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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1920-2-5, Page 2M *" Tractor :Nines toe/anal. and Do. Keeping the tractor fit means eon• - stand care and attention on the pert of the operator, Like a good horse, it should be handled and cared for by one man who can become familiar with it and know its individual re- quirements. While- it is an inanimate object, it responds to intelligent treat- ment. Further. the operator should study the principles of its construc- tion as much cm opportunity will per- mit.. If the purpose of each part of the traetor understood, better judgment will be used in it: care. The instruction book whish :tc•cons pantie: every tractor represents the tractor -maker's best judgment as to the care of the machine. It also en- ables the operator to- become familiar with the tractor's construction and principles, Under no cir'umstanres allow it to become misplaced or lost, The repair -parts list, which gives cuts, description and number of parts, 'as nearly always furnished with the instructions and this book therefore becomes indispensable in ordering new parts ex repairs. The greatest foes of the tractor are friction and wear. This is true of other machines but it is doubly true of the -tractor. because of the heat in the cylinders which must he lubri- cated and on account of the heavy pressures which are occasioned by the explosions within the cylinder. The lubricating properties of oil are des- troyed by the heat within the cylin- ders so that the system of lubrication for these parts should have special attention. Frequent .inspection of the supply is also necessary because the' tractor, being a heavy duty 'wiehine, consunec touch more oil than an auto- mobile engine running at the same speed. The use of kerosene in the , gine! may also cane some difficulty w th the lunricatinta eysten. %C!.ih maty engdnes Lein ki.rt'er E t ,t:ieaay,' theme are line,., eteecielly when the motor may mit be hot, when liquid kerosene get:: into the cylinders and cots er thin; the liebrieutia cal soy that it does not have the same luhri eating properties as fresh oil. For this tet ut:. many manufacturers of. ketosene-lurnint, en{, it•.e.. reeoinntett,i removing old oil from the crank e•tse iced reply ince with fresh ,ail after eerie -de of from twenty -file to sixty, s' tcork far t1u• tractor. Go*over your tractor Once a day with eicgs and wine off excess dirt and grease, e, This is not ,o neae;sary from the standpoint of appearance - ltia.t:..b the operator should take. Pride in .its appearance. This daily inclining is more valuable in bringing to the attention of the operator loose nuts and holt.., worn or overheated part, parte tom or out of adjust- ment, and the is 2. The tractor repre- sents an investment probably equiva- lent to the value of two teams of horses, and is therefore entitled to as much attention daily as two teams of' horses would receive. Specific instructions regarding the care of any particular make of trae-1 for are given in the instruction hook` which is sent nut with the machine,! There are, however, a number of gema eral rules which apply to all types; and makes of tractors, and theee may be summarized as follows: Things You Should Know. t 1. That your tanks contain fuel,] oil and water, 2. That every part is properly lubri- cated, 3. That all bolts and nuts are tight. 4. When you have proper fuel, oil: anti spark adjustment. 5. When engine is overloaded or. (. Whenengine ine ' s in good d cond i- Ioverspeeded. tion; that is, no carbon deposits, loose rings or bearings. 7. When valves and ignition are properly set. 8. When the clutch, brake and gov- ernor are correctly set. I 9. What kind of lubricant to use in each place. 10. When engine gives signs of dis- tress, knocking, overheating, lost power, etc. Things You Should Do Every Day. 1. Follow out oiling schedule as re -1 quired for each day. 2. Make inspection for worn, heated, or loose parts, nuts and bolts. 3. Clean tractor with rags. 4. Tartan radiator in cold weather. Every Week. 1. Kiran using- kerosene drain crank ea..m. wash with kerosene, rep:ace with f reeh oil. 2. Make inspection of other parts of motor. Do not make adjustment unless it is clearly necessary, and, then with the greatest care. 8. See that transmission has enough oil, Every Month. Eaamine valve and valve a ljue.t- w; ate and clean carbon from eylin • d•�r:. I Pb'ery Tear. 1. Thoroughly overhaul tractor. 2. Male renewals. 3. Oiler additional parts and sup- plies likely to be needed for the year,' ( :iirrY •In marking hens with leg bands we hive saved time by purchasing the bands which are made for that put•- ptte timber than making them. Home- made .