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While we are displaying the flag at the front of the house, let us keep the weeds dowr in the rear and see that the garbage pail gets no more than its share. ‘ Root cellars will be in vogue this geason as never before, and amateurs &re urged to seek the advise of practical men who know, and thereby avoid disappointment and loss. > was an heiress." "A case of love at first sight, l'lnp- pose?" _ "No; second sight. The first time he saw her he Cidn‘t know she wl n oo It is estimated that an average| dfik Hudsor threshing rig wastes two bushels of discovering : grain a setting. On a year‘s wheat| names._ Hu« crop in Western Canada the loss from | boat in whic this source would amount to a quarter| sick men of of a million bushels. Threshing from| adrift by a ‘he stack causes a loss estimated at| and most of more than a million bushels in a two| In 1845 Si wuindred million bushel crop. This is Wwith a party : low estimate of the loss in stack| the Terror t heshing. Quite possibly this losl,l Lancaster So lus the smaller loss that occurs in one of them tacking the proportion of the crcbp}"“"““"d men hat is threshed that way, would: _ In 1882 ter Would Feed London For Four Months. than at Ottawa, and at the Experiâ€" mental Stations at St. Anne de la Pocatiere, Que., and Fredericton, N.B.â€"Dominion Experimental Farms The arrangement of four colonies toâ€" gether in each case is a particularly good one, because they keep one anâ€"| other warm. They are placed back to‘ back with the entrances on the two opposite sides. Bees have also been successfully wintered outâ€"ofâ€"doors at the Experiâ€" mental Farm at Brandon, Man., where ’ the cold is still greater and steadier sides between the hives and the walls of the case, and also three inches unâ€" derneath the hives, and ten or twelve inches on top. The top packing was placed in bran sacks for easy removal, The outside entrances to the hives, eut in the case as far apart as pracâ€" ticable, measured about 8 inches long by 14 inches high. A piece of wood revolving on a screw reduced each enâ€" trance to % of an inch wide by 1% inches high during the cold weather. Sheltering the apiary during winter from wind was found to be very imâ€" portant. At Ottawa the wintering apiary is thus protected by a close board fence 6 feet highâ€"8 feet high would be better for an apiary of fifty or one hundred coloniesâ€"and Norway spruce trees have been planted close | to the fence to take its place in years| to come. An important advantage of outside wintering over cellar wintering â€" was I found in the protection afforded by the wintering case and packing during the 1 spring. The colonies thus protected 1 always built up much faster in the spring than those that were brought | " out of the cellar and given little or| no protection. The hives were left ° in the wintering eases until June, the| ! cases being deep enough to take one C super. S There was a somewhat greater con-’:l‘ sumption of stores during the winter: in the colonies left outside than in| 9 those wintered in the cellar, andt od breeding commenced earlier in the | 5¢ outside wintered colonies. Young boesf tr were usually emerging at the date 4 (average, April 11th) that the cellar, wintered colonies were brought out, *© these latter colonies having eggs only" Sc at that time. er THE WHEAT WE WASTE. the end of April. The wintering cases large enough to take Langstroth hives with three inches of planql sides between the hive: of the case, and also t} derneath the hives, and inches on top. The to placed in bran sacks fm +xperiments in wintering side, placing four colonies te a case, were started at the Experiments Show 1 WINTERING BEES OUTSIDE. its Show Advantages Over Cellar Wintering. winteréd in the cellar, the ntered bees have, on the me out in spring in better udged by the proportion of und to be living in the the number of combs in ound to be covered by bees examination, made towards !e entrances to the hives, ase as far apart as pracâ€" sured about 8 inches long s high. A piece of wood a screw reduced each enâ€" of an inch wide by 1% during the cold weather. the apiary during winter ring cases employed were i to take four 10â€"frame hives with a space for of plnnq shavings at the started at the Central Farm, Ottawa, in the :â€"13, and have been conâ€" year since. Compared t colonies together in wintering bees outâ€" er in the Young bees| the date! . the cellar} or Five jpaararâ€"comany _People eat Grapeâ€"Nuts because they like it and they know its good for them en g ‘good man to his death. Martin Froâ€" :' bisher did reach what is assumed to i have been an entrance to that passage. Fatality after fatality attended the ’ next few attempts to get through by a northern route from the Atlantic