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135' Agranotmet.
This Deportment In for the ace of our farm rosders who want the sdytee
ref en expert on any question regarding soli, seed, crops, etc. 11 your question
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Thomill , '•rod,, cr r:foot not tory^ot , tains ore-lrfth timothy:
Crepe for Dire rerun. handling the clover clop if it ccn
that lie hi a farmer a:3 well as al The breeder who has gated pasture
elairymen, and plan to bathe every• land is fortunate, although it ie pos-
c rye of his farm under a remener. =ible to establish pasture by seeding
.olive system of crop productlen,, with a car' :Ly of good grasses that.
Pc tuibilitieo of increasing profits, will yield feed throughout •hout the sea -
.along this line depend upon the em ran, Such a pasture will require
out of study and thought that is several years to become well estab
put into the work. So long as one dished: The weeds and undesirable!
growths meet be kept down anti
grass sends sown on wet and thin
spots. Where the seeding is thin and!
run out in spots, lime and acid phos -1
phate thoroughly disked into the;
soil, will encourage some of the de-
sirable grasses to make a good!
stand. It is usually cheaper and bet-!
ter to seed the grasses several times!
than to apply al'l of the. seed at one
time.
Alfalfa helps out wonderfully in.
balancing up the rations. It will
succeed almost anywhere that red
clover will. Lime, drainage and
humus will overcome most of the
troubles and put the land in good
shape for alfalfa. With a few aeies
of alfalfa on his farm the dairy
farmer has made a long step for-
ward.
One should strive to' - improve the
standard feed crops before he looks
about for new crops to take theie.
Places in the rations and the crop
rotations. There is as much differ-
ence in the quality and value of
home-grown foods as in the feeds of
commerce, and it should be his aim
crops, it is about all we can rho to- to grow, Harvest and feed these
is sal l tried with a yield of six tons
-of Gila e corn, thirty bushels of cats
and one ton of hay to the acres the
cost of his supply of feed will cat
'largely into the profits of the busi-
ness. In the first place, a proper
trop rotation mast be selected and
such Li choice of crops, and method's
-of growing them, matte as shall tend
to place every acre of the farm in a
productive crop, and give suitable
'variety for feeding.
In planning crop rotations it le
'safer to avoid growing crops of
•doubtful 'value that do not fit well
into a fixed rotation. A few stan-
•diercl crops properly handled will
prove more satisfactory than tee
wide a variety. Clover, alfalfa,
torn and a small grain' crop make an
efficient and simple rotation. Some
dairy farmers grow catch crops for
sodenb r
t x rose p i s but t
hele r
i t "•
t. way
is to merry over silage for eummee
'feeding and depend upon such field
crops as oats, peas, green corn and
.alfalfa for soiling. If we can get
the soil favorable for the growth of
'clover, alfalfa, corn and small grain
ward producing a
balanced eira r
on f'
or
-dairycattle and
'up the soil
'without reeorting outside sources
-of supply:
By growing, corn, wheat, clover,
'or clover and timothy mixed, a four -
of
a
ng
a
rig
c-
ut
to
s
ve
c_
f
n
e
p
d
a
s
d
d'
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s
ch one
}'ear rotation, and seeding a part
th aim with alfalfa, we have
nears ideal system el trap growl
.for s, dairy farm. Some dairy farm
-era omit timothy and practice
three-yenr rotation, which is al! rig,
if they have a field of alfalfa tod
pend ora in case the clover ;fails; b
at a general proposition it pays
allowthe laird to remain in Bras
two 'ears. Clover is a. more heti
soil haitier, but the. timothy nit]ens tho sod and rami ;hes more hum
ue. Am!, after all, one is on the sof
side 'chert he has a few acres o
leafed meadow to depend upon i
case lire clover fails.
