HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1926-09-09, Page 7Clean Ground for Young
'E ''NEED WOOD' FOR MANY PURPOSES I
BY CHRISTINE MACGILLIVRAY CAMPBELL. The 'value ofa flock of estreets'tor
egg production is dependent to a very'
"Contest at' school, te•morreeee ity. It: Molted like a low bowl, the great extent on' the 'conditions under
whoops 13111 over the fence tq Harvey, 'kind they.-fi l With sinal stones .to `which the pulaets'have been reared..'
who has stayed home to hoe his tut -„grow bulbs'in, Only it had no bottom No matter'liow highly bred for egg
snips. Iso that a cheese -cloth could be tied-, Production the flock may be, unless it
"What about?" over it. Somebody else re(nembered is ret
m hes tleful surroundings it
"Oh, uses -of wood -who can :get the •'the old wooden sap:troughs and some- cannot be perfected to produce as saris
most names of, things made'of wood. •body e`.se had heard of pioneers using factorily, as. its :brooding would indi-
Prizes for that, then -one for those' Wooden trenchers,' a sort of trough "rate that it.:should, .With the ire
used 'ns a family' dish into which mendous increase in the industry that ,
who find the oddest rises for wood.e ' everybodydipped, h dish -
Harvey is taking lace this is becoming more
pulls himself up on top of
a stout cedar fence post: I3arve ' almost won the prize with number of intensive p•l••ants increases
Y P_
i, .f . ppe , saving mice
and more evident every -year As the
washing.
know one of the commonest." table ivory is made from a tree, and the effeots of overcrowding, the men -
so nlaaybuttons are made from vege--ace of polluted ground is forcing itself
table ivory and buttons are better en the attention of poulttry, keepers..
than nails, though the latter are a! This question should receive strict and
blessing in emergency. The vegetable immediate attention.
ivory is made' from the potato -sized while polluted 'ground means
n t of the Tagus or Corozo tree found heavy .chick, mortality due to eocei-
"Dunne about the oddest uses, •I- his discovery (from a book) that vege and the olderplants begin to shoW
"Huh?"
"Blockheads,"
Bill grins. "School • to -morrow,
Harv? 1'
"Guesses; turnips about done."
Bill goes home. Torments the fains
fly with "Say, what else is made of iii Northern South America and the .diosis and various other troubles, by
wood?" Isthmus of Panama. The nuts grow in far the greater loss will be that sus -
Harvey gees hone. • •Pesters hie a bunch or sort of cabbage head. It rained 'later on when the pullets go
folks with Dicta takes about a year to put them into winter quarters, anti either fail to
kinds Government Bulletin Wood- through all the processes '-'ay as they should, or if they layther
gp ses used to dry
'Using Industries of, Ontario, another
concerning •Quebec. Whoops, Takes.
them to school to share with Bill.
The contest turns out to be con
ducted like a spelling match, Captains.
e
and season and soak them into ma- -is heavy mortality, due to intestinal
terial'suitable to work. Harvey told parasitism brought about by the con-
us—as the catalogues and store -clerks. _rations under which the chicks were
would have if he hadn't -that vege roared.: C,
a le vory can be turned into almost
Choose up sides. Each in turn names any shape, dyed any color, takes dif-
something made of wood. Those 'who ferent finishes and wears well, though
get "stuck" or name something al- it does not wear the thread: This was
ready named go down.
If Harvey and Bill could have rem-
eembered half of what the bulletins
seaid,'tliesed'have had the prize easy.
But they couldn't' remember one -
twentieth. Next time they'll be ready.
See if they don't.
But the odd uses were good. Some-
body else had "found the Quebec bulle-
tin and sleeved the blocky of wood
need for blocking hats. Somebody
else' hal hit_ upon wooden -block pave-
ments.
Bill told about an old wooden
strainer his mother kept for a curios -
all so new that Harvey would have
had the prize if one of the girls had
not objected that.. vegetable ivory is
made from nuts and not from wood:
None of us could decide whether nuts
could be classed as°wood, so they let
the'•girl have the prize because She had
found the wheels in an old clock were
made of apple -wood..
