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WINGHAM
G 11 ROSS
actuate Royal College of Dental'
..Siirgeorm
raduzite, University of Toronto
Faculty of Dentistry
OFFICE OVER H. E. ISAFtD'S STORE
. R.- IIAMBLY
B.Sc., :0/1.04 C.M.,
.Special a.ttention, paid to diseases Of
aivainen apci Childaen, having taken
,Postgra,ditat,s work. in StergerY, Bac-
oenology and Bcientrim :Medicine.
Office ie. the Kerr Residence, between
the Oneen's Hotel and the Baptist
' Church.
Al/ besiness' given ..cetreful attentio
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Phone 64. P.O. Box 113
Robt. C. iletimond
M.R.C.S. (Eng).
L.R.C.P. (Lond).
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
(Dr. Chisholm's old stand)
R L STEWART
Graduate of University of Toronto,
Faculty of Medicine; Licentiate of the
Ontario College of Physicians and
Burgeons.
Office "Entrance:
Second Door North of Zurbrigg's
Photo Studio.
JOSEPHiNE STREET PHONE 22
rtiargaret CO Calder
General Practitioner
Graduate University of Toronto,
Faculty of Medicine.
Office -Josephine St., two doors South
' of Brunswick Ilotel,
Telepbones--Offite 281, Residence 151
1 G. STEWART
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Address coMmunications to AgronoMist, 73 Alielaide St. West, Toronto
Making Ilene "fleet at Home.” remit takes in considerable eeope, lt
Egg yield is largely eontrolled by ealls for proper locatien that theee
two important facters,---environment may be no exlmeliae nor clarallmess.
It
and Tooce___asie Nita meet be at its meas that a house must be Well Tea -
hest. The hen might be texmed, a tilatedi 80 th.at; mmisture does riot
"fussy animal." She wants everathing gather on the walls and caning. What
just right, arid anless everything is a revelation the open-feont scratching
entirely satisfactora, she sin/Ply re.. sbed has been in, this reset!
fuses to get down to business. Egg Praduatien is' also TegUlated by
In other words she must be cent t
, en - the -quality ,aaa guaxitity of aood, and
ed; sae meet have that "at home" the manner hi which it is served, Food
feeitn, she is net extravagant in builds -up the waste tissues, it aro'
her tastes; hedoes slot dernend gothic duces hest t° the body' fat and meati
houses and elaborate factures, but she trieseteheeincZaeses' eaened eirteeis,
maestoegagslaIrligeel
does want eomfortable and clean quar-
ters. Her hoviee must not onla 1e TK/e,:ht eennt'eg gate aerCleM:aanlitedd,otfheitcluakl ei :yr) eorf.
the ration Inustie such as will pro-
duce eggs. So iteie with fpods that
grow fat. A •hen that is busily en-
gagedein laying is not so readily dyer -
fattened as the one that is not laying.
It is admitted that in order to 'be-
come a good layer hen must have
scene fat. She must not be thin in
fleel. Two extremes should be avoided
—too thin and too fat.
Some pullets accumulate consider-
able fat before they „jay their first
egg. Tbie condition naturally dc -lays
laying; but, in my eaperietice'ie
better a little fat than too lean, I have
noticed that those pullets which are
slow staiting are generally the most
steady layers after they do begin and
cbeerf-al in the daytime, but it mustbe
restful at night. There must be good
ventilation, buten° drafts.
To give good results, a poultry
house must allow the sun's rays to
penetrate it in the morning; it must
give shade when needed; give the
birds outdoor conditions without ex-
posing them to rain, snow arid wind-
storms. A house that will meet these
requirements need not be elaborate.
