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" ti Beat, but after several crosses it my give a tendency to better milk produc- tion along with the beef qualities. pro- vided the sin u alvnys of the beef type. A uh with good beef qualities and a tendency to early maturity should be slotted. he bu " Dean th " HIGHEST PRICES PAID For RAW was The "ese If? against the keep pa-ki Th (-hf?il2vyrtft Ike me " Baby Been-u for Quick Returns ',du,tet,'ar,: IOIMJ no "on”. [531911 BK of Canada netim n A sole min ration is expensive and is not the beat for the BOW. Every feeder should supply all the green feed he can. It can be furnished by feeding alfalfa, clover, soy-beans Ind weeks before a sow is due to farm she should be tlken‘uway from the rent of the herd and housed and fed in 1 separate pen, where she can be- come acquainted with her surround- ings and an (arrow her pigs undis- turbed. " ,,,, -"'"""" ---W-=I they should be kept on pasture when- ever possible. and given some [rain in addition. When the sows are put into winter quarters they may safely run in herds of quite large numbers. Plenty of run for exercise and sufficient space at the feed troughs without crowding is very necessary. The gestation perimh1 of sow: is approximately 214 days. A; record should be kept of the date on which each sow is bred. Two or three.' R et (yluouttfiiiy , Hoe, can not make use of large Amounts of roughage. They utilize succulent pasture and, when fed min in addition, nah profitable pork. When winter comes and pastures be- Min t6 run short, the feed bill begins to run up. To keep breeding sown in excellent phyzival condition so they, can produce strong, healthy litters/ they should be kept on pasture 1'..ly",tl ever pmsfble. and qivcn some (rain inl WINTER CARE or Those who are My evinced in, ' swine production, and persons Just be/ I ginning, will have to pmtiso the) i strictest economy in {coding and mum: agemenc during the coming winter. if 5 they oxpect to be in the business fort a any length of time. i , a week that th r a holiday. l " and GINSENG N. SILVER ween ( it NM It Cr, Ind h " at . the There hristmas and New " moipts In expenses were Ike inventory (now the wort m thal hem he ha apons , th malities. pro- ' of the beef Hanna th vows is not uses it my nilk produc- are " ti 1 weigh ten air are sal- had better Christmas. uvy turkey rsults in 'e taken ire. It be pure ye pure entered re h aning wh an our . - -_ "' -___m..9P. . been scattered. An acre i, two Verses 9-11 picture the finding of has ' the child and the adoration of the of 'fd",,'gigtt, Pee,"" will be found Magi. In the east-Bee on verse 2. very'desmbo in the. eoyntttfop. Dry The evangelist considers the move- bedding and Iota of it should bs pro- ment and the standing still 01th. at”, vided at 31] times and chnnged at and thus also the fin lag of the child, least once a week. the result of mlnculous, divine Inger. ----t-------- signs"? 1e;.lhta,Rt.,tittj'. SIB: What '0on be udder than marring thew states that the Mud found him “in joyous “a sacred season by turn- in a house, to which he may h.v. bee. mg I " tree into I tire tree? Vetoes 7. 8 reveal Herod as a shrewd schema. working in secret, in an attempt to cover up hiss cruel schemes. What ttme-TIN informa- tion would aunt him in taking fur.. ther steps unmet the child. Sent them-On the surface Herod's inter: esg'seemeq ptrftet)r aim-ere. ": fraud and violence might well 333:“ Winter Pigs Aiithout Milk. the appearance of a rival. Though! The average farmer has faced the the. people would also be aeitated problem of how to raise winter pigs their feelings would he of a -iiiirGiii't without milk. A satisfactory ration fl/o'pi"guTrhti. king was :fraid the when milk is not to be had, is a thick. ' owe V , ..., that their J,',,,')?:',')','.',.,,",),,"; fl;,'.,'.,.".,";',',')'?):,',',',',',' of the consultancy of cream, be realized. Beribes-The 'iiiicLi it composed of one-half Corn-moal; the terpreters of the Jewish soeh"j't1i/tilee,t,t,' half mer. be wheat middlings, They and the priests would aural” equal parts of finely ground oats and know about the new-born king Th: barley, or oats or barley with mid- Christ-or, "The Messiah;" that is dlings. Mix with hot water and feed the anointed one; whose. coming