"Humph! I'll bet we can find lots
of odder uses than that before 'next
Friday," scoffed Bill, a bit sore for
Harvey's disappointment.
I'll bet they can, too.—Canadian
Forest and Outdoors.
Winter Wheat Experknents.
Of the thirty-six varieties of wipter
wheat under test at the Ontario Agri-
cultural College in each ofthe, past
,seven years the seven kinds which
gave -.-the highest average yields per
acre were produced at the College by
'hybridization and by selection. Foul,
-of these are hybridswhich have not
as yet been introduced into genera?
•cultivation throughout the province.
The most important winter wheats terra' should apply to Dr. C. A.
in cultivation in Ontario at the pies-. Zavitz, Agricultural College, Guelph,
•ent rime are the O.A.C. No. 104, tho Ontario.
The.size of each plot is to be One
rod wide by two rods long. Fertilizers
will be sent by express for Experiment
Number 4 this Autumn, and for Ex-
periment Number 3 next Spring. All
seed will 'be sent' by maid except that
for Number 4, which will accompany
During the past three years, cover-
ing the examinations of 2,500 speci-
mens sent in from different parts of
Canada for examination at the Path-
ological : Laboratory, Central Experi-
mental Farm, it has been found that
losses ip ,t,he,flocks are traced to -fates,-
Mealp eesrti`sm _.to • the extent of .20
per centeaUntil'potiitry keepers fully
realize the importance of clean ground
for -rearing the young stock this tre-
mendous drain on the industry will
continue.
Chickens should be given a place in
the rotation similar to any other crop
raised on the farm. When poultry
farmers come to rea'dze this and put
it into practice then, and then only,
will they secure the returns from
their flocks that they should obtain.
Fishing for•Cat.
Catfish are common in almost all
rivers and creeks in our country. They
are a good food fish and, although not
as gamey as some other species of
fishes, yet they 'have enough pep and
the .fertilizers. The material will be fight in them to make their catching
sent out in the order in which the np- quite interesting.
plications are received and as long as In the daytime and when the water
the supply lasts. is clear, catfish, as a rule, stay in
Those wishing for experientai'ma- rather deep pools and in shady and
protected hiding places such as under
logs, brush, high banks and leaning
trees whose boughs droop in or just
above the water. Hence, for the beet;
success in the daytime, when the water
THE CANADIAN HOMEMAKER
series f mealy or%rc/es
Cvverin�.
PLANNiNc . BUILDING . FINANCING
DECORATING . FURNISHING : GARDENING.
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A FEW SAFEGUARDS THEN SELECTING A SITE
A reliable agent oe real' estate maxi,
on whose reputation you can count, is
usually in a position to safeguard your.
interests and point out the advantages
and disadvantages of locations you
maythink favorable. 'Thera aremany
things to be considered. For instance,
you should find out whether there are
any restriotlous in the neighborhood;
if you are expected to make improve-
ments, or whether you are likely to be
assessed later on for new sidewalks,
curbs, roadways or gradings. Then
there are the possibilities of railroads,
trolley lines; public utilities ar memu-
faoturing plants later affecting the
property, 'On the one' hand, these
may be henefieial, df not too close or
of an offensive character; on the other
Dawson's Golden Chaff (O.A.C. 61) of
ber (O.A.C. 92) of the red wheats.: Curing Pork.
The first was originated by erose fell My husband has a recipe for sugar: is c:ear and the stream in normal flow,
tilization and the other two ,by indi- ,curing pork that never fairs. We have fish for cat in the deep pools with .al
vidual plant selection: k never had' any spoil cured this way. rather long line that easily reaches,
As soon as the meat is cooled it is the bottom, or at the edge of a log
the white wheat, and the Imperial Am -
The ,following gives the average_ cut up and weighed. The hams, shoal- or brush drift or similar hiding place.
bushels p 1 acre per annum for each dors and aide meat are ready for cur- At night catfish as well as other var-'
of five varieties • of winter wheat ing. Lay the pieces of meat on boards reties come out of their deep or pros INDIVIDUAL! SMART!
grown in the, co-operative experiments in cellar or attic, where they can stay tected hiding places and forage 10 dif- l
be -
O A.0 No 104,tarie in 28 2 Dawson's ht years:'• untouched for a month. Mix in dish- ferent,depths q water—often in very comingyoui Cart imagine
nmoe vivacious than
his
vivacious than this
pan for each 100 pounds of pleat the shallow water. I stunnnn pe?
