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The Brussels Post, 1919-7-3, Page 2Cultivating Corn Right, As with everything else, there is PI right way and a wrong way to cul; Coate cern. Those who take the \Vann way do not, I am -sure, stop to think what is the real purging of doing this work. Two ti'. ace in view when cultivating. Irr..t, to stir the soil ant!, : e nd, to ,1e r;troy any weeds that may grow in the rows. Neither oe these things c r r be fully aevonulai;L•ed unless the rosa is plant el in cheeks, AO ghat. we , 11 gulf s.tte it both ways. The r al ers of ai11 up -to -late d•ulti- vato:s very wisely make then ad- justable, v:, that the teeth can la' widened or brought together as d:•_ nature of the rase demands. But a g.reat many mew •sueeially th,„e who to not give the matter the at- tention they "domit!. rarely move the lever adjusting the width of the teeth. They sat the machine in one plar.:e, usually much to narrow, :nt.l there they late it. The ne<ult 1. that while they make a few seratohes dawn through the middle of the rows. they do not loosen tip the oil near tite hills of corn neither di they re r.,:;va the weeis and grass that grow close tip to the hills :Intl so the seek is by no rinatts v 011 rheic. Now, the crop we _est d •l:Ami is n: a geeat meeterre ut on the way the el !scat one. A poorly .titi- vated fic:d will not, it i•a,:aot, pve: dose as tnu.h corn as II1Rt takers ran f L r t. , t t • 1. the thing for 1.S to :M. Cress- tin we ,go tr r e., to. Ari to the outside teerh of the eeltivetor close un to the r• ws as da.n ne and rot root up this parts Ir we do stir up some of :he small :i farthest :r,nt the s1aik, this will net do any p- r tleolar ia•n.i::c The 11,1O11 lore will otT •t sty i i ry -.hos inn And if gs isch ways, rid ten the cultivator aser ee -d e tri ,et vpee'aily if we 'go oo k in the same row in the s^.rp ± way, we will rind but little grass or t e is left and we will have stirrsd the -earth thoruugh- Iy near the :mot plats, +ore tiers;:; and Shoulders. 'York home; oenen become disabled from sore neaks er shoulders just at the l u i ,t time of the year. For the most part the trouble is prevent- ahle. Harte the nonan• fit properly. The enilt+r and horse should he taken to the lma'' ss -maker for him to say whether the tit is correct; if not cor- rezt, he should mend -tatters as far as possible. Often it will pay hest to buy a ne•v, smooth. properly fitting collar, for the obi mended or adjusted one rarely has o perfectly smooth bearing surfa•_e; :Tort it is the rough surface that onuses- sores. If the collar is too big or coo small it will be like'y to .,sus,• swe"ny. A new collar need; molding to the shoulders. Some souk the collar with hot water to make it more •,l;;'.',lc and Tease it in place fen• twenty-foot- hours wenty-foothours after fitting to the sh.rul'.,tra. Snell a plan seldom is neces:•tr• i. the ha'nees-maker is allowed to iv the fitt"ng. Tire next important posit after fitting is to have the h., n a"ap heckled tightle at the ton nui t r hive the tugs so adjusted en the h.mee as to brim; the line of dre,rtl on to the collar its such n wag; that the collar will no wabble e01 the shoulders or "ride" on the neck. The next import.,nt pointers are to ` keep the collar dean. try and smooth.) The collar should be removed at mom, uu ! ,Try with a soft cloth or damp' cloth f that proves necessary. amt' then Set in the sot, to dry. It is a' mistake, to lct.t the collar and other harness rr the !rods during the noon Imour. We knee th s will cru.' mnnt t busy mat to protest; but the time taken en tri remove an l y d p arc the liar- nes. 1.; 11:0'1 paid for I y hi,thpr inn ditions Or the stein of the :h ..drier and Peck. Tei, driver shn.Prl raise the collar ever;: time the horse rest rn th field o a th• the as.,' may play ' between the r.ollar and stein. Fii tt n„ m c ne le and ,boulders two or three time, a day with soft mid water containing a heaping tetsponn ful of salt to the quart will do mnrh to prevent sore shoulder.;, and at the first sign of irritation one should rhe termine and remove the cause of irrd tation. Often it will he found to he a too slim pole that springs front side to side and