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Co., Ltd., 73 Adelaide St. W. Toronto.
Keeping` U r the Pasture. hundred pounds' of acid phosphate. per
i
Overgrazing during a succetsst , on of, acre, would be profitable on most soils.
unfavorable '.seasons, or' sometimes Follow the Binder With the Plow.
diuring a single season, ie pmabably five
the most frequent cense of rule -down July plowing may make from
pastures. Weeds will thrive during to fifteen bushels more wheat an acre
a season unfavorable for the grewbh than September plowing; Early plow-
of grass and when the light pastor- int buries the Hessian fly, saves mods
rage is continually weakened - and res turd' and makes good seed -bed for
duced by over -grazing, will establish wheat, Therefore, it pays to follow
themselves. in the dying sod. On bhe the binder with the plow.
other hand, when a rank proveth of The right time to plow is just after
grass stands ungrazed door 'a long the grain has been cut, because the
time there is a tendency for the sod ground at that time has an abundance
to become weakened as the result ofof moisture; having the moisture it
a superabundant top -growth. Weeds
are then able to grow and multiply,
but under these conditions they pro-
bably never become so numerous and
troublesome as under he extreme
conditions of over -grazing. While in
the ordinary use of pastures under -
grazing is not likely bo moue, yet ib
is well to know in advance the result
of .each practice. Stock will not eat
weeds unless forced to do so, but will
graze more and mere heavily on the
diminishing patches of clean greed;
consequently bhe weeds are continu-
ally favored in their competition with
the grass for soil spare, and unless
means are taken to .check them they
may presently overrun and ruin the
pasture.
The first step toward improving un-
productive pastures should be the de-
struction of weeds. Where the land
is level and open enough to allow the
use of a mower, all undesirable plants
should be cut before they make seed.
Or the pasture may be fenced off in
several areas, taking the weedier ones
first, and the stock kept on an area
until the weeds are eaten down. In
this practice young -cattle or eheep
sliould be used.
As the weeds are being destroyed
the growth of the grass itself should
be stimulated;" and according to the
present knowledge of pastures the ap-
plication of stable manure seems the
only certain economical means of do-
ing this. Whenever manure is avail-
able, apply it to the pasture in light
dressings, covering first the scantiest
patches, but eventually covering the
whole pasture if possible. Another ex-
cellent practice is to reseed the mono
unthrifty patches and :then graze them
sparingly until they ete again thickly
eevegotntecl.
The Great West Permanent
Loan Conuwany.
(Toronto Office 20 -King St. West.
Hot Weather Rules.
1. Load lightly and drive slowly.
2. .Stop in the shade if possible.
3. Water your horse as often as
possible, So long its a horse is worlc-
ing, water in small quantities will not
hurt him. But let hirci drink only a
few swallows if he is going to stand
still. Do not fail to water him at
night after he' has eaten his hay.
4. When he comes in after work,
sponge off the 'harness marks and
sweat, his eyes, his nose and mouth,
and the dock. Wash his feet but not
12. If it is so. hot that the horse
sweats in'tee s{,al)le at tett, tie 'him
outside, with beddingunder him. Un-
less he cools off during°'the night, he
cannot well stand the next day'•s heat.
The collar should be just large
enough to permiti .man'a'hand to
pass inside the collar between the
lower end of the collar and the neck
or breast of the horse, If the collar
to too loose it will rause Trianon; if
too tight it will choke the horse ' and
plows easier. By plowing•at that time his legs.
a mulch is formed which retains the 5. if the thermometer is 75 domes
land. Bytarn
the
moisture and rests
mroggµµ
11 over with a
'e
him a
or ht her wipe
tag the stubble under, it has tin* bo g
cause sore withers;.. Test the fitting
of the collar by lifting up the horse's
head.
The hames should fit the collar; if
too long, they will probably be
buckled too tight at the top, and in
this way the colter will be made to
pinch the horse at the top. Sores
thus produced begin by a pimple or
very small boil,often overlooked 'be=
cause the inane covers it.