Chaff ('O.A.C. 61), 27.1; ` Imperial' followee But the best time of all to fish for s frock of manyya-dot ere aIt
nd
Amber (O.A.C. 92), 26.1; Kharkov, l g0 will answer so occasions and
One-fourth pound saltpeter, one cat- is after a big' rain or two, when
24.4; Yaros,`af, 22.3. The lite'` two, serve so purposes with chic that
are red wheats which have been under. wart � f salt, thek • river is rising and a little the youthful woman wee at once claim
their old homes and forageit for her own. The skirt has clusters
very wide- of side plaits in the front and bacl.
ly. When the larger stream is in flood and Is �o
and rising, it backs up into branches
running into it. Some of the large
Band, they are likely, to boa detriment a better idea of whether the locality
eo the neighborhood and decrease the will be a pleasing glace to live when
vay thoroughly settled and built up, and
Another thing to investigate is the henee you are more certain of a steady
nature of what are called "easements." increase in the value of your property.
This is a term indicating the rights of ea batter 'class.dlstx'iets there are
pertain persons or firms to install usually restrletlons on the type of
water or gas mains, telegraph or light house permitted; and also upon the
poles or wires, etc„ which may not 00. emotion of places of bualnaaa within
cur' to the laud -buyer at, the time, but the vicinity.. This restriction is fixed
may ddsiigure the property when the in order to prevent good residential
district develops. districts from being disfigured wale
In a built-up locality these ease- shacks and other unattractive build -
meats are generally apparent. • For this tags whioh reduce values and greatly
and other reasons it Is almost always reduce the possibilities of resale. To
safer to buy a lot in a district that has build a substantl'al and hendsome home
passed the initial stages of develop-, in a district where small dwellings are.
meet. The land will cost you' more in likely to .predominate is to court an
the first place, but you are able to form eventual Ioss. -
lie of our land.
q e ons -half pound of brown else or
test at the College for at Toast seven- •sugar. muddy. Then catfish move out of
teen years. Rub as much of this on meat as will
College experiments have h (stick, and if any is left spread it: on.
importance
shown the Leave for ten days. By this time it
greatmportance of sowing: not only has been absorbed, Then mix for each
the best varieties but also seed which 100 pounds the fol•1 T
RELISHES FOR WINTER DINNERS
BY NELL B. NICHOLS.
During my days of pickling I found cup of salt, 4' quarts ripe
q tomatoes, 2
out that there were definite methods to bunches celery, 2 small or 1 large head
follow if one is to get the best results. cabbage, 4 large green peppers, 3 large
Here' are some of the pickle -making ripe poppers (after chopping 6 on -
facts that we observe in our kitchen. ions).
We use only sound vegetables and Put through chopper and add one
fruits. They are wiped off with a cup grated horseradish, one tablespoon
damp cloth unless they are•,badly roil,- each of pepper, cinnamon, celery seed
ed. Allways wipe dry; as damp food's and brown and white mustard seed.
produce a pickle that spoils easily. " Let the green tomatoes stand over -
When available' we use pure cider night and drain. Peel the ripe toma-
vinegar. Soine other varieties con- toes before chopping. Mix ingredients
tain chemicals that soften pickles. and add four pounds brown sugar and
Overcooking picldes •also makes them weakened vinegar to cover. Boil fif-
flabby. A little powdered alum may teen minutes before canning.
be added to provide crispness; but it WATERMELON SWEET PICKLE.
is to . be used' in very small amounts. Use the rind of ripe melon cut in
Alum is an astringent. Too much of
strips one - and one-half inches wide
it is not good for rho digestive Sys and three inches lou Let them soak
ter. It gives pickles a strong, unde a'
sirah'-e flavor, if used in excess. In overnight in weak salt water. Drain
making and storing pickles we do not and boil' in water until clear and ten -
use metal containers. Granite or der. Drain, again and boil slowly for
enamelware, glass and stone jars are
one-half hour in the followirtg pickle
satisfactory. Too strong a brine preparation:
makes pickles flabby. If the spices
are tied in a thin piece of muslin dur-
ing the cooking we find they will not
darken the pickles so much as other-
wises
BORDEAUX SAUCE.
