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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1917-4-26, Page 7JrmQo. yet ieS„‘ Fro u• °Q� J`Fx� „'(I lr ,ilk( lye (RlA'�'�� �7P1�'i1:� J�a" •.."'-�2 ham' Conducted by Professor Henry G. Belt The our farm readers of his the advicedeo partment tiltsa at • acknow serviceof edged, authority on all subjects pertaining to coils and crops ress In careaofdTho aWi questions' Company,Henry Limited,G. i To- ronto, and enswera will appear In this column In the order in which they are received, As space Is limited it le advisable whale Immediate reply 1s necessary that • e stamped and addressed envelope be enclosed with the question, When the answer will be malted direct. Question—G. 1I.:—lf I plow in a full crop of clover, would I have to do this in the summer to get the full benefit of it, or would it be as good il' I let it grow on till the fall? Or, on the other hand, would it be as good if I took a crop and plowed in the after- math? I have no stock except fowls and two horses, therefore little stable manure. However, I intend to use a lot of phosphate. Answer:—At the present price of food and its universal scarcity in most sections, I would advise G. H. to feed the first crop of clover and plow in the aftermath. If he does not have en- ough stock to consume the clover it will pay him to make the hay and sell it, and to buy feed and plantfood in the form of fertilizers. Since he has little manure I would advise him to use a fertilizer containing 2 to 4% ammonia, 8 tol2% phosphoric acid,and if he intends to plant potatoes, truck or root crops, from 1 to 3% potash, This will supplement the plantfood in the soil and that turned under in his clover. It is very questionable, -and especially at the present price of practically all farm feed and produce, if anyone can plow under a full crop of clover or any other cover crop, for that matter. Apply the fertilizer at the rate of 200 to 400 lbs, per acre. Question—H, B.:—What distance apart should the rows of Indian corn be planted and what distance in the rows? How many kernels should be put in a hill? I wish to get as much ripened corn as possible, Answer:—The farther south we go the farther apart the rows of corn 1�a,,c+'ti�ia° t1,Yciitlrl�'7 Ilenry G, I3ell. and the greater the distance between the hills, For instance, in the South- ern part of the United States the rows are frequently five feet apart and four feet between the, hills. As we come North this is reduced to at least 36 inches and some men even plant closer, The number of kernels fo the hill and the distance apart depends very largely on the type of corn and the fertility of the soil; ordinarily the richer the soil the closer the corn can be planted. H. B. says he wishes to get as much ripened corn as possible. If he does not care for the size of ears he can plant much closer than if it is large ears that he desires. The Nebraska Experiment Station, U. S. A,, found that 3, 4 or 5 stalks to „ a hill gave practically the same yield but the weight of ears was less with four than with three and still less with five than with four. One plant to the hill gave but two-thirds as much corn as did three plants. Two plants gave 10 bushels less to the acre than did 3, 4 or 5. The corn was planted in hills three feet eight inches apart each way. I would recommend that H.73. plant his corn 36 inches apart each way, un- less the soil is extremely fertile when he might plant a little closer, and plant three to four kernels to the hill. If he wishes to drill it, the stalks should be ten to twelve inches apart in the row, unless the soil is exceptional- ly fertile, when this distance may be reduced to 8 to 10 inches. tciliVairrn That some source of sediment in milk does obtain even under the most rigid conditions possible in a cow stable is evident front an examination of any sediment disk through which the average milk has been passed, and there is no doubt that thorough straining will add to the cleanliness of the product even after all possible precautions have been taken. The presence of slime in the separator bowl after skimming is another sign that some dirt has found its way into the milk between the time of its se- cretion and its arrival in the machine, provided the receiving or supply can has been clean up to the time when separating started. The