It may be a crude building.
mo plenty f
There eest beroom, so
that while ipdooes fowls may scrateh
among the Atter without bumping' up
against each other. When the flock
is overcrowded, only a few of the birds
veal take exercise; the others will
stand about in small groups, Or spend their eggs are of better size and shape.
flecks, too, are likelyt h For egg production the ration must
their time on the roosts. Overcrowded
o have ul es" be highly nitrogenous.s
Wheat i the
among them, and it takes only one or leading nitrogenous food. While it is
two birds of that disposition to upset the most complete grain .aed to poul-
the entire family. Get rid of such lay, it must never be given to the
Weds. • exchasion of other grains. A sole diet,
To shell out the eggs, hens must be of wheat will quickly '3 the eggeanI
tame, and not of a scary disposition. odor similai to that of a decayed egge
Tame liens 'lee] at home"; wild hens and the flavor is not at ealappetizing.
are discoritented. lame ens ale lay- ems is especially noticea 1 epee
ers. the attendant is kind and opening a softeboiled egg laid by a
,entle, it will not take the hens long to
find it out, and then in turn, will gain
, confidence. Eyery movement made by
I the pereon in charge should be quiet
land easy. The bens must be taught
that they are safe in the presence ofi
their keeper. We may laugh at the
person talking to his heals, but those:
hens are the tamest and do the best,'
1
A hen is mare contented in clean'
quarters thaa in eilthy ones. Even',
though they do not have a sense of
smell, they appreciate clean and!
bright pens. It may be a little old-,
fashioned to whitewash the interior
of the coops, aut I still have strong
faith in it. Whitewashed walls are
not only attractive, but they kill dis-
ease germs. Whitewashing is labor
well spent.
The size of the outside run is not so
importapt as is the condition in which
the run is kept. A small yard that is
kept clean, in which the earth is turn-
ed under every now and then, and one
which is partially shaded., is preferred
to a large run that is sadly neglected.
A well -littered scratching shed is bet-
ter for exercise than an acre of ranges
When a hen is -contented she is sure
to he healthy. A contented, healthy
hen is known by her quic.k movements
and her bright appearance: She sings
and cackles, and in many ways shows
that "life is one long, sweet song."
Hens love peace. The presenee of
quarrelsome hens or a tyrant male
soon developdiscontent. Everything
must be congenial. Environment must
not be treated with inaifference. There
is a streak of human nature in a hen.
She is not unlike the workman who
does his work more easily when his
surroundings aee pleasant. Environ -
Real Estate Agent aed Clerk Of the
Division Court.
ifice it stairs in the Chisholm Biock,
WINGHAM, ONT.
DRUGLESS PHYSICIAN
CHIROPRACTIC
11 is easier to keep well than to se -
cover last health, Chiropractic Ad-
justments is the Key to Better Health.'
They remote the Cause ot Disease.
D. J. ALVIN FOX
tziione 191. Hours --2-5 and 7-8 p.m.
COI% PHYS1
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OSTEGPA.THY
•DR. F. A. PARKER
Oaleopethic Pbysician, only qualified
Oeteopath in North Huron,
. Adjustment of the spine is more
eufeirly secured and with fewer treat-
ments than by any other method.. •
Blood pressure and other examine.
, ions made.
OFFiCE OVER CHFUSTIE'S STORE
,
Taking No (Chance.
They Were uttering the tender non -
tease thatee.ticceeds• the great gees-
-
"And," said the girl, loravely, "if
poVert:ct eontes We will fate it to-
gether."
"Ah, dearest," lie replied, "the mere
c•ight of your face Would scare- the
wof away," *aa
And therea nothet Migagenieet
eleg wasted.
Inhaletion ef inarore air breaks
deeen tile resiating P0'0aa. aatiAst dhi
' *site.
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; daipeiiag Jame letge ail abings
*.; tune . Oalie, Weather 40. Jena sets
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0i 1oy teia aeliaaktbealaiets
aild ee flee 'al ' •
THE CHILDREN'S
HOUR
The Water Fairies.
It Was seeing. Down the river float-
ed tbe' large, svla.te cleariles of lea/
glieteping in the tun. Stheily tinder
the warni spring eun, the ice was ae-
ginning to melt. Soon there would be
none at all and the elem.' would flow
on enhindered, But thee 'was one par-
ticelarler big piece of ice that was
more stubborn that all the others. It
seemed as if the sun's warm ens
could not penetrate it. But gradually
it too begai*. to t -haw.
