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our faro) readers welo want the advice
Iwei.k, too:' I Sheuld think a'he tvotIld
be fine! ,Isn't she making that girl ,
have a good, time—just buying shoes!"
'She—h, that's our now 'Swedish
Maid," Jessica answered hurriedly.
"Peggy Isn't doing anything at the
club. I couldn't get her to, She says
she hasn't the time. What do you
'think of these 'thOese Flo? ,
"Lovely," Flo replied, but she spoke
.
soil seed, craps etc if your question in a pe,rfunctory manner. She was
If
noosed with your letter, a„, comPlete • o
be answered through this column. watehing Peggy and Olga, and thinks
g I 1-1 orn , eare OT
Preparing Gerden Soil. it as fine with the edge of the shovel
' 'When we come .to consider the pre- as is feasible as each shovelfulds dug.I tared at the corners and eeveral times
ParaLloh of garden soil we must take An old Swedish gardener claimed that readdressed, was put into -her hands,
into neceunt a number of factors of the best roethod of digging a garden Annt Chirissa laughed delightedly,
importance, The fir,St of these is the soil was to shovel one trench across "It's ray birthday present from
character of the soil itself. Is it
loose and easily worked? Is it a stiff
limestone clay? Is it a sandy loam?
Is it stony, gravelly, shaley or slaty?
ng one two new thoughts,
A Present From I ,i'leY•
As eapecikage eathei. dingy and bat -
INTERN.A.I'IONAL LEJSSON
JANUARY 27,..
Lesson /Y.--Jeaus Forgiving Sin.—
Mark 2. 1-12. Golden
'Text, Mark 2. 19'.,
Verse 1. Again. into Capernatim—
The enthusiasm aroused by the jubil-
ant leper made it necessary for him to
change his plans, so he ends his brief
circuit among the synagogues of Gall -
ei
n,
.c009 QUIsTif,N OX
JOilil u.kiklUer, ML 1
Dr, isiber will etieiver elancd 100-ef Pertaining to itealth, Yotil
guestion is or geeeral thiereet it wilt be answered terouga these Columns;
it tot, it will be anewered ;Jessamine it ktamp,ed, addressed et-lei:slope is eta'
caged. Dr, "lobe/. win uot prescribe for lacItvidimi cases or make diagn,0113-
Address Dr. John n. Lieber,. care ot Publiahloz Co., la 'West Adelalcha
';'or.onto.
Those who sow courtesy ,reap friendship.
Baby's Development III. out help.. Obeys the command, Gies
" 'Seventh, . month: Astonishment' the head," '
shown by open month as'ild eyes., Ilex- QUESTIONS, AND ANSWERS.
ogmzes nurse after .four weeks' ab-
. s
Temper Mark. -
setice. Signs. Imitates movements } My baby girl of 4 vs months has a
, a,
of head and of pursing lips. Averta ' mark between the eyes shaped some.
a/
head sign DI'. Teti el, as one should
self upright on the lap • d` I ti '. ' ' 0
fc'astrotising doings,'" Places lams. what like a V. Sometimes You can
lee and comes back—Matthew saYs eew
the front of a 'bed ao ig that he was in the house --That is, . „i , See i.. re‘al 91111.1,1: l'Icl then
nyagain it .i
from the other side of the lake. Noised d-"'
that he had returned home. In an -^g-'1' ' $ '
Pi 1 th Month. 1 aeton Shed at new aqueletyenpeintin.aarks. DioissrOublriihnkmshax.ekevilll
toward you with a garden mattock ane, ----she hasn't raissed .since we were
ni3ligli,ch,, in effeeh was merely trench- ascshoe0oulgldirle—NavilndenliN,tyaasidjtni;stt eaesinueheasy., ,pr20-1:ailbioult,youni,11 esvheeniasobtnouet• tehfeediomoor_ndA
sounds
sf Talicilirtasaigish.ts; at ,iruitati°11s of she eliee or frets, only for that she
outgrow it? It show* mclre when
fraid that she must be sick or graphic picture of the ea .erness of Ninth •
Another factor is the location of the
let to be worked. If it lieS'low.and
is d imp and coid it mut not be work-
ed 'With, until it has been pgoperly
/drained, elthongh if Only a portion of
it is soggy that norticin can stand un-
til later on, to be then drained,
be told later, and the•wartri,' dryer por-
tion worked as soon as the season ad7
,
--11 'fertile soils contain,soil bacteria,
.'-ysirich are minute plants low order
which attack the vegetable matter in
the soil and decoMposeqt by fermenta-
tion:releasing the plant food, especial-
ly nitrogen; for the use of the plants.
