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THE SUNDAY POOL. 11 A Farm Woman's Tool chest
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Romans 12; 1, 2, 9-21 Golden Text drffexeirc
The Ideal Christian,
M.. t.oT;rinnxi woman who caulfl Inches long—are nes
Tlie traditional womau who could inches long -are necessary in releele
not drive a nail without hitting her leg furniture or for holding anything
thumb, and who did not know the that has. been glued.
e between a chisel and a There is more even to amateur
screw -driver, is no kin to the average serpents),: than just owneug a good
farm woman of to -day, She is her collection of the right kind of tools,
the assigned, to each else of us, neve, own "handy men" on many a light There are tricks to all trades, to the
apostles "therefore" refers to , ; 'job, and has learned that a screw in carpenters as well as the cooks, and
whole ti gehap t and to has
b of set -les
in God's the i up a lew, and v 1 all a
- beet: as to become supreme motive :fail time will save a door hinge, and a the right way - is almost invariably
precedsiig chapte s. He hfs be r ur setae it • must be sincere and un- nail in the loose board on the cellar the easiest way to work,
tins forth the mercies of God, haw i o , motion of the tai's may prevent a bad fan,The r ht
God, H �' h •ever has
1 io Way to Work.
Address communications to Anrono-mist, 73 Adelaide St• Wet Toronto,
1%1i1k Scales Bring Profit, out it each one is giving enough to
I remember a few years ago, I Pay for her keeping, etc. There are
many farms that have "sleeker"
bought a certain cow, •This cow
looked good to me, but there was one cows which, If the milk scales were
d ld be found out, It
" scion fox h2lgless i affected, a genuine s �• thing that I did :lot like about her, •• use , vvou soon
inheritance ..ow , come For instance, some people do not That was,because she was a small takes a pretty good guesser to esti-
d ower of ,Seel* it in Christ, through the gift d w ri from the past; file old tradition know that wood should never begotmate the amount of milk in a pail
selves from the guilt and P i spirit, �4'xth6::`: His -4_ -... Ti r, - oiling.. eds vtood cow„ Heave ez. f hex for Asea- Ie of ftotli on the top) I've
their s` t las prov;ded salvation in p a¢e ofH s g t na longer holds, but its baneful influ lubricated by well, ail q sensule price so 1 "tools. a chance. .. wi h a
' 1 who believe xn split, indeed, eve are not 1lts, bu t' to be seen 111 the foals
,Jesus _hew; for al ,; a c b no and farts rue l is s ill and makes it swell, consequently its seen many a person get "fooled" that
Therefore, Paul yielding in glad e ed sties her re-
use will stake drawers, etc., stick in- I always gave my cows balanced seen•Fut the ntiillc scales are sure,
uHimrges
aid lore Hite tion , to His mastery, He gives of His spirit with which she accompli u 1
ur es an unreserved consecration, r e. uses not the carefully stead of moving smoothly, Beeswax, rations, ,To do that I had to weigh And if there ever was a time that
f she hod which seems here abundantly, Compare 2 Cox. G: G. sults. Sh
to me o it _ rtranslates,g Let your love be, .chosen well -kept tools of her husband paraffin, or common yellow laundry each cows milk and after finding out "knowledgf was power,," it is now -
to mean .he entire life, whoe- Moffat • -in^ fox evil
P collection of dis= sea are the hest lubricants for
what one gave and estimating her adays in the dairy business.
