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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1917-12-6, Page 7P .46 jilt ;'1 (.A Conducted by Professor Renry G. Boll The object of this department is to place at the aef. Woe of our farm readers the advice of an acknowledged authority on an subjects pertaining to soils and crops. Address all questions to Professor Henry G, Bali, In care of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, Toronto, and answers will appear In this column In the order In Which they are received. As space Is limited It le advla able where immediate reply Is necessary that a stamped and addressed envelope be enclosed with the question, when the answer will be mailed direct. Henry Efficient War -Time Agriculture. One of the nations that, on account of its location, has had to practice „strictest economy is Holland. The Dutch have always been in the lead in frugality. Little Holland -in area only one - twenty -fifth that of Ontario -main- tains a population nearly equal to Canada. Holland -the home of the dairy cow -has done wonders in the direction of maintaining and increasing the land which the noble little nation, with al- most superhuman energy, wrested from the sea. Every bit of stock manure is carefully returned to the land, The Dutch maintain over 2,390,000. head of cattle as well as considerable other livestock. As a consequence Holland ,has a great source of plantfood in the livestock manure. In addition to this home supply of plantfood-the livestock manure - Holland imports large qu ,ntities of fertilizers. Holland is usually held up as an cxeimple of a land in which fertility.is maintained by the keeping of cattle. It will surprise those who have made this claim to know that Holland in 1914 imported 833,198 tons of fertilizers carrying nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash, enough to supply 310 pounds of fertilizer to each cultivated acre. The Dutch government recently placed orders for 40,000 tons of. acid phosphate although since the war broke out Holland has imported ferti- lizers with great difficulty. On one shipment which was loading at an eastern U.S. port recently, Holland is paying $40,00 per ton freight for acid phosphate which carries available phosphoric acid; on another shipment she paid $34.00 a ton freight. Does it pay? Let the average yield of crops per acre.answer. Crop Yield per acre. Holland. Canada. Wheat 39 bins. 19.3 bus. Barley 45 bus. 31.2 bus. Potatoes 290.2 bus. 186 _bus, Such yields in this country would mean paying rates of interest on money invested in high priced farm lands. It would mean a growing agri- culture, commensurate with the growth of the Ganadian population. It is good business! Visecrease Much of the success with foals next spring depends upon the care and management of the brood mare dur- ing the winter season. We must emphasize exercise. No brood mare can do justice to herself and her offspring if tied_by the neck in a narrow stall day in and day out. If she is to raise a strong, healthy foal next May or June, perhaps earlier or later, she must get a reasonable amount of exercise, and the more of it she gets the better, provided it is re- gular. Each day, if there is no light work or light teaming for her to do, she should be turned out in a yard, not with younger horses or those likely to kick in play, but where she can exer- cise quietly and unmolested. Four or five hours a day, when the weather is right, will do 'her good but if she is to be turned out when the hard weather comes she should be kept sharp shod, at least in front. Almost as surely as a mare falls an abortion results. This must be prevented and precau- tionary measures must be taken early in the season. Some keep their mares shod all around, but, sharp shod behind, there is some danger, particularly with a mare that is inclined to be cross when with foal, of other animals getting kicked. Good rolled oats and clean flay are as good feed as can be given, but the grain ration should not be heavy. Keep the mare in good thriving condition. Some claim that adding a little wheat to the oats helps; but this year wheat is so high in price that very little could be profitably used. Give the mare some roots each day; a good big turnip at noon, or carrots if you have them, will tend to keep her digestive tract in a healthy condition, HIGHEST PRICES PAID For POULTRY, GAME, EGGS & FEATHERS Please write for particulars, P. POUT.