keens the collar rub ting on neck and shoulders. Some -1 times it is wrong adiusttnent of the tugs on the singletrees • and evener so that the one horse does not have, half the draft on his collar. More' often the cause is dirt, skin, hair and' sweat dried on the face of the collar.' This not only lacerates or rubs the skin bat infects the sore with germs' after it has formed. When a sore is seen to be starting, and the cellar has been properly ad jested, bathe the part night and, morning. for tad' an hour, if the time' eau be spared, with hot water con. tanning all the boric acid it will dis-I solve; he . n e, t n apply ben�.outed oxide of 1 nn , zinc ointment. If a lump forms or heck or shoulder rub in veterinary codex night and morning; but if the , lump increases it size or remains hot and sore, there to pus deep down in the tissues arta it will have to be J4 • to liberated. After tint the bast .r frit- f 1 iaent its to pack the cavity once daily with oakum satureed with a mixture. of equal quantities of turpentine and maw linseed -oil, leave a tag of the, oakum hanging unit of the wound to act as 0. drat-, Apply lard or vase-' line to the soltwi skin under the upon -1 in:;, .A good ointment for sore ne :s and v it minders is made by mixing together OM' dram cath ,f iodr form, tannni0 acid end bot•ie told, and five parts of . lard, lanolin or vasel'ue. Substitute ratu'nic•; if iodefor•m odor is objection- able. As a dusting po :.ler use a mix tore of equal parts of finely powdered ealumel, .-Sur: ate of bismuth and• .it pant.:'rrn'.. ac!1. Candle the Eggs Before Marketing;• For c.u:,lling eggs for market a cheap tester m.11 madeout of ., brit. .In 1.11in at' hand hohse-:amu will furnish the netes.ttry li• ght. Cut a hole in the top of tho box to allow the top 'f the chintttey to jrroieet 1 a r'hcr hole its tla silo of the box, I .mall hole in the Aide of the 'a x 'knell he dire:t+y opposite e ft. m '' the !imp. A black cloth or enter on the inside of the box wit' heli the light and keep the in- n the lex d.0 k. II. a : •:u; to test eg(t !n a comparatively nark p'.aee. Earth sgg la :d against the hole in the lux at 1 't angle of ,, 111,%1:.. s0 that the r a light f tn the lama nlay penetrate the egg. ?I.,' i the l,,ege and of the i 11. at e it white -shelled e , the inside td- ,s of a pinkish s i le�-e ,: cr uti n the air- osee at the :toper •Tits and the dif- f •d l' w rhto sulk in about 1 gen. o .s seen The brown. 1 ru .es a .tanker color in testing than does the white -shelled Tory. One the main oidse - in can.11- ing is to detect bl xo,i gluts or :.goody egg.• These conditions are more common in white shelled eggs than m - brown ones. The bloody e when candled, has a red tint roughout. Blod clots remain on the surface of the yolk; they often appear as bright -red spots or streaks, and can Holding a fresh egg before the light, and turning it from silo to side, the yolk will be seen to pass slowly before one's eyes as a shadow -like object. As the egg ages, the white becomes less firm, and is thinner and more watery. This thinner white permits the yolk to pass more rapid- ly and it appears to be darker in color. The air -space, separated by two shell membranes, grows larger as the egg grows older, caused by the evaporation of moisture through the shell. Thin -shelled eggs can be de- tected while candling by the porous and r•olcrless spots appearing on the she!Ls. On many farms the eggs ore ga- thered whenever it is convenient to do so --sometimes daily, and some- times twice a week. The eggs may he brought to the house and kept there until there ii; a sufficient num- ber to warrant a trip to the village. Semetinaes eggs are kept in the n t n• • h cupboard, n t to the kitchen u , P Where: they gradually become stale; or in a damp cellar where they be- come moldy hidden nests, too, are found. and all, these eggs go,,into the basket, eventually to find their way to maker Is it any wonder •that at the village tore it is common to find eggs that are ,dirty or smeared, shrunken or stale, or even partly or wholly spoiled:' The village store- keeper is not at fault, Had those eggs been caul rl the trouble could have been prevented. To co'rect the i ti ,.tine to the careful poultryman end to place a premium of the production of good eggs and their •nuhsrquent careful handling, •i system c:f haying• ds pec-' cssary which bases payment on quality. ):very +hipper n: eggs sho•I'd place' o but in the market nothing strictly: g first-class eggs. Specific terms must ire adopted to in(licute the q.tality of eggs. The term "fresh" seems to. have no special significance with re gard to the exact quulity 00 age of an egg, Fresh means a condition of , relative newness; that is, not pre-, served. Unser ordinary conditions, an egg should be held not longer than t week to remain fresh.