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AddrM* communlcaticns to AjrSnomikt, 7) Adclaid* 8t. W««t. ToronU OLJ> EARTH CELIAR BEST FOR A vvi.v.a. One of the problems of the hoiis«- holder each year is what quantity of •pp^( >> hu can Bt<ore economicallj', miJ ar.othc- question, "Why did not my • |:ple.s keep w«U last winter?" or "Is tKt re any way by which 1 can lieep th. m better this year?" This doe* rot «pi)ly, of course, to thos« who are fortunat« in having the old-fashioned rcviar without u. furnace, which waa cool but froat-proof, and moist with- out being damp. It was «nd is in auc-h a cellar that applen can bo liept to the best advuntage and where they will liosl retain their flavor. The ne-arcr the conditions approach those In thib old earth cellar the better the, results will be. First, the fruit should! be kept as cool as possible without i freezing. If the temperature can bej kept between 35 and 40 dog. F., this' would be best. The higher the temp- erature the shorter the life of the fruit. ! M«xt in importance in retaining the m'>iaturc in the fruit. If the Indi- vidual spccimen.s are exposed to a very dry atmosphere they will wither, hence the desirability of keeping them In such a way ap to retain the mois- ture OS. much as possible, even though the air of the storage room be dry. Thi.= can be obtained, to some extent, \>y keeping the fruit In a closed paek- •gv> and, better still, in addition, by wrapping each individual .specimen in waxed or oiled paper, which will do mu<-h to preserve the moisture in the fruit, and to keep disease from spreading from one specimen to an- other. It is also desirable, if one has nothing else in storage that will be adversely affected, to keep an open reeael with water in it in the room. 1 A careful choice of varieties should be made if one is going to lay in sev- eral barrels, or more than the family ean u.se in a month or so, as notwith- •tandiiig favorable conditions for (tornKe, the lenjjth of the season that any variety will remain in prime con- dition is limited. â€" W. T. Macoun, Do- minion Ilorticulturist. MULCHING OF SMALL FRUITS AND PERENNIAL FLOWERS. Although the mulching: of small fruits and perennial flowers ia useful In the attaining of several objectives, Ita chief use is for winter and spring prottction. Ordinarily, our common hardy species do not suffer much harm from freezlnif, but are usually killed by alternate freezing and thawing. By the use of a good safe mulch, properly applied, the plant, after freezing will, as a rule, st;ay frozen during the winter nnd early spring tbawi, and when it Imnlly thaws out. severe weather, and the danger of iU uK^in frtering will be over. U fre- quently happens that a few quit* warm days will occur during early spring and the high temperatures not only thiiw out unprotected plants, but induce growth as wc'.l. Such unseason- able weather may be followed by se- vere cold which will damage or kill the newly started growth and often kill the plant itself. It is, therefore, evident that a mulch for winter pro- tection is not BO much a protectlcm against cold as it Is against unseason- able heat by preventing premature thawing and too early growth. Nature's protection, or mulch, is ideal, although unsightly. The stems of herbaceous plants, after dying, re- main upright and catch wind blown leaves and later snow. As the season advances these stems break down and form a protection in the early spring for the crovn of the plant. Shrubbery | holds leaves that are blown into it.j and anywhere necessary, leaves and, litter collect to form an efficienti mulch. It is, however, usually desir-, able to clear up fall litter of this sort, ' as it has an untidy and unsightly ap- pearance, but if this U done, artificial protection, of a similar nature, in the form of a mulch should be given the plants. Generally speaking the best material for a mulch is coarse straw or very strawy horse manure. Close lying or dense material, such as wellj rotted manure, la not satisfactory, as! heating may often start and kill the plants. The