=N It CO., 39 Bonaeooars Market, ATontree] - PATENT YOUR INVENTIONS Some simple device you thought of 1 for your own use may he valuable, Booklet of information free. Stan1DyLlghhCDDt RmdL'ennt.enh A R Toronto _i HIGHEST PRICES PAID I+'or RAW FURS and GINSENG N. SILVER 220 St. Paul St. W. Montreal; .P.Q• Reference. Linton Bk. of Canada YOU WILL MISS SOMETHING If you fail to attend The Eighth Ann.uai Toronto Fat . Stook Show Union Stook Yards, Toronto td re entries than ever before, in. lis3ttding the best that Ontarlo pro - &Li es, Judging commences 10 a.m., Friday, December 7th. Auction Sale of Show Steck '10 earl., Baturchte Decenher r' dfoodki Market Calendar. While the demand for first quality poultry is unquestionably keen during December, it is not such as to war- rant all producers selling all the poul- try they have for sale. Almost invariably the months of January, February and March offer much more lucrative prices. A CONSERVATION CHRISTMAS DINNER MENU Cream of Dried Spinach Soup Roast Chicken with Corn -Bread Stuff- ing Baked Potatoes Odorless Cabbage Combination Salad Spoon Pudding Mock Mince Pie Coffee This Christmas dinner, festive enough for much happier days than these, is composed, entirely of war- time dishes. Cream of Dried Spinach Soup' Soak one-half pint of dried spinach in a pint of water for two hours. Add one small onion, finely chopped, end cooked, and cook for one hour. heat one pint of milk to the boiling -point and thicken by adding one tablespoon- ful of flour mixed in a little cold milk, To the thickened milk add the spinach and the water in which it was cooked, straining out the coarse pieces by pouring through a colander. Salt and pepper to taste, Corn -bread Poultry Dressing Mix two cupfuls stale corn -bread crumbs, one cupful of ground peanuts or chestnuts, and a pinch of sage. Add a little butter, if you like, though basting is usually sufficient to keep it moist. Odorless Cabbage Cabbage should be put on the stove in water that is already boiling hard, and cooked only eighteen minutes, without a lid or cover. There will be absolutely no odor of its cooking in the house. It should be served with plenty of butter and seasoning. It is INTERNATIONAL LESSON. DECEMBER 9. Lesson K. Ezra and Nehemiah Teach The Law-Neb. 8. Golden Text, Psa. 119. 105, Verses 1, 2 narrate the.g�athering of the people. Broad place -Equivalent to "square" or "plaza ;" the term is applied to the open square near the city gate used as a market place and for other public gatherings. Water gate -From Nell. 12. 37 one. may infer It is a great mistake to conclude that this was a gate in the eastern wall, near the temple area. Accord - that because the cold weather is here ing to the Taltnft3 it derived its name the fowl will not be pestered with ver- min. There is just as much need for protecting the fowl from these pests now as there ever was. There are still some poultry keepers who think that if an examination of the body flesh of the fowl beneath the wings does not reveal the presence of lice that there are none present. This is a big mistake. The place to look for lice is above the vent, and the best way to rid a fowl of them is to apply a little salve composed of one part of blue ointment to three parts of vaseline to the place mentioned. One application of this is worth a dozen dustings, and not one-tenth as expen- sive. If poultry keepers would realize how effective this ointment is, there would be very little trouble from body lice. Get the druggist to mix it for you. Apply once every month or so, and the expense of keeping fowl free of var.- min er-min will be reduced to a minimum. Poultry love the out-of-doors. Turn them` loose when the weather is nice and they will gain in vigor. Some fowls are more thrifty than others, and it pays to sort out, pick over and work up the flock, The mistake is too often made of wintering more hens than the quarters warrant. Nothing on the farm is more profitable than hens, provided their house is large enough to accom- modate them without crowding. Success is a thing of many details. Not one of these small matters cat be left out or neglected and the fowls not suffer for it. Feed according to age. Young birds use the food given them in making Through the year I save the shining flesh and size of body. ,Grown-up hens bits, not for regular presents -dear, take it for egg production; while old no! For extras-last-mimite editions! ones are more apt to turn everything Wouldn't, you love to