~ . ~ r l4. = PAGE TWO rrnr. GUARDIAN. (HARLOTTETOWN 'EBRUA‘Y ‘9 ° , ' . 'x"l\'n"l~'\'>r'i'§"§’§ ~~r~=~ » <<\»:v ~v~ '\‘7\Z7\7\. JuQxA-A \,\» r . l . o ’ I ) _ l P ‘ n’ . l at I113" S I11/ QCIH I13 f a$ ICII1S/ I €| a UTE t ‘t \ t v.1 V‘! vv\ Ximmmmrx NNQ€ivT'PI'R'Ri~Y'V‘('R"R"SQ-Xj' Saves Blazing Ma l; m”? A c t G den l a - - i DOROTHY nix SAYS a ""1 =t ELLEN s DIARY Pliill8°f liays l - ‘Y . ‘ .. t By Mn. Gordon Macmillan By An island Farmer's Wife i, P m, -$4o¢-oi~@>os-¢,ovqe>o.~¢$ n E. In _ » l h,” yeggjved a nice letter‘ . . . . . - from a reader asking me for some "Th-l! L‘ ‘mm m 9mm‘ 1°‘ By F. H. MacArthur garden infonnation and I shall mellledgririddaugthterr‘ SZLIliCd as we answer it ln m“ week-d ‘El-den heP e1‘ °“_ ° er W39‘ Many old-timers and some of column. 2169125 we" Pmk ram“ the m}? °t us who are not so old still can ROGdGT ASkS HOW TO She asks about the deep rose‘ l e 1°53’ 31F a“ eyes 5 We recall the brush fences that used ‘ ' v Peonies she saw when visiting the. from ‘he delkllghlfuc’! Ut‘eJmP' to do duty in the old sheep pas- Keep Love Thnlhng garden in early July. She des-‘ Wrapped in l; r coa, ames mm . cribes them as “big velvety rosel had brvllghtlhls 5m?“ ‘me ‘If But going back still further we pennies" and the name is Felix 0U" l0 ""5 hmlse "l" Yhe 1'03‘! find the pioneer farmer with a DEAR MISS DIX: lam engaged to a very fine girl and we are croussm They may be obtained ORIENT“- 5mc5 CAF-B l0 EDEN U16 diY- "He Just, l°°k brush fence running clear around very ardently in love with each 0t er, What shall we do to keep our from any good seed house, Other [i181 T101313 aster lnbreaclégasseiéilefilg: his buildings as well as between love always as thrilling as lt now s? How shall ye Bifiid thelpitflilll splendld red and rose varieties — _ exp ainc . an i f h‘ ‘ hb d h' lf d f f boredom? I neve g out wi h ot ei gir s, s e . Ad l h R d Allm» _ t the door had opened softly ano cll-isiillfld ‘final. lgnzclherarzvorlfi f..." goes out with rothler boys, mainly because we gfoussmo glso cgiziehu agernhardt: ' A. You’ 970cc,‘ 2°“ there ‘h? l“'° “'9”! A 3°59’ first fences ivere always made of do not want to. If we try not to see each other i_°° and the old-fashioned very early P3595188 It ""153 have bee" l" [he brush supported by felled trees, often, will that help to keep our love always romantic? red o! Grandmother's garden is 0 ' Chill‘ 0f add-ill’ ‘ha! had kept u‘ This type of fence protected the ANXIOUS called Officinalis Rubra Plena. M1111" Whlied Wmd°“'5- Qrflihe" crop well enough during the first The peony is one of the fines: out about on those easy missions few yeam ANSWER: You can no more keep the glamour o! garden pcrennlals‘ hardy and _ we sometimes take ovcr from Rob B.“ brush fences look up com and romance of young love than you can keep the r083’ long lasting They need lo be l0 1055? £15 bllsgbxrilllrfld—grxn siderable valuable land and lat- N myitery ‘g1 me day?‘ "m? tulrnm: énwdthifléugvjra}; planted in rich soil and they will m. Jack Yaw-bir- 14. M’ Tremor- l° ‘he °“’ - "l?" es. m?" ‘E er. when the farmer had cem- 9" "a" Y°“ Perl” “ale " 5 °“ "P “"‘ "l? ° B“ ° tolerate some shade; the .root$ w- K9<9§Xi19X'>QR’XRXKK>Y?