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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1919-04-17, Page 7This Department Is for the use of our farm readers who want the whiles' 41 en expert on any question •regarding eel!, seed, crepe, etc,' If' your question Is of sufficient .general Interest, It willbe at;ewered, through this column: it •stamped and addressed envelope le enclosed with your letter, a cofnplet$ ,answer will be mailed to you, . Address Agronomist, cars of, Wilson Publishing VP., Ltd., 75. Adelaide. 8t. W„ .Toronto,: Care of Yohng Pigs. Every owner of a brood sow, 'whether he lives en a .large farm .and has many, or whether he is a !suburbanite and owns, one, should • 'feel a personal responsibility to see that the pig litters born this spring .are received with the utmost care, 'That means the matter of providing 'proper housing for the brood 'sows; sand their young should have imniedi- ,ate attention. ,The high mortality among young ;pigs hi somepart oe the country can .be materially reduced if proper hoes-' 'fog and feed are .;provided, for the :sows. According to one investigation, 'which covered about fifty 'herds, rep 'resenting 980 brood sows, the aver -- ;age loss was•allotit thirty=three per ,cent., whilesome farmers lost fifty 'to seventy per cent, of the pigs. It lies been found that.the larger losses usually occur on farms where the housing facilities are poor. In 'one investigation it was learned that where good,or.fwirlygood hog: houses. were used, the average number of pigs raised -in • a litter was five and 'one-quarter, while on farms where the housing was. poor the average 'number reared from each litter was ,only three and'•oneetenth. The aver- ,age saving, therefore, where good. houses were used, amounted to more than two pigs to the litter. There are many kinds of satisfac- tory • hog houses which can be built :at comparatively low cost. Any one •of these will soon pay for itself in the increased number of pigs saved. 'Both the, individual house and the colonyhob:-house have a: place on the hog femme Both: give very satisfac'- tory resale if they,ere:properly con- strueted.',If only one can be had'the, 'colony. house usually is- to be pre- slant -tooth harrow of , this type ie. 'ferrel!: especially where a large num- also useful in the corn field a few 'her Of- sows are to be kept. The• days after sowing and after the corn 'farrowing - • period usually extends is upta•stimulate a rise in tempera= 'over several weeks if there are many ture in the soil, to destroy small 'sows. In such cases each pen in the weeds and encourage germination of :house may be used for two or more weed seeds and to restore the essen- sows during the period. Assuming tial mulch. 'that two sows use a .pen and that by SEEDING -This operation is now 'reason of the satisfactory quarters satisfactorily done by means of the provided two additional pigs are seed drill. Several types are on the saved in each litter, it would not be market, but the dingle disc -drill is long until the hog . house paid for probably most popular. Do this work itself. Good quarters are one of the carefully and accurately. Misses- be- hest investments the swine g'r'ower tweeu drill' widths are'wadtefu'l, un- man make. sightly, and furnish breeding places The satisfactory hog house pro- for weeds; excessive variations in vides warmth, dryness, abundance rates of seeding from too light to too 'of light, ventilation, sanitation and thick may result in heavy losses in 'comfort. To meet these require- yields. extents the house need not be expen- ROLLING -The roller is too fre- •sive. As a matter of fact, many ex- quently used to put a finishing touch pensive hog houses are not satisfac- to the field after seeding. It may be 'tory because they do not possess all so used to advantage on light soils, 'these requirements, while many less but even then should be followed by expensive ones property planned and the drag harrow to break the quickly 'built` give excellent satisfaction. .ciusteceesurface.' The chief use of the The care given the brood sow, ea- roller should be to firm and crumble pecially •in her feeding, is equally the soil before seeding. It should not important. Help on this point can be used on very damp soil, especially 'be obtained from bulletins which the clay; let the surface dry first, then