buy of all the to fat. agents before . Christmas, or send flowers to the dear lady who looks lonely, or play a little joke on a friend? Yes! but your regular money refuses to stretch? Never mind, just have a Christmas bank. My big Envelope holds my glean- ings from the magazines through the, year. The pictures, jokes and versee heart whenever I think of it, are great to illustrate my Christmas I have a Bag, a Box, a Bank, a Book, letters, make the place -cards "differ- a big Envelope and a. Club,. all for ent," or the wrappings on my pack - Christmas . ackChristmas. My Bag is of pretty silk. ages unique. It holds a dainty bit of frivolous sew- The Blank Book holds the desires ing all ready to be taken up at a mi- called foolish, the fancies of my nute's notice when a caller comes on friends -how 1 love to satisfy them at the day is dreary. When finished it Christmas! So surprised' they are to is put away for Christmas. I have think I remembered! The blessed made myself happy in making it and Book also holds a record of our pre - I give it to some one who will be vious family celebrations. happy in receiving it. My Club? Well, the children and I My Box is my happiness chest. It meet on rainy days or Saturday after - holds my finished sewing, especially nouns, and write Christmas letters, pretty boxes and cards and my White make scrapbooks for sick little ones," Elephants. These are things I can- calendars for little playmates, and not use but that I' know will fit in stare and chains for our tree, 'soinewltero. Why . should I keep a Yes, we all love Christmas, but I pink -velvet pincushion when my room adore it. Yule -tide means the surn- is yellow and some lover of ,pink would ming -up of the busy months, the far - enjoy it? So the toys put aside, the getting of hates, the renewing of pictures we used to like,.and the out- loves, the fun of jokes and surprises, grown desires' aro put in the chest, the helping hand to the' downhearted, and at Christmas are sent to the vagi» and the bubbling joy of the children. ons Societies for Distributing Sun- shine. The' Bank holds new money. from the fact that through it water was carried from the virgin spring to the temple on the feast of tabernacles. Ezra -In Ezra 7. 1-5 the genealogy of Ezra is traced back to Aaron. Ac- cording to Ezra 7. 7, he came to Jerusalem in the seventh year of king Artaxerxes, who is generally thought to be the first king bearing that name, who ascended the throne in B. C. 465; which would make the date of Ezra's journey B. C. 458. There are serious difficulties in the way of accepting this view; consequently others identify the king with Artax- erxes II (B. C. 404-350); if so, Ezra would have come to Jerusalem in 397. But if Ezra was a contemporary of Nehemiah, as is suggested in the les- son text, he must have made the trip before B. C. 430; and many hold that his work was done in connection with the second administration of Nehe- miah, about B. C. 432. Scribe -In postexilic times the title "scribe" was applied to the expert interpreters of the law (compare Ezra 7. 6). Law of Moses -The extent of the law read by Ezra is a natter of dispute. Some hold that it was the Pentateuch in its present form; others, that it was only the part of the Pentateuch known as the "Priestly Code." While the question cannot be definitely decided, to the pre- sent writer the former seems the more probable view (see F. C. Eiselen, The Books of Pentateuch pp. 247-249). Priest -Ezra was both priest (Ezra 7. 1-5) and scribe (Ezra 7. 6). Hear with understanding -Or, "who were capable of understanding what they heard;' that i`s, children. The as- sembly consisted of men, women, and children. First day Seventh month -The day on which the feast of not only more digestible, but infinite- ly more palatable than when it is cook- ed as long as is customary. Combination Salad Slice three beet -roots, one large ap- ple, add 1 cup minced celery. Pour over all the following French dress- ing: Mix well half a teaspoonful each of pepper, mustard, salt and powdered sugar, and add one teaspoonful of vinegar and two tablespoonfuls of Mothers and daughters of all apes are cordially Invited to write to thle department, Initials only will be published with each question and Ila answer es a mean,' of Identification, but fuli'namo and address must be given In each letter. Write on one side of paper only, Answers will be malted direct if stamped and addressed envelope is enclosed. Address all correspondence for this department to Mrs. Helen Law, 29$ Woodbine Ave., Toronto. olive -oil, A few walnuts sprinkled Lulu: -1. Three little plays for. chil- Children's Stories from Dickens, The over the salad- are an improvement. dren's acting, which are good patriotic Water Babies, A Child's Garden of Spoon Pudding stuff, are : A Canadian Fairy Tale, Verses, The Real Mother Goose, The Beat two eggs with two cupfuls boil- The Making of Canada's Flag, and Red Book of War, Anne's House of ed rice. Add one teaspoonful salt if The Key to Jack Canuck's Treasure- Dreams, Under French's Command. the rice is unsalted, Mix with three- house. 