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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1924-10-23, Page 7I" u t- a- re .off re iY- ot-. te. ree ap- ses red tits. gyres. col- ited for- •• ef- nt gh ngie pia • ale ;o of Pic. per - and neral y ail- by a y dis- yu r nJiT.t�.J7- / • -t -A onohlist' T3 Adelaide st west, Toronto Addie 1 9 The blood of each is ane and the same, When a�n'"overfat, overfed, ''under- exercised; sluggish -bodied mare has a good strong foal, that foal in spite of hie mother and his future owner. Special Eeeds, 'Preventives, Tonics; Etc.—Trouble at foaling time or later can be prevented much more easily than cured.' The treatment generally indicated in foie , al has had a special guardian angel, and came right Average Cost of Farm Machinery, - *The Child's First school U the Family o-FrotbnLv The Supervisor of Illustrations Sts- ., •' tions of the Dominion Experimental Farms, last year emduated an enquiry The•Habit of Concentration ---By Edith Y.ochridlge Reid: th boa Home Education into'the cost of farm machinery. In How long do your children keep at Daddy's office or even a cup rd Itis annual report for 1923ll he gives the thin they . are doing? Do they where mother keeps the cookies. who would make a financial emcees as follows, allowing for start? Dol In any cake, if the eMtral theme of must have the ability to anticipate the the resultsd always• finish what they so soya Luther "dog," i t that the wants of the people; � average investment, .replacement they )snow how to concentrate? I playtime is to"be og, nets , i'st In Prince Edward Island, LOOKING BY THE CORNE1R Things constantly change. The man' . one child stick to the therne, or if "blocks," Burbank, the great, plant wizard. In ,apse Quebec Business 'men tell us that the ' 1 Nova Scotia, Q , -then keep his mind .on that subject.. other words`, when we paan our st hav pro - the• W e mares foal later, say' u y or .area few simple supplementary ince Per a is � -' ehewan •'1.26. • It was found that the sults because they have no carne August: The reason for this r of feeding that may -:well be consider � �' ed area on a farm focus their attention. it t s§ communioati ons o � { going follows na-;New Bxunsvric c, joints .. ., '' and Britten Columbia, the great trouble with the young o , When Mary -starts to color a picture duction -.program wiXm . CARE _ , , , BROOD -those with weak. Joints ar general tura] linea and generally will be. Ontario d 16 they employ is their lack of the habit It :CARE OP THE I 00 or e in -• the oirtlis ,or a ' TI?T> where { d t N h s Ark P p Steadily increased ,interest in horse i eve i with his 1 y en ,cached the stage of eater thank • e found' greater found sufficient'' Nevertheless; there average .charge to farmers was $2, concentration; the cannot get re- to her drawing hook, see that she fiT�' yearhencemarket s m will b of y MARE. ' I Weakness v✓t d 1 � 1• ere and m Alberta and Saskai• t 1 d'.to , People as a body breeding has. been apparent during undoubtedly, 'the ,fact that the late ed, Use medicines and tonics when size of the cu ova.. y' is the controlling factor in the econ- I Teachers find the same difficulty all past son With lowered prices s the spring and they are Indicated not as a, general I f :course': they the p Y . foaling mare -spend t y . , o Earn, products generally, aetatty hard work (reason- hit-and-tnise cure-all.. See that the omical de of machinery, and that the through the grades. 0 arid correct the •eor Pearl summer at • have COYAe to appreciate the, y 'billed an un- s alt xe alar! A table- cost per acre is greater:. on small farms; do their best to. combat farmers h PP ably hard �Yotk,rarely mare' get s g Y• ria m a few foals rite" of her ' • _ z or pulverized than 'on those of medium size. Farms fault, but this is not easy because: the fact that the tea 16• born foal), and spends so spoonful of chide si e p - minimum of - labor , , is cleans- tw or tutee ranging in area from twenty to fifty trouble started in the, home during yeariY entails a t time on grass. i3et system ' Charcoal in the feed o uit raisin g , or Peed produced and her t. A 'box in acres'showed 'a machinery cost of babyhood. ° merely ]seeping an eye open mothers they q g and a lar market f p ed, 'hardened and.tebuilt, a times a week is,excellen on the Tarin. functions eneratly koyod tap,—the. the: yard containing a readily access= 3.37 per acre; those between fifty Take the baby a year old; for ext; may guide their children in such a way' quently have none to sell when the • g y and one hundred and fifty acres in am le. Mother puts bine, on the floor; that without friction they will form resulting scarcity' of have, a good • There is Just this stole of warning' t f 11 of which i[ t•eftected m able mixture of 'salt bane -meal and a benefit those f P b f playthings habits concentration even in their•prieea high: When ,we • i un only continue but increase, has already been about in lila hands folks will not Y re than benefits ere]. 