•onus can be constructed of nr:re but it takes time and they are. n aitally- not as satisfactory as the scheme c'rl article which n ells at a n;:,derate price. .Ve like the single exit spiral bands which are made int rat tad colors., TLey slip on quickly• and >, The bird; minuet piek thein iaese. The colored spiral ('ands are useful to dist1nteulsh the pullets, the year - cid and Cm 1 we -year-old hens. The carr; i .'heal puliiets and cockere'.s ern at; o La marked with the spiral hands to eeparate them from ;tock hatcher, a few weeks later. These • spiral- ante era :deo made with al lona lee at a slightly incrca:,erl ex -1 penes'. Pas: ;Ley they might stay on{ beat r Out 'tile single coil with the samed r, 1 proven sats. f tctttt•y. Tae ma.ei !mien are also made' sv r n:t t'teu' have the eiteanalee e t laicat meee ea• i' - seen. i0 a i '. with . in,l.ers Thi' ,our... ,i, ttt'r! inVt'y ir: t ,u,•.u,:'i it- nark or ter .4e ,eel it Ilene of special mice ':lt n time .alis celled to find the ; i:ten t:, p,`,. WO like tne rials ie tim test that are the least erne ,lt.'..led. type tyge cansiattt of de_thi'' n l a.: t it locking around the inters When onto clamped down with lire it i4 tot apt to wont loon., (here etc adjustable hands mu.de ,lila: Ori: suitable for birds of all sires but we do not like them as; all as tact eystc•tn of clinching is more complicated nod occasionally we' have and- such a -band work loose.. hands that aro sealed with a soft metal rivet are atilued highly Sty same iroulttymen who wish to take no chance of loadag good records by find- ing hens with missing bands. Rules of Health for Children. A full bath oftener than once a •week. Brushing tate teeth at least once a ,lay. Sleeping long hours with windows (men, 15rinl;ing as touch milk as possible, bat neither. coffee nor tea. Eating vegotablos or fruit every clay. A. bowel movement every morning. Drinking tit dc'ut four grasses of .water 7.11 Pla••i:,e part cif the day out -a- do( re 17117. d Six Points to Study When You Buy or Sell a Farm. 1. The Soil. Whitt Is the soil like; what is its texture; ie it fertile, sour, stony; and how has it been handled by previous farmers? Associated with this are sueh eunlententary paints as: Is it well dreined, naturally or artificially'! To what drops is it es- pecially adapted? Wiest have been its per -Imre yields at' important crops? 2. Sin• and Arrangement. A second point campwtndcd of several parte has to do with the size of the farm and the arrangement of its fields. By this is meant both the total acreage paid for and the Potts! acreage of arable land from which the returns must came. As an expert puts .it: "Very frequently •land that sounds cheap is actually very expensive when viewed in the light of its tillable area. Need and pasture landis usually not very valual,i.." In other words, if you buy 11.0 sires for $5,000 and 75 acres turn out rough, eerubby, or otherwise unproductive, you might as well consider the, property as consist- ing of 52 acres which must -pay interest on a valuation of $200 an acre, in- stead of the $50 per acre you paid, presumably, for the whole farm. An- other adviser cautions: "See that the sum of the different kinds of land -pasture, woodland, tilled fields, house lot, eta -equals and does not exceed the figure given for the whole farm. Be watchful for a possible duplication of wood lot and permanent pasture." The arrangement of the fields is sometimes obv;jously good or poor. But more often a farmer gets so used to going the longest way round. or to avoiding- 'e wet Swale or a pile of rocks, or tdilling half a dozen little fields that might be better thrown into one, that he loses sight of the inconvenience to which he is being subjected, and the time and money he is wasting. Study the farm to see not only how it is arranged, but also how it can be rearranged. 3. Topography. The lay of the land has special significance in these days of machine farming and power equip- ment. Is .it level so as to permit the use of such machinery, or is it roll- ing, hilly, or cut by gullies or ledges? Is it easy to cultivate, or is there danger of soil erosion taking place, together with its numerous attendant losses? And .is the air drainage good, especially in the case of the farm that is sought for the growing of fruit? S. Water Supply. Quite aside from the problem of water for crops, whe- ther from heaven or from i:tigation ditch is there an adequetc, unfailing, conveniently locate supply of pure drinking water'? Offhand one is like- ly to scoff at the possibility of over-' looking :etch an important feature, yet upon how many tarns aro man; and beast dependent•on a single shale love well or n few casual springs so poorly located that every gallon of