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Miss Ann Adam bakes her famous Muffins with Magic Baking Powder h«- «*«♦»•♦-•-♦ 4 -««•«--« -•-«-♦'•-»-•«-* 4 "When iiflerH'ng ingredienfs foi: my recipes," says Miss Ann Adam, cooker)- authority of tlie Canadian Home Journal, "I consider three ptjints â€" economy, health \ahie, •md successful performance. "Magic Baking Powder meet* them all. I UhC and approve Magic, because I know il is pure, and free from harmful ingredients, and \>c- causc experience has taught me thst I can count upon successful results with Magic ever)' time." Magic Baking Powder is usal excitumly by the majority of cook- ery experts, dietitians, and house- wives throughout Canada. In fact, Magic outstllb all other baking powders combined WlS^'W^f^'^ ^^^M. ^'^-^iMMiiltf M U^K Ri >' â-  â- â- â- :-. i % ^P^:*,^ ^ f i ^:.V : .VJr^i^ W , i ' 'i Sk s : •;.. iK ^'^.-^ ":'â- â- 'â- 'â- â- '' t, ^c;S^ (Irr Itaii bc«ti home- trstctl and apprnv«fJ by ll»e Home Seiv ire Buieauof CanA- (Jfuii Home Jouxuil, lufUOU), ( «*XH.1M* mO ••CONTAINS NO Al.UiJ." ThU •»â- Â»Â»- ment on «viry tin It your guarantee that Maftlc Daklnit Povdcr Is free from •luin ur any harmful tuAreUkDt. Miss Ann Adam's Recipe for Bran Muflins '\ cup bran U cup lusar I '4 cupi flour '\ cup RiilK ' a tcatpoon salt 1 cgs :\ tetiiiHKma Magic U cup melted Baking Powder thortcning Mix the bran with the lifted fine dry In- ffredientj. Make a well in the centre and pour in the milk and well-beaten egg. With the feweit po«»ible number of •troko, blend theae ing.-c<lientt and (tit in the ihortening. Half fill grcaaed muf- fm pant and bake in a hot oven, 400" F., 15 to 20 minutes. A few chopped dates, lightly coated with some of the measured flour, may be added. FREE COOK BOOKâ€" When you bake at home, the new Magic Cook Book will give you dozens of recipes for delicious baked foods. Write to Standard Brands Ltd., Frastr Ave. and Liberty St., Toronto, Ont. ll.T.' is llie Fnncli wife of th,. woallliy ludian prin< c, Aga Khan, »nd now-borii son as they nppcaipcl la the American hospital at Pari.'! a short time ago, A native of (Muimbeiy, I'^rance. .Mis. A^n Khan is the fonner AnUree Currou. Plows of Biblical Times Still Used in India In recent years Gandlii has attracted I great deal of attention to India. Uiit It must be remembered that the edu- «ite<I elauHes form a very small por Uon of the whole population of :15;),- 100,000. It is oxtimated that about Jhree-fourths of lhi.s va.st number of people are dependent on agricultural or pa.storal pursuits. The primitive I'haracter of most of the agricultural class is illuMtrated In the following paragraph from a report on industrial ria<:hlnery in Ilritlsh India made by Mr. It. T. Young, Canadian Trade Com- missioner nt Calcutta: 'I'lcwH and Other Sort.s of Ma- thincry â€" Almost everywhere one goes ;hrouKliout the agricultural districts of India, tlie primitive wooden phiy a.s India, tlie primitive wooden )dow as foke of o.\en Is htlll to be xcen In use. This type of plow Is highly stiilabie to :ultivate the Indian soil. Furthermore, it can be roaiiiifacturcd locally at n rery low co.st, and when it Is horne in Bind that there in perhaps but a few kiishelH of grain or rice between the average ryot or peasant and starva- tion, the cost of agricultural implP- menta Is for him a matter of very seri- ous momeni. f^heap light plows cap- able of being drawn by oxen, a , horses •re not used, are the type required, furrows are very seldom more than tliree or four inches deep, and were oxen, many of which are puny and un- der-iiourislied, forced to pull anytliing turning deeper furrows, It would be beyond their strengtli.- Toronto Mail and Empire. ( "Me.s as oonoeiieil a yoiitli as I evc'r met." "Wow's that?" 'lie says be is siiru he cau nuike Il3l(.>n happy if she will ruarry him. .4s If any man could be sure of making any woman happy." ,;. England And Wales Birth Rate Drops London KiiKland and Wales In I»:i2 had the lowest birth rate in their lilHtory. Teaiatlvo tlfiures i>lace the rale at 15.H per 1,000 of population, or 1.0 per 1,000 below 1929 and 1930, and 0.6 helow 1931. EDWAIID§BITilG CROWN BRAND CORN SYRUP Q_jf-p»rc, wholesome, anti I'oonomical table .4yiup. ChiUlron love it.s delicious flavor. 