l ear t•i�d submi sior. and sei ince to Him a real th.ng, with a 'whin". . and brothers, but a ll v p stick. Wax or 'weight, I would mix a ration for her
r this eat thi-sPe weeland a bent for what is pod:"cards from the farm shop that have drawers or doors that stip withcorrect proportiono carbo- I)lave found by watching the scales
who ties done ° s Brotherlylot/ ,Thethe eo est
g tier :s: He has eat ed xi . e apostle exhorts found their okay into her "kitchen soap rubbed an a screw makes it easier hs^ f I Q f that there have been rims that a
ere a
are Mee ret us give aaThat s to Him that there oben real affection. Fender, drawer.'" to drive in, and makes it possible to ydrate*, prot.ins nd fat I,tof certain cove would begin to drop ori in
living office ce, That which is flees, and consideration in their 71 love . most important use a slightly rusted screw without course, have a table which shows her #fete, 13y investigating 1. would
li nK a 'ver to Cod. It for each other, and that they should One of the first and isle F
,offered in ss. and z a another. ., i the ""hand' woman" must learn danger of its sticking or perhaps amount of these in the different hind find out the cause and correct it. But.
o tees His and is net to be victim `. he urge to dheztoriligence
one ishole-
Aviee, befogs e splitting the wood: of feed and tel:s the calamity t
`e`o �'• diced victim he u tlxligence to this holti- service, before she can tackle the simplest jobrenter cows need that give dif%rent s menu if 1 had not .)ices weighing
the
have
or taken back. The sae
ine
Q{ ancient worship was
slain at the warm interest and enthusiasm, hope- with confidence is that "tools mare In driving screws, the cap a,, each milking I would not
. � � : a f .. -s and steadfastness. • . .n " or at least a great Bart drills a hole first with a drill slightly of milk and butter fat according to
altar. Y cul exhorts to tine .giv ire o a xu3 gladnes a the vv oxkma ,their rise, while all standard books noticed the sudden ®roan off" and
v, ev'e's, . ble will sabre but they will find A tool eheet of her .own, smaller than the sexew he is going' to � n v Iii woucd have sone an milking, perhaps,
life, in a.• its activities arid P aTFare 1 will. of his work. . telling about fce['in caws have t. s g
, , , ob >d:ai a to the will of strength in prayer, Always there will with carefully selected tools of use; - if the screw Bole is an old one, % Q so he un ll she got too far i to get bask
f in t
to attain
t n destroyed, bin beki y mita° to do out of themselvesnhsifine nand dependable he may first enlarge it slightly with information in them, it can, a until Then again, when trying some
Ca+i ;t life t az o ► t'modern design F
ttinn fuii<ess and gerfecL,on in in kindly ministry to others, in hosni- v their first cost a reamer in order to, enable it tot obtained from the Department of agnew Kind of feed, the scales will show
to f strength evil) save
Imes over, take a scree' of larger size. If the A ga icuiture at OttaSvai, if it is best to use ie. If it agrees
many t
i .nient for effi-
cient'minimum t'qu F
cient work is _contained in a household
utility cabinet put out by a well-
known firm 'This is a boa, about 12
in ,.s conn
sinners, who could not saye them- i heart. We, who lack. this love, must
One inheri
such ohedienee. teiven to Cod it be-
t-males
e-
t mares holy, and eo must become fit in
every way for His service, and ae-
eeptah'e to Haan. And, Paul adds, this
is your reasonable service. That is to
e:ay that what God asks is not a mere
formal or nmel:anleal obedience, but a
r it.or i and irteZ.i,,ent service. Find-
lay ve (Peal:e's Commentary) it
talit5, and in contribution to the aid
of those who are in need.
Bess, he counsels,, even those who
perscente you, The Christian's lips
are for blessing, not cursing, Enter
heartily into the joys and sorrows of
others. Be glad in their gladness,
share their sorrow. arid preserve a
kindly relation of peaceful friendai-
*Implies intelligent. practical devo- ness toward all.
.g ,r
ton, the religion which makes work Mind not Kish, thinias, or, as lt,�l ;
worship." "Set not your mind on high things;
Be not conformed to (R ;" fashion-' Moffatt's rendering, is clearer: "In -
ed t i this world There as a higher t d ee being a nb[t ees associate
aid hole is too large for the screw After I had found out what proper with the coves the scales will give the
he wants to use, he plugs it with a- feed was best for this new cow, 1 regular milklug weight or better, if
piece of wood, driving the plug in: learned that she did not need as much the feed is better for them. If the
with a 'hammer, and then proceeds to, as the other cows that were larger. feed is not as well for them or is not
l
•notes inches long, con-{ drill or re= as for an entirely mew And yet she did as well in proportion
incites wide by 1� g relished .as well by them the scales
t[ttting a hammer, saw,
serew=drirer,. aerew hole, If the screw head is to as if she w*ere big. In fact, the scales will chis it by a dropping o8 in they
it of combination pliers be sunk level with the wood, the (by weighing the milk) showed if she date,, Of course, to get the full bene -
feed.