• OUR COMMUNITY IS WELL ORGANIZED By B. C. M EACHAM, It was when our new school house was finished and we wished tu enter- tain the Teachers' Convention that we felt the noel of organization. The women responded nobly, however, to this call, and we surprised the teach- ers and ourselves also, by serving n picnic lamer of several courses. We used the little trays that grocerymen send out and distributed them to the teachers at their seats. - After this .we immediately organ- ized The Home and School Club, composed of the teachers .and the mothers of the community. Our first work was to give pay entertainments in order to buy a piano and build sanitary outside closets. Weethen began to try to make ours a standard school and to use the school hoose its a social centre. We worl-ed with the children, for the children and for the community. When time came to open school we called the children to meet us to help clean up the school house and clear the grounds of weeds, believing they would be more interested in, keening the place in order. Thoy'. worked well and when they had fin-, ished, the club gave them a jolly melon -cutting on the grounds, Later we undertook to clean up the streets, calling on the children again to help. They were notified to have all the trash around their homes ga- thered up at a certain time. One of the citizens furnished team and hand, The children, with a woman as direc- tor, tn.•iveled the streets to gather the rubbish and trash, stopping at the children's homes for their collections. There was an amount that astonish- ed us. ° The combustible stuff was hauled to the school grounds where was kindled a great bonfire. The tin cons and other nnburnable material were taken to the dump. When the work was finishers all enjoyed a well earned trent of lemonade and cracks era at the school building. In the spring there was a free tri rution of flower seed among the children, with instructions to plant and raise flowers preparatory to a flower show, -which was held in the fall. It was a very Brett;: affair. The house was decorated with colored leaves, flowers. and pumpkin pots. Some of the children had fine pot plants, and others had bouquets of cut flowers,- The girls wore garlands on their heads and the boys had but- tonhole flowers, There was n pro- gram and the children sang about flowers or recited appropriate poems, At one time we had an inforntal . tea to which we invited those who were not members of our club, • The club collected books to start a library, and 0om0 very nice volumes were secured. We sought information from our - Provincial Geologist and encouraged and assisted the children to make a collection of the soil and rucks in the vicinity. The members of the club carried 00 0 magazine exchange, having a certain place for deposit. In this way all could react different periodicals when subscribing for only 0 limited number. We started a Story Hour one after- noon a week during vacation. 00e member was appointed or rather vol- unteered to tell stories and superin-, tend the plays. She usually chose a helper as it was found that snore than one Was necessary to manage the crowd when it was large. Every story -teller tried to invent: some new, idea and each one -wrote out the prin-' eipal items and read them at the next club meeting. In this way everybody, kept informed about the preceetlinga of the story hour. After the story part, the children were allowed to play games s while the' director remained. This was a great' benefit to mothers who did not like to have the little folks out of sight or playing on the