to ‘the Pacifie. Many valuable »,dditionlJ | to scientific knowledge® were made | | during this period and the.geozraphy; lof the fiorth began to take definite [ form. Bering Strait was found, andf King William Land. There were! Dutch expeditions, American expediâ€" tions, including the illâ€"fated one of | De Long; Danish expeditions and' Swedish expeditions. The comeptition | for northern honors never was so | keen. # Illâ€"Fated Expeditions. ! From then on followed numerous attempts to find the fabled “North-[ west Passage," which has led many a good man to his death. Martin Froâ€" Li _ ls0%. & & 1 :l The history of | begins in 325 B.C |Pythias from M; ’made a voyage al/o |rope as far as moi 825 A.D. Irish mo | land and the Faro« | Ottar in 870 A I» . iMicraffhcaaAdcia dfi w land and the Faroes. The Norwegian Ottar in 870 A.D, entered the White Sea, which he claimed for his soveâ€" reign. Greenland was discovered by the Norwegian, Eric the Red, about 985, Norwegians later colonized parts of the new territory. Remainis of these‘ settlements are still to be seen, but all traces of the people have long since disappeared. About 1000 AI Lax‘\ i. +.‘ 1 Roll of Heroes Who Have Sou "Farther Places" of the Earth Begins 325 B.C. FINDING OF BOTH POLES DOES NOT END EXPLORATION. LURE OF DEATHS â€" WHITE DESERT to man. In Shredded Wheat Biscuit you have the whole wheat grain made digestible by steamâ€"cooking, shredding _ and baking. Every particle of the whole wheat grain is used including the outer bran coat which is so useful in keeping the bowâ€" els healthy and active. For any meal with milk, and fresh Join the Home Defence movement for the conservaâ€" tion of foolt)i. Help to preâ€" vent waste y demanding the whole wheat grain in breakâ€" fast foods and bread stuffs. Substitute whole wheat for meat, eggs and potatoes. The whole wheat grain is the most perfect food given istory of Arctic exploration n 325 B.C. when the Greek from Massalia (Marseilles) voyage al/ong the coast of Euâ€" far as northern Norway. In Son a*0 & W monks discovere;l' Ic-e-. 22 2C DCE Clst’ s â€" crew, Bering‘ died of scurvy. i Franklin set sail, n the Erebus and a passage from| ering Strait. Not er seen again by | s established st.a-!‘ m which observaâ€"| | the,geography | dre to take definite | aq, was found, and | for There were +ay 1c SaRR ECC WHL CCl ’ which buoy marks safe passage and ’which marks destruction. If his mine. laying submarines wish to enter the channel, they must take their thances, They must cross submerged, for the patrol boats are on constant duty, and if they escape the traps while submerged, it can only be said that another miracle has happened, Such miracles â€" seldom happen. Sometimes twice a week, sometimes oftener, explostons are heard at night from the Great Barrler, indicating that "something" has touched off a group of mines. Immediately the pat. rols hurry off in the direction of the explosion. What they find there is a wellâ€"kept secret. : Recently the Germans tried & new 7 Ayc iops e e e Euse ts Here and there along the line are secret openings through which naval pilots: may glide legitimate craft on their way, but these openings are freâ€" quently altered, and not even the airâ€" planicâ€" eye® of the German can‘ +all ! A whole fleet of naval shipping is constantly engaged in maintaining and patrolling the Great Barrier. Its existence is no secret to the Gerâ€" mans, for they are constantly sendâ€" ing over airplanes to chart the buoys and mark any changes that may have been made since their last visit. And changes are constantly being made. Te uc‘ s y i & 1 ESTUVE 22 WmUTC ’i Keeps Foe Out. ll Across the eastern mouth of the I; English Channel there still stretches ‘\the Great Barrier, which is one of |the principal defenses of the allies‘ | vital channel traffic against the visits .’of the German submarine, | â€"The "Barrage" they call the Barâ€" ‘rier in naval phrase. It consists, in | general terms, of a series of "obstrucâ€" |tions" stretched from huge _ steel : buoys, shore to shore, twenty odd ’miles. Any craft which strikes one of these obstructions straightway exâ€" !plofies a group of mines which spell Finis to the intruder. C | Great Barrier From eetubtrindatates dtorvdiiats C uin 2 for less fortunate men who might laâ€" ;ter go over the same trails. This . is _part of the strange <camaraderie of the polar fields. Men a continent apart consider â€" themselves neighbors, for there were no human beings between them. When they find traces of other expeditions they go to the utmost trouble to let the world know the fact, so that their brothers in arms may get! the glory that is due them. | _ Wherever explorers hunting in the north 0 | have left evidence of | Amundsen left the Norw | the South Pole and Scot iish ensign flying