This is known a as organic release.
There is. also a chemical releaseaof
plant food in the. soil, such. as we ea
. -
when we put on nine; which unlocks
the plant food and Makes it available
-for the use of the roots of the plants.
In preparing a garden Sen for Plant-
ing it ,is necessary to, turn it lns the
'spade or shovel, this aerate. 11; and
brings. the More or less ,sotir portion
of the soil to the top, where it gets
light and .sunshine; and the ton por-
tion, which hoe been sweetened more
or less by these'factors, is tainted un-
der with a dressing of manure Co• eth-
er vegetable matter , on which the
bacteria can feed to release more Plant
'There are several ways of digging
to get good results. One is to take a
"width" of the shovel, as deep ashit
will gn;, atross the bed and then go
back arid scop out two 'or four inches
of the subsoil and scatter it over the
top- .of the unraked earth. Another
is to trench the bed by the following
proced: •
, ,Beginning at the left-hand end of a
had, throw out R width of two hovels,
;back -to the end of the bed, deep en -
',oiled' to catch an inch ow, two of the
labsoil. Going to the front again, dig
'up the width of two shovels and
'throw it to the left into the trench
from which the first two shovel widths
, came. • '
Thih should be repeated until the
• • ' • • Fidelia, Bonney. She always sends
condition crumbling 'freely from the Ntila:t illYncle. Si had one of his td;ir-i-g- throngingtleepeple—nexciteidbipressng crowds
ont support. Shows increasing inter- had whooping cough for 3 months
Y1 Y • •
lace in harmless curiosity will crush
popus tmmst Parlance) gets -in touch with
his environment. Strikes hands With
tinian village where the tie
into a house on the advent of strong- joy. Shuts eyes and turns head away
ers. The extraordinary item here was at things disagreeable. Feare a dog.
the presence of the great Healer. He Turns over like one of those bonne- sure to outgrow them, Depend.s
g Month:, Stands onfeet with is a dandy baby, Can a baby that has
12 the soil is in the best*, of physical
, , ea, , , 1 e , , a avai a a space, as is the • '
shovel, it rnily be yoked as fast as "six 'Veils again." 11; . .. ..,, , , - . • p 1. est in things in general or (in evolu- give?
• Why don'i you open it, auntie?" Answer—Such marks, if they are
demanded her namesakes -who prefer- birth marks, are very apt to
rd to to be called Clarice. "Here are pear in time, If temper marks and
zny scissors.'-' - a in girl babies, they- are not so very
Aunt ,Clarissa shook heis head in
feet is dug, But be sure of this. F
not, better wait until there has been a
rain and then do it 'after it gets dry
enough.
whole bed is dug, when you will have
reversed the position of the entire
soil -mass and at the same time well
aerated the soil and broken it apart
as fully as it can be done -with an im-
plement .used :COT diggilik. This is
neither' as complicated noris laborious
as it would seem, and is considered
by -English gardeners the perfect
method.