'salts. In the latter connection; over , 1.17 per acre. A certain as nee- teles u a bell,' yet the are not the ones at', prosperous for the time bang, that is o horse publication. _There a Y tree and it of equipment appears equally throws it down. He p • di on. Y provided that the light kind f o objections. Suffice, in this not all mares require the sa and few ob)e asks, bn fifty acre farms as on forma' ives it a ow rings and away it goes. ,fault, but rather those who had their responsible for •keeping many' of •+ua. is available. The discouraging con say that for ,arsons al- is wel•l to ptovido for obscure posse Y, and fifty acres: ' Onl et has been instance, to Y of one hundred Y Perhaps he stacks up two or -the training in charge. (down. It leads us from one extreme dttian of the horse. mark en fall foals are almost In Utlitie . t ready given, larger farms a second set of cettain;bloelss and gives them a kick. Soon; Watch a group of children outside, to the other and in, the majority of caused not trach by lack of market 1 f from taint Joint ill its cause method of infec the and f d Th the child who plays instances catches us on the losing side.' While p the g' mates > and }ty and weight. 11 that tve• know, slum iodide be fed to to Foal. • Brood Mare.—The the subject, from a the viola, months-ap mends co-operative, buying where 3 tion: of an adult who has been attend-� game is changed, m possibly another; upon us Choosing. the Bz o . , _ during at least t ma- . - u es you will hear ilio same', need to overdo •flee job of supplying civilization ishes it before beginning another. have not yet Bobbie decides o make a Noah's n that menagerie wit s modelling c a , coura before " he inclines them to look very far ahead, - makesu him to finish it makes , furniture for sister's doll They judge the future by the present; ' house. forgetting that there is a continual Yet while•doing this, we need not change taking place, both in'produc force monotony into playtime. By, tion and ,price. When hogs are low hos and corse never was a ane o st onl for colts extent, $1:66 per acre; o e xom and empties a whole oxo a i s o cont „ • at oar farmers plan to: increase to be sounded,—there a hardy;,rugged foal that dies Y ,charcoal is particularly good and skates 11 but may one hundred.and' fifty to two hundred before him What happens? ' WhYr� playing. "Finish what you begin is whe y worse lime es raisescrubs through acts of violence. and growing stock generally, Y acres $126 per acre; and those from • the child is flustrated with the heap. a slogan ,every child should learn and their plantings of wheat. than the present. There is a demand f fall foal rearing also supply Just what some brood res and A consideration o ,, o hundred to five hundred ac He grabs a fuzzy dog and turns it, follow, for itis the haphazard young! It is this regulated production, for giialrty-dralLers, Such a demand taken u 'ui. flus mares may requixe.m-the;way of mm- tw amount g t P � ram once twice .and .lks who were the scatter -brain slit!-; this blind flocking to things that are 'variably strong•. foals; free t '' machines is four necessary; his resources are, exhausted, ere is always as by over -pre oise, lacking -type, cn something tion, till more o and care are, one and cultivation, however,; wonders why he can't content • anor disease. = cure. Lately;large axes -under .mother -woad y about .five minutes and their. spoils', Instoad of looking ahead and artist- the market does not want at Y price, , , re In Winter.