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The Consolation of Good Clothes. Who was it said that being well and becomineg dressed gives to one a peace which even the consolation of religion can not impart? He may have stretched the truth somewhat. but he had the idea. Really. how can you, if you are a woman, feel real sweet in your soul if you know your dress is an unbecoming color, or the waist hitches up in the back, or the' sleeves aren’t right or, worst offense, of all, the skirt is too long. Being“ well dressed certainly is the first step towards being self-possessed and con- tenrted. Further, it is the first step towards success nowadays. Other thngs being equal. the employer looking for help; is going to pick the prospect who is. the best groomed. Possibly not the; ones whose shoes are most sharply‘ pointed, but the one who has given llihe most attention to the little nice- ties of dressing. The one whose shoes are ,polished, clothes cleaned and pressed, all buttons on and no bast- ings ,or..loose threads flying, is the one who is going to look after the lit- tle thin-gs about the business. So the employer argues. And in the same spiritthe housewife about to engage help chooses the girls who look neat. Knowing these things, isn’t it queer that so many of the employers them- selves are careless? Isn’t it queer that so many people who know better are slovenly in dress? There is the school teacher who doesn’t know why she can’t keep a school. She is a per- fect disciplinarian, and no one can teach arithmetic as she can. Her talks on hygiene and health are gems. But, she seldom cleans her own tseth, her nails always need attention, her hair is always untidy, and she boasts that she wears a white waist a whole week. When the school board visited the school there was a litter of books and papers and bits of lunch on her desk which caused that august body to get their heads together and wonder if it wouldn’t be better to hire a girl who while she might not know so much out of books, knew a bit more about keeping slicked up. Being well dressed certainly pays well in satisfaction and in dollars and cents. For the Low~Ceilinged Room. Most farm houses are low-ceilinged, and this low room means that‘ the furniture must not be massive or clumsy, else some delightful possibil- ities will 'be (lost. For this best room thenâ€"call it living-room, parlor or whatever you wishâ€"we want chairs that shall be comfortably shaped and large enough but graceful. For an unupholstered chair the Windsor type in all itsvarieties is good. Sometimes the seats are just wood, shaped for comfort, sometimes of rush, making them slightly easier. In unholstered chairs and couches there should be nothing heavy. There has been a wave of such things in huge lines suitable only for mammoth hotel lobbies or clubs, and of questionâ€" able beauty, even in that capacity. They ruin the small home. Neither is the type called “Mission” suited to the small house. Mission has the merit of being alemerican and was a sin- cere- attempt to create something in- dependently of the Old World. In that it has succeeded, but not as beautiful- ly as we could wish. Too heavy and square in line, too mon-otonously brown in color, we must forego this type if we would have our room beauâ€" tiful. There are simple line sofas, not too large; gateâ€"leg tables with great merit for just this kind of room, drop- leaf tables, and small stands to use! beside the sofa and on which a lamp can be placed to advantage; there are stools made to the height of a chair seat which, when used with a small comfortable chair, give the tired member of the family a chance to re-. cline.~ And this small comfortablel chair can be well-upholstered and still, have shapely, delicate lines. There are: tip-top tables or if you prefér "Pie-‘ crust," which are large enough to hold a few books and a lamp, but not tooI large for a small room. There are simple table desks and spinet desks, all of which lend an air of permanent beauty to the low-ccilinged farm living-room. Comrades. Laurie was quick. When she heard r‘ Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do which must be done. whether you like it or not. Being forced to work. and forced ' to do your best. will breed in you temperance and self-control. dill- gence and strength of will, cheerfulness and content, and a hundred virtues which the idle never know “Charles Kingsley. m ‘portrait of a man with a quiet face , comfort, ‘open sleeping porches. Sue’s voice at the top of the stairs she thrust the photograph under a pile of letters on her desk. Bub'Suc was quick too. She saw both the act and Laurie’s confusion. “Caught!” she cried gayly. “Caught in the act! I don't know what the act is, but you‘d better tell me at once." After a second of hesitation Laurie drew out