How To Test The Soil
AS the Mtention is to malt.e the soil
" Sae1 ces'Avitb a gacien depends li'll good-natured disapproval at her niece
largely - eptin the Manner In Wluch e
' ' * ' • • the ' ' ' ' • '
-"Yon're a hustling daughter of the
son has been ,put into condition with, great metropolis,- Clarice," she said
the rake. Too' Many persons Merely .geo&iiatearedly, „"but 'I'm Norley born
useathe rake fetchoP the ton fine, leavs and,gbrede and I •Cart -taste My pleas-
ing large 'adds in the interior of the utes Without boning 'theln whole. Just
Mass, which haybeen Missed with the leek at• that addreas, pleaseright in
shovel. ' This isinbt good practice. ,the first place; then crossed out and
To get good results with the rake put wrong, and crossed Out twice
use it as- though it were a'rriattodk, More, readdressed, and then back to
chopping along the edge of the dug the right one again. Fidelia new
,soil, pulling it toward you enough to where rd be, ---I'd told her; special,—
toe. The eager, determined friends,
get the teeth ofe the rake down -be- laut Joe LakeeinthepostIoffice thought, 'bearing, the sick man on his .pallet,
carry him up the atone steps on: the
hind that portion, and pull another lot 'Boston' Was a slip for • 'Bolton,' and
spake the word mate them—Was.
speaking his message of good news,
simply and informally.
3. A man sick of the palsy—An
,episode of intense Interest, wonderful--
ly augmenting the excitement, Four
Mg toys, when laid face downtyerd. how Manmaa brings 'ern up. 15
Turns head to light when asked where possible for such a baby to give
the light is. Questions are under- whooping cough to others.
friend, but find they cannot even get Tenth M o nt IC: Site u p without sup- lol :'Aa(11Insc 1;1 lolfnbegre.atlalbisseC.Ighi begin laAbtnlosarlieltelemsheyamnabdse tr1Sheli si) htceaornyne--
stood before it can speak. Its voice
becomes more modulated, losing how -
neighbors bring their, paralyzed ever none of its potency,
4. They uncovered Alle roof --Liter- port in bath and carriage. Firet
near the door.
ally, "dug out the root." One of the attempts at walking in forty-firet tinttes throughout the winter. ,
finest pictures in all the Gospel narra- week. Beckoning imitated: Misses . Allsw.er—Mailing You the right 111 -
parents in their absence. Will miss I'llna.13°'1'
a single ninepin in a set. Cannot yet _Undertveight.
siderable talent as a momologist and Please advise me what to do to
repeat a syllable. But exhibits con -
changed it, to he obliging. I.m gen- flat roof, and dig through the sod and I imitator, as.: maa, pappa, tette, maAkle's'iliveyr-111111Vsebia;dwigllailnngliyn' IweBigulittyou
"But surely a post -office official into the midst of the listening throng Eleventh Month: Screaming is send me only your initials and without
address. Send stamped and self-
erally in Bolton with Cousin, Anna at dirt and blanches covering the roof
this tirne, as Joe knonss veins well."' timbers, while the debris rattled down saaPeP/raaaPaaa'. baba' tataa, pa, rrr • • • •
chopped up, you must go over it: again wouldn't -2' information by tetrirn mail.
directed envelope and I -will forward
I am troubled with catarrhal deaf -
forward after being made fine.
This involves walking on the dug
soil, but if it is in proper condition
this will not matter, as, after it is all
outside of the house leading to the
below, making a hole ing enough to let
down the paralytic inte the vety pre-
sence of the Saviour.
5. Jesus seeing their faith—Made
evident by their persistence M over-
coming every obstacle which stood in
the way of „getting their friend Into
his presence. Seen also in 'their ab- o rare, i very rare.
solate confidence in his ability' to.heal.
TTwelfth Month: Pushes chair. 'Can-
he sick Man himself was probably
not as yet raise itself or walk' With -
unable to eXpress himself, but no
quieted by "sh."' SittMg becomes its
life habit. Stands without support.
Stamps. Correctly repeats syllables.
