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CONDUCTED BY PROF. HENRY 0, BELL
lhe object of this department is to plisse at the per.
vice of our farm readers the advice of an acknowledged
authority on all subjects pertaining to soils and crops.
Address all questions to Professor Henry G. Boll, la
*Parc of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, Torero.
to, and answers will appear In this column In the order
M which they are received. Whim writing kindly meg
lion this paper. As space Is limited it Is advisable where
Immediate reply 15 necessary that a stamped and ac1.
dresser1 envelope be enclosed with the question, when
answer will be mailed direct
L. T. —I have some sandy soil that
has been cropped until it is difficult
to get a catch of elover. I would like
to seed to sweet clover Ude sprite.
1 theme -lit some of sowing a nurse crop
of oak, perhaps four or five perks per
acre and seding with sweet clover.
And, as I have not the barnyard ma-
nure to spare, how much fertilizer
and of what analysis should I use to
get a Reeding? Could the clover be
made to grow tall enough to cut for
hey when the eats were just ma• -
tering?
Alower: Oid of the first things you
elmelet aoi to Unto your oil. From
the ,k:-.Thdlan you give, the Aandy
soil Four. put co
gammi 1rar,tone er lime in any feral •
at the tett) of about 1,0110 las,. to Met
aere. epplied at aey time,
1'the emend le ma plowed I would
have it pleo.eal s early nis poseible
in the epritse. :gartering the "line on
the twougi afrer the plow. About
two vasace later. when you are seal-
ing yen:. vale met clover mfxture., ap-
ply MK; to et00 1l. pex were of a fertil-
izer an:sty:dile 9 per eent. ammonia,.
8 .per 0. et. phosphoric, acid, and 2 per!
cert. rearede. Tie* best teethed to dp-
ply age eould le with a grain drill*
with Seri il leer dropping ewe part meet.
At the same time you ean sew the eats!
--aca more than 5 peeks to the acre,
and • la :eget clover eeel. ,
lee sweet ',lover will Lome mong
etestfy Let I 'teulg if it efl be tall;
tea, sh cu 15.7'i* 17,37 !Ittht5,1710 the
osa wadd ta ready ti rtt *fee I he
Tids, 1 teatime, is
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(Qme, al eg very
▪ . make em -el padere,
teas, le .ne .-a-rader mei po dLle, be;
e„, ease iefere Fell.
hare mid my mese and.
all ree • large.. is 12x23
free, wee erase, was ineete from
bog, errea-n :gel cern thet yielded at
the rite ef ale e* tee le:ekes:1 tsf ears
to de., sea, ersi este out up in geed
esreitt;ea. inesse athiee me regard-
iro t ale. per ion owl the number
e'f io the o 5 the :515) ,vould hold.
e11., will hold
Lor5, mcan ap-
poseSse. de 211-7 ler ". to the hot
or '.ht eileee will depend
mid.. de re the sane? at whieh it was
pv'i nal
hp,oate elven to the
of do, ere: else upon the quality of
Geneva, N.Y., said some time ago that
when good hay was worth $10 a ton,
eilage was worth $3 a ton.. Hay is
now worth approximately $20 a ton,
hence the silage should be worth from
$$.50 to $6 a ton,
B. C.:—What sort of fertilizer is
required for a gravelly soil to prepare
it for flower and vegetable gardens?
Answer: For flowers beds on a
gravelly soil I would advise the use
of fertilizer running fairly high in
nitrogen. medium in phosphorie acid
mei a medium eupply of potash, so:ne-
at:rig carrying fienn 3 to 4 per cent.
ammonia, 11 to 8 per cent. phosphoric
:lett, and 2 to 4 per cent. potash. Ap-
ply this at the following rate: For a
bed 90x11° feet uoe approximately 50
lbs. Far the vegetable garden lt would
probably pay to use a fertilizer as
high as 4 to 5 per cent. ammonia, 8
per cent. phespherie acid, end 4 to 5
per cent, potash, at the rate a about
1,000 lbs. to the acre. This fertilizer
should be worked well into the soil so
that it will dissolve and supply avail-
able food for the growing mop.