In harvesting and feeding rhes
crops a large part of the corn eco
should go into the silo and be fe
stet along with the clover or alfalf
hay. Such . a roughage ration, sup
plemcnted with reasonable quantitie
of purchased concentrates, will pro
due* milk at a minimum' cost an
maintain the breeding stock an
young cattle in condition to bree
regularly and command good prices
Whetherone should grow the wiled
crop or oats and peas in the rotatio
is a debatable question, It depend
upon the conditions under whi
is working and how far one has to
haul the wheat to market. The cut
,ting and harvesting -.of hay crops utas
a great deal to do with the feeding
value.. We may cut our clover, al-
falfa or timothy too soon or too late
to secure maximum feeding value.
One of the advantages of - seeding
'timothy with clover is that of pro-
perly curing the mixed hay. There
is less trouble in cutting', curing and
clops in the best condition'. on. The
cre
s. Should ould b
eown t.
on the e farm
to produce a class of feed to balance
up the ration are the very ones
needed to build soil fertility. In
short, we must provide some kind of
suretalent food, reduce protein costs
il. A
id
w d
and 'increase the fertility of the so
If. we are to build up the soil as
improve the rations we must giro
better clover, alfalfa, corn, small
grain and grasses.
This brings up another question.
Our home-grown feeds are too bulky a
to produce the best results. There
is a limit to the capacity of an and- m
mai to digest and assimilate bulky
feeds. If we choke the machine we c
cut down its capacity. To reach the
maximum digestive and assimilative i
capacity of the cows they must be
furnished with proper quantities of o
fats, carbohydrates and protein and b
in about the proper proportions. The b
excessive amount of dry matter con-
tamed in all the standard feed crops p
Fenders it impossible without the use b
of protein concentrates, like cotton- t
seed meal, linseed oil meal- and glu- e
-ten feeds, to reach the digestive and
assimilative capacity of the cows a
and enable them to produce a maxi- no
num flow of milk,
On breeding farms where cows are tr
fed for advanced registry records it a
is desirable to grow root crops, such d
as mangels, carrots and sugar beets,
to furnish succulence and variety to'
the rations. Experienced feeders
prize these crops highly because they
- act as.a stimulant to the cow's dl-
gestive system and make it possible
for her to consume more grain teed
than is the case when her ration con-
tains too much dray matter. A small
plot of ground will suffice to produce
all the roots needed for feeding for
advanced registry records, and save
trouble and expense of buying roots
to feed when needed,
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1 WAN T.
We are in the market for Crotith cit'
through the s-eu lie nay the'big'host
market price to bush vus sins 1)55
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Gn. Huber will answer all si ricd Fetters a grrtal t:,f 1ii ]F+
question is of'qon r:a interest It will bo n:; ,�.,,-, •,y, nen,
if not, it trill lie 'answareti- eInnal • +- ., t
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alaeLd, Dr. Huber will not prescribe for i, t:- .
t, Addrees Pc, John P. Huber, eine f t o•
o, st. west., � �, J.l2rrc,,..,.:;r,,7 �.,. 73.,'1x1..
. cs., 7 pronto
country, crhen his t ifp appeared at
lb doer aged called. ' Tel,ahmneg„
"I've got a sick cow," raid Prank
Jeescn v. hen the eter•in'triaut ant
veered the call, "She's 'most too weak
to stuns. She has quit chewing her
cud, breathes hard and seems to have
Li high Level Can't you come out?"
Notice ruyih n,; wrong when she
c -elicit? as tel the veterinarian,
"She walks with a straddling gait,
:arid is stiff in her hindquarter,
When she stands she puts her left
foot way back,"
"Flow does the m,idlt look?"
"Yellowish blue in color and strin-
gy. It curdles soon after it is drawn.
She doesn't give much out of the
left side; that side of her udder is
red and swollen."
"From the symptoms you give the
cow has ganger," said the veterin-
arian. "You can treat it yourself "
"But where'd she get it?" inter-
rupted Frank. "None of the other
cows has it."
"That's hard to say," was the re-
ply. "It might have come from a
blow on the udder, or maybe you
skipped a milking. Careless mincing
will cause it. It might have cone
from the cow lying with her udder
on a cold ,
or from hurrying eying her
when her udder was distended, or
from exposure -to wet, cold weather,
or a sudden change from a bulky,
laxative ration to a more concentra-
ted .one. Keeping a cow too fat may
cause it."
