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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1920-11-25, Page 3G. D, MeTAGGART M. P. MeTAGGART McTaggart Bros. ,A GENERA.L BANKING SUSI- NESS TIIA•NSACTIlie, NOTES DISCOUNTED, DRAFTS ISSUBP. iNTEREST ALLOWED ON DE- rOSITS, _SALII NOTES PUB- ICEIASED, T, RANCE NOTARY PLTBLIC, CONVEY, ANCER, FINANCIAL REAL ESTATE AND FIRE INSUR- ANCE AGENT, RERESENT- ING 14 8'1R31 INSURANCE COMP.A.NIES. DIVISION cicala ovriez. CIANTON, W. BRYDONE, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, NOTARY PUBLIC, ETC. Office- Sloan Block-CLINTON Olt. J. C. GANDIER Office liours:-1.30 to 3.30 p.m. 7.30 to 9,00 p,m, Suedays 12.30 te 1.30 Ven. Other hoprs by hppolntment only. Office and Residence -Victoria St. CHARLES a HALB. Conveyancer, Notary Public* Commissioner, Etc. REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE issuer of Marriage Licenaes HURON STREET, - •CLINTON: .GEORGE ELLIOTT Lend Auctioneer for the County of Heron. Cerrespondetice promptly answered. Immediate arrangements can be mede for Sales Date ,at The News -Record. Clintbn, or by salting Phone 202. 'Charges -moderate and satisfaction . eeetetranteed. EMERE -TIME TABLE - Trains vele arrive at and depart from Clinton Station as follows: BUFFALO AND GODElltICif DIV. Pone; etist, depart . 6.33 a.m. 2,52 p.m. Gettig West ar. 11.10, do, 11,15 am. ar. 6.08, dp. 6.47 p.m. " ar. 11.18 p.m. LONDON, HURON & BRUCE IMV. Going South, ar. 8.13, tip. 8,23 u.,m, al II 4.15 p.m. Going North depart 6.40 p.m. ". 11,01, 11,11 new. The DicKillop itutaal Fire Insurance Company Itead office, Seafortiii Ont. UlitEtSeesit Y : Inessident. James Connolly, Goderieh; Vi,. James Evans, Biechwoad; Treasure, Thos. E. Mara, Sea. Larth. Directoesi George McCartney, S. teeth; D. le McGrer, r. Seaforth; J. G. Orieva, Waltoll; Wm. Min% Sea. WO; M. Maguen, ClInton; Robert Ferries, klariock; John Benteweir, Brodhogen;-jes. Connolly, Goderich. Agents: Alex Leitch, Clinton; J. W. d, Goderieh; 000. Hinetuey, Seaforth; W. Chesney. Egroonevilly: It O. Jar-, tenth, Brodhagan. 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Comm up [(sedates i Mended for pablicae tem mete. as a guarantee of good te,th, 1:e aveornpanied by the mune of tie:eel-Peg . • It, 11A LI., M. R. CLARK. Proprietor. Editor. 14 Nearly e'v r yone .has s'1;76 rilMingi tearing headache, at times. Disordered stens- tieh-slumrlehlivor does 11. Cheer hp! here's the reel relief —Chamberlain's ;mend tiertele right. Stamt aandLivarTableho They put the to dnliodste, 25e„ or y xooll from 9 Cfiemberieln Modloine Co., Toronto AM BER -LAIN' :4413 LETS: - More than $2,600,000,000 has been realized on sales a surphnl war stotee and aw materiels in Britain. The British Army of Occupation on the Rhine numbers twat 0,000 alet, mut Wet4L1,OG,OOG omoat, +Address orimmunleations to Agronomist. 7,3:Aticelaide et, West, Toronto o Meek as a Pertilizer. Mucle or peat emiteins pi emelt mi - Peat and meek are neeti1ttu1ate4 tr°gen as buruYard mailer°, if it is deposits of Plant remains widen have made eveilable in the maetsre pile. been 'pickled," Muck is a decoine Peet or Muck' is larflelY organic posed -form of peat. We may vIsth. Matter. elite a muck ewanip as a big straw Pile muck up eleeely under cover stack with trees and bushes and 180 'Plat it will dry out, then use it leriveS mixed through it, Theee trees feeelyein the 'stables. • and Shrubs have fallen into the laid It se quieker and cheaper to add and have been preserved with the eo,e orgaale matter by the use of milek Mains of the other plants. These ,_1 'and peat than 'by.plowing under green mains are largely organic matter and 'crone, Sell'the green orone und teee mierogen, with other substaeces evesh..1 muck or peat. ed irr from the surrounding upland I would draw it. ton of dvy muck and the subsoil. The muok farmer is just as far as a toil of traw fer the literally farming on top of a straw stack di on the top of nature' e elk>. As these plant e remain collect and go through this °pickling" proms Wine entice, Mammitis, Caked flag, Garget.. Mammitis of dairy cows, &hem - poisonous substances are fortned. terized by caked udders, is a disease After drainage and expoeure to the of domestication, houvy feeding and air, these poisonous elements disap- hand og machine millning. Crowding Pear, It mast also be rememberefl, of a