A. So—Kindly give me information
on the potato wart disease, and how
it may be controlled.
Answer: The potato wart disease is
supposed to have come -from Ireland
and England, being brought into the
United States in importation in 1911.
The disease was diseovered near High -
lend, Pe., and was given careful 15 aly
le• the Penneylvaela Department of
Agrirtdtere and the U. S. Department.
Wart rilseaSe 1' a parasite fungus
whish leve!..me Melee eorky masses cn
the surfaee of the notate, looking at
fret a little !dm e :ea's. Of cosi"se the
wetly .41nnecs' rerder the potato
etemititsly Unsaleable and frequertly
ret fit for feed.
There is not very much known about
effectiee means of control as yet. The
affected metiers in Pennsylvania were
immediately querantined and studies
; ora being cerrial on as to the effect-
: iveress. of steam sterilizing the soil.
! If you should diecover anything that
leeks like avast dieease, immediately
eaget it to the Plant Pathology Dept.
; of the -Ontario Agricultural College
and *o the Dominion Patholegiet, Ot-
: taga.
It io L.1 likely that this diesase will
gain any considerable headway ht Am-
' erica. but in view of the tremendous
damage it bee done in Europe, very
careful watch will have to be kept and
• active measures taken if it is discover-:
Luncheon for School Ch ldren
The teacher who introduced hot
lunelizone into her two -mom •eountry
eehool last year has proved to her own
entisfuot'on and that at her patrons
that it is. pv5Hible to scree One 1501 dish
daily 111 'Ito evheolrome evitheut over -
'widening the teaeher with reeponei-
bility er unduly piling up the expense.
This young woman claims that the
secret of success lies in co-eperation
and good management.
In this c'sues, the good management
began with the purchase of the equip -
:tent which an acquiescent school
board, left entirely in the teacher's
hands. Having a genius for economi-
cal buying, the examined catalogues
and compared prices, and finally se-
cured a two -burner kerosene stove for
$6.40. To this she added about thirty
]urge-eized Aluminumcups, a threin
gallon aluminum kettle, an asbestos
lid, a dishpan, a strainer, half a dozen
dleh-towels, a paring knife, and a
large spoon. The total expellee for
stove and kitchenware was a little .less
than $15. Each pupil was asked to
furnish a spoon. A small storeroom
back of the sehooleocon, used chiefly
in domestic science work, proved jest
the place in which to keep the stove
and sthe cupboard, and here the few
dishes and feed supplies were stored.
The menu included a wide variety
of dishes, a different one being served
each day. Soup was a favorite dish,
appearing in many fOrros: vegetable,
bean, cream of tomato,. rice, potato,
milk and cabbage soups were served.
Creamed carrots, stewed tomatoes and
cocoa were also popular. OcerveionallY,
just for a change, tapioca pudding,
Irish stew, or Hamburger steak with
spaghetti and tomatoes was eerved.
Practically all the supplies were don-
ated by the children, even to salt, pep-
per, sugar, soda, flour and cocoa,
though many preferred to contribute
memey.
Each Pupil Contributed.
The plan of donating vegetables and
soup ingredients worked no hardship,
for every farm household found it easy
to spare the things needed now and
then. Meat appeared in the bill of
fare about once in two weeks, and
We5 often furnished by some pupil
whoses father was slaughtering. The
pupils brought iesh milk in great
quantities, so it was used lavishly in
most of the soup and vegetable dish-
{ es. The teacher kept account a all
' doruations, so that they would be pro-
perly rotated and no pupil would bring
more than his share,
Practically all the work of cooking
and serving was done by the girls, who
• received due credit foe it as part of
their domestic science work. Every
} week four girls were appointed to
serve throughout the following week—
: two as cooks and the other two as
"housekeeper's"; that 15, to act as wait-
resses, math the dishes and clean up.
The usual nOttille of preparing lun-
,
choon began when the two cooks
ped from the schoolroom along about
11 or 11.30 a.m. to put the soup or
vegetables on the stove to cook. Often
1. arc 2:.ar .ral.'kecn, of I ed in Cenada.