mulch should be applied, to a depth of two or three inches as , soon as the ground is frozen, in thej fall, and removed when danger of j severe cold is past the following, spring. I Practically all of our common per-^ cnnial flowers are benefited by a| mulch two to four inches in depth of i straw, leaf mould or strawy horse' manure. Many follow the practice of dig-| ging this material Into the soil and' thus enrich the soil and get rjjj of, the Utter at the same time. Straw- I berries are best mulched with coarse , straw spread evenly over the rows to^ a depth of two or three inches. The i canes of blackberries, tender varieties ' of raspberries and grapes should be laid d<iwn and covered with four to six inches of soil. Currante, goose- j berries and hardy raspberries arej benefited by mulching around the roots with ordinary barnyard manure,' which can be worked into the ground: by cultivation during the late spring. As a rule, many pla'nte will survive and even appear to thrive without mulching, but experience has shown ' that mulching. If properly done, will| benefit practically any variety or spe- cies of small fruits and perennial flowers. Home E^catioo I ft* Ctilld't Ftr*t •eheel to Um Pamtlirâ€" FreeMl.' Making and Filling of a Terra rium â€" ^By Emma B. I>Mkley Although only fifteen years old the Duke of Norfolk, shown mbore In court attire, has inherited approximately }86,0OO,O00. Since his father died seven years ago, It has taken all that time to complete the Taluatlon of the estate which the boy inherit*. three pounds of apples. Stone the plums nnd boil the stones in two cup- fuls of water forty minutes. Peel, core and chop fruit; add one orange or lemon put through the meat chop- per, six pounds of sugar, the strained stone water, nnd cook, stirring occa- sionally, until as thick a.s you wish. Green Tomtito Marmalade â€" Green tomatoes, sliced, in such quantity as you wish. Place in good-size kettle and fill two-thirds full with water; then add two-thirds the weight of the fruit in sugar and two thin slices of lemon for each pound of fruit. Cook slowly a long time until thick and rich. Plum Conserve â€" This is a fine way to use the abundant windfall plums. one large cupful of best salad oil, three teaspoonfule of celery salt, half a teaspoonful of white mustard seed, and beat vigorously; pour over cu- cumbers and onions a.-d put in pint jars and seal. This makes six jars, Veribest Chowchow â€" Peel and slice one peck of ripe tomatoes and one quart of onions â€" less of onion If you prefer â€" and four green or red pep- pers. Sprinkle over the mixture half a cupful of salt I^t stand two or three hours; drain, saving juice. Boil one hour in a large kettle and add one pint of good vinegar, two cupfuls of brown sugar, a saltepoonful of cay enne, two tablospoonfuls of g^round mustard, a tablespoonful each of cin To six pounds of pitted plums, add namon and whole cloves, a teasi>oon- the same quantity of sugar, three ful of celery seed, and boil another oranges and one lemon put through hour. Can, boiling, in quart or pint the fine knife of the meat chopper, jars. Deacious with fish balls, baked and one and a half pounds of seeded beans and cold meats, raisins. Boil slowly until of the con-j Fruit Chowchcwâ€" To half a peck slstency of jelly and put in hot steril-; of green tomatoes put through the ized glasses. [ meat chopper, add half a cupfiil of Piquant Apple Jelly â€" Cut up crab-salt and let stand overnight; then i '^^^^" 8"^ issuing warnings with res- apples or any early tart apples, pack drain. Add three pints of vinegar, P^*^* thereto^ In his latest report Dr. in a large kettle; add a cupful of two and a half pounds of brown sugar ^hutt points out that^there are yet vinegar, a bag of mixed spices and and a bag of mixed spices; cook ''^''â- ny farmers who do not realize the enough cold water to just appear be- twenty minutes after it begins to boil â-  gravity of the question. By the con- then add half a peck of apples or i **""^"'='^ o^ the work he expresses the Seckel pears put chopper. Apples