Two quarts chopped tomatoes 6
large onions (chopped), 5 red peppers
(chopped), 4 quarts cabbage after it
Two cups granulated sugar, 2 cups
vinegar, 1 teaspoon cloves, 1 teaspoon
cinnamon.
When boiling add one quart of the.
cooked melon.
CUCUMBER SOY.
Eight good-sized cucumbers, three
medium-sized onions.
Slice cucumbers and onions together
is chopped, 2 oz. mustard seed, 2 oz.' and, soak in salt water for four hours. i
celery seed, 1 teaspoon tumeric. Take out and rinse well in fresh'
Stir a1. together and add 2 pounds water. Have the follewtng ingredi-
sugar and 2 quarts vinegar. Boil ents mixed- together and boiling: f
slowly one hour, put into jars and One pint vinegar, 1-5 teaspoon all -I
seal: spice (cloves may be used), 1 cups
PEPPER mem: brown sugar, 1-5 teaspoon mustard,
,Twelve green sweet peppers, small seed, 1-5 teaspoon black pepper, 1-5
amount of sharp red pepper (pod or teaspoon curry powder, 1-5 teaspoon!
ground), 12 red sweet peppers, 12 esiery seedy email pinch red pepper
cooking onions, 4 tablespoons salt 2 To this mixture add the cucumbers ,
cups sugar, vinegar. and onions. Boil for a half-hour or i
rued to a straight bodice hall Run the pop -pets and onions through until tender.. Put up in jars when
hav-
ing a boyish collar and 'song set-dn I cmc:. After two clays
largest sleeves. The bodice opens at the neck) your food chopper. Cover the mixture to use. the soy is ready
to 1, large; 2, plump; 3, well matured; •ov ng• wo quints catfish I have ever hooked and landed under the tie, and a peplum flared at !with boiling water and 'tet stand five GREEN TOMATO PICKLE.
4 b of salt, one pound of brawn sugar were taken at or near the mouth of, the sides is sewn to d' t the.
minutes Drain well. Add salt and:
, unbroken; and 5, unsprouted,the ress a• e,
A 1 this 1'k a small branch of a'large creek or owgwaistline No 1395 is f tbei sugar and 'barely cover with good One peck green tomatoes, et tea -
Any is i e the first and leave 1t
Any Ontario farmer may apply for on three or four weeks. Then your
the material for any one of the foe meat is ready to hang.up. and smoke.
dowing experiments: (1) Three choice —R. S.
varieties of Winter Wheat; (2) One
Variety of Winter Rye and one of
Winter Wheat; '. 3 . Spring a lira- M. Alfalfa Method.
O P• g cP I Y �,
tions of five fertilizers' with Winter, For alfalfa I choose good drained
Wheat; (4) Autumn and Spring ap-„land, good seed, a lot of lime and
plications of Nitrate of Soda and Com- inoculation of seed. .I sow in, spring
mon .Salt, with Winter Wheat; (6). with nurse crop ofoats or barley, • one
Winter Emmer and Winter Barley; . bushel' to the acre and ;15 pounds of
(6) Hairy Vetches and Winter Rye seed. Acid'phosphate will do for fee -
as fodder crops; (7) Mixtures of tiazer. As soon as the nurse crop be
Winter Rye • and Hairy Vetches for : gins to hoad out I mow it for hay,
seed production; (8)' Testing O.A.C.;1To give the alfalfa's chance to grow
No. 104 Winter Wheat at three dates Vie' do not cut again, but when the
ad seeceng; (9) Testing Dawson's i ground- freezes I top -dress it with
Golden Chaff (O.A.C. 61) Winter about 15 loads of inanure'to the acre.
Wheat at three dates of seeding. I Then I rest easily until spring. -J. 5,
AUTUMN CARE OF TIE STRA '
A IERRY.