near it """ 7 7°6" "ying near it. An Ameriâ€" can flag was planted at the North Pole by Peary. Greely left a letter with a cache of supplies in northern Greenland. All over the Arctic, hunâ€" siwidse e im‘ uTV PROTECTING THE CHANNEL spice of competition to scientific reâ€" search and made effort keener than ever. The Italians, led by the royal Praxbms ciul 4h 0 k o. U Reached the North Pole. In 1888 Lieut. Robert E. Peary, U. S.A., destined to become the foremost of Arctic explorers, made his first trip into the north. It is noteworthy that he was at that time accompanied by Dr. Frederick A. Cook, who later beâ€" came his most bitter rival as a claim-‘ ant of the discovery of the pole. Matâ€" thew Henson, the colored man who] was Peary‘s sole companion on hisi successful dash in 1909, was also in ward from Lady Franklin Bay. Great results were secured, but at a grave cost in lives, only seven men out â€"of twentyâ€"three returning alive, and they nearly dead from starvation. * the Gegm'ln”;:a'; * tell i le.| It is a mistake to think that anaemia ;.rg og,}:,.nfne,:tbet:l: ofP (;‘lies'!is only a girl‘s complaint. Girls probâ€" d two months later 156| ably show the effect of weak, watery eir base of supplies, on P!9%4 more plainly than boys. â€" Deâ€" f layed development, pale faces, headâ€" aches, palpitation, and a feeling of :x:l:;;u or l;?):;:h gtc;':;, lus,thseness, call attention to weak lence of . their ,visita. blood in the case of girls. But many : the Norwegian flag atg‘l‘)oys i,l,l their teens grow thin and e and Scott left a Brit-J weedy" and have pimples on the face, ng near it. An Ameri. SP0Wing that they have not enoush‘ planted at the North:blood. The anaemic boy is just as | . Greely left a lettar| UKOIY to become a viectim af ennaene.n en in 1901 succeeded in s vessel across from , she being the first the passage north of Shore to Shore in most cases, surplus supplies 1 who might laâ€" Minerd‘s Liniment auu DM under the table ?" retort, The next mess were quite prepared, with the orderly, spick and span, standing at attention at the heaj) of the table, "Any compleints ?" "None, sir," answered the orderly, The officer looked him well over. "And who are you?" he Asked, "Orderly of 210 day, sir."" :1'her‘1_ whx t ef'd!czons aren‘t you ues 4nd B2 all 2 on ; There is evidence that life in the | army has its humorous side even in | | war time. In a story that recently | [' went the rounds of the English press, | a newly appointed officer who was / ,making his first visit to the mess, with \the usual inquiry of "any complaints ?" ’arrived at one mess somewhat earlier ; ithan he was expected, and the orderly | of the day, being taken by surprise,| and in his shirt sleeves, dived under the table to save a reprimand. "Any complaints ?" asked the officer, { The corporal, grasping the situation at once, answered for the absent ) _ orderly . ¢ "None, sir." { "Who is this?"" asked the officer, suddenly catching sight of the orderly | ° under the table. The corporal again rose to the situaâ€" a tion. 1 "Orderly of the day, sir," he answerâ€" ' a ed . "Oh!" said the officer. and nlnnmlrh l| To prevent serious disaster to those | of the rising generation, let both boys |and girls be given the new rich blood | which Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills are faâ€" mous the world ~over for making. I’Whon giving these pills watch how soon the appetite returns and how the Ilanxuid girl or the weak boy becomes full ofâ€"activity and high spirits. ~Reâ€" member that the boy has to develop, too, if he is to make a strong hearty man. Give both the boys and girls a fair chance to develop strongly ‘through the new, rich blood Dr. Wilâ€" lNams Pink Pills actually make. You will then see active boys and girls, 1n-’ stead of weakly children around you. ' Dr. Williams Pink Pills are sold by | all medicine dealers or may be ob-’ tained by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxe§s for $2.50 from The Dr. Wil-l Hams Medicing Cn_ AraaivilHNa â€"all i Cmm Sm ol blood. . The anaemic boy is just as |likely to become a victim of consumpâ€" |tion as the pale, breathless girl with her headaches and wornâ€"out look. Let ‘the boy in this condition catch cold and he will lose his strength and his ’health becomes precarious. Cc Sm »epan ies n CVEY ~â€" There will be the last of it, not only for our time but for all time. . No other issue is possible; no other is meditated; and I am confident that American opinion, when it is acquaintâ€" ed with the facts, will fully and heartâ€" ily indorse the British determination. â€" , |think 1 can say literally, nobodyâ€" t’1com;emplates it as even conceivable * that Germany‘s holdings in Africa and ;, the Pacific and in China should be reâ€" ’, turned to hen, % |_ Any such development would, I