pears need not be. always pretty and keep green. until Christmas. Select small plants of » hardy nature. The rock ferns or small woods ferns ate best. If you can find a piteher plant in The posaession of a terianum is ^^^g *wampa, it will add greatly to the ever a source of deUght, because <>f| beauty of your terrarium. The wild the difficult plants and berries which flowers, hepatica, blood-root, pack-In- And N'atui-e, the old nurse, look The child upon her knee, Saying, "Here is a story LKX>k Thy P'ather has written for th--." the-pulpit, and trilliums, if planted is the fall, will blossom in the spring. In addition to plante in the terra- rium, cocoons on their twigs can b« suspended from the cover. These co- coons may h^ found on lilac buslwM appeal to the eye; and also bucause of the bugs and otlier creatures which show y.ftive life. To make a terrarium, first of all, a berry crate with a cover Is needed. Saw or cut out the middle slats from! near the comers on the four sides, ^^^ grape-vines, or in trtes. Great leaving the top and bottom slats for ^yu, ^^^ ^^ delight of the little fo!ka support. If the slate run up and ^i^g„ ;„ ^he following spring, beanti- down, saw them from the top slat to f„i J^^^ ^^ butterfHea come out oi the bottom slat. Cover the top and ^^y^ cocoons. two short sides on the inside withj jf y^^ (,^„ jj^^ g^^^ snails living wire screen. Use glass in th« front; j^ fj^j. g^ells, in a damp place, put and back, the entire length of the ^^em in the terrarium also and M crate, to provide light and heat; also ^jj^^ wander among the plante. At to make It possible to observe readily, y^^ ^^^^ gnalls will hide away and what Is inside. 1 then reappear when you least expect Paint the crate and wire screen them. Children always enjoy watch- dark green to harmonize with the j^^ Bn^ils. And the chirping of the plante inside; and set the crate in a | cricket gives much pleasure to some low window or upon a pedestal stand, | people. With the grasshopper, th« low enough to allow the children of : grfckete may be housed for the winter, the family to observe the growth ot . ^^g^^ij^g additional entertainment to the plants from day to day. jjie children. On the bottom of the terrarium, _.,, j ..i. x. ^ j place a pan about three or four inches , ^''^^ ^»^^ ,^'" .**'»''""•, "^"^ "<' deep and the length of the crate, Ji'^^i».Joarierx:Lr,i^.^]Lprc^^^ have a galvanized pan made. To « 1 >nt«'-e«ting feature dunng the k«« depth of three inches fill the pan with i w^^®'" "O""- soil preferably from the woods. Then' I" the spring an entire change of you are ready to eelect the plante you I plante can be made, or the box filled find most pleasing. As a lover of with wandering Jew. This vine grows nature and the woods, I prefer to have '• luxuriantly and is very ornamental. plante from the woods. The partridge or squaw-berry vines with their bright red berries may be gathered at any Fortunate are the children, mothers and teachers, who are 'so placed that Nature's story book is close at hand; time in the faM and will last all win- for Nature, the old nurse, is loving ter. Wintergreen roote and berries and bountiful, and will re-write many, usually grow near the partridge-berry a page in her wondrous book, the vines and are attractive. Ferns are terrarium. Dangerous Farm Wells. The Dominion Chemist in his an- nual report again calls attention to th'i precautions that should be taken in establishing a farm well. For more than thirty years the Division of Chemistry of the Experimental Farms, over which Dr. F. T. Shutt presides, has been analyzing well tweon the fruit. Boil, covered, until broken and mushy, stirring and mash- ing, and strain through a jolly bag. Next morning measure the fruit, THE CHILDREN'S HOUR MOLLY MEADOW MOUSE PLAYS. HOSTESS. After Jackie Rabbit had at lasfr ma.de himself free from the fence, and; pinned the big hole in his trousers together with a small twig, he, Willie Woodchuck and Johnnie Maakrat, scampered off toward the woods. Their . . , way led them across a farmer's wheat through the