the photograph. It was a and steady eyes. “Well. Laurie Fair! I didn't know you were a hero worshipper! Who is he, anyhow? Some new literary star?” Laurie looked at the photograph silently for a moment. “Not a writer," she said at last; “only a hero. He was one of the doctors who gave his life tWenty years ago in the experiment that ended yellow fever." “Butâ€"â€"” For once in her life Sue was puzzled. “Why do I keep it?" Laurie sug- gested. “Well, you see?" she blush- ed, but she met Sue’s curious eyes bravely. “You’ll laugh, Sue, but sometimes I get rebellious over things ~wanting to travel and have good times like lots of girls. Of course I’m ashamed of myself underneath, but in spite of that I somehow can't keep from giving way now and then.” “I’m sure I don’t blame you,” said Sue. “Well, then I go to my hero box. I’ve got a iboxful of clippings about all kinds of people who played the game â€"who were so busy living bravely that they didn’t have time to think about what they did. not have. There is the little French girl who ran her father’s bakery when he was called to the colors, and there is Captain Scott and scores in between. Whenever I'm hard pressed I go to them for help. I suppose you think it's funnyâ€"-" But Sue’s voice was quite free from mockery. “Yes, it’s funny and Laurie- ishâ€"and dear. And it explains some- thing, never mind what. Isn’t there a saying about a man’s being known by the company he keeps? It applies to girls too, my dear!" _â€"_9___.__. Candy Made From Apples. Immense quantities of apples are fed to hogs, or even allowed to rot, because they are “culls”â€"â€"-tlmavt is, de- fective, or too small to be worth send- ing to market. Uses for them ought to b found. > The Utah Agricultural Experiment Station has been trying to turn them to account for oandymaklng. During the war an attempt was made to produce a concentrated form of apples for soldiers in the trenches, and a novelty evolved was “apple flakes." To make them, apples (after removing the skins) were pared clear down to the cores, being thus reduced to the shape of long thin strips. Packed in al’rt‘lght cans, they would keep good indefinitely and they were pronounced delicious. Unfortunately, the method could not be economically applied for large- scale market purposes. It was too expensive in labor. As a result of many experiments, the Utah experts have managed to work out a process for manufacturing apple candy cheaply. They ground peeled apples in an ordinary household meat-grinder, added sugar in the proportion of fif- teen pounds to 100 pounds of the fruit, spread the mixture half an inch deep in pans, and evaporated it for forty~eight hours. They called the product “apple leather,” because, while it tasted good, it was very hard to chew. ' This difficulty was overcome by grinding the apple leather, mixing it with a syrup of three pounds of sugar to one pound of water. and drying the paste thus formed. The result was a highly satisfactory chewable candy, which, if desired, might contain nuts. They found that a delightful variety of candies could be home-made by taking apple pulp, or any other fruit pulp. minus Skills and seeds. putting it in a pan with plenty of sugar or corn syrup. cooking slowly till stiff, pouring out on greased porcelain or marble. and allowing the stuff to cool and dry for several days. When nearly dry. it should be cut in shapes, rolled in granulated or powdered sugar and dried Some more. Store in airtight tins. ‘ Electric :fight‘caps”mUsed for Warming Cold Heads. Bald-beaded men can now sleep in regardless of any chilly blasts of winter which may sweep in thmugh open.windows or along The answer to the perplexing problem of cold- beaded persons, lies in the production of an electrically heated warming cap. This cap is made in much the same manner as the common warm- ing pads and blankets now on the market, and has the usual plug attach- ment. “TH Happenings in Central Canada. First prize in the individual stand- ing in the judging competition of the International Live-stock Exposition at Chicago was won’ by F. W. Walsh. a member of the quintet that represent- ed the Ontario Agricultural College. He made a score of 891 out of a poss- ible 1,000. In the team judging com- petition the Ontario Agricultural Col- lege representatives were nosed out by the Ohio State University team, the scores being 4,116 and 4,146 points respectively. p ' To send a cable to Liverpool from Kingston and have the answer back in three and a half hours is the rather unusual experience of the “Kingston Standard." At 10.10 am. the “Stand- ard” sent the cable via the Canadian Pacific Telegraph Company, and at. 1.45 pm. an answer was received. An- other example of fast work by the same company was the recent cabling of Lord Northcliffe’s speech at Van- couver to Lonlon, England, at 11.00 am. and which appeared in the'af’ter- noon issue of the “Times” the same day. The oldest moose on record shot down in the Sault Ste. Marie district was brought in by U. Strater. The animal was an elghteen-yearâ€"old speci- men, with antlers having a spread of 65 inches and it weighted 900 pounds. With the close of the season, it was re- corded that there were 820 licenses is- sued. Hunters from across the border numbered 169 this year, a hundred more than a. year ago. It is reported that Hollinger Gold Mines are taking out gold at the rate of.