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A 4.
.‘ nd4er is a very delicate
mega, and vLry ..onAitivo to abuse. I
he5 t sea :Set he heves dyed for
a. -.11 'le 5.t *eV, and her wider in
,-1•7•72 side to the other be-
essea i.re* ee 1 it wee ton days be-
1:+mrnt.
-te,. add,: 1, esseedeel of four eep-
metle pales. Tb: oi1k deg: not filter
rleseeesh ce IL erg way go trent one
(maser -to the one guar -
tee might ae wrenes, witheut directly
eff eke v I eth
1 cur Iraireq as pinta inose value
• the length *al 1 width of an udder
I ••;. I•era cn the deeth. To get length,
an !Abler must c womenee high behind,
et( ee• wall up en the belly. Width
ate. al, much ue-on the conformation
of dis land sger!ere—the inetle of the
• ; dleviree out to form a spa:dons
„--ze ae e le _et. part at ,tip, whirls
which lames the 11511.1-er, free and easy.
'11, be well proportioned, each quar-
tee .-loedd La :teller ely developed,
'Otilerwi,e We may have what le known,
as talker— oo niuch extending
be:sad! tie, thighs b-ellind. This is
very eldecelonable, as it comes in con-
text with the ercretiens of the cow.
The eatne le true when the udder
barge tee low, for it mast necessarily
catch mere or leas flirt. And nine
tinge eut of ten cows with such udders
are pr prodee-ere.
Tigre are many faults to look for in
seloetine milch cow. If her teats.
are too small and too short, we have
an aggravating fault. Then, again,
t hey roieht be ill-ehapeel and of a
Uncle fleshy nature. Snch teats are
bard to grasp, and the cow is very
t ireemen to milk. Large udders are
often misleading. A large, fleshy ud-
der, firm in texture' many times will
nat. equal one thatis half Jigs etre
whose texture is met nearly so .heavy
and whom: elegies are of ;simerier
quality,
A produeing udder, largo or mall,
Amid lin light and apongy, the skirt
eeft and ,pliable. Altar mifldng, the
walls of the wider shesaisi hang 4n
loose folio.
For your Weide sake drink plenty
of watergasix &tees a day are not
too ninny—and eat plenty Of fruit end
vegetables. Pills may have a guidon*
elfcet, but their ;aired 10 not tae bone -
debit or lasting.
Keeping Down Coal Bills.
Too much coal is burned by the av-
erage householder in heating his,
house, say experts who have recently
completed a study of how to heat the
farmhouse efficiently. That too much
coal le burned is due primarily, stud-
ies show, to lack of knowledge of how
to regulate the heater. It is not enough
to Mead] a heater, fill the bins with
coal, and then expect it to heat the
house properly. The forst season after
installing a heater should be devoted
to a study of fuels and their boiling
in the particular heater.
Some of the things in general which
the engineers who have been in charge
of this work advise the furnace op-
erator to look after if he wishes to
heat hid home comfortably with a
minium amount of coal are: Be sore
the chimney is large etough for tha.
size of the house and, if possible, have
11 steeled; up and down with a lined
round flue. Study the dampers and'
We them intelligently in regulating
the fire. Experiment with different
kinds of coal until the best kind or the
best mixture for VOW special heater
is found. Do not use the pok-er too
often unless the co -al is of the kind
that fuses, forms, a erttst, and inter-
feres with the draft. Do not leave
:ghee in the ash pita clean them out
each time after shaking, Insulate
pip -es and warm -air ducts; it ssave$
heat. Maintein, if poesible, a hued-
dity between forty and fifty per cera.;
moist air heats more quickly and i$
much more h althful
Abandoned or old wells ttlsonld be
filled with earth and closed up.,
An old well should never be!
used as a cesepool, MOT bo
filled with sewage, maiettee or gara:
bfige, When so used these substancee:
get into the ground water and Pollute
ell euerouticting water eupplies.
