HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1921-4-7, Page 6THE EL TIC FARMHOUSE
It is Planned for the Comfort, Convenience and gx'pansion
of the Family.
By WILLIAM DRAPEB.
about a dining poem now, But I want
"They're peralectly absurd!" sniffed
young MTS. Fernier,
"What, these pretty little farin-
houses ?" queried the architect, in
;grieved surprise. "Why, I thought
you'd—"
.'Yes, exactly; you thought Pd. take
a :ePaShotre-cattage plan, just because
you called it a Varmihonse'." Another
little sniff, dainty but very decided,
"And I don't believe you 'architects
would know a real farmhouse if yeu
saw one, so there!"
"Well, to tell thiet truth, I doe% be-
lieve we could," laughed the architect.
"So, suppose you tell Me whata farm
house should be bike and then PR see
if I can't plan one to suit you."
it so fixed that the menekodilc can come
into this living room without traipsing
through the kitchen; I may Want to
feed threehera now and then mud the
kitchen will be too small!'
"I see," said the- architect, "and I
suppose you'll want the stairway in
this living ro,ona? lb would be very
convenient."
"Well maybe so, but I think I'd
a little rather have the stains at the
back of the house. You know, in a
city house, the men -folk come in from
the shop or office by way of the front
door and they don't bring in much
dirt, either. But on a farm, the barns
and the fields are out at the back and.
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big enough for you, later on," object,-
ed,,tiIhre taitlot•Crietittent. rt'li,oTeono,,tkr:11.71,i3,itfe7170,;:
than just Jim and me?" said young
Mrs. Farmer blushing, "Yes, that's
se; 'and I want you to plan a house
that we can add to, without tearing it.
all down and building it over again.
We'll want a dining room Miel several
extra bedrooms; one of these bed-
rooms Must be on the first floor." j
"Why on the first floor?" asked the
ar shit ect
"Because in case of sickness, I eon
keep the patient down there', it will
make the work of nursing a whole
let :eissie-e. for me. And when we're all.
well, Jim can use that room as hist
office."
mused the architect.
I'll have something. sketched out for
"Suppose you come to -morrow and,
you,"
The farmer's wile arrived promptly.
G ood-morning !" said the architect,
cheerily. "Here's the sketch 'The
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Younig Mrs. :Farmer wrinkled her you just ought to see the ninicl. and.
brows a monisag. "Well, let's see; manure that the men track 'through
enly need a teeny little -cottage the living room, when the stairs -are
now, just big enough for Jim and me. at the front of the house." She stop -
want a medium-et:zed kitchen, say ped a moment to -consider; than went
about 12 by 14—you know farm folk on. again. "I want two bedrooms, up -
eat in the kitchen more than half the stairs, and a hathroren, too. But I'm
time because it saves a whele let of not sure where I wont this bath; -the
second storey would be more ecniven-
bent to the bedrocons, but the first
storey would be a ',lot more bendy to
the kitchen. And I spend most of my
day in the kitchen, es every feamer's
wife does!'
"But maybe this house wn.1 not be
labor and trotting around, Then,
there must be a nine back porch with
a wash room, on it so that Jim and
tleehired %men can clean up, when they
name in from work, without tracking
dirt into the house. Arid I want aniee
big living room. We will not bother
you can stretch it out and make it
bigger whenever you want to. The
solid Week part is built first; the part
in outline can be added later on. I've
tried to give you what yob. asked for,
and most of it was easy enough to
plan. I've put the bathroom upstairs
but here's a toilet, just at the entranoe
to the cellar stairway and very con-
venient -bo the kitchen. I do not believe
it is necessary to go into any long
e.xplanatio-ns; you can easily under-
stand the plans. How do you like the
house?"
Now, how did young Mrs. Farmer
like the house? leave to you.
The Sunday School Lesson
ARRIL 10
Bible Teachings About He.alth.-1 Cor. 6: 19, 20; 9: 24-27;
Gal. 6: 7, 8. Golden Text -1 or. 9: 25.