1 Ht. r.ANAIM !tTAR«.H CO. I IMrTED. MONTH&M Gems of Peril iiy HAZEL KOSS HMLb'y. HYNur.SlS. .Mary lliirkneHH pinta lu t-hMTiari' Tho l''ly. whoin Hhf liellcvtH "(nmititl" her brotliii- Kddle with thr n-iurdi-r o old MrK. Jupltn-, nnd Inter kiUirt lilni. .She \k nliird by lliiwtn of Tlio iitnr. .Mary's tlancx, nirk llu) ther, b.-llcvos Kdlli; Kullty, HH do Ihi^ pollii-. Hrut'-e JupltiT Ih ctrtk-rcd out by hiK fHth*-r, who rnakfH Mary his iifir. Ilruco vowH i-cvenge. Mary Koe.s tti Miami c»n Ih"" .luplK'r yacht liopliiK The Fly will be al Illulenli to fe'-. Iilrliorx); run. She n)(?<-tH The Kly ^allaH *'ount Dt- 1 â- nia>. Mr, .luplier'H far Ih of the aanie make hh that u.-'ed by the munUrer. Kdille'.s I.O. F. r <r $16,000 is found In :i poikil <jf lin- ear. Bowen i>verhearH Hru.-e and his lody friend, the (.'ounlesH l.oulse, <|Uar- relinK because she cannot e^plaln where she got a diamond IiraCfb-r. I.oill«ii «:iys It l» .Mary's. Uruce makes her Rive the bracelet to .Mary, who discovers It was dliilen from .Mrs. Jupller. -Mary puts the bracelet In the hotel safe. XXXVI. Mary's frightened heart thudded in her ears till she could hardly speak. The operator's back wa.s toward her, but Mary ."ay that he was young and husky and might be useful in a scrap. "Did I startle you?" Oe l.onia asked. "Oh, no," she .^aid quickly. "I was just â€" thinking' of something else." "I did startle yoi," De I/oma went on. "I'm sorry. Won't y( u let me make amends? Have .some t«a on the roof and perhaps wc can (Iracti.'e a bit--for tonight!" She said: "Oh, thank you, but 1 haven't time. Time to die.^s for din- ner. 1 i'lst ran down to â€" '•> gei my mail." Instantly she was sorry for that lib, for she was sure De lx)nia had seen her at the safe and was perfectly aware what her errand had been. In- stinctively she clutched the handbajc under her arm more tiffhtly. Kveii a le.'s interesled and -astute person than The Fly would have caught the ges- ture and bct-n promptly informed that the bag held valuables. Mary realize! tlii.' even as her taut ncyve.s betray- ed htr into the trive-away gestures she regretted. The car stoppetl at hev floor. "I'll .'-:ee you tonight?" she said and moved to leave the car. In pressing his invitation, De l^onia had stepped betweon her and the door. He was facing her, his hat in his hands. As if just aware that he was blocking her way, he murmured, "Oh pardon me!" ami backc<i off the car. Mary stepped off, after him. It was the only thing she could do, although she r.^alized with horror, even as she did so, that she was about to be left alone with the man there in the hall. De Loma changed his plans abrupt- ly. He lifted his hat to the girl and stepped on the ear again. "Tonight," he said gallantly, and his bow was cut short as the door slammed and the car shot ujiwaid. It was only then that Mary saw Bates. He was standing at one side, ai)parently waitin^-; for a descending elevator. "Oh," Mary cried. "Oh!" She claspe<l the detective about the neck and kis.sijd him. "My hero! How did you happen to be there? you saved meâ€"" "Just wailing for an elevator^ be- lieve it or not," Bates replied. "But why -what's he following you for?" Mary told him she had be<>n to the office to get the necklace. Bates looked giavc. "You'd bett-.'i- slick i)retty close 'o home ba.so," he warned. "Didn't know you were get- ting that out yet. I'm getting the boy.s organize<l now. Was just going out to the yacht to .see Hendricks." He stop- ped and chewed his lip thoughtfully. "But if you've got that here, I'd bettor stick around." "I'm sorry!" Mary apologized. "But I thought he was safe in his room. And I had stmie other things to lock up and it .seemedâ€"" " 'S all right," Bates muttered back. "You were O.K. But ; ou see I was right. He's on the prowl." "Oh, maybe it just hai>pcned â€" " "Tut, tut, sister! Believe me when I say he probably know.s as much about your affairs as you do, right m>w. "Now," Bat<.'s continued bri.