-- a11, still more oz less ol?s keep down the machYnety � -t ` e ual ' The In Foal Ma dad that otos tends tb 3 himself with his playthings. everything by saying, - Oh, let's not, Dating the needs of the people, we do ' fit h 1 k' yp q 't h b P 4 Th 'f tl not see them until they aro forced ►-,the iris horse, ac mg > iile`'laelsin .definite information on i as been recommended - _ � cast per acre, •Tho report recon- V4iell the fact is, he is in ilia pose- play this any more. ' en; z the n we immediately pro- most of the blame for a 'disease, .abnormality and weakness a nanc in , quantities of, say, one; practicable of certain expensivemg too many entertainments in sue I five mint y stallion gets . tl d with to foals—ate conditions Pt g y q I • tl e drink ' chines such as seed drills, grain bin- aassioli • flee program has proved too suggestion. This is the child who in with more than is needed. lit f 1 f th' t the mares owner tames, himself but least) water w ce monthly,—on . � e to a hes before him every morn - hectic At a1L- Admitting- .la e stallions tons. horses.. • e is possible; there is no and teen for example. - ' ' , what the ought an outdoor life p ,. til and one'vrhich in `• and, as a result, nothing is enjoyed.' ing and was. not taught to enjoy any '- mares t® Orchardists. ' to man farmers grain bin; fee iso en mental Farm System, of the Expert. ful4y. choice is limited,—the assertion. still winter grass may be (*vele ystem, has been acorn- 1923,Give the baby one ng a Warning is the month when the far - snow and reached only by pawing . rouble with g P P sighted orchardist makes preparations holds good that, with many of the little paned by freedom from t Statistical tables in the report of to play with and make that thin in-, tious in other phases of discipline, fail after it Nature permits of . ht so t sat- ri- tereating. If he has a dog, let him deplorably when it comes to keeping to guard against possible injury to hie mares bred, the expectation of a good joint ill in foals from mates r he best standing 'around in a sunny yard; j her experiment,esoof the Director of the Dominion Expe g trees by hungry colt, even with the service oft g_; because, ed. Only fritmental Farms for the year ending have a little blanket to wrap it in or children interested in one thin at a field mice which - not m spite of, but betaa rip to slip on and. off' the dog s i time." It takes a great deal of pa- gnaw the trunks and roots.. Such to raft stallion to the world,—resolved and, 1 there are few if course, wall reveal the, facts, as t•: Marsh 31;'1924, glue comparisons for g a friend! little game of these circumstances, the whether such treatment caused, or was 22 and 1928 of yields `and nenlc for a collar, There should be tierce to achieve success, win surely that gna ie !ebb r 1 although most of - di elf into Y the years 19 ce with Nuturs`s dice box -the laws any wenlc foals! incidental to the desired result, In s of farm crops in Canada; and some association between the toys. I the reward comes zn kno g after Nov m ait di ed .—A brood mare ,should get price edit In such cases, Nature Pe scases where Joint ill is prevalent, vac- icon between the yields and I£ he is playing with blocks, lethim� your child goes'out into life equipped usually is inflicted in mid -winter or of hes Y a compat 1 lwa s! As but little grain during'the frozen per uta'ble ori in and mora- ,oversee the build a garage ox the schoolhouseLwith that most excellent qu$lfication, very early in spring undercover of uses loaded disc, bnear y always! f mount of good hay, tim- cines of rep g prices in the Eastern P d A Whir b Col- h brother goes to school or the power to concentrate, -heavy snow and when the more favor - production • poor colt; the; mare gets s, an unknown. in bands of wild teaspoon n o is sa to r - > 'n self 'tot practically unln ow the first dens, corn binders, cot•n cutters and hectic -for his nervous system. It i babyhood had all his.playthinge'emp- b' 1 p t t i that th t lu horses Ilene of course, ;there fifteenth, f 1 A simple browns a case of too much happening at once` tied p are not m all cases, w y g d • pt scarce;m the •treatment, tr y, Crop Prices to 1922 and to be stili. that, Y the limited one of them distinctively. •e with, p s time Man mothers who are conscien • ofd the t Y I Protect Trees krona Mice is, to the .other member concerned in the to . air a facture should be used: e y no _• roduetiori of scalawag horses,—ilio othy, mixed, hay,"clover or peas, oats Prairie Provinces, and British o - w ed food