streets. At time for electing new officers,' the retiring president entertained the members at her home. The new presi- dent was ready to assume duties with, a good program mapped out for the next meeting. Stars -With -Wings, In the moguls of long ago the lulls Indican children had to find their way alone from their mothers' :U•mA to the Land of Sleep, Sometimes they grew -frightened at the nodse.; of th. flight and lost their wily in the dark- ness. They missed the daylight sounds—singing birds, whispering leaves and running water; and they stumbled over roots and stones, The Great Spirit: was sad because Incismallest children could not find their way to the Land 02 Sleep. So he went to the Moon Mother, and asked her for some tiny stars. When she granted his request lie took the stars down the Sky Road that leads to Mother Earth, and at the end of the journey he gave wings to each little star. After that, when the lit- tle Indian children scent from their mothers' arms to the Land of Sleep the Stars -with -Wings flew ahead of them to show then the way. They the i 5Y, 0 INTER FST on DEBENTURES. Absolute Security. Interest payable half yc:u•1e, The Groat West Permanent Lain ('ampany. Toronto Office 20 King St. West, spreads the feet of the support, mak- ing it steady. If hoop.; of different size.; are used, pair the ltn•ger ones below. Your Field Acreage. It is comparatively easy to figure tho acreages of rectangular fields when the same have produced corn; provided of course, that the rows are [Inc standard distance of 3 feet G inches apart. Count the hills each way and multiply these results to gather, Next divide by 5,550, the ap-I proximate number or the sgnare• n•eas nlelosed between' four adjacent hills of corn, 'ilu' quotient will be, the :.tea of the field in acres, made n happy company at 1e roar . to the Laud of Sleep. The little' ' with -Wings led the way, and • '• moistened with Use flannel r 1 Star 1 at h 1 be readily di.ttt eaishe 1. INTERNATIONAL LESSON JULY G. The Church: Its Life and Work—Acts _ 2: 37-47: I Thess. 5: 11-15. Golden Text, Eph. 5:25. • Acts 2: 37-47 What shall we do? This was the question of many of those who heard Peter's sermon at Pentecost. They were deeply im- =pressed, they were convinced of the 'truth of what he had told them, and they were convicted of sin. "What 1 shall we do?” they cried, and we can imagine them pressing forward with eagerness to the place where the group of disciples stood about Peter. Peter's reply was, "Repent, and be baptized." These were the two con- ditions of entrance into the company of those tvho believed in Jesus Christ, Repentance meant turning from the oldway f life. t o e. It meant a change g of mind and a change of altitude toward Christ. It meant sorrow for 'past sin and for past error and mis- understanding, and a full purpose of heart to serve God in following the new way of faith in Christ. And baptism meant an open and ,formal confession of Christ, and at the same time was an appropriate and ;vell- t understood symbol of the cleansing of the heart from evil. The Church began with Jesus Christ imself and the company of earnest and devoted disciples, both men and women, who gathered about Him. The twelve chosen men, who had formed an inner circle about Jesus, were destined to ho its leaders. They have now been waiting for some time in Jerusalem, in obedience to their Master's command, in fellow- ship, earnest convey ation andpray- er, P,P y er, and their waiting has• been crowned by a great experience. 71 Is nothing less than the assurance that the Spirit of their Lord is with them, a real and living Presence and 'Power. With enthusiasm and with joy and with praise to God they bear testimony to their faith in Jesus, and many who listen are convinced and drawn into fellowship with them. The Church, in the power of the Spirit,1 has begun to expand and grow To those who repent and co aess Christ in baptism there comee for- giveness, "the remission of sins," and the promise of the highest of all gifts, the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the .Promise, The ancient cov- enant promise of God was to those who received it and to their children (Gen. 17: 4-8), In the prophets