Steep slopes, pone soil, eocky land,
unusual ;cornet*, gullied and wooded
tract—all those afford opportunity for
growing timber profitably. Certain
kinds of trees, like the leettet, build up
poor ;soil through the nitrogenegather-
beetarte, in the root nodules. Small
giolilos 0051' bo atopped up by -closely*
packed brush and tree -tope, Large,
open .guIllee am checked only by plant-
ing over the entire ;gully basin, .sup.
pigmented 1>y low brush dame 'across
the levee units of the telly.
they took their hooks with them,
studying while the kettle emimered.
At twelve :O'clock solvent was (Henries-
vd, and the pupils were sent down-
stairs to trash their faces and hands
at ate basement sink, During their
abeenee, the "honsekeepers" spread
euehdesk-top with a clean paper
towel and distributed spoons, while
the cooks filled the alumni= cups
with soup cm stew; so that when the
pupils returned with the cold lunches
they had brought from home, they
found a steaming hot dish awaitiag
them. Thus thirty-two children (the
average ateMlanee) were fed Without
any lose of time Involving a curtail-
ment ef the noon play hour, which
was usually spent out-of-doors.
Improvement in Health.
This arrangement worked a real
improvement in the- children's man-
pers. They were required to keep their
seats while they ate, so fewer mimes
were dropped; Moreover, clueing the
meal, the girls who had coolce.l it
were asked if it was 0 now dish to tell
the others how they had prepared it,
while the other girls, aaticipetine
their turn as cooks, made note of the
recipe. Frequently the teachee start-
ed a discussion of the food values of
what they were eating, from which
they easily drifted into impromptu
talks on health which correlated with
the physiology lessen. How a table
al shorskl be
served, and how the vegetables in the
soup Were grown, were also luncheon
topics which even interested the boys.
With all this pleasant talk going the
rounds; the pupils ete math more
slowly than they ordinarily ate—which
was good, net only for their manners,
but for their health.
Of course, the most significant re-
sult was the general improvement in
the health of the youngsters—nothing
spectacular, yet steadily visible to the
watchful eye of the teacher. There
was a gradual decline in sickness In
the se oe , and some of e puptis
found themselves gaining weight. One.
girl who was a chronic victim of after-
noon head:ghee got rid of them almost
completely.
"I found that the boys and girls
were brighter and studied better in
the afternoon after a hot luncheon,"
explained the teacher. "They ate more •
lunch, too, which kept them from get-:
ting hungry and restless before school
clased."
No wonder the parents and board'
members were satisfied when they saw!
both health and school work benefit
by the innovation, As for the teacher,
—well, it did make a little •extra work!
for her. Although she did nOne Qf the,
cooking, she planned the meals, -some
times a week Or two ahead, and kept
a keen eye on everything the cooks
aid. But the returns were worth the
added responsibility. She knew that in
the long run ehe would -profit, ;because
poorly sleeted food, "maketh a 51, 1-1
pupil"; whereas a properly nourished
child is more caally taught and con-
trolled.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
JANUARY 2ND.
LESSON
The Child and the kingdom, St. Matt:
18: 1-14. Golden Text, Matt. 18: 4.
See the parallel passages in Mark
9: 33-50 and Luke 9: 46-50.
1-4. Who Is the Greatest? The
Jewish scholars were greatly inter-
ested in such questions ,an,d, no doubt,
the disciples had hefted them debated.
Their own ambitions were stirred, too,.
by the expectation which they still
held of a material kingdom in which
ssown'
and in which they would be His min-
isters. Which of them would be first,
or greatest? Compare Luke 22: 24-30.5
The answer of hells must have been!
quite unsuspeeted, It was hard to be-
lieve that such simplicity, naturalneee,
truth, and humility, as they saw in a:
little child., would be the character af
them who entered into the kingdom,'
and that the one who should humble'
11.- If • Id be tesi greateet.