What shallher?"
.
Td
foe
"Reduce
the
grain to
one-third
third
the usual amount. Give her about
a pound of epsom salts. Get some
nitrate of potassium and a small
graduated measure from your drug-
gist and give a half ounce of the
nitrate iii the drinking water twice
day."
"Shall I do anything to the uci-
er?"
"Milk it carefully and loathe with
hot water several times a day. Rub
it with olive oil containing three per
ent. gum camphor several times
daily. Do not use any strong lini-
ent on the udder; and avoid any of
the possible causes of the trouble—
old floors, etc."
"I almost forgot to ask about us -
ng the nrillc," said Frank.
"Don't use it. Milk the left half
f the udder into a separate pail and
tory the milk. The right side pro -
ably is not afl'ected. Generally not
lore than half of the udder is af-
ected at one time. Disinfect the
am with coal -tar disinfectants, so
he infection won't spread to the
tiler_ cows."
A week later Frank's cow was
gain doing her share of work at the
ilk pail. Except}�, for Prank's care -
1 observation which caught the
ouble in time and for the veterin-
rian's help, the trouble might have
eveloped into a case of chronic
gargot,
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(SI Olaf
Gradually poultry breeding is be -
corning More like live stock breeding,
It will not be many years until
every buyer of a. cockerel to be used
in the breeding yard will insist on
knowing the sire and dam of the
cockerel before he buys the bird. The
tamer will also want to know how
many eggs the dam of the cockerel
produced, and how many eggs were
produced by 'the !dam of the sire of
ff fm$Tazaamt
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atevene, Peterborough, Out,
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Ready itooflgg' AsphaltRSlatee Shing-
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Roof Paints, etc.
Write for prices and, sanrples.
Sava.relay by buying direct.
lf$ oDER ;relay
BRossa vs aireleost.
VAR1C0so~ VEINS i?
e esa `Slhta tion-.E3eatte 3eaoed Stocking
IsialfaTAArg, as they ntitiy be
washed' or ADsyss n&k7, laamed.liice a
legging; always fits,
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medaure? light and Aur -
COW, Cost No. Rubber.
' 11500 000 SOLID
mesg,e eeset0.exe seat:. 5346o
eAch orb iwp for t,¢'es fitslimb
Cosi• postpi<1d,
Sort Me d'atAidgthe add
Coma$, eslutentent Blgnk..
514 Now 11111ces lag.
•411bait 'West; t?:4a;'
the cockerel he is buying. Right now
many buyers—some of them farmers,
too—are demanding to know what's
back of the birds they contemplate
purchasing before laying down any
money. The day of the scrub roos-
ter in the fawn flock has just about
passed,
Fixing Up Earth Roads,
It can be truthfully said that
drain-
age is the chief essential ai in
puttdrng
earth roads into proper condition. An
old Seetcbrean, an expert road build-
er, aptly said that the three require-
ments of good earth roads are drain-
age, more drainage, and still mere
drainage.' The roads must slot only
have good surface drainage but must
also have good under -drainage. Sur-
face drainage is secured by proper
grading, adequate side ditches, and
by keeping the crown of the road`
properly dragged. Stretches of 'load
that do not dry out quickly must be
snider -drained by tile,
The drag must be used after each
rain, if the best results are to be'
secured. Don't go me the road while
too muddy, let it dry ,out slightly; it
should be wet enough, however, so
it will not crumble, but smear. When
properly used, the drag brings a timid
layer of earth 'toward the centre of
the road which is rolled and packed
between the 'Wet periods. If too much
crown is secured by dragging, the
angle of thedrag should be reversed.
Getting' the earth roads` graded,
ditches open, well -drained, and prop-
erly crowned by dragging - is about
all that egfi be done' until the;, people
are ready to surface the road with.
gravel, broken stone or some other
surfacing material.
