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â- ^SBIP CHRONICLES OF GINGER FARM By Gwendoline P. Clark* So il\)s is June! Cold, wet over- head, and even wetter under foot. Storm windows still on and the only com f citable room in the house the kitchenâ€" that is unless the fur- nace is nli^ht, as it often is when 1 gcj tired of being cold and can sum- mon up enough energy to gather wood and chips for quick itcating withuiit wasting good fuel. I'artner says he is looking forwari- to win- ter so he can be warm in the house wilhotit fcc'.ii an tsiravagance Former Official PVMff. to luirn good fuel. Of course there have been days when a few bright rays of sunshine have penetrated tlie leaden skies and 1^v: hav been foolish enough to get optimistic â€" "Ah, it has come at last," we say, "that bright, warm weather we have been wailing fori" And wc feel still more diecrful when wc listen to the probs, as told by Ananias, tlie weatherman. We hear him say â€" "Tomorrow, clear and warm." And "tomorrow" we wake up and find clear, warm weather more of a dream than any we had in our sleep. * * • On fine days wc work like fury to get a few jobs done outside. Last Wednesday wc moved the cliicUens from tlic small brooder tiousc where we start 'hem to a larger pen where they have more room but no heat. On this exercise extraordinary 1 did the catching and Partner the carrying. And believe nic, that was one time 1 wasn't comi)lalnlng of being cold. It was a fairly warm day anyway but about an hour after the chickens were moved the tempera- ture began to slide- that was the night we had our first late frost. It was also the first of two nights (hat J carried hot water bottles to the chickens. What do you think of that ? ily hot water bottles were quart sealers wrapped around with heavy slocking legs, and 1 placed them among the chickens to keep them from crowding and smother- ing each other. ILven with that ex- tra precaution 1 went out next morn- ing prepared to pick up the dead. But there were none. However, the next two nights 1 did lose five but as they were evidently members of a nudist colony they certainly were not much of a loss. • * * The foregoing was written last night. By the time I had g6t thus far with my spec! the furnace had burnt itself out so 1 went to bed. The rest of the family were already under the covers. We sleptâ€" in blissful ignorance of wind and weather. Cut this morning . . . one look outside was enough. Rain piiuring down from grey un- broken skies; apparently it had been raining all night. The creek had flooded ll« banks and part of the pasture fields were awash. The cows were llie far side of the creek! Nor- mally the cows walk through the usually shallow creek because that keeps the back lane from being churned up all the llnic. This morn- ingâ€" because of the swollen waters. Bob tried % drive llic rows to the gate at the back of the field and on <lown ihr lane. Do you think they would go? No sir . . . cows can be the stupidest, «lubbornest things on (he farm. They broke away, came tunning back to the creek and I'lunged into (he swirling waler. I «as walcliing from the back of the iiouse. The first cow completely dis- jippearcd for a mInuK â€" I thought she was drowned -tlicii I saw the water ebiirning and the cow scram- bled lo her feet on this side of the creek. The rest of ihc cows came after her and swam the crerk. All fliat '\s. except one. I"va will never •IS much as put. her foot in a puddle (•f waler if she can help it. Thai cow has personalily. She alhiwcd Hob lo dri\c her down Ihc lane lo the bridge llnl here was more trou- ble. Brush and debris swept down by the fast flowing creek had dam- med Ihe bridge. The water, as wa- ler will, had diverted its course, and flowed on across ihe Line below the lildge.^ * * * lucidenlally, before any milking was (lone this morning, the men pad- illiil ajonnd at the bridge and re- nun ed nil the planks so ihcy v.duldn'i pel a chanrr to float away. .Now it is len o'clock, slill raining and the waler sllfl rising A dilch at ihe back of ihe house has lisen higher than Ihc outlet pipe from ihc <ellar so water is backing up into Ihe cellar. Thing's are br;;inninE to look mighty serious. \\v< . ll.r the man without any shoes v' pitied liiitiseir unlil he met a man v\i>lioui any feci, so we in this dislriit have much lo be thankful for. A I least a tornado hasn't come our way, wreck ed our homes or killed helpless \lr- lims. 1'hoiighls turned inward and confined lo Ihe boundaries of our f.Trm and family are bound lo be selfish and despoiulenl. Ilnl if we look oulnard and onward it is nioie than likely our owi> lioublcs will urow less as wo come lo a bcUer underslanding of. and have a Keener sympalhy for. those oiher folk whose ills aie so oflen mueli greater than our own. HORIZONTAL 1.6 Pictured former IX. S. Secretary ot Coinmerca 10 Creek letter 1 1 Plunge 12 Consume 13 Us tS Mischievous cfilci 17 n^ore concise 19 Oiler 20 Heroic 22 Black