The Revised Version renders correct-
ly, "Except ye turn, and become as lit-
tle children." John, who wee one of
the gnestimiere, remembered this
answer, and long afterward atideeesed
the members of his .ehurett in Ephesus
AS "little children." See I John 2: 1,
12, etc,
541. Whose Shall Receive,
Shall Offend. Jesus is their Ring not
only of the children, young in years,
but of all these sample folk who should
believe in and seek to follow Hite He
was always supremely interested in
the people, in all setae of people, but
especially in the ignorant, the lowly,
and the eufferIng. Every kindness
done to them War4, as it WerO,, done to
Him, and every offence against them
was •against Him. They Were pecu-
liarly Iris own. There was no greater
erne than such offence, and none de-
serving* greater punishment.
7-9. It Must /deeds Bo That Of -
tome Come, Tho Revised Version
has "oceasions ,of stumbling," and that
gives the true moaning. Our life is
DO ,constituted and so circumetteneed
that difficulties, obetacvlee, stunnieling-
blocks, are eltetrindered. Eat the law
of Christ forbids that any man Should
put each to *erasion of stumbling in
the way of another. •
Jessie goes farther, repeating teems
sett that has already appealed in tho
Sermon am: the Mount (6; ;0740), If
the very mambos of °nee own. badly
cause offence or ,stumbling it; is better
that they be rentevul. There scores 115
rd1MHELEN 15AW
Address all communications for this department 50
Mrs. Helen Law, 63 Lyall Ave., Toronto,
Helene: Thank this boy friend, by
all means, for Inc Christmas gift. You -
can write him a nice little note then'
when you see 'him, tell hill) again hod,'
much you appreciate it. One nuirk
a true lady is the promptness with
which she acknowledges gifts and
favors, There is no justification in
delay, not even illness, if you can gat
someone to do it for you. Simply- stlY)
in your note, "I wish to thank you. so
moth for your Christmas gift. It was
just what I had been wishing for and
it is very charming. 1 hope I see you
soon to tell you in person just hew
much I do appreciate it Thanking
you 'again for your kindness: in re-
membering me so delightfelly, I ant,
Yours sincerely, ete,"
doubt that Jesus never intuited these
words to be taken literally. He was
simply advising, in this figurative and
expressive way, that the things which
rause offence in our lives should be
put away, however dear to us they,
may be. The habit, the indedgenee, the
business, the pleasure, the association'
of pursuit which puts temptation tot
evil in one's own way or in the way
of others, should be given up. It may
hurt to part from it but better that
than eternal loss.
10-14. Their Angels. The belief !
was already planet in many minde
that there were guardians angels who:
kept watch over the innocent. They'
found their way into the very presence
of God. It might be supposed that a
BMWs sin would cause the withdrawal
of his angel from God's presence, but
the angel guardians of the pure -mind-
ed child do ,always behold the face ;of
the heavenly Father.
To save that which WOO lost. The
exquisite parable that follows, is to il-
lustrate this statements God dues not
really care more for the lost one than
for these who have not strayed. All
are equally objects of His loving care.
But His heart is meet: deeply touched
by the fate of the lost one, and He
seeks it with untiring solicitude, A's
He sorrows for its danger, so does He
rejoice over •its eafety. It is not His
will that one of these tittle ones should
perish.
Good Green Manures.
Professor IL L. Watts, writing in
the "Market Growers' Journal," sums
up the fertility problem of the market
growee in the following:
"While we have pinned eta* faith to
the use of stable manure in procluoing
good crops, green manorial crops are
gradually taking the place al stable
manures, 31 15 fortunate that We are
able to maintain in this manner the
supply of soil organic matter. Let es
remember some essentials in the suc-
cessful use of green manures. They
might be given as follow:
"1. Soil adaptation, We should be
careful to select the eight erop far the:
soil under cultivation, 'which also fits
properly intct the system of ;cropping.
"2. Uso a bountiful, supply of seed.
"8. Ilse sufficient commereial fer-
tiliser to insure a heavy growth.