water used has le be "toted" at an al-: most inconceivable cost in the agetre-! gate of both time (which means money) and human effort and come, • water supply are the buildings and other improvements that measure the liveableness of the farm, here, of course, there is room for considerable latitude, but the range of the ques- tions to be, asketf under this head is well expressed by this query: "What kind of improvements are there on the. place, and are they adapted to the purposes of the buyer?" .A farmer can afford to build a dwelling which costs an amount about equal to the minuet in- rome of the farm, and he can afford other buildings costing in all about • the s:une as his dwelling, Are the improvements old or in- sufficieut, or out of proportion to the true value of the farm, and so ex- tensive as to prove burdenea re? There is a state of being "building poor" nhich is just a:. audt-sirablc as that of Nein" "land hoot." 6. What of the Farm's Entironntent and ('omntatnity? This, the lest of the most csst.nlial questions to ask :brut a farm, includes roads and railway facilities, the geographical location and its ehiracterietics, such as climate, and, of prime importance, the people of the community. Take any one of these 'faetere you like and you will findthat it efi'rcie the value of the feral in three cliff( rent ways, The first deals with the economic side of farm management -the mar- keting of its product_, the obtaining of supplies and of labor, the cost of production, etre not to mention the effects (of climate, far instance) tarpon every detail of the actual crop and animal production, The second determines the social life and status of the fanner rind his fancily --first in relation to schools, churches, stores, mail and telephone facilities,! granges :nil other means of humdtt intercourse; and, second, in respect to the character and desirability of the people themctelves as neighbors, friends, and co-workers. The third group of effects bear upon the actual life of the man, woman, and child on the farm, singe climate, the intellec- tual development of the neighborhood, and the ideals and habits of its peo- ple all ccntribute directly to the maintenance or rdestritetian of health and, through that channel, to the very foundation stones of happy, use-. ful existence. In seeking anets•ers to (his group of questions in particular, no little toot and got:;istence are required. It is not enough, for instance, to find eat that the average annual rainfall for the section is forty inches; the im- portant thing ns, l:nw much of that rainfall come; during the growing months when it is needed, and bow mtuch in the form of torrential, larye- ly am ttea siring or winter storms? Again, as to locatit n, the town two miles distant mny 1'" far lass arees- sihle than one sit: r'lcs from itnother farm, if the fcrniee has to be reached over muddy, rat -carved, upcared-for roads or by crossing an insecure bridge over a stream frequently subject to floods, while the latter is reached I or via hard -surfaced highways and easy The following rules in the care and 5. Buildings.- _ddings. Closely related to the grades. management of the Uerd will prove'; of value to many farmers who are Mineral Feeds For Hogs. new in the business: 1. Keep as many cows as you can properly feed and care for. 2. Use purebred sires and raise only the hest heifer calves. 3. Use the scales, Babcock tester and pencil. 4. Grow as much of your feed as no ,eibl e. 5. Provide a comfortable and sani- tary stable. ti. Feet all the good roughage they will cat up clean. 7. Have faith in your cows and in the dairy business, - Two Farrn Essentials, A typewriter and a camera should have a home on every Canadian farm, if the owner tans., to get the most out of h,. lac„acts, Ile would as soon try to nom m without power as to d" w;rhout either. A. typewriter letter on letter -head stationery, neurit preihptl , creates a pleasant impression no the man who has writ- ten to enquire about your products. A camera is a valuable aid in sell- ing farm products direct by There is sotncthing convincing about a picture,• --something difficult to ex- press by mere words alone; it seems its if a picture adds proof to the truth of statements made in 0 letter. I know beyond all doubt that our earn - era is valuable in our business. Probably you will laugh at the when I say that pictures have at least half to do: with every sale made by mail, lf, thie is not true why do the suc- cessful mail-order houses spend,vast fortunes in illustrating their cata- logues? Although it has been argued times without number that farm products can not be successfully sold direct to consumer, our experience leads us to believe that such statements aro cir- culated