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BY 1.313.A.NIC. AVA.12170N
Oeyo of the de -reit peejudices in'the
heztrts ot" all eeuntry-living, neopie ie
that the farm is -the beat place to rear
children. 'Blest,. folk believe that the
country is . rand ..1),:rqdece,s;
hardier inn Wdmen alsO that the
moral erivironmen,t is itnach, MOre
-k.vheleseme, since countey children are
renao-ved from the dietraettions and
tenitptatio.ris of the town. ,
er an unused to ihe 0V]' i3
e Sunday SchQc1 Lesson
NOVEMBER 27.
authorlzej n'iter them to his P n Voyage and Shipwreck, Acts '27: 30-44.
Text -2 Tim. 1: 12 (Rev. Ver.).
Golden
, fits. a . ease of such 'high codicere. aid , on, the feet that it was rteces.,sary to throw
oc\t,DucTED BY Prior. • iip,NRY Breirto t•iten, ie score•-eard., :IvIediterrane,an Sea, the Cargo overheard to, preVent,' her
'The object ot 'thie department is to //tape at the ser•
out to be •beforte" we' invite 'boys and' Pealed..".teQaeser., (see-Chia...25; .10-12, „AleNandria in If`.teeyV',, to help m feede
Adelrepe, all, (facet/elle, to, eretesser Henry Roll, in
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jj let „lie heee, hei,p some ef 'r us tO: alta‘. • 1 from sinking. cast out the wheat;
vice el our farm. readers, the advice of an aoknowledgeti eee mere clearly vAiat a farm. home Con t\ ecting Link -Paul • 'having ap- which the ship wa,s . carrying ...`froni
itit`h t' iiulVtiCts min totsdlanit crep,ae
. Other peisciii.ei'e t Roma. liarge 0.- t- w y. , Was ever
their nursery and eche ol.
4°, •eile•wera Will aPPear in this -solemn in the erder
ease ettrhe'Withen Publi§hirtst CoMeanY, Toron. girls to. be horn there ami to make it 21; 26'. 82)! was with &en'e".1h6'''-'111'e ale'
4! mete a centerinamed Julius, v. 1. In vs. &van mere" welcome then atter' the
Ti the matter of health it does not
now suffice to rest upon tradition. Teo
many disturbing fact•s are coming to
light. The cities have gone forward
in the improvement of sanitary eondi-
tibste, during' recent years, while the
country has pientAdally stood still.
This may be "a hard saning" but wes
must face it.
On the point of morality we have
also had eur pet beliefs called ques-,
vvidch they are received, When writieg n y Probably the ine st iniportan't sectionl.,2, -13, we liave an account of the vov-age weary waiting of that anxiotts' night?
the answer wM be mailed direct. stoli "to, reerthrough the dense foliag.e
Von this peper. As space is timited it Is advisable where of ais is that andhr point No. 8 which ar as Crete, where wished the new not the.lan . It wa,s the is and
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reed envetope be enclosed with th? questIon, when deals with the nagaide I "modern eon centurion te remain at a `barber called of infelitite or Malt.a 28. 1) about that' lines the Toariside hordes. of
Immediate repty is necessary that a stamped and ad -
'nit WOODS 1
LET'S GET OUT 10:F
Tt is am undeniable fact thatmany
.
farms are hedged in by an, enp,ene- •
table jungle of weeds and ansightly
brush. These are decidedly /Morita-
nrental.and rnostinjerione to the value"
of the farm upon which they treenasss
Is it any wonder that Our city -
friends cell us 'rustic .and backward
ten, they have yeewea' ours home-
stead§ front the highways? If they'
Copyright toy Wusen, al:dishing co., Limited
We propose to raise a
venianees." It has long been, the} an avens for:the winter, while the 69 miles froth the s'outhern headlari:d bloodthiret.y. mosquitoes swaann forth.