éX”“”““ Ont., who pulled Auburn Robert- ffillagoiflfi‘ ‘Qgeudpoiiflléfi plllctcLy cleared his land of stumps. ‘hing that has happened to you a hundred Um°5~ must not be covered too deepkly. h g b k‘) P; H c I Iv} ‘w? Ion. 26, father bf three. from a B - t e rush fence was put to the and they take a little time to e- 5 o0 , ow an i ' . . - . t .. a nwrnilv DIFFERENT .- i 9W9 ° "a J - - - fl Parked (par hfloi hi5‘ clmhim gillpggfiaslelllg gilill-“llrllgiollfscig-iezwg torch andta scgond fence of so G conic established.’ H bl l! p N! g. illzauigiiuUdbnfionk \\l€;:bca:l§(f:' l blue]. wlnd of FQhl-llary blew’ Zigznpizmie lg“ 1.556 3:114:38 There is always something different in n first time—a first time: Mg gag’: ‘lffeonvr; Jfceaorlglfi; ‘(:10 ‘é By Roberta Lee [é B)‘ Aline Ashley l?’ nus hospztax lid tart]: lfcafvhii iirdilk dcadlritcifiuzeigaln. dllnmg the Sumnmr months‘ Among again It Is a surprise n revelation ‘a promise undiscovered tic-l ca“ except the addlng 0f humus 1h R Q H l‘ ¢ l. 1 gran ll 1 u e r ' ' ' _' l e T0015 Wf-‘rfi Dockets of earth - ' . ' ' - to the soil, in thc lorin of wcll- ' e 11K ~ t‘ ' ' ‘i - 5 Ycl". , and Jamle gm all l0 his School‘ from which sprang dainty _.H lights that makes our pulses leap and floods our souls “ltiv the 10o’ n d . liking m“ you u me mp 0f a rug bpctml,“ “m; _\_ A“ U; ,ll(.lll dd...“ lm. pa“, \ K~‘VV“,W,VV\ ' ' ' [lowers and creeping vines of expccmncy" 5° ‘t yo“ are asking h°w w“ ca" m“) 3.0m” h“ hi], intrzgcgrletng‘ roots too decp- tcncd from heavy articles oi lur-l mg sllVCl‘ is ccirniicii iuiiili starch, (xwoccwmxmoc; w: And indoors me hours sped the stump fence was frequently’ keyed up nlwnys to ghe ntiildegree and‘ bbe always ill tliis hectic 1y‘ In h“ lulu she ‘vlshcs w mime. dumpcn a “mulch {UM H! Rub ll u" wllh a rlinrp cltllli, .il- Thal. Bod Yo gl 8‘\\'E~1,V- Oncc granddaughlcl‘ vb- a [hing tn he admired, ‘hm; “m1 feverhsifi“: caglfmysag n .0?‘ e l°"°' R I _ l t know the name o! the lowly several llillfo‘, nod placr- it u\'i~l' l.l\c low to rtlllltl fur a few niuiiiirs, y urs , Served i“ a [nature way “We seem ' ‘i ' tho faunlcyllltrhliaiatinlgs xighlchnizofle) isouxtppelzpdaiipoivrf.theudldygciiflijoiiti- rvscS that were blooming at the ulark. Alli-r tile CiHillltll5 has bceii than ilub dry Wllkil clliirclsccloili. t ti, keep you busy picking up to- wl, lhi l . _- , 4 d _ . - , . . . ._ 5h thcce for >0\'Cl‘rli hours. tiic tznark . ow ciill I wcp oi cloth tron, B! Jamel W- llflrwfl- M-n day!" \vhich was a truth, since seflegnl is ypc of fefwc had 5m“ It lint love itself. and a man and‘ woman never know how =“'T‘_".."““ as ‘ht Pmmts. .. fi wl.l il8\t3 dlslippiartd. sticking to the sewing-machine , l5 P1119058 ll “B5 ("We much they really care for each other until they throw away all of 583-» lhcy smelled H151 llkl- 145D . - -. , . ..~~:c\¢\v<.-.\~>s2r\c\..x\<. w..\~.'\.:<>~.\.~c~¢~cw\ every 10>’ must be paraded l" more replaced with one of ‘rails. berries" and She wanted to know f“°" “hm ‘t L‘ "pwsww l“ 511"“