.and a pa
the Ave most important tools in the carpenter en',aracs the top of the hole was getting too much or too little fit from weighing, regularity in mill,
h till feed ing must be looked out for, It is the
By carefully using the scales each little things which, taken care of, will
time she was milked, I soon found make a cow do hee best. If ere will
out when she received the right ani-" only watch the care taken of one of
carpenter's repair kit—and an assort- with a brad awl; in this ease a .s
meat of nails, .crews, etc., in the most the hole with putty, covering the
ueeful•sizes, This outfit is priced, to screw head, and paints it to naateh
star:.- rd of emeduct for the Christian: ,sea „ f the w*sod•
with lurttble ft+la¢a •Ile A continues; day at $G,fiU, though present condi- the zest o
• the fashion or fancy ce * . • l e nceited. Never ay make it likely tet vary, and the In making repairs of any kind iti oust of grain.. Too much grain is the ri card;inaking caws they Will
Haan that whish Never' be se f eo p tions
thea a dictate,. That higher stair- bace. evil for evil to anyone, Aim #o re of fair IV, There are,. le well to remember that a ecrew as sometimes as bad for cow as too underiz#and it better, But the scalee -
t d TOW approve. or disapprove what b above re teach in the eyes of all, foals Ta Its #o An mind, in. of infinitely * mare vane than 8 nail; j! little. Besides it is )folie wasted, is •
the fundamen#al guide in their
dar i�aa eri a ds as -roller. It is tlto a a.. ease with rill men. if possib',e hczvvover, h fan �• limits the it bolds more firmly, pulling the parts A good many farmers generally feed ease.
- --- Re t F this set; the size ot the bo,
xsill of Opti. tiL'e, agpltiang tl~is teach- so far a beet depends on. you• Never hoard be from together, vvhilo a nail drives thein each cove-, the same ration o£ grain. So, even if one has the best cows
aiifi to n:lrs+ 6t/ tom, wawa see): in Christ revenge ydui aelFes: • size ' 1 the he (whichs
••. , l ; . much bother that .can be raised, and the best of
renesv:it;, b.1 car mini and heart he that it'rias Ile 1a 1E inches long for practical use) apart. In 2ny co• . it as important, They think that it is too m to give them, and the best of
�' ate is put to the 1'ae "ti;
tore and does net provide space for the that both nails and screws be dri en,to figure an individual feed. a But, if feeds g
4ai•1. vet ,.h,,,•1 between r , , , .. fele a tris ar ps ould ):cies, but that will • robably be added in straight. A screw especially, if they would only weigh the r
test matters of daily teireluct, to dia care iii stabling (the best of every-
erimiente
-- ___A �a tlae t hfore is should do his beat. )e n.o[ tools that P driven at an angle, is likely to split! milk they would soon be convinced thins), and also the use of a Batacack
war is forced upon him he may have from time to time. the wood, and will not go all the way Haat the trouble is worth taking. ; test to determine the quality of their
in.Many t[iiiatei:r carpenters do not I found out that 'I saved shank fife milk• with all these there is only
,
know the value, or the existence even, teen cents each 'day by giving the guesswork unless the milk ,.sales are
of mending plates, and the part they! new cow a ration which was as she used.
can be made to play inrcitiforcingoneeded, as :heves by the milk seal �s. If farmers would begin with the
and holding together old pieces of„ So" at that rate. when she got two o,dmill: scalae, try them for one year
bak1, or between what iraay be aoeSl
end what is hest, and so to prove to fi 'hrants lien have fought against
whet is that good, and acceptable. and the tyrant, the thief, the murderer.