meat' relief that more and more the farm-jfigid. it was harvest time and the must be pared;! '"E community will be brought toj^-heat wr? cut and the bundles were Cook until tender' "i^^^rstand more completely the bear- placed in even rows. boil hard with the bag of spices ten and can while boiiing. If not moist! '"^ t*"** *he quality of the water sup-; "A fine place to play hide-and-seek,' minutes; add an equal measure of enough add one cupful each of vinegar; P^Y '^='' P" the health of the family or g^id Johnnie Muskrat as he hurrle'd hot sugar and boil three to five minj, and sugar while lioiling. utes, skimming carefully. Put in <. .^ ^^T'^v ^ rw ,T u ^ n ' ^'^^t " a Bacon Hog? EnghsTi Chutney â€" Uncooked. One * pound each of ripe tomatoes and tart Pamphlet No. 40, New Series, willj in the location of the well. ,^ „^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^.^^ j,y,,jg oeiore aarK. apples, four medium-size peppers, explain what constitutes a select ba-. safety has been sacrificed for con-j jjurry upl" he called to Willie who lize onions, half a cup- '^on hog, and also the various otherj venience. The most innocent-looking ,..«« n,=,l,llir.o. oUr,„ â„¢=^„ ~>â„¢. „# on the health and thrift of the live .long a little faster to catch up with ***Sr ,-..â- ., â-  Jack-ie Rabbit who was far. in the lead. The chief fau-t in the present con- i "Yes, it would be fun to hide behind dition of aflairs. he states, is found ^ those stacks, but we can't stop to play, Too often . if ^e find the way home before dark.' PUTTING UP PICKLES AND RELISHES eight medium-size onions, half a cup- con nog, and also the various otherj venience. The most innocent-looking ^^.^s waddling along, many rows of ful of chopped mint leaves, one and grades into which hogs are classified water may carry dangerous contam- ; ^^heat bshind. a third cupfuls of seeded raisins, one under the government grading regu- ination. Where an analysis confirms! „i<^^ getting hungry" answered heaping teaspoonful of dry mustard, 'ations. Hog types are clearly ex- 1 the suspicion that the well is receiv- ' \yjii jp -gnd I can't hurry when I'm one and a half teaspoonfuls of salt, P'aincd and the advantages of grad-j ing drainage of a dangerous char- hungry What's the use of hurrvine two cupfuls of granulated sugar and '"K are clearly set forth. The pam-; acter, the Dominion Chemist recom-' „„™,„.i m« «„o i= o*t=, ..= J" BY FLORENCE TAFT EATON. There is nothing that gilds ,the , but firm part of the melon â€" near the home Uble more than the liberal ap-' rind â€" into marbles with the potato' pea ranee upon it of the various deU- scoop. Soap over night in weak alum! oSouH homemade relishes and appet-water â€" half an ounce to two quartel leers. i Mrater. In the morning take out into I A fine piccalilli or zestful chow- cold water, rinse thoroughly and put c1m>'w converts a plain hash into a into a boiling syrup made of three- 1 tempitinK dish; a tart, spiced-fruit j quarters the weight of fruit in sugar catchup or relish increases the flavor, and enough â- water to just cover the •nd appeal of a platter of cold meat; fruit; add half each of a thinly sliced • fine mustard pickle or tangy chili lemon and orange to each pound of â- auce seems the almost necessary ^ fruit, and one ounce of ginger root in complement of the Saturday-night small pieces to each three pounds. b«k«d beans or the Sunday-morning i Cook until clear, skim out the fruit, flrilx balls. i boil the syrup until thick and rich. There are so many good things in reheat the fruit and can all boiling this line that ean be made at this hot Cubes of the melon may be used â- Muion of the year that it is very hard instead of cutting into marbles. ,t» pick and choose. Housewives are, Circlets. â€" Select Cucumbers at least hovrever, usually interested in trying one and a half inches in diameter, flomething a bit different, as some- pare, cut in halves and remove the ttmes the family tires a bit of the seed portion with the apple corer. nine old stand-bys, however tempt- Then .slice into half-inch thick