YOU HAVE OR HAVE NOT (‘ANGER

I have spoken before of three women who suffered untold misery and apprehension for several months because they thought they hiao cancer of tlie breast. They did not toil their families nor did they consult their physicians be- cause they knew their physicians would change their plans which meant forbidding various trips. in one case l trip around the world. They took their trips, which, of couzse, they could not enjoy with oanter on their minds. On their rritum home they consulted their physicians who by a coincidence 1e- feirrcd tlicm to the same surgeon. The surgeon found that in all three cases the lump in their breast ivris an enlarged milk gland, which was easily removed. There was no cancer present in any of the three cases.

l am rrpihitmg this story. to elm- phasize the fact that. in case cf any lump. persistent sore or chronic hoarsencss it is important to hieaitti and happiness to consultt a physician early. You either have cancer (vr have not. If cancer is present than it is in an early stage in which it can he cured by X-royl. radium or surgery. If cancer is nct present. thc-ll you are lifted from worry and depression, and life be- cccnes ivorth while once more.

While the cause of cancer is un- known, much has been learned about what is not. cancer. Also. While we do not know wihot causes the apparently normal cells of the body to grow in n disorderly man- ner and become cancerous, we do know that if nil the malignant cells can be Tt“ill"\’('t'l by surgery or des- troyed by X-ray or radium. cures can be vsinblifillcd which will al- low our paliciilts to live in comfort through the normal span of life.

This safety and comfort for life, when early cancer is treated. k ac- complished hy the cancer clinics of our hospitals. which f-cl-Iow c-ach tzrfated case for five and ten years after apparent cure has been 0b- trained

Dont allow _v0urself 0t‘f‘ a loved ome to remain in clcubt about any sign 0r symptom that you may only 'nk" is cancer.

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t. What is wrong with this sen- tence? "I shall discuss that sub- ject later on."

2. What is the corrcct pronunc- iation cf "persist"?

.1. Which one of these words is misspelled‘! Rcpitllion, repository. re-parwe. replete.

4. What dices the word "calli- graphy" mean?

5. What is a word beginning with mi that means "marvelous? ANIWZI ‘l. Omit on. 2. Pronounce second

syllable sist. not zlst. 3. Repetition. 4. Beautiful penmanshlp; also, pen- maiishlp in general. (Pronounce ka-llg-ra-fi. first a as in at un- stressed. bmh l‘s as ln itt. second a no in ask unstressed. swcent sec- ond syllable). 5. Miraculous.

honor of the small cousin's visit. And interests were variable. Then tiring of play there were the quiet spclls when the two brought a book to perch in match- lng locations on either arm of our chair and to demand an equal share, neither more nor less. of attention. There were no tears. though odd issues appeared. and no untoward incident. with the exceptions of that which occurred in an unguarded moment. when the Gage fellow gleefully "killed a bear" in a bedroom upstairs, and an electric light bulb came to grief in the encounter. How- ever we could easily appreciate the joy of having the animal safely dis-patched, and what else was there to do. but join in the mcrriiricnt and pick up the pieces,

happy that the loss had been a light. and not a mirror or win»- dowl

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“I expect to go home in a little while." she looked up from her plate at supper to answer Jamie's question. And she added "I've had a very nice time —- I think l‘ll come again!" We suppered inain- ly on a vegetable soup, and for those not partial to this fare, eggs were offered. It was interest- ing and somewhat puzzling to cater to this company — the three children belonging to farms. each with pronounced tastes. how come by. we could only conjecture. “No soup for me." the younger fellow made himself heard. "and just the white of the egg!" "l don’t care too much for the yellow myself" she remarked. and Jamie could take "only a good half of one — and that in a sandwich!“ "Child- ren need an egg a day,“ we cluck-

ed complacently, and in a sug- gestive tone. “Thcn". Jamie laughed, “Yve already had mine