Investigations in the nutrition of 'Tho strawberry grower should,
the strawberry show that the yield of , therefore,, keep the,,soil, we:1 cultivated
fruit is determined very .argely by ;nd free from weeds; not orey early.
the conditions' under- which the plants lin the - season but- during the fall
are grown in :ate summer and fall. months, Late fall cultivation >should
Total yield iri the strawberry ;plana be shallow, particularly near the'
Cation depends on the eumb•er of flow- plants. If the pants are grown in
er clusters per plant, the number of , matted rows some attempt should be
flowers par cluster and the percentage made to e:eminate,undue .crowding.of
of flowers which set and develop fruit the plants and to keep th•e rows from
The setting of the flowers and the de ,,,becoming too wide. A row twelve
velopment of berries may be influenced inches wide is, preferable to one that;
by the moisture and available pant is much wider. Runner plants which
food in the soil during the spring of are formed early in the season are the
the bearing' year.' The number of clue- ores which are most likely to preduco
tees and the number of.flowers, how- tl;o largest number of clusters and
ever, depend a:most entirely upon the hence the :largest yield o,f fruit. In
soil and other environmental condi- ,'beds. where a :'arge number of runner 1,
-fions which exist during the time of plants have been produced- an early,
ruit formation: the preceding ,fall. I fall thinning of the newly. rooted
Careful studies regarding the time, p:ants which areproduced late in
of fruit -bud formation in the straw-, the season is advisable. This may be i
berry. show that in ail sections of aceemplished'by drawing a rake across
southern Canada the differentiation of the rows and pulling the runners to
fruit buds 'in the sprieg bearing vale; the edge, where they may be cut off
• ieties, such: as Senator Dunlap and in some convenient manner. f
Glen Mary, begins in early SeptemberAfter the first 'lidding frost it is`a
ails' continues until ` severe freezing �'gc•od plan to go through the patch and
occurs in late fa::.: Many strawberry i remove any hardy weeds. A mulch of
beds which receive excellent care clean straw ormash hay should be
early•in the season ave given very -it-, applied for winter protection. This,
Io. attention -&ring this- important however, is not usually applied until c
period. important)
the ground is frozen. i
river. ' This is true for either day or
night fishing.
For bait, large angleworms are best.
Fresh meat of almost any kind will do,
including ,pieces' of rabbit and small
scale fish., .,
Good Colts' Pay.
At the sales in •our county, horse
are mostly advertised as "eight year
olx�” or "smooth -mouthed,", indicating
a shortage of horses very soon. Now
the hog population can be doubled or
trebled in a, year if necessary; but it
requires at least four years to bring return mail.
Swindle -Proof Cheques.
If these rules are observed there is
little danger that your cheques will.
'th•
Never write- cheques on:a type-
writer.
Start on the "amount line" at the
extreme left.
Leave no splices' before, after or' be-
tween figures> or written 'amounts.
Guard your cheque book and never
give a blank cheque to a stranger.
Canceled cheques returned from
your bank should be at once compared
with the stub entries and. the' bank
notified of any discrepancy:
or vinegar of the desired strength. Cook spoon ground cloves, Se peck onions,
miss and email woznan, and is in sizes five minutes. Seal in fruit jars. 4 green peppers, 35 teaspoon ground
16, 18 and 20 years. Size 18 years This is one family's favorite pickle. mace, 1 cupsalt, 1
(36 bust) requires 37k yards 39 -inch y i tablespoon ground
polka-dot material; 4's:yard plain con- They eat it with cold M. `hot meats, mustard, 1 small stick cinnamon, 3
trashing. eke 20 cehts, baked beans and cottage cheese. It Pounds brown sugar, vinegar to cover,
is good added to salad dressings, Sand- Slice the tomatoes and onions, ,
HOW TO ODER PATTERNS. wish fillings' and vegetable gelatins. sprinkle with salt and let stand over -t
Write your name and address plain- The bright colors of the ingredients night, or at least six hours. Drain
ly, giving number and size of suer make it attractive to' serve either as and place in a -kettle with the peppers
a relish or a garnish.
s patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in
s stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap
it carefully) for each number and
address your order to Pattern Dept.,.
Wilson Publishing Co., 73 West Ade.
laide St., Toronto. Patterns sent by
a colt into service. Tho question thenis, What kind of colt?
