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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1924-12-17, Page 7£fficient Farming te OUR NEW YEAR'S io tifY, CAKE- Did you ever stop to realize that I+'II;I D INSPECTION OF POTA- somewhat dull ill the present time and birds will stand x low temperature in- TOLS, 1 the returns to the growers may notI without frozen combs, or without in- j jury to thomeolvos--1n fact, without 't - fe %tore of field in-! be quite so favorable as its some Pre a check in production --if It is a dry The outataiidiig t tvious years, but it is desired to give O▪ na Pf the best ways I know of to cold? apeotion of ,potatoes for certified woe i in 1924,was the almost one Hundred; emphasis to the fact that much of this get your moneys worth of fun in, thigh clues seed is ,svmileble in the hauseworlc is to buy ,a pastry tuba' On the other hand, even a moderate - Pee cent. increase in the number Ali aountiy, and potato growers desirous with two or three attachmente and ly cold temnerature with a high mole - self. over the number reicevedi of ssaurin improved stook wouldbe sot to work to frost a cake. There are lure c•ontent will cause frozen combs ANAlxsit7 I the Baptist spoke ao Modestly oxii3m= in 1928, with a corresponding increase, g p timesin avow hams when the plain and siekneas very quickly, The prob- self. He recognized fullythe trans'- in the acreage inspected, This is ,il. well advised to make enquiry, fine. Y loin then in guarding the birds against 1+ TEE INOnitNAripN FNv:iADs Tlrkj Apart from the disease known as cake with the very plain frosting, or TxDvaIIT ors MINA os 000, 1;14-18, cendent glory and eternal Sonahip of lustratetl by a comparison of the Non* which was again found to be none at all, loses in favor, but a pl•ain the undesirable effects of extreme cold II. esoV1 ems IT a}W tis sus I:QM, Jesus, figures savoring the work of the two; very an o eau a `o with a bit of gaudy frosting will, during the next few ntonthe is to first B. -21 V. 10. Tho evangelist points out years. In 1928, applications for ht• v y d t t s £ tog of all see that they are leapt in quer- that every advance made, and every joat4on of"a considerable acreage, the tempt the appetite. Then those are tars which aro dr . I, rHE I?aOAnNATION As THE REVEJA- stage of grace attained in Christian speetion were received from 1 2114 Y experience sine° Jesus came,has been growers, calling for the inspection ofI See that the droppings boards rind r eenetf o liths oftthe failuresinspected d296 coin a cakes that wer and alikoa8osmak°i con 1 1 8 TxouGHT Olt MIND oil due to Sesue, and reflects Jesus. Men 9,681 Hetes; while in 1924 there were, p f reag n pe to to p- nY Boni and perches are arranged along the back Paas were "foreign varieties" and "in- look a little prettier than u pa o the ous g V. 14, The term translated "Word" got the law of God, indeed, through 2,490 applications fee the inspection sufficient isolation." The formeris can with the aid of a pastry tubo. IP rt f h e away from the open in Greek, Logos ht oinbines two Mos°s, liz not till Jesus came did anyy of 1'7,079 acres, the meet workable% front, so that the inpoming air things: (1) the thought or purpose of ane ieal'i!el!' e the whole grace of God, controllable by the exercise of care, A. pastry tube of t modified aches rhe bis somewhat b° the speaker; (2) the farm or pose o- or the full truth 'about 1him. Another feature worthy of tote is the latter by the exercise of judgment, type la made of heavy firm muslin, that despite this large increase, 12,046 Mosaic disease is communicable ' t with coved rots or decorators of; fore it reaches the birds. inion in which he utters his thought, V. ]$. Far Chis reesoit fire ot ev a - acres, or 70.5 per cent. missed the two e in he grooved Po A careful feeder during the next 'So here the evangeliat.ntust be wider- ilei can even say that no one not oven p field by means of insects, particularly metal, It is very easy to make one, stood'to mean that the #flail field ins cellons as compared withg two or three months watches the winUlna or the pxophete of rho Old estament, P importanceplantingpatternter signs carefully and ,modifies his ?i rF f f But Sesus ilea P aphids. The of )anile on the of a triangle, "Win u ono o God ai liuinauaty lies Leen have aver soon God 7,099 voles, or '73.3 per cent. m 1928, potatoes intended for certification at up one side to make a cone-shaped re- grain ration in quantities given and aally uttered or ex eased 41a Jesus revealed hini, fol what'Yens has This would seem to indicate that not as great a distance as possible .from eeptacl°. The point is then cut out toi t e endin u n „Clef est. The divine