captain ,of the ship advised Malan • for of Sicily n.ow ,belonging to Great Bri- • thavin th. in awe from the talons gie
ge Y
popular reproach of- theefernehausei
another Cretan port. g'lle tain. The island was freqUentlY; viBrit" back to the city. Possibly, they •visit
• •th reinniin . • le . Al •• • •a • -
ah
gime, neeTeeere these, eonvemenceS ear trlie, lesson takes up the atorY at • the because it Vi'as- 'far' a•waY froni the cr'''''as 9aved. !"314 the bru. d
Answer: The eorn-ear -worm attacles greand (three acres) and ,we wouloi
W. G.: What plants 'does the corn- C. G. _
that it wae not equipped with
water 'ant).- 'hathretm2 A-itthe Prt 8en.LWhich vs. 13-44 give a vivid account. of'it vQ`asnotrecognized by thellailera • ••
,s ip was overtaken by a storm, of ed by exanainan elapse ut s .p. rt
another section of the country where,
ear worm •attack besides tie:. corn? crop of alfalfa. on n small Piece of
tomatoes, cotton and. 'tobecco buds be- like to have your ad -vice oil the best be supplied. in any country ho,use point where, after, haying be,en driven main harbor of Valetta.. .4.. creek; trees at the roadside have I.Neen peop-
in 'sides eorn. 'Me suggested treatment method to get a go • non. N4at eveg ago / listened, to an. wherever PlUter araiaable 'from any up and down the sea for a fortaright, (Rev.'Ver.), ",bey," sinee known as St. erla' trimmed. Eve/Alia-TY, 'this mear,S
e,ef the Teest experiene_ source. Itscan easilY be shoWn.flu„th.er the ship was drawing near some lande Paul's Baye , Beach (Rev. Ver.); a that theee jungle -like grass grown
od catch A crop
for ecintrel an corn is to dust the green of corn was taken off the field this amines by en afl
smooth shore, 'on whicle the sailors roads will 'be little 'traveled and etlitie
that in ne,arly "ca,ee's' the C'aSt * 1. The Land,"30;
ia.17...eRwitte )g.s?eki iihree Partsa Answel': ' man who for Years' h•is had charge ef leas then' the eit
00x71 silks. with a mixture of Powdered fall. edpriSon reformers, in the ociuntry, bailee aeta , • , . could iant the shin witli (lance of -fanner. reefdeig along them Will fin
g i* 1:111°.De °T1' 113"1.(1' --------------' backereods on a dirt
li Ig it 1,- .not too late Plow • , . an man' °Ian e V. '30• The sitiPmen; Rev. -Ver., ,"the say . f
. Y y. 'lore." About to llee• Rev. er T Ter '
eal , V ook counsel, etc. (Itetv. ..), , he read, teat an. 'impassable elen wet
The treat- ale land before winter, As soon as it 'the boys' and girls' reformatory in one . • e
Vital Parts of the Farin• pwlaenrsefoSreeekslcapngintgorbetle,ene.succie-1:sillith, Ube !beat means getbn..g
lamt ior fion 01.. Po'a.rri.oninteea is to i- lowed .applY half a ton °f burnt of our agricultural -districts. Be stated
, Along with water supply and toilet • - e • d ld h
paseeneeis an , o iers wou ave as sie wee.
tihe vessel tee the shore,. sorely crippled weath.er anAtu source of suffeen,ting
dust in dry seasons. Where the cour-
ment i-e.coanni
lime or a ton of ground limestone per
acre, seattering it over the surface
of the plowed land. In spring as soon.
as the ground will work, barrow the
seed-beel theroughler. When a good,
mellow seeelehed haS beep. Obtained,
seed the alfalfa with e. nurse crap such
as barley, -using about a bushel -of
barley and 10 to 12 lbs. of alfalfa
seed per acre. It would be good pro-
tection to obtain the alfalfa seed suf-
ficiently ahead of time to make a
g-ermination test, which you can do
in the soil of a flov7er pot, or by
spre-ading 100 seeds betereen two blot-
ters and keeping the blotters damp
and in. a warm place. .
In. order to insure a good catch and
vigoroes stand, at the time of seeding
apply a fertilizer analyzing about 8
per 'eente'anrinvonia, 8 per cent. phos-
phoric eititl,,,and! 8 per cent. potash at
the r.a.te of 250 lbs. to the acre. This
,
.is 'applied tlarough the fertilizer drop-
per of a .grain drill, but if you do net
have this implement -ate fertilizer can
.seattered broadeast‘aver the' ground
adapted to southern climates, however, leefore tire haat harrowing. and ever15ed
and speaking gerier.ally Ontario farm- into the Soil as you are werki-ng down
era would do better to depend upon the seed -bed. This available plantfaocl
soy -beans and othea. leguines th-at are Will not only feed the growin.g clover,
better adapted for, growing under our but will give material strength to the
conditions, young alfalfa. `
A very good coarrporend or cleaning a ten -frame 00101W doesn't weigh
the radiator is made as -fellows: Di s- at least seventY-five PeAlnds thi.s
solve as much. c.prileen-t-rated lye as a there's ii•ort, honey enough to last the
traart of water will hod& Dram agate bee,e all winter.
tin water out of rhe radiator and pour Sa.y.S ;SAM: "Farming's .-uncerfx,in,
in the lye solution. Bun the elTgiTte but I'd just as soon be subject to :the
for fifteen minutes. Dreiri the lye whims of Nature as of Hunian NatUre.