agriculturitl college:, or the • Depart- :use the roller to break the crust. meat of Agriculture will furnish. A good seedbed may be defined' as There is no animal on the farm one mellow, uniformly ,level, fairly which requires better protection front ,loose and fine at the surface but firm the cold than the hog; none for which below, and well supplied . with plant a good bed.isamore necessary; and food suitable for the crop to be none so much in need of sunshine as. grown. To get such a: seedbed means the! little pig. The horse and the cow thoroughness and judgment in carry - liaise good coats of hair -even' a calf hug out each step in its preparation. or; colt' left in the cold is provided::=E,xperimental Farms Note. with a good fur coat; the ..hens' fea- rule can - be laid down defining the beat method of ploughing. A. safe rule is to plough only when the soil is in shape, net too. wet, especially if of a heavy clay nature. Plough deeply in autumn, as deeply as the surface productive soil will allow, turning an up -standing furrow. Plough shallow in :spring, turning a low-lying or flat furrow. Plough well, turn all :the land and finish with straight, even furrows and lands. Last season,: ,in some localities, fall ploughing was not completed. Very thdrough treatment 'is necessary to insure a crop, of grain on spring ploughing. The following general treatment is suggested. • Plough shallow, four to five inches, when -•thesoil, especially of a clay type, is in condition,. hot too wet nor too dry. Disc -harrow within a day after ploughing: Disc often enough to establish the -connection between, surface and' sullsurface soils neces- sary for the unchecked passage of. soil water to the seedbed.. Roll and drag harrow topulverize the soil." Ploughing may. be speeded up by us- ing ,two -furrow ploughs. Spend the time saved in extra seedbed prepara- tion. HARROWING or seedbed prepara- tion- may be "performed most econ- omically by means of the disc -harrow. Thorough cultivation at this time .is indispensable and should be contin- ued ,until the seedbed - is level, .uni- formly deep and -loose. The drag or spike -tooth harrow, too, may be employed advantageously in .seedbed preparation. especially following the disc or roller to restore a mulch, or• blanket, of -loose soil, a - couple of inches deep, to check evaporation of moisture. A light or thers are the best protection .Aagainat'Care and Repair of Farm Machinery low temperature, but the hog,has ,al- .'A big leak, usually unrealized, oc most nothing between his shin and curs through the meagre attention the: weather. One of the 'first- re -:given farm implements. The care of quisites for. success with hogs" is. a- farm machineryis a hase shelter where young pigs can be kept managementtat does P of farm warm and well supplied with sunshine not usually and fresh air. A little pig takes cold receive the attentioneitshimportance very easily and recovers slowly, if at crop warrants. In the rush to getpropel. the all. To prevent taking cold he must crop .into ,the. ground bpro di - be kept dry, warm, away from time and in' the best possible condi- be draughts and provided with good tion for satisfactory' returns or to fresh air. gather in the harvest promptly, the care due the implements which have Cultural Methods for Eastern 'aneala made each operation possible is lack- ing or performed in a more or less On the Ceftral Experimental Farm, haphazard manner, As _ a cense- Ottawa, and several of the branch quence, part of the .toil -earned rev - Experimental Farms in Eastern Can- enue of the farm is swallowed up, in ads, an exhaustive study of methodr, the purchase of new machinery or of cultivation has bean conducted for in expensive repairs which might the purpose of improving the soil, have been avoided had proper pre- condition and thereby increasing crop caution" been taken in time. yields. The results obtained warrant On every well-managed farm at - the accompanying recommendations tention is given, so 'far as circum - and explanations being made which stances permit, to this factor in farm are applicable to average conditions management. All' implements are on Eastern Canada farms. cleaned and placed under cover when UNDERDRAINAGE is without not in, -use, all polished surfaces re- doubt a most - important factor and ceiving an application of an anti -rust is