mind which had brought to'men is a new, direct, and only has the growing of potatoes in any other potatoes is quite as obvious, fit the metal point, which is put into to ingredients al gh ly d P g Po been partially revealed in nature, and personal experience of the Father, tended for certified seed become more as is the fact that where this la not, place from the inside. .Two or three temperature. {which had still further expressed II, THE 'INcaitNA7ioN As THE nEVEtA- general, but also that commendable observed, eligibility for cortiflcationdifferently grooved points will give Just Previous to and during periods itself through the prephets of Israel, TION 0r THE. i.OV9 OF GOD, 3:10-21.. care has been taken in the selection cannot be considered. Increased re- you all the variety necessary for work- , • extremely colweather, it is well assumed final and permanent form in (r ie, . aWes, must think 'af the In - and quality of the seed used, gard for this rule has been noticeable ingout a pleasing design. to give the birds increased quantities the pperson and life of eJsus. The carnation as, above all, the expression Estimating the yield from the fields this year. t is very easy, and such a lot of of scratch feed, one which has in it ord, in feet became flesh in Jesus. of God's love to sinners. God was not which passed inspection at 1'75 bushels The above figures and remarks fun, foo, to accomplish leaves i%nd the Whole or cracked corn in larger p content that men should be bad or per acre—a conservative estimate— cover the inspection work as carried flowers, intricate spirals and delicate guars. those who have seen him and heard and allowingfor a grading shrink- on in all the provinces with the ex- flutings by just twistingthe bagto Surely there is no better energy or bite can never again think of God age of 90 per cent., it will be seen that caption of British Columbia. In that force out the frosting ad guiding it heating feed than corn. Let us feed except in terms of Jesus Christ. appro lmately1,200,000 Bushels of po- province inspection and certification here and there. With all materials to more of it, especially at night before f Other things and other being have tatoes eligible for certification as Ex- is beingcontinued under the auspices work with at hand and using erne- for birds go to perch. Whole corn , some measure given a Hint of God's g p for this purpose is preferable to finely glory- Thus the heavens declare the tra No. 1, have been produced this of the Provincial Dept. of Agriculture. mental frosting, it takes very little cracked corn, because of the ease and , glory of God, and all great and good year. Unfortunately the market is —Experimental Farnis. more time than to apply a plain boiled quickness with which the birds pick' men have shown some reflection of frosting. The Sunday School 1 CHRISTMAS LESSON God's Gift to the World, John 1: 14-13; 3: 16-21. Golden Text—For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believed* in him shoud not perish, but have everlasting life, -.—John 3; 16. esson E. humanity, his life, was a henom- tities than usual, t eon, so glorious and complete that that they should be finally lost. ' He t yearned to bring the whole world to the knowledge of himself, and so to everlastinglife. Vs. 17, 18. The Jews imagined that, when the Messiah came, it would be to consign sinners to everlasting death. None had ever dreamed that, when he came, it would be to lave sin- ners, and to love them so utterly as to die for them. Vs. 19-21. Yet Jesus, in the very act of loving, and dying for the sinner, condemns sin eternally, because in him the fight, the unanswerable truth about God, has come to human knowl- edge, has created a naw conscience on the part of men, and it is for men to choose him now, or to reject him for ever, The Cross of Jesus is the throne from which he rules the destinies and lives of men, and all who love the light will inevitably come to him as the divine Redeemer. r ` TRAINING OUR CHILDREN . r BY MARION BROWNFIELD. "Mother, did you buy me some- thing?" asked a little girl pausing from play as her mother came up the front steps. Whether the mother did buy her five-year-old daughter something on that shopping trip is really unimport- ant. The simple question asked indi- Bible. It is only, when we indulge them unwisely or put them off care- lessly with "Don't bother me now," or "Run and play. Mother's tired," that we are encouraging and foster- ing the"buy me something" habit, Winter Repair Work. Many farmers could profitably take a leaf out of the experience of city building contractros in the mat- ter of repair and construction work during the winter months. Building minutes and add