it became the promise of a groat Ring and Saviour of David's line, and of the outpouring of God's Spirit upon the nations (see Rom, 9: - 4; Acts 3: 95; Ise. 54: 13; 55: 3-5), So the dost' of faith and the blessings of Christ's kingdom of righteousness were to be for the coming generations, and lr;o for "all that are afar off," that His Church might extend throughout the whole world, As 1 Sr 14an asthrL rd u r n Lord our Shall Many 1 •tl ('till. (rod's tali sounded in the rare of those who heard Peter's sermon at Pentet•ost, and it has sounded Training Cucumbers. Where Space is limited, Line gard-f ener may grow cucumbers by train-, ing the plants against a building or, over a fence. The training should begin eariy, Where cucumbers aro; planted near a fence or house, a: trellis of strings or poultry wire; should he made and the plants train- ed to tli!'. It may be necessary. to tie the plants to the support at tirst,- but the tendrils of the vine; will 'wont hold the vines to the trellis. The climbing curumbors are best suited for training, because of the nume,-� nus tendrils which aid the plant m' elind,!ng, One advantage of the growing on trellises'is that the cu-' 'umbers +its. evenly ' ; rn, instead of havines; a white side. The !1 -toric batttle of Waterloo was. 5, ,c'gun and t'iilfvhel its eight hours. • wherever' 'the Gospel has beer pro- claimed since that day. All who hear have not responded to that call, but those who have responded have prow-' the promise abundantly true. They, have become not only the called, but also the elect, of God. Save Yourselves. God saves int Christ, and yet ^•e have our part to perform in then work of grace. It is ours to hear, to give attention, and to respond to the divine call; ours tot seek, in penitent obedience and trust, admission to the Church and its holy fellowship. They Continued Steadfastly. The life of the infant Church was marked by "the apostles' doctrine," or teach- ing, and "fellowship," which involved frequent meetings for conversation, for "breaking of bread" together in memory of their Lord, and for "pray- ers." "Fear" came upon all, for great things were happening, great in their immediate effect upon those who beleived and who now sought to pattern their lives after the example of Christ, and great in their signifi- cance for the future. Similar fear has affected the minds of thoughtful men in every freshrevivalof the hu- man spirit. It is fear which is close- ly akin to reverence and to hope. They "had all things common," Their communism, however, was vol- untary, not forced, and it seems not to have continued very long, and per- haps not to have spread beyond Jer- j usalem. As a mode of life it had many desirable and excellent feat-! ures, but it proved to be impractic- ' able. The whole picture presented here of the primitive Church is one of simplicity, good fellowship, kind- ' Hess and happiness. 1 "How shall I provide succulent feed for my dairy cows?" is a question !often asked by the man without a silo- but seldom answered satisfac- torily. r 1 s th torn Nots man years ,Y o many yes ago we were asking the same question, for we had no silo. We tried many kinds of crops. Turnips brought best re- sults, A good way of growing a lot of turnips cheaply, we found, is to plant them in the corn -field. The first cold nights do not hurt i the turnips. The frost sometimes bites the :leaves a little but does not wither them, When ready, the turn- ips are easily pulled up by hand. We never trim them before hauling, for they are easier to handle with the leaves on. After hauling the roots home, we trim them and feed the leaves to the cows in the yard, The leaves furnish good succulent feed for many weeks. After being trimmed the turnips aro put in a pile on the ground near the barn and covered with straw and earth, They keep well there till early winter, when we haul them into the barn, pile -them up in a pyramid and rover them with dry, clean straw. Every morning and evening we chop u 0 few, mix the cut rio s with bran, and feed to the milk rows, Their milk flow incl tees utmost at once, and continues high all winter. In rapt, we bei'eve that turnips and bran make almost as good succulent t NA r:1 