eolation out and flush tbie water syse The weather can ruin your crop,
tem out hall a &oar timesor until maybe, b.ut it won't fire you just be-
an traces of the 1Iye are removed. muse it has a headaehe,
positively tha.t`a mach lerger propor-
tion Out juVereile delinquents came tient
the rural districts than trod' the Cities
and towns: - '
It will not -do, however, to ti•e 'ter
' p ' a fifty cfal- The Wreck, 40, 41. ists from the citY lead the good retads.
facilities should come pewage disposale been deft to 'their fate. Let down the ,
gspray the growing Alents with ansen-
ate of lead taree (tends t ,
pillars of the ear -worm will eat sonie tions on the
sweeping statements.. Neighborhoode
,a,lways one Of the Most vital considera-. boat;•lioping' in this Way to save their
TI • fellow and with the improved high-
thg the fruit. Ver.) the. four anchors' which had: been waYstoonies prosperity fee the farms
whose lives depended, upon them. How V. 40. Casting of the anchers (Rev.
lives reeardless of .the oth -
differently they acted front the evay, in
Which British sailors, act wherv their
-vessel. is in danger, looking out first
for the safety a the passengers. and
last of their own." Under color; under ,
Ver.), thart is, at the full length of the the tern, had been 'lashed above the way rudders, ane en- either side of
Pretence. Lay out anchors; (Rev. that the renters of the drift-Ing-
e:able. The writer of Acts uses a waves While the Ship lay art et-Lehr/TA. so -rt are excluded from leading com-
-sailer's expression. The eailors pre- and were now lowered .again for use. munities as they sh,ould be.
parlittelatiy disorderly ,and unneat
tended that the vessels needed all'ebOTS Ile foresail (Rev. Ver.); th,e sail thatl,
would cause -the Ship -to move toward' in appearance is the road whic..11 is
to earry them out to, a cable's length,
and that they Must go .oes-in a beat the shore with greeter precision and I lined with briers, weeds, and 'ungainly
sWiftness than any other, sprouts
out from the bow as well as the stern,
V. 41. Where two seas met; either a seam s ine e 1
grewoliqigi•seifrsoommehalfu-indgecei; yeeds
SpTay heevily se that the cater-
af the poiserecl folia.ge befoie attack -
A preventative measure is to dig Or -----------. many farms the, sole re -
plow the land late in fall, which. Hance is the farm well. • The chief &-
handling expoee the pupae to feet of the well is its lialeidity-to con-
fronts or will break up the winter ,talninanione Either bleated. material
tit:erten of the insect. may d„ra.in into it from, the surface, or
C. II.: I am interested in soy -beans it the soil is poor there may be seep -
for buildieg tip the soil. What is the
earliest variety? Are cowpeas a suc-
cess in, this province?
Aneger: Dr. Zavitz of Ontario, Ag-
ricultural College found that O.A.C.
"No. 81 soy -bean has usually pro•ven
superior to ether varieties in tests
• throughout the prrovinee. This is a
comparatively early variety of soy-
bean which yields heavy,
Cowpeas can be grown with success
In the south-western parts of the
provinee. The varieties whicih did best
at Guelpih are Whip -poor -will and
Wonderful. The enwpea is especially
'•
n along them dud en increasing desire to.
„. 'This question must be considered in
iirect eannetian, -with% that ,eftwate
vary. so decidedly% that tliCtre are (*.'7.
*OelPtIOTIS to every generalizatiene Yet
the Whole qUestion irs'So eerfone rthat
we: are not `gleee oyer. We eught
to know. the fa:eta-and Tarp the titith
ani:1 whateverthe coiditions are, geed,
In the Shadow of the Parliament Buildings
Eastern Women's institutes in Convention at Ottawa.
BY GIBSON SCOTT
'Higher and keener grows the en- and the effectively functioning brantch,
thrusiasin for scientific home -making 'the Cenvention passed on to a em-
end skilled community building as one sideration of the expert services vtle,eich
after another of the five great Con- can be made available to the home-
verities:La which the deve&ping needs maker through the -various Govern...
, :the Women's In,stitutes made it ment Departments el Health, Evince -
necessary to held this. year comes, tion, and Aviculture. It is astaniSh-
eves and passes into history Ing how widely end rapidly the re-
sults of modern college and laboratory
research are now being translated into
the language of the home and placed
in the very hands of 'the dwellers Iri
The. -bhird cT these. was had in the
beautiful !banquet hall of , the • Chateau
Laurier, Ottawa, on October 25-26-27,
with fecorn. three to four hundred in
attendance at the sessiens.
A single swift survey sh.owed that
this pro.grana had been planned and,
execated with purposeful meaning.
One suddenly recelled vri-th fresh
understa.nding of -its sig-nificance a
atatement of the Premi.er Ontario
last year: "The Women's Institutes,
las I understand it, are dealing with
life itself."