separator no doubt removes a great deal of the foreign matter that occurs, but is incapable of throwing out much of the undesirable bacteria that accompanies the dirt which en- ters the milk at milking time, so the importance of cleanliness in caring for the cow and for the milking uten- sils is very great indeed. The assurance that milk delivered at the dairy,, where pasturization takes place, is free, or reasonably free, of sediment, should be worthy of con- sideration by the wholesale purchaser who, in his turn, should reap a bene- fit from the ultimate consumer to whom he can guarantee this milk as heaving been cleans and thus safe from the time it leaves the cow's udder un- til it arrives at the consumer's resid- ence. The farmer's part of the undertak- ing to supply pure,. wholesome milk must start with the taking of pre- cautions previous, even to the secre- tion, of the milk. He should satisfy himself fully that his cows are entire- ly healthly; and in order that the small amount of dust that will in- evitably get into the milk pail may' be as harmless as possible, he must provide for a plentiful supply of sun- light in his stables. Then if the cattle are always kept as clean (or a little cheaner) all the year round, as they would keep themselves on a good, well -drained pasture field, and the milkers obliged to wear well - washed clothes, and take a bath fie. quently, the chances of the milk being satisfactory are pretty good. Of course; aeration of the milk and thor- ough cooling must also be attended to. Mother's Method. The bright boy in khaki was dilating on the woes of Army life. "Yes," he said to his old mother, "we don't •get much in the way 'of fancy foods, or anything like that. Our camp cook's all right on stows and soup, but he can't go beyond them, The other day, you know, when I want beck, I took tt cucumber with- tee, that I was going to share with one or 'ewe of the boys. I give it to the cook, and asked him to get it ready for us, and what d'you think he did with it ? Put it in the oven and baked it," "Oh, poor boy!" said the fond mail- er. "A pity I couldn't have been there to look after you, I'd have boiled it lovely for yea!" OPoilin) Sell off all hens in their third year, as soon as the rush of laying is over. The last call for hatching is now on. Chicks hatched after the first week in May cannot be expected to prove good winter layers. Brood chicks that are closely house - ed and fail too heavily are very likely to develop weight too fast in propor- tion to their strength,' It will cost the farmer no more money to raise pure-bred poultry than it will to grow scubs. Turkeys do beat when kept separ- ate from chickens. If the two are kept together the turkeys are likely to take chicken diseases. Dampness, lice and filth are deadly foes to poultry of any kind. Since hens on range produce more eggs at a lower cost and fewer young hens die than do those kept in con- finement, poultrymen are urged to pro- vide outside yards with plenty of green feed for laying hens. Hens on range produce 15 to 44 per cent. more eggs at a feed cost of 15 to 36 per cent. less per dozen than hens kept in confinement. In Spring fowls require more care- ful attention than at any time in the year. All the accumulated debris of winter lies on the surface. Then comes a warm spell, and the surface of the ground gets muddy, while the filth of winter sticks to everything that touches it. This is the time to keep the hens. dry and to give them straw to stand on and to work in dur- ing the day. There are two forms of strangles or distemper, viz., regular and irregular strangles . The symptoms of regular form are: cough, atthriftlness, fever, difficulty in swallowing, nasal dis- charge, swellings between jaws or about throat, which form into absces- ses. In irregular form the same symptoms occur, with less difficult breathing, and the abscesses may form any place, externally or intern - Attend to couafort,ajrply poultices of antiplalogistine to throat, lance ab- scesses as soon as ready, give 2 or 3 drams hyposulphite of soda out of at spools 3 times daily, do not drench. If breathing becomes very difficult send for veterinarian• On easy with the horses at the start and see that collars fit, Mares in foal should be given regu- lar work but not overwork. Farm horses usually could haul larger loads on