2. A scrim curtain in white Then there is the "Every Child Should fourths cupful corn -meal, one scant or ecru is inexpensive and makes a Know" series, a collection of unusual teaspoonful soda, three cupfuls but - very dainty curtain for a bedroom. A merit, that holds the interest while it ter -milk or sour milk. Take butter little cross-stitch border of pink and educates and broadens the child's the size of an egg, mix in part of it blue ribbon that comes especially for mind, They are well illustrated, The and put the rest in the pudding -dish. embroidering finishes off the curtain, series includes: Birds Every Child Bake about one-half hour in a med- In the shops made-up scrim curtains Should Know, Legends Every Child ium oven and serve hot with butter, can be bought with draw -work bor- Should Know, Famous Stories Every like muffins or corn bread. This recipe dere. These are pretty. Dotted Child Should Know, Heroes Every makes enough for six people. Swiss curtains are as sweet and dainty Child Should Know, and many others. Mock Mince Pie as can be. A tiny border finishes off A splendid book on the war is "The 1 cup seeded raisins, 2 cups finely the edge of these. Figured lawn; too, Children's Story of the War." It is cut apples, 2 tablespoons chopped beef is pretty if there is a plain wallpaper beautifully illustrated. 3, Oleomar- suet, te teaspoon cinnamon, % tea- in the. room. Otherwise use plain garine is composed of beef fats and spoon ginger, 3 teaspoon salt,'% cup unfigured lawn. 3. The Tale of Two vegetable fats. By vegetable fats is brown sugar. Cities and David Copperfield, by Dick- meant those made from cocoanut, pea - Wash and dry the raisins; put them ens, very carefully read, might help nut, olive and refined cottonseed oils. through a food chopper; place in a to improve one's English. 4. "Mother," 4. The white of an egg added to thin saucepan with one cup of water, and by Kathleen Norris, would be a suit- cream will ]Hake it whip more quickly boil for five minutes, Remove from able gift for a girl of eighteen. 5. and will produce a thick, fluffy cream. the fire and add the rest of the ingre- One of the most welcome gifts to the Inquirer: -1. Patent leather is not dients. When cold, it is used in the military hospitals in England and recommended for children's shoes. same way as mincemeat. This makes France are scrap books which serve Calf is much more durable. 2. Recipe a very good mincemeat substitute. to entertain men who are too weak to for Trench Carte: Mix a quarter of a enjoy reading very much. They are cup of butter, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 - . trumpets was observed in postexilic made on sheets 43 x 27 inches, folded cup boiling water, 2 cups seeded raisins three times, and forma book of six- and half a teaspoon salt in a Sallee- 1-6). an 1ee- 6)Judaism. (Lev. 23. ,23-26; Num. 29. teen pages, convenient in size. The pan; bring to the boiling paint and 1 book is tied together at the back by a boil for five minutes; cool and add Verses 3, 4 describe the leaving of bright colored ribbon, The cover ie- 1 teaspoon powdered cinnamon, 1 tea- madethe law. Midday -The excessive heat g p p continuation impracticable; the ture of the book is colored, and the spoon powdered ginger, 1/a teaspoon noon hours are a time of rest in the books contain pictures, both black and powdered mace,1 teaspoon soda and 2 orient. The reading was received icolored, little anecdotes, very short cups flour sifted together; beat well; with closest attention. Pulpit-Thel stories, short poems and jokes. The pour into a well greased and papered author has in mind a wooden plat -1 pictures must be placed straight on bread ban and bake in a slow oven for form on which a dozen or more men each page, as many men would be too one hour. 3. Obtain commercial £erti- could be accommodated. l weak to turn the book around to see liter from the florist and apply to Verses 5-8 give a more detailed a picture pasted in sidewise. In select- your Christmas cactus. 