Now this piece of .ice was a very
uncommon one and entirely different
from its sister pieces floating down
the river. On the outside, 'except for
its unusual size, it looked just like the
others. But the secret was on the
inside. For there early in the *Inter
bad been irnprraoned some lovely, lit-
tle, green water fairies by a cruel,
cruel witch. All through the long,
meld winter, the fairies had lain in
their icy prison waiting for the spring
to come. Fol. then, they thought,
surely the old witch would relent and
let them go once more to their beloved
home at the bottom of the river.
Finally their icy prion did begin
to melt, and the little, green water
fairies were very happy. But it was
not in the mind of the cruel witch to
be lenient with them. She called them
all together in her nom. in the ice
and told them...that before she gave
them their freedom, they must per-
form a difficult task for her. Then
indeed *ere the fairies dismayed. For
what tew tortura had the old witch
in store for them.
aYou must select the ene, whom
you consi•der the wisest, to go forth
wonsen. Siels end Weak people eat
them an aeceree well and beelthea
Besidee," he continued, "eggs taSte se
good. There is pothieg to be said
Against them,"
"Oh, thank you; kind sir," Sead 'the
faiey exeitedly, aanil wbere ,can get
tbe wonderfal egg?" 4
f.‘,Just acaoee the read in that farm
yard, from. lefother Ohlefree," relied
the wise old men. "'
Ininfediately, the little fairy' hertiea
eteroes the road, took a white egg from
the Mother Chicken, and. tiler' eAre-
fully treasuring it he' went at top
;speed back to ehe river.
If telly the ice had not melted yet!
Breathlese he arrived at .the river arid
eagerly scaened it. Al, there was juet.
a tiny piece of ice left, All the others
had melted. On the tipy piece, he saw
'all the little fairies anxiously 'waiting
for him. It did not take him long to
get to the ice and there he laid the
egg carefully hi 'the old witch's lap.
She Was very angry at his succesie
but she ;knew that she must keep her
promise to free the fairies, a
Just then the ice gave it last creak
and into the water and dawn to their
own tirlie dived all the little, green
water fairies. They lived happily„ever
after and the happleet.and most hen-
ored of all Wa$ he who had found the
egg.
eace River Farming
Caned?, ha's a valuable agricultural
region hi the Peace River district.
Bulletin No. 6 of the Federal Depart-
ment of Agriculture deals -with ex-
periments at thUb-station of the
Dominion Experimental Farms located
at Fort Vermilion, Alberta. „The set-
tlement at this place lies on banks
of the Peace River, 350 miles north
of Edmonton, in fifty-eight degrees
twenter-four north latitude, 116 de-
grees west longitude., -and 960 feet
over the land inhabited by human be- above sea level.
ings and there hemust find that Fort Vermilion hashad the ustal
-Which does the most'good to the ha.. romantic career of settlements depict-
rna,n eis, is successful "
Thursafky', Jtine 2 P22,
Formation of Clubs
By Marion Dallas
Ruskin says, "Eeety chiy teed a working ender keen aggressive lead-
little in a 'geed beak -a -either e poem ersaila will eoon make an, impression,
-or Tr,fine bit Of *bee— Rad thiah These Who can fang or read or enter-
ebut it." 'There is meta tokbe gamed
by eclitkia ary study of aa bowhich
eannot be 'gained in any other way,
There are some people who plan' oet a
tain along any line:well be sougat
and a platee on tbe prdararn foand for
each. Sech stada as the "Colopize-
tion of Canada Durieg the Frerica.
course pf study and always keep a Regime" -will make poesible a program
boek cloee at hand'tbeeelier never loa- as to include any and all who will
ing a moment of time. This pi -an 15 take part. The old Feench boat seegs
the tesult of an organized life in the and /mends are almost unique and
ultimate analysis, the strongest type always entertaining and educative in
of -character in many eeepect.s. There spirit and character.
Divide the prOgram.