Examine ' yew horse continually,
and if there le any sore spot, adjust
the collar so that it will not touch
that spot, If the akin ie merely
wrinkled, bathe it with wibeh hazel
"or diluted vinegar.. 'lf the skin is
broken, bathe it with clean water,
containing a little salt,
1? the collar "rides up," it can be
kept down by a martingale running
to the girth, or by, an extra girth
running from trace to trace, bade of
the forelegs.
The best collar for a mature horse,
whose weight does not vary much
throughout the year, is the leather.
collar; For most horses, the best
collar is one stuffed with hair, and
covered with ticking. With this col-
lar, if the horses shoulder becomes
sore at any point, the lining of the
collar can easily be ripped, and the
hair removed or pushed aside at that
point, so that no pressure will come
on the sore place.
Collar pads are much used, but they
quickly become dirty, cannot easily
be cleaned, and thus cause many. sores,
Still a pad that makes the collar fit
is better than an ill-fitting collar
without a pad:
By all means, clean the inside of the
collar every night. If you wait until
the next morning you are likely to
forget it. Of course you will clean
the horse's shoulders as soon as the
collar is remoyed. The salt sweat
drying on the.bltin is whet does the
mischief.
Cayenne pepper is the best remedy
for ante.
Put a pinch of sealt, not enough to
taste, an your fudge. The fudge Will
damp sponge, using vinegar water if
possible, Do not wash the horse at
night.
6. Saturday night, give a bran mash
lukewarm; and add a tablespoonful
of saltpetre.
7. Do not use a horse hat, unless
it is a oanopy-top hat. The ordinary
bell-shaped hat does more harm than
good.
8. A sponge on top of the head,
or even a cloth, is good if kept wet.
If dry it is worse than nothing.
9. If the horse is overcome by heat,
get him into the shade, remove har-
ness and :bridle, wash out his mouth,
sponge him all over, shower his legs,
and give him two ounces of aromatic
spirits of ammonia, or two ounces of
sweet spirits of nitre, in a pint of
water; or give him a pint of coffee
warm. Cool his head at once, using
cold water, or, if necessary, chopped
rot and act as a fertilizer. The foul
'Weeds are killed out, and the nourieh-
snent they would consume remains in
the land.
If plowing is delayed, each stubble
will act to the ground in the ,same
capacity sus the chimney does to the
stove -each one will carry off the.
moisture whiieh is vitally necessary,
and with the moisture goes bhe many
elements necessary for crop produc-
tion.
Disking and :then plowing is often
sdviaable because disking will make
the plowing much easier. Dislging
also destroys the 'Hessian fly and ex-
poses the flaxseed stage of the pest
to the hot sun and the attack of insect
enemies.
The plowed ground should be culti-
vaned after rains to keep down volun-
teer wheat and weeds. If the volun-
teer wheat is destroyed the Hessian
fly will .be starved, because its main ice, wrapped in a cloth,
food -plant is Wheat. The cultivation 10. If the horse is off his feed, try
of the plowed ground also helps to him with two quarts of oats mixed
save moisture and marcs a better seed- with bran, and a little water, and add
bed for wheat. a little salt or sugar. Or give him
Wheat yields varying from eight to oatmeal gruel or barley water to drink.
an11. Watch your horse. If he stops
twenty-two and one-third bushels a
acre for an average cf six years, due sweating suddenly, or if he breathes
yrltlly to different methods of pre- short and quick, or if his ears droop,
paring stubble land before seeding. or if 1}e stands with his legs braced
are this result of an experiment at
the Kansas Experiment Sbation, which
was begun in 1911. The ground was
Cultural treatment to ,improve the
growth of pasturage, such as disking
and harrowing cannot be recommend-
, ed for general conditions. Doubtless
there are extreme conditions of root -
bound sod where cultural treatment
would be beneficial in 'improving bhe
moisture relations oe the plant; lot
these condition' cannot now be clearly
defined, and the operabioii should pre -
teed cautiously, for by tearing the
grates roots more harm than good is
liable to result.
Likewise the application of com-
mercial fertilizer to pastures is an
extremely dubious practice. There is
of course a stimulation of plant
growth, but at present high prices
for fertilizer 110 profitable returns may
be expected under average conditions.