large numbeis of cowe on to it that eve have different kinds of d..1 email ,area Of land end into a small posit, the marsh grass Muck, huckleel etable and its associated yards -.in- berry soft water meek, the. cedar evitably leads to danger from infee- swamp muck, hardwood meek, and Con. This. is equally so as 'regards the moss bogs, so that we won U ex- pect different results not • only in forming these areas, but in their use as -fertilizer. .Analyses of the different types of muck 'end peat show that they all ed to that animal. Wide distribution eontein a large quantity of nitrogen. of the animals Would at . once lessen I mean that the average would be likelihood and preyalence' of -disease; close to two per tent.; that is more than twice the amount of nitrogen that is found in the average straw. These are fade which must be kept in mind while considering the use of muck as a fertilizer. But, some authorities. heve said that in most muck and peat, this aitregen is to a large extent unavail- able. However, we must not make the mistake that the nitrogen will -not be made available later. It would be better to say that in the condition that muck or peat is taken front the swamp, in most eases the nitrogen is unavailable at that particular time, but experts have shown that nitro.. gen in the muck ospeat may be made available after it is taken out of the swamp and before it is applied in the field by composting. It nifty be said (hat the nitrogen In straw is not available, every farmer knows that straw is worth more .in the manure pile after it has been decomposed than it is worth spread alone. Every farmer know e that old straw is more valuable as a fertilizer than new straw. It 'would be reasonable to say thing go wrong with her udder. thee one should use muck and peat as ,Infection is the cause of every eta - he would straw. For example, if a vere, lasting or chronic attack of soil is heavy clay and one got results inammitis (garget). One affected with straw alone, he will also get re- cow left in the stable will in time sults with muck alone. If he has s be likely to infect each cow in turn, light soil and straw does- not show or some of them. The milker's hands the results that this sante straw would after it is used as it bedding, then apply muck freely in the barn.. stall floors. The infective gerna is yard to ihocul'ate it with the right in the abnormal milk, other fluid, or sort of bacteria before it goes to the Pus from the affected quarter of the field. Muck and peat are valuaible as udder. Cowpox infection is spread absorbents for liquids and gases, only by contact or by the milker's much more valuable than straw. In hands. It is it common cause of mem- the barnyard a large part of the am- mettle, from soreness of the skin monia and urine may be saved by the gradually affecting the gland tissue, liberal use of muck and peat, The or from filth infection of the sores U50 of muck es a fertilizer is past the causing lufeetion of the gland tissue. experimental stage. It is being used Then comes el -moil -Mess. .As germ and has been used for years. ,infection letgely comes from filth, the Every orchardist knows how seri- stall floors •should be kept clean, dis- ously hit needs organic matter and ni- infected and freshly bedded, and the trogen. Here is a simple way in cows should be kept from wading which to get these materials if there through 'filth, standing in stagnant is access to a nmek deposit. The water, or lying down in mud or filthy muck has at least the Manurial value yards. The udder always Avid be of straw for what it lacks in mineral wiped clean with a clean, damp cloth value it Makes up in nitrogen value. before each milking. The milker In not a single instance where corn- should keep his finger nadl•s clipped posted muck has been used did it fail short and always wash his hands be- te get satisfactory vestilts, fora starting to milk. If ,a, methane Here are the facts -summarized; cal milker is used, -have to be Muck or peat can be used for e kept.eerupulously clean, or sterilized. bedding or an abseil:met to a better • Feeding is mother important con - advantage !elan eeeaw. sideration. Prolonged heavy feeding 111 vod have been buying straw, the of proteih-eich feed is aefertele 'cause Use of dried muck or peat will save of mainmitie. At all times the you the high cost of straw. If you