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Conducted by Pro#essor Henry G. Bell,
The object of thls department Is to place at the
service of our farm readers the advice of an aoknowl•
edged authority on all subjects pertaining to soils and
crepe.
Address all questions to Professor Henry G, Bell, in
'care of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, To-
ronto, and answers will appear In this column In the
order In which they are received, Aa apace Is limited
it !a advisable where Immediate reply Is necessary that
a stamped and addressed envelope be enclosed with the
question, when the answer will be mailed direct.'
Question-C.M.B.:-If I should plow
under a patch of buckwheat to kill
quack grass, what damage, if any,
would it do to the ground if plowed
when the buckwheat is in full bloom?
Answer: -To plow under buckwheat
in full bloom will do no damage to
your soil; on the contrary, it will do
good by adding humus or organic mat-
ter, which will help the fertility of the
soil. Be very careful to work the
buckwheat thoroughly into the soil
by disking and harrowing; otherwise it
will form a coarse mat as you turn
the furrow over. Such a mat seri-
ously injures the rise of moisture in
the soil. I have known instances
where the turning under of a heavy
crop of buckwheat, rye or clover -
without caro to working same into the
soil -has actually starved the follow-
ing crop by cutting off its moisture
supply.
Question-A.J.S.:'-What can I sow
that will furnish cow pasture for the
late summer and fall? I have lost
my seeding this season and will be
short of pasture after the middle of
August. I have six acres of sandy
loam, in a fair state of cultivation that
grew a.big crop of clover last yeah,
but was pastured off very close last
fall that I was thinking of sowing to
oats and rape. Will the oats keep
growing if they are pastured off or
clipped? Can you suggest anything
better? Would I stand any show of
getting a catch of clover if I seeded
In this pasture crop?
Answer: -I would advise sowing the
following mixture; -1 bushel each per
acre of wheat, oats and barley, and 10
lbs. of common red clover to the acre.
Would work in 200 to 300 lbs. per acre
of fertilizer carrying 2 to 3% ammonia
and 8 to 12% phosphoric acid. This
available plantfood will hasten the
growth of the grain. As a rule grain
does not continue to make growth if it
is allowed to come into head. This
mixture has given good results as
summer pasture.
Question -L. ,H.: -We have four
acres of light sandy soil which I would
offittl
In August all surplus Leghorn
cockerels and cockerels of other light
weight breeds should be marketed as
broilers. They are of little value as
roasters.
tireen ducks are young ducks from
8 to 12 weeks old. They should be sold
before they moult.
At the present time when growing
chicks are attaining an age of from
one month to ten weeks, a disease
(known as coccidiosis) affecting the
liver.and bowels, is causing consider-
able losses. This disorder according
to Dr, Wickware of the Experimental
Farm is quite prevalent throughout
Canada and is probably responsible for
many deaths at..present attributed to
white diarrhoea. The disease is caus-
ed by a small egg-shaped germ which
inhabits the first portion and blind
pouches of the bowels. It produces
inflammation, of the bowels and liver,
the -blind pouches showing the most
marked alteration.. The changes in
the latter may vary from a filling up
with a reddish granular `looking mass
of soft consistency to hard cores corn -
posed of lining cells, blood, etc. The
liver may show changes varying from
WINTER WHEAT IN WAR SERVICE
The Ontario Farmer Can Render Efficient Aid in the Present
Serious Food Shortage by increasing His Winter
Wheat Area phis Autumn.
By Henry G. Bell, Agronomist.
Food, men and munitions!. These namely,,•Prof, A. T. Wiancko. Its
are the sinews of war. Canada's gal- valuable contribution to the question
lant men at the front in co-operation before us is as follows: "Experi-
with the soldiers of her noble allies,
are giving of their best. Their
strength 'must be maintained. The
whole American continent is a unit in
a determined effort to this end, Pre-
sent food requirements closely parallel
I{itchener's immortal dictum concern-
ing the great war. "It will take men
and more men," he said. The days
like to get seeded. Being so sandy it of war, and the after days will take
is hard to get a catch of clover. It had "food and more food," and food that is
fou
rabic-
• 4Y JYxo,7Cereos .taar. !
Mothers and daughters of all ages are cordially Invited to write to this
department. Initials only will be published with each question and Its
answer as a means of Identification, but full name and address must be
given In each letter. Write en ona side of paper only, Answers will be
mailed direct if stamped and addressed envelope le enclosed,
ments in 10 representative counties Address all correspondence for this
gain due to fertilization of wheat of department to Mrs. Helen Law, 235
of the state have shown an average Woodbine Ave„ Toronto,
11.6 bushels per acre, The average Miss Canada; -1. Three patriotic
cost per acre of fertilization was $4.14 tableaux foriri performers which
leaving a net profit nor sere of $7 4G " g
Circular No. 23, might be suitable are: `Britannia's
"On limed land, mixed fertilizer has Daughters,". at 15 cents, "Women's
been used at good profits in all cases.) Work in War,"at 16 cents, and "The
At North Vernon and Worthington, Making of Canada's Flag," at 25 cents.
where mixed fertilizer is applied to As the cost is so small, why not buy
a little clover sod plowed under several most easily transported. wheat on manured land good wheat all three selections, and ascertain
years ago, but since it has gotten run The days for seeding winter wheat increases have been secured from the which would best suit your perform -
,down. I tried to seed it to clover and are approaching. Every Canadian use of 200 pounds Per acre of 2-8-4 ars and your audience? 2. "At Home
timothy but very little came, so I farmer is vitally interested in study- fertilizer following corn, which had in the Water," by Geo. H. Corsan,
plowed it again and sowed to rye and; ing conditions to determine whether or received six tons of manure and 200 price 25 cents, is an illustrated text-
manured it in winter and spring, and 1 not he can aid stiff further in the pro- pounds of acid phosphate per acre." book on the art of swimming and
planted ern. It was so dry and hot' duction of this great food crop. "Win- Bulletin No, 198
last summer that the corn did not get, fereecolder thou they used to be." Missouri Agricultural Experiment
big, so I cut it early for fodder corn Ontario weather is changing. Have Station adds: "On average Missouri
and worked up the ground and sowed you ever heard these reasons given for land the fertilization of ' wheat is
rye and intended to ploiv it under for winter wheat production decreasing
corn after manuring this spring, but
'as the rye looks good I let it stand.