slices. tag. Simmer for a couple of hours in vine- Peachfs serve as a foundation for gar and waterâ€" half and half â€" to iM»nberk>ss delectable concoctions. cover, salting to taste; drain. Make Pickled PeacKesâ€" Make a aynip of a syrup of one pound of brown snigar tour pounds of brown sugar and one and three cupfuls of vinegar and boil qoart of vinegar, and boil ten minutes five minutes with a small bag of mix- with a loose bag of mixed spicesâ€" ed spices; skim nnd pour over the cu- â- tick cinnamon, ca.'sia buds, allspice cumber rings. and one teaspoonful of olovea; half a Stand overnight; repeat two days cupful In all. more. On the third day pack in jars. Skim and add tight pounds of cover with the boiling syrup and seal. whole peaches which have been scald- Grape Conserveâ€" Pulp four pounds •d and skinned. If large and firm of wild or Concord grapes, cook and they may be halved if preferred Cook strain the pulps, add to the skins and •bout t«ti minutes or until soft but boil eighteen minutes, stirring carts not mushy; remove carefully into a fully. Then add two and a quarter crock, boll the syrup a few minutes pounds of sugar, half an orange nnd lortflTcr and pour over the fruit half a lemon put through the meat Next day drain off syrup and boil chopper, three-quarters of p. pound of until thick and rich, then pour mer small seedless raisins washed and tbe peaches. Do this throe days in dried, and cook, stirring, three- •11; k«>ep in a stone cnvk, retaining quartfirs of nn hour. the bag of spices. Ripe Seckel pears Andover ConKprveâ€" Put in a large may b<! done the anm" wny. preserving kettle right pour.ds of hard Peach Conserveâ€" Scald, peel and pears put through the meat chopper, «it up six pounds of ripe peaches; add eight pounds of sugar, two lemons, an equal quantity of sugar, the shred- one orange and a quarter pound of ded kerne's of six or eight pits, two preserved ginger, all put through the oranges put through-the meat chop- chopper. Picoes of ringer root cut per and the juice of a small bottle of in small pieces will do, but the pre- jnara-wliino cherries. Cook, stirring served ginger is nicer. Set over very frequent'.y, until well blended, adding, moderate heat until sugar i.i melted • few minutes before taking up, the artd Juices flow, then cook, stirring cherries <r,it in small pieces. Store in occasionally, about two hours, or until <eHy glaiies or in half-pint scaled thick and clear. 4^r«. I Polly'i Conserve â€" Three pounds of WatermeliM Aallsâ€" Cut tht pink plums, three ponrnW of pears and three cupfuls of vinegar. Chop to- P^'*^ referred to "The Bacon Hog and matoes, add salt and mix. Chop other Hog Grading" is obtainable on request- ingredlente. Scald and cool vinegar, from tho Dept of Agriculture at Ot- add sugar and mustard; combine '^wa, and should be in the hands of everything, mixing well, and let stand «very farmer who raises hogs for two weeks before using, stirring oc - '""'''^t. casionally. Harlequin Pickle â€" Ten large green peppers, ton large red peppers, twelve onion!). Chop pcppors coarsely, pour mends filling up the well and sinking anyway. No one is after us now.' another on a safer site at least fifty ' jje someone yards from a possible source of con- { tainination. | As it is assumed that only "I m huno-ry, loo, but there mijjht hid'ng behind one of thespâ€" " . j But Johnnie got no farther, nor did suspi- 1 Jackie. They stopped right tnere, ^^I^!!^ V^^!^ !°:.^T:\^-^^ l-a^s poJndmg and ears keen! the results of the teste made by the Dominion Chemist do not represent To kill garlic, try late fall plowing, „„ „.. „^ followed by an intertilled crop the fol-j the true'iondition of The average well, lowing year. Corn in check-rows isj During the year for which the report boiling water over them, let stand ten ?. ^°°" f.'"'