bowels simuld be kept active, Con - raise grain, sell your straw and use stipation, in cows that are heavily peat or muck. fed, tends to induce manintitis. A.11 A fertilizer factory in the east makes fertilizer by alto -tiring muck to decompose after it Is inoculated- with the proper germs. Raw muck or peat is clean. Muck or peat is better for hones' feet than straw. Muck or peat is from two to seven times better as an absorbent of livid than straw and will save all the valet - able potash voided by your animals more efficiently than straw. Muck or peat absorbe the valuable ammonia gas of the manure heap two to seven times better than straw, the maintenance of any kind of am - mal under such ;conditions. The ail- ments br diseases common to a par- ticular animal appear, prevail and re- main in the limited quarters assign - also it would tend to leesen virulence of any gtven disease. But man misst maintain domesti- cated animals on small areas and sur- round them with ultra -domestication environment if they are to give the yields and profits looked for now- adays. What then can he do to les- sen damage from. such a disease as niammitis? The following hints on prevention .of this disease may be considered with profit and should everywhere be introduced into prac- tise. • In the first place, never buy a eow that is knowe to have had anything wrong with her udder, howe.ver slight. It doesn't pay to take chances. Next, make it the invariable practise to quarantine a cow .for at least two weeks bafore stabling her with the home COWL During...that time close daily examination will be likely to discover anything wrong with the ani- mal. Afterward, instantly isolate or place in quarantine, or at least see. arete to a considerable -distance_ in the stable, every cow that has any - carry infection from cow to crew, or it is contracted from contaminated Do a Good Turn, naw Wetly WO flee lit title worhaday werld Weese'aim le th.,n1Ot ana to. Plan To keel) others dew; inul refuse, with a frown., To do good t11111 When theY Gad. It ie ego for thee° who Itave riehee • To ignaelv°ore helpful, but give me- the ' Who 18 reedy each dew' to ece Out Of num UM way To do a good tem it he Oen, Though you're often hard ;melted arid have little to nave, AlltlinddPirotride,401 ril°0-11)e3:1171021111111alt1 b;;ok, vee. iveloonii) the while, So do a good turn when you eau, Work. No man is bora into this world whose work Is uot born with him. There le al. Ways; who will, And tools to work withal, for those who work And blessea are the horny hands of - toil, . Clean out the iee-pond. Get rid of tubercular cow in your dairy herd, if you have elly infected cows. Co.Operation and the it very ilatueal thet the flret de - Peel elf 410 -operation he to brnig econonsiCal and just mode of beeineee into operation and such bee l*en the IlieterY co-ollerative ef- fort, But 0110 the busineee oe level- ing 10 Plated elm all egeltebla with other incluetriee, then it is rea- sonable to euppoee „that -the co-opera- 'tive movement 'will be extercled be- yond the market piece end the halls of busi9aSs educetien end bee0111e powerful ally in bringing about a con s tru awe enviro nmen t ber the members, one that will provide for their soefal needs to roll to Tor their business demands. , - But the es -Meisel is neede that co- operation tencls to dtheonrage indivi- dual effort, that organization vrill do many things for members that they naturally would do for themselves. Experience abroad 'seems to teaeh otherwise. There co-operatton has rather worked: to give to the indivi- dual greater self-respect first through improving his ecohoinic outlook and then by maleing it -pit-settle to enjoy thine finer things of life which came with an improved envirehment. In other words, democracy in business and social enterprises appears 80 hew the same Uplifting effeet upon thd individual that democracy has had in polities, Traps, Trapper s and ,Trapping. Start right; the start you make in trapping is important. If the pelt banter is handicapped in any way, generally his catch will not be se good as if he had made the proper preparations. Trappers must plan long before the season opens if they wish to succeed with their lines. The pelt hunter who emits until the laet minute will have to' take second place to the one who has everything Toady to make his sett when