"4. Sow in ;ample time, especiallaS
in the fall of the year, ;so that the
crop will get a geed start before
wintea
"5. Take advantage of every op-
portimity to ;grow a menanlal .ctop,,
Protect fill wateetne troughs, before
head freezes cane a let of damage
Rachel: You are puzzled to leeote
what to do when a frien1 ;sends you a
Christmas gift nad ycu did not give
her one. Lots of us have that same
problem about tide. lime of rear but
let us be very seneade. The fact that
you did not remember this friend im-
plies two things, first, that you did
not -consider her one of the *Kiel
friends whom you wished to remember
at 'Christmas thee, Cr ,second, that you
were hoping by not sending her a ,gift,
that this season both of you would
drop the .custom a exchanging pres-
ent. Why net ebiele to your original
idea? It may take a bit of courage
but you can be just as warns friends
if you do not remember each ether at
Christmas, for if she is worth
she will not let the fact that you
not give her a gift make any differ-
ence in your friendship. Mcst sen-
sible people are gradually cutting
-down the list of friends they remem-
ber and devoting their money and
energies to worthy charitable Me!
ines enterprisee, so why- do yau
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e , sea ea , lan 110,
let tide friend lcnow ycu (merest: e.
her kindnees, make her some einiple.
:gift next sumtner, long enough after
Christmas so the sailt will net look
like a too-late-for-Chrestmass" affair
and embarrass you in presenting it
and liar in receiving it,
Jane: Should I thank the boy who
brings ine home from a party?
Thank your escort by all meane.
You can s -ay, "Than -k you Inc coming
this way with me," or, "Coodmight,
and thank you 80 mech."
Daley Bell: Coed for youl We might
start a society :for the abolishing of
kissing guinea. You told your little
group of friends tan be the 'charter
mentbere. I wonder who else wanes
to ;come in? Just .to prove to you that
1 am heart and :soul in this movement,
am going to tell you about some
.games and contests that can take their
Place for the winter parties' to which
we are all looking forward.
First there is the Lobeter Race for
boys. The contestants stand on all
fours and move backward as quickly
as poegible. The ;one reaching a de -
slanged Hee fleet wine.
Then there is the Creekor Relay
Roe, Twelve or sixteen may play.
They stand in VOWS, each 'one simpliest
with a ;cracker. At the eignal, the
first one in each row begins t•o eat his
cracker ;and SS Sault as he can whistle
after eating his create, the rext one
begins. The row which finishes first
wine.
In a Newspaper Race, each -conteet-
ant is given two newepapers, ane for
each foot. He places cone forward and
steps on it with his right foot, Then
he picks up the ether for his left foot
and so on, being 'allewed to step only
on newspaper, racing to a given mark
and back.
A Feather Blow is fun, each guest
being given a feather which he blows
at a signet The game is to eee who
can keep *his feather in the air the
lenges t.
Ofcourse you know the 0151 genie .of
Gossip? The players form in a
Tee 65J. pot''' whiflpe”, a sop-
elt :ea, the eela
the seeend, who sepeate it eat • i 01,
5 15': .5.7
•;t10 115 ...-
peals aletal what Was originally said
and how it became changed in the tell-
ing. No cee ch-anges it er. purpose
but if you work fest the changes .creep
in—amazing ones.
Have you ever had a "Silerce
Party" at which taxes were levied for
superfluous laughieg ;and talking?
They are lots erf fun.
01)1,04%, 7
4444. C aaeifir
flourish on rations saitaible for the
Strange a.s ,it may eeein, geese will s
°Luzo
cow. Geese like clover chaff ;01: bay.
I find that they like to pick over cern
fodder, and find much in it that they
i • • d
cone dm. geed. S age has been hie
with good results by some feeders.
Bleeding geese must not become too
fat, or the fertility of the eggs will be
injured, Some geese owners found
last spring that neje eggs did not
hatch as well as usual. Last year the
corn erop was unusually good, and
possibly many of the breeding geese
were fed too much cern :and became
too fat. •
I think oats is more satisfactory for
geese than corn. If they seem thin,
corn can be added to the ration in
moderate 'quantities. However, most
geese will keep in good breeding con-
dition on oats end fodder. They fat-
ten so ;easily that it is not difficult to
keep there at a good weight without
much corn.