4. It would description of the reading. Book Better, "roll;" this he opened by un- Ing the pictures, one must remember, be much more satisfactory to send 'rolling it. Stood, up -As a mark of of course, that they are for grown your white velvet hat to a cleaner to respect; they were about to hear a men, and not for children. be dry cleaned, than to attempt to do divine message (Judge 8. 20). Amen Mrs. L. 0. S.:-1. To cure your boy' it yourself. 5. All fruit jars should be -The word means "firm" or "estab- of biting his nails, apply tincture of; enclosed in paper bags before being placed in the fruit cupboard. This keeps the jars free from dust and ex- cludes the light, thus preserving the color of the fruit as well as the fruit itself. lished;" the response expresses the aloes to the finger tips after each people's approval. Lifting op -The washing of the hands. 2. Good books attitude of prayer and adoration for children are the following: Alice's (Expect 17. 11). Worshipped -Better, Adventures in Wonderland, The P0 - "prostrated themselves;" a position of Brim's Progress, Robinson Cruses, homage. Verse 7 contains the names of Levites who assisted Ezra hi inter- preting the late to the people. The translation of verse18 suggested above brings out the thought more clearly. Ezra read from the book suitable sec- tions, not the whole book; then these sections, read distinctly, were inter-. preted by ]tire or by the Levites who were with him on the platform; as a The Happy Frogs. r singing for all he was worth. "He wants to come to our party," whispered Mrs. Bull Frog, pointing to Doctor Bull Frog. While they were both looking, Rov- er, the big dog, started dawn the bank of the pond and Doctor Bull Frog had result, everyone could to dive into the cool water with a y get the mean- 'Well, of all things! How delighted "Cher -plunk!" ing. e I am to see you, Mrs. Bull Frog, and "There!" laughed Mister Bull Frog. Verses 9-12 portray some of the ef- hohv is that good husband of yours?" "It does not pay to make too much leets produced. Holy -That is, de -I Doctor Bull Frog had called to see noise in this world." dicated to Jehovah and to his service. hlrs. Bull Frog and pass the time of And What do you think? That night It being the first day of the mentis, it day. Now, Mrs. Bull Frog, who was Mister and Mrs, Bull Frog would not was the day of the new moon cele- always on the lookout, cautiously said, let Doctor Bull Frog come to their bration; as already suggested, it was „ also the day on which the feast of "I think he has gone down to get some noise party" because, they said, Doc - trumpets was observed; now it acquir-, music for this evening. You know, tor Bull Frog had not sung all of his ed a new sanctity because of the read- we are going to have a 'noise party' song! ing of the law. Mourn not -Religious' at our house to -night. Everyone who festivals should be occasions of rejoic- cannot sing has been invited." ing. Wept -In the light of the re - "I didn't get an irritation;" replied quirements of, the law the people sate thegood doctor, sitting down in a their sins more clearly; hence the. g tears (compare 2 Kings. 22. 11, 19), chair which was too small for him and Fat . . sweet -They were to eat; getting up with a jump. and drink the best they could get; it' "Of course, you didn't. The very was an occasion of rejoicing, not of ; ideal No one is invited who can sing• fasting. Send portions -The poor 1 You might come around later in the 1 were to have the opportunity of re-: afternoon and sing for us, and if we! jolting in the spinjt of the occasion, decide that your voice is bad, then we I (Deut. 16. 