iFi.J 23 Circle 24 Asiatic kingdom 26 Great 27 Nevada city 28 Extremities 29 Accomplish 30 For instance 31 Regrets 33 Belt 36 Swiss canton 37 Brilliance 39 Remainder 40 Battles 14 Friends (Scot.) 15 Winglike part J6 Flyers J8For 19 Symbol for tellurium 50 Grease 5L Ventilates 63 Symbol tor erbium 54 Mournful song 55 Spoke monotonously VER'nCAL I Sleeveless garment 2Soutlt Dakota (ab.) 3 Be scaled 4 Level ft Demigod 6 Gibe 7 Boat paddle 8 New Testa- ment (ab.) 9 Sways 10 Bearing 14 Rim 1§ Tubular part 18 Yes (Sp.) 19 Feathered vertebrate 21 Glowing with heal 23 Search Ihrougfl 25 Lax 26 Rent 31 .Staggered 32 Constellation 34 Error 35 fntense dislike 36 Naughty child 38 Cod of thunder 10 Ruse 11 Morindin dye â- iZ Thoroughfare t3 Ado 40 Hog 47 Standing room only (ab.) 50 Either 52 Symbol for tin • 1 I r 4 5 G 7 8 H r ^ II 1^ m 13 \^ iT lb r( r ^ \ Eo l\ ^ fs 11 a i" v\ 25 M 26 27 i8 if\ JO r 32 33 34 35 3b 57 38 31 40 11 42 43 ^1 r 15 Si % m i»i* 16 4H 50 51 sa il 53 54 55 -1 TEEN-TOWN TOPICS --â€":_._:.--; By BARRY MURKAR GUEST COLUMN BY SUSIE Well, Barry finally left for a weck'i holiday up uorlli, and what a time wc had getting hira off. His mother is having a much needed rest and 1 am looking forward to a week of peace i.nd quidâ€" instead of bomb shattering days. It vas quite a struggle to get the privilege of writing his column. Four nights and days 1 worked on him and only during a weak moment on the last day did he consent. It was too late thenâ€" for he had pro- mised and I had accepted. Barry likes the names of the kids around the province and the different things they are doing in his column, and the thought occurred lo me that Barry is doing things different, day in and day out; so why not tell his readers what he is like. * • * On thing in your columnist's life, is the fact that he can get In some of the finest messes without even trying. He was helping his mom paint the ceiling of the living-room a few days ago. He liirned round 10 ask her something, knocking over the paint can. Lovely white paint poured down his Irouscr I'-g onto the hardwood floor. After Ihc excite- ment had died down and Barry had stopped admhing his while flannels, he sauntered over lo our house to see what was cooking (taken liter- ally). On the way over he decided Ihc car needed fixing, as It wasn't picking up speed properly ; ;vjid we were going lo a dance that night (.Saturilay Nile). Well, whatever happened, I don't know, but about fifteen nilnules later I looked out lo see what he was doiiig and ttie largest black cloud of smoke was pouring out from the back end of llie car. To make inallcri worse, he jumped in and roared up the street, gunning her as hard as he could, VS'lien he came back everything was normal and the usu.il load of kids was piled ill the back and li.inglng over the sidesâ€" just like any other day. * « ^ One Sund.;y last suninicr Ihe gang decided lo go up to Lake .Sinicoe /or a picnic. Rarry said be knew a short cut After waslftig hours going lip and down sideroads and farmers' lanes we aiilvcd on tlie scene in lime for iiitipcr. Then everyone de- rided lo liire some caiuirs and go criiislnp up and down the lake before 11 got loo dark. Barry picked out the best canoe of the biiiicliâ€" riving me a line about Ihc different kinds of wood, the best built boat. While I was standing there listening lo ibis, the other kids were way oiil on the lake. * • « I'inally we got going and I seltlcd myself comfortably, lianding him both pa<ldles in case any ([ueslion came up as lo who was to do the work. Things went fine for about five minutes until Barry saw some kids he knew in a sailboiil. Nothing would do but that we lie tlie canoe to the sailboat and ha\e a tree ride. We were really clipping around Ihe lake â€" me hanging onic) both sides and Barry waving at the gang as wc flew by. It teemed as thoiiRh we llcw pail of the way ami bounced the rest .\fler hoiis oi inaybr fif- teen minutes of this torture. Barry asked if we could ride in the sail- boat I had had cnoiigli of boats to do nie fiir months and iHililcly refused the invitalion nieanwhilc glaring at Hairy and lliinking in myself, wail until I g^'l on land will 1 lell liim off? I'eeling niiieh better when lliry let me bff, 1 sal on the beach and waited for the sailor. They seemed to be taking the cor- ners much loo fast for my liking, and I was glad lo be on dry land. They nearly tipped about five times, but what was worrying nic more than the boat tipping was the girl with Ihc honey coloured hair and Ihc trim bathing suit. Barry's quite dependable, ..but forgets himself sometimes â€" especially when there is something extra nice around. He was sitting beside her. When they landed he helped her out and stood there laughing quite excitedly. Well, I just tripped over and put a slop to any ideas that migh crop tip, and things resumed their usual fashion. « « « We were just sitting down to sup- per tonight, when Mrs. M. phoned to say that Barry was back on