I recently saw a neighbor trade two
old cows worth about $50 for a team
• of four-year-old colts. After deduct-
ing the stallion •fee ` the owner of the
colts had about $50..for eight years'
feed and care. Not much "velvet" in
that sort of horseflesh!
One year ago'I sold.a pair of`o=ts
conling three and five—one unbroken
—for $300.
A few days ago I sold a pair coating
two and three, unbroken, for sante
price.
They paid'me a good profit and took
some ribbons. Besides,;Iihad the plea_
sure of handling good cots.
I ani a small' farmer past seventy;
have done no more thanany of you
can do. -L. S. H.
1Sell bShp.
p
. When 'I sell- a cow or calf: or any
other animal, I always furnish the
purchaser: with data concerning the
same..:
Pliis consists, of a typewritten slip
of paper giving the animals mum if
it has any, the age, thebreed and the
amount sold for. The purchaser's
name as well as my own are also in-
cluded, together with date, month and
year of sale was made.
I retain ,a carbon copy of this slip
or' my own reference and files.
This method prevents all misunder-
standing on the purchaser's part as
well as on my own.—A. G. H.
The' best judges of character are.
hildren and. dogs.—Sir Gilbert
Parker.
Got a Kick Sure:
'SSornehow I never -got a kick out
of atetenddng'a circus—did•. you?"
"Sure I did—when I crawled under
the tent."
PICKLED JENNY.
Four quarts green tomatoes, add MI
from which the seeds,have been re-
moved. The add the spices, sugar,
mustard and vinegar. Cook one hour
and seal.
Baker's Bread..
"Give us this day our daily . bread,"
our daily prayer.
And behold, each day the baker boy
comes round,
With his basket bulging 'with fa
round loaves
Of wholesome wheaten bread, brown
and white,
Still warm from the baking,
Still odorous with oven heat.
"Dread! Bread!" he shouts at the
kitchen door,
And grins as we choose of his wares.
"Any rods? Any buns? Any biscuits
to -day ?"
Think of this miracle!-
Warm, white bread of the best,.
Every day of, the year,
Without labor of mixing, of setting,
Of baking, of watching the oven.
This freckle -faced boy of the basket
Is an angel of bounty, no less.
Anti so—we daily break bread and
give thanks.
—Lloyd Roberts.
No Objection.
Magnate (to. hard -up ' sailor)
"Young man, do you know how 3 made
my money?"
Young Man—"Yee—but I can't per-
mit that to stand iu the way of Muriel's
happiness."
..---e----
e'outigest Bishop 31.
Monsignor James Leen, Coa•djutcr
Bishop of Port Louis, Mauritius.; is the
youngest bishop in the world. He was
born in Ireland thirty-one years ago.
Com Beads.
Did you ever make a string of corn
beads? Kernels stained red look very
much like some, kinds of coral beads
when they are strung tightly together.
The kernels can be stained any color
to match the cloth with which they
are worm. Not only can you make
beads from - colored kernels, but
strands can be tied into a portiere to
make a door entrance for the party;
and once you have worked on a few
strings you can think of other ways to
use corn beads.
Soak the kernels in hot water until
you can thread them. Sort out large
and small kernels and those having
spots or imperfections. Try to keep
them all of a uniform size. String
them upon stout cord run through the
centre of the kernels. After the ker-
nels have been strung, dip them in a
solution of 'strong hot dye. Dip them
several times into the dye until the
right shade is obtained. Novel strings
can be made by dyeing several • differ -1
ent batches' of kernels in different
colors, and stringing thein to form a
mottled string.
I Won't Ditch Deeply.
In cleaning ditches on our'farm we
make -a wide shallow ditch instead of
a deep narrow one.
The wide ditch lets the water flow
free and won't catch drifts and sand
bar.
A narrow ditch will catch drifts
and overflow. We clean our ditches
every .spring. -.-L, N.
as -
The earth'e daily rainfall amounts
to about 16,000,00e toils a second.
r
THE WAY TO
TRY
DY viola wooevmees II
`
A shrill whietiie,sounded outside: the
house, fdlf:owed by two more of shorter
length.