indispensable where the rainfall is preparation. Axle grease or other great and „soil conditions warrant, lubricant will answer • this purpose. The carrying away of surplus water As shelter, ninny types of structure allows the entrance - of air into the are suitable, - and an expediture not soil, which aids in raising the tern- exceeding $400 will usually provide perature. On the whole, 'underdrainage a suitable building, Besides it is not improves the lnechanheal condition o always necessary to go to this ex the soil; assists its the - liberation of panes since any weatherproof build- plant foodelements and facilitates ing already available will answer the the working of the soil. purpose. PLOUGHING is the basic 'cultural It is Advisable. to go over each ma- operation 'and' for this' reason should chine after the day'se operations, he performed with 'the utmostcase making proper adjetienonts:tightenand judgment. Poor ploughing, in- ing loose bolts, making sure the t the eluding unevenness in depth and .lubricating devices are workingpro- width of Score, 'imperfect backs and, perlyy,;that the ;beatin •s a e -not P & r too finishes, cannot' be rectified . by sue- tight•` or. too' Xoose and ;that cutting reading o , eratio s of. discin p n g and parts .!are sharp ,,Ail, ase'ortment of harrowing,,,no .Matter how ..efficient 'bolts, rivets, " spthngs, etc, for' each t'•lhe •itinlemenke, available Na Ogee. ,ita.cixine is••pravided .and allotted 'a Look for the Rennie Seed Display Ws time to think about planting your garden. Make your selections now. - VEGETABLE SEEDS BEAN -Improved Golden Wax Lb. 65c,, is lb. 20c., Pkt. 10c, -- BEAN -Scarlet Run,+r ' Lb, OOc., 34 lb. 30c.,. Pkt, 10c. BEET -Detroit Dark Red Tarot i4 lb. 85c,i0z "25c., Pkt. 10e. SWISS CHARD 34 lb. $1.25, Oz. 40c., Pkt. 10c, CABBAGE -Early Winnigetadt K,ln. $3.oA Oz,- l,OO, IT. 10 CARROT Galllitano,* Kati; -Lod ONION -Yellow Globe' Danvers 31 lb. $1,251 Oz. 40c., Pkt, 10e. PARSNIP -Hollow Crown lb.00c Oz. 25e. Pkt, 10e. p PARSLE"t( Cbaniplop •Moss -.Cu31,'ib Oz. rled , - , 5 25c, Pitt. lIe. GARDEN`PEAS-American Won tin. Ltb. 45c.. 3K . !b, 2O , P14, 10e, c• • GARDEN PEAS -Improved Strat- a age Lb.tn Sot., 31:16, SOW, Pict. lOc. RADISH -French Breakfast ie! In ear Os. See, Pkt. 10c, RADISI5-Ldnp Whitelbicle 32 1G 65c., Oc: 2et., Pkt. 10c. RADISH -Rosy Gem, White- "_p}p Ib. Ede„ Oe, 20c., Pitt. 10c, TOMATO -Bonny' Beet 36 le: $1.75, Ot. 50c., Pkt. 10e. TOMATO-Earilaa - ! : ;3 ' ni, S L75,.oR n.nes.; ,Pkt, lOc, TURNIP -Orange Jelly or Golden • Bali 34 lb. 75c., Os. 25c., Pkt, 10c. SWEDE. TURNIP-Rennle'e Prize Purple Top L'isp'Si.40; H,ib.•75c,;-3.j lb. 40c. HERBS -Sage Oz. x1,le, Pitt. 10c.. CARROT -Early Gem or Oxheart 3i lb. Doe, Oz 30c., Pkt. 10c.' SWEET CORN -"Coition Bantam Lb. 55c., 34 lb. 205., Pitt 10e. CUCUMBER-London.Lohg Groan 3S lb. 75e,, Oz C5c.:'Pkr led,' s, CUCUMBER-4cblesigo A clilf,it K Ib. 75c., Oz 25e., Pkt, 10c. LETTUCE -Select. Big Boston K ib. 61.00, qa•*.ag5£•i.'�kr„ 1Dc:,:• LETTUCE -Nonpareil. Cabbage - head 34 lb. 00c., Or. 30c., Pkt. 10e. CITRON -Red Seeded for Pre- serving 3:lb.. 75c.,, Oz. 25e., Pict; 10e: ONION=Large Red Wethersfield K lb. $0.00, Oz. 35c.. Pkt. 1Oc, ASTER -Select Colors Pitt. 10F. BALSAM -Finest Double Mixed Pkt. 10c. CARNATION -Choice Mixed Pkt, 10e. MORNING GLORY -Climbing Plat. 10c. SWEET WILLIAM -Finest Mixed Pict. 10c. BIARIGOLD-Pronch Mired Pkt, 10c, SWEET- MIGNONETTE-Crandl- flora Pitt. 10e. FLOWER SEEDS Comet, Mired NASTURTIUM-Ciimbt0g. Mired iu lb. 75c„ Oz. 25t., Pkt. for NASTURTIUM -Dwarf Mixed 33 lh. 00c., Oz. SO- Pct. loc. PANSY --Choice Mixed Pict, 10c. PETUNIA -Hybrids Mixed . Pkt, 10e. SWEET PEAS -Finest Mixed Or. 20c., Pitt. 10c TEN WEEKS. STOCKS -Choice Mixed Pict. 10c. VERBENA -Finest Mixed Pkt. 10e. WILD FLOWER GARDEN P55, 10e. Should your dealer be unable to supply all the seeds you require, write us direct. Send for Copy of Reanle's ToolCatalodue, It includes Poultry Supplies, Planet lunior Carden Tools, Sprayers, Fertilisers, etc. TT E - WILLIAM RENNIE LIMITED Y KING AND MARKET STS., TORONTO ' ALSO AT MONTREAL, WINNIPEG, VANCOUVER. definite location in the tool room. This saves many trips and probably valuable time and the plan, system- atically carried out, results in the prevention of many breakages. Be.6ides it has been proven that an im- plement in repair at all times has a longer