Connecting Links—The first epistle! wrong, all things not immoral. But
of Paul to the Corinthians, from here he qualifies that statement by
which part of cur lesson is taken, was: saying, "Not all thing are expedient:
written from Ephesus in 55 or 56 A.D.1There are things which he might do,
end problems of the Christian people would be unprofitsble to 'himself on
It is addressed to the practical needs fin which there is no wrong but which
of Corinth, living as they were in the hurtful to -others. For his own sake,
midst of a Ilea:hen city, and is full for the sake of his own highest and
of wise coureel regarding unity and best life; and. because of the influence
purbby in the church, their party strife which his life has over others, he will
and quarrels, marriage, divorce, idol not do them. He will be governed by
feasts, the place of women in the the supreme law of love, and that
church, and other matters. Some of shall rule all his conduct,
Paul's precepts are for his own time, In the verses just preceding he
and 'for the conditions of that time, makes special reference to unchastity,
not fcr ours, bat there are principles a besetting sin of the entire commun-
involved which have a universal amp- ity of Corinth. The name of the city
plicate -re had become a byword for vice, and in:
The epistle of the Galatians was Roman circles the phrase, "to live like
'written, it is supposed, somewhat, a Corinthian" meant to live a very
earlier, from Antioch, before Paul be-1,bad life indeed. But Paul will allow
gen his third missionary journey. It ire freedom of that 'sort. The Chris -
is chiefly an exposition and defence of
Paul's great teaching of salvation by
faith, but it contains in the last chap-
ter instruations and counsels for the
life of faith, which have a practical
bearing.
The Temple of the Body.
1 Cor. 6: 19-20. Paul is speaking in
this chaptex el Christian freedom (see
tian's body belongs to the Lord. It es ,
consecrated; it is holy. "Your bodies,"!
he says, "are members of Christ."
You cannot deprave and make vile
what belongs to the Lord Christ. To
the follower of Jesus there is no
stronger argument for purity and
clean living than this.
Here then Paul asks, Know ye not
especially vv. 12-201. The man. who that your body is the temple of the
is saved by faith in Jesus Christ, 1,3 Holy Ghost, Whi'dh is in you,? The
not -under the 'bondage of form, or Ohrisitharn who has risen in the free -
custom, or ceremony, or ritual obliga- dGrn cit faith from the bondage of
tion. He is not saved by doing eer- -form', and custml, and tradibian, finds
tam n things and refraining from doing himself a slave to the Highest the
others. His all -sufficient salvation is property land the bond -slave of 'God.
in Christ d in cheese l That is his enfranchisement, his true
had- gone so tar as to gay, "All things freedom. He must not forget the
are lawful for me," that is, of course, I Price Paid- foal him on Calvary. Ye
all things which are not in themselves are not .your own, the apostle declares,
Ye -are 'bought with a price. See also
1 Peter 1: 18-19.
Temperate in All Things.
In- chap. 9 Paul returns to this
theme of Christian freedom, but with
particular reference tO his own ex-
perience and hits own example. He
does not appeal to the Corinthian's to
do anything which he Is not willing
to do, and does make a practice of do-
ing, himself. He has rights a's a man
and as an apotstle of Jesus Christ,
which he does. not choose to exercise,
"We bear all things," he says, "that
we may cause no hindrance to the
gospel of Chriet." And again, "I am
become all things to men, that I
may by all means save some." And
all this "for the gospel's lake."
Here in yr. 24-27, he argues from
the self-discipline of the athlete to
that which is becoming to the Chris-
tian. They who run in the races are
not compelled by law to be temperate,
but theynimpose this discipline of
temperance upon themSelves. Their
purptose to gain an earthly crown,
but the Christian seeks one that is
rincarrUptsible. Is he net, therefore,
much more bound to temperance in, all
things—in food 'as Well as in drink,
arid in all matters of pleasere and of
desire?