two more tablespoon - operations do not stop in our big cities fuls of sugar and beat again. Con - with the first flurry of snow, nor even tinue this process till you have added with the advent of severe weather. three cupfuls of sugar, beating in be- tween times.: When a cupful and a half of sugar has been added, beat in a tablespoonful of lemon juice. Two teaspoonfuls of egg yolk added at the beginning will relieve the paper whiteness of this icing, giving it a delicate creamy appearance. In using paper -white frosting in a pastry tube, be careful not to put too much in at a time. A piece about the size of an egg will run through more easily' than if you fill the tube and then try to force it through. Cake ornamenting is by no means the only use for a pastry tube, Mer- ingue for one -crust pies can become very decorative in this way, and cook- ies may be made as fanciful as ever the heart of a child eould desire then. And again for the children, ginger- bread men and women can wear all the frills of fashion, I believe you might like to try this sometime with a steak dinner: To a quart of mashed potatoes, add three- quarters of a cupful of sweet cream and one egg well beaten. Beat thor- oughly and force through the pastry tube, using the point that gives the round effect with deep fluted' sides. Make several circles of this round the meat on the platter. Now put it on the top shelf of a very hot oven so that it browns quickly as it will do having -egg in it.—J. W. A piece of coarse -mesh screen over the flower bowl permits the use of short -stemmed flowers. A frosting that works well is one I call paper -white frosting, and is made of egg white, powdered sugar and lemon juice, This takes quite a bit longer but is very nice to put on a cake that is to stand several days before using. It tends to keep the in- side very fresh and is less rich than the ornamental frosting, which has so much butter in it. For a large cake, take the whites of three eggs and beat into them two tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar; beat for three however, a point that should be They go right ahead to completion, cafes consideredchild nt Children from excavations for the foundation, training.to the erection of steel and cement are naturally eager and expectant, but ;frames and their enclosure and corn parents, and mothers especially, might pletion. Winter construction work has come to be a habit in our larger cities, due to the urgent and constantly growing demand for office, shop and housing space. In the country exactly the op- posite condition of mind' prevails. Winter construction work of any kind is almost unknown. Farmers and me- chanics have the same attitude toward the matter. It just isn't done in the untry. not lack any of the ordinary comforts co Toa very considerable extent this of life. She undoubtedly had happy attitude is justified. It would per - birthdays and Christmases. She had haps be questionable economy to under - pretty clothes and the average num- take major building operations during bor of toys. But "buy me something" the winter season in any except emer- had become a habit—to be Indulged gency cases. But this is not necessar- because a mother had been over In- ily true with smaller construction or dulgentl With the best of intentions, repair jobs. parents make a practice of bringing Concrete has come to be an almost gifts to their children when they have universally employed material in farm been away. If it had been a Iong trip,' construction work. There are many and the youngsters have been lonely jobs involving its use which ought to and have had to exert themselves to be done on every farm, but are lede- maintain certain standards of "beingfinitely delayed on account of unsea- good," rewards aro justifiable. But sonable weather or because of lack of beware lest rewards degenerate Into time for their accomplishment when bribes! seasonable conditions are. favorable. Contrast with the child above the Very many of these jobs could be done twelve -year-old girl who rushed in from school to find her mother still away shopping. 