life and gives more, satisfac- tory service- than one that receives. erratic attention., To carry out, this work systematic- ally a properly fitted workshop is necessary. It provides a comfortable place to work in during bad weather and in which those'evho so' desire. may develop their mechanical skill. \ It should be 'equipped withthe neces- sary tools, including anvil, forge, workbench, vise, tongs, hammers, hardies, punches, drills, . , square, chisels, saws, wrenehee, etc. The farm flock will keep'in a more thrifty condition if they are provided with shade, and there ,is no better shade than the fruit trees, which pro- tect the birds and furnish a profit at the seine time. Raspberries will form a fine shade in a poultry yard. The canes covered with thick foliage form a dense shade where the birds can dust o1' hide from hawks. The birds do not injure the fruit as might be supposed. The berries seem to be hidden from -then; by the leaves and they cannot jump up high enough to discover the berrt and then pick it off. Blackberries also can be raised on a poultry rs.nge but we have not found them as satisfactory as red raspberries. Currants and goose- berries grow too low on the bush to permit their production where the poultry can find them. Of the fruit trees, plums are un- doubtedly best for the poultry range. - tee - them as soon as they are a little over one foot high. The seed are valuable in 'the ration in the fall during the moult, and if the stalks are broken over, the birds will do all the harvest- ing. Sunflower seeds are valuable when saved, for winter. The entire heads can be stored in bins and the bird will enjoy picking out the seed oncold ,winter days. The stalks when planted in rows form densely shaded pathways over which the birds can run and dust on the hot days of sum- mer. ,!Por • a permanent windbreak and a desirable shade .for the .yards, it .pays: to plant evergreens. They are hardy and grow quite rapidly and need little care after once obtain- ing a start. They form a pleasant shade for the hensand in: the winter 'they are valuable as a. windbreak. They do not produce a profit, of course, but the fact that they need no care may serve to balance. Fru' tt'eee will:: not produce -a profit unless they, are properly sprayed and pruned and, of course, this costs money and takes time in the spring when the poultryman or general fanner is very busy. April. With shadowy clouds and with sun. shine of gold, - O'er velvety meadow and forest and wold. She whispering goes, like a bride to her mate, • - Shy, lingering maiden, a -tremble, elate.. Her garlanded tresses unbound to the breeze, Her maidens' the fOreets, the plains' and the seas.:. Shy April, our gifts are good wishes, we pray The god of' the seasons, shall bless you to -day. Peaches have a thick foliage and they will do for shade but they have to be sprayed often to ,Produce good fruit and it is sometimes awkward•:to spray trees neer 'poultry buildings than when they are growing in the orchard, : Apple trees do not grow -as rapidly as pltims,and we have not `found them -as deshrallo as''plums in poultry yards, Sunflower's can be planted in yards and the birds allowed ,to run among You can't expectyour liens to lay well unless they have facilities for taking a bath. Tilts doesn't mean, of course, thatoil u y roust give them a 'tub full of water,- Yens naturally take their bath in sand or earth. It is just as necessaey, though, ,as a tub is to you., Have a box of earth or sand where the direct sunlight will fall upon it several hours a day. A little sulphur added to the contents will help to keep, vermin in check. reee Or. Currier wlil'=anaWer all.' signed 'tetters- pertaining "'to'Health, If your question Is of general ,interest It willbe answered through these columns; If not, It wllh be-.enswered personally If ""stamped, addressed ,envelope' is en - Closed. Dr, Currier wIll not prescribe or ndivldu'ml cease or make diagnosis, St. AddressWestOr; Andrew F. Currier, care of Wilson Publishing Co., 73 Adelaide , Toronto. mmer. PerhapsMilk the mostinSuvital of all sum- mer subjects is milk. Impurity milk is one of thegreatest factors of in he large infant mortality. Beeas fed infants almost never suffer' sum mer • complaints and dysenteries these diseases come largely from cow's milk, either' -impure or impro- perly prepared. And this mortality