trapping time comes. Much depends .upon the trapping grounds. They should be selected with care. Strange as it may .seetn, amateurs -equally imagine there are renore skins to 'be had a -distance from home. Often the most profitable field is close to where the trapper lives, especially if he has but a limited time each day to devote to the line. When traps are for away or scatter- ed, the pelt hunter frequently uses most of his energy in traveling about, and as a result neglects the sets. And even if the trapper fs not re- stricted as to time, if he ean use the whole day, it is human for hint net to pay so much attention to the line as if it were conveniently near. Hence,. it is easy to eee that when- ever sets are to be made, nearness to home is an essential. Naturally, of course, when it is pos- sible to use an automobile, motor- cycle, horse or bicycle, distance is not so important to the pelt hunter. But whemone must walk, especially if the ground is rough and hard to cover, the matter assumes an importance which can not ptofitably be over- looked.- ' For the smaller animals, generally speaking, rough land overgrown with weeds and brush, or timber with small streams, lakes, ponds and marshes, furnish the best trapping. As a rule, fur -bearers of the type just mentioned prefer the ea -eines rather than the hills, ailite the former offer more protection for dens and runways. This does not mean, of couree, that aeinials can not be caught on high ground, but more *ape can be located where it is com- paratively low, in most communities. Locating the Fur -bearers. The beginner is handicapped unless he knows where to look for the .siari- ous fur -bearers. To guide him iii his search, the following will be well to remember: Skunks arid civets like weed patches and rough, stony ground. They seem to have little fear of man, locating -dens under houses and near barns. Minks prefer the small, meanderin'g streams, the creeks -where pools sup- ply an abundance of fish ensy to get not so 'cunning when near the decoy 98 away, All -in all, it is easY to see how food 'well placed will help the pelt hunter. Many trappers make the mistake of starting too' early for game. This does not pity. Frankly, there is no pthfit in taking fifty -cent pelts in October when in December, for in- stance, they will be worth approxi- mately $5. Yet trappers, Mit begin- ners alone, do this very thing. Some imagine that furs are prime every month -with an "r" in the spelling. This is not the case at all, Weather has much th do with mak- ing hides prime. If the fall is cold, skins far up more quickly"than whee it is warm, A few chilly days will rneocituidroete work; ,several weeks are Fur -beavers, fortunately, do net all 'become good at once. Skunks and civets are first. After these come minks, raccoons, opossums and wea- sels. Lest of all, muskrats prime. The fur is not at its best until late winter and early spring, Animals that get good early in the season, •shecl and fade soonest in spring. Muskrats, eor instance, generally may be taken for weeks after skunks and civets haim deteriorated badly; and trapping too late is as bad as too early. It does not pay. Further, animals must 'be given -a chance to multiply; otherwise they soon be- come extinct. Selecting the Traps. Traps are, 210 doubt, of greatest importance to the beginner. Primar- ily, there are two kindse-,those with protruding springs, carried by almost every hardware dealers, and jump traps. The jumps are compact traps, smaller and slighter. The name is given because they actually leap when sprung, catching high on the log and insuring a good hole, The first style has been on the market longer and is better known. Some of the advan- tages of the jump trap are that more can be carried, and they can be bee cated in cramped places; also', they are easier to conceal. The only dis- advantage is in settieg during -cold weather. With fingers cold, it is harder. However, no one needs to reject the traps on this account. Then there is the wire -spring trap, which has many advocates. Also, there is a trap designed especially for the marten trapper where there is deep snow., Lately, a trap that kills was invented. While suited for most small game, its advantage is greatest for muskrats in shallow water. - Size of trap .to buy is a debatable In general, be guided by sudden changes of feed