the country roads if waggon tires were wider, and less damage is done to roads by wide tires. Different horses require different kinds of foods, the same as different people; study each horse and see what kinds of food he does best on, It is a lot better and cheaper to feet; and care for stook so that they will la! in good health, than to pay doctor to got them back to the standard after they once get down. U1OK-UROWINC SEEDS Ear!y Valentine Bush Beane, ready to pick In 35 days, 4 ozs. 15c, Ib, 40o Early Model Blood -red Table Beet Pkg. 10c,'oz. 20e, 4 ozs, 60c First and Best Cabbage, solid heads Pkg. 100, oz. 30o, 4 ozs, 90c Early Gem Red Table Carrot Pkg. 50, oz, 25c, 4 ozs, 65o Citron for Preserving, red seeded Pkg, 6o, oz. 16o, 4 ozs. 40c Early Malcolm Sweet Table Corn Pkg. 1Oc, Ib. 40c, 5 lbs. $1,90 Prize Pickling Cucumber (great cropper) „Pkg. 50, oz. 20c, 4 ozs. 60c Earliest Wayahead Head Lettuce Pkg, 10c, oz, 30c, 4 ozo. 90c Early Hackensack (Sugar) Musk Melon Pkg, 60, ea, 20c Richard Seddon Bush Garden Peas 4 ozs, 16c, Ib. 40e, 6 lbs. $1.75 Select Yellow Dutch Onion Setts Ib. 35c, 5 lbs. $1.70 Earliest Scarlet Olive Radish Pkg. 6c, oz. 10e, 4 ozs. 300 Extra Early Milan Turnip (earliest grown) Pkg. 5o, oz. 20c, 4 ozs, 50c Giant White Feeding Sugar Beet, for cattle 4 ozs. 15c, V2 Ib. 250, 113. 45c. Rennie's Giant Yellow Intermediate Mange; IA Ib. 25o, Ib. 45c Rennie's Derby Swede Turnip, for stock feed I/ Ib. 37o, Ib. 700 Improved Jumbo Swede Turnip (Elephant) ys Ib, 37o, Ib, 70 Rennie's Kangaroo Swede Turnip (very hardy) ..,,%a. Ib, 35o, Ib. 65c High Grade Compton's Early Yellow Flint Seed Corn Bus, $3.26 5 bus. for $16.00, High Grade White Cap Yellow Dent Seed Corn Bus. $2,75 Earliest Six Weeks Seed Potatoes Peck $1.00, bus. $3,50 Extra Early Eureka Seed Potatoes Peck $1.00, bus, $3.50 Seed Corn and Potato Prices do NOT include freight chargee. Pakro Seedtape, "You plant it by the yard." 2 pkts. for 25c. Ask for descriptive list. Rennie's Seed Annual Free to All. Cotton bags 30c. each extra. Order through your LOCAL DEALER or direct from EENNIE'S S iWWm. REgNNIE Co„ Limited E luKing and Market Sts., Toronto Also at MONTREAL WINNIPEG VANCOUVER ti INTERNATIONAL LESSON APRIL 29. Lesson V. Jesus Welcomed As King —John 12. 12-26. Golden Text—John 12. 13. Verse 12. The common people (mar- gin)—John is sharply distinguishing the masses from the "classes." 13. The branches—Specially as- sociated with Tamernacles, the most joyous of the Feasts. Hosanna— "Save!" (Psa. 118. 25), a prayer ad- dressed to God. It had come to be used rather like our "Hurrah!" but with a religious tone, like "God bless you!" He that cometh—The Messianic name. In the name—Join with Bless- ed. 14. Found—Mark tells us how, This was a case of deliberate fulfillment of prophecy: he would claim before the people the peaceful royalty that the animal suggested. The horse being the symbol of war—it was used for nothing else—the ass represented peace: there is no suggestion of lowli- ness about it, however true it is that he came in humility (Matt. 31. 5). 15. See Zech, 9, 9. The context is all concerned with the abolition of war. Is r.ot this the kind of "Second Coming" that we are called to think and pray and work for It is an in- tensely practical ideal—which is more than can be said for some "Second Advent" dreams. 16. Glorified—For John this "glory," or complete self -revelation, culminates on Calvary. 17. The crowd that saw the great Sign is busy telling those who had not seen it, 19. Here is the turning point of the story. The Pharisees are every- where the Lord's real enemies, who won their purposes by malting the powerful but apathetic hierarchy do their foul work for them (John 11. 