Another important item in a sue-
cessful club is the preparation. of
are others, however, 'who accomplish
their best work under the „eel/Pules of
companionshni
companionship. The eamunion of
thought seems neceesary to arouse
letent ability to thine ekilay and sthree or four papers for each meeting.
the The writing of a. paper tends to give
clearly and copse-rve the results to
advantage.
Canadian weinen are only begimeirg
to realize the gterit adeantage of co-
pperation along the various averniee
of service open to them. Theleasiness
world has taught men the wisdom of
standing together in the noblest and
best meaning of that term, panadians
meat realize that to mould and main-
tain- one great National I'dealism we
must combine all our energies, must
make coinmon capital of all industrial
knowledge, experience and talent.
The Possibilities of the Rural Club.
/ There are little communities dotted
here and there all over our vast -Do-
minion which are dull apd uninterest-
a, eleatness ancaprecion to thmighte
arid transparency to the exaression of
them. For the encouragement of
those •who ar'e timid about contribut-
ing papers, I week]: like to quote a
paragrapb from an address which
Vis -count Middleton gave to the Wo-
man's Canadian Club Montreal
saine time ago. "I dare say most
people are too neodest to think any-
thing they cae write worthy to be put
before an audience. I 'would say de
not be afraid of whatayou have writ-
ten. The great Greek Lysias once
wrote a defence fora client. The
client said he Was delighted when he
th
read it e first time. I liked it less
the second time, and after a third ,
ing because they are a mere aggrega- reading do not consider it a defence
-lion of individuals and not a -comm. -ea- at all. Gonsole yeueself, said Lydias,
ity ae.sauch. A real community "is al the judges have only to hear the de -
number of, people so united in epiria fence once. That conviction," con -
and so interested in the advancement, tinued Viscount Middleton, "has
of. their town that they are willing to, taught me to face many an audience
droa their little diffevences and: unite' with what seemed to me a subject of
to form one great brotherhood.'" insufficient interest."
If your town is dull it is becall"
In every club the simp•ler the organ-
bngIf he in ed in Sir William Butler's Great ization• the less work involved and the
there is no organized effort to over_
greater the chance for success. Dis-
people cession and the presentation et oppo-
back to me before the ire melts, then fur trader, then the Indian mission, e that thinness. If the
go about bemoaning, e bare -
ProPP- will prove very injurious to any
tillin ri to ,sane, red-blooded way face the
bringing this, whatever it may be, 'Lone Land." First the -trapper apd , •
you snail. all flee 1,o go to, your and next the pieneer. and aarieultural
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11'2,3S of life in the neralthdisteicte
a bet if care is notataken certrediction
site ideas has its value in every club,
palace beneath the waters," said the deeekipinent. The Hudson's Bay Coma `.V°112.C1 113" raea'-'
together and in
1 , e
wheat -fed hen. Talerefore, it is neees- witch. "But," and here she looked Pany had done some g p o -r
on, they would discover evenues, organization. It was a clubmen who
sexy to balail`ce the nitrogenous foods datkly at tl "'f f shall the establishment of the Missiori,
you ai , you
with some carbonaceous material, such
as core. Corn alone is not a good egg
food, though.
Egg farmers' say that better re -
elate are obtained in feeding a moist
mash rather than a dry one. The hen
eats more of it, and it assimilates bet-
ter. But mashes must never be given
be just esfough water or milk added to
in a sloppy condition. There should!
make the mash crumbly. Green stuff
and animal food are of greet import-
ance daily.
We measure the effect of food upon
'egg production. by the manner in
which it is digestea. Unless the di-
gestive organs are. in. good working
condition, there will not be many eggs.
Use good, hard, sharp grit.
This food -environment question
leads on to other requisite. The plead
of the hens must be kept in a pink
state—must be purified. For this per-
eose, poultry science has found
thing better than linseed -meal ad
charcoal.
To summarize:, we must feed nitro-
genous food, balanced by carbonaceous
material. We must give green stuff,
or its substitute daily. We must sup-
ply animal „foal. We must keep
oyster -shell, grit and charcoal con-
stantly within reach. Fresh water
daily, exercise, comfort and content-
ment --thea we have the profitable lay-
ing hen.