iii? warm three times a day until the Pitts, tbgi::.'xpesitt,f, '"lfig1ti'gif, for gen- an? foy..montV of age._ After that' furnished th d I? . an .ireribet twiee.daily, at aleut.titrht 1n the; . e eelred information, and morning and tlve " m ht . t P support quoted the announcement Feed . h g l' ls enough! tn Mic. 6, 2 that the ideal king of the “at w at they “1-1 clean " future should be born in Bethlehem greedily and no more. Give a drink,' It should be noted, MWevor, that mi of water occasionally. i quotation is not an exact reproduc-: ‘When the pigs are four months old tion of the original Hebrew; the the trlop may u thinned. Water may cannon“ was interested in the not be necessuy in addition to that in t ought. not the exact words. the atom Give th little AH."- hm. was interpreted by the Magi as an- nouncing the birth of a royal child. In the eptst--Better, "in its rising." King of the Jews-The learned men of the east may have been familiar with the Messianic hopes of the Jews; hence they naturally turned to the capital of the Jews in search "f him peatance of : the sun; still comet. The determined; t had attr Matti . was a a th Fear or common Lesson XII. Advent of The Messiah (Christmas Lessm0-outt. 2. 1-12. Golden Text, Lure 2. ll. Verses l, 2 tell of the arrival of the Magi, some time after the birth of Jews. Jesus-The Greek form ofi the Hebrew Joshua; l. 21 furnishes an interpretation of the name. Beth- Iehem-'the birthplace of David (1 Barn. 16. 12); about six miles south of Jerusalem. Luke 2. 4 tells how Mary came to be in Bethlehem at the! time. Harold-kim, of nm In», in turn. which at time; othe Two pounds of this feed for every 100 pounds live weight of the sow is Buf, fieeient. Such aviation insures strong, healthy litters. The small grains should be ground or cracked before they are fed. They can be fed dry or in the form of a slop. When any of these grains are fed in combination with alfarfa hay it is not necessary to feed a protein supple- ment. If clover or the other hays just mentioned are fed, it is better to; feed tankage or oil-meal with the corn, milo maize, rye, barley or wheat in i about the proportion of one to ten. the necessary bulk often constipatea n sow Ind she is unable properly to far. row er pigs. A good ration for wintering brood sows is can and alfalfa hay. Milo maize, barley, rye or fro'sted wheat will answer if it is impossible to secure corn. Farmers who have win- tered sows by feeding them legume hay and grain claim it is not only the cheapest but also the best method of feeding sows to produce strong pigs.’ The small grains should ha own-ml. the "ctiftEf1isf-'f-"5yk'i"'-)i- INTERNATIONAL LESSON DECK“ BER 23. ry rests upon a miscalculation. d-Calls attention to something init or wonderful. Wise-men-E Mari;" they were astrologers thought they had the power to lestinies in the sky. They came the east, but their country is odieated. There is no founda- "nr the legend that they were three in number, named Caspar, ior, and Belthasar. The num-l nee is an influence from the offering (verse 11). Star--.. unusual phenomenon' in the sky attracted the attention of the Some have gought that it um reckoning of which originated BROOD SOWS. XH. Advent of The Messiah pretty Christmas bonbons for-their iristmas Letrsortr--Matt. g. boys and girls. " They L'",,' picture 1-12. Golden Text. some of the follomng at t e children a party or on the dinner table-dates Lure 2. ll. split open, pitted, a little marshmal- es l, 2 tell of the arrival of the low icing placed within and bright some time after the birth of red cherries on top; others filled with Jesus-The Greek for? ofi cherries or nuts or with marshmallow brew Joshua; l. 21 furnishes and nuts. Figs form the basis for 'ihethi,o,n, of the name. Beth- another confection when sliced and l birthplace of David (1 t d " h ., h ll d . s. 12); about six miles south pppe wit mttrs P" ows.a.n rat,q- salem. Luke 2. 