by local dealers and commis- sion mets who have been lining their Pockets from both producer and con- sumer, Cheese sandwiches requ re two- thi:rds of it cupful of grated <angel, ono tablespoonful of butte , yolk of one hard -cooked egg, a quarter tea- spoonful of mustard, a quarter tea- spoonful of salt, A pinch of cayenne pepper, 'Mix to a smooth poste, "If you want strong -boned hogs, hogs that will easry their flesh well, give then the feeds to stake bone," an old hog feeder told me, and this should be evident to every breeder who expects to make a name for him- self in the sale ring or simply as a breeder of market hoge. it gno.l bone development is a great n=set `n grow- ing hogs; the lack of it is soon in the big stock yards shirt hogs with a light or mem; 1,ene Vet.. crushed or mashed. ", broken or vibe caved in throutrit :;hipping and handling. 9Iire .11 matter in the feed, or ee Mee, will produce good bone .•a•t11 if of the proper kind. Most r� ill:, m'neral feed eaten by hogs is utLtzed in the irony structure or slieie- ton. The grain we commonly feed hogs contt:ins such a small propor- tion of the needed mineral elements that additional mineral feed must be supplied by some means in order to properly nourish the bones. Oftentimes conditions are suet' that the hog picks up the aninerale him- self. Hogs having access to lots where ashes and limestone are dump- ed may supply themselves in liberal quantity of the calciums. Hogs run- ning in the woods or woodlot or on pastures of most kinds commonly grown, supply their bodies with min- eral nutrients. Recently I visited the farm of a woll-recognized hog 'breeder wbo pointed with pride to his big -boned, well-developed boars and brood sows. He lays emphasis on strength of bone in his stock and keeps them in excel- lent 'breeding shape, He had a small piece of woodland and a clover field adjoining in which he said his hogs licked up most of their mineral feed rather than take so much from the self -feeder. I have never seen a weak -boned hog' where they have access to pas- tures. I have heard it said that that was because the pastured hog got sufficient exercise to stimulate a good bone development, which has some weight, but forage crops contain a great dual of calcium which enters into the bone structure. Otte breeder told me that he never thought of feed- ing mineral feeds to his hogs, but he wait doing it just the same when he allowed them to run on pasture and, fed them skint -milk and tankage If (togs aro confined it is Very es sentittl that their bodies be supplied with mineral feeds; *Specially is this time of hogs kept I'cr breeding pur- poses. IIogs that are finished for killing at two hundred pounds or so will need little mineral feed after- put in the feedlot besides what they get in milk and tankage. Wood ashes and cinders are eaten by hogs to satisfy a craving for min- eral food. I have seen them crumb the fresh cinders as if they were corn: Corncobs are suitable in sone respects if they are charred; they can be char- red by putting them in a metal drum that is closed at the top, or the pile of eons may he covered with dirt and charred lo the old-fashioned way. Charcoal can be purthaied foe the purpose, Chart -cal are beneficial to the digc-tive tract. L'esides these, bone flour is valuable le 'urnish phos- phorous and line, also. owing pigs require salt in their sista,,; it i ate aid to digestion, A good mixture which ten be fad to pigs confined .in small lois or that may be given to pigs on range, is made up of the following ingredients: One hundred pounds o1 wood ashes, thirty pounds of salt, forty pounds of slaked lithe, four pound t cop- peras, thirty pounds of charcod; prix well and feed three or four times a week. A good mixture to keep before hogs in a self -feeder is made up of three parts air -slaked lime, three parts of wood ashes or chart:oal,'and one part of salt, If tankage is being fed •there i$ no need of feeding ground bane or any other phosphorous carriers, as tankage carries sufficient, Siek Room Dont's. Don't forget to be kind and pa- tient, Don't allow the sheets to become wrinkled. ,Don't jar the .bed by leaning or sitting upon it. Don't allow stale flowers to re- main fn the room. Don't appear anxious, Don't rattle papers, Nothing gets on one's nerves more that this. Don't forget to bo kind and $:tient] Repand njnon your alarm 'clock to ronind you when it is time to poet into the oven and you can rest while. the baking goes on, t 19Y ML HELEN rAw Address all communications for this depa▪ rtment to Mrs, Helen Law, 236 Woodbine Ave„ Toronto, M. V. 13,: You shouid not be worried! about your hair being lighter in some' place than in others. You have prob-I ably exposed 'it to the