When Saving
Becomes a Loss
Many farmers throughout the coun-
try are not erecting necessary build-
ings because price of lumber and
shingles has advanced.
In every section of the country in
late fall and early winter implements
are left in the field where they were
last used. This refers to plows, har-
rows, seeders, 'binders, mowers and
other agrictfetural implements. They
lie in the field exposed to wind, rain
and snow and remain exposed to these
conditions until they are again re.
qutrecl for use. The hardwood used
in the manufacture of wooden parts
soon shows the result of this mis-
treatment, as also the iron parts in a
lesser degree, and in a few years these
implements are eligible candidates
for the junk pile•
Conies a time these implements
must be replaced, and. the price of one
new binder would cover the cost of a
building large enough to protect and
prolong the life of all necessary work-
ing equipment for the farm. Doing
without that skied looks like saving
money, but it certainly 'does not save
irirplements. Implements cost good
Money. Implements and tools des.
troyed through lack of care is equiva.
lent to destroying money. Commence
to save or save more. Build a shed
for the implements, Do not make it
necessary to have the junk man can
on you too frequently. It does not pay.
Good Advice.
An Irishman presented himself be-
fore a magistrate to seek advice,
"Ser," he said, "I !apes hens in
my cellar, but th' wather pipes is
bust an' me hens is all drowned."
"Sorry I can't do anything for
you," said the magistrate; "you had
better apply to the water• company."
A few dayslater x Pat again ap.�
peered,
"Well, what now? What did the
water company tell you?" queried
the magistrate,
"They told, one, yer honor,". was
the reply, "to keep ducks," .
baro Throat.
Be; it:c e .tire ti -rout (i aw -na) ih
mitt n te tcreids'and toc.tl chord
^ma pc t:erally included in ally itsbem
'nation. When thls is acute the
cause lies generally in exposure to
cold anti wet, esperiealy mi 'utak folk,
those
of sedentary habits ' or who
have a tendency to tubeneurosis, you
or rheumatism or other systomi
diseases. And there is septic nor
throat, of germ origin. Such a sur
ferer has pain on swallowing, a ser:
cation of dryness on- as if a fm•eigt
body were stuck in the thr.rat, ter
dateless, hoarseness and oftentime
impairment of the senses of taste
smell and hearing. The pharynx i
reddened beyond the 'natural an
angry looking; and the back of th
mouth is swollen, Such a. suffore
should be treated as fox acute hron
chitis—rest in bed, a hot mustar
foot bath, a purge, an ice bag to th
•
. r is r c ii; to trout u roam-
your ! creel to eeeli -Aur; r !Bait ti:uiei n
flea; a that
sir C ret I mince, .L l.'C,ieres, alts
i c;117:1401 i I r ly : na C ni bit rill r.s,
in ii,. u:burg^ ihie near Ln erg-
; z' Ic at 1,n1,; :e de L T..riu, Curt, and
1 iy;;c•n mood. The war area An
i 1 -.nc'e is not , viae to
• G l.:elt Austral -
n iia;•lie b:?•,"l chain '1 ..a
n
1'cci,le i,i'- sec to'lige d1:er-:ii .annul
coli ,.au,twmrl comttitiniis rttmtieeed'
should e:.pecitd; ultra t •.tins'` the
�1 .n' h g
!development T
,
of ,sec threat _n pro-
per size of the voice, aim laxatives
when necessary (ray ateaspoonful
i:.. it. :.muni cnti,
t of epeorn snits in a tunrhlerfui of:
.. t;'eto • piping hot on rising), tonics :'
e or other medication, with 1 ca ani-'
lopal
plications, by the physician, with
treatment of the underlying factor
(rheumatism, tuberculosis or other
' disease) are the right measures.
s Where nasal catarrh exists no cure
can be hoped fors until that organ is
s! attended to. And many a case of
d chronic pharyngitis gets well of it -
e self as soon as the nasal catarrh' has
✓ been cured.