We improve our stock and make it
more profitable by giving careful at-
tention, by making a happy and
healthful home, by %searing confi-
dence. Tame hens tell the fele of
proper attention, and scary hens voice
the temperament of their keeper.
Success With Guineas.
I keep a flack of about twelve or
fifteen guineas of the 'Pearl variety.
Each female will lay from fifty to
100 eggs between April or May and
October, if she is not allowed a nest
of egge to sit upon when she com-
mences to be broody. The eggs are
jest as geed for eating and cooking
as hens' eggs. In fact, some peeler
their flavor, for when cooked they are
of finer fibte than the hen egg. Guinea
eggs ;are smaller, but the yolks are
about as large as those of hens' ages,
To find a satisfactory market I
would suggest that you get an airect
communication with the steward or
chef of any well-known chile or hotel
in your merest city.. For if you 'can
once establish a. market, you. will
never. have Ally' worry es to the dikes
poSal' YOUr 19.00k.
If the •Gelineee, have been raised by
chiakeremother, they will follow her
to the nests .and bIgin to lay with
the chick,ene; but when the grass is
long. enough to 'Wave in the breezes,
theyeleill aWay to Make nests in
-the fields and feneeaeews. In the
etate they Mate al pairs,alout
have .iieetr estratieneed ana • teoable
matiegethree Or tow' herie. to One
Male. Both 'the nates and fernalee
weak an the hidden !mete.
. I have the beat success. ip liatchieig
the eggs with the ordinary hen. -1 use
eghteme ,e setting, ,,Late it the
auMmee I always Salle Gliinta
snothea ;to bring forth and :taise -up
broad of her ewn in her. own way. It
takes' twenty-eight days for Gelinee
eggs to hatcb, and the Y011it'
ttoy endadiere, bet gill euseeptible
tees -meld ahd deinip that yati Muat, be
Prepsieed to tate .abia i410111 UrAii they
tire about, twe weeks •old,. To -4e this
; eseefine the.Yeetheraien 8.114 her ale&
;ill aimp 'Made af dar-OW riettilig
from the house screens; the we
Guineas can slip right through the
ordinary poultry wire mesh, and wan-
der away, usually never to return, for
they retain the wild instinct of skulk-
ing along and hiding, and are almost
impossible to locate when they have
wandered away. After the first few
days they become attached to the hen
end will follow her on range and re-
turn safely to roost at night in their'
own coop. But keep them confined in
the morning -until the dew is off the
grass. ' .
After two or three weeks the young
Guineas will find their own living on
range and glean seeds and insects
from the fields., er even from the .gar-
dens, far they will not scratch. At
first, feed -then just as you would
chickens, beginning with boiled eggs,
grit, sour milk and pin -head oatmeal,
gradually changing to ground feed
arid cracked, grains. There is one
other critical time in their lives, and
that is when they begin to change the
feathers of brownish tint fat the sober
gray; with the White "pearls" of adult
birds. Leave them onssrange, but in
addition feect them some good mixed
ration at this moulting period.
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The Guinea is met disliked beeeuse
of its shrill, strident dry, but this is
a protection to the farm home. The
Guineas like best to eoost outsidee
exeept in the extreme cold weather,
and perched atoat in trees or on roofs
are ever resid' to sound the alarm if
anything disturbs-.
Slimming up, the. Guinea is good
for eggs daring the sumtner rnoritha;
good for Market When weighing from
One and oneahalf 40 Wee peuleds, and
retailieg anartehere from to cents to
$3.,t0 a pair, depending upon the Mar-
ket e good to look at, araued the farri
home, and a geed bur -glee
ThiI'th Leel
of development of which they never said, "W ell, wife, this is club eight
all die." which did not come about until 1880. •
or four families in a group there is
The fairies shuddered and looked at Twenty eight yearslater, or in • 1908 dreamed. Wherever there are three and I must go and contradict a bit."