can be largely. avoided -is indeed summer after summer, being pro- gressively diminished. Municipal authorities, aided most nobly by un- official philanthropy, have been ac- complishing vast improvement in our milk .supplies: Pasteurization has. become the process universally re- quired by rendering milk a safe fluid. Large dairy concerns now serve their milk pasteurized, or -pasteurization can be done in the home by means of the Straus .Hone Pasteurizer.. This consists essonttally of three parts: a can, a rack to hold the bottles of milk and a top for the can. The bottles are filled to the neck, • the patent corks are snapped on and the bottles are placed in the rack. The rack is then so placed in the can as to be supported by three projections on the inside of the can. Boiling water is then poured into the can until it reaches a certain mark just below ;the bottoms of the bottles. The .cov- ers are then placed on the can and the bottles left in this position for five minutes to heat them through. When five minutes have passed, the cove' is taken off, the rack isgiven a half turn, so that it is no longer supported by the: projections on the. inside of the can; and it sinks slowly to the bottom of the can, The cover is then replaced. The whole isthen allowed to stand for twenty-five ,min- utes, when the cover is removed, the rack lifted out, the hot water par- t tially emptied, and cold water poured - into the can in its place. When the ; bottles are cool enough so that they will not be cracked by contact with the. ice, -ice is added to chill them as thoroughly as possible. Pastem'iza- , tion is thus accomplished with a de- geee of.exactness almost unbeliev- able unless one has seen the experi- ment with the thermometer. For the first five minutes that the bottles rest; in the water the milk reaches a tem- perature of 157 degrees F. It then remains at exactly this temperature without variation of more than two degrees for the 'remaining twenty minutes that the bottles are hi the hot water, The cost of this contri- vance isnominal, about a dollar and fifty cents. Does Not Eat Enough. Question -I would like to know what you think of my diet. In the morning -I have an orange and a cup of coffee without sugar. For lunch I have four slices of bread without butter and an apple or two. For my dinner I have a vegetable, and bread, -no meat except- on Sun- day, but I have an apple before going to bed.' - Answer -The diet you mention might be ample for a canary but not for a human being. I judge from your letter ina� your aim ie to be- come svelte and willowy. Better give up the idea and stay healthy. though tending to embonpoint. - How to Seed the Lawn. "What •. success do you expect to have?"- , I inquired of my neighbor who was sowing lawn grass seed, "Well; I don't suppose it will grow at all, for ;it seems impossible for me to get a good stand of grass on my lawn." I watched him sow the seed. The ground was frozen, and there was little chance of the sun shining enough to thaw it much that day. There was a brisk wind blowing and it was a safe guess that there would not be much of the seed left on the lawn by noon.. Noticing that I was watching him with a questioning look, he asked, "What's wrong with that?" ' "Nothing," I" responded, "only I would like to have my lawn next to yours. I would never need to sow grass seed on it. I would just let you sow it on your lawn and let the wind blow it over to mine; and get my lawn seeded for nothing," He caught the point; and when I started away he went around the corner to get his wheelbarrow, at the same time remarking, "I'll just go over to the barn end get a few loads of fine mulch and sprinkle over it." He had learned the lesson that others must learn if they want to get best results from their efforts and money when they sow their lawns, Just sprinkle 'a little dry dirt, a little tine stable manure or something of that sort over the spots after sow- ing the seed. Ground bone is one of the best fertilizers to use on lawns. Tankage and fish scraps are good, but have an unpleasant 'smell. Prepared sheep manure is excellent; cottonseed meal, if not too high in price, may be used to advantage., in connection with these fertilizers use some wood ashes. -C. E. S. • How to Make Hotbeds. By the use of hotbeds and cold frames, plants can be grown through their earlier