Should a decided shift in the present
relateve prices of fertilizer and meat
occur, doubtless a moderate applica-
tion of phosphatic material, sey two
cropped to wheat continuously, and
the same method of preparing the
ground was used each season. Wheat
was seeded on the same date and at
the wane rate for all the different
methods of preparation, and every-
thing possible was done to prevent
anything affecting the crop other
than the way the veil was prepared.
The following table gives the meth-
od of preparing the seed bed, and the
resulting yield for each method, for
the entire eiiic years of work:
Yield
Treabment. Bushels.
Disked at planting, not plowed 8.0
September plowing, 3 -inch deep 13.8
September plowing, 7 -inch deep 15.1
September plowing, 7 -inch •deep,
but double disked in July,.. 19.1
August plowing, 7 -inch deep.. 21.1
August plowing, 7 -inch deep,
not wonted until September: 19.3
July plowing, 7 -inch deep 22.3
July plowing, 3-inoh deep 17.6
After figuring the cost of preparing
the seed -bed, the biggest profit was
from the fields plowed seven inches
deep in July. The next highest profit
was from fields plowed seven inches
deep an August.
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Every man who keeps cows can
have a Babcogk tester and test hie
own cows, This very fact is one of
the biggest hindrences to cow -testing
work, for the mien mho depends on
making his own testing generally does
not test his cows, or after etarbing
finds it "too much bother."
Tho hope of testing and the doom
of boarder cows lie in cow -testing as-
soelations, • A testing association is
nothing more nor less than an organ-
ization of dairy farmere--+generally
twenty -six -for the purpose of hiring
a tester who will test all their cows.
The tester visits each farm once
a;month. He generally .actives in the
afternoon with his testing outfit, se
he can be present for the evening
nuilkilig. Ho proceeds as follows:
1. Weighs ell feed given to each
cow that evening.
2, Weighs and samples the milk
from each cow teat evening.
3. Weighs all feed given to each
cow the neat morning.
4. Again weighs and sample's each
cow's milk.
5. Tests gargles of milk from each
cow for per cent. oe butiterdat.
6. Computes total feed consumed by
'each clow, for a month, using the
welghbs obtained as .an average.
8: Computes b'tttberec t produced in
a month by each cow, using the test
obtained as an gyemage.
9. At the end of the year he ecan-
-
pwtes profit or loss for cods cow be
eihamging bhe x nimeal „for -•feed 'consum-
ed, and crediting bier hvith malls and
fat ire.+educed.
Atter finishing a day's work at one
:Cam the tester •goes to tihe next herd.
Somebirties he has hies own horse and
buggy for traveling; in other testinrr
sideways, he is in danger of a heat
or sun stroke and needs attention at be very smooth when poured out and
once. cooled.
PLANT FERE NNIALSJIOW
They Will •Give You Pleasure aatdrBfeauty with a Minimum of
Yearly Work. r•; s n',.
By GRACE W. CROOKS.
The time for planning a perennial meadows, by streams and pools,
garden is in July. I among reeks and to cover un i,ettly
First as to Four house: hes it an Places. There are really few places
y bard rennials cabe
attractive sumroundin'g? If not, diraw Yp
your plans for an irregular garden wheadva,iutagereauebye. Thereforen,not if usyoued
aroundatleaving an open apace near have a rock pile, do not try Co dig it
the corners and recesses of the four aur but plant Alpines;Ifyouave suited
stream for justor
dation for foundation planting such suchplaoes. 'h
es nehmen, bridal wreaths and so pond, do not try to drain it ,off 'but
forth, which aro better planted in the find the hardy permissions that will
spring. Then draw plans for 'beauti- thrive there. If your land is dry and
Eying other portions of your
yard, such as along the paths
dr sidewalks leading up to
your house, and in other places,
where the beds may be pleasing to
the eye of true piasserby and which
will give it a trully lived-in appear-
ance. Indicate on your drawings or
worldng plans the spots where you
desire to plant individual Hardy plants
and where trees end Arabs are to ee
planted the following spring.