— this morning! I wouldn‘t care.“ he commented “if a hen never laid." and the young lad took up the sentiment “Me wouldn't care if a hen never laid!" Rob smiled and we disregarded the words. "Now eat them up. clears," we beamed, “so you'll grow!" But this. or our "mind. little boys and girls in some countries have no eggs to eat!" failed to make these any more tasteful to ours. I I I

Jamie however ate his saved dinner, and the dessert of straw- berry jam was quite popular along with the doughnuts we made. These had come out of the pot in varied shapes and thicknesses. due to our haste in the rolling to save them from the inroads of the small boy beside, who “just loved" to sample the dough. According to a neat crafLs- man's reccipe we made them It follows the standard recipes bu‘. requires “two eggs and the yolk of one." A first helping madc Jamie laugh to the others “This one's hollow—jiist like an inner

tube of a car-wheel!" and alto- gether it was a merry meal. She left presently. a bit weary and rather reluctantly and not he-

fore she had heard Jamie read his lesson to her from the intri- guing pages of his new bo6k.

The house is silent now . . . even the wind of day that chased the small drifts hither and yon along the fields has gone to its rest. i

Until tomorrow — Diary-Good- night . . .

“rows u mnrrex

fiiiere is no such thing as “Jun I little cold" became she cold iuelf i: *1 |yrnptom of lowered vitdlity. T0 stave ofl‘ colds, or to deal with them qneq they have started, keep ivatm and dry, get plenty of rest and sake FATHER JOHN'S MEDICINE.

l For nearly 00 years careful parents luv been giving Pntherjobn‘: Medi-

.dn wtheir children, and have been ' akin; it themselves. This is a ' wonderful proof of the value of this ‘a

famous medicine.

Fllli IIUUGIIS AND BULBS.

The rails. often ten or more feet in length. were cut from cedar. fir or clm logs. The next step in the process was to split ‘em with 8X9 and maul. using wedges of various sizes according to the size

of the log to be split. From this source came the familiar term "rail splitter." Our forefathers

were experts at this kind of work, and some of them could siplit as many as 900 rails in a single day. The early pioneers needed many kinds of tools and outbuildings for which the modern farmer has little if any use. Every farm home of course had its well. This was sunk and stoned almost as soon as the home was built. How- ever. wells in those days were very shallow. most of them not over twelve feet deep. We may Wan.

der at this until we remember that water was found near the surface. The great belts of forest

acted as reservoirs conserving the water supply. thus holding it near the surface throughout the entire year. Water was drawn from the well by a bucket attached to the end of a rope or a long pole. a a o

In those days, too. families of twelve to fifteen children were quite common. l-low they man- aged to fccd and care for so many children will always be a mystery lo this ivriter. And here's how the pioneer mother baked the loaves that fed so many mouths:

The huge oven was a crude iron box that stood upon staunch legs. The dough was placed inside and the lid closed. Live coals were raked from the fire and placed over and around the oven. Fresh coals had to be added from time to time till the bread was baked. If you had been living in those days you'd know where to find thc bake-oven as it always stood in a little shed quite near to the house. It was made of brick and would hold as many as thirty loaves.

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No pioneefs home was com- plete without its smoke-house. It, too. was constructed of brick. When the family wanted to put aside a supply of pork or beef for the hot weather they ordered an animal slaughtered. The choicest pieces were pickled in brine, then hung up in the smoke-house to receive their bath of sweet birch or maple smoke. Ah. what bacon that must have been!

And every farm had its own little workshop with a few car- penter's tools. l-lere on wet days the farmer and his sons busted themselves with making axe- handles, whiffletrecs, etc. In those workshops the womenfolk used to store their spinning wheels and looms when not in use.

Other buildings housed sheep. Digs. calves and what-havc—you. The pioneer homestead was a tidy little village in itself.

The Stars Say - -

By Genevieve Kcmhlo

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\ """"’ For Wednesday, February l5

IT MAY be necessary to keep the reins in firm grasp although the way seems difficult. uncertain and complicated. Important o- Jects come up for decision, re- sources summarized and finances checked. Contract renewals also call for reconsideration. It may be advisable to tanporize. to de- vote some time for "paper work, postponing final decisions.