This Ottawa program was a sort of
tatack-taking f the present status tote
kerne-making in Ontario. Beginning
with the Tria,sterly eurvey of "The De-
srelopment, Present Status, and Future
of Women's Institutes," 'given by Sup-
erhitendent G. A. I-airtinarn, that vet-
eran administrator of Farmers' end.
Weinen's Institutes, the Convention
a7acaceexlecl to a study of the "Forward..
Look in Ontario Homeenakirnig" from
a three -fold aspect. First, a study et
the edonatien and qualificatiocele of
the .girl in the country, by Mrs. Jean
Muldrew, Director of the Home
Branch, Soldier _Settlement Board;
second, a similar study of the young
man and his necessary renalifinetions,
by Mr. W. J. 33e11, principal ef the new
A.gricrultmail School, Kemptville; and
third, aa illuminative presentation of
rec>menimity and family home-building,
.by Miss Ethel Chapman, the brilliant
young laselociate editor af the Parrnee's
lifegazine, Toronto.
This was followed by a unigee eon-
, not ehject to meheing a eatalegue faoinnia- seeehool eertairsly bee
Whale" on the "Efficient Institute "
terenee, a sort of "Committee ef the
GOCVS Ogen country through the med-
ium of these State Departments and
the Institutes. Wise women they, who
keep them ncyn.epartisan and non -
'sectarian so that they remain chan-
nel through which the life-gi-vring
water of knowledge may flow to the
Whole coninsunity. Along thi.s line,
a most inspiring talk on "Community
Team Work" was given by Dr. Annie
Roes of the Mac -denial -di Institute,
Guelph, in which she outlined -the
stages a individual devel,opment from
"I are --I can- I ought" to "I will."
An outstanding feature was the
part the 'girls played in the Conven-
tion. With a corribirnation Of youth
and level-headednees -which gives the
acme of charm, they gave excellent
reports of -their work in the Junior
Institutes, the District, or as, part of
the Senior brariches, took part in the
dieduasions, an/Me-red quiesiiions, or
„even did a tshare 'presiding with
grace and sell-ipossessioce during the
aessi ans
There are three junior branches in
the East, the Lansdowne, Alinente,
and Delta:- Girds,' Institutes, besides
mcirny branches with a large pen -Cane
teen girl.members. ," '
A message aftgreetive was eee• a
r lye
froin her Excellency, Lady Bing of
Virny, containing else her regret that
owing to official dutie,s hewas detain.-
ecl in Quebec and unable to be per-
sonal,ly at the sessions. The Hoe,
Mrs. Grant, wife of the Minister of
Bat/cation, read a •telegra.rn from the
In the ,counse of which, illustrated .loy IIon. Manning Doherty extpressing his these guanines wind.), go to eenstitet,e I its advantages. Also its disadVaMagees.
. . .
reports and discussion front the regrets at being unable to attend in the ideal farm •Imine With special ref- The citY schools, with better building's,
beanehee thereeenses og wh,at in actual Person as .efficial head ed' 'bite depart- erenCe to the rearing of children. Of better equipment, higher ,paid teach -
operation had produces/ the beet re- mont in which for tWentY-0-ne years course, the valuation, given to these ers iand better classification of pi/1;as,
eats, a comprehensive review. was the Inetitietes have found their Gov- different points will incite arginnerit, outeht to secure better results
made ef the individual, branch. 'When ern/rental home. Whether meMbershiptin a good rural than the 00, until= sohools Without is
and nave tio organize, duties of ofil- The local National 11/1'i elab is worth 1ThOrrP or less thart a bath equipment. There is, however, a strong
'
TIIEtFARM ,HOME •
• • The Location „
1. Is the lo,catiori healthful? „20, 21, Are there ,young folks in the
,
2. Is it convenient to towneschool,
• and elmach? .
8. Is there good commimieatiOn
- bygood r .1: r enY,t
, automobile? .25
4. Is the leeation attractive, with
good oiatlook? • .............20 25.
The House
/et down front e stern, v. .
were now abandoned, and the ropes , live in that hommunity.
were eu,t, so that the ship would -move: Community prosperity brings terse,
rbuddee‘rvarbdaitsclt°7 fTell;e:TITI°0.1sjtr. Lof"'sPedaddtliele-JbhuoYmeersinPeaDPbeleatiTtifhoulvfatsptota. 13I7 misantehnis't,
shaal separated from the shore by she,,e,Pd .ee preserved es an absoltitely
deep water end washed. by the sea bare roadade. is like a city park with-
Edeeatitinal Advantages -211,t9a-a gained* eueh aseendan
neigihborhoodi? 20
2'2, Is there a good sehbal near'? .. .40 -, Vs. 31, 32. Paul said. The a.pestle
tit r than drop them out aa in v
cy eves. all 011 either side, or aneek.of. land preeii,-,eat,troosor saitttes.
near le ...20 jecting from the shore. Ran the vess • eu
h t -whether
-28o le' 'there a g000l high, ache9011
4.8 there a Avail librarY within
reach.?.15
-Is there an abundance of
,:good
• books and magazines .about
the .house,.includ_ing those .