My geese seem to enjoy ranging'
through the slush and enow on days
when the fain hens remain close to;
a dry roosting pinee. A shed contain-
ing plenty ,of straw will give all the
protection needed, and will save the
manure, which is a valuable by-pro-
duct even with a small flock. Clean
straw should be added as the condi-
tion of the house demands -it.
Mature geese make the best breed -
ars, and when a pair or trio are mated
up it is beet to leave the mating for
several years, These birds -seeie to
develop much more affection for each
other than is the ease with other fowle.
Ganders are usually kept until three
or four yeares old, but the geese will
prove good hyena and breeders until
they are ten years old, and sometimes
longer. It does not pay to inbreed
geese, 'but df VCIV ganders acre obtained
it is wise to buy them from the same
flock, eo they will bo acquainted and
not quarreleerne. They should be
mated in the late fall and early win-
ter, so as to become accustomed to
their matee sevtaal menthe before the
breeding SOAS011.
Geese need plenty of water, and it
is best to supply it in a fountain isa
which they can only reach theta: bills.
When watered tin largo ,thallow pans
the geese will. mem *lash the water
around •and :nuke it unhealthful :far
&Hang,
The Quebec government plane ;to
plant twe pine sar spriwe treat:: for
every ono tut down, and has at present
six hydroplanes patrolling *meg
areas, while at the earme time it le
encouraging private forest protection.
Three million pine met spate* trees
have been planted belie 700, ansa SOVerk
association of lutabermen organized
1 or timber dove:leg:neat,
An Old, Old Story.
Oh, once, this happened yens ago
In brave old London Town,
A. little worn-out lad, who swept
The gentry's c.hineoeys down,
Fell fast asleep, on Chpletunts Eve,
Beside a chimney tall;
And dreamed he was invited
To the children's Christmas Ball!
Poor little sweep—eo sound asleep!
The snow :came drifting down,
The midnight stage went rattling by
And through the client town
The carol singers went their rounds
And„ hole! Their joyous singing
Awoke the bells, and set the silver
Christmas chimes all ringing!
But still the weary sweep 'slept on,
But, ale—h—'just ea the stans
Winked out anti morning poked her
head
Through night's dark window bars,
That dear *Id Saint, who loves all
obildron,
In hie magic sleigh,
Came elatteting e'er the -roof tops and
My clears end ducks—well, ;say!
He trimnted the ilmoom of that poor
laddie
With the finest toys,
And then, without at bit of fuss
Or making 'nig noise,
He lifted him into his sleigh
And whisked off toward the Pole,
Ansi from that day to this, sweets
hearts.'
Though don't you tell a eoul,
He's boon adopted by St, Nick,
And goes with him each year,
To help him fill the stockings and
To sweep the chimneys clear!
And, though that happeeed years ago,
He never will grow ;old—
No same does who believes isa Reiss,
Or eo I have been told!
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HOW STRONG ARE
YOU
Watch, stand film, an the faith, play
the, man, be rl song!" I think if Bt.
Paul were alive today he would attend
football and baseball gamete Ho might
nol, but I tun inclined to think he
would, for he constantly refers to the
great games of his day. These were
the Rumen games of running and
wrestling. He also melees frequent
reference to the military, 'rendition
eays lie was afflicted with so -me timer -
:Ole malady. But at heart he loved
the etymons life. And in that we are
him. The strong man draws out
our ad:err:glen every time,
And as Paul loved the athletes
whose sinewy bodies he had seen so
frequently at the Greek and Roman
games, he often compered the Chris-
tian athlete to that He said that all
men who are followers of Christ, the
world's giant, ought to have some
athletic qualities. "Watch, ;t•t4t0,1 firm
in the faith, play the man, be strong,"
The word "wateh" litoraily mane,- to
keep 'awake. No athlete who is bit-
.
Miss or sturid can hope to win. He
'must be on the alert, when the start-
ing signal is given. Most of us sleep
et geed deal of the elute. We sleep
in polities, and permit a email circle
of men to dominate the pm•ties. We
are asleep in the conditions Nt.hsch sen
nand our children. We sleep not only
in our pews 520 ehureh, but we allow
tle entire church machinery to become
elegged. "Keep awake!"