'Isn't mother here yet?" she asked. "Goody! Then I can surprise her and have the supper all ready I" well ask themselves the question, "Am I training my child to expect too much?" We owe it to our children to give them the necessities and as many of the comforts as possible. But "buy me something" can easily mean a lux- ury that is foolish and extravagant. That this little girl did not ask de- finitely for any particular thing, is a pretty certain indication that she did during the winter season if we were familiar with .approved winter meth- ods of handling concrete construction work. It will pay to consider the proposi- tion of winter repair and construction If mothers encourage their children work on every farm at this season of to do little favors for them, especially the year, as itwill make possible need - surprises, the children will enjoy the ed improvements which would long doing much more than receiving some await a more propitious time for their expensive toy or game. Of course a accomplishment. five-year-old can't be expected to pre - are ameal. But it surprising p how young a child can be taught to help Certified Seed Potatoes make the home. A five year-old boy The potato has been greatly im- -in one family, for example, has as his proved from a cropping standpoint by it up, andin theract that it remains in the crop and in the digestive tract longer. A Look Up. One cold winter night not long ago we put up the screen ,around the open The glory seen in Jesus combines fire and went out for a look at the "grace and truth," "Grace" here sky before going to bed. We stood means the love of God: "truth" means there on our own land, with the warm the real facts of God's being. It is to lights of our own home behind us, and Jesus that men must look for both of looked at the stars. We mean to do thee. it more often from now on. There V. 15. All this explains why John his goodness and his wisdom. But Jesus utters the mind and the glory of God so completely that men can only express the truth by saying, as the evangelist here does, that he is God's only Son, No other equally shows the Father's likeness, or so completely en- joys the Father's love. is nothing else like it when it comes to make a man feel that amid the rush and immensity of everything he is not alone and afraid, but at home and at work. An Old Year Prayer. O glad New Year, take not these things from me— The olden faiths; the shining loyalty Of friends that long and searching years have proved -- The glowing heai:thfires and the books I Loved; All wonted kindnesses and welcom- ing— All safe, hard -trodden paths, to which I cling! O young New Year, fresh with the thrill of spring— Leave me the ways that were my comforting! —L. S. One of the greatest helps to realiza- tion is to visualize vividly and per- sistently the thing you are after— whatever you are trying to do or to be. Picture it as already a reality, as though you were right at the mo- ment what you long to be, doing the thing you long to do. Cling to this vision of your ideal with all the ten- acity you can muster. Keep your mind on your aim. Think it; talk it; act it; live it. Remember that doubt and fear are your worst enemies, be- cause they sap your determination, take the pepout of your endeavor. Never lose faith in yourself or doubt your power to accomplish the thing on which you have set your heart. FOR HOME AND COUNTRY on one another, and the prize i. a easily clean out a sooty pipe than any - x of April -fool candy, , thing else I have ever tried.—A. E. C. Bitter Milk. For May a mothers day experience It is common for cows to t e bitter meeting" is called. Some of the moth $ milk after milking for eight or ten ern present ere asked to come for . months and in many instances it is ward and tell the secret of raising the necessary to dry off the milk secte- paragons of children that the speaker /'•' .,���[hL� ' tion at once, As a rule a cow should describes at great length, Others are ?2 only be dried off for six weeks before to explain certain faults *4 calving. Try the affects of a and of 4J pound raspeaker) b Glauber's Iter as noted b the ( Y Glauber s salt and a cupful of black- askedapecial pride the task of putting out the system of seed potato certification diffident about our Exchange as it is 8. Articles received without identi- in their children, The faults of course Cleverness of a SheepDog. strap molasses, administered slowly clean mills bottles from the kitchen to carried on by the Dept. of Agriculture only in the experimental stage as yet, fication slip will be sold. for the Bette- are merely good-natured mventaons ofand carefully as a drench in three the front porch. Simple as such a! at Ottawa. Not only does it ensure a but if we are well patronized we may fit of the Society. members of the company. The mo- Many stories have been told of the du is,it is meanie fol as a char-1extend it so that goods can be sold 9. The 10per cent. commission to tier who Is voted to have the most faithfulness of watch -dogs. This one pints of tepid water. Have it given by ` g i crap praCEically,free from disease, but g an expert so that none of it •runs into acter builder. ; as a result of this a greatly improved more frequently than just on 3nati- .the Society will deducted from the successful system