should be..f_er feed. Further, the banks are subjee€' usually what the maker recommends. Later, avoided. Indigestion causes .udder covered with brush and 'changes can be made if necessary, trembles. So does chill. Cement floors should be covered with cork beick or board% and no cote should be allowed to lie clown on cold, wet ground soon after calving, or run into cold water in hot weather, or be chased by dogs. Milk regularly, gently, thoroughly, and ,strip aftev- ward. Insert no unstexilized instru- ment in the teats. Never allow calves to _suck one another's teats, That bud practise causes many eases of garget at first calving time. Tuberculosis in poultry is not com- municable to man; otherwise it would be dangerous. The main loss is financial. Good layers always seek tile top perches, while the -star 'boarders are cohtent with the lower roosts, as they require less exertion. Some pullets well be kept for home use, others will go to matket. These 'two classes aught to be kept eepati- ate and fed differentle, For keen, tho feed should be nourishing, but not eo flesh -making as in the case of the birds destined ft). market. Sep- avate yards and houses ought to be given, In deterMining sex la geese, 801140 ot the English breeders shut up all the fowls in a stable, and then ihtro- duce a email dog, The amine/it the animal appears the geese IMAM their had and retire th the real. of Ole room, but the ganders ere defiant, and will lower their heerle and streteh out their neeks, 'hissing all the time, TO kill a turkeys probably the beat Way le to tie its /eet together, hang it on 0 pelte and then eut the theintte 90 45 to bleed freely. It should then be dry -Picked, leaving on the head and wings, .After being plaited, the tames sheuld be dippad into hot Water, and then ;in cold 80 plump it, This treatment •also gives the skin a freshets appearance. Hatching in oil -stove ovens is a new idea. Last spring I lied eleven duck eggs that 1 mit under a sitting hen. In three weeks the hee got lame, left the eggs several times,•and they got perfectly cold. I put the eggs in an oil-etove oven equipped with a small kerosene lamp and a thermome- ter. The hen had ,brokon three eggs, and out of the eight eggs left, four hatched. The Nile Valley has virtually no rain. • , Take- a week off and go to one of the big stock thaws, It will be worth while to you erld your herd. - Timber cut ie late fall and winter, seasons Men slowly and with less checking than. during the warmer months. Witch ptopeve storage or handling Is impeactibalo, winter cut- ting 10 ,bests Fungi and insects- do not ateitek weeo± out-ofedoors bit cold weather, 5n4 'by the time watm weather! arrives the wood is, partly eeasolted and less eilseeptible to at- tack, 18 16 tor thie reason that win- ter citeting is aeleantageous, and not On Account of a mailer amount of moisture or leap in Cm wood itt, whiter, as the populer belief hat it, Not does there stein to lid nitteh to the 1110011 theory, growths -that supply protection for dens and runways, Of course, marshes, ponds, lakes and evers ought not be overlooked. However, the best trapping for minks,- as a rule, is along the small streams. Raccoons generally are near tim- ber and miming water. 'Possums are shnost identical in their choice. No ,brush. is too thick for them. Ditches supply good places 'for sets also. Muskrats, of course, are inhabitants of shallow water, ponds, lakes, streams and marshes. So far as the weasels are concerned (these animals when prime are known to the fut.. trade 148 "ermine'), they may -be. caught almost any place where there is en abundanee of small game. Some of the most likely spots are in newly plowed_ fields, reek and log piles. The trepping emmitory should be ,selected early. The best' time to do this is in late summer or autumn when the animals ate moving freely, losing pelts when steel traps may be storing up feed and preparing winter had so cheaply, . guar ers. At this season signs are Where several trappers have lines very numevous but Inter will be hard that cross, it is a good idea to meek. to 'discover. The trapper who knows traps. Uso a steel plinth Or file for \ellen to make Ina sets before the season opene will have a great advan- tage over the ohe who waits until November, for instance, and then trusti mostly to luck hi getting out his line, It is eftert possible