ensilage. I'r.rh air !s the hast euro for colds. the drowsy children followed, while '•it'eur a shine n.nit, a�,. High up in the sky the Moon Mother i ,�, mee,,,,,t,� .. .. kept loving watch. One night v. -hen the company had reached the Land of Sleep ono little child was missing. All the Stars -1 with -Wings went bad: to find hint., The sur had gone to sleep behind the INVEST YOUR 14ION'EY In an high mountains and the gnus!: of the day bad stopped; only the West 1Ciad was softly singing her eveaing song. .After a long search they found the child. He ryas lying asleep, snots and warm, under a tall tree. Lying t close by on the ground was 41 Irtt r Star - with -Wings. It had fallen and brok- en its wing, but it had not stopped for o moment giving out its light fm fear the sleeping child would be frighten- ed in the dark. The Stars -with -Wings waked the child and guided him safely to the Land of Sleep. Then they hurried back and lifted their little hurt sister star and carried her tenderly home. It was many nights before the wing was strong enough for her to go to work again. After that, the little Indian children loved the Stars -with - Wings more than ever. They gave them a family name—\Vil1-o'•the- Wisp. Sometimes at twilight you see a soft, faint light bobbing here and there down in the meadow, and across the marshes. "Will -o' -the - Wisp," people say, pointing to it; but you know that some drowsy little child is being guided to the Land of Sleep by a Star -with -Wings. Support for Tomato Plants. Supports are necessary for pro- ducing the finest tomatoes, Unless the fruits are held well off the ground, they will he liable to rot; they will be slow in ripening, will color unevenly, and will lack -in size, smoothness and shapeliness. One of the best supports devised is the stake -and -hoop support or frame. This is made as follows: Two ordinary wooden bat•rel-hoops, twenty inches in diameter, and three stakes are necessary for each sup- port. The stakes should preferably be square, to facilitate nailing. They should be about three fee long, n g, two inches wide, two inches thick, and pointed at the lower end. Make the. top hoop encircle the three stakes; place the second hoop about fifteen i••'•hes below, and set it inside the three stake, This arrangement i1Grandif1a-ia-tha-Scalca' Aunt Fan!" cried Pau cheerfully frutin the doorway, "An 1 how's the ankle this morning. Thought Pd stop in to say hrWrly. tun going to what my re:'ec' l grand mother calls `divine cervi: i,' Aren't you proud of me?" "Very glad to see you, Pool!' Said :Aunt I''an, extending a eauliel hand ft'mm the eaay-chair when? she ;at with her foot propped 1, 1 a p111110: "Glad, too, to hear about the divine service. What branch are you Flan - nine' to eater?" "Branch of the service7" dngoid ! Paul in a puzzled voice, "I guzs.; vert didn't hear what I said; I was r•t'ar• ring to my beloved little grown—It ,th- er'S habit of calling church 'rlivirt:, service.' " "Yes, I heard," said Aunt Far, ;'.11 a wise smile. "I was just 11. a-isieg what branch of that se••vice you going to enter, You 11 . ticulnr about being in the arti.eme when you enlisted in the army that thought you might be equally so about this." i "Orbs but divine service isn't ill.? .r Nurse things. It's just goiog , 1 church, you l:lroty. That's 11.' "Olt, is that all? Ant t .mg to church means—„ 1. hys listening to thesermon-- mus to the pgrayers—amid the a.P.t.air --an`'Wd singinhymns." "I did hope, Paul, that being in +-1st . service of Canada would teeth a something about the meaning of th_' J word, What good do you think an .at t v ��11 1 army or navy would be that and let the officers do all Um tv ,rk' From what I have gathered tr n y..: Ask your boys, you don't get the than e, lint wouldn't it be a queer army it' y11 LUMBER DEALER 1 did? Would you approve of it i" "But, Aunt Fan, the army,. tIet For artillery--" "Branches of the. 