After you have drawn your work-
ing plans, arrange, duping July and
Anguot, to have the grass removed
from the spots where you wish your
garden, loosen no bhe soil and get
assoeiations.the owner of the herd just
tested bakes the tester bo the next
Tarin. Often the tester is of assist-
ance in Meeting or selling good cows,
bulls, feed, etc, He ,is paid by the
month, and boarded by the members
of the association.
vat
By Jo lin B. i-f-c..Lb e r 11�/Ii1 'D i
Dr. Huber will answer all signed letters pertaining to Health. If your
question is of general interest it will be answered through these columns;
If not, It will be answered personally if stamped, addressed envelope is en
closed. Dr. Huber will not presoribe for Individual cases or make diagnosis.
Address Dr. John B. Huber, M.D., Dare of Wilson Publishing Co., 73 Adelaide
St. West, Toronto
everything ready for planting from
late August on.
There is one distinct advantage in
the glans of a hardy perennbal garden
over all others; they more often
Materialize. Atter the plants are
once an the ground they need very lit-
tle attention. All plants need at-
tention but not all need yearly
attention. Peonies do not need to be
disturbed for several years, irises not:
Oftener than every four years, while
boltonias, asters and rudibecklas,
which throw out a side growth, may
be transplanted more often either in
the same piece or in •another location.
This will give larger flowers and finer
Ivy Poisoning.
We must in all cases of dermatitis
venenata begin the treatment by
washieg the parts thoroughly with
map and water, to get rid of the
poisonous principle. Then we Must
use one of the following applications:
Black wash (a mixture of calomel
end lime water), which the druggist
will supply, and which must be thor-
oughly. shaken before use. Or lead
and opium wash. Or a tablespoonful
of grindelia robusba in a pint of water,
Or a two, per cent. solution of creolin.
Sterile gauze or very, clean cloths
must be 'soaked in ,one of these pre-
parations, applied loosely over the in-
flamed skin and secured w,tbh a gauze
barnda•ge. Then put oiled silk ever the
•tvhole,so as to keep the moisture in,
Every two hours remove the oiled silk
and resaturate the gauze, which has,
in the meantime, been drying,
At "bedtime and in order to secure
for the sufferer some sleep it will' be
well to remove the gauze and to lave
the parts in a saturated selution of
boracic acid (one teaspoonful to the
pint of water) with twenty drops of
carbolic acid to the pint of the solu-
tion. Then the lead and opium wash
or any of the loteone mentioned can
be reapplied and the patient thus
made comfortable for the night.
Questions and Answers.
Can you •give hie some help for eny
nerve trouble which began with grief
A cow -testing association casts only
the wages of the tester, and a part
or all of bhe equipment he uses. Some
testers are paid at the rate of $50 a
month, others more. While these
records may be obtained by the dairy-
man himself, it is generally more
economical to have a tester do the
work.
The •amount it will cost each mean
depends on the number of members.
A tester should have twenty-six herds
-one herd for eaeh working clay in
bhe month, There .should be est least
400 cows. • Some associations have
adopted a .flat rate of $1.50 a cow,
with a mininiumn herd =ergo of $15,
Other associations fix a certain rate
for each Month. The advantage of
this plan is that all the cows in a
herd can be .tested for a fixed amount.
Some ageiculltural' colleges ;furnish a
testing outfit, record books and record
blanks free to testing essociations,
asking for -copies of •beetling records .In
exchange.
Whip cresuii 'in pitcher. It whips
more quickly than in an open bowl
with less splatter.
Use fork ,instead of spoon welien
blending flour and water. I1 quickly
snakes it smooth.
To prevent (cheese from becoming
dry and mouldy, wrap it in a cloth
damped with -Vinegar and :keep in a
covered dish,
If any kind of -vegetable boils down AIRPLANES
on the stove, lift out the kettle and
g
in a big basin of water, T,)vo hydroplanes,used iui scouting over the forests of Quebec to detect
letWill
It stand
Wlata out the, burnt smelland fires. In this way thousands of dollars' Worth of lire Havoc has lieeu:Pre•
baste. I veuted this season aloha
over losing a ohilct? I am 48
of age. Am quite thin. Have
strength and it is so chard to
myself do my housework. The
seems so dreadfully tiresome.
advise absolute rest because I
tively cannot have this. 1
sandy, do not be discouraged, there
are 'hardy perennials net. that, too,
hard nipsis fol shade
There are y ere p n
and for sun.