supply is running low. p 1 0 "f d a day of well means a sure preventive, experimental umbra. These tables show. an increase ' d t But where do you suppose the leaves That serious J Y many undersized, poorly-developeden a is t where ed with n e case o owner,—it must be admitted that an ve Gtes, ne ee evidence shows a .material lessening s injury to orchard trees oared mixed or dove' hay or of green sed Vac - ed price for the the case of fall wh at that fell the year before are?" by mice occurs only at irregular inter 3 11 nt Thele la I f this 11 h re they are u 1902 1 the f fall wheat, h Oh, underneath!" came the ready vale makes the menace the greater,. ' f it usually catches the orchardist l THE CHILDREN'S HOUR excellent. i eXG R a t OR ac - from t I should be a ax Y sho 1 R um however, bushel. , s t of hot treatment, how v e a e year-olds are .the result cine treatme , from $1.41 to $1.02 per b mess flies, baro pastures, trudgtn better feed than foots,—the .only truly coni anted at all times by correct response. for �• caiila in the P seed from $1.72 to $1:77, corn for p "Dig down and see," unprepared acid whollyunaware . of SixP airs of little hands quickly dug the damage beingdone until the melt= into the 'cool damp earth. ing snow in spring uncovers the "This dirt's nothing but leaves, girdled trunks, or the wilting trees in e hidden work „ - b Auntie. Edith was. the first to an- mid -summer su betray th ood 'for the teeth and g foaling flounce her discovery. "There are big of the mice on the roots. The horse is a necessity on the g relished. d ti f ]ter practice t 84 t scuffled through the 'f h d lastly,—are t h distinctly U The total geld of the crops increas g 1 t but underneath the Preventive measures coat' Settle .its lid f y d aide broken d down comparison with the protection a h 1 I after hard -worked mothers, and o natural succulent feed po winters where, in so far as the foal winter months. Turnips, carrots or is concerned, a little grain, choice hay mangels should' form at.least.one feed and `a few roots are conspicuous rath- daily. ' They • are cooling, laxative, contain earth and earthy salts, are er b their absence. , .con Y and, 'a l d Pins a 1 farm Even i a man as leo pride to have part of the working p l 1 In utero, It i methods of feeding and management, husking from 83 cents to 92 cents, 'as briefly indicated. Weare too prone potatoes from 90 cents to $1.02 per to. abuse nature and then rely implicit- 'hundredweight, and turnips, mangels; five. I.1 -advertised corrective. ` ants also per ly upon a we etc. from 64 to 69 c Where joint ill is prevalent, too, the hundredweight. Buckwheat was sta- a op on o ationary a cents perbushel. seems o have a STORY OF THE LEAVES. es „ ase leaves, What becomes of all th , Auntie?" asked Elizabeth, as she and Exercise The rig t k n o exec- eneflcial _leer .playmates sc a eaves on op, u ff leaves piled knee-deep on eitherleaves are an pressedord- jn.a horse fora horse's sake, it pays ed in the majority of instances In ,kin nom le- else, of course, is regular' work; en -s general! conceded that there " y ever so firmly.' , • sea eve now the , ed and. although frequently a girdled exercise, The foal, Y 1923 ovor Y922, the exceptions being: fallhfrom' the tr road; year, but ever deeper down the leaves are all area may be saved by timely girdled inert made at of mares, and good ,forced a blood of -is more risk attendant to parturition Rye, which decreased from 82,8 sing: 1 ith size quality, develops normally where the mare than with any other 1800 bushels peas somehow they never seem to get much in little bits of pieces so they hardly grafting, an ounce of prevention is brood mares at that, ti q Y, with the r don't, they , pound idge hereditary objections and no her the dam is clean. It is aocumulatthe olass of stock. Much of this increased bushels to '28,23 , P I the -fount Owers realize this few h Y J insufficient scavenging. from the e- from 8,170;100 bushels to 2 898 200 deeper in the woods. 'Why look like leaves at all," added Eliza- worth a curd of cure. Many pro - foals uneoundnesses. o? risk h'as'been'caused.b" years of d, bushels; beans from 1,808,800�buahels�get piled up so high you can't wade beth. grass growers Y Earl versus Late Foaling.