nee -feet well of Gad, This is the finest and the invader of the sanctity of
rt, the true wisdom. the beat educe home or country, or in defence of the,
to n, to he mile to know, and readily `,weak,
;end freely to choose what God by Hite But there must be no place fa-• ev-
e/met , t• , verge. That rests in the hands of
snit is elosl.ylreve-1 :ng to duty,
but God, whose justice is unfailing, yetby
Wall Case Males Best Cabinet,
The ideal household cabinet is a
wall ease with sufficient space to
hang a large number of tools, for
tools should hang each one in its
place, and not be jumbled about in
the bottom of a boa. Such a tool
duty, net only iezause it
Is a y, .. sfrom rho case can be )sought empty for about
iae.attee it has conte to be the gla[l ! temte5 it and controlled ge love. Pau
willing expression of the quotes a famous pns.age ,
and free and ,. P Proverbs (25: 21, M»l, in l S� or F, but could probably be made e
beak of
new life that is in us, ivn.' which the finest revenge is declared by a carpenter for, Less. or, better still,
p-21, hove --without dissiniul•it indi and hel fol ser- could easily be evolved at home franc
> c •s-ito be that of k y P oro near the right
Paul has been setting firth the t,hrt a good box somewhere flan virtues the, 3-�q) of �nade.ryt•oii, vice. the injunction to the Chris- size My oven tool case is a converted
f;,xd for others, and modrratlon.� , Fitutlly 3
fidelity, constancy, simplicity, dill. Tian is simply:
e•;ere "Do not let evil get the better of 6 inches d ep
'fulness in #tie .
and cheerfulness k
eribottom t
,
• of b
b doing
else of the gifts whieh God has �;it"n, You; get the better of evil x to h
a.nd in demi the work which He bas Ig d: (Moffatt).
furniture. Mending plates are small to keep, the saving that I had made
flat steel pieces about one -Half inch on' her feed would more than affect
wide and almost any length, from one, the difference whieh I might have
)
and one-half inches up. They have al gotten if she were a larger cony, In leads to another, balanced rations and
screw' hole in each - end, and vvlien my case, instead of losing by getting the use of the Babcock test would
screwed down firmly over a split in: ct small cow, I made; in fact, I could be given a trial, with other things to
a piece of wood will draw the parts afford to give her away when she got 'bele that go:with them. The farmer
together and hold them as long as the4 old and still, not lose. But if I had not would gain and the nation, too.
in an honest, careful manner, they
would find there would be some profit-
able surprises. And, as one thing
medicine chest about 24 :inches high, wood will contain the screws. Angle,; weighed her milk, and done as most There is no reason why the farmer
16 inches wide, and e A irons are mending plates bent at right' farmers do, I would sever have known cannot use his head as well as his
small shelf near the o om takes tlte; angles in the middle. They are spa- that I was feeding her too much, and bands, stnd the milk scales is the
place of the drawer far Bolding boxes; clot life savers to old chair arms that she would not have done so well stepping -stone in that direction•
f nails screws washer's etc,; nails' b l loose. l either.
the ,r
just
right 1
tool t f,
t
" to him as you would to another man;
1
I LOVE BOYS listen when he talks. Pretend you're
By FRANK C. MOORHEAD. you're not, I'm ashamed of you;
you're not a good father.
interested, even if you're not. And if
I love boys. Not because I was one
myself, once. Not because I'm one
yet, in some respects. Not because
I've had two of my oven. "just be-
cause," I guess. They're such lovably
unreasonable and reasonably unlove-
ly creatures, that I can't help loving
them .11 Of course I spank my own,
Be a companion, a pal, to your boy.