He That Soweth.
Gal. 6: 7-8, Paul warns 'against tile
folly of those who preourtie upon. the
mercy of God, who eointinue in evil-
IS,qUE Nci 14—'21-e
doing: with the hope that they will. be
forgiven. The -seed of eviledoing will
bear a harvest, just as surely as that
of well-Claing. What crimes a man
conunits have consequences which
even God's-Torgive.ness will not null-
fy. God is not mocked.
This truth applies to physical as
well as to spiritual' health. Bad, hab-
its of life poison and corrupt the body.
Intemperance breeds disease. The
habits of excessive drinkin-g and smok-
ing are hurtful to many who indulge
in them. The small boy who imitates
the cigarette habit of his big brother
is laying up- trouble for himself in
later years. There are other habits, of
uncleanliness, and overeating, and
unsuitable dressing, and exeessive ine
dulgence in certain fascinating kinds
of amusement, which are equally had.
Let us take to heart Paul's lessons,
and remember that we who are slow-
er& to -day will be rea.pers to -Morrow.
Application.
The truth of this familiar passage
frarn Galabans is illustrated on every
hand. The slightest acquaintance with
what the doctors are regularly dis-
covering emphasizes the' relentless
way in! which physical decay and
eat follow sowing to the flesh.
Nature is iron -like in hei laws. and
repentence though with tears cannot
buy off the punislunent she infifietsitt
her laWe are broken.'.Everyone of us
ha? the making of his future in his
own hands. It will be a harvest of a
kind depending on the quality of our
present sowing. The future, and'
finally eternity, will be the multiplied
and' 'consurninated. auteorne of the go.ped
or evil of our present life. " Hell as
just sin ripe -rotten ripe. Heaven is
the fruitage of righteausnese." If
wild oats are sown theale will be wild
oats to reap. If the inimi Is filled with
trash and refuse, nothing better will
come out of it. On the other hand the
sustained effort after good will in no
wise fall of (its reward both here and
hereafttir.
Some foximers; cheye feutel that
Milking inn, oil
herds of from four, eight ti"' i ,"etu,
(lows. ocirrss, uarlar,10,-,1{d
they must be mend cteen, Whether"
$suctia Machines will pay 'n'ith email
hernia ci' not dituericis on I Ito
ail sub Jecte pertaining to sods and crops,
slix cows cannot suend too mile° for Aoldresswaillisqoi.neistiziluisshtionoPrcoofmespsnonryH, LeninrlyitGed,,B.reolrl,onin.
equiPment, if he has to pay tintereet more ti The
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profit.
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can be ;lifted 'up'. with ''ll'tte teir;crr '''''..'": fertilize stratetberrieS .p.nxr bi4c.kcaDs? .soll in, the .city „or 'fiown, a tertifi#er
no eninee ' or rough hania,J:Ltl,g, ,off the Av_iwer: Jo prelineeng te eirnewbeirty ateellyeieeg 4 pot. ,erent. ,anThniCirdlia, ple..
bed it is g.o'otcl Practice to choose a cent.' phosiohoric acid, and 4 per cent.