—Most mare's system, of poisonous by -pro- viation from natural treatment. A to 1 041700 bushels corn for husking through them? : { Just look at the hole I've dug, truth and each fall and several temgg9s Y I h e h L'ttl B N t during the winter examine their the mare is not worked after foaling, d bushels,. potatoes from , " If mice a p generallycauses weak foals or predisposes to foal ailments. Plenty naturalan succulent ing. A .mare ` in healthy, natural a e carrying is likely in similar condition. tools Come in May and dune. Where duets that strong foal at birth—like Topsy from 18,798000 bushels. to 13,608,000. "Do you remember when we cam Mies Harris," the t e- oy- ex - P 1' 65,745,800 to the woods last fall?" Aunt Mae Door broke in. "I've dug dbwn to real orchards carefully for mouse signs. h foal is d stern a r. the of oeygen, d fees hundredweight t 66 4.97 000 hundred asked. dirt.. "just grows." (Keep:e bottle of iodine re resent they prepare to destroy them or take steps to prevent their attacks upon trees. hand for navel disinfection et foal- ing time). But s weak foal is a source e oa gets a goo o , .-, eat and flies o£ later summer: a is and work promote healthy function- on "yes indeed!" came in a chorus "Real dirt?" questioned Aunt Mae. tendency go trouble at foaling time is weight, turnips, mangers, etc;, from r is 43;978,600 hundredweight to 98,116, -'from the children. I .`Yes." Then, 'nothing the look on W1tA 9, 5 879000 tone. to 6,920,800 tons. lin the leaves, didn't` we, girls?";you mean. It's all rotten, decayed from , d forts we d t 't 't?" --'�i th Some Fundamentals of endless troubl-. and worry, of doubt- ful in. many , of undesirable conditions a were entirely under the ,control o e owner. foal; greater, however, with the early shape means that th foal she fur outcome, the result, cases 600 hundredweight, and fodder corn{ Say, we had a great time playing Miss Harris's face, Oh, I !snow t foal; the .percentage of joint -ill cases that t - - f th Lantern Slide Lectures. {"Remember the houses an or all old rocks an sones, ten i protected area if possible; failing Colored lantern slides representing, made, Miss Harris?" smiled !Yes. That is exactly right. You not a location, protection from wind WIRING THE FARM HOUSE shouted the Little-I3oy-Next-Door.' leaves, just like that other dirt was Wintering Bees. Bees should be kept in a' naturally • DAIRY. most cattle - are bothered more or the improvement of village and farm! I certainly do." Mesa Harris have dug deep enough to see e at the happy recollection. "Were the leaves in all stages of their decay, can be secured by erecting a high around the_ apiary: high r a num- onsidered When Getting Ready dwellings through the plantin g of board fence t0 Be C leas tivzth lice at one time or another. trees; shrubs and flowers, are sent leaves the same then as they are Col - prom the whole loaf to the moist, black nowes soil. What is it Edith?" seeing a cines may be packed sinly o for Electricity. A successful method of extermination out from the Central Experimental "Oh, no," answered Edith. "They ,puzzled look on the little girl's face. used by one cattleman 13 to put the Farm; Ottawa; to those qualified to were light-colored and dry then, and pDon't you understand?" able size shape and Four 13y` E. A. STEWART, cattle in a chute, sprinkle each one make use of them for lecture purr. {were scattered all over the ground. „I understand about the leaves here controlled .from two thoroughly with an insect powder poses: Last year, 'according ftoali the ee why, Auntie!" Edith stared in sur in the woods; Auntie; but I was tvon The fleet problem to attempt to solve light should be co usually i along the !backbone from the poll to Report of the Director, set d beneath the trees,'1 d th of electricity to paints. "Farm kitchens are y, the lice disappear. 1 1 t • tea were sent pg in ilio application , deal as the tail head homes and is the proper wirer!; n the large and s. s used h cases light He learned this method from an old to seventy applicants for use innfoputb green -carpeted P M what h homes and:, farmsteads. In planning` passageways: In such ( Reports from forty -I wiring of the homes a fewfunda-i should be controlledtby he outside door; cattle farmer and not from a bug mental .principles were laid clown ah switches located neat professor. are necessary for proper wiring. They and nethe homes therms andoor. entty;thetfactlby sayingthe -thatfarmer everyexplains louse aro as followst I many farm i tes'the cow once m each 1.:No electrical appliance should be attached to lighting fixtures. 