47- 53). Here they are pictured as in despair. No more vivid evidence could be given of the completeness of his triumph. They little knew that the appalling deed they contemplated was to ire the Divine way of truly enthron- ing him over the world—a tipster world than they could see! The man who keeps cows is well fix- ed for raising hogs. Hogs will eat alfalfa hay, and pay well for it. That was proved the past winter on many farms where economy was practised by substitut- ing hay for part of the corn and tank- age or other millfeed which it was customary to feed, It is essential that the brood sow be fed a well balanced, succulent, nutri- tions, milk -producing ration while suckling the litter. Dairy by-pro- ducts, such as skim -milk, buttermilk or whey together with meals such as shorts, ground oats, barley, oil cake and the like, are all highly suitable for the feeding of the sow at this sea- son. These are also splendid feeds for the litter at weaning time. If dairy by-products are not available, digester tankage may to some extent supplement these feeds. Kitchen slops, ground barley and shorts formed the greater part of the ration of a pig which took first prize at a recent show. The pig had the run of an alfalfa pasture, with a stream at the foot of the hill in the same lot. A nation which does not realize and does not fulfil its duty of service to the world has not reached the highest conception of national Life. SWEET CHERRIES: SOILS AND VARIETIES G, A. Robertson, St, Catharines, Sweet cherries are yearly increasing in popular favor; and this popular favor will increase or diminish only as the product put on the market is gond, thereby increasing the demand; or poor, thereby decreasing the consump- tion. Not many years ago the sweet and so-called sour varieties were Mar- keted at practically the same price per basket; the sweets are much more dif- ficult to produce and to market than the common or sour varieties; and an im- petus was given to planting the sour cherry at the expense of the sweet; since then the sotir cherries have de-, creased steadily in price and the sweet; have increased until now a. sweet; cherry orchard in full bearing is at de- cided asset to any farm. Location: Sweet cherries should be planted on a deep, dry, Well drained soil. No other tree fruit will re- spond any better to good treatment, but planting on an unsuitable soil is andiodised i disastrous, t a wet will prove fatal, Therefore, when shoos -i ing a location, a high, dry, sandy, or gravelly knoll is best, turd a proper system of underdrainage will prove beneficial. Close proximity to a to'tvn where a requisite number of good pick- ers may be had, and frequent and rapid shipping facilities is desirable, Sweet cherries bloom very enriy, varying in the last few years fr'otn say ne early ars the 28rd of April, and sometimes ne bite 1114 the 10th of May.1 Meat of otil1 popular varieties b}oom1 heavily and set freely; when in full bloom a few hours of hot sunshine as- sisted by the presencs of myriads of bees will set 0 fait' crop. This nuty be followed by a week or ben days"of cold wet weather, with perhaps a few degrees of frost, but if properly set the calyx of the blossom forms a lit- tle blanket to protect the tender fruit, and this drops only as the cherry swells or as the stem of the improper- ly fertilized fruit shrivels and drops; hence planting an orchard near a body of water which will modify the tom- peratul•e, will often insure a crop when a few utiles inland the few de- grees difference in temperature may -shorten it materially, if not destroy ing it entirely for the season, Varieties: In choosing the varieties from a commercial standpoint, annual bearing is the most desirable, and coupled with Chia a fruit that is good size, color and flavor and also good in shipping quality, The tree should be a rapid grower, strong and hardy, The varieties that so far I have tried that conform to this standard named in the order of ripening are: Blade Tarturian,, Napoleon Bigarreau (white), Elkhorn and Windsor. I have also fruited Lambert which ripens after the Wind- sor, and is pt'ornising, being of good size and finvo', and I may also add Bing, bosh of these being grown in the west, tine latter ripening about tine sante thtie as itlkhorn, and is an excel- lently flavored cheery. Mothers and daughters of all ages are cordially Invited to write to th is department, Initials only will be published with each question and its answer as a means of Identlflcation, but full name and address must be given In each letter, Write on one elle of paper only. Answers will be Mailed direct if stamped and addressed envelope Is enclosed, Address all correspondence for this department to Mrs, Helen Law, 235 Woodbine Ave., Toronto. A, M. 8,:-1, In the vacant spots in and the amount of work done, Part your flower border plant perennial of this water is derived from the food, phlox in white, pink and yellow. They 4 A good ointment for dry skin is like the sun. It is always wisest to buy large plants. '2. Spraying is the best way to water planta. This not only keeps them clean, but, as you know, plants absorb moisture through the pores of their leaves, and they are therefore much benefitted by spraying. 