You can't always go with hire when
he sets out with other boys to go
clear around the world, and gets
about five miles away before he de -
1 t Y limbs may be
o itis o
, re
are
g
i n on
are drivenointo back and drag- Care of the Tools. Of course, the principal reason far You cannot build a reputat o
two for each a sus the i weighing' the cow's milk is to find the things you are going to do,
distance to =tell the bulge of the! Perhaps the most important advice
handle—and a oc• theold carpenter could give the be -I
al d block.
of wood with p - •-.— ^�:
holes drilled through it is screwed to ginner would be on the care of the•
immemesimmeliammussimainimmommemomommo
the floor to hold the drill bits. 'tools be uses. First of alI, he would
The first equipment should include,: tell her—ns we have remarked before
besides the tools shown, sandpaper —that her tools nmst never be thrown
of various grades, a spool of wire, an 1 carelessly into n box to knock against
oil can, a pot of carpenter's glue, al each other and dull the edge of saws,
de-
cides to return. our
can of putty, and a three-foot folding' chisels, etc, That is the great Value
too old to permit your climbing •intol rule. . of a hanging tool closet; it gives each
the inevitable cave (I always pitied Buying tools, however, is a passion tool a place into which it can be
city boys who couldn't have a eave) that grows with their use, and the: easily put. The second rule would be,
11 to gut a tool to any use for
now• and then; and am sometimes when your boy and the neighbors', woman who owns the tool chest wr neve
tempted to spank the neighbors', too. play they're Huck and, Finn and Tom' soon find that she fairly needs others which it was not designed. For in -
But what's a few spanks between Sawyer, or re-enact "Treasure Is- besides -the tools listed here as neces-1 stance, do not use screw -drivers as
friends? I'm old enough now to real- land." But don't lick him when he sities. A cabinet rasp—a kind of file—' chisels, or vice versa, and do not use
ire that my father was right when comes home with his clothes torn. 1 is invaluable for filing off the surplus! chisels or screw -drivers to open boxes
he said it hurt him more than it did know shoes and stockings and suits wood when a drawer refuses to closet or as can openers. Never hammer
ane. Only, in another place. 1 cost a whole lot; but a boy's worth or a door suddenly becomes too large' with the wrench or pliers—in fact, do
There are immense possibilities in all that, and ever so much more. for the doorway. For this class of not use any tool for hammering ex-
every freckle on a boy's face. There's' I'm scolding a bit; I'll tell you why, work a broad chisel too, is extremely: cept a hammer. Keep your tools
only useful, and a small plane is almost a' sharp, if they should be so, and free
r=ot a cowlick in a boy's unruly hair I had two boys, Z have one now. from rust. An occasional rub with
e thnsrs
but come day naay be covered with a I diiI'm
dn't always do th.
goo'! and great man's hat. I should urging here. And there hasn't been
rather hear a happy boy's whistle a day since that the hot tears haven't
than, the best grand opera ever writ- come and that I haven't been sorry.
ten. I don't care to hear him sing;';
but no genuine boy does that very)
necessity. an oily rag will keep the rust away.
A reamer is a useful tool that sup- ;
plants the drill on many kinds of; Use your tools carefully but with
work. It is used principally to en- I assurance, let your hammer swing
large old screw holes to take larger :freely, and look at the nail—not your
sized screws, and to start holes ford fingers. When you saw, use the whole
nailing, both necessary operations to: saw, not just a few teeth in the
keep wood from splitting as nails or centre of the blade.
screws are driven in. A pair of wire-{ In a word, do not have more tools
cutting pliers to bite off the project -1 than you need, but, try' to have all
ing ends of nails and screws
are
so,learnyou
te handle take
theincare
of theih, and
l gently.
household convenience, they are
easy to use and so frequently useful.' You will find amateur carpentry a
A steel try square is a valuable sup- i sports rather than a chore, and your
Plenient to the folding rule; it simplid tool chest as good an investment as
fees measuring and marking, and; your sewing machine or fireless cook -
makes it easy to do accurate work. er, and will never want to -be without
A pair of clamps—about 10 or 12 it again.
often. Only on Sunday, when a real They Delp Each Other.
boy is quite likely not to be real.