Which! deal with agricul-
ture and home economies? .20
26 .Are there other"definite eduda:.
tional activities, such as
pig clubs, canning clubs ? .15
Recreation.
27. Are there accessible play-
graunde, ball gixemcils,
'grounds, swimming, •
fishing hunting? ..
28. Are , e-ntertainmente
-whethrin easy reach? ......15
gs. Are. there children's Clubs ,
, boy seeds 'girl guides? .15
Social Organization.
30.1s ;there a- good:Church easily
• fLi•;‘aanl4ble. e• • iegien • • • - ••• • •
- 25
5. Is the house large enough?, ...20
6. Is it well built--warin in win-
ter arai..eoea summer? .480
7, Is it externally dignified; well
painted, attractive? ......25
8. „Does it have the modern con-
• veniences?
a. Running water? ....25
b. Bath and toilet? ....45
c. Sewage disPOsall? ..,25
d. Heating system? ....25
e. Ventilation? -........35 '
f;-Defenee•aga.inet fli'es? .80
The Surroundings
'.ihr the -farm. buildings weljY
iirranged avith reference
to the house? .. . .`: ..20
10. Are there pied. •grouncte; with
• landes, shrubbery and, so
, fertile?
11. Are, there, good trees well
placed?
Senitati`ore-hYlealth
12. Ifathere ai•;1"kaleundariee of whole-
some food well cooked? ...80
18, Is -the water supply safe? : -25
14. Is the Sewerage effective? •
15. Isthe milk supply safe? ... :25
16. Is there „ medical inspeCtion
through the sc,hools t or ,
otherwise? ' 20
17, la there a district -nurse? .....10
' The Neighborhood.
18. Are there neighbors neer, but
not too near? .20.
19. -.Axe .theY the. right kind ? • , 40
20. Is there wholesome, active in-
' .tereentee between n,eighe •
'listen to him. To the centurion and aground (Rev. Ver.); into- a bottom of enc
about •heirt that every one was ready to
. . . soldiers; who would be able to mucl, graduating into tenacious clay, along the toad or enclosing fields
inns ethieh the forepart would fix shauld be kept free from weeds asef
s' top the intended' d,esertion-hetter than and. be held las.t, while the stern unnecessary binsh. Bepecially on the
the captain of the vesse---------------115511
81, Is there v. live :\Visfirren'esInsti-
'trute within *reach? .....'..20
82. Are there 'Other active ,*.eoeial
organizations, especially -
easel as reaoh youne
- talkie? .....e10
•, Home Discipline.
83. Does each child have regular
- duties without being over-
worked? ...
84. Does eath child receive person-
- al instruction in farm or •
household. work? : 25
85. Does each ',child have personal
enterprisos cd his, own ?...25
Externals and Incidentals. -•
86. Is the ,re ma fire ,groteetion? ..25
87, Is there good pollee protee-
tion? .. .. ...25
To 1 score ....
abide in the ship. Gad (see v. 24) ea, we.s expesed to the force of the waves.; line fences. where a clean row • "
" tam be en-to-beeali (Rerv. ' • rhaY'
in.spire the neighb,ar an the..opp•esite
'revealed, to Paul -that all on board the! ... _ .
' while the Crew and pe_ssengers erOwd-
vessel would. be saved, bet at the sante erl to the forepart of the vessel.
time, every hu,man effort must be . .... . ...., ,,i , ,., . 4, 4i,
V,s. 4e, 43. Ilse soldie . I
H.16. Tile +ma -yen -lee, se .- ,
' It' neighborhood by setting a good ,ex-,,
'made. , Cut off the ropes; taking the
matters in their awn hands, 'and thus rs eenesel e,te
had Or indifferent, we want to make
them better.