3. Dahlia roots should not be put into the ground until the weather is settled in, two ounces; baro - glyceride, one ounce; cold create. six ounces, 5. Whether one should drink hot or cold water before breakfast de- pends upon whether the gastric juice is too acid or not sufficiently acid, If one's stomach does not make enough hydrochloric acid, she should drink a and the ground warm. They are very little cold water half an hour before Liable to rot in wet and cold ground. 4. meals, because this will stimulate the Did you ever try cannas for the large gastric glands. If one has too much acid she should take a glassful of hot water half an hour before eating. bed in the centre of your lawn? Gan- nas being large plants need space to show up to the best advantage, and H. M.; If your lett e g require very rich loamy soil and heat. reports are not so good as you would The flowers are very showy, but are like, the reason may lie in her physical not suitable for cutting as they are so condition. It is not at all likely that tender and easily bruised. If the bed she is wilfully lazy and inattentive. is eight or ten feet in diameter, place The first step would be to have the a ricinus (castor oil plant) in the family physician make an examination centre, surround with two circles of fur eye defects, adenoid growths, den- cannas, say, the inner circle King 'tal diseases, and things of that kind. Humbert, outer Alphonse Bouvier; and; If she is free from these, it will be geraniums for the base or outside necessary to look elsewhere for the circle. As the canna is a tender cause of her failure to do wen at her plant it cannot be transferred to the studies. In the first place, is she pro - permanent bed before June 1st. Itperly nourished? Does she take just flowers during July, August and Sep- the right quantity of food at meals and tember. Be careful to cut out all; of the kind suited to her age? She dried blooms and seed pods. It en -;should not be permitted to nibble be- courages freer blooming. j tweet meals or to have too much K. MeL.:-1. Here is a remedy for; candy. Too much food causes poison - brittle nails which I hope you will finding of the brain, while too little or of effective: Oil of pistaehe, ?: ounce;' unsuitable variety causes the brain to refined table salt, ie dram; powdered function freely owing to lack of resin, 14dram; powdered alum, ?¢ nourishment. In the second place, dram; white wax, 1;,f1, drams; carmine,! are you allowing her to have too much 111 drams. Rub well into the nails "fun" out of school? If she remains at bedtime, also after bathing the ! up late at night, and does not get suf- hands. 2. Lotion for red, oily nose: ' ficient sleep in a well -ventilated room, Sulphur precipitate, 1 dram; spirits of she will be unfit for school work be - camphor, 1 dram; glycerine, 1 dram; !cause of physical exhaustion. As rose water, 4 ounces. After bathing; to automobile rides, it is true that they the nose in very hot water, mop the, furnish plenty of fresh air which is lotion on with absorbent cotton. 3.! good, of course, but Iong and frequent The amount of water required by the; rides keep the child in a state of body daily is sufficient to balance the nervous tension and excitement, which loss through the sl -in, kidneys, lungs , is the reverse of good. In short, the and other exceretory organs. This; manner in which you are bringing up has been shown to be about two and the child must be scrutinized to dis- one-half quarts, the amount depending cover the cause of her backwardness much upon the temperature of the air at school. • I irl's school The Rainy Day. I want the sun to shine again, I want the rain to stop. It marches like the feet of men— Drop-drop, drop -drop, drop -drop! I do not like the rain a bit, I do not like the mud. The cows all turn their bucks to it, And sadly chew their cud. I press my nose against the pane Until my nose is flat, But all I see is just the rain— Pat-pat, pat -pat, pat -pat! I want the children out again, I want the weather fine. I don't know how to wait till then— I want the sun to shine, When I Spank My