2. Any room : used as a passageway must have the• light controlled from the points of entrance and exit. • ber may be placed in a ease of suit - n construction. inches of packing should be placed all around the sides and bottom of each colony and eight inches or More over ' rise at the groan area o dorm about .the eaves own m e Dry leaves, planer shavings with .specie ec ate no teen -car clad now with (erne and village; Do they change into soil; ,the top. 3 " Auntie Mae, e n has And ho about the !ants and or cork chips make satisfactory pack - lie meetings. p Plants, why toot A W p trap material. The beekeeper that three meetings showed an average at become of all the leaves that came off {'flowers that The frost kills, and old puts his colonies away for winter in tendance of about 140 persons. those trees last fall?" Lapples and fruit that are left to rot good condition seldom experiences a _,, _—_ I "The wind blew them into the hot I on the ground? Before the snow comes g flows didn't it, Miss Harris?"asked in the fall there seem to be dead loss -greater than 3 per cent. This Every precaution should be taken 3I , minimum loss is brought about by. giving proper consideration to the int - portant factors—food and strength of colony. There should be sufficient bees in each colony to cover at least three frames on both sides. Every colony should have at least 46 pounds of food to insure successful wintering and an opportunity to increase in strength in the spring. Make "sure that every colony has a queen and that American foulbrood does not exist in the apiary. 8. All lights should be controlled with. wall . switches where practicable _and no light should be turned on by • a snap switch at the socket. 4. All ' power circuits should be in- ' stalled according to 'Standard Code. The habit of attaching - floor ' lamps, electric irons, toasters, .etc., to a ' fix- ture outlet is very detrimental to the Lie Of the fixtures Fixtures are 'made ter hold lamp btul'ba' and are not made room at -the rear' of the house. This circumnav ga a of to stunt the young ,13toels. They one little lass. r' {leaves and plants and flowers every - room may serve for a laundry, a wash forty-eight hours:. When his joUrn y, where, but in the spring when the too Y brie s him to the powder line, ,Mr.. should be kept. growing winter and' of al of happened to thane, et'?k• sinow melts and everything.gets green, room, or for various other purposes., g a passageway and the: Louse does not turn tack, es a discreet summer.Calves forte to seventy-five s pounds; a few of those fere and notice ryhat' can't see those old brown, dead This s usually p g.• b should c all means be controlled' bug would do, but plows g het through during the winter. is at the roots." things anywhere. . Have they turned light� by two switches. It is desirable to and the thorough dusting g 1 to ii place the .switch at the kitchen door fishes him. inside ,of the kitchen so that a. per- son can carry an article into the lcitchen without Getting it down at the door or without' going out into the laundry to turn out the light.: Bedrooms should be provided with aone convenience. outlets. The cast is too, great to provide wall recep- tacles for all bedrooms and it; is not necessary. Some openings' should be or convenience. outlets. Many fixtures, provided for a' floor lamp in one or a re :ruined, many pieces of fixture! more `bedrooms and sufficient outlets glassware are broken, and many lamp; should be provided for use with "a bulbs ruined from removing lamplvacutmi gleaner., One ,or more bed- rooms should be provided with wall outlets for pbrtable:lamps for &eas- ing tablas ca. for a curling iron. The use of wall.lights beside.a dresser is, very questionable practice for farm! homes. The same money spent for i ceiling lights and wall outlets will; give better •service. • Many women ole -I. jest seriously to the use of bracket' lights for a dressing table as this fixes the -.position of the furniture in the .. room. once and, for always .the same.; : convenieirce outlet should: be placed in the bedroom for use with an auxiliary heater, curling iron,. water healer, etc, >'The liberal use of con- venience outlets will save much time; save