4 tells how ms. Other " slices might haye Mne to be in Bethlehem at the maple sugar and nuts on top, while myurld--king of the Jews maple sugar bonbons could be nicely . C. 37 4; Jesus was born a finished off with raisins. two before Herod'_s death. The, A nrpffv mm. cm- "mm -. l ted' 1 ome junct th: motion of Jppiter and h took plate: " about hers that it was the ap- Sirius, which rose with l others, that it was a . exact nature cannot be but whatever it was it td, by the Magi as an- ' the christiG in the sixth rose with it was 3 cannot be it was it r'iiitr,lrrtyfety:ed after his bil'th. Trea. mm” sures--0r, “chests_ containing; their thel treasures." FpP.kincrnse--h" sweet, tr---. smelling cum obtained as a milky ex- sk.. udption from a tree. Myrrh-r-The 1'id dne_d gum of a species of balsam, , it having a ?lesant.)sd.y. The gifts and Hts,entm.1...were spitable for a royal the slop. Give a little alfalfa hay, or Utter still,, ground alfalfa may take the place of the middlings or oats after the pigs are five months old. Scatter soaked corn and whole outs on the floor to Induce exercise, and al- ways keep ip the pen a pile of hard- wood ashon on whieh a handful of salt has been scattered. An acre or two, of 'fd",,'gigit, pasture will be found very desirab o In this connection. Dry bedding and lots of it should be pro- vided at ell times and changed at least once a week. 1 When mm: IS nor to he had, is a thud: To prevent such trouble, horses inmsh of the consistency of cream, should be kept in condition all winter (composed of one-half corn-meal; the by regular exercise. Ahy farmer ‘other half may be wheat middlings. who makes up his mind to it can do equal parts of tincly grcund oats and this. The barnyard should be cleaned .barley. or oats or ltarley with mid. up every day. Wood may be hauled dlings. Mix with hot water and feed for the summer. Fencing material warm three times a day until the pigs can be gathered up and the new fence are four months of age. After that' placed ready for spring erection. twice daily, at about eight in the Gravel or broken stones may be haul» morning and tive at night, is enough.; ed for the roads. The horses should bel, Feed just what they will clean up ' given u run in the open fresh air in greedily and no more. Give a drinkirder that they may be hardened to of water occasionally. lexposure. If the exercise is increased _ When the pigs are four months old t as the spring work comes' on, the the slop may be thinned. Water 'rfiii,'i'l'rd'l',', may feel, assured. that hits) not be necessary in addition to that in I horses will not fail him when he needs the trlop. Give i little alfalfa uy,liriiiii most. Their muscles will be or Utter still, l ground alfnlfn may i hard, and they will stand anything in take the place of the middlings or.reagon, Verse 12 narrates the return of the Magi. $ftymed--Again the Magi re- ceived divine direction, this time through a dream. The divine pur- pose was to prevent Herod from carrying out at once his murderous purposes against-the child. child. l of the royalty, 1 myrrth t arbitrary (3770966 A pretty ide: a pariicularly d, of a light yells of fluffy gauze and in the baske which the pits h the openings cream piled high is given when eh There never were any confections half as delieious, or half as wholesome as those made in the home kitchen. They are simple and nourishing. They satisfy the child’s normal craving for SWeetmeats without creating a false taste. It should be a pleasant occupa- tion for housewives to devise new and l Human beings need sweets. Can- ldies are wholesome when eaten in moderation. There is a movement on foot in the United States to display in the shops only such varieties of candies as are made entirely or largely from other ingredients than cane or beet sugar. People who are.unpat- riotie enough to want the latter may have them by asking for them, but it is anticipated that the demand for those varieties will be greatly re- duced. f Does it mean that there will be no Christmas candy? May we not send any to the men at the front? Must the boys and girls at home have a candy-less Christmas? We are ask- ed only to use a little ingenuity in the combination of fruits and nuts, and of sweetmeats made from honey, mom losses, maple sugar and raisins. Wei can eat all the candies we want with a clear conscience if we eat those nyuiel from other things than cane or beet' sugar. Chocolate is quite permis-' sible and the varieties of candies; which can be made, without the use' of cane or beet sugar. are numerous.' With the people of France, Italy, Belgium and Serbia on rations, with the boys and girls in Great Britain knowing less and less of confection- ery and more and more of plain and restricted diet, it is not likely that there will be such a lavish supply of sweetmeats in Canada this Christmas as in other years. l I Christnuuv.