*^ *** P-^"*- T° ^'^^ "'^ **'i " made but 17 per cent, of the samples minutes; then drain, again cover with t"" parlic in pa.stures, if the plante 1 of water analyzed were pare and boiling water, and let stand five min- *" "f* *°'* nunerous, dig each plant , wholesome, while 36 per cent, were utes. Drain thoroughly, add onions, and destroy it. Sheep eat the tops, shown to be seriously polluted. The chopped, two cupfuls of light browm <>' tne plants, and close grazing for, remaining 47 per cent, were either sugar, two tablespoonfu's of salt and ° ".^ y^"" "'**" '«'''•"' the pest out. j suspicious or saline in character, one quart of vinegar. Bring to boil. Coal-tar creosote oil applied to each| Samples of water for analysis cook fifteen minutes and can in jars. f}... y. ^^^ ^^^^ °' a*>o"t '"W should not be .submitted for examina- Meriton Pickle â€" Uncooked. Slice '""nblef u.s is efff ctive in killing both tion until the proper form is received five dozen unpeeled green cucumbers^ '"* P'""* ""<^ *"« ungermmated bulbsJ f rom the Dominion Chomist and filled about four inches long. Sprinkle lib- out respecting the well and ite sur- erally with salt in layers nnd let stand How time changes! The very ones roundings. With the information thus ^^g ^^ j,jjj.^ ^^^ foreot their fright overnight. Drain off brine, add one who used to demand the full dinner! ^ven the water should be sent in a they told Molly Meadow Mouse thei.; and a half dozen small onions sliced pail are now shouting for more park- ' *"°'"°"K'''y clean bottle for examma- 1 ~t_l,, It sounded to them like the stack of when: before them had said, "Where are you hurrying, and whitiier \otir way': Even Willie Woodchuck, who was quite a way behina, heard it, and he, too, wa.= frightened. But In a minute tho three Woodland boys saw little Molly Meadow .Mouse peering around the corner of a big stack of wheat She was so small and tiny that a big leaf from the maple tree almost hid her cr>mpletely. After the three little Woodland boys had assured themselves there thinly. To five cupfuls of vinegar add ing space. tion. Art in a Hall Bedroom. Mr. Neighborlyâ€" "Say, my friend, I'm the man that lives acroM the light shaft and I want to ask you If you can't close your window when you play that ] trombone. The noise Is fiendish." I Mr. Tooterâ€" "Sorry, old pal. Can't I do It Qotta hav room to slide the horn." â€" â€" â€" ♦ "You run-away rascals! Now yoa can see what happens to little boys who run away. But you must be hun- gry. Come with me," she said. Meekly they followed her, for they had i.over been more hungry in their lives. Around this stack of whnnt >rd behind that one she led them until they came to a big stone pile. "My house Is in there," said lloWy Meadow Mouse, "but I'm afraid you can't get in my front door. Wait here." She disappeared between two big stones and in only a minute was back again with an oak leaf tray heaping full of Woodland goodie*. It took many trips before they were satisfied, but her store r'.emcd unlimited. i To get rid of rate, we fill our dust^ I with calcium cyanide, stick the nozzle ,r ^ . . ,, , i '"to the rat-hole, then pump a few To ge. beeswax from the comb, put gtrokee. The cyanide dust kills tha The bronze flgiire of Evangeline has been erected at Qrand Pre, in honor of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, well-known American poet, who made Nova Bootlft famous with his poem "ETsngcUne." the comb in a stout sack, submerge In boiling water and with a .strong pad- dle press out the melted wa:: through tho sack. As the wax harden.^* it can Le skimmed off the water. Running silage cutters at a high iipeed wastes power. On a lnrg»> ma- chine, the capacity is ns great when the speed is 660 or fiOO revolutions per mlnnte m when it la much higher; In some cases the capacity l.s greater with the kmm speed. Beeidee, the tower speed taTee power. â€" U. W. rate in their nests. We have atoo used this for ground squirrels. CTanlde la any form Is dangerous. Th* dMl^ should not be inhaled. If w« do pit. sonM» of the dust, we take a few WWh| of ammonia from a bottle carried *d«j this purpose. We have used the cyan*! ide for a year with safety. And Iwifi it does kill the rate 1â€"0. M. 8. Crapes should not be ntherwl natf fully ripe, for ther will pel tVW I t1 tf r removal from (be lin^