In making your plans for your
hardy garden, select flowers for a
succession of bloom. By careful selee-
tion one can have flowers from frost
bo frost,
One of the greatest pleasures to be
derived from a flower ,garden is the
ability to have an abundance of flow-
ers suitable for cutting. Perennials
are especially good for treat purpose
and a lasting joy.
When planbing your garden do not
forget the 'binds. We all love birds
and are anxious to have them opine
INTERNATIONAL LESSON
JULY 127.
Christian Fellowship -Acta 2: 42, 46,
47; Phil,, 4: 1020. Golden
Text, 1 John 1: 7.
In. Acts 2: 42, 46, 47, there is a
picture .of the fellowship of the first.
Christian community 'in' Jerusalem.
There were daily meetings, in which
they ate together in simple fellgw-
slim, distinctions of rank and ,clag5
having been laid 'aside. The:aieostl'es
mingled freely with their disciples and
instructed them. There were prayers
and , sprigs of praise and weeds of
goodwill for all. Because these were
Many poor efeloilg thhepithus who
had possessions cold them and all
glared alike, and new adherents were
being welcomed daily to all the privi-
leges and happy comradeship of this
new life. This was the beginning of
a movement which was to a spread
rapidly to all nations, and which is
yet to conquer the world,
Phil. 4: 10-20, Your Care of Nle.
Paul was writing from a Rumen
prison, into which he had been oast
upon his arrival in Rome in the year
60 or 61 A.D. About eleven years
before, on his second missionary jour-
ney, Paul had come over from Asia
into Macedonia and had preached the
Gospel to the Philippians, founding
there the first Christian Church in
Europe. He had been driven from
Philippi by persecutionbut returned
thither some five or six years later.
He speaks of the Philippians in terms
of warm appreciation of their con:
stant and unfailing kindness to him,
and of the care which they had of him.
See 2 Cor. 11: 9, and compare verse
15. When lis first left them and went
- to Thessalonica they had sent him
gifts (v. 16), and again when he was
in Corinth. But during his long im
- ',prisonment in Palestine they had
r "lacked opportunity" to help him.
near the house. Keep them in mind•
and plant some things that are especi-
ally atbractive to them and you will
never regret it.
Itemise are beloved by everyone.
They require a shinny location. They
blossom in June and by selecting
early, medium and late varieties they
can be marle to bloom for about three
weeks.
Irises, if planted for succession, by
using dwarf, intermediate, Jurie flow-
ering Siberian, beardless and Japan-
ese varieties, will blossom f ametulip-
time till mid-July. Irises thrive in
Practically every kind of soil and do
not need wet ground.
colons. Delphinium or hardy larkspur be
In Jully and August rbhe magazines gins to bloom about the end of June
begin to show advertisements far fall and if cut close to the ground as
stock and oatsaiogues may be obtained. soon as each crop has finished blos
These will give you much help. Hardy souring, will give a •second crap, Afte
perennials may be ordered at this
time and set out 4n August, September
and October.
Hardy perenaials are best planted
in the fall as they have time to get
firmly established and form a good
root growth before winter sets in, and
are able to forge right ahead and
blossom at the right time in the.
spring. Some of themost beautiful
perennials flower so early in the
spring that fall planting is imper-
ative if sabisfarbory results are to he
obtained the first year.
Given a light covering of leaves or
straw in the fall after the first light
frost, which hardy perennials are well
ablebo withstand, they pxactical
lY
may bo forgotten during .the cold and
stormy days of winter, for they are
quietly sleeping, waiting for the first
spring rains and s..rm sunshine to
come and wake *ern up. What a joy
it is to see the tender green shoots
appear through the ground in the
years
Wee
make
work
Don't
posi-
Answer-T•hat is ea frequent diffi-
culty. Rest is the one essential, even
more so than medicine, especially in
many affections of the nervous sys-
tem and yet west ass what such suffer-
ers cannot or will not bake, Informa-
tion regarding the hygienic life,
which you should `lead, would hays
been mailed you if you had sent a
stamped
and sel
f-dire ted enve
l pe
.