Begins to whisper. Enlarges its vo-
cabulary.. Can utter b, pet, d, in, n,
f, 1. ge k; vowels a most used, u and
anyhow, to smooth and level it, and "Joe Lake would! He's Joe Lake Eczema of Ear.
ness. Also itching of both ears which
are very sore -from stretching and
rubbing. Is there any relief fOr same?
Answer --Send stamped and Self-
directed envelope and information will
at once be mailed to you.
great hope as his confident friends lit- ----
r erally broke their Way to the gracious .
.1 . plant and work it, and you will' end Cousin Anna wasn't sure where t Healer. Son ---A. word -with a shade his restored powers. Some of the old A Conservation Family.
illustrators represent the paralytic as Jack Spratley Sweet always ate meat
o pon I way, So the box went to Bolton.
, „. t, 1 ion was clue o some personal ‘ la. String itway-s• he man is whole His wife•liked it as
Cousin Ruth tried Cousin Mary, and the sufferer. Sins—Suggesting that
Cousin Mary sent to back, to Fidelia his soinit't
. end every mark of disease has vanish -
That was before the war.
ed, which is evideiit to every one. Were
in the New Testa.ment is "missi g th But now their son's "somewhere in
and Fidelia sent it on to. inc. Now, wrongdoing. The generic idea of sin
I'll open it—" n e all amazed—The cure was open to
be considerable thrown into the walks.) assurance that the Son of man ha the
'0 Aunt Clarissal Candied mint ' '
' i'
•, all manner cif specific sins, which. as a
work it into beds of the required size
and .shape.' ,
. Large Beds are Best
The practice of working the garden stranger's address; but I'M 'Clarry' to
with the rake into- manyesmall bed § is him still; just as I was when he Used to
bribe me with peppermints to go and
first, which means everybody's ,friend
in general and Sister, Sally's:CiAkbeau
in particular; and he's ail officialafter-
wards. He wouldn't meddle Svith a
a wasteful One. Many gardens lose
one-fourth of their growing space by
. „ . . doubt there been aroused in him a
he called On Sally That's the Norley thienpractice and it unnecessary
play in the far end of the garden while
It does not hurt the soil t tread u
gain by • working it ihto one large bed;
and -laying out the plantings with the
garden line. The effect is much. bets
ter when the crops come up and there
is no loss of space.
III the working of the soil there will
•
Was, so she 'tried Cousin Rath, and ea affection, and an encouragement to shouldetinena four -post bedstead. Three times a 'day, or .fcang
9 T
• -"• • a • t de every eye, arid the event justd the France," t
They're glad to "do their bit,"
They live Cie wheatless, meatless
meals, ,
And they are proud of it.
This should be
ancl Tose leaves! Wh that. 1 't tl dty Glori-fied Gocl-The mur-
• Y.,c °es ' rule involve both mind and body. For( au 1°11 " • '
rake and the edges made straightsand eog. I never saw them anywhere ex- physical condition, but a removal of
tittering and disgruntled , scribes are
' against
walked back yeth the seem a bit like a—well, a village offer- cure .torhis, . g
given --Not merely a '
even. It is beet to raise the beds eix, cent in the Christina parloi• of the guilt, irr accordance with the Jewish
s . . silent, for nothing can be said
the marvelous restoration, of the siek
man. They recognized in it the hand_
with s ripe( tieppermin . stints ! an
ompany of
sure.better Cleainage. , • > d la- a • -went hand in hand. ,
, • • ' • finest grocers an col :eetioners'
They couldn't possibly- keep c 6. 'Scribes ----The first encotnater of --------4?-- -*
AS:stated; a dry,seil is a waxm one,
to eight inches, abovethe walks to in-' ••-•.
wom.en's Exchange and at the very idea that restoration and forgiveness
and fois this -reason we raise certain. • • d• 'Jesus with these influential -Jewish When you cut up fresh -pork, recent-
, „ • .. „ .
quick drainage. and re -warming by the slaughered, the knife soon gets
- steechees, the guatdians and inteepre- ly
'on sticks—the kind of things you find 1 everything, saying nothing., but in-
stm. Such plants grOw more- yields
. in a country store."
than. if planted on the level; and we allop , said Aunt Clarissa, delicately ; soiling in their hearts."