-the season of mirthnnd I Jollity with holly and evergreen in our James, with a table that in its festive tit bespeeks the season, with the hop- pinesa of youth even in homes that have known the ravages of war-how will it be this year? A little less exuberance, holly and evergreens as before, a table with the lavishness of other years somewhat) modified, but still the same joy abounding among the boys and girls in Canadian homes in city and court-i try. The symbolic Pre'irents---gold frankincervie to to mortality-is mas bonbons for their ls. They can picture Mowing at the children's the dinner table-dates Wax-Tune (hrisimas (Ionfecliom;w 4.-.. , for a interpre pointing divinity. fancieful J1 royal ation , to and l and When serving, carve slices and serve without the bones. What in left on the platter may be used in soup. The second day take a sharp knife 1nd eat all the bits of turkey from the carcass. Add to half of thin diced mid potato and mix carefully with A Christmas turkey ian't such a lux- ury when you condder all the really ttood leftover dishes it can be the basis of utter "the day." Here no some suggestions for making the mort of your turkey: I I The facts are, the animals' systems tare out of order through being over- lloaded with matter that has accumu- I lated because the horses have not been lexercised at frequent and regular in- }tervals. Frequently when such " ;conditioned horses leave the stable they seem full of spirit, whereas they are simply uneasy and full of misery. Many farmers have a way, as soon as: the land freezes in the fall, of re- ducing their horses' feed, particularly the grain, and of keeping the horses standing in the stable until spring. About three weeks before spring work begins the horses are encouraged to eat all they can. Quite often a big surprise awaits the owner of horses thus overfed and underexercised when the animals are first urged to do any considerable amount of work. In many cases such animals drop in their l tracks, suffering from what is popul-l arly known as paralysis. .l 'dates, figs and nut meats. Add one I tablespoon orange juice, a little grab. ed orange peel and one square of melt- led unsweetened chocolate. Mould into balls and roll in chopped nuts or granulated sugar. This mixture may be packed in an oiled tin, put under a weight until firm, then cut in any shape desired. . I Mattie Creams-Boil one cup maple} sugar . with one cup water until it; forms a " ball when dropped in cold} water. Remove from the fire and, stir rapidly until it becomes ereamy.) Form into balls the size of marbles! and put nut meats on either side. Lay' on wax paper to cool. ' I , Fruit Ptune.-qhst through the meat chopper enough cherry, peach or quince preserves to make a half-pint with the juice. Heat fruit and add two tablespoons of gelatine, previous- ly softened in a very little cold water. iStir well, and continue stirring until it begins to cool and thicken, then 'pour into oiled dish to make a layer, one inch thick. Let dry slowly,) sprinkle with sugar and place in box) with waxed paper between the layers. A mixture of dried apricots and dates, may be used for this paste. Wash apricots and soak overnight in enough water' to cover. Pour off water, bring it to a boil, pour over apricots and let stand until cool. Put apricots and, dates through meat chopper, and pro- ceed with the proportions as given. I Chocolate Dainties.--Put through the meat chopper one-half cup each of , Crystallized Fruits-Use your own preserves. Peach, pear, apple, quince or watermelon rind will do. Drain i from the fruit all syrup possible. Cut 'any size desired sprinkle with sugar , and dry in a very slow oven. It may ibe necessary to sprinkle the fruit I again with sugar during the drying; iWhen dry enough not to be at all :sticky, sprinkle with sugar and paekl Its. layers with wax paper between.' I This fruit may be used for dipping inI Pity.rr chocolate for bitter-sweets. l V Bitter-sweets-An attractive vari- ety of candies may be made by dip- ping sweet fruits in bitter chocolate. Use for this purpose dates, Citron, candied orange peel or crystallized fruit. Melt unsweetened chocolate in a double boiler. Keep the chocolate just warm enough to prevent solidify- ing. With a silver fork drop pieces of fruit in chocolate. See that each piece is completely coated, then re- move to waxed paper to harden. Pop-Corn Camir.