'Ser.'i •e,' nren'i they? And it was a 'service' ;h t,;, Plans and Prices. , wasn't it, that we put up .,, pr redly - for you in the window? And up 'at church, too? You expected to serve' didn't you, when you enlisters? ".,lett did you expect to do when you en- listed in the church? Attend ser•v''1) merely? No, Paul, your beloved ani rae- ered little grandmother, as you cal- led her so lightly, has a right to :meek of going to olivine service She's been an active soldier in that eelse for more years than I can remember, and she has served with all her heart suet soul, and in just as many branch- es as she could—in the same service that you enlisted in, too, you remem- ber. But you had better just call it `going to church; hadn't you, and oat expect anybody to be very proud of you until you have learned to put into that service some of the les:;ung that you learned in the service of your country? But, oh, Paul, when you boys do do that—really enlist and serve—the church of God will move 'like a mighty nrmy' to the moat wonderful victory the world has ever known!" "Well, say, Aunt Fan," said Paul, fumbling awkwardly with his hat, "you certainly do know how to say things straight from the shonkler. Looks as if I were a sort of crass ha- tween a slacker and a deserter, d•rt1• it? And asking to bepetted 1 u't g the back because I turn out for drill once a month or so, But laay"e, thanks to you, P11 get 'over the top' yet. Just now I suppose I'd bettor be running on to church. Not to hear a sermon—oh, no, I don't need art more of a sermon than I've had sigh': here! But just to tell the captain clown there to. take my maple leaf off their service flag and put one on far grandma, And she is 'my bol at ed and revered little grandma,' too, Aunt Fan, Honest! however 'li>rnit- ly' I may speak. OMI b ,� A rcie TA res STAND UP TO EVERY TEST Sol Le Cr '{ 0114E I i �. ,° >�iY nye° II Test them for quality and worltnzanship—test therm for speed and mileage—test their sturdy service and easy riding—and you will find Dominion Tires "Un- workmanship-1st questionably Tho ;est Tires Made".. � ee 1 d by the o`' r')Ilit1G t R1 R J?ding Dealers�,r •`//--. KAME A©! T_ f' N, 14 .I ..‘4,))) fi .e F.l.r— � ,mo i �, 1�Vnil 1111111011 1 ' iyi"1Qo.°. `.! ,..�11INR0'S PARIS it In gi °� , fol nt POISON I i,• lSt AIC tY PUKE EbW NIEMJ-.wll 1 l Get a Bigger Potato Crop Authorities will tell you that spraying is as import- ant as plowing and cultivating. Spraying saves your crop of healthy, full-sized potatoes that will command top-notch prices. The well-timed use of MUNRO'S PURE PARIS GREEN will keep your plants free of hugs and give Nature the chance she asks to produce good sound tubers, and lots of them. Don't experiment with new-fangled "bug powders," Use the old reliable Munro's Pure Paris Green, that is sure and deadly in its action and never harms the plants. " Ask for Mt, :ro's by name, and make sure you get it, At hardwar., drug, grocery and general stores. Manufactured by 1 CA 15E)!RWINP ,ppgyp rr3 Y MONTREAL Manufacturers, Exporters and importers, Crown Diamond Paints, Chemicals, Dye Stuffs and Tanners supplies. How To Figure Lumber, All lumbermen and carpenter; talk in toms of board feet. A boar• fast is a piece of timber 12 x 12 joshes' and one inch thick This mean3 that a. block of timber twelve inches sq.Iarc curtains twelve bond feet To find the number of board feet in a Piem of timber, follow this simple r;n'e: Multiply the end dimension) together. divide by twelve and then multiply by the length of the piece in teat. In buying lumber to cover floors, ceilings, walls, etc„ it must be rem - withered, however, that 100 feet of lumber will not cover 100 feet ot sum face. It is necessary to allow for lapping and matching. The amount to allow differs with the various kinds of stock, as follows: 'Co foor- inch flooring add thirty-tlu'ce 1•er cent„ to six -Inch flooring 'tubi lwcmty per cent,; to horizontal sheathing add twenty per cent; to diagonal shentlt•.. ing add twenty-five per cent; to cell. ing add thirty-three per cent; to lap - siding add thirty-three per cent. Handkerchiefs were not always square, At one time they were Ethan• eel to the/user's fancy, It chanced that this irregularity displeased y n leasa Queen Marie Antoinette, who 811g. gated that a uniform shape would be an indication of good taste. Tho result was a decree by Louis XVI., issued in the earl's days of 1785 en- acting that all pocket handkerchiefs should have right-angled edges hence- forward