A.5 to rural morality much can be
,sald and Irer7 little proved, Every
once in a while some alarmist discov-
ers a sore spot sosnewhere in the back:
•woods and gives it a good writisig• rop
in the papers. Such degraded neigh-
age doom throughtto 'the underlying
vein a water itself. Pooreseiwage dip-
posal and.extensive centamination
'are reported by competent observers
to••lse common and serious. en, farina
throughout Canada. Mere. then one
proud and haughty farm :would ecOre
awa..y below 100 per tent. en this point.
borhoods undeniably exist. They aught Every family can Inokinp and remedy
to be discoverer -I and purged. But they
are not typical of the open country
and particularly they do not rese,mble
in any degree the moral characteristics
. .
of the smeessfal farming seetsete It
is still true, in aceordenee, with the
popular belief, that ht those ',sections
where a Permanent and profitable
agriculture eexists, and where aggres-
sive farm farnilies dive, the social con-
ditions are wholeebm,e stie:1 the moral
life orremplary.
A Score Card Test.
It might ,he worth twihile, en, the
basis of a score card, to make 'a com-
prehensive comparison between the
city, the village 'arid the country. It
would need tabe a therou,ghgeting,
scientific study, cuMbervome 'te be
published in a newspaper but invalua
able for study -t,hy seriouttniindied coun-
try people. ' ,
• The v.,eoreecard idea so, took thold'ef
me that I have worked' out one Which
might become a kind of 'test' betwe'en
two different ,rfarms t•wo different
this e161 for itself. c. :
Farm food and feeding have Ilan•g
been a conenoneby-ward in, Canada,
net their ins,refficiencY-•nclni,te tfIue
contrary! Tbere is ,elwaysi Toed enough
-Often thereis too much, .
' On tlap ether hand, there ie in many
cases a ss.d lack of vartH'etk. ,
Attention She/Lithe difreeteito q4s-
tion No. 15 asking about the ,purity of
the milk -supply. Hunr.hrede of families
are ruining real :Fiske usieg „their
own is well known thet the
farms which sthipaisaillt to the eities
side to elean up ins 'own row. a
Get out the axe and ecythe and. clean
up!, Make an impression in your own
foilin,g•gthe plot of the sailors. Each prieener 'WEIS ehaenea
. Vs. 33, 34: While the day WRS COM- (lien, who, was answera.h.e. with his life aToPlei a ele.-9-n, eerinnintitY makes for,
ing on; before it we's, light ,enough to idfiehrl'es ad.11Vai3e.gee, tshirrleAft eesc:lavrees.prTelline pTeld- lenlecaens. t(711n-shills' aquuthes ansi 131 -qv -
see what was best to be done. Paul by Tear •for themselves. Centurien.;1 Progressive, modern appentin•g•
in vs. 21, 22, they had not taken suffi- for Paul the ,athrtiration ef one brave , yin o me prosperous farmere
7,cient lead.. To take some meat; Rev.' man for another; and besides he was - ea.neicel easlie'ea la.i.es,,ule te'etehl°,mfaiellues:tlivielilebecaaliwe:cac':
e
•Ver., "food." For your health. There grateful to the'ene who had been the
and nerve would fail them when the , land (Rev. Ver.); that they might be
of saving crew una. passengers.1111"e 1-Tr°s•Tereu.§-and contented. ' '
may aid M keeping the b,oy and girl at
was great danger that, in their weak- means
ness for lack of food., their strength They which could swim . . first to the lliaking your farm worth living Oa
'Fourteenth day . . . tarried. . fast- I , V. 44. Planks, and . . other things woodsfarm that often Kiri- thein t "
to hel the t home It is the brueh h•fiden b I
ses eat o
critical moment for exertion came. I ready
hie. net able to take sufficient food in (Rev. Ver.); pieces which were 'broken the :city. ...
besought them. In spite of his words willine to save Paul. The officer had' farms s l•
and which, for that reason, tnust
. . .
undergo a 'city mispeetion, -are kept tip
to a sanitary standard considerably
higher than that maintained on
Are& of other farms which do not sell
milk.
. The School Question.
, Another 'eniestion en which a reursinig
`discuseion eari always be ;Started; is
that of the- enuntry ,sehool. A 'stout
„
plaint his always teen Made for the
little r;era school -house au,d, the, Wavle -
neighborhoods. Seesible people can. room emgraded ,eschael. . The ,.,
eon, how to ,colidruct a meeting, pr9.- tia-wa, entertained the delegates to a room or whether rgood Aohing is to
gram planning, diScovering delightful and informal recePtion d,r- be preferred to ,a Weekly, agrieultural,
velePing the rtalents a a „coMmunlitY, ing the Convention. '• journal, these are points which onlY
tbe work ,C4 *DO home eneleseheol one, Another recreational feature of in- Oolamon might settlei
mittoo, eineation) eneertelmeeee, play terest was a tour through the neiV" 'The scheing values here written
k the eemmunit,y, were Searle of the PagaViq..P.t Baclings. .,, „... &WTI aro te.., 1)9 /1'qcOtecl...1ri•12.15 malie
ratters which kept the delegates in a ',,entinitinlier singing and some de- spirit of hUrnility viri.-.1.'wh` b they
are
. „
nene re teeee, ane.ea,ger intereeb, ligritful8Gdes were an at rad v0 foni„ prposed aehv.person over 81 yea/t
FrOni 'Ole ltildV Of hew beet to move Of relaxation between and during the, qq,,..., bearing a first class teacher's
.