-^kly, 'Til put you in your yoom and then I'll go summon the boys." The detective entered her room fir.st ami looked about. He raised the win- dow, lay .ncross its sill on his back for some minutes and studied the -sur- i^>unding -windows. There was a hie- escape which zig-zagged downward some distance away â€" friun which il would lie possible for a nian to sw'n,f to the small <lecorative iron balcory which enclosed the lower half of her window. Bat<>s pulled his head in. "Well, I think you'i'e .safe enough from that direction," he said, and in- spccte<l the bathroom, which had no other door. "Now, lock your door when 1 go out and if you .see or hear anything that frighten* you I'll be right in the next room. Pound on the wall." "Or telephone?" Mary sugge.ste<l. "And have your throat cut while you're trj-ing to get the operator?' he said. "Cktme here and I'll -"how you how to lock this door." Now that the necklace was imme- diately in his keeping, Bates was a ISSUE No. 7â€" '33 different man from the lounging, lack- adaisical "inventor" he had been im- personatinK for days. He manipulated the locks swif.ly, and Mary watched. When he went out she obeyed meekly â€" pushing all the various calchts several times to make certain they locked. As a mat- ter of fact, in i)ushing them about she became confused and really succcedc- 1 in unlockinK the door (juite thoroughly. Mary did not realize this for some time, however. Sh-; had bathed, done her nails and her hair, and I'.ad just wriggled into the Paris dr^'s--, when a tap can;;' al the door. .She did not answ.i- 'I'be knob turned slowly. As the doorknob turned, Mary watched in fa.scinate<i terror. .She picked up the first heavy object iier hand touched â€" a silver jewel box from her dresser- and waited, ready to hurl it if the intruder wer'j Do I.^ ma. The door opened and the Countess slipped in, looking backward into tho hall. "OhI' Mary cried angrily. "Y'ou frightened inc half to death 1" The Countess signaled for silence. "Let me have it, quick!"' she whisper- ed, darling anxious glances into the hall. "Bruce is in the bath." "Have what? Oh, you mean the bracelet?" Mary asked. "Oh, my dear, I put it in the safe!" The Countess' head Jeil.ed about; her shocked eyes fa.sstencd on Mary suspiciously. •'You don't think I'd leave il lying about, do you?" Mary laughed, mildly defensive. "In a hotel room?" The Countess closed the door. Th-> blazing eye.s had narrowed. .Slowly, hands on hips, she idled forwaril until she was within a foot of the girl. "So!" she hissed "Y'ou think you will trick me, eh? I knew you would try that. Well, you will return that bracelet to me now or I will .scratc.i your eyes out!" "Why â€" how awful you are!'' Mary gasped in horror. "What are you sug- gesting? Of course you will have your bracelet- â€" in the morning!" "Tonight!" Mary shook h^>; head iotlexibly. The Frenchwom.'vn breathed heavily for a minute. Then slowly .he relax- ed. A mocking smile curved the cor- ners of her mouth. "Oh, nnno?" She roUeu the con- .sonant fearsomely. Mary turned indifferently to the mirror, toucheti her hair idly with her fingertips. Like a flash, a hand shot out and snatched the chamois bag ly- ing on the dres.ser. The intruder backed away swiftly to the door with it, laughing triumphantly. Mary threw herself at her but the other woman held her off, ripping open the talon fastener to plunge a swift white hand into the depths of the bag. She lifted her clenched 1 and from the bag and held it behind her while with the other she made a.; awkward search of the bag's emptiness for the bracelet. Panting with ilisappoinl- ment, she threw Mary off with a lunge of her elbow and brought her right hand out to inspect the jewels .she chitchetl. At sight of them her mouth fell open. "Oh, oh- how beautiful!" she breathed, rapturously. "So that is what they are like â€" the Jufiiter ru- bies! And thi>y .''.re youi-s â€" " Uncon- .sciously she emphasized "yours.'' Mary nodded. "They are mine." She held out her hand. "Give ,them to me, please." The Countess j.rked the necklac-s back out of reach. Her eyes were coldly calculating. "Where is my bracelet?" "I told you! It's in the safe," Mar-^f snappctl. "Now give m€ those before I call the police." Sulkily the other walked past her to the dres.ser, jerked open its draw- el's, searched iitvstily among the con- tents, slammed them shut. Balked, she let the rubies fall slowly, musically, reluctantly, through her fingers to the glass dresser-top. Mary picked them up, slipped them gently into their ca.se again. Hungrily the green eyes watched them disap- pear. Mary tos.sed the lag into a drawer. She raised insolent eyes '.