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Questions and Answers.
throat, small pieces of ice dissolved
on the tongue. Local applications
within the throat and such medicines
as aconite, quinine and sodium' sali-
cylate must be prescribed by the
family doctor.
Chronic sore throat (chronic pha.
r ng e
Y
al catarrh)
may followa ne-
glected
-
e
glected acute Pharyngitis, or be due
to continual and excessive straining
of the voice (Clergymen's sore
throat), to the influence of such con-
stitutional disease as I have mention-
ed or to the constant inhalation of
irritantors
a
v
p , as in certain dan-
gerous s trades. Many such cases are
part and parcel of catarrh of the
upper air passages, from the nostrils
down to the bronchial tubes; and
when the latter are reached we speak
of bronchitis. Thee is hoarseness,
the voice is easily fatigued and may
be entirely lost; there is hacking
cough with pain or swallowing, Here
again there is a sensation of a for-
eign body in the throat; and thick,
I have what I think is called ham-
mer -toe. That is, the tip of my
great toe is spread out too much in
proportion to the other parts of my
toe, Is there any way of correcting
this? Ans
wer—Hamme
r toe ish
the doub-
ling up of the toe by reason of a
contraction of certain sinews. Slight
cases give little trouble but some-
times the toe feels as though it were
being twisted painfully, its full
length, no matter what shoe is worn,
The toe, however, is not generally
sore to the touch. A
good sur
eon
g
may be able
to relieve
the trouble.
Is the sugar treatment for tuber-
culosis beneficial to ally appreciable
extent? Would any harmful results
follow its use?
Answer—Although the treatment
would do no harm, I am myself
skeptical as to its efficacy. I am
mailing you further informafion re-
garding the treatment of tuber-
culosis.
Sprays for Tomatoes.
Experienced tomato growers re-
commend the use of Bordeaux mix-
ture in about the same manner as
used for the potato crop, that is, the
first application when the plants are
a few inches high and continued at
frequent intervals during the grow-
ing season, , ..
This treatment is not always suc-
cessful ire controlling point rot,
especially when weather conditions
are dry and unfavorable for matur-
ing the crop. Bordeaux applied after
the development -of the disease would
be of doubtful efficiency and would
prove objectionable on account of the
sediment left on the ripe fruit.
Fisherman's Luck.
A minister, with two lovely girls,
stood entranced by the beauties of a
flowing stream. A fisherman happen-
ing 'by', and mistaking the minister's
occupation, said:
"ICetchin' many, pard?"
"I am a fisher of hien," answered
the preacher with dignity.
"Well," replied the fisherman, with
an admiring glance at the girls, "you
sure heave the right bait."
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Its VEST YOUR MONEY
In an
'the MON Rice,
Tho diem -lesion grew, .animater! es
Edwautl MCLean,acid hist brother Ro-
bertdidcu� e
s.,d h a
t e rte•
sae's r
f n ills t
c
crlrpinal who. had made an apparent-
ly foolish overeight,in 'covering up
his trail Edward'maintained that it
tees nuthittg but sheer-c•trelsssneee
on the •pair, oft an o•screenfident crime
rh tl grown bold in trine. Robert
ih i ,fair l that i WO the Nemesis
that fohoa- all wrongdoing, and held
that i:h.c, o,;(1.4 against eoor'y anal betaiii e tris world "••
t.? is a tangecl
for rima i- a:: :•,i.i must in the end
flame/ate f ,lir, ler;: They appea'ed to
their fetes'', v he lied hceu an Mar -
anted liFtenee to the del -ata
"It is a eignifitant fact, 1130 -.'',=arid
their father after pandcering, a mo-
ment, „that they eta: wry r few sae -
r .rsful c^r iniinels, It nearly always
happens that a great offender is
c iur;ht by his own carelessness. If
yen saw the situation staged you
could almost scold Intro for his fool -
o ishnees. But the fact that Ire does
"� not
take re
c i •
au ons
r� P t a ai
est axles , p•
g
.A� , own carets
sn•-
s es
sarue
g s that we'are
here dealing with something like a
Ask yourmoral law. It"seems to hid pilo of the
peculiar qualities of evil to delude
LUMBER DEALER the wrongdoer. The Bible says that
God gives up the evildoer to believe
For a lie.