1 tensely criticising and objecting, rea-
lise this method for early ones, where. nibbling a rose leaf, "they ' couldn't and I '7. He blasphemeth—Assumes God's
quickest growth is necessary. 1 they didn't But theS're a !village offer- . prerogative in pronouncing the for-
th view. of.thishit is well, when ptes
paring the soil, to make the rows 01,1 ing' all the saine. There's been mint , giveness of sin.
along Fidelia's brook since before the i -8. Perceiving in his spirit—He per -
hills while raking the soil, For this intuitively as he did on
purpose go over the properly fined soil! Indians deeded over th ,e. farm, and: ceived, this
Other occasions. .(John - 24, 15.)
. cinnamon roses up against the house'
9 WI I oni,' to sa s—He cons
crops en rowS or hills, as this -insures' cheering gurn,.,and gluey candy futaps t r f the law They -were watching dull and does not take hold, Tack a
Orin of good -quality emery -cloth on
the board or table,and 'frequently. and
quicaly draw your knife over ,it.
tvith the hoe, scraping the earth into a • •
wall since it \MS built, and the big •
ridge six to eight 'inches high. 'Po get . k I undred leaf ettasts two declarations—which is the
it straight run the garden line along gt°wing by thelinore dcult clairn to make, to heal "John, how fax is it to Toronto?"' of an insidesoUtside. eelf-statter over in
the top edge on each side and hoe to it. the paralytic or to forgive his sins. Mrs. Simmons asked as she dropped the corner there for. your ma?"
eate. onfectioneis and exchanges
are well enough, but t.v.hen get a pre- The contrast is not between healing an armful of wood into the box, "Sure, it, one • of those Institute
110 11110 as possible, not only/through- • As it -as a fact that a plant set On sent from Norley child it s the kind and fovea -vine. but between
Parker House rolls can be Made
with a little cornmeal in there.
„
Those who feed corn to cattle should
bear rriind. that 40 per cent. of the
food value is in the stalks and leaves:
A silo enables, one to. get 100 per cent.
-value from the corn crop.
WHEN MOTHER THREATENED TO WALK
By Catherine Dodge
ladies from the College came up to
that's never sold and never bought forgiven" or "be healed " "About 143 miles --why do you want
saying ie
out the' entire 'Mass but on top for the sonth side of it ridge- will mature ' ' '
seedbed, it should not be dug until it is sooner than one 'set on top, when -fleas-
in the proper condition, This can be ible, Tun the rov,ss in a general east -
tested in this manner:
Take up as much of the soil as can
be held in one hand. Close the hand,
-sqtacezing: therSoil into a ball, -firmly.
Release the grip, and if the soil falls
apart or crumbles, it is fit to dig. If
it remains in it compact ball it is too
'moist for good work. If dug in the
latter condition, it will be in hard
limps throughout the bed, and it will
be difficult to get a fine seedbed on
the top. By seedbed in this connec-
tion is meant a top portion of two to
three inches as fine as coarae sand,
into -which the seeds are planted.
12 the soil be sandy, pebbly, gravel-
ly, or shaley, and is in good physical
condition it will crumble off the shovel
and can be thrown off with a sidewise
•
school the other 'day, and she told us
and never can be. Not at any price." a-kl• That He new to know?"
ye may know--
,
there. and I've about decided to do it
. "Try a mint leaf, Clarice. Mint's disease. The Son of man—This is. John
' in the Simmons family for his wife to
stared. , It was not customary
finnsh svith," In Mark it 00. deicride things,
er next' question WaS quite as as
edge of the south side. On this slant- first three Gospels. and a strip under idea" hang up the
abou that and a lot of other things
said we boys might do. I wander
how many miles ma has walked for
that egg -beater?" Sheehad just gone
the length of the long kitchen.