11, 14). Joy of Jehovah- will let you come to our party." Mrs. 1 That is, the :joy they have or take in; Frog was trying to keep from Jehovah. "He that rejoiceth in Je- Bull Bull from' has a strong fortress from laughing. Which he can repel all adversaries." I Now, it so happened that all the Verse 11 is in the nature of a par-' frogs were anxious to have some one enthesis; it states that the Levites on the lookout, as the men were mow - OUR ADVICE Ship to us at once and Reap Benefits of High Prices now prevailing. Price List and Shipping Tags FREE succeeded in quieting the people. Hold ing in the• next field and Rover, the jR ,¢� !i� your peace -Do not weep aloud. The big dog from the house came around I ■ trd9A ■ people did as they were told; they ever so often and made them all jump; FREMONT, NEB„ U.S.A. made the day ret occasion of rejoicing into the pond and be very, very still. Pays The Highest Prices because they had entered into a new You see,fr•ogs are always quiet when, understanding of the law of Jehovah, danger is near, and when you hear them singing away, "Jager-umpl • } Juger-umpl" while another answers d�"Knee-deep! Knee-deep!" you may Q know that all is well. Christmas Preparedness. • By Mrs, E. A. Roberts. Hew strange that when Christmas comes every year, as sure as taxes, so few of us prepare for it, I have it tucked away in my brain all the time and it makes a warm glow round my f'. Why Milk Tests Vary. Doctor Bull Frog was so fat it was It is often observed Chet milk is all he could do to get out of the chair. poorer in fat in summer and becomes "All right! I'll be there this after - richer again in the fall, and the farm- noon, and when you hear ire singing, ers have generally assumed this to be then you can decide whether I am to due -to the watery condition of grass as compared with the dry .feed receiv- ed during the winter. Tests have shown that the cause of this is not grass -feeding, but the temperature. For some reason there is a -tendency make. for the milk to be richer in fat dors By and by along came Mrs, Bull ing cold weather and to become poor- Frog's husband, wiggling his big eyes er when the weather becomes very this way and that, looking for a fat fly warm, regardless of the feed consul- or an absent-minded mosquito. ed. "Well, my dear, is there anything' A second factor of importance as in- new about our 'noise party' to -night?" Bumming the richness of milk is the began Mister Bull Frog, as he entered. fatness of the cow at time of fresh- his mansion. ening, A cow high in flesh at =Iv- "You just have your dinner and then ing time gives very much richer milk take a nap. After that there will be for some time than would be the case something new," replied iris dear wife,' were she thin, giving hint a frog hug and a kiss onI This knowledge is now made use of his big mouth. by every breeder of dairy cattle who By and by Mrs. Bull Frog heard her desires to make the largest possible husband calling and she went to the I record for milk and butterfat produe- foot of the stairs with, "What is 11, tion. Another interesting discovery my dear ?" is that when a cow is underfed she ' "I can't sleep for thinking of that temporarily gives richer milk rather new tiling you told me about." than thinner as might be expected, Just then there was the most ter - This is of great importance in con- rihle croaking Mrs, Bull Frog had ever nection with making tests of sows, and heard. "There lie is'. There he is!" a failure to understand this effect has She rushed up -stairs, two steps ata time and hurried over to the window. Peeking out she saw 'fleeter firth 1"rog sitting on the top of n i.io. ay bt:n1,, have an invitation to your party," he said. "Very good," replied Mrs. Bull Frog, as'khe ushered the doctor out, think- ing what a good lookout he would A bother? A worry? No, indeed- resulted in wrong conclusions from but isn't it perhaps a uut-stion of pre-' many experiments conducted with pared cows in the past. For HAW FURS Sh si your furs to Adams by ex - mess er parcels post. No duty on raw furs into U.S. Our armies need the furs and we are paying• big for them. Write for Price Liet 110. W. R. ADAMS CO., Rare Fur Merohante rRnMONT, 5558., ff, s, A. rte:atm>br-,.,r�rasmct..r...,..,••aavrmrasr.: Get Highest Prices rothr the World's i gent tlr Hons. The fur Benson 1, 055 M1 ti bei ht}, M1yyenufnotnrera ere in the market. we nt sktmk, nods mink, muo"!c- rnt: Cox, WOO(--ovo0tl1Ins ejd spy best price9. nen 5 weqld Ship coney 01,116 6he market in geed. YoevSesok comes be roturnmnil. WEt$TB FOR Fr.1aG M:te i Trnpgor•o Gu'de, n T y6r n421'114:V11%, an pn iq 1n V i nDwPSn"� i% " yarn`Lentthtritet?eVillnnt�h n i■nn. haannr p(g,y,Ii CI6n saes 604 Pontine o., Ib nh nldC,. Stt,. L t.oula, Mo. IngaiSkti Advice to Parents By Dr. Lena Sadler, , I have a very interesting letter which I wish mothers and fathers to read; Dear Dr, Sadler: I have very sad. story to tell, My daughter, who is just 37, has gone astray, My sor- row is beyond expression and nay re- gret unbounded, When she began going out both her father and I were hard on her, I see it