Question -I have a little girl 6
years whom I intend sending to school
in the fall. H•ad I !best •have the child
vaccinated now?
Answer -Yes. So that the child
shall not suffer the first few weeks
while in school ,in September.
Question -I am very anxious to
know what I •can do to overcome
getting sick on the street oars and
subways, after seeing a movie .show.
Answer --Such sickness is called by
physicians, car *knees, and is akin
to sea slickness experienced on the.
water. Difficulty with the eyesight
is 'sometimes the origin of this sea er
caw sickness. No doubt your eye sight
has =been made worse for the time by
the dazzling moving pictures. You
had better get your eyes examined far
glasses.
each crop is cut, dig in a little bone
meal about the plants. Hemoracallis
or day litlies are very acceptable
hardy plants which start blooming
about the time: the June flowering
Mises have ceased to occupy
center of the stage.
C.oreopsis and gaillardia start blos-
soming the last of June and continue
during the summer and August, if the
blossoms are kept cut.
Phlox flower in late summer and
all through the autumn.
Aquileeea or Columbine ata most
elegant and beautiful, are not very
particular about their location, and are
graceful and well adapted to lighten
up a formal planting. They bloom
from late spring through the early
simmer months.
For late summer and early fall
bloom, the baltonia is very good, while.
hardy asters and rudbeckia or golden -
glow are excellent late blooming
•plants. The beautiful hybrid sun -
spring. flower is a wonderful magnet for the
In riding through the country, I goldfinch or wild canary, while the
often notice a barren look about the hardy salvia attracts .,the humming
eaam houses I pass; due to the lack bird.
These are but a 'few of the many
hardy perennials suitable for other
times and places. All of these plants
can be purchased ready for«planting
at once in the fall, which is the lien
ter way, as growing from seed re-
quires much more time.
"There is a reason" why flowers
have a place in nature's economy and
because of that reason we cannot
The chief mis-5aon of perennials is to afford to neglect or leave them out
fit most admirably in woodlands and of our lives.
of subtractive surroundings or to the
lack of flowers. The first thing,
therefore, in planning your perennial
garden is bo select the best location
for it.
The amt of gardening is to group
plants artistically. We should roll-
tate 'bhe natural scenery if possible,
and if we have natured surroundings,
by all means make the 'garden fit them,
IN FORESTRY.
Now, hearing that he was in Rome
and in prison, they sent Epaphroditus
with gifts for him. Paul says, "Ys
have revived your thought for me"
(v. 10 in Revised Version), and speaks
of that which they sent as an octet
of a sweet smell, a bacrifice acceptable,
wellpleasing to God."
Epaphroditus had journeyed seven
hundred miles to bring these kindly •
gifts. While in Rome he 'had been
busy ministering to Paul and helping
in the -work of the Church. Paul calls
him "my brother and fellow -worker
and fellow -soldier, and your messeng-
er and minister ,in my need" (2: 25.)
But he had been taken seriously ill
and was near to death. "For the work
of Christ," Paul says,
he came nigh
unto death" (2: 30), probably having
encountered severe hardships on his
long journey, but evil in his illness'
his •character shines forth 'brightly,
for he was "sore troubled," not .he
cause he was sick, but because hie
friends in Philippi had beard and
would be anxious (2: 25).
If Epaphroditus is a fair sample of
the Philippian Christians, then they
were good fellows indeed. Paul speaks
particularly of their "fellowship in
the furtherance of the gospel from.
the first day until now" (1: 5), end of
their fellowship in his affliction. (4:
15). It was that sense of comrade-
ship, much more than their gifts,i
which pleased and comforted him. He
could have done without the gifts, for
he had learned self-denial in a hard
school (vs. 11-13), but their love for
him and care of him and thought for
him were unspeakably precious.