, , ,• ... • gives a practical test as to whether "Well I've always wanted to go .
But that was yeiging vets,. nem.
he has this authority or not. The
and-wes c ec e
sentiment for IVIiss Clarissa. She •
is finished,. go over the top with the -e . forgiveness is shown by the cure, just
hen ed her Lone briskly: as, the sin had manife.sted itself in the
hoe .and cut a slice of soil with one
motion, (to keep it smooth) out of the always such a good, clean taste to jesus' favorite title for himself in the . "If she had a shelf nyer•the table,
ing stece the plant will be placed, s
't
curs fourteen times: Son of man imushing. Do you knots how far 1
things she uses' an'the time .it Would
Thie is done only for early vegetables . • was a Messianic title, as is seen in is to that wood -pile and back?" This
ea save some of those trips she has been
grown from transplanted plants. 13-27, bnt Jesus' use of it time her husband waited for her to talking about," Jack went on. "She
. "Ring out old shapes of foul disease; Dan. 7.
- identifies him with humanity as .• , . '-
space to be dug, it will be as well not Ring .out the thousand wars of old, :whole Tie is thus our elder brot er eer,
Sh. A 1 b - his title and his life i You• the knit and the stove, either. I
—Tennysop. Isathoc)rilltsi ori'earith aExercised bv Cloetil Its a little oyee seventy-five feet, and guess there's a good deal to this hay-
' la you don't know, I'll tell
to go over it with the rake as closely Ring. in the thousand yeara of peace."
it into furrows with the rake, using in heaven, but also by the Son of man 'from the box to the stove ancl back
as for the srnaller g•arden crops. Work Mg things handy to where you want
If -potatoes -are to- be planted in the Ring out the netrowing lust of gold; .aa, give th.e answer. , hasn't a place to put things on near
the garden line to get them straight;
For potatoes the soil should be loosl—
a sandy or gravelly 'one is best. After
several workings with the hoe the
potatoes will be, CM ridges, as the soil
is worked around them, giving them
scattering ' motion. However, with good drainage and a warm soil—two
the limestone loams it is best to chop things they need.
OPPORTUNITIESV1.;:
Jessica, pinning' on her hat, frown-
ed, as she saw in the mirror Peggy
picking up things about the room.
"I should think, Peggy, that you
would, want to be doing something
• Worth " she said "instead of
spending all your time on odds and
ends."
Peggy stopped with a troubled look
in her eyes. "I wish I could. PO love
to en. But, somehow, there seem to
be sb many -odds and ends to do."
"There always will be if you put
'them first," JessiCa» said in her clear,
"sure"' voice. "Don't' you see, Peggy,
that anybody in the world could let her
time get filled up by odds. and' ends?
One eifhply has to make up her mind
to put the big things first, that's all;
make up her mind and then stick to
it."
"I know," Peggy responded. But her
voice sounded as if she did not know
at all. as
"There's that, class of Italian -glide.
Yoti could do beautifully with- theiin
Peggy, if yen iiiet would. ' 'Don't you
'see what 10 chance it is to do aomes
thing teeny patriotic—to 'teach thern
to be Teal :Citizens?, Why don't you
just say you ? You'll find other
things will fall into place if once you
resolve that they shall." e
- "I—I'll think about it," said Peggy
lincertainly.
With that Jessiba had to content
herself as best she could. She was
very fond of Peggy, and, that was why
she controlled her tongue by a splen-
did effor.t. Down in the hall she hur-
ried by Olga, the neva Swedish maid,
Olga's eyee were red, but Jessica was
too busy to notice. •
It was Peggy who, comirig down-
stairs a quarter, of an hour later, did
notice.
"Why, Olga," she cried, `what's the
matter? Didn't you 'understand that
you could go out for the afternoon'?"
Olga shook her head. "I tank not
go. In t•yres dey laugh. I don't
like laugh."
„Peggy stood still, thinking it out.