\> tl other's envious face. '"What would I want with your silly bracelet?" she asked witheringly. The Countt'sa straightened. "To- morrow, then." she said, "But no later!" Suddenly Mary drew tho surprised Ixiuise back into the room, and closed the door. "Would you really like to own those rubies?" she asked in a tense undertone. The other merely stared. She was too surprhsetl to answer. "I'll give them to you â€" tho day you sail for France and promise never to see Bruce Jupiter again." The Countess eyes widened. "So that is what you want? Well, yoa von't gel it." Mary said patiently, "I don't want Bruce, but I don't suppose I can con- vince you of that so I won't try. All I want is to save his father's heart from breaking. And it will break â€" if Bruce marries you!" This time the Countess could not Adds Zest to the Meal "SALADA TEA "Fresh from ihe Gardens' Bored By Ex-Premiers Talk, Chaffeur Leaves Tabic Paris. â€" Former Premier EdouarO Herriot'.'i chauffeur does not ml.K lii eraturo and liia meals. Ilerriot, who prides himself 6,i i)..- ing democratic and who travels a.- much as possible by automobile lia.« a liabit of eating en route with his cliauffeur. Hur this dided on â-º re cent trip from Geneva to Paris .when Mile. Helena Vacaresco, the Ituman ian poet, was a guest at luncheon Tho ei-Premier warned bis distlng ulshed guest that his chauffeur ale at the same table willi him. Tliie did not ma'.ter, the [oet said. Poliics, art and literature wero dis- cus.sed durinK luncheon tx> such au extent that at dinner time' the chajf- feur asked his employer if he might eat with the servants. "I was bored to death,' the cbaat- feur told the states. nun. "I didn't understand a thing you talked a'^ouf " Skirts Win in Women's Golf Wear War Skirts have won in the '\Battle of the Shorts" in the womtn's-wear war- fare at the golf cou.ise at Canberra capital of Australia., Tlie controvsrsy which has raged since the appear- ance of -Mrs. W. Garnett, wife of the assistant to the representative iu Australia of the British government, in silk shorts has ended. The as- sociates of the links have written to .Mrs. Garnett asking her not to ap pear iu shorts again. ..Irs. Garnett lias written that she will not, and the coif war is over. This young lady, Doro;hy Fell, was the belle of the ball and chaiu group at a recent society party at Palm Beach. trust herself to speak. She slammeJ out of the room, Mary sat down, spent and weak, and laid her head on her arms folded upon the dressing- ti;ble. Resolutely she stood up and began to fa.sten the Jupiter necklace about her throat. Tho rubies should have the stage tonight â€" not she. If The Kly were lured to his ruin it would be they, not she, who did it. She lifted them, cradled in her hand, and kissed them fiercely. It was like a dedication. (To be co;itinaed.) U. S. Imports Japanese Silk Th© United States imported mor« than $180,000,000 worth of raw =ilk from Japan in 1931. "I hope the world never gets bach to the insanity it was experieuciug up to 1929."-^Theodore Drsiser. "The world suffers a great deal today from people who are uuinter- esting.'"-- Sir Adaic Richie. -♦- "Statesmen talk about destiuy only when they have made a mistake." â€" Benito Mussolini. Tiirowif OFF That COLD! Some men and women fight colds al! winter long. Others enjoy the protection of Aspirin. A tablet in time, and the first symptoms of a cold get no further. If a colli has caught you unaware, keep on with Aspirin until the cold is gone. Aspirin can't harm you. It does not depress the heart. If your throat is sore, dissolve several tablets ia water and gargle. You will get instant relief. There's danger in a cold that hangs ou for days. To say nothing of the pain and discomfort Aspirin might have spared yon! All druggists; with proven directions for colds, headaches, neuralgia, neuritis, rheumatism. ASPIRIIV TRADE-MARK REG IN CANADA