receives a neat Iii about a shepherd dog is very inter the windpipe and lungs. Alter it has The diangreeable "buy me Bottle yielding ability. As pointed out by the tote meeting days."price placed on goods by depositor. tie whip as a souvenir, °sting. thing habit is also often indulged when 10, Articles are laced on sale at June -•-the month of graduations— Some ears ago there teas a terrific acted, mix in each fend ntablespoon- children are taken away from home fo Dominion Botanist fit an address be- The objects of the Exchange are: 1? y' g fol of a mixture of two parts of paty- for° tin Select Standing Committee on Co place at the service of every mens depositor's risk, calls fora mock commencement. The storm in Scotland. The snow lay inn dared wood charcoal and one part of Seldom does the child really long for Agriculture, disease is a very impor- her the skill and ability of every other 11. Buying privileges will be open members of the group give impromptu great drifts many feet deep. granular hyposulphite of soda, any particular thing. Usually, he tmtt feeler in reducing yield. That is member for the lowest money con - 2 members and general public from orations and essays, or one person The farmers were very anxious . merely wants entertainment at that to say,freedom from disease is of sideration; to provide a revenue for 2 to 3 and at the close of the meeting takes the part of a colloge president aobut their sheep, for there were hue We need in the country more play - particular mdfitent. It a mother opens on Institute day. and confers amusing honorary de- dreds of them unsheltered on the hills grounds and more shower baths and her purse as soon as her bey points to growingnnontal importance in the potato the Society; and to provide a market Some of the articles that have been ethos. at the time. In one farm no fewer industry. It to immaterial for members who wish to dispose of recognition of the troth that men and a peanut stand, his domande are likely ;)tow true a variety may bo to name their work. A special committee and sold through the Exehange are: hand- I Tha July group. holds an indoor pie- than three hundred were missing, and women who Iive in the country need to be endless. The thoughtful mother and t e, says the Dominion Botanist, officers are appointed to look after painted salt and pepper dishes, neck etc and thus introduces the refresh- the farmer with his men and faith not regard -themselves as mere work who realizes -that hunger may be a so long as itis not sound it -will Haver the Exchange, and the Society receives charms, Easter post cards, numbers merits, which are packed in little bas- fol dog, "Rough," started to search animals. reason when candy is teased for, suit: produce a satisfactory crap. Expert- a. conunission of ten per cent, on nil for card tables, place cards, jewel kets and boxes. A kettle of red lemon- for them, plias something from ionto that is meets at the Central Bxperhnental sales. Tha rules of the Exchange are boxes, hand -hemmed handkerchiefs, ode is aorved from paper cups. A When they reached the fields to - wholesome, such as crackers or sweet Term at carried on some yeprs ago with as follows • table napkins with crocheted corners, First of July oration puts the finish- thing was to be seen but great masses chocolate. Or perhaps -before shed crochet nightgown yokes, babies' bole tag touch to this stunt. It is in sec- and drifts of snow, many feet thick, starts on an excursion, h , by no means that type of potato which 1. All members of the Institute are nets, eggs, and all kinds of homemade dons, one of which each member of under 'which the seep were buried, s e gives the rho present certification service is members of the Exchange and entitled kiddies a last minute lunch of breadcrop ofg baking, The secretary says, "We even the group supplies, by taking up the The men triad to get through the the faints, Thera is every season tvhy. producing to -day, yielded a op to. a number Try which they shall be had one consignment of Home-made train of thought whore the last speak- avow to the esthetls, but it was next farmer's in particular should not cul- and milk. A full stomach is not apt 1460 bushels to the acre. Ina table known. er left it to intpossible, for theycotild hardlylaw rho woodlot,. to whine, "Buy me something;! included in the address, it tvds shown soap, We have also sold candies, but p Mothei 1 totyear av ra a of the *ietd p p the possibilities of this and many Augustbeing acation tell when they came ecrvsa a sheep.Farming has never offered greater ",2. Each depositor shall resent. a the favorite v One, must,find cut et course, why! that the t e g S hat of articles for sato written