$12,000,000 a year and others at Porcupine and Kirkland Lake $7,000,- 000. Yearly production for Northern Ontario. may rise to $25,000,000 by 1923. Contract to build a large and mo- dern icebreaker for use on the St. Lawrence route, at a costcf $1,580,~ 000, has been awarded to the Cana- dian Vickers, Limited, by‘the Depart- ment of Marine and Fisheries. Ac- cording to the Hon. C. C. Ballantyne, a saving of $700,000 was effected by not awarding the contract till the present time. ...._. .__.)._..;-__ Working the Hens Overtime. If a hen can be persuaded to get up early in the morning she will eat more food and lay a greater number of eggs during a season than another hen that is not an early riser. The hen does not get up or go to bed by the clock; she relies upon the sun. In the winter time, therefore, her working day is short. This, for the reason above men- tioned. is disadvantageous from the farmer's point of view. especially when it is considered that winter is the season of high prices for eggs. Hence the idea of using electric lights in the hen house to furnish an artificial daylight in the late fall and winter. turning them on early in the morning. and thereby inducing the unsuspecting pullets to get up and attend to businesa The plan has proved a great sucâ€" cess, and many enterprising poultry- men have adopted it with much pro-I lit to themselves. The electric lights are turned on about. November 1. the or total allowance of daylight. real and; . _ I ‘ take into consuieration lhe Elle of the artificial, being fourteen hours. That is enough. If the lights are run [00 long, the hens will produce well for a short time and then will begin to molt. The artificial light- ing should be discontinued about April 1. but not loo suddenly. It is desirable that the electric lumps shall be hung from the ceiling in such fashion as to illuminate ihe entire floor of the henhouse. If any parts of the floor are not illuminated. the hens will go to sleep in the shadows. Elabomve experiments in this line : niunit)‘. i | l l l l A THE GREEN." have been made at the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, in New Brunswick. Results have proved that electric lighting nearly doubles the production of eggs during the period of high pricesâ€"far more than paying for the cost of the lights and extra feed. Furthermore, the artiâ€" ficially lighted flock is healthier In one experiment, 500 unlighted pullets made a profit of $3.20 apiece,~ while 500 lighted heus earned $5.07 each. When an evening lunch was given, the profit rose to $5.48 per bird. The cost of operation was slightly less than four and a ltalf cents per hen. An increase of a single egg paid it. ._..._a_.._.__.. Voice Tells Height of Water by Phonograph Mechanism. Warnings are usually given of the rise and fall of water in reservoirs, wells tanks, etc., by the use of elec- trlcally operated alarm bells, but the system of bells has been improved up- on by an English concern. The new apparatus operates after the fashion of a phonograph, has a telephone re- ceiver placed in front of the speaking tube, and the mechanism is set in mo tion by the “ringing in,” or connection, of a telephone operator. Thus anyone knowing the “number” of the machine, can “call up" and be connected in the same manner that any call is made. To the listener's ears comes the some- what uncanny voice of the mechanical sentinel, saying anything from “Emp- ty” up to “One double-nought,” which means 100 feet. _____._°.__ No Danger. An Irishman who had remained in bed during a Zeppelin raid was asked if he wasn’t afraid a bomb might drop on the house. “I don’t trouble," replied Pat. “The ould house doesn‘t belong to me. Oi’me only a boarder.” CHECKERSâ€"By Heck I a The solution of problem No. 7, pub- lish-ed last week, is as follows: w. B. u w. B. 1 - 10.15 t 5 11-8 19-16 2 20â€"16 15â€"19 ll 6 8â€"4 10â€"12 3 16â€"11 9â€"6 l 7 4-8 1045 4 8-3 «3-10 8 8-4 15â€"11 Solution of this position will appear next week. _..