h Ile et. 1 Neil al h Sessions e tificate a rovincial hunting license
movement 'M the eritenti•Y to realize
all the :advantages of the ei-by .echeale
while "saving eensa of t v,an, ges
he ad
:petrntlY sehools,', And the ,inove-
meta towards noneel•Mating
flbetiM ht t. heoh al'id'pfae
Viding .better'leuperintendenee•,nre, den,
in mach to raise the standard
etheiel", Work -everywhere:: •
- it'10 already a ettraI.-Seandal' thatkn
their intense anxiety lest they should "aes•-dy from the( timbal -is of the 4ite.F,p1..
suddenly run ashore una.everes. Their • Air safe to land; and so' Patira promise
dread would be all the greater. after (vs. 22.'24) was Falfilled. There were
the eoundings had been taken, v. 28e 276 on heard, Y. 37.- This is the end
The coolness and sagacity of Paul in of erne of Paul's perils, by sea, 2 Cor.
preparing his companions for coming., 11: 25. `.•
fall from the 'head; a proverbial ex- given to the- shipwre- eked company by when, if they are left exposed, they
,safely through the winter,
effort is worthy of note. Not art hair og: 1_10 sere, of .bb' • welcome plants
pression, for complete deliVeranee. 1 the people of Malta: of 'how it came may either be killed outright or badly
• Vs. 35-37. When he had taken bread.' to pa•s,s that Paul was frest regarded injured end. in the case of fruit, tbe
Protection 'of Plants for
Winter.
A little protection will often bring
."At such a. time the. farce of example , as a murderer end then honored us a erOP may be -reduce Plants one:also
is at its_ gr, eatest" (Century Bible). god; and, a the cure ef the lather of preteeted from mice in winter. The
Gave thanks to God, etc. , Some inter- Publeas, the ehief man ef the island,
pint this action as marking Paulre!and -the eensequent honees sthoevered
re-verence towards God in •the presence'LVOTV Paul and these with him.
of the Gentiles areund him. All of e ' Application. '
Parg°°edvalle.72n-2.57Paranalisheamdtttiollrleed(twit:iir- This most ilraniatie incident in-alI. n
courage by his faith ,and prudence; the tjhe life of' St. Paul illustrates the' •-•1'•t,
a although strawberries vvoll-often
that he inspired it" .(ExPoSitor's Greek ,eivili•4•ation and one obel-tem caeca jetc1P4sawleilglh.tto arIlliatelveelithaesV.1,in'ant, se-oPehrG:n:e'•int---
'cheerful eenfklerice in a go aaely through the winter without
event had elready sheartei that he des 'value t`f • a
,served confidence, , and it is • evident .eropereeies, ,,,,,a,,,ate the
time et e,rlisie. We have all manner et being mulelled, there are ""1:nters when
prospecte of
Testament). Took some meat; s'arely c assaniclrae announce bit -1'e° ri.‘iin, ' iii'e teas if the mulch 'is ure ' there the
do, weitt to hear acmes Oat' storm the plants will be killed. In mulching
ste•ady voice of the groat apostle; strawberries the plan is to Wait until
"Vglierefore, sirs, be ,01 good, eheer."
POSSinliSTY1 will get us 'nowhere. Optim- hard frost or just before winter eets
The Greek means 'having satisfied iiis'sruls:eft'Inbeivebliatertg,'-urinialleinqhnesreauslitewsiullrgegl i0nf: '1.71d°setil's"e`ina'''Fv-91:vaecIr at' liel't c'avel'i'll'g;
the ship; a sailor's term.- This was roll. - • tehn.aintigihs.tnoPp6reeVseanTYt einuchl'Iri,e8no:stTtLa'el)noliviasna.ge.s:iiiii
themselves, with food." They lightened of this troubled hour shall CeaSe it.0
the 'third thine:this had! been dere The 8M:et Of all thie cheerful con- f.reening, or just enough to cover the
(compare vs. 18, 19). The sailor's fidence is mostly faith. "I know whom plants. A thick mulch may do more
object may have been. to diminish the I have believed, a•nd a -m persuaded harm than good. The cleaner the
plants -usually protected from the wea-
ther ';`'exe s,trawhereies, raspberries,
grapes and roses. • --
,
It has been" found' by -experience
needed ;after . their long absinenee.
Two hundred.threescore 'and sixteen;
a la.rge number, but nothing is told us
about the size of -the ship.