---For making pop- corn eandy either honey, maple syrup, ‘molmes, white cane syrup or corn syrup may be used instead of sugar. To one cup of syrup allow one table- spoon of vinegar. Boil together until syrup hardens when dropped in cold water. Pour over; freshly popped corn and mold into) balls or fancy shapes for the Christ-l mas tree. Little pop-corn men will:' please the children. Mark in the fea-, tures and outlines with melted chow-I late. Tint Chriauv'nas TGkey The following ere some tried and proved candy recipe: which every housekeeper my be assured are nourishing and ere proper war-time confections: nu_t_s a; gprinkled over the cream. TORONTO d for dipping in l tter-sweets. I f attractive vari-‘t e made by dip!c Diner choes?late/ ii , dates, citran,1n' or crystallized" b ned chocolate ini ' p the chocolate K maven: solidify-i ark dron ninmaa [ uecorlt I When sheep are sold at the market, i 000mm the buyer notes the wool carefully.; possible 'Wool has become one of the leading? that yo factors in manufacturing circle: ttr/child/er day, and if it is hurry and shaggy; labor of looking, a discount in price is made.]|plrit. Very often sheep with bad fleeces will 1 many sell for fifty to treventrt1ve cent: per"I beautifu hundred lee- than other stock. Dem; I After running in the stalk fields, (the wool of the sheep often becomes filled with burs. Also, when the stock is allowed to run free during the win- ter months, they come in contact with fences and other obstacles that cause their fleece, to have a shaggy ap- pearance. This should be avoided -be- csuse sheep that go to market with rugged fleeeet, and with bum in their wool do not sell so well as those with the clean fleeees. [ Scream-sauce to which is added a little 1'fi.nfly diced red sweet-pepper (prefer- iably home canned), chopped parsley, gsalt and pepper to taste. Serve on In platter with a border of alternate ismall onions and thinly sliced carrot (--au very ho'. Some variety of tart jelly or cranberry sauce is a piquant l addition and inexpensive if home- (made. Let a day elapse, then serve 1the remainder of the turkey mixed lightly with cooked rice, spaghetti or, macaroni, and the rest of the turkey gravy. Cut the remainder of the stuffing into small slices, brown, and use as a garnish. Coleslaw made ofi red cabbage is delicious with this,l particular "left-over." The positive-,; ly last appearance of the turkey is in' soup made substantial enough to servef as the basis of a meal. 1 (egfagihtisei) , Mrs. L. McD.:--You are wise to stop and ask yourself how you can economize in Christmas eatahles this Iyear. Every thrifty housewife is ’surely pledging herself '0 -he mod careful planning that she has ever en- GGi in for the festive season. In ' the first place, use fowl or other poul- try in preference to beef and pork. You are rendering patriotic service in using the food which is not shipped, overseas for the armies. A very: good substitute for plum pudding is, carrot pudding which is less expert-,' sive and more digestible than the,' time-honored variety. Have you I tried it? Here is the recipe: 1 cup each grated carrot, potato, apple; 1 cup each sugar, chopped suet, seeded raisins, 1% cups flour, 1 teaspoon do verrsuddenly, all break ranks and try to drop into the stocking belong- ing to their respective divisions the little, red and green "bullets" wrapped in their respective colors. When the music resumes the players get into line again and so on. with several breaks. When the contents of the stockings are counted, members of the band having the most bullets win. do il Christmas Cobweb-Distribute lit- tt tie comic Christmas favors by means '10! a web of string. Start the web y from the center of the room, like the it! parlor table. There are " many s'il, strings to the web as there are guests kl " the party. At the end of each :string is