Three neighbors of mine, who own
I can remember when I thought 1 farms of about the same size, have
was going to be a great man. Now been doing their work together for two
I'm hoping my boy will be. And so seasons with excellent results, and
the world goes, life after life, cycle without hiring outside help.
After cycle. As we grow old, our elide, In the spring they start at one farm
dren keep us young. The things we to put in -the oats crop. Two disk the
-wanted for ourselves we try to get for around, and the other follows with the
our children. I never had a Christ dri11. They do all the breaking on
rias tree. My boy has never failed the three farms in the order that they
-to have one. On the other hand, I come. At corn -planting time one
liad red -topped, copper -toed boots. I1 disks, one harrows the ground, and
Every boy deserves a chance to the other follows right behind with
make good. If he fails, he deserves the planter. The planter is owned by
,another chance. You, father on the the three in partnership. Corn culti-
farm, give the boy something of his vation is done by each one separately,
own—a pig, a calf,a colt, a plot of unless one of them gets too far be -
In the ash of bran there is a large
proportion of phosphates, much larger
than in the ash of barley or oats.
Ear -corn and green~ alfalfa meet the
'Leeds of &Owing pigs better, andat!
ground. Don't sneer if he fails. You hind; then they all help hits catch up. less cost, than chopped alfalfa and
didn't know everything when you be- During hay making they, all work ground cola and cornmeal. The alfalfa.
gan, even if you think you do now. together' again. The owner mows his
Pat him on the back when he does hay, and when it is dry they all help
well, and pat him when he fails. Talk, put it up. The hay tools ere owned
in partnership. Grain is harvested
the same way. One drives the binder,
and the other, two shock it up. The
binder is owned co-operatively. All
three belong to the same threshing .
I ring that does the neighborhood
threshing. This ring is debating the
purchase of a threshing rig of their
own.
Cern cutting and husking, being a
one-man job, is done by each one
separately. By working together these
farmers keep down the amount, of
money invested in machinery, and at
the same time get -all of their work
done at the er time without its
e p ro p
being necessary for then. to hire out -1
side labor.. Their team work pays)
them well, and takes little extra work:
or trouble.
FwGIL r
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stems .and: cob -'meal' are better suited:
to the needs of sheep or cattle. They 1
can randla, more fibrous, indigstiblel
matter than pigs, .
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HIDES -WOOL -FURS
DEACON =INS—The .handl-
ing of these '$kins is our spe-
cialty. It will pay you to ship
to us 1f you have three or more
skins, but on a, less number the
freight charges are too heavy.
WILLIAM. STONE SONS. LIMITED
WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO
ESTA8i IS!iED 1870
It 'is- estimated that Canada's an -i
nual loss agriculturally through. para -
Sites is $125,000,000,.
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Photograph of a field of Fall Wheat, showing fertilized and unfertilized drill rows
Does it pay to use Fertilizer?
Taking as a basis last year's increases in yields and the present prices
for farm crops;
$1 spent in Gunn's Shur -Gain Fertilizer for Oats returned $2.37
$l ., •• " „ •, " Corn " 2.53
" Wheat " 3.41
" Potatoes " 4.52
" Sugar Beets 5.85
Order your Shur -Gain Fertilizer 'now, before the rush, and thus.
avoid disappointment.
Gonna i° Shur -Gain °' fertilizer is sold
throughout Ontario by representatives who
are farmers and are using "Shur -Gain"
fertilizer themselves. Every farm is a factory
—Keep your factory running at maximum `
capacity. - -
if ilacre is not a "Shur -Gain" representative near
you, units us regarding an agency,
$1 .. ..
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$1 I fi•. ."
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Three Ontario Potato tests gave an average gain of 50 bushels per
:acro, and corn tests au increase of 2S bushels per: acre.
Indiana Station has just announced <-igain of $67.00 per acre for an
'e i:enditnie of $03.00 in tile, lime and fertilizers:
;Order iGUI' fertilizers Now—and make sure of the plantfood supply.
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