the scene again. This time by telephone, asking for twenty dollari. She is sending six. He had trouble with Ihe car and took it into « garage to have it fixed. The man >t the gar- age had two bear cubs, and Barry bought one and was shipping it home. So fricpds you now have an idea of what your columnist is like and Ihe life he leads; also the disturb- ance he causes wdierever lie goes. I can just see him and thai bear cub sauntering over here alter supper every night. Well, I can tell you now, I won't play second fiddle to any grizzly. BOILS • • TABLE TALKS • • Oil-Rich The newly rich oil farmer, unable to write, deposited his first royalty cheque in the bank and arranged that his signnture should he two crosses. Soon, a cheque showed up signed with three crosses and the banker summoned the farmer for an ( xplanatiun, "W ell, my wife is get- tin' into society," he explained, "and she lliinks I should have a middle name." PeultkH o| Mm« ralltv* aalii, brint ovl con( hnlt avlckl»rno km. ISc, ISc, SOc, SI .00. MUCH OINTMENT KIDNEYACIDS Rob your Rest.. Many fwople never mmb U get â-  foed mshf 1 mL Th«x luiii anil tostâ€" Mam* k on 'nerras'â€" when it mty W Iheir kidneyt. Healthy kidneyi filter paistiu and excaai Bcidt (ram the blood. If Ifaay (ail and impuriliai Any in Iha (ytlemâ€" diilurlied real often fvllowt. If jau den'l real wall CI and u«a Dodd'a Kiiher Pills. Dodd-t tp the kidneys eo liial yeu can rarf Iwtterâ€" and lecl belter. |J( "Can All You Can >f Canning methods, like everything else, have changed greatly during the past decade or so. They are no loii.mr baplia/ard. When each sl<-p is followed with rate there should be no worry about the keeping <|ii.ility of the canned piodiict, success is assiiied. l"or up lo-lhc-minule can- ning inforniatioii, the home econom- ists of Ihe^ tonsniiicr Section, Do- niliiioii Ueparlinenl of Agricnllur- recoinnieild Iheir new, revised bulle- tin "Home Caiiiiliig of Fruits and VeKcUibles." In this bookht you will find the esseiillal stops of.c.inning outlined in a clear, concise and easy-to fol- low manner. Il gives detailed infor- mation on such topics as the equip- ment used In canning, the prepara- tion of containers, the selection and prepaiation of t'le product to be canned, packing ihe product, along with Ihe processing, cooling and stor- ing of the canned product. It also contains a Question and Answer section, where the reason for many failures may be found. You may obtain your copy by writing to the Dominion Department of Agriculture. Ottawa. STRAWBERRY JAM 4 quart boxes strawberriei OR 8 cups crushed strawberriei 6 cups sugar Wash, hull, crush and measure strawberries. Bring to boihng point and precook uncovered, for 15 niins. Add sugar, bring to boil and boil, uncovered, until jam stage is reach- ed â€" about 12-15 minutes. Yield : G'/i cups.' TO CAN ASPARAGUS Wash, break off tough ends of stalks. Remove scales if necessary. Cut In lengths to fit containers. Tie In uniform bundles and stand upright in 2 inches of boiling water. Cover, bring to boil and boil 3 minutes. Pack hot, all tips up, ex- cept 3 with tips down in centre. Add 1 teaspoon tall per quart. Cover with boiling water, leaving headspace. Time to allow if pro- cessed In: Boiling Water Bathâ€" Pint* and 20 oz. cans â€" 2 hours Quarts and 38 oz. cans â€" 2 hours Pressure -Cooker (10 lbs.) Pints and SO oz. cans â€" SO minutes Quarts and SS oz. cans â€" S5 minutes. RHUBARB CHUTNEY t lbs. rhubarb (T cups) 1 large onion few grains cayenn* pepper y^ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon cinnamon ^-teaspoon cloves y^ teaspoon allspice 1 teaspoon whole pickling spices (tied in cheesecloth bag) 1 cup vinegar 1<4 cups sugar Wash and cut rhubarb info Vi" pieces. Bcel, slice and cook the onion in a small (luantlty of water for 20 inlns. in a covered pan. Add rhubarb, seasoning and '/i the vine- gar. Cook until rhubarb is tender. Add ^gar and remaining vinegar. Continue boiling over low heat, un- covered, until the chutney is of llie consistency of jamâ€" about 45 mln- ues. Yield: 2 pints. TO BE POPULAR insist on serving Maxwell House coffee. It's packed 2 ways. In Super-Vacuum Tin (Drip or Regular Grind) or Classine-lined Bag ( AllPurpose Grind )^ Ford's Answer A favorite story about Heniy â-  Ford is the one told x>n the occasioa of the Ford's fiftieth wedding sniii- versary, when a reporter asked: "Mr. Ford, to what do you attribute your sucressCul marriage?" The kindlly automobile man ao- swercd: "The formula is the same as one used to make a successful carâ€" stick to the same model.** GRE£N CROSS - . V MICSOhllZtD- SOJoDDT POWDCR CONCeHTRAU 'For BARN xind LIVESTOCK SPRAY Adual-purposeDDT Pow- der Mixed with water one pound makes one gallon of Barn Spray OR five gallons oi Livestock Spray in their most effec-' live form Convenient, economical and no fire hazard Vt lb., 2 'Ret'il Iradtmark ASK YOUR DEALER FOR r USE "NUGGET" DAILY. 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