tied the gift. The strings hare twisted together and placed all 'ire the room. There is no end of ifun in trying to untangle them to get' '1 to the end and to the gift, which, of; ', course, makes fun of some character-l " istie of the person. If any of thel r', members of the party are suspected of l being engaged, be sure to have their' {Luring twisted together and leading; 'l, into a bunch of mistletoe. I f I Observation-Make from scarlet net ' is huge specimen of the Christmas; " stocking and tstuff it well with all] (kinds of common things gathered! _ around the house. Hang it up, Give; ;each of the guests pencil and paper) l and let them all come and look at the: I stocking. Then tell them to withdraw r", ‘and to write down what they" saw in: lthe stocking. Those having the i. i greatest number of correct objects on' ‘their list win prizes, if prizes are to j ' be given. i I l In Holly Colors-This is a lively , jgame. Hang at opposite ends of the l ' room two bags made of red and green, cheesecloth fashioned in stocking , shape. Conceal around the room bits f of old cloth tied up in red and in t green tissue paper. Decorate all the ( players with green and red paper 5 rosettes, the decoration each wears to 0 indicate whether he belongs to the y green or red band, for these act as op- n ponents in the game. Players form v in line, red and green alternating, and (. the piano strikes up a lively tune. All 1, march around the room quickly, but e when the music breaks off, as it will n Here are some games that will "break the ice and keep it broken," even if you do not care to have a tree- trimming party: Town. Patc--pne very jolly way of! each cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg', 1 .enter.ttimyttr guests at a holiday partyiteaspoon baking soda; juice of % " to let them trim the Christmas tree. ( lemon. Sift together flour, salt, soda You may be sure there is no stiffness j and spices and add to grated vege- 'r.ound. when You get YOURS Persons to l table, sugar and snet. Add lemon trimming a. Christmas tree. 'iuice last. Put into a well greased Here are some names that will mould and steam four hours. __ . Mothers ond daughter. cl all "um"; cordially "when " arm lo S','.", “Diurnal“. lnltlalo only will In publlollod wlth each question and In - lo :1... P"y.P.trt 'dentifteat)irn, ttut can - and lddrcu page In t.ryt,12"ll litter. Write on ikiGiiii"oriideG; GTF. “RHJJH'MH In ""rttttmt agar...“ union-Ah applaud. -- __'-- ...--.- - .. mm"--. Law uiac GiaTiia"aTia for this department to Mn. Helen Woods-mu Av... I’m-onto. 'ff' 1’ y 'NBII _ Tt ouiiliiiii 'atertciiii"i,7C",, u per; beautifully dcaa , pence. f " With, A sponge tied to the end of a long ' causeiltick and a peilful of water should he y 313-, kept beside the tree while the cendles ledhe-%e" burning. If the tree is a large t ,it)t,,one/have a stick. sponge and water n their _ on either side of it. e with ,', Aside from the fact that the store decorations are scarce and eXpeneive, mtket, , economy should be practiced wherever' chilly} possible this you. The decontiom endingl that you make " home. or that the en to-jchildren make, upeek‘eloquently of e has!!! labor of love and edd to the Christmas made. i Ipirit. With a little tttought and in- ” “HI-mud!” - “-A .---- . V but will and Never remove presents from the I tree until the candles have been blown (out. When the removal of presents 'begins, children, and adults. too, are giving their attention to individual (items rather than to the tree as I lwhole, so it doesn't much matter how jthe tree looks then. In the interest of beauty and safe- ty, also, it is better to put the presents under the tree, not on it, for most of the presents ordinarily placed upon a tree disfigure it both by their presence and by springing the branches out of position, spoiling its symmtery. Never put cotton beneath to make the carpet look as covered. Ioid Never leave an ilhmftnated trea un watched. Never use cotton batting nor fes, toons of tissue paper on a lighted tree Never use ornaments made of eellu. On Christmas eve many homes will be set Mre by carelessness in hanaV ing candle-lighted Christmas trees. To the thoughtful will come the rea- sons for the hints which follow: Farmer's Wifes-You and your