ahnest invariably talents which will
eaeh other disheartened. None of the first Director of the Dominion
them had ever been on land and who Experimental Farms, Dr. William
would be brave enough to vanture Saunders, entered into an arrange -
into the unknown region on the cruel 'ment with -Rama Jones, an early set -
witch's, errand. They were silent. tier, to carry on investigational work
Then up piped the prettiest one of all with cereals, ,fruits and vegetables.
the green water fairies. alai try," he Five acres of land were first rented
said, and then without another word and then added to until now twenty -
he was off, leaping from one -icy chunk five acres are occupied and conducted
to another until be reached the land. by Mr. Tones, from whose annual re -
Far and wide did the little -.sea ports the bulletin here referred to has
fairy travel, always seeking Mr some- been compiled. From thee reports
thing that did people the most good. it would a•ppear that reotataes,,aspar-
He found many things- but always agus, beets, cabbage, cauliflower, cae-
there was some draerbaCk. Still the rots, celery, lettuce, parsley, onions)
little green water fairy was not dis- parsnips, spinach, turnips, and Tan -
desired object before -the ice melted, 'crops that. mature fairly early. The people need only a little sympathy found in, the "Life of Carlyle," by R.
how happy he and all the other water
fairies would be to escape from the
old witch. He knew therefore that he
must not give up.
So on he went. On the outskirts
of a big city he came across an old pumpkine, tomatoes, and est.rons mey
man who had wandered all over the be regarded as uncertain although
world and who was well versed in all fodder Leen can geneeall; .be relied If a club is to be formed, someone
the secrets of the earth. The little upon. OucuMbers have to be hot- must take- the initiative and invite
bedded first. Of fruits, stiawberrees, lapin six to „eight of the people who
ourratits and ra'sliberriea have done have irnpreesed her as being interest -
well, but gooseberries, plama aiid ap- ed in practical issues of an intellectu-
pies • have not thrieen. to any. con- al ana. seciel older. These sbould
siderable extent. The hardier flOweas eonfer: along the bread lines of organ-
fi.ourish, and the garden at Feet Ver- izetion. It would be well to dis.cuse
milion has attrakated meth attention..the line of work the club should take
Five varieties of wheat tested in up, the'style of the meetifigs, the days
six-year averages' have yielded as fel- of meeting and the frequency of them.
lows per acre: Bishop, 58 bus., 40
Make foe the welfare of all concerned.
No • commueita appreciates its re-
sources until it places the social em-
phasis lin its 'coiniatreity life. thi-
susaecteti talent is displayed whea
team work is' adopted. Men -and wo-
men who have never been tested are fund
from which to arrange interest- -
drawn out by the inspiration of doing
ing pro•grains. _Sometimes a few. peoe
something in cemmon .m710.1 others. In .
ple are especially- intersted in some
the modest young girl is found a
inaieideal writer, Carlyle for instance.
singer; the care -worn mother eudden-
H Carlyle be chosen, the club should
ly develops atalent for writing; some
secure an inexpensive set of his works..
of the so ;called cominonplace people, Programs could be arraeged as fol-
diselete- a wit which astonish_es then
loe-Vs:—First heading, BIOGRAPHY.
couraged., If only he could find the barb can be termed ceetarn eroPs, and neighbors. , Tae great maestri e o -
'' ' ' - 1. "Biography." Ref.ermeces may be
Club Programs. '
There are many and various classes
of Clubs. Clubs for the stedy of ie-
dividual writers, clubs for the study •
of history. Canediari history centnains
an unsuspected wealth of association,
sufficient to cover several winters'
peograms. Musical clubs have a great
season is. sheet but 'vigorous. Peas
have done well -every year since 1909,
eeeept in 1910, when an exceptionally
heavY frost proved deatructive Beans
do aarell in ordinary yearss but corn,
and a sense of tespensibiliterete res-
pond to some unsuspected power.
Making n Club Practical.
The SIICCRS'S of a club is measured,
Dot by the scope of its program, but
by the interest it awakens mid the
number of people it sets to work.
greee water fairy in the course of
his wanderings had heard about this
old Inan`a.nd all his knowledge. Bold-
ly the little fairy approached the big
man and asked him what it was that
did people the most good.