to hterease the game by placing food regularly in tertain spot. These ehould locat- ed,' so for as possible, to enable the trappee to make good sets later. When animals find food, from time to titre, they gee imed to coming for it." Often fursbearers from a des - tame will locate their dons close to the bait. Outside of the erbre g01110 brought to the territory by leading, 000 can, from the signs, telt about hove much of a catch can be expected. Naturally, there is an advantage in aolocting spots whore trape may be placed rathet than taking them tie they come, 'Strange tie it may seein, too, animals (feed to behig tea 800111 Never set new traps, as they are hard to hide from the cunning ani- mals. Rust them, and then stain with dye made front walnut husks oe cer- tain barks and boiling water. A simpler way is to wire the bunch to- gether and ibury for a week or eo in slimy mud. After rinsing in clear. water, the traps -will be a dead black. Before malting sets, test each trap carefully, noticing the action. Use a smooth, round stick far enappieg, wrapping well to protect the jaws so they will not break. When a trap snaps too 'herd, file the trigger slight- ly. Should it spiting too easily, bend the metal holding the trigger, toward the pan. Use Identification Marks. 010 trap's .'ought to be examined to see that they work as they should and (hat they have sufficient Strength to hold ilia game. These is no sense ia the purpose, Have the identification marks on the metal under the paess To put them on the jaevs or springs makes weak traps. For snow set, traps may be whit- ened by mixing lime and water. The pelt huhter must; 'handle carefelly traps so treated. It is a good idea to go quite eaay in the season over the territory select- od, and lay recess, poles, or something eimilar, -for fasteninge where traps tan be put. Thie refere prineipally to land, sets 'where etakee do not work to the best advantage. Fixed fasten- ings often permit the •garne to get a straight pull and work out; therefore, they ought to be aVoided ea much as possible, It is not entry to drive stakeitt frozen ground nor pull the* up once they are im IVIalre preparationd early, nONV'- ever, do not catch any try until 48 45 of good clualityi HOLIDAY WRAMINVIS What Tbouearele Have Found Gives Relief From This Painful Trouble, RheeMetieni 38 a constetuttonal dies elage, menifesting itself in loeal aeluse end pains, inflamed joints end etiff mueeles, It eamsot be mired by local or external applications, It mutt have constitutional treatment Telco 09122130 of the great blood - purifying ancl (orbs enediehiejlood's Sartaparilla, which corrode the acid condition of the blood ou which' rheumatism depends; and gives emr- manent relief. ThiS inedieine com- bines, with exeelleet alteratives end Made% what is generelly eenceded to 1 he the most effective agent in the 1 treatment of this disease. ' Tf a cathartie or laxative is needed , take Fiend's Wile, Purely vegetable. serves, are to be presented as Christ, mac gifte, dress the bottlem in crepe - paper costumes, to eepresent quaker ladies in poke bonnets, pig -tailed Chinamen, :infants in long clothes, hoop -skirted Cololnial dames, cotton - bearded and long -coated Sante Clauses, and eo on. The head and face consists oe cotton.batting bunch- ed, about the cork and tied 021 with a piece of muslin or white paper on which a fiece is drawn. The heed need not be carefully made, as all of it but the face will be covered by a . large bonnet, hat or cap. The arms eve wired rolls of crepe paper. A Christmas bottle thus camouflaged will cause deeight out of all propor- tion to the simple task of dressing it. ABOUT RHEUMATISM When Y'ou consider 0148 %rat /me ereselone° are alweye the Most last, Mg, you will reeognize the linehrtancie of /nuking Christmas presente look at- EsOoolall? It Olio pleasant bit dt I Christmes work beeeme an art Mime so inanY beautiful boxes et all sizes ; Leo now manufactured , and sold at from one cent up to all iorte Prleee. %%elle •boxes eneble the givers to make the Ptesents more attreetive. Tliere are else hendeome tags, smile, ribbons, /strings, artifimal hitt of holly, Pohl- /Seal:15 1211d other holiday orpernente to be had for a few pennies evhich all go to help ln the wrapping of the gifte 'in a rime= that will enhance their value in the oyee of the reci- pient. • ' , Red