It dices not steein as if the itrkcie; 'c"ti piece of land that has' been we:Tied petasa is exceed :goodi. if the
'veal ten the hoof is ;going to cc:rani-a-el , „
Ictioafs at ,east tvo sandy, .work in 'all you can
favorebly With the maR:'tkett lirice_f;or seasons, If heavy dirossiaN,,Ps of Ma' obtain of leaves and' some strawy
niuc-
veal When the ,Censuaner buys riny nnre have been inside, so lunch the brdre, This Will, Leap the physical
not butic4ser the: 'efailve-a at ll'clue better. Aboiut two. weeks Ib'efore 'the ,con,,dilfieui of :the,vandy soil., The .fer-
try slaiTigl -bei i'et.bal1railj.tr" °I. strawbeeri as are' fie' be set; up ply aecomimended in additio'n should
vide thelmiand '"'''''''"an17"t about 500 eel- .9,0re fertilizer make it highly ;node:et:me. Where
eats. ;One local : dealer tells,nie that CITO -advalyzing 4 to 6 oe,ro, ammonia, you woirk,,n13. 1,,e,averi situ:awy
3 to 5 per cent., potash One of the the sandy soil is thoroughly packed
beet methods ;applying. this efertil-.- 'before the seed is drooped or plants
leer d'S to drill it in with the eegulair set, otherwise it may be tee open
fertilizer If you do not happen t.on., the moisture to. rise, in which
Ito have this implement; scatbar the ease the crops would actually he
could , afford ti6.. pa more for meat itf , 8 to 12 per cent; pensphoric acid, and' manure in sandy ecitil., Be, Sure,. OVA
Ms. C.I/StOrelars Would buy it all. But
he., finds' they all Want the finest cuts
and this lee-CVOS MM. with the :Other
parts '011 Its TIPAIICI'S,.,
,. Dairymen generally hate to butcher
calves. But one 'knock and they are fertilizer evenly over the ground and starved. .
ready. for the knife and it is, really work it do ;by careful ea.reewleig. ,,,,,,,,,i IF. B.: will ve
tch (fall vetch) sown
1:16't '''4's ethael La's shipping them alive raking% i4f the 'strawberries are one 'witli oats mature so as to make oat
to a distant market. N is 'i.-''tl'e't 4.i'ardt or more years old and the plants and vetch hay? Will the vetch ,live
to 'do it `9•4; firs -t- .1).-th mit nii'lcil harder' cover all the surface, choose a dry through the coming winter So as to
ths.ai killing a chicken alter becoming
y as 'otcon as the top co:raring of make seed that; year?
used 'to, Not much equipment is straw has been raked off and growth Answer: Your inquiry seems ;some -
needed. The heart and tongue Can be begdvs., and s,00ttbs,r ferbildzor of [the
what complicated. You speak of sow -
kept for: borne use. There analysis.recommencled abryye, over the inc eau .yet41.1 ,and, iit
.11 t
: Make oat 'ad retch hay.' If pm were
to sow a Mixture of ispring ;nabob ;c:r.
lebal dealers. tar . ;fiuyers for restatr—
consicletible blood- for a poultry mash.
eerier o
strawberries at the rate of 'about 300
The liver is usually demanded by to -100 lbs. per acre.
ants and tehoulde'be'ffelivered: with the Fe4r biccItcaps or 1:'"3".Pb'errie's 'common reach. With .:Daubeney
spatter fertilizer Of 1112 El.!ill.a.13,-Eqs re- Early Alaska oats You would get a
'carcass.
commended, down between the rOWS'd mixture that would cut fer hay the
canes just. as soon as the ground 'will same year that it WIna 'sown stifiCe
Start: An Apiary Nov. work thprioughly, applying about 500 craps are annuals. If you were in
The latter part of April is a . good lbs. Per acre. Week dies int) the soil sow, Pall Or winter vetch with Oats
time to ;start an apiary. This. iria,y by careful 'cultivation, would not make sufficient progress
S. W.: I have a field which. I want to 'cut for oat and vetch haY. As a
be done either by buying full strength
colonies or small =lei -blo: to plant to potatoes. It is a clay loq.m. 'matter of fact if you are sewing fall
three frames each, .or bees, brood;:and but it is badly rut. Can you tell me vetch it is better to 'sow it alone
how much fertilizer to use to the acre, so that the fall or winter vistOR Would
queen means secure the dark
as they and the best way to put it on, and have ;an 'opportunity to make a goad
leather -colored' Italian bees,
are net cub,' gentle, but are hardier what kind to buy? head before going into winter.'