The wise man laughed and said,
"Why, don't you know, it is very sim-
ple. IV is an egg. Children eat eggs
and grow up to be stating men and
Parents as Educators
Walks and Talks—By Elsie F. Kartack
We were. in the -garden one morn-
ing, shortly after my arrival, John,
Mary, Bobby and I. Motherhad gene
away for a vacation. ki
The garden was beautiful, and we
were quietly enjoying all its loveliness
when suddenly. Mary, cried, "Oh,
there's an ugly old toad, I'mafraid
of it."
Jahn and Bobby ran toward it in
eager anticipation of destroying it.
"I hate toads," said John with a
yen gearree. e
"I'll step o-11 it," e•xclaimed Bobby
at the same time.
I was just in time with my "Wait,
Bobby, Way are you going to kill
it _
"Be,eause hate it," he answered.
"And Why do yea hate it?" e
"It's ugly." ,
is it? 1 don't think so. Let's
take a better look at it. Why, eee, it
has beautiful jewels on its back; and
leek here at its "gold rimmed spec-
taclee."
The children lookedeeurprisea.
"Suppose we sia down and watch it
-while I tell you all about et," I con-
tinued.
"Don't do that, you'll get warts."
This fie.= John as reached' Out to
stroke the toad. , •
"No, you won't," t tepliea, "Not
any of the books. that I }levee ever read
about toads tay that pie get warte
frail- stroking- them, , The toad likes
it end 'he sonietitnee -singe a sorig,
jest asea, cat peers 'when it is stroked.
Do you see the pouch under his
Mouthl That. sweide as he siege. Ile
cries, too, when he ie hurt. There ate
<Heti:el-it kinds ,of toads. The tree
toad becemee the oelor of the suriace
„ ,
on which he fipda hallaela so taw;
people dr eninialt caeteet see hlite.
•
II. ;
r.I I
"I wish I could do that -when lap
Playing hide -end -go -seek," s•aid Mary.
"Well, you seesthe toad .can do some
things that you cannot do," I replied.
"Let's hear -•soine more about it,"
exclaimed John, breathlessly moving
closer to the teed. '
"The mother toad lays the eggs in
the water and covers them with a
jelly for protection. After: they are
hatched, they are called taap•ole.e."
"Are those little black things that
SWiM 2T011)1d in tbe water taelpeles?"
interrupted Mary.
"Yes. They live ie the 'water six
weeks and then' they lose their tails,
grow legs and swim to shore. After
taat they live on land, " When a toad
Warlth a new suit he splits his old one
up the leaalt, pulls it off, rolls it into
a ball and owallows it and there he
'is in his new Stilt."
aReally-?" the ehildren exclaim-
ed at eace.
"Yes', really," I replied, "and I have
left the best' for. tale last, The toed
is -one el k oar beet "helPers. He .eats
all the insects that eveuld destroy our
crops and thoWers, so isvery valattale
to- the fernier and gardener. If ene
handed, he will' live for yeats. in our
'garden. There is 'orie vas' Old toad
who spends hia vvineare under My
stone stepsat Ilona, and every spring
r look efegerlY tor him to came out
and he has n'ot disappointed Tee eret,"
1 elided.
Marr moved, neater, "1 'ilsyrat bo
e • a yo
ti , niso
old Mr.
"Say, Habley," said John, "lelae be
good to thie toadesuld abet hell ;stay
and. maybe Rome aay 'we'll see him
change. hi.S Anywag, •-we tem
take him into parte.. eh s iri ocr Lal
den work
A s.mall committee should be appoint-
ed to draw up a tentative program
and prepare a list of names to be
canvassed. A wide-awake committee
2Garnett."Carlyle,
Personally," by D.
ay.e1"Hours ;
Masson.
3. "Reminiscences," by J. Froudd.
4. "XI -minas Carlyle," by J. Froude.
Second heaaing, CRITICISM.
1. "My Study Windows," by .T. R.
in" a Library," by Leslie
"ModernSie313.11nse' Humanists," by J. 111.
R°.b."H
erts°islitO
4ry of lan•glieh Literature,"
by Taine.