Dolls. From my dolls I have chosen three (whom I consider sisters) of whom I am going to write a story. Emmeline, who is the oldest, is a lovely girl with long, dark curls, Unfortunately she has a high temper. The next in size is Winifred, wile is quite different from Emmeline, She Inas short light curls that shine in the sun like gold. i Winifred Inas a very loving disposition,1 The youngest daughter, Laura, has' short, brown curls. She Is a sweet, utishicvous little girl. One Wednesday we had planned to go on a picnic, Wednesday dawned bright and clear. We were all dress- ed, the lunch was peeked. when Wini- fred suddenly exclaimed: "Where is Laura?" Where was site? The naughty girl! I wyou. Littleilltell Laura had been told by her mother never to go near the flypaper. Now Laura had not meant to disobey. She just thought she would like to rout the flies on the flypaper before she went on the picnic. Site knew where sheet of flypaper was, so she went -into the parlor, which was dark at that time. Little Laura tumbled over a cushion on the floor and site fell. Her }read wept into something sticky. Now she knew! Laura was frightened. She ran upstairs and hid in a closet --her Pretty brown curls one sticky mass. They hunted everywhere, At last Emmeline looked in the closet where poor Laura was hidden. "Laura Browne! S'ou'rs a nice mess; Whitt has happened?" she cried. With that she pulled Leta out and was shaking her in a high temper, when I, their mother, came in, Emmeline turned and when she saw me slue let go Laura and looked very DEATH LEAP OF AUTOMOBILES UNIQUE METHOD) ADOPTED BY AN IPEK CHAUFFEUR. How Serbia Destroyed Ha Motor Cars to Prevent Capture by Invaders. Cars at German Invasion. During the great retreat of the Serbians in the face of the Teutonic invasion, the condition of the roads was such that many motor cars had either to be destroyed by their Serbian owners or left to fall into the hands of the invaders. The former alterna- tive was generally chosen. In Ipelc, writes Mr, Fortier Jones in the Century Magaeine, there were many automobile., meter lorries, li- mousines :•rad touri:it ears. They were drawn up round the public squares in itno o:=inr r(AV s. Apparent- ly from habit, the chauffeurs potter- ed about them, l oli•'hing the plate glass and nickel and cleaning the en - ghees. But when evacuation was an- ' minced they drove a little way out of the town. Some of them had brought hand grenades, and, leasing the en- ' gins hemlines they lifter} up the, hoods, struck the percussion caps of the bombs, which they dropped beside the cylinders, and then ran. Seven or eight seconds later the racing motor Would be blown to scrap iron. A Novel Plan. -Other chauffeurs saturated their cars with petrol and set them on fire, Limousines became roaring furnaces and then exploded into glorious bon- fires. But those methods were as nothing compared with that which one chauffeur conceived and, by setting the fashion, brought several others to 'adopt, Three or four kilometres out of Ipelc one of the roads turns at a right angle and shrinks into a two -foot trail • cut in the side of a sheer cliff three or four hundred feet above a stream. There is no fence; the earth ends and 'space begins. Having arrived at this point, to step out of the ear, let in the clutch and push down the accelerator was less dangerous than the grenade, easier, quicker and far more exciting than the fire. It was a great game. There was a long gray car that took the brink like a trained hunter, leaping far out over the edge. As its ' power was suddenly released from the friction of the road, the engine roared land trembled like a live animal during the infinitesimal instant that the car hung upright, held by its own mo- mentum. Then the motor dragged its nose downward as true as an arrow until it struck the steep slope, down which it went in quick somersaults. The tires burst with loud reports that could be heard above the crash of the breaking car. Before it rolled into the stream it became a ball of fire. Taking the Leap. A ponderous limousine followed and tucked its nose into the slope without a spectacular leap. It was like a fat old lady falling downstairs. A large French motor lorry ploughed a ter- rible path down the cliff, pretty well giving knock for knock, and finally grinding to splinters the wreckage of the other