stages out of doors even before the growing season has ar- rived. By the use of these, garden crops can be secured much earlier in the season than if seeding is delayed until the soil is warned up in the open garden. Such vegetables as peppers, egg plant, melons, etc., can be so hastened in the spring as to ensure their maturing before the frost period arrives in many parts of Canada where these crops are not usually grown. Such crops as radish, lettuce, spinach, and other vegetables can be made to reach a marketable size relatively early in the summer. While hotbeds, as the term signi- fies, are heated with fermenting manure, the cold frame depends upon the sun shining through the glass sash to warm"up the soil and start growth. The cold frame, for that reason, is more easily adopted, al- though it cannot be used to so great an advantage. This information is taken from Pamphlet No. 19 of the Dominion Experimental Farms, written by Mr. W. T. Macoun, Dominion Hortie,ultur- ist, and. available at the blications Branch DepartmentAg A Agriculture, of g , Ottawa. The. method of constructing hotbeds and cold. frames, :as. well as the system, of :using them, are fully described in this publication. Rice ,Is the principal diet of one-• third of the human race. Government Publications. The new list of publications of the Department of Agriculture ,at Ot- tawa contains titles of about three hundred bulletins, circulars, and other pamphlets that deal with agri- Cultural practices. These cover the whole range of agricultural and horticultural pursuits, including dairying, field crops, live stock, orchard and garden crops, poultry, insects and plant disease, farm build- ing construction, farm machinery and many other topics. The subjects are arranged alphabetically under gen- eral titles. Not only are the lists themselves available from the Publi- cations Branch of the Department, but any of the publications therein contained. rEnpzLxzaz, 11.1r A R D E NS , LAWNS, FLOWERS, Compacts Fertilizer. Write George Stevens, Peterborough, Ont. NATIVE SEED CORN Grown in South Essen. Selected at husking time. Pegged and orate urea Limited amount. ORDER ��j,lARLT. Wie, No. 7 $0.26 per bus, White Cap 3.26 Batley 3.2.6. " Golden Glow 4.50 ' North Dakota 4.00 " aagr Tree. Cash with order. Darius Wlgie, Kingsville, Ont. RABBI'S' RAISING rs MONEY RAiSING The common wild hare grows to Five pounds. FLEMISH GIANTS grow to 12 and '1$ pounds. Their meat compares only with., chicken. They breed six to eight ti=nes a year, and their litters number from five to twelve. Per pound, to raise, they cost 20% of chicken. • BLACK 'SIBERIANS ANS : re es 'prolific y •breeders ainGiantsumaturity. T eir hide to stnallor at mann its. Their �hlde is ,tough and the11•.fur think and soft,. They are very valuablb as Fur and Meat 'pro. ducers, J1r7. •ARE VEDX61.3sEEn STOtl1t. Young Giants, express prepaid,; at 212.00' Per pair. 'young Siberians, express prepaid, at $16.00' per pain . Special Prices Given for Three or More TERMS: -Strictly cash with order, THE BARROW RABBITRY MIMICO, ONT. Make money orders payable to earwax= BARROW, Manager, For Vow 110E THIS REMEDY Have you a horse that ILh seems to be out " of e a n tinion. ons that drives. dull and logy-- � harp rough goat, .pimples, or skin disease? Dr. A. C. Daniels Renovator Powders quioitly restore. him to the bast of. heal th. n air eases It sots immediatelynof heaves, old cough r asthma, and. proves efreetlye for tete, colic, fever, Indigestion, oto,, Si' purifying and en- riching the blood, it.will show its affeots on the kid- neys in one day, an its spirits in two days,• Write for Tree Book on treatment 0,0 all animal aligtents. DR. A. C. DANIELS Co., Limited Dept. W.L. Knowlton,' P.,Q, BASTER:.