Answer: I would advise you to api-j, usual 'amounts to Clow are about 20
than the bright golden bees and; get
through 'the winter in better shape. Ply 750 lb:s. per acre Of fertilizer to 30 lbs. ,of retch seed to a bushel
3 to 4 per 'cent. taaranorrie, of eats per acre, or if sowing Yeteh
' thefaill colonies arrive, the a.rilelYing
best plan to Place them te-!t once on 6 to 8 per .eernit. phosphoric acid., end clone use about one-half bushel of
3 to 5 per cent. potash,. If you are seed per acre.
what 'DS to be their permanent stands.
the potatoes with a planter, J. H.: I intend sowing yellow Wee-
Remove:the wire -screen from top and
if you have the complete machine it soar sweet clover this spring in the
hottoni of the body, and place the bet -
will apply the at the same grain and in the fall plow it down for
torn board and lid in position. With
the nuclei the method is ,fellow- time that the potato pieces are drop- i fertilizer. Will those roots grow the
but in :this ease the remaining Ped. If you are planting the pain-. fallowing spring?
Fly Finishers.
The common house -fly bates nit-
nanette, and thus if you want a roam
fly -free, or practically so, either have
'a window -box of mignonette, or a pot
or so in the room, Plies will not pass
the box, and al0 who get into the
room by other routes will be anxious
to make a quick exit.
A window which has been cleaned
with par_affin, too, is one that flies
will fight shy ef. Incidentally, paraf-
fin is the best window -cleaner there
is. It gives a fine, lasting polish
It is a mistake in tactics, by the
way, to put the ordinary sticky fly
trap in a 'room. That method attract
flies if it also slaughters them. Pu
the 'fly -catchers outside the room, Or
in Some place where the fly nuisance
does not so greatly matter.
Laciness in April is 'apt be lead on
to disease. The bright, active hen
not only looks healthy but is healthy
While she is storing up energy sit
is also accumulating material fo
making eggs. Such hens bring in a
profit, and are the ones to have in th
breeding peas.
space in,the should he filled out toes by hand, -when you. haye. opened; Arnever: Sweet. ciceiesi is a biennial,
with either frames with full,'sheet's,cee the furrows Cr ,11C11.1E: for the potato hence if_ you sow seed ill -Ili year
foundation wired' 'hi, or better still pieces, scatter a guod ihearry dusting it will undoubtedly come tip -next year,
with frarnes' of honey- that may be el fertilizer along the furrows or into However, if next year's crop 'IS plow -
on hand. the holes pull in a little veg ewer this edi there iis no danger of the roots
- -
Whether the apiary is composed of fertzer, then .drcp the potato pleees sending up shoots again, Next year
many or few colonies', it is a mistake and—Pc:ceded ..-as usual. Do net drop the crap will have to be Plowed- under
are -the potato pieties immediately on top before seed is formed or the crop -eel
to place the hives. where they
heavily shaded by tree blanches and 'of the fertilizer. p---etuate itself in -the usual -cycle.
leaves. While the plaieing of the cot- C. E. J.: What kind of fertilizer is ' 'Ile big thing for you to -watch
cues out in, the opera -where the sues best for city loam, also for sandy is bo turn the crap under before it
rays shirrs upon them may slightly land? forms seed.
increase the tendency to swarm,
nevertheless there are certain sea-
sons of the year when the warmth of
the sun is needed to conserve the heat
of the colony. Pro -per ventilation and
shade boards will more than counter-
balance the desire to swarm. All in,
all, it is best to place the colonies out
in the open rather than. in a ehade;
plate.
Now is a good time to make pre-
parations for the 'harvest. An. increas-
ing number of beelceepers are giving
up entirely the production of comb -
honey with its endless manipulation
and its encouragement to the bees to
swarm. Instead, extracted honey is
having its day, as tswarming is kept to
a minimum when it is produce&
Moreover the colonies do not haveto
build new combs for storage and can
produce more than tWice as much ex-
tracted honey as, comb -honey, and 'at
the same time require less attention—
a factor to be considered, especially
where there are a munber of out
apiaries.
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Early Plants Out-of-Doprs.