ears on which it landed at the bottom. Eaeh make o1 car took the leap in an individual manner. Sometimes they flew almost to bits. The tires invariably blew out with loud reports. One famous and inexpensive Ameri- can car made the leap. It had got up good speed, and its lightness sent it far beyond the brink, where it floated four hundred feet above the river. It acted almost as if it wanted to fly. But once it started on its downward course, it gyrated with incredible swiftness and, bouncing on the river bank, flew beyond the other cars. swam. the stream and came to an eternal resting place on the farther side. MUSIC OF THE ESKIMO. Canadian Expedition Brings Folk- Songs and Chants. The music from the far -away IIAwaiian Islauuls was the first dis- tent land's song to take on the nature sof a craze in America. Its spread in :the last year has proven how quickly I it has been the public's fancy. Now the music of another distant and less known land has made its appearance, and Rids fair to attract public favor. The recent Steffanson Canadian ex- pedition into the Arctic lands has brought Eskimo music to us from Ice- land. Very carefully did these ex- plorers note down the folic -songs and chants as they heard them from the lips of this strange people, and the songs have been accurately translated so as' to make then comprehensible to us. This music has now been guaran teed permanent preservation by means of the phonographic records whieh have been made recently. The important feature in cotnoe- tiott with Eskimo music is that it still retains its primitive form and spirit. While the folk -songs and dances of all nations have come to us, they lave never reached us in their unspoiled and o•igimtl forte. The discovery of the music of the "Land of the Midnight Sun' empha- sizes the intereatieg fact that no mat- ter how small, sparsely populated, crude and primitive a land is, it has its own individual form of musical ex- pression. much ashamed. Laura was frighten- ed and asked me if she was going to be spanked, but I said, "No, Laura, you do not deserve to be spanked. Em- meline does." I then took Emmeline, who was cry- ing, and spanked her and put her to bed. Laura came and told me the story. Then I took her attd Winifred to the barber shop. where Laura's curls were cut off. When I returned, Emmeline said: "Mother, aren't you going to punish Laura?" "Look at her, Emmeline. and tell me if you do not think she is punished enough," I answered. Emmeline looked at Laura, who was standing there feeling the head which the barber had robbed of its curls. She was crying. Emmeline really felt sorry for Laura and promised that she would not have "temper" again and she didn't. Laura was never mis- chievous again. We all missed the picnic that day! Care of Orchards This Year. The British embargo plaeed upon apples and canned fruits containing sugar may be a serious blow to our Ontario growers. If this year a good average erop is harvested in all parts of the continent, as appears reason- able to expect, our local markets will have to dispose of all of the fruit that ordinarily goesoverseas and a vigorous advertising scheme will be necessary to again introduce our quality fruit to the Canadian consumer, Low grades and poor varieties are bound to he at a decided discount this fall. On account of the great prevalence of scab in 19'15, it would ire poor economy to leave all the spraying out. If the grower of necessity has to cut down labor, and has no San Jose scale or very few oyster shell bark lice, the dormant would be the best spray to leave out.—Fruit Branch, Ontario De- partment of Agriculture. Mollifying a Creditor. One of Hawkins' principal creditors was a ratan named ,Loy, and one morn- ing the impecunious undergraduate awoke to find this worthy tradesman seated in his bedroom. He was rather taken aback, but not in the least nonplussed, and he greeted the intruder with a senile, saying cheerily: "This is indeed a pleasant surprise. Sorrow may endure for a night, 'but joy cometh in the meriting!" The creditor looked at him blankly for a moment, then his face was 11-' dominated with a beaming smile, and, slapping his thigh, he cried delighted - "Why, that's very good, very good indeed, sir. And now I'll say good - day to you, sir, and leave it to your consideration to settle my little bill as soon as you can."