"You mean you want to' lens some-
thing?" she asked. "And you don't
Hite to go to•the stores to ask for it?"
,"1 tank," O'ga i'epriated as her fair
face reddened, -"I not go." ,
An hour later. Jeseica, tryieg oio
gray 511008 in Gregory's while at the
same tir•tie she discussed club finances
with her friend, Flo Hastings, looked
up at Flo's sudden exclamation.- "I•
"Why, Jessica, isn't that your 515101
helping that Swedish girl buy shoes?
ten Alio that she was in the
. oes a
- on earth. He does not disclaim
Brass polished with oil and rotten div1i1b.e allliatkile°ruitpY•thy bed---"Tbe mat 01:1
stone will hive a deep rich yellow pallet, which could be easily rolled up,I
tone. and in doing which be would display
•
When i go motoring with dad,
T earonst help but 'feel '
How 1 would leave the miles behind
If I wete at the wheeh
is twenty feet. If I've made three to use them.. I'll tell you, pa, to-
morrow's a holiday, and if mall sort
walked about 600 mile:, in the last around the sink, and what she uses at
feedwootdhrepilset'ovaen,I
d
the?lel of plan out the things she iieds
tripstr p s aa dayday totheo
twenty years for just that one thing the table, and those she has to have
It won't take me so long to go to about the stove, we'll just see if we
Toronto, for I have done a lot ofside- can't go Bert Evan's wood box one
better—and I don't know any reason
why I can't keep it filled. , Say, ma,'
any cookies in that jar?"
John Simmons was proud of his boy.
"He's got a pretty good head on hiin,
"You're right, by gum, but I don t and he isn't afraid to do more than
see what Toronto's got to do with it," he's asked," John was thinking, while
"It's not so hard to see. Between the more -than -pleased mother was
-
you,and me and the wood box I've silently inalting her plans for the lit-
done'some right smart travelling, but tle conveniences she should have had
the scenery wasn't so much, and there twenty years before.
was a good deal of sameness about Presently, John picked up his -pen-
the places I arrived at. That's why cil again and did some more figuring.
I've decided to try a new' route." After a few busy moments he looked
. John was puzzled. "I don't 1(100 0' on at the boy who was mentally meas -
yet just what you're driving at, but ming off spaces. "Jack, did you know
if it's the wood box what do you want that your mother and I'd been married
me to do about it?" just:twenty years eomeenext ntolith?
"Well, Jess told me how 'Bert had The only wedding trip we took was
box alongside the stove, and cut a to her figures. she might loge walked
fixed theirs. He built a good tight across the county, though according
the world several times, ---so
through thee wall so it can be aroond
„hole
one right hare it would save walking lift on the steam -cars. I've been
filled from the outside. If we had gue,ss it's about time she got a little
half way around the house in the first thinking we might manage to go to .
place, and I wouldn't have to go deer
actoss the kitchen every -Cline I wanted
a stick of wood."
John heard, but he hadri't quite re-
covered froin the astounding discovery
of a few moments since. "Six hun-
dred miles! Well, I never thought
about that before. But reckon we
can flaf up that wood box somehow.
Say, Jack," he turned to a sixteens
yeaesokl boy who had been an inter-
ceteci listeners "whaVe all yo-ar ear,
stepping all along."
John Simmons considered himself
quite a hand at figures, so before at-
tacking the main issue he pulled out a
pencil and did a little multiplying.
Toronto or it sort of celebeation next
month and take you along,—if your
jut aa soon ride on the cart; I
_don't exactly hanker to walk, inteself."
Speech was always slow witli Mrs.
Simmons, but her eyes glistened. They
had \sleeted it lot of preeious time and
strength, to be ,strre, but her hnss
hand's heart had stayed in the same
epat all thee years, and her boy wonld
know' better how to anoid such miss
takes. Oh, how hard she Would try
penter work up at school good for if to help thein to. get the besit, that life
you cant help its rig up some Sort might hold!,
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