hus- band are among the fortunate if you (are raising hogs and most certainly we would advise you to urge him to Lincrease production. "The time has [ come when a hog is worth more than a shell and wheat is worth more than munitions" says Hon. G. W. Brown, ‘and it is a fact that Europe now pos- sesses M,000,000 fewer hogs than were in existence thedirst year of the war. Mr. Hanna is particularly emphasizing the advantages of hott-, raising and has repeatedly stated that) the farmer has everything to gain by it, the shortage ensuring a deand long after the war is over. There is a good article on the subject on this page. Soldier's Sister-.--) are missin, formed on this point. You can send soap without a license to your brother or to any other soldiers overseas. , Enquirer-An appeal to the wo- men of the country has Cone forth from the ofice of the Food Controller to avoid purchasing or making Christmas candy of sane or beet sugar. Your enquiry is a timely one. It is not necessary to stint the youngsters in sweetmeats but judg- ment should be used in the choice of, varieties. Pop-corn candy, maple] creams, and fruit confections may all! be made at home without'too much expense or trouble. Ctirize.rruit.l and nuts as much as you can and eliminate sugar wherever possible! You can do this by using brown sugar, honey molasses and corn syrup in- stead. See the article on this page stead. See the article on this page. entitled "War-Time Christmas Con- fections." "7 Mother o' Miner-l. The followmg plist contains some of the best books ' children. Many of them .can be - ' bought in cheap reprints'. Mother ' Goose Complete; Aesop’s Fables: In , Story Land, by Elizabeth Harrison; , Outlook Fairy Book; The Land of r 3 Really True; The Hand of Never Was; {Just So Stories, by Kipling; Wild i'; Animals I Have Known, by Thompson, l, Seton; Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis I' Carroll; Children's King Arthur; Wa- .-' ter Babies, by Chas. Kingsley; Lamb's rrales from Shakespeare; Child's Gar- ', den of Verse, by Louis Stevenson. 2. iHere are the recipes you ask-for: 'Caramel mauee--Melt a cupful of su- lgar in a saucepan that has not been I scorched. Be careful that it does not lburn. It must be watched every sec- (ond. Add three-fourths of a cupful (ii boiling water and let it simmer for ififteen minutes. When cool stir in la teaspoonful of vanilla. Strong cof- gfee may be used instead of the water _to increase the flavor. A half cupful (of chopped nuts can be added, too. 1 Lemon "uee--Mix three-fourths of a cupful of sugar, two teaspoonfuls of cornstarch and a pinch of salt. Add tp this one and one-half cupfuls of hot water and stir constantly until it be- gins to boil. Let simmer for ten mi- nutes and then add one teaspoonful of butter and the juice and rind of hnlf a lemon or one-half a teaspoonful of lemon extract I tree may be" The Fire Tree . “My Gd at slight ex- .. u..-" ... --" mull-d “not . Helen Law. 2” a well greased When I WM . little girl mother uud hours. to call my attention to the fact that in The following the plant world the more flowers you the best books! cut the more blossoms there are, while . _ .m, I,4‘.-_ _...l Ll.- the tree if snow- tine. luau €051.33; Apply the truncating Ir I Infectiouo! The whole village was ringin ’the story of how Bill Wiggins, I thn.ityr%rm-hia, had won th l and the vicar at once went to to {aged grandmother the great [Somewhat to the consternation vicar she burst forth with th melt: "Got the Vac-co, has he? l on of the best methods . corn is to tWe turpentine. com “era-3w with a lit "no: we Veesee, has he? Well, l 'ape. 'e won’t be u bad with it as 'e wot with the males! Our Bill anus wor Ilka that. If there were any- thing catching going about, Bill was sure to an it.'" absolutely destitute of r?! t ii riches of her heart. Object of Belt-tGenie Yes, let us save; let us econo all that regards ourselves; but never lose sight of the object telf-tuterine, so thatwe may p the lpirit of generosity. of Opel edneas: giving always and without the thought .rf rewa thanks. Anything else is mel tar. an exchange for our sen gift for the mun-d. “A In."