"We believe that the three angles
of a triangle make two right angles,
Plans and Prices. I that bodies fall downward, that na-
ture abhors a vacuum, 'We need to
'believe just as surely that justice is
as inevitable as gravity. Let a man
nycle4:
aIgreor genuine
pinion"
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which Paint and Varnish alone can give.
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and weather.
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The old reliable—it
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wens.
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The sanitary washable
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Decorations.
"Wood -Lac" Stains
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"Marble -rte"
The one perfect floor
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Beautifies and pre-
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When you choose a Martin-Senour
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'° WAS N.
GREENSHIELDS AVENUES �
, m MONTREAL.
figearteastaila
believe that by his sharp wit he can
elude or defy a moral law, that
can transgress a moral law with im-
punity;ythen in his view of life virtue
may be a mistel:e, wrong may get
the upper hand and all things may
work together for the good of the
ungodly. But in such a universe life
would be intolerable. The world is
againstthe wrongdoer.
That is what
is meant by the old proverbs, 'The
devil's dice are always loaded,' and
'He who sups with Satan needs a
long spoon.'..
"Do you remember what :Eineeson
said about that? It runts like this:
'The league between virtue and na-
ture engages all things to assume
a hostile front to vice. The beauti-
ful laws and substances of the world
persecute and whip the traitor. .He
finds that things are arranged for
truth and benefit, but there is no
den in the wide world to hide a
rogue. Commit a crime, and the
earth is made of glass. Commit a
crime, and it seems as if a coat of
snow fell on the ground, such as re-
veals in the woods the track of every
partridge and fox and squirrel and
Toole. You cannot recall the spoken
word, you cannot wipe out the foot
track, you cannot draw up a ladder,
so as to leave no inlet or clue. Some
damning circumstance always tran-
spires, The laws and substances of
nature—water, snow, wind, gravita-
tion—become penalties to the thief'
"You are both right. It is careless-
ness on the part of the criminal, But
that very 'blindness is part of the
moral order of the universe, 'The
stars in their courses fought against
Sisere.' Tleey fight against every-
one who does wrong. That is the
tragedy of every evildoer: he is
fighting the stars."
Improve Permanent
The next few months is the desir-
able time of the year for the ,ime
prevenient of pastures. Large areas
of permanent pasture would respond
to proper methods of improvement
which might include the following:
Keep the pastures clean by cutting
oil' brush, briars, and weeds. Large
stumps, stories, and dead trees should
also be removed.
Those areas used. for pasture that
would permit harrowing and disking
at the time of reseeding, applying
lime, fertilizers, and manure, etc.,
may be greatly benefited. In some
sections terracing' may be practiced
with satisfactory results.
The application of lime, acid phos-
phate, and manure can always be re-
lied upon in most sections as a means
offertiliaddity.ng the necessary increased
Reseeding, particularly in the bare
spots; is to be recommended. As a
rule reseeded pastures should be
lightly grazed the first year, At all
times it is advisable to keep the cat-
tle pff the grass in the spring until
well started. Closer grazing during
the rest of the season may be practiced
where this has been done. It is also
advisable to turn cattle off the 'pas-
ture earlier in the fall than is com-
monly practiced.
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A travelling man one night found
himself obliged to remain in a small
town on' account of a washout on the
railroad, caused by the heavy rain,
which was still coming down in tor-
rents. The travelling man turned to
the waitress with, "This certainly'
lo'oke like the flood." •
"The what?"
"The flood. You've read about the
flood, and the ark landing on Mount
Ararat, surely?"
"My! mister," she returned, "I ain't
seen a paper for three days,"
The ancient It mans used concrete
in their roads and bridges.
Garments made of georgette crepe
will be much rinser after laundering
if they are laid on a heavy , bath
towel and ironed on the wrong aide„