sun, my denial and it has bleached where the sun's; rays have struck it, When yott aro working in the suit next summer, pro- tect 1F with a big hat, If you are very wise, you will do nothing about it, for it wilt stun grow Put from the rants do your best and are as nice and sweet about it to your father as you can be, he will give 'it to you. Clementine: To make a bath bag, serape a bar of pure intuit soap into a powder, add one-half pound of orris root, one-half pound of- almond meal and one and one-half pounds of oat- meal. Make cheese cloth hags four inches square and put a beeping table - and if as I ,aid uhe •e you aro careful spoonful of the mixture in each -less next smother, it will soon, I ant sure.' you wish. Use as a wash cloth, take an the proper shade all over youri otahle deuces: How can ono be come head fortable nt a sleeping -cur? I have Until you are v • i never trat•elOt] so do not know what to try much older you near, nor whore to put my things. should not go driving at night With l In making up the berth in a sleep - your ,'Dune ratan friend without tut1 ing-ear, the porter will hang a small alder perean ur a girl cot acanthi, Do net hammock between the windows, you think you are wise to accept acing and into this you can pat some of your or a vc atoh from a hay who is just ti b: tannings; others can be placed on friend? Will not. your acceptance of 111(1 shelf, which is made by folding it imply lhsit you consider your rely -1 op the back of the seat, and a coat - that than that of n friend? Con-' ]:urger will he hung against the cur - tangents nothing absolute do tains of your berth. All of this will thnt regard brit it is my .opinion that help you in disposing of your day - clothing. eats of jeweilery shouhi not be clothing. exchanged except by engaged couples.';'hen you are about to retire, draw I am very sorry this young fellow is the curtitina and fasten the buttons, so jealous. Ask him some day if he Some travelers prefer to peep on their considers it complimentary to you•that underwear, wearing a kimono aver it. he cannot trust you to speak to other Others prefer to remove all clothing, boys, I think jealousy fs a kind of set- changing the undervest and putting on fishiness, don't you? It cannot grow changing night-dress; over this is worn a out of a pure love. kimono, which you will need M going Doleful: My dear girl, you are not to and from the dressing -room, the only one to come to the with your 1 Shoes and stockings are removed for pathetic little problem about an allow- the night, but are worn to and from ance and a father who doesn't under -'the dressing -room. You might provide stand and various pitiful little needs tt boudoir cap of India or China silk' that you wish to satisfy. There seem to wear when the hair needs to be to be lots of you, bless your hearts! protected from the dust, 'but this is How I wish I could help you ail by not always necessary. giving you that longed -for h)t of: Experienced travelers rise and make motley that would spell happiness for their toilets early, as the dressing-. you. I cannot even suggest any sure room is sure to be crowded later, way of getting. it and the only con- Much of one's dressing can be done in solation I can offer you is that when the berth; .1f you find that you can you have girls of y:rt•r own, you will not manage -this, you can take your understand and keep such misery from belongings to the dressing -room and then. have you had a. good serious dress there. Make as much nee of the tell: with your father? Have you told dressing -room as you are entitled to,. trim of the Ino:ant:tte uee:ie you have. but in fairness to other travellers do :tea hew much hs -'.,,in ne that little not monopolize it. For example, while elan tech week would l l:rhtg you? Or traveling of a crowded car last year, leave you shat eulked end been unplces- a number of passengers were uncom- at:t whenever you have spoken of it? fellable, delayed by the thoughtless-, I knew a girl who,te father just could nese of two girls who not only took net see Mr siva and refused the allow- au unnecessary length of time to make tutee she needed each week at school, their toilets, but proceeded to spread so she baited him if she might earn it. out their belongings and repack their And site did, working hours /lifter suitcases me the dressing -loon floor, school and insisting on doing work her A suitcase should not be carried into brothers should have one. Her father a dressing -room at such a time. A soon realized what it meant to her toilet -case or a Pulhuan apron will and softened, Smnehow I feel if you hold all the toilet belongings. READING IN THE 11 HOME Country life has broadened in re- cent years and now occupies a place