- gift for the gratitude an ceive, and there is no ttr we would get very mud the bargain, giving the purchanble for that whi: Ind above all price. _ One Christmas, in particular, I had been very fortunate in obtainihg from , a married friend a complete set of clothes which her own little girl had outgrown, and granny'e delight at the gifts was a perfect joy. The whole year after, every time she came. she repeated her thanks. until. in the autumn. she failed to appear on hor customary day. I Wu worried. for I feared she was sick, and in! knowing where she lived had no way of finding out or bringing her relict. What was my pleasure. then, some days after, to hear the click of the gate and see the familiar, bent figure groping its way up the path. in answer to mv she had gone to Menio woods to gath- er for me--tt token of gratitude! Close on thirty miles she had walked., taking four days for the journey. sleeping under the hedges or in an outhouse. to gather a few handfuls of the new nuts in order to show her thanks! Surely. she had given very much more than she mimived, though rhc mu way up the path. in i inquiries, out from her a she brought a tiny b: washed to a most mar ttetrg and full of fresh ha, ; Some ten or twelve yen: ago, when living in a little seaside village, I had . I striking example of this. There Wag a very old, pal jelly bli .d women L whose only child hnd come'to this .country and been killed in a railway accident, leaving her dependent on the charity of her neighbors and respon- sible for his motherless girl, only four years old. Of course. she could have had the child put in an orphanage, (but no one had the heart to make the suggestion, for she was the one joy in poor old granw's life. and the little girth, education could be attended to when the old woman had gone. Bah week this dew old soul wandered out from the city to my cottage and I gen- ‘erelly had some bits and scraps of food kept for her and oeensionttlly ‘some clothes for either herself or the baby. i we gave and the more generously we spent ourselves for others the more and better things came beck to us. and you know it is true. Maybe the return is not immediately evident, but it is there in the peace of soul. the joy of giving. the love that is gained, the satisfaction of seeing the pleas. ure and the benefit to others. lngratitude a Con-on Trail It is strange how little gratitude there is in the majority of persons. They are like the man in the Gospel who looked at himself in a mirror and passedon forgetting what manner of man he was; they necept all that is given to them or done for them as a matter of course, due probably to their superior merit or powers of fascination; or, if they are mean- spirited, they may possibly ask them- selves what axe their benefactor has to grind not giving him credit for a purity of intention they themselves do not possess; still, there are others who never forget a kindness and often in unexpected weys take the oppon- unity of making some return. in very many cue: the better Ind bitt- ger they become, and she would tell me that that was God's way of teach- ing us to be generous, for the more -a-- v-r -eev -e"' . - i'tii,"niihiG that BO tends to make a person little And of no “count in the word " a spirit of newness. Peet"""?,"??.'?.?..','.'.'!,.?.'.".,",",.":.'. Don't you get horribly lick of beer- ing about economy morning. noon and night? Of course we muet be saving if we are to do our share in the war, but need thet make us miserly? " we were to become really parsimon- ious, stingy, ungeneroue. it would be elmost better to have been spend» thrifts, for there is nothing tbo Multi- fying to the soul, nothing so unlov- The Riches of the Heart uncut with a little tdiiri2 in come out in I short time. turrerttinrorittt t Wok. conutermtion of the forth with the com- , m a,“ any; ce Tent to tall Bill's the mauraiau " economize in [ver, but let us tt Obie"! of our e may Preserve ', of open~hnnd- 'tr and always 'Cf reward or I: is men bar. our service or md love We re- merit in it, for eh the but of WARM: with mt new: worried, for l I not knowing my of finding f. What was e days after, gate and see a Ironing its tf? remove Touch ch; Wing its swer to my gray shawl of muslin, You: white. nuts, which tds to ttath- w Farmer §piritual pt he. she in the on her {I If: " lir the tr, are em l' in? n THE Mi RESOUR1 'irmit N iN