As fur being stro-ng, that is part of
our bueiness. Wouldn't it be splendid
if the strong people, the virile and
forward-looking people of the com-
munity commonly gathered at the
church? If you came into a st,'ange
ten'n, you would ask for the choral
directory, ate that is where the strot31
folks are listed. Would it net be mag-
nificent if our children uneenseiously
came to see that the fine people, the
broad eeople, the big men of the com-
munity were all ;church woekers? I
hear a reader eaying, "You make me
laugh. Our local church has never been
Isa with strong people. Its
ee.indays are nice, gentle old tole
•;•, ,.• s•e eery I el, Mir
eho-
itss, the strong people oughtto be
these in the church. And liefeee we
leave the subject, let us -put it down
that the etzongeet people have been
church folk.
Take the great movements ef his-
tory. See if they were not prempted
by religious, folk. There are the Cru-
sades. Thousands of the brave, the
chivalrous of Europe, started for the
Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem, to
rescue it out a the hands of the Mo-slems. They were the religious peo-
ple of their day. Here is Christina
Forsyth, called the "tenon:et woman
in the world." For thirty years she
toiled among a wild, black tribe of
eaetern Africa, never seeing a white
face, save when some missionary visit-
ed her. Shb remained at her poet until
seventy-two. Would you call her one
of the strong? And here is Paul him-
self. He tells others to be strong, and
he is the finest of examples of
etiength. For thirty years he has no
roof he calls his own. He is ever on
the wing, sometimes at great bodily
danger. When it is all over he can say,
"I have finished my course." That
is, he had rtin the race, and won.
But Paul is always particular to
state that 'he does not do this in his
own strength. No men does, and no
man can. It has to be done on bor-
rowed Arendt, Most great enter-
prises are carried forward on borrow-
ed eteength. The interurban caw goes
by, carrying a heavy human cargo.
But the 'interurban borrows all it
strength and speed from the electric
\vire overhead. A slender pole .carries
the current without which the can
would be dead, Once I stood beside
vast engines that pumped the water
fon a great oity. But without the
steam pipes that brought the power
from the ballet*, those 'engines wauld
have bee -abet so much scrap iron. And
so, our strength te borrowed. 31comes
of God. It octanes through faith in a
good and powerful God. "They that
wait upon the Lord shall renew their
strength."
Snowfalls, parldetslarly early in the
season, should not be allowed ;to in -
tortoni with the regular hauling of
the manure to the tielde.
All machinery Should be housed for
tine winter; .attut beeithee die there
ad -Ionia bo a thorough tossaectien ;given
each naselhine haute, it le put away.
Alt Insoken porta should bo noted end
repaltre maenad now, So •titab then
Will be no Meer when the maehipa
again. needed. AR bootlegs and Woke
hest parts ahead be well eleaned and
then oriecl to prevent tilled:1g, • All
loose -boile shonid be &mu up tight,
and minor remain mode At once.
1 -low do you mix .conetete? The
back-brealeleig way? A concrete mix-
er would soon pay on farms that use
much concrete, Mixon% can; be bought
in email and toga sizes, to be rem by
a gas -engine or small rooter hooked
to year 'teem electric plant.
Sometimes curry-condis are con-
demned ;and thrown 41 -Wily, when all
-they imed is a, good cleaning. Take a
big nail, or other pointed piece of Aeon,
and dig the accumulated hair and
filth out of thii teeth and the comb will
poem to you like a new ,one. Thus, the
old ;ono will last a good deal longer.
1 That is the road to fortune.
IA. dairyman was milking silty eawa
.
and declared that he was teeing money
on them. Ile joined a testing assoces-
don, and In the first year found he had
lost nearly $70 over feed cost, not to
mention othes expenses. After going
over 'his records lie sold thirty of the
most naprofitable ,00ws, anal at the owl
of the next year he had made about
$100 profit,. In other 'words, there were
. some ;cows in his 'herd that wore such
poor prodtteers that thee were eating
up the ?coats flrom tltg goad rows.
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