It is, he said, "not because I desire
a gift," but "fruit that may .abound
to your account." He did desire that
they should be the kind of people who
would be thoughtful and generous,
and would do kindly deeds that would
Chases Rats With Tractor.
"Get out the gas masks!" That no
doubt will be the slogan of whale
colonies of rats, at least those which
infest the cern cribs of farmers, for
J. C. Boyd, a farmer, has devised a
method of killing rodents that beats
rat poison or any exterminating
agency.
Boyd backed up his tractor to his
corn eniib the other day, which was
fairly alive with rats that had defied
rat poison and attacks of dogs on the
place and turned on the esehaust. Soon
there was a gas barrage that Boyd
believes was equal to any put on en
the late war. The rats began to
soa'mper from the Crib and most of
them suecttmebed to the fumes of gas,
Those few that got out of bhe crib
were so weals from inhealing the gas
'that they could not put up much of
a fright and the dogs that had been
gathered for the occasion made easy
worlc of them. But imside the crib
was the, real sight. The dead rats
were found by the dozen, and when
Boyd finished gathering them up he
had snore than a tubful of the rodents.
Boyd thinks this is the quieilceet and
angst satisfactory method of getting
rid of the rats end he proposes to fol-
low the plan until they ,are exter nhlt
cited. Iles neighbors having heard of
his suocessfui plan also have begun
to adopt it with beneficial results.
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A Community Auction.
While not a stranger to many places
the community auction recently held
here ,proved to be a successful inno-
vation for our town. It is intended:
to make it an annual event.
Anyone having anything to sell had
it listed on the sale bill. Nearly all the
property, except live stock, was ga-
thered at the place of sale the day be-
fore. The place was on the premises
of a closed hotel an the village, It
was supposed to he a cash sale, but
those who wished other arrangements
were advised to consult with the own-
ers 'before the sale.
Probably never before in the his-
tory of the town was such a collection
of live stock, vehicles, tools, house-
hold goods, etc., seen at any auction.
The sale began at ten A.M. and lasted be to their credit. He desired that
till late in the afternoon. The town their credit account should be large,
was crowded. The Ladies' Aid of one that they might have a rich reward
of the churches served a twenty-five from God. For, lie said to them; "My
cent dinner which was well patronized. God shall supply all your need ac -
Each store offered special bargains cording to his riches in •glory by Christ
as an attraction. Jesus."
The sale had been well advertised The relation of Christian love and
through the local newspapers and no- fellowship existing between Paul and
the Christian folk of Philippi is ex-
ceedingly beautiful. It is just such a
relationship as should be everywhere
bought Many things were sold that between fellow -members , of the
tices in all the public places. The
people were not •slow to respond. They
read they came ands lest of a1l, they
could not have been sold in any other Church and between the members' and
way. The community auction was
really a mutual benefit affair., Some
of the property which did not sell for
enough to satisfy the owners was bid
in, but 'bhe amount was comparatively
small, _
A few drops of vinegar will eour
miiIk.
TtiE CHEERFUL CHEKU$
tried to swum the.
other day .
did it pretty wsil
think .
I know the system
perfectly
Excepting that
ta.lwn.ys
sink .
ri°fie"N
the pastor of: the Church. When
selfishness and strife enter the. life
of the Church at decays and dies. Bet-
ter to bear all things, and endure'
offences with all patience, than to
destroy such a fellowship!,
Ocean Waves 48 Feet High.
The size of the waves of the Atlan-
tic Ocean has been carefully ascer-
tained as a result of extensive in-
vestigations made by the officers 'of
the United States Navy Department.
In height, we are assured, these waves
usually average S0 feet.'but in rough
weather they will attain some 40 to
48 feet, During storms they are .fre-
quently from 600 to 000 feet long, and
endure 10 or 11 seconds. The longest
wave measured by the Hydrographic
Office officials was Half a mile, ;and It
did not spend itself for 23 seconds.
Use strongtea in stove polish in -
.stead of water.
Dry comforts and quilts in a stiff
breeze, iso that they well be fluffy.
To Make' Tough Steak Tender
Place tom a few minutes in ;strong
vinegar, weals and broil or fry as
usual - a