all now, We jumped at conclusions and often ac- cused her needlessly, and repeatedly threw things up to her, I regret it all now, but it is too late. She is gone -nobody knews where. I shall al- ways feel that she did not h:.ve a fair chance, Can't you do something to warn par- ents, so they will not make the sante mistake? J. M. C. This mother and father fully in- tended when this young woman en- tered her teens to do all in their power to guide her aright. But, just as thousands of others have done, they failed -utterly failed in the at- tempt to pilot the frail bark into the haven of beautiful and successful wo- manhood. What Cureless Words Did I want to give you an actual ex- perience which I followed through. A lovely girl grew up quietly in a little village until she was 18 years of age, when suddenly she decided to run away from home, declaring she was old enough to do as she pleased. She confided in one of her girl friends that she was going to Chicago with a man hewhorasvillage.wdoing the work of fireman on a la --go trunk line that ran through A quiet flirtation had gradually de- veloped, and the fireman had planned with her for the "plunge." All that the friend said or did had not the slightest influence. As the train bore her away to the city and to ruin, a social worker in Chicago was wired to meet her at a suburban station. The girl was met, taken from the train and whisked in a cab to the home of a Christian woman. So possessed was this girl with the idea of throwing herself away that the captain of police was asked to talk to her; but the combined efforts of the police captain, a magistrate and several good people could not per- suade her to recall her threats. She declared she would kill herself if her parents were notified. This siege lasted for ten days. She finally broke down and fairly screamed out between outbursts of tears and sobs: "I simply can't help it. Idve got to do it! All my life my mother has told me that I was going to turn out bad. No matter what would happen at home, if I broke a dish or went out with young people and remained away ten minutes later than I was told to, it would always be thrown up to me: 'Oh, some day you'll turn out bad.' I have heard it until I am sick of it, and something within me seems to push me on and on, telling me I must turn out bad," Of course, this girl was persuaded to believe that these were only fear - thoughts; that she was a beautiful, virtuous girl; that she simply had received the wrong training; that she couldn't possibly turn out bad. She was thus saved by the sympathy and advice of alnderstanding friends, was subsequently married and is to -day the mother of a splendid boy. I believe that many a young man or woman's life is well-nigh ruined by the erosion of an oft -repeated sug- gestion or threat. The Power of Precept Just see in the following experience what a healthy faith -thought did for a man who not many years ago was selected for the highest position with- in the gift of a large religious or- ganization. When he was but a lank, awkward lad his parents held this thought'con- stantly before his mind: "David, if you will be a good, faithful boy, if you will always do what you con- scientiously believe to be right, you may some day be president of the general assembly." He finished high school, graduated from college, became a minister of the gospel -a very successful one --- and subsequently married a young wo- man who was deeply interested in re- ligious work. She continued to encourage him in this ambition, saying: "David, preach the best sermons you can, and some day I believe you will be president of the general assembly." This man presided over the general assembly of his denomination, not one term but term after term. Ile hest his eye long fixed on that particular aim, and ' by faith he Won it. Let's begin to -day to hold healthy, faith -inspiring thoughts before our children and stop such nagging, dis- couraging, eroding thoughts as; "Oh, you'll never amount to anything; some day you'll turn out bad," vw Collects Programs. The Princess Mary, it is said, has made a collection of the programs 'of war entertainments. Her Royal High.. ness has herself attended over 400 of these entertainments, The programs of many of the entertainments at the front are particularly interesting, Some of them were drawn up In .the trenches under heavy shale fire, At one entertainment the Princess Mary led the chorus of "Heap the Home Fires Ilptrning."