much larger than the little round of daily routine that formerly constitut- ed the total activities of many folks. The knowledge and the spirit which have led rural life out of its old past came very largely front homes sup- plied with libraries and reading tables. We have competent leaders who have not had a wide acquaint- ance with books, but considering peo- ple in the mass, it is true that the reading community hi almost invari- ably the progressive community, and the reading farmer an influential one. The homes with libraries inolutle our best homes, while homes that send out the incorrigible specimens of the ogee l are generally without helpful books. Libraries usually change the gen- eral atmosphere of the hornet, for when the members of the household , have the advantage of ideas gleaned ' in reading, ltrei>: conversation rises above the petty things of every dray living that annoy the unread, and dwells upon subjects of new interest which carries the mind to things worth while. Good reading ,is an effi- cient alterant for complaining, gos- siping, and imaginary ill health, and supplies a person with a reserve from which to draw in times of sickness, during old age, or whenever the hours are not filled with employment, Then, too, it 'is easier to keep the boys and girls interested in the home where reading has been emphasized. Such an interest is a standard anti- dote for harmful outside influences. The farmer who takes plains to pro- vide his home with good reading is making an investment that will re- turn larger dividends than any stocks ever offered by the brokers of the Stock Exchange. Living Into It. Tito agents Mr. Peters, gave one last glance round the rooms. Tiley were desolate -looking rooms, with the furniture standing about in impossible places and looking as shabby as furni- ture always does look when the mov- ing men have just gone; but Mr. Peters was used to seeing houses at their worst. "It looks some upset just this min- ute." he acknowledged, his kind face full of sympathy, "but it will be a Acrid cosy little place as soot as you begin to live into it." "And now," Janet said laughing, as the door closed behind him, "10 begin to live 'into' it." Nora brushed angry tears out of her eyes, "I don't see how you can joke over it!" she cried brokenly. "This little cheap house on this little cheap street! But if that were all, I could stand it. It's leaving behind, all the memories -and mother's room-" "I know, dear," Janet replied gent- ly. She wanted to erjt out that she knew it thousand times better than Nora, for she never had left home for college or anything else. But the only way to be true to the memories was to carry the spirit of them into the new home; so she began at once. Many times in the next week Jan- et almost grew discouraged. It was not the little house --the house re- sponded wonderfully. It was Nora, who steadfastly refused to do any- thing for her room or to hang the pictures,-Jianot ruefully acknowl- edged that she had not an eye for pic- tures, -or to give the new house any of the lovely touches that she had loved to give the old one. Janet could make things comfortable, but she could not make them distinctive. And all the time Nora was comparing the new hone with the old. Curiously enough, it was Leila Parker who made Nora see. One day Nora came home sputtering. "Leila Parker hakes me so mad!" she cried. "Her secretary carne into my office to -day, and we got to talk- ing, and the poor girl just broke clown. Miss Parker does nothing but critic- ize her and compare her to that para- gon of a Miss Marvin. As if anyone. could do her best when she is forever being criticized and compared to a paragon' As if---" Nora broke off sharply, a startled look in her eyes. "What':+ the mutter, Norrie?"Janet cried. But Nora answered only, "Noth- ing," The next clay Janet went downtown for what Noma called . an orgy of shopping. She came back at dusk, tirul'and. almost -site insisted upon the "almost"---hotuesick, But at the living -room door she stepped in am:men:eitt, The pictures had been hem ,h', there were curtains up, and fat, eve where no one but Nora would lame thought of putting them, Tile 1 1ttle room hits t.eally beautiful, "Nomad" Joint cried, Nora .act her eyes bravely. "I'in ,,slut ntei, Janet. I've been :s 110140 to lha little, bau.,o as Mill Parker le to her „tcnagt'u,., , , , ,,, nothing of Matte; hurr:ibly selfish. Mr, Paters was right. 7:hcre's a heap of difference between living in ti hoose and Fixing Oita' it." INTERNATIONAL LESSON. February .8. Peter at Lydda and Joppa-Acts 9: 32-43. Golden Text -James 5: 15. 32-55. As Peter Went Through all Parts. 