on one other lines are just opening. We ar-month, a see Canada first trip le Tha snow was still Ealing fest rewards than it effete to-dayto the j . of potatoes in Cmnada was 140 bushels, side only and containing permit num- the child makes a demand 14 the and that the averse of the "crop ranged a table for display of cake conducted by means of charades that when hough came to the daue. He farmer who farms dilligentiy; but on mother herself, has : unconscious) g her, name, address, and price of each icings last time and the table was name various cities and places of he understood what was to be done, end, the other hand it promises practical started the habit she at once mush grown from certified seed teas 238, article Depositors must )seep aduple- trimmed with homemade decorations terest, ,The prize is a miniature stat running through the snow with quick, ' p start a caro by making bushels to the acre. _ It is assumed tate list; email articles must be mark- in paper. We had a demonstration of ease, short barks; ho dug with his 'parva lit- pOZOrty to those who farm indifferent - start ak g n simple but from these figures ,and from other ly and carelessly. a plain uncooked icing and a boiled p spelling es in various places. ----4.---- firm explanation; "Mother can't buy expetionee, that the yield of potatoes ©duction tto h ifsold by thesingle and rn match, Sn thnbnr les have a s ellen tin ilei you something every -blind she goesCanada may bo ins ° y icing, and two ,cakes wore iced in the e , t which the guests are divided The men went to work under thee° It has both oetimated that the an - out. She doesn't buythings for her-. °n the farms of i y 3, Ench article must have permit meeting. , These, together. with the into two sides, . Slips of paper are ntarlcs and under each they found a nual lees in Canada to field orchard creased fifty per cent. at. least by the number and selling price securely two cakes ,used for display purposes, passed round, each one of which bears sheep. Thus they worked bard all and garden era self every time; alio ould be poor if use of certified seed. p y p p° g ps; due to tlestruetivo also spent money whenever she tv°nt fastened Uy depositor. were sold at the close of the'tnoating. x single large tatter. Baelz aide 'is night Rough showing the men whmn insects, is more than 3200,000,000. The whore there are things to' be bought 4. All inquiries acid complaints will We plan to have. a special' display at required to fornn the word thus assign the siheep wore buried an rho amen consumption of insects by birds pre- Sho gets only what is needed except t "The kindest and the • happiest pair be listened 'tto and answered by the each meeting, with demonstrations„ ed to it by arranging their:eelves in digging them Out.. Mast of the sheep yenta this toss from being far greater, that once in a lon • time sho bits you Will find occasion to forbear, ehairrnan of livxchange. when posaible, We will probably have the proper order with their, letters, were saved. and this farms one *8the strong a ptesont" • $ Y y. And something every day they live .5, Ali work is received subject to salads next time or varieties of ways Tite side that does nt fiat wins a set Tho fanner was vex- thankful that) atrgements for the piietoction of in. Fortunately, most children are son -To pity and perhaps forgive„ approval of the conmitee in charge, of serving potatoes." of letter blocks, he had so clever a dog. beotivatous'birds,. A REVIEW OF THE YEAR A New Year's party that is also a birthday party will pass the time very well until midnight strikes and the New Year begins its reign. The guests should be divided ac- cording to the months in which they were born. The January group holds a snowball fight with 'small cotton puffs or feathers blown by the breath from one side to the other. The oji- ject of each side is to keep the puff from landing on any person on its own side, and the group that lands it on the other side is declared to be the winner and receives a calendar for a prize. The February group writes valen- tine limericks, sings patriotic songs or engages in a contest to determine who can tell the most ingenious story. The most accomplished receives a toy October provides a mental "nutting party." Conundrums, inclosed in English walnut shells, are hidden in various parts of the house. A nut pick rewards the one who finds and "cracks" the most nuts. November furnishes a football game, played with a small rubber ball. The winner earns a large turkey fea- ther for his cap. The festivities close with the Christman tree—a clothes tree decked out with leaves and the usual orna- ments and with inexpensive favors and joke presents tied to the