fixtures, and is a paying invest- ment, besides„ making a home a C011. bulbs from fixtures and attaching a fiord to the fixture outlet. This causes Unneeessary expense; 'inconvenience and dissatisfaction. This trouble can raced pe eliminated by properly p , con- venience outlets. Some wall recep-. tables should be placed near the floor Where fairly permanent connection such, as a floor lamp is to be made. Eitchen outlets and outlets for vac- uum cleaners, etc., can'be placed at abouitthree feet above the floor. Floor Cutlets, should not be used very fre- quently, but they have their place. They may be used for floor lamps, dining -ronin appliances, ,'.etc., where a portable cord to the wall is not de- sirable or where an outside wall is a difficult place to locate an outlet. The ...location switches in farm 'venient pleiee to work. homes ie. an entirely different problem) . Tho location of the entrance switch than :it is for urban homes. Most and ,meter is a very important item. armers enter the home threngh the' This is coupled up, with the location back entrance when they come home; of the transformer. When a home is in the evening. ,Living -rooms and to be wired for heating devices and dining -rooms are entered more fre-� the farmstead is to be wired for mo- quently from the rear part of the tors the mislocation of an entrance "Old wet leaves as black as dirt."; into mire, Although only. 4,400 stars can .be i It didn't take the children mfg c s- "Perhaps not all in one winter. But e e a catalogue' coven that. eventually they will. The anow and with the naked y g Nothing costa more than the things Yes rain help to b seen " those are last year's leaves, rot -them the sunshine we try to get for nothing of 4,040;000 is sing prepared. , ; dries them out and powders them, and the wind carries the particles from place to place, or else they get buried in the ground, where they gradually ;.rot and help another year to provide ! nourishment for new ferns, flowers ' and plants." • "Ire awfully glad ,you've told us I what happens to the leaves and flow- ! ere, Auntie," burst out tender-hearted Elizabeth, "for now I'll never feel bad again when the frost comes. I al- ; ways 1-',ways thought that was the end of the pretty things." "I know' how you feel," said Aunt ; Mae, "I always felt -the same way when I was a little girl, Come, let's pick a pretty bouquet of ferns and flowers to take' hone and we'll' see who can tell the best•storyq about them to Mother."—By Margaret A. Bartlett. house, rather than from the front. Switches . for the dining -room should usually b • placed near the kitchen door; if a dining -room is a passage- way for the 'length of it,. then,„the switch may 'mean the wasting of a hundrad dollars. This pact of the ds more •discussion than :' `1 ` can e given here and will be treated W . I wiring demon in a separate article. dran • SMILING SCOTCH Q01VIESTIeS FAR CANADA Canada cn the Cana, This group shows part of0,large party of Scotch domestics, who sailed from Clas,•�cw to Pacific liner "Mont Laurier.” These girls are all going out to assured posts in various parts of Canada, After using an oil -can a small am- ount of oil runs down the spout onto the can, A good way to eliminate this is to take a 'Washer, one which is de- pressed In the centre, and by drilling the hole larger it flan be made to fit the spout. The washer is then press- ; ed on the spout with the depressed i side uppermost; thus when the _ori runs down the spout it will aocumn- late in the washer and when the can is used again it will runout.—E. H. Lloyd's new; register informs us that in 1923, although many new ships were built, the carrying capacity of the merchant fleets of -the world decreased almost 1,143,000 tons. The merchant marine of Germany .and Japan are forging ahead relatively faster than, those of their rivalp eetet :•ee He—"Coming with me for aside, In my new car? . I can drive with one hand You know." She -"All right. d'lt give you an ap- " •ple to eat with the other." . . • Intreduced. Ethyl gas is said to, give increase mileage and take the knock out o motor car engines. Ethyl, meet /A - zee! His complexion, naturally 111141$7y was renderednuddi r by too strict a,is economy of soap and water: Dleiteiik "Courtesy is the Eye Which ov, looks your fr'iend's broken gatetya but sees a Tose which bloseeing�'• his 'garden."