"That's Jasper Heath. He"'wants
me to play handl ball, Mother," ei -
plained 'Paul Winter, jumping from
the sofa where he had been curled
reading "The Mysterious Mande'
"May I go?"
"Put your -book on the table, dear,"
reminded. Mrs. Winter, nodding "yes"
to his request.
Paul gathered_it up from under the
sofa, and throwing it on the table,
began looking for his cap. Finally
he found it on the piano. Next --the'
hand ball.
"Mother, where is it? Jas won't
wait," '
"Then maybe you will learn to put
things away, Son, with a few disap-
pointments. What did you tell me the
last time I asked' you to be ..more
orderly?"
1 "1 said I'd try," hurriedly called •
back Paul, having found the ball
under the radiator where it had rolled
when he was teasing the cat.
It was an hour later that Mr, Win-
ter came in.
"Letty," he said to his wife, "I don't
know what to do. I must get the mes-
sage I spoke of to the city. My cheat"`
has no telephone, and I .can't leave the''•
office long enough to make the trip."
The Winters lived in a small town
and Mr. Winter's office was in his
own yard.
"Why not • send Paul?"
"But could he make such a trip?"
"Yes, indeed. I know where he is
and will cal him."
Much relieved; the father went back
to his office. Paul was not far away
and came at once at his mother's call.
"Do you think you could go to the
city, with a message? Your father
need's a reliable boy to deliver it
promptly.„
"Certainly, Mother, If .I hurry I
get the five o'clock car," he added
after consulting a timetable, "May I
have your commutation ticket?"
His mother handed him the ticket
and he ran to his father's office for
directions.
The errand was not a simple one.
Tho address was hard to find. and
since Paul seldom went to the city
alone it was only by .asking questions
of the right persons that he. finally
found it. But the errand was proper-
ly clone and Paul was at home in good
time, much to his father's satisfaction.
"`Paul, Son," said his mother that
night as he was going to bed, "the
only 'I'll try' that counts is the `cer-
tainly' kind, Suppose that when I
asked you if you could, go to the city
for Father, you•had said merely, `I'll
try,' and then had done nothing more
about it. But you looked up the time
that the train leaves, got the ticket
from me, went to Father for instruc-
tions, boarded the train, and trans-
ected the business in proper style."
"I see the point, Mother," laughed
Paul. "Certainly—sure thing. Every-
thing in its place. You'll see, Mother,"
he promised, kissing her good -night.
Mothers do not expect miracles, but
Paul did improve.
1W ant Persistent Cows.
I tested an Ayrshire heifer that -
inade a provincial record for a year.
She never produced over 60 pounds of
milk a day, nor under 60 pounds, It
was her persistency that made the
records
My experience with farm cows is
the same. Ones that I've owned that
started out, when fresh, giving about.
five gallons a day and then in three
months fizzled out to a couple of ga;-
'ons' didn't pay. Other caws that
started easy and kept it up paid their
feed bill.
I lost a Jersey last fall that was
doing about 25 pounds a day after ten
months of milking with a test of about
5,5 per cent.
That Jersey never produced over
about 35 pounds a 'day, She didn't
need to. She kept it up.
Persistent cows are like the work-
ing man who keeps busy at $3 a day
compared to the fellow who works once
a week at $6 a day.—EpR,
--
French Felt Flowers. .
You're sure to notice and admire
this clever little bouquet of felt flow-
ers, which can be worn on the lapel
of a tailored suit or at the side of a
felt hat.
The plaque of buds is a set of eight
tight little buds firmly set, with a few
tiny :eaves intervening, against a
large flet circle. Each little flower is
made of two petals. The ovals are
folded in half, thus making two petals
out of each oval.
The flower centre is made of a eon -
tasting color, of two of the very tin-
iest circles folded round each other,
not like a knob, but just lapped over
each other to make an open petal
centre.
This group was originally made of
two shades of , green for the leaves,
with yellow, tan and white combined,
in' the flowers; a white flower may
have a tan centre, a yellow flower an
orange centre, a tan flower a yellow'
centre, Against the tiny green leaves
sprouting up between the buds these,
touches of yelloer and white are very
charming,