limbs, Old Father Time distributes the gifts and ushers in the New Year with the sing- ing of Auld Lang Syne. A Handy Pipe Cleaner. arrow. Gas, electricity and franaces have Those born in March engage in a displaced a great many stoves. But potato -rolling contest. Using a tooth- there aro still a lot of stovepipes throughout the country which require pick, each player tries to get his po- tato to the goal first, and the winner periodical cleaning. receives a quart of potatoes, daintily Here is a simple device which is ex - wrapped in tissue paper and ribbon rather gly useful in accomplishing that and packed in a fancy box. Another rather disagreeable task, game for those born in March is "first Take a tin can the size of a No. 3 t off the opened end catch your hare." Each of the party a and thaan oldmepairof shears slit the is blindfolded in turn and told to catch can from a half to two-thirds its as many of the others as possible in length at about one -inch intervals all the way around. Bend these prongs outward until they will snugly fit the inside of a stovepipe, nail a stick of two minutes. The person with the greatest number of "hares" to his cre- dit receives a toy rabbit. The April company, of course, is DOM G COMMUNITY JOBS We do not need te,go far back in the pages of Watery to and where the work of any community was dorso largely through individual effort, Then people trudged along 111 their own' independent way. Gradually,. however, new tasks and many of the old ones camp to be matters of coin- inunity concern so that nowadays most live centres have, in one form or another, what we might terns leo! development Organizations. These organizations in various ways do many things that as individuals we either could not do efficientlyoa• ,at all, In farming communities, there are many things which the members of farmers' organizations seek to do. They may co-operate to improve a road, to build a hall, a ebureb, a bet- ter sebool, a creamery, ar' a cheese factory, to promote a forest nursery, a marketing association, a testing no- sociation, boys' and girla' clubs, and perhaps many other enterprizes, Bat before community work of this kind can be done, certain factors are necessary. There must be, for in- stance, leaders who see clearly the purpose of the meventent. There must also be followers who have moral and intellectual confidence in that leader. ship. The purpose of the movement should be worth -while, and based upon an economically sound foundation. Where care is exercised in the choice ofprojects, an organization should find itself going from one success to another, gaining confidence and power to accomplish far beyond the limits of its first possibilities. NEW YEAR NICKNAMES, The dog owner in England has a month's grace in the matter of paying his license, but so many renew their licenses on January ist that Post Office officials have come to call that day "Doggie Day." In France New Year's Day has long. been known as Beggars' Day. While begging is against French law, there. are two days in the year when all re- strictions are removed. These are New Year's Day ,and July 14th.' An army of over twenty thousand Beg- gars infests Paris on New Year's Day, and one is pestered by then from morning till night. The "Jour de 1'An," or "Day of the Year," which is the general French name for New Year's Day, is also the great day for the giving of tips to servants and waiters; while it is cuss tomaary for young men to send on that day to hostesses Who have enter- tained them during the past year either flowers or gaily -decorated boxes of chocolates. At least $1,000,000 worth of flowers are sold in Paris on New Year's Day. One charming New Year custom is still kept up in France. Aa the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve, and for three minutes afterwards, everybody may kiss as many of the opposite sex as possible. In New York New Year's Eve might well be called Noise Night, for the two musical instruments with which Broadway ushers in the Nev: Year are the cow -bell and the tin horn. The cow -bell is usually tied to a string and allowed to bump along the pavement, so that its owner can devote all his energies and breath to horn -blowing. New Year's Day is a Bank holiday in Scotland, and it is from Scotland that English people have borrowed the habit of celebrating "Hogmanay," or New Year's Eve. suitable length to the centre of the Tha British Court is the only one in expected to play practical jokes on thecan for a handle, and you have a Europe which has no State function rest of the guests or to tell good jokes scraper which will more quickly and on New Year's Day. 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