then take place in the body. There is a loss of weight; the bones become fragile; no fresh blood-cells are formed, and the tissues waste away. There is. too, a great decreue Humanity Marches Slowly But Sumly on to Days i Certainly moderation in eatingm 'eating only enough to maintain a nor- mal weight for one's height, age and sex. or less than enough to maintain an excessive weight (most gall-stom- lvictims are over-weight) is a pre- iventive measure in persons inclined u, mall-sac trouble. When you reach the sixties, take care, and you'll reach the seventies. Increase your care and you will glide happily into the eighties. But abstemious habits of catimr. issued 1 free water drinking, and open air “inter walking are the three best-known Pl't‘viou preventative remedies .against gall. 379.000. stones. 1 No Q Salines, either. in the form of na- tural spring waters or the various saline ettthartics of the druggist, are good for occasional use, not to regu- late the bowels, but to reduce en- trorttement of the portal (liver) urea. Sufficient should be taken, preferably early in the morning, to produce a few watery evacuations. One with gull-sac trouble should keep the bowels regular, not by physic, but by diet. exercise, and, habit. Less meat, or meat Maths and more vegetables, cereals and fresh fruit. Stones form in this way: A clump} of germs irritates the mucous lining' and causes the secretion of excenivei mucus, which adheres to the clump of ' germs, forming a foreign body in the gal sac or the ducts. Cholestei-in, a crystalline substance of the bile. isi deposited upon the nidus in concen-I tric layers. So the stone grows, some, times to the size of sand grains, bird- 2 shot or peas, sometimes as big as: chestnuts, sometimes one large stone filling the tall-sae, perhaps as large " a pitteon's egg. i - rt ot vour met. To Prevent Gall-Stones. "l'ldif,ri'iol',f, must be your motto. Of course the primary cause of gull- ' You must eat slowly, and mum-ate stones in inflammation of the lining your food thoroughly. " you are of the bile ducts in the liver or the toothless, it is worth ten years of lining of the gall-sac. This intUnt. your life to twttew them netithG0.v. mation is probably always produced Go to the dentist. M nothing by infection, the typhoid bacillus and which is hard to dim nu! nvoid its first cousin, the colon bacilus, be. pastry and all spiced dining. Keep ing notorious factors of such irtihun- placid; never get puny] or angry. mation. Often indeed, living typhoid Sleep eleven hours, and the an "ter- bacilli are demonstratc'd in the centre noon nap. Seek the tmeh air; take of u gall-stone 10 or 15 years alter unfatieuintt exetwiee, but 'wnre the attack of typhoid fever. idr-ughta. ti,..,,., lnm 1- .L: . ' Once a a time there were two perky little grey squirrels who dwelt together in a great forest, and they cared for each other so much that lhoy never had a cross word. One day two men came into the forest and began to quarrel. When they had gone the first squirrel, who had been watching the men, turned to the sec- ond and said, very politely: "Let us quarrel!” And there are so many daddies, Plain and handsome, poor ind rich. Tis a wonder little luddies Can distinguish which is which; But at picking out his daddy Every huidie stands the test, For each daddy's little laddie Loves his own dear daddy best. --Youth's Companion. Daddies iusd Laddiei. Oh, the world is filled with daddies-- Not a place but has its share; And they're loved by little laddies, Here, and there, an! .everywhere; And etch little laddie's daddy Thinks him better than the rest, And each addv'riittiiriurd, ___ Loves his own dear daddy best! National Righteousness l Squirrel's Quarn-I. Sound Advice HEALTH “WW” ' Moderation must be your motto. cause of ttall- You must eat slowly, uni mum-ate of the lining your food thoroughly. " you are liver or the toothless, it is worth ten years of This intUnt. your life to renew them aetitbeia0y. us produced Go to the dentist. M nothing i bacillus and which in hard to dime, and nvoid .. lunnil..