The gardener who 'wishes to get his
cueurnbex, squash,er, and' any other
tender vines, started in" the early
spring before the dole" weather would
permit ordinary sowing of the seed,
should dig a hole one foot and a half
deep where he wants the vines. The
diameter of the hole should -be about
one foot. -
The Rest layer to be put into the
hole is coarse rock. This insures
drainage and keeps the bottom of the
pit from sinking down in the wet
ground of early spring. Above the
reek place a layer of !gravel. The
thickness of the rock layer is about
three inches. Upon this place a three-
inch layer 'of we'll -rotted manure each
layer packed into place so that there
will not be undue sinking iats the new-
ly placed layers get settled into place.
The bop layer in the pit' is three inch-
es of rich garden 'soil. The seeds are
placed. in this exactly the same as lit
they were sowed in the 'ordinary way.
The top of the soil in the hole should
be 'about four Or five inches from the
surface of the ground.'
Good drainage shotild be secured
about the pit so that it will not fill
and hold water at every rain. If the
soil is sandy or inclined to cave tin
about the 'Sides of' a bole, use a bot-
tomless oldpail of the sixte,en-quart
size, leaving this ril in the pit as a
form even after the vines are well
started,. The fact Qat the seeds are
several inches'below und line
is one reason Why they will not freeze
out.
The cover is macle from isix-inch-
wide boards, and is two feat square.
The top is 'covered with cheesecloth
or ,some other material that will let
in the sunlight and air but will keep
out. all insects that might prey upon
the - tender vines. As spring comes on
and the weather is warmer it may
be well td.,,leave the cover off when
the weather permits. At night the
protection of the covering will be
needed...
When the seeds are first' placed in
the hale they /My 'be covered with a
pane of' glass until well sprouted, as
this draws and holds heat better than
the larger cover. As soon as the
vines begin 'to reach (the glass it must
be takeneoff 'and the cloth -covered 'box
placed over them.
Eight Essentials for Eggs.
1. Grain (seratch-food) and ground
feed (masth).
2. Animal food, such es beef scrap
or `eour
3. Green food.
4. Grit and oyster -shell.
5. Clean, fresh water.
6. Liberal feeding.
7. Plenty of exercise.
8. Regular attention.
A hen eats from three to four
ounces of food daily, Strom five to
eight pounds a month and from sixty
to eighty pound's a year. The daily
ration for 300 hens is from nineteen
to twenty-five ptounds.
A hen will drink about six pounds
of milk 'a month, , One hundred hens
need two and one-half gallants of milk
dailY
Alaying hen on limited range eats
two pounds of grit and three pounds
of oyster -shell in a year.
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skins, but on a lessi number the
freight charges are too heavy.
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RECKONING
"My *al, if you do not -bee* your-
self ,of this eaeeless, habit, yoa. wl1.1,
coffer soa. many times."'
"When?"' the Mile 'bey asked,
"When you ivrlo grown up 4/14 .Aro
in "bouaTPea'sit'e" child Was net. interested.
Thefuture is far. away 'to a ,child.
When there is a promised pleasure
the days ,creep, and threetened ,pune
lament seems ,alwayis. ;along:way:ca.,'
Some children had just, been listen-
ing to the reading of that, Chapter Of
Actethat, tells" ef the dea0i. Of Anan-
ias 'and 'his wife. One boy commented,
oveIyonie that 'told ,lie dropped
dead I glIeln there wouldn't
many 'people left,"
"Yes, there would," said - another
boy shrewdly. After a few of Ithern.
had 'dropped dead ,everyone elec.' would
stop ;telling
No 'doubt he was right. We ;should
not experiment if we knew that pun -
Would be certain and. instant.
The theory sometimes advanced that,
,elaiddiren should be eldoeved to stiffer
.
the natural consequenees of their
fauns, 11,s not sound, for at us ;cruel to
the child. By the time neita.e. has
made him feel the folly of indolence, ,
eelliebness end dishonesty, the pfre-
cious: Years of yeeth would he gone.;
!habits would be fixed, and life very•
likely ruined.