• From these books will be gathered
a good deal of information regarding
the man and his writings. -
The following suggestions as to
titles of papers may be-ef help: "Car-
lyle as a Representative of Scotch
Peasant Character," "Carlyle's Gospel
of Work," "Carlyle's Literary Power."'
lbs.; lahrong56 bus. 30 lbs..; Red File,
55 bus. 25.1bS;; Marta -tie, 52 bus. 35
las.; and 0 Prelude 41 bus. 50 lbs. Oats
in the same average have yielded:4
.Banner , 88 bus. 83 lbs.; Dartbeney, 66 Many farmers believe that older
bus. 81 lbs., and Eighty Day, 62 bus, bogs ere immune to sauna Pig worms,
2 lbs. Barley, similarly tested has but that pigs are most suscePtible,
produced: Manchurian; 60 bus. 40 ths.; These worms have -been found work -
Champion, 55 bus. 15:lbs.; Saccees, 53 ing havoc in both. The worms delay
bus. 36 lbs,, and i-lulless White, 51 me stop growth .beeause they cause a
bus. 42 lbs. Various sorts of .field loss of appetite. That brings en-gen-
roote bave been experimented with eral unthriftiness: In six inches of
eriocessfully. Sunflowers for ensilage the small itneetine of one pig, sixty -
have proved promising, and eurpris- three worms were cetentecl. The pig,
ingly large -crops of green fodder have before being killed, had been losing -
weight daily.
To preaent somiel WOrll'Ith keep the
Pigs "coming. ..Keep , them in clean,
dry lots where rubbish and eobe are
beamed regularly. Drain the pastures
arid lots, Don't theow cern into mud.
If these is tla .qatbrealt of sound
worine use santonin and calomel,
,
oval parts, five: to ten grains each
es have proved disappointing. • for se. 100-pouied pig; seven oral a hall
Weather recoeds for twelve yeaes
..are given in the 'bulletin whiCle show
the aVerage sunshine per day fot nine
Menthe lasi year,' that is from April
to .beeember, inclusive, was six berars.
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Settling those slogs: A reader „re-,
ports that sprinkling limo.aimand
aaants failed to, .dfsael gaidea Sings'.
Pahaps the lane, was :Flat , rell;tMA4
'freque.ttly. A circle of soot or lime
*eleasit Plants requires frequent renew.
al, beeause slag's exade e plincky-flujil
°vet evaich they can erawl with ire.
rriunitY. If the s011 in beds and
arames is .saturated with a solution
eofarelaeina several days before have loth �f test an the parte of ble
I paanehies, it evill ihave slap /nom wheelaee, '
Ibidieg tied tern them a, ealitiell Color ' t ' ----a-
1 se that. they. may easily be ,seeeti and eneeeeeeel, ear- Somee eversion who
elieleal eft ,the li_e_dL,.,..... ' , f...,re rn!,,ghty partienlat abant Who their
I
Td leek eketetige e eesee, age ;or le'c'-thtiele°tlenregilDiel:"sin\veltsi,1 a'''fidlliprIbeillaxiaikyall
11:101:
epaulaie tee plante \V1411i laitteerreisetate; planes anti grepliophones,
been obtained from eoen. :Of clovers
and grasses, Grimm and Ontario 'Var-
iegated varieties of alfalfa, and tea'
eleverghave proved premising; Alsace
clover has not been sufficiently- test-
ed; timothy, Western ,,Rye geese,
,Awnless Bempe ,sena Me low Feeeue,.
tested for hay value, have, .wintered
well, but Orchard and- Red Top geese -
to fifteen grains for the 200 to 300-
pounder,
Allow free accees to such condi-
inents' as air -slaked lime, charcoal,
posedeted sulphur, or eommon salt.
1Vliperal mater 11] hog rations re-
duces the cost !of peeducing pork end
adds to the'daily gain in every 'ease.
Itwii6: wait's Until ;Rine to fight
vermin
has his haadee There
must be continual wair-,,,t,
A Man who weakre his /Ants well
Polithed bellind, is pretty likely to
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