- c, _ -- nor-me, and ms also “at an orderly society will emerge er men learn the gentle an "tttut,,','). To contribute to till 6etd, in the privilege of all whose Ttiqion rests upon the brotherhood od In“ lid ch. fatherhood of n comm God-- Bev. Addison Moore, DD. nwn good, fight in CM, on the side of human betterment' whom they Ire enlightened. Therefore, Rodeos not destroy but waits till Inn who have alight inspiration from being able to understand His will. PM poets, saints nnd been no the no] captains of the great army of Inn-unity as it marches slowly, pitifully, but surely on to the light of but: in". God Give: Us My. Such captains will uh. presently above the "ttterr, in Mt (ind give- us leaders ml th- for no to follow in their way. It in I way of infinitely tender e6.qttumiarat this way of rirhteouttnewr, in which one sees that the who of a. world in the result not of wiper but of itp. generous hearted humanity, an wi- denced by the statement that instead of destroying ignorant on..." of mu will He closed m. on In toler- ant companion. God hmmm that men who fight in ignorant): In“ their No otticiaU valuation of the grain crops has: yet been made by the Burs can. but experts of the Department of Agriculture. eatiatutte that the ag- gregate value of " cup. (grain, fodder and roots) will be $250,000.- 000 in excess of 1914. If this estim- ate is correct, the total will be about $888,580,000 compared with $638.- 580300 the previous your, a [rain of about forty per cent. The foregoing does not incl $345,000,000 in orders gaeed Shell Committee or those on mined by private commie. l T77,700 bushels, or 'xixVAtve per mm. In quantity the root and fodder crops were smaller than in 1914, but their value, awarding to the tittures issued by the sumac-I Bureau, wui larger by $4,l52.000 than that of the previous your. brimy placed at 8230.- l Great Revival in Trade Cami-u. I All who are pessimiretie about cou- imam-la! conditions in Canada ttmt now ishould read "Our Great Revival in iTradu", an article by the ,tNttr-known ‘trade export, W. L. Edmonds which ‘appears in The Canadian Haguinr ifor February. According to derduc. "ions made by Mr “new from (Government reports, in futur- were urged by the Department d agricul- ture at Ottawa to make an do" to produce 250,000,0tm hum-Ia of wheat. That would have been “at? 89,000,- 000 bushels more than in I M, or an increase of about 55 pet cent But they did a great deal better than that. They raised 336,258,000 Mahala, an increase of 108 per cent. Of oats the soil yielded 481,000,000 bushela, an in- crease of forty-six per cent; barley, 50,868,000 bushels, an human of thitty-seven per rent; rye, 2,47H,583 bushels, an increase of 18% per Cl'lll.: ttax, 12,604,700 bushels, an Increase of nearly forty per cent. The total in- crease in these five grains was 367,- 777,700 bushels, or "ixtrttvo our wml The above are the golden which guarantee a good oM age is not capable of consuming so much fuel. Food is the WW! Net. You must greatly decrease your consump- tion of meat, and let milk in the form of puddings, soup. etc, form a large part of your diet. of digestive power. You must out less, because the worn hum machine At this the til-n spinal had to laugh, so they gave up the Ma uf tuutrreline, and Iised tuqNrity over afterwards. “In that twreeal0y. & me live here "Oh, very well," said the other. "you are more than welcome to them." "But at this rate," laid the tirst, "we will never quarrel. 'Nik back. One person can't fitdst by himself. " takes two. Now let'n balm all over again. I own all the “can! In the woods!” m ine "Now, here are two nuts. You say they're yours, Ind I’ll - Uwy're mine, and we'll be sure to have P. tim, quarrel. Now'. Those nuts are "Oh, it will not be very hard," said the tirst squirrel. "Those stratum: animals who have just Bone uway found it easy enough." In all sorts of ways they tried to pick a quarrel with one another. but they were so polite that the plum- never worked. At In“. the Bret. squir- rel found two fine nuts, and bringing them to the second squirrel, said -.- “Very well," said the other, who was always amour to plane. "How shall we begin?” _ (‘ANADA'S GRAIN IMM‘. '" the Light of Better "' SO ilotx cumpanks. direct. in Gtrd “m for a. my. 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