and green are the Obrietmas colors, both beteg emmonable sym- bolle, ,Goicl, aud eilver play en Im- portant part, however, and white, also le much used. Such.simple gifts as a single hand- Iterdhief, hair -ribbon, gullet, box of homemade -candy, or a jabot may be made to _assume due importance by using a pretty box which is wriepped in_ tissue or Christmas paper, tied with holly reli-bon, gummed with Chrmemas seals. A novel Christmas parcel has the appearance of a gigantie fireerecker, It ean easily be made at home. Cover one end of a huge mailing -tube with a disk of heavy cardboard, to the ,eentre of which fasten a five -yard length Of stout red ribbon. 'Co the ribbon attach small •gifts at intervals of. from ten to twelve in,ches, then draw through the tube, making tie gni° lie on top of oee another, Fill the spaces between with confetti or tiny -candies. When the tube is pack- ed, leave eight inches of the red rib- bon to thread through elie disk of cardboard. This doses the other end. Stick the ribbon down with -stickers bearing legends such as, It's Loaded, and Don't Light (Pull the 'String) Until Christmas. Last year seven small gifts, which came all wrapped in holly crepe paper and decorated gaily with seals and holly ribbon,' one to be opened each day of Christmas week, gave me the greatest suzprise and pleasure. At- tached to each gift was a tag with a cheerful greeting on it and the day and date on which eachlibckage was to he opened. Icor the Christmas packag-es to go to the family in the old home, I chose severel small gifts for each one, arid wrapped these in clifferenf: colored tissue paper, marking them to be opened at different hours of the day. The first package contained some leodak views of my new home; the last package was a good -night letter to all. Unique candy boxes can be made from oranges. Cut the orange in halves, remove the inside, fill the shells with candy, nuts,, pop -corn, or raisins, and put the two shells to- gether -again, sealing the orange with paraffin. Tie a ribbon around it, and hang it on the tree. When bottles of perfumery or jars a grape -juice or honte-made pre - Pot of Apples in Storage. The losses due to the not of apples in storage are very heavy each year, In some sections it is estimated that apple rot losses -amount to twenty per (15118,- the crop. The most care-- mon 'eause-s of the rot in apples are black rot and blue mold funguses. . In helping to keep. down the amount of rot in stored apples an expert who has had much experience in handling -apples, says the storage room should be kept clean. The rot eungns thrives 1 on litter and produces its spores on ' rotten fruit. If the cellar is kept clean and free from refuse, and no rotten fruits are allowed to remain there, the chanees for rot infection are largely eliminated. This a:uthoeity says the- cellar should 'be kept reasenably free from moisture, and the temperature of the cellar kept as low as possible. The less brmises and skin abrasions the apples receive in handling the less rot will- there be in storage. High temperature, moisture and staguant air are all favorable to the development of rots, spots and scalds, and it is _recommended thet a cool, (ley storage, with a continuous sup- Leo, ply of fresh air is the proper environ- ment for apples in storage. Wet summers of moderate temper- ature are stated by manyelectors to be the healthiest. The rate of growth of mahogany is shown in Southern Nigeria, where the site of a town destroyed sixty.' years ago -has been covered with a forest containing mahogany trees, mule of which are more than 10 ft. in diameter. The Welfare of the Home The Sleepy. Hour, by Luella A. Pahner. I often wonder if Mother realizes what that last kiss and tender pat Means to a child as she tucks him into bed. Perhaps the caress 'would be 'given oftener and with added gentleness if she knew what an in- fluence it had upon the unfolding of a little new life. Over and over the brain repeats during the night the events of the day, twisting them into fantastic shapes. -These ideas float through the mend of the child for eight to ten hours out of the twenty -four -dur- ing one-third to one-half of his life. Whether the fancies w,111 .80 happy or .sad is often determined by the last half hour before sleep 'begins. And the repetition of the ideas influences it child's temperament, making