Of course parents should' make the,
p enalties 'logical. so far as -possible.
If the child' see s that his punishment
is a ,direct reseilt of this fault, the lee -
son is far more effective then if he
feels that there may be element
Of vengeance in it, The disorderly
child la:lay be unde to -cee pnesure
because, 'he cannot find his ball,, or
cap:, Or some ether thing ;carelessly
tensed eside. The qtraerelsome child
•
may he shut eff. from family scciety:
until he can bring a sunny face and
pleaSant speech to the -family
The Spatedithrift 'child may do wit:Lei:it
some laneed-for thing. :
.• The dishonest child is perhalps the
hardest of all to deal with,. "Dishon-
est" here means the child who cheats
Or 11OS for his own fare:tied :advantage,
or to conceal. la:uldiese The. inaccur
acies and exaggerations of :childhoete
beleng in ;another 'category, Arid neially,
dishonest children ere. rarer than :y.6
ustrj'Y think, -though by leaf ereal nate
training' seme naeurally honest ebil-
dren. are made dishier -tent. Incentives
to truth and n. good example will do
:thUtele to guard against future faults,
bUt a lie should n'Tet with a
real punishment, serious enough to
be rentembered.
Aser,
The 'disobedient child is usually ti;;;;;
fruit of foolish and weak-wil'1:sel,pair:i
ents. A. child trained in cibedience..
from babtrhoe.d pretty certain", te,
obey his parents until he is ol'd enough'
to use his own juidigMeni. Then it is.
the part of wisdom]. to let him obey
hitrostflf.
In the physical as in the moral Life,
penalties 'are too far rernoved to in-
firience the ichild. When your daughter
. .
prefers sitting over _a romance, or
1 visiting the gtrus, to taking proper
" exercise, you may use what you re-
gard as a powerful argument. You
"may toy, "My child, if you de not get
; plenty of fresh air and exercise now, •
and est proper food, you will have an
ugly complexion, a bad, figure and
poor health when you grow up."
Thate time is too far away: She
'
would eather omit the long walk to -
thy, cualle Over the. fire with in box
Of candy, and trust to luck to avert
the vague evils of the. future.
-We -teach all our school children the
- evils of tobacco,' yet Many highestaievol
boys strut proudly about with cigar-
ettes drooping from their mouths. In
norre neighborhood eehere ,there was
' much smoking among boys a troop of
Boy Scouts was organized. The
iscoutmaster stated that no boy 1,0/1.1D
stacked need apply for mourbertshio.
When the company ready ta pie
on its first camping expedition all the
'bays in the school hind loft off enlac-
ing. They didnet 'care to be barred
from that opportunity.
It is always wise to deal instantly
and in a decisive manner with faults
that; denote serious flaws in chailacter,-
A Back -Yard Ternery.
A fernery in the back yard is a spot
,to conjure with. The north or shady
side is most fitting, and it may ineluicle
the lardy brakes; which are to be
Planted in the/Centre, as they grow
tallest, often to 'a height ,olf four feet.
Around these set themare delicate
varieties, taken up with the leaf mold
in which they grew in, the woods.
Sweet fern, too, heightens the at-
tractiveness of a fernery, idespite itis
einnantonness. Ground juniper, though
of quite another family, so much re-
sembles -ferns in appearanee that it
may swell the list. Spraying over-
night improves ferns,
April is a good rrienth to set goose
eggs. Fire of theSe eggs ere ;ail an
ordinary hen can ic*OVer.
Chielcens hatched last fall %shoulltdi
now weigh front six to ;eight pounds
to Ile pair clressied, and the demand
and the price for them -ore Very gcinicle
Keep the breeding sleek tlyulsy. Gook
exercise' not only intproves the ,appee
tite 'but lit produces ems. Lag heM
arei more profitaible far the pot 4)&41/
they are for the ogg basket,.
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