-'LESSOlal.. APRIL 20. Lesson UT. Our Risen Lord -Mutt 28: 1-10. " Goldelt`Text, Matt. 28: -6. "Late on the Sabbath day." The , Jewish Sabbath ebrl'espondefl to our Saturday, and ended at sunset. But there was a popular way of reckon- ing which made the Sabbathinclude both the day and the night following, and it is thus that Matthew reckons here. It was in the eerie morning of the first day of the week that the women .came to the tomb.. Mark says "when the Sabbath was past;' and Luke "at early dawn." Both Mark and Luico say that they brought spices to anoint the body of the.,.Lord. They found to their" great surprise the stone that closed the entrance of the artificial cave, or tomb rolled away. Matthew says there had been an earthquake and an angel_ had: rel-; led away the stone. To the women the angel appeared as, a young man, "sitting on the right side, arrayed in a white robe'." (Mark 10: 6). Luke tells of two . men "in dazzling ap- pare!." "Fear not," the angel said, "ye seek Jesus." He is not here; -for heels risen, even as He said." Both Mat- thew and Mark report that the angel said to tell - His disciples, "He goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him." Matthew adds that Jesus Himself met the women and greeted them, and gave them the same message for the disciples. It ie difficult to reconcile this with the - stories told by Luke and John, ac- cording to which Jesus made His first appearance to the disciples in Jerusalem. The explanation of the difficulty must lie in the fact that there were different stories told by these first witnesses of the resurrec- tion, and that the differences .were magnified in the traditions of sub.. - sequent years. Whit else, Indeed, could have been expected, if we recall the amazement, the mingled joy and fear, and the incredulity of some, which marked that first day and the awn of the new hope? Is it any ender that the stories told 'were in- oherent and fragmentary, or that the facts were pieced together differ- ntly by those who afterward sought o make out a connected story? The cry lack of exact agreement be omes itself, an evidence of the truth f the narrative, for if the early Gospel writers and preachers had sen capable of deceit they- could ave fixed the stories to suit their purpose and could have made them gree with each other. St. Paul regarded the fact of the esurrection of Jesus Christ as have ngthe highest importance. If Christ as not been raised, he declared to he members of the Church in -Cor- nth, "then is our preaching vain; our faith also is vain." For he,saw hat the resurrection vindicated the character and the claims of Jesus, nd justified those who believed in Dint. "He died for our sins and rose gain for our jn. stification." "It 'was the method," says a recent well- sown writer, "which God' took to onvince those whose faith had been aggered by the crucifixion that esus was really what He claimed to e, the Lord of the world and the aviour of mankind." The disciples of Jesus hoped. for a orious kingdom. In bitter -grief and disappointment they saw Aim nailed to the ' cross.' Was that the d? Jesus had spoken to thetlf of surrection, but they. had .not .ifi dee- ood.. ;Their faith would have failed em If it had not been for this arc- ing and triumphant fact -"He is sen." Now faith grew strong again, pe blazed tip to a brighter flame, ye was satisfied. Jesus, their Mas - r, lived and would forever live, and ey, they would live with Him. In e confident assurance et, that new pe it was as though they were aI- ady risen with Him from_ the dead, d already sitting• 'with Him it evenly places. Their faith and sir hope has become ours., Of course immortality hasaiways en a fact. Jesus brought the fact o prominence and convinced men its reality. He brought life and mortality to light. But Jesus did' t reveal to His disciples the nature the life after death. It was going - the heavenly Father; it was being ith God; it ni:as to .be in the -man- ns of His Father's house, whither had gone to prepare a place for hens, Beyond that He told nothings. r do we need to know, and the so- led communications which some ofess to receive from spirits in the or world add nothing to our real owledge and help us not a whit. ✓ hope is in Christ, and that is ough, d w e t v n b h a h y a a Ic c st b S g1 en re st th az ri ho lo to th th ho re an he th be int of im no of to. w sio He t No cal r oth icn Ou en Teach Unselfishness. If a child is. not schooled to do without things when he is six, eight and ten, then most certainly he will have a very hard time making up his mind to do without them when he ie - eighteen and twenty' andso on; Character can only be strengthened little by little. T11ose ' who cannot - practice little acts of self:denial can- not practice big ones. .,Teach a .child to give up to other children some- times; teach himto consider his fa- ther and his brothers and eistors and to do the hundreds of little'" 'thin'gs that redtlire thouscht for others.