it more cheerful or pessimistic. That last half hour is often a tax upon the patience of the mother and older people. The child is tired, the activity of ehe day has exhausted him and he relaxes control over himseLf; he becomes nervous and excitable or sluggish and obstinate. The adult is also not so well poised as during the day and the ,sleepy time is often a period oe confliete. What is the result of discipline just before sleep? When a child has been very naughty and received some phy- sical correction and had a good cry, he falls ihto a deep sleep. There is a certain soothingness about the finality to his treatment; he has been -upset, in an irresponsible :eapricione frame of mind during his naughbi- ness, then in a state of suspense as to the oulcoine, and the punishment bee settled his uteertainty, there is a promise that life will run smooth- ly In the morning. Theehard cry ex- heusts the child physically and he 52 in a state for rebuilding sleep. There is another kind of eryieg tol sleep Which dims not bring rest and, health, When a child has been just a little petulaut or reluctant to obey,' not naughty enough to he dealt with severely, the adult sometimes speaks harshly or ,finds fault with the child and insists on exact compliance with command% The lietle ono goes to bed in a bece humor eine; cries fretfully. An older child will tose restlessly. The sleep is light and unrefteshing, there is a feeling of tomothiug Wrong 'with the world that he cannot help or explain. Even if the displeasure in- curred does not catmethe child to :cry Mine& to sleep, if that last event in the day has been disagreeable and no reconelliatioa has hilewed, the un. happy mood colors the night's drowns. What shall we do, shall disolpflne weaken at tile end of the ditY or ahall we hold strictly to Out rulee? Shall tive alloer the child to be disiebediertt, tor theist ersorepliance at the 01O, penso of everyone's happiness? What is truly best for the child's good? ' The best attempt at solution is prevention of the. difficult eituation. The sleepy mood. of the child should always be considered before any re- quests or suggestions are made. Evening is not the time for correc- tion if it can possibly be postponed. Of course real naughtiness must al- ways be dealt with positively on the spot by an appropriate consequence. But a child should never go to sleep without the forgiveness and sympathy of the person who has beerecompelled to inflict the punishment. Comfort and love should -go with him into the land of dreams. Often we can afford to let the cotrection of little perverse- nessos and mischief wait over for thee morning. - • One little tired "cranky" child re- fuset to' put his toys away. The Vie° mother said, "Mother will do it to -night and we will talk it all over in the morning," Alter breakfast the heart to -heart talk came, be was in control of himself then and could reason learly. The conclusion roach- , ed was shown in het final sentence: "To -night you wili put your toys away because you must take care of your own property. Mother has the whole house and you and Dadely to look after." With his mind firmly made up and strongly set during the clay, there was no further trouble about the responsibility for elearieg away the toys. Few children expreee in words what -they feel about the goodnight caress, but one mother was rewarded ono morning. by a voice beside her bed -saying, "Mother, I jed always have to hug you first in the morning, 'cause you always hug me last at night." The influence of that hour raay last through adoleseence and youth. Ono grown up son away at sellege wrote to his Mother, "Do you remember how after I had been naughty 1 tVall always sorry, hut I 'could not say /1 word until 3 had plumped down into your lap befere going to bed arid bored my head into your neck? I would be it pizetty big lapful now but I wash 1 could try it, It waa not even the same after I get big and sat on your bed telling you about parties and things." It is at the sleepy hour that in- timate little confidenees are given and quaint ideas expressed that lie to deep to be avid in the reidet of the heesponiege of the (ley, The mother who pluses to lend st, oympathetle ear to little folks -end grewhig -up lelits guin end keep an intimacy and understanding companionthip that will prove 5 eafegtiatid end happy memory,