V..38.-,Whee they had•eaten- enough.,
dePth ,,of water whiCh the slit) drew, that he is ,able, to keep that which I
so as to en ablethein 10 approach near- have committed unto, him against that
er •to the shore before striking. On day." Faith 'and hope are the parents
the vessel may. have been sielcing so, of the Ohre:snail, courage.
.thousende' of neighborhoodsuuo inearia
.of recreation forLyoung people remain,
For its own eo:cial selfepretection
every neighborhood ought to provide
most carefully the ncessai7 reereatiPn
facilitiee, especially for young peoPle
with A preference for such types cd
recreation as are native to the dour -
try. This means out -door picnicking,
ball PlarYing, fishing., hunt-
ing, community ptageants and plays.
This process ,ef examination earlobe
applied by each family to ite own
home. -After one has made -up the
score :in this way for his own farm
he will be able to gee more elearlY
What its deficiencies are. Possibly by
focusing attention en; these shortcom-
ings themeans of removing them ina.y
he found.
straw the. less wergethere will be in
eradicating weeds next 'suntan e,r
Marsh haY, where it can be obtained,
is good, as it is comparatively free
of weed. seeds, and it will not lie too
compactiy over the plants..
Where raspberries are injerecl 1ther
winter, they et -ill be much. better pro-
tected and will, taking one year wich
• another, come threugh inueh better if
the canes are bent over just- befere
winter sets in and. the Mite helsi deesina_.-
'with sell. The STIIOW Witi cover them
sooner thanif they are not bent vlovni.
Where there is very little sno-w 'and
the winters are very cold itlias been
found desirable entirely to cover
canes with soil. •
Except in districts -Where the grape
E. G.: We have some four months'
old pullets from eggs of a flock that
showed' signs of tuberculosis. Do you
think there is any danger of thesin.
pullets developing the disease if they
were put with a healthy flock?
We doubt very swell the advisability
of your keeping the hens affecteci with
truherenlos,is or the pullets batched
from their eggs, as the two chief
means of spreading this diseaSe.
through the excrement Of the diseated
hens end „through their eggs: Although
the pullets may not show the tr.:501g
at present; it is likely to develop -later
on and even if it deestirt develop, it
'May Show Itself in the next, genera-
tion. Tebereul-osis is ere Of the most
,serions-diseases wilutqh attack" PnraUrgt
It eause$ greater ioki-thit4 any othir
d'sease ain4 10 one of the: most diffreult
to ha-ndle.
A 3 arnt flOok which afteeted with
this 'disease should '4e eittirety
posed ofoand then the poultry house
itrai ite surreundingSf.eboula be thor-
oughly ocaused atd disinftetel bt
fore etarting with new birds. In mak-
ing the poultry house sanitary, one
should ,allect all -the droppings and
litter for fertilizer. The floors, walls
and ceiling should be thoroughly
scraped so that no dust Or dirt re-
maini2. All the hennas, drinking
fountain% siesta and roosts should be
removed and cleansed and everything
in the poultry house and yard should
he saturated -with a good ceminereial
coal tar disinfeetant. Another appli-
cation of the disirdeetaritt should be
rmaAdlet ;Iiiabilinces tenrar"1:e.ns ',night stray/
such' es under corn eribs end he s
pens, eheutha he boarded up, sink hole§
and wallows s'hould be film 'with fresh
dirt and, if poslle,.plams where the
(Name have bets), alitowed to
shmild 0,owed and ezroppe&
We bellI;eve tut sit Would pay- you
po he thorOugh in the eradication d
Oda diseaxe *thee than to econtimie
With the Mr& you now have on hand.
'j»10 ki101m 'gra hole/
,14,le due
fo the oetion Of toiling the water,
making Certain carbenatee in the
waiter adhere to the nesstel med,
can be grown- coinmereially, it is nee-
essary to Prot,eetethe vines to ensure
a crop. , A few days before the ground
is expected 'to freeze up, the vinen
having been previously pruned, are
bent down and govered with soil, which
18 left en until the following May as
it is sriprieg froets which may cause the
loss of the crap.
Roses must be protected, in most
places in Canada to help ensure their
coming through the whiter alive, and
protection isnot atinays successful.
The most reliable method of protection
is,to cover the plant with -Sail. Where
thie is 'not easy or possible, the base
of the plant can be mounded up with
soil to a height of twelve inchee or
Mere, and the ten then bent over and
held down with soil. Then if boughs
or lefaves are thrown over the top to
help collect the meow and gige greater
protection it is deeirable..Iit the case
of climbing roses, a `good plan, is to
toyer them with a boX filled, with dry
leaves, main ethe top water -tight eo
the leaves wit! keep .:/ry.