____ -..._ _.._ What If It Ha‘d Been ,Cold? Born a farmer, always a farmer; that seems to have been the motto of the Chinaman whom Mr. Sam Dean char- acterizes as the “mo-st unprogres‘sive specimen” he ever saw. No doubt there are many others like him in China. I met him, says Mr. Dean on a ter- raced hlll, which I soon discovered was his farm. A recent storm had partly destroyed one of the terraces and disclosed an outcrop of coal. While I was examining the vein the fellow Came toiling up from the valley with a basketful of earth on his back and poured it over the coal. “Why in the world don't you dig the coal and market it?" I asked. “You can get eight dollars a ton for it in Peking, and I warrant you don't earn more than thirty dollars a year at farming." ’ He stared at me. Obviously he had not known that even a “foreign devil" could be so ignorant. “I guess you haven't been in China very long,” he said; “any fool can see that I'm not a miner, but a farmer!" Simple Bulk-Grain Loader is Inexpensive. Simple, inexpensive equipment for ,loading bulk grain into railroad cars is provided by a lately developed con- veying apparatus. The. loader does not provide storage space. Grain is dumped into a concrete pit, from which it goes through a regulating gate into the elevator boot. Here a bucket and belt conveyor picks it up and carries it to a hopper at the head of the elevator shaft. From the hopper the grain is caried through a metal pipe and flexible loading spout to the car, the spout serving as a nozzle to distribute it. ~_.;._.__.._.. The Severn Tunnel, the longest in England, is to have a new system of ventilation, one feature of which is a fan 27 feet in diameter and 0 feet in width. which will revolve one hundred times a minute. Surnames aild Their Oligin RIPLEY Racial Originâ€"English. Sourceâ€"A locality. Ripley is one of those English family names which sprang from place names. as indicative originally of the~locality from which the individual had come. or in which he lived. There is a market town in the west of Yorkshire, England, which bears this name, and, unless there have been other localities bearing the same name which since have disappeared from the gcographical and historical re- cords. the evident-e is quite clear ilmt all Ripleys tram» their unwele buck to this town. I 111 medieval lime~ n mun might luv! known “John (l'liiplcy" or "Peter ll) 'de (‘0vingion" us :1 I‘vsull ol‘ (lili‘ci'cul L‘il‘l‘lllllstzlilw‘s (lhe "(19." of course. being the. Norman equivalent of tho Anglo-Saxon "of." which very cl’Ien committed inlo "0‘ ‘ or "u' I. was He lnigllr. for instance. be the UWIli‘z' or ruler of the place named. He, might merely ho an inhabitant. or he. might have been an inhnllilunr u! some Ill'€\'l()ll.\ till)". 'l'lie luujmiiy 02" family names are explaiinmi in tho last [Wu ways. And in making youl‘ choice between these two you must place at the lime lhe name was formed. . lf Ripley Wils a very small plat-p. homestead. for lllbliil'lljt. the name would denote residence thew. Hill if. as it happened. it it would ('0ll>ll[ll7& no differ- entiation to give an inhabitant. 11+ rur- name of “de Ripley." because all llls ii neighbors would be indicated by the" same appellation. But if he lived in was a larger com-l (bovington after prior residence in Rip-i iey. :‘ne surname would individualize? him from his neighbors at once. as he would be most likely the only man of his own given name who formerly resided in the other community. Stevens Variations â€" Stevenson, Saephenson, Stepkin, Stepkins, Steffens. ” Racial Originâ€"English. Sourceâ€"A given name. Family names in this group belong to the class of those derived from given names through an original indi- cation of parentage, though certainly you’d not be inclined to regard a couple of them as developments of Stephen Stepieu is win: of lth y’wu nuan chin-h (“.me inln England with the Volmuu French. ’l‘hul i< to .74): it be- wnm a popular given numc ul'lcl‘ the arrival of the Nurumni. though there are insulin-ls in which. ii i< 1m: with 3.14m m that lllll". for if \v.l- i-cully ('lll‘lblllill Il'nliililll which l> E'I'slifnlh- inlc for its ititi'odur‘liil. among ll)» Sand» and ll.”ll .‘x’ni'm'ln l'L);l>‘l.! mm». The ulna. lflllllL‘ itself is Greek, and illul ii not, been Eisteil in the Saint's t‘vlfiizdni' lll" ("nan ‘( > (no Lin? 1' would lunwâ€" share": rhi- Milli“, oblivion that many Mina (jrcck givw‘. names have so for us their llsc Among English- 1~pcukitg l"’u]il‘3,~ lr concerned The Lil‘eul; form of [‘29 name Wins "SHâ€"plmzms,” You'll (ind I: Ill-day in <-m“.ui:l cf the ,Slavir- longuex us 'Slephun” nx‘ “Slepanf” but under Ilie lllfillt‘lll" ct [he ’l‘mitz.ni:- tongues of the Suzums unvi Normans it was re- dule m Sll'lflilill ulJl S'He-n. The u'lviitim, if ".~.::." :I- With”: forum. l‘nl- lmvcd i1. wins 4"1~v~ by the [diminu- rtnu m’ 2“: lm' 1:. '3' in 'smj' gives :1: me i‘hl'lfid‘ll'q; \dl‘lEl'l’.ll>. Sttpkin is .l rhinitiva wide! in the shortened fmm of ill" name. and Smile-us u spell- iiia that has followed one variation oi pmzniu union.