beâ€" \lieve, disrupt the British Empire. The ldominions, and especially Australia,‘ |New Zealand and British Africa, would | ,feel that the motherland had reckless-l ‘ly betrayed them, had planted an fsvowed enemy on their flanks, and that the statemanship capable of such 'a treachery was wholly incompetent ,to conduct the affairs of a worldwide l‘empire. | _ But there is no chance whatever that the British leaders, on whom the deâ€" cision will ultimately rest, will be guilty of any such criminal stupidity, | If the war ends in an Allied victory | â€"and every week that passes only | makes it clearer that it can have no|! other endâ€""Greater Germany" will | come to an abrupt and final stop. There will be the last of it, not only| C " messs Geb i on OE e w se u% A New Place For Orderlies. Medicine Co., Brocki\;ilâ€"le-,fl(.)nt‘ <w e WcE io MO mm on EGEn . 9 descend low over the Great Barrier, at any risk, and shoot their machine guns into the buoys, thus sinking them â€"and the barrier with them. But the patrol boats were on hand, and two of the three seaplanes never reâ€" turned to their German home. plan to break the barrier. FATE OF GERMAN COLONIES was the unexpected officer, and passed seaplanes with orders many of our readers, . If your drugâ€" gist hasn‘t any freezone tell him to surely get a small bottle for you from his wholesale drug house Bore corns, hard corns, soft corns or any kind of a corn, can harmlessly be ’llrted right out with the fAngers if you ,upply upon the corn a few drops of freezone, says a Oincinnatl authority, _ _ For little cost one can get a small bottle of freezone at any drug store, which will posittvely rid one‘s feet of every corn or callus without pain, _ This simple drug dries the moment it is applied and does not even irri. tateâ€" the surrounding skin while apâ€" plying it or afterwards, She: "Nonsense! She‘d make every bit as good an auctioneer as a man." He: "Just imagine an unmarried lady getting up before a crowd and exâ€" claiming: "Now, gentlemen, all I want is an offer!‘" & waxy coating provided by nature to protect the seed until it can find its way on to soil where it may sprout and reproduce. _ When apples reach this state they are comparatively free from rot. â€" This coating is formed in from six weeks to two months, and most of the rot starts during this period. The cellar should be sprayed frequently to stop fungus growth. ‘ [and sides sprinkled with a solution of copperas and the bins filled with apâ€" fples. Very little ventilation was | given, as he had discovered that the | apples exposed to the air rotted quickâ€" er than those in the middle of the piles. _ Apples left in piles have a greasy coating formed on the out.side,} Ask Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago ¢ Keeping Apples. A fruit grower reports that he kept nearly 4,000 bushels of apples in his cellar. Bins»were made and the floor H sent y ) Sore Eyes, Eyes Inflamed b; II Sun, Dust and Wind quickly relieved by Murine. ‘Try it in your Eycs and in Baby‘s Eyes, UR No Smarting, Just Eye Comfort mm .e-e" At Your Drumt.'n or by Eye Saive, in Tubes 2i¢. l‘m %fllfliug â€" l‘n.... & . SB O C W "Mind the coal," "Don‘t waste any food," "Don‘t sit up burning. light," etc. _ Finally he set off, but in a moâ€" ment he was back with a parting adâ€" monition : \ Needless Waste. | | Donald _ McAllister, _ a .?,cottosh’I Some farmer, was going to town for a day | Jaw w or two and his daughter, Maggie, had bushel. a weary time listening to the hundred | =â€"â€"â€"â€" and one instructions he gave her as to m F care and economy. . * | Dear Sirsâ€"I can recommend MIâ€" NARD‘S LiNIMENT for Rheumatism and Sprains, as I have used it for both with excellent results. Yours truly, T. B. LAVERS, St. John. 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The golden woodpeckers live in a happy married ’ state, mating but once. If the mlle' dies his mate‘s grief is lasting, and [ she remains a widowed bird the rest > ‘of her life. t | _ Wise observers are sounding the warning to keep the live stock on the farm, and thereby avoid a national calamity. The big prices paid for every kind of animal that can be turnâ€" ed into meat are depleting flocks and herds/far bevond the safetu maine ‘ Minard‘s Liniment f-Ot Some_vyhept harvested near weighed over 600p;>un:i-l t(.;“ the MODEL BIRD MARRIAGES beyond the ufeuty ;;;r:t c Vaive Type. Complete with supply and Will accept $1,200 cash for immediate sale prepared. should alâ€" three fiveâ€"grain tabâ€" Ia‘gnesil after meals Relieves p â€"*., 7@ °* Cave % #9 Th ‘ immediate sale, although belt is in excellent conâ€" would cost about $600, y sn d xpress Money , you get your 12/;x48â€"$§12 ; Your? good looks may be your fortune. Who knows? 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