'Since th.e conversion of Saul (or Pau') the Christians of Jerusalem and Judaea had comparative peace, for he had 'been their most zealous persecutor.31. But persecu- tion, while it lasted, had driven many of those who lived in Jerusalem to seek homes elsewhere. They had car- ried the gospel with them and they founded' Christian churches and cam- muniHes wherever they went. The church in Jerusalem became a mother church and had a care over its daugh- ter,;, and so the apostles went out from time to time to visit them, We can imagine how great an event, in one of these little communities of the ceun.try towns, the visit of Peter, or John, co James would be, and how eags erly looked for. Itis an.intotestiug con- jecture th,t Philip, who knew the country towns so well, and who lived in Caesarea, may have told these stor-! les of himself and of Peter to Luke,: who was Paul's companion when he; visited hint in Caesarea, and when Paul was ,r pr ate:ler there (Acts 21: 8: 23: 33), :cul Luke, a8 we know, was the writer of this book of Acts. Lydda, called Lord in 1 Chron, 8: 12, was a large village an the road from Jerusalem to Joppa. )Eneas is a Greek name, and he may have been a Jew who had adopted the Greek language and customs. There were many such in Palestine. Peter said to him, "AI,neas, Jesus Christ hcaleth thee:' So sure is he of the presonee and pewee of Jesus with him, so sure is be that he can rely upon IIim at this moment, that he deelsires to the' sick man His healing grace. The news of this wonderful event spread abroad and the people of Lydda and the plain of Sharon, which bordered! upon ,the sea turned to faith in t', ' Lard Jesus, - 3C-43, Joppa, an ancient seapport, is now sailed Jatfa, The inose of Si- mon the tanner, where Pater lodged, is still pointed out to travelless, but its identity is doubtful, Pabikha, the Aramate, word for ga- Mlle, is in Greek Dorcas, The wo- man who bore this name was "full of gg'ood works and almsteeds which she did," and her death was mourned by many. 11 was rone of the best lee: tures of the Jewish religion that it t lit kid to th ed, as if told by an eye -witness -the upper chamber, the still funs of the dead, and the widows weeping and showing the "coats and garments which Doreas made," No queen ever had a more honor- able burial than that which they would have given her. The simple tribute of tears which they gave as lavishly was the highest praise, She opened her eyes. It is impos- sible to explain what happened here by the ordinary principles or laws of nature. Some higher and overrul- ing Power was present, 'as in the case of the miraculous works of Jesus. There is a cheap and easy criticism abroad which assumes the right to deny all such events as those of the present lesson, and to regard these stories as the product of a pious im< agination. Criticism is justifiable bat it must be based upon evidence, and history has abundantly shown how precarious it is to assume, apart from the evidence that certain things can- not have happened. The modern sci- entific view of the world does not create or deny facts, 'but only tries to understand thein, And all the facts of Inman history have not yet been understood or explained. We may very well believe that ,in the story of Dorcas we have an actual event of Patera; ministry which can only be regarded as the working of the power of God through the name and by the Spirit of Jesus, Christ, Farm Shop Saves Money. A small farm shop, equipped to handle sinlplerepairs, wi'lt soon pay for 'itself. The greater part of many et inter days can be spent in putting the farm .implements into good condi- tion. It doesn't require much shale equipment to melte welds and bend reds. A forge, anvil, tongs and ham- mer will do it. With these tools as a start, others Dan be made. Old ma- chi:cry re'uly for rho junk heap can be rescued and handy tools made from its steel, Chisels of all shapes and sizes, S-wronehes and the like, chin be shaped from the old steel and tempered to suit the use to which they are to bo taut, Tongs of, any ;,;tame may 'bo made from the evrou ht Trot 'a' ' _ x dd to bite g 1 I uh ts. og15.hi(dit a press drill, and many visits to the village blacksmith will bo forestalled. The best thing about having as shop is that the more it is used, the more proficient the operator will become. results at first may be disappointing, but Otho new smithy on soon develop as proficiency in handling common repairs, When agriculture prospers all the nog kindness a poor, 'At a scene which fetes witnessed sick to Prosper, When agriculture when he came is graphically deserlb� all the people languish • !liter A Shampoo, Rub a little t'igniri vaeeline into the scalp'ittfter x shampoo and tltc 1110105" Ing drytless will tura into gtose, and you will ba able to keep the hair in Owe-.