If It In Your Birthday

Those whose birthday it is. had better take time out tior shrewd consideration of cluttered affairs. in which available funds. assets. resources and new oorniracts come up for deoliilon. Under the prevail- Lng complications and involved factors it would be Wise to oon- ceritrate on long-range bmeflts and not rush into risky oommltmtnts. Safeguard physical condition. health and future security. Re- adjust on fresh foundations. Revise motters practically.

A child boa-n cn this day has special talents and capacities which may eventually work cut of com- plex and difficult crises by shrewd manipulation.

in misfortune ‘f

DEAR DOROTHY DIX:

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out with the strain.

If that can he done. possibility for financial reasons. can be used is intimidation.

to terms.

can't and won't stand it.

with,

“I adore you, darling."

ANSWER: Not at all. and men just eat it up and

DOROTHY DIX cannot reply personally problems of general interest. through hei-

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this flubdub and see each other without illusion as they are. Doubtless you can keep your love romantic longer by seeing little of each other, as you suggest, but: affection that can't stand the test of familiarity is a poor, weak reed on which to lean.- long years of close daily association after you are married when you will have to bear with each other in sickness and comfort each other And you will be just a human man and woman whose love must be strong cnougii to bear the strain or elsc break under it. As for avoiding boredom. that's easy, Be sure that the one you marry is in your own intellectual class and has the same tastes and interest and then set deliberately about. developing comradeship.

I have three grown children and one of the best husbands in the world, but my home is made miserable and We are ltll being turned into grouches by my mother, who lives with She makes our evcry minute miserable by her fault-finding and cutting remarks about everything we do and leave undone. she should dominate our entire lives and we should obey her just as if we were little children, and she is furious if we leave her nt home at all or fail to take her everywhere we g0.

What shall we do?

My nerves are simply worn

PERPLEXED

t ANSWER: A family should be run for the greatest good for tlie greatest number, and if there is one member of it who breaks up the peace and happiness of all thc rest, then he or She should bc ns gently and painlessly removed as possible. Of course, very often this is nn utter im- ln such cases the only method that Holding the threat of throwing the fire- brnhd otit into the cold, cold world will generally work. because the individunl who is willing to upset a whole household to gratify his or her love of tormenting others is invariably selfish, ond anything that promises to interfere with his or her comfort will bring him or her

5° SCYI-‘W "l? YOU? COUPBBe and have a good plain tnlk with your mother and tell her that she is running your home life and thnt you She will cry and accuse you of lngratitude. but the chances are that she will brace up and be plcuszintcr to live

v DEAR MISS DIX: Don‘t yourthlnk that a man, whcihcr in" llt‘ a loicr or ‘a devoted husband. is offended by his sweetheart or his ivifo asking him if he loves her and thus forcing him to tell her outright; Isn't such a question repulsive to him?

B. V.

It l5 51mph’ Dlirt of tlie litany of love.‘ ask for more. woman he loves to take his affection for granted. so keenly interested iii the matter, and for it to be so vital to her‘ happiness, that she ivonts to hear nil about it ovcr and over aizhin. ‘

n docs not want

lo readers. but will answer

llow about the

She thinks

tlie He likes her to he l

when lo plant them. the length of their blooming period, and their protection in tlie Winter

months. I I

Looking back to the Sunday in the Summertime when she visit- ed the garden and reading my garden diary of that week I think the Rose must have been a Hybrid Perpetual by the name of Captain Hayward and it may be procured from any seed house for less than a dollar. A neighbor of mine has had oiic of these roses for several years and it is a pleasure to scc this largo rosc bush in bloom cvcry year. lt is hardlcr than some roses but needs to be hilled up with earth usually in Novem- ber and uncovered in late Spring. This rose has a wonderful show oi fragrant blooms in early Sulli- mcr and a few lovely roses in Autumn. She would like toknow the tallest flowers that bloom in Junc. July and August. l sup- pose she is thinking about a largl; display of color. and is hoping for a garden that looks like a garden at oncr. She wishes to know the shuwicst flowers. and is bothered about perennials and bicnnials. l suggtst that she write to the Publications Branch Ottawa. tor a list of their bul- letins, tlicii choose the subject she is interested in. They are ilf€l._3,3ll(l contain all ihc garden information necdcd to help with any problem.