As soon as the rye is off I would like
in
practically always remunerative,
certain counties? The fact remains While there are seasons in which re- Madam Y,:-1. No reply to a wed -
that Ontario's average climate has not sults of an increase of two or three ding announcement is necessary, 2.
changed. Records show about the bushels only are secured, in average One's visiting card with a word of
seasons increases of from four to six sympathy can be sent to a person who
bushels can be counted upon On the has suffered a bereavement when the
thinner lands much larger returns can degree of acquaintanceship does not
be expected. M. F. Miller of the call for a note. 3. To remove tan
University of Missouri -College of Agri- from the neck apply the following
paste: One ounce honey, one tea-
spoonful lemon juice, six drops oil of
life-saving. 3. St. Quentin is pro-
nounced San-kan-tan. 4. Lemberg is
the capital of the Austrian province of
Galicia, through which the Russians
are now driving.
to plow it with a three -furrow gang same general variations in tempera -
plow as there are quite a few sand tune and rainfall throughout the years.
burrs in this field: What kind of grass The real cause of the decrease in
could I sow on this ground? Would wheat acreage -has been the rather un -
sweet clover be god? I could manure satisfactory market conditions that ob-
it next winter and plow under for oats rained in years previous to the war. culture cites the results oP wheat fer-
and seed it then. Poor markets combined with
unsatis-factory yields made wheat growing ferent parts of the state: On the bitter almonds, the whites of two eggs
off the rye crop of this year, have the unprofitable. Now, the poor yields Northeast Missouri level prairie re- and fine oatmeal sufficient to make a
land as lowedindicate and work= were in'many cases caused by insect sults of several years' experiments smooth paste." 4. A married woman
p youravages, the use of inferior seed and have shown an increase averaging when calling upon another married
would advise applying four or five
But Ontario has learned how to J1.5 bushels an acre from the nae woman leaves one of her own cards for
loads of manure to the acre after plow- master these destructive agencies. No of lime, phosphorus and potash. On the hostess and two of her husband's
ing and before disking, and also ad- province has produced seed of higher the North Missouri rolling prairie the cards for the hostess and the husband
vise putting on 500 th, 1,000 lbs. perquality. The Ontario Agricultural increase during approximately the of the hostess.
acre of ground limestone, in order to and Experimental Union founded and same period has been 6.2 bushels. On Bride -To -Be: -1. An engagement
sweeten the soil. When yeti are ready directed by Prof. C. A. Zavitz, Ontario the South Missouri experiment fieldsring need not necessarily contain a
to seed the grass mixture, you would Agricultural College, has set a stand- the results have been similar, although diamond; many other stories are used,
do well to use from 200 to 300 lbs. per. and of quality in cereals that has be- in some cases materially higher than frequently birthstones. 2. The wife
acre of fertilizer carrying 2 to 3% come the ambition of farmers' cropthese. At the St. James experiment of the clergyman who officiates at a
ammonia and 10 to 12%y of phosphoric Associations throughout this conti-, field a six-year average has shown an wedding should be invited to the wed -
increase in the wheat crop of 13.1 din wedding invitation will
acid, applying it through the fertilizer nent. g. 3. One
bushels. It is safe to say, therefore, suffice for a man, his wife and dau
attachment of the wheat drill, or Ontario farmers know that good soil gh-
scatterih it evenlyover the that one ought to expect a minimum ters. It is not
gdiskingast ground tillage is absolutely necessary for good ge of around 4 bushels and a. maximum g000 form to address
rs.
ing. before Thisthe l available plantf od will ncludes production.
good sloil drainage, rotation of of not less than 10 bushels as very con- John -wedding
andt family." Iation "Mr. n send -
give the young plants a vigorous start crops, liing when necessary and pro- servative estimates." Agric. Cop. ing wedding invitations to a family
and will almost insure agood catch ifService, June 19, 1917., consistingof father, mother, one
per workinggs of the soil. proper these West Virginia Experiment Station
you have sufficient moisture, I am essentals must be added fertil- daughter and two sons, one invitation
inclined to advise the growth of sweet, ]zat]on and the use of good seed, reports an average gain per acre in
may be sent to Mr. and Mrs. John
clover on your soil. This crop will "I don't think this and that pays." 1901 and wheat yield of 1.66 bushels in 1914 o 10.16 e1as s in
Snaith, with the name of Miss Smith'
flourish where most everything else Did you ever hear a grower say it? result of applying a complete fertiliz- written underneath that of her par-
lcills out. If not kept in control, it Well, here is the evidence; let the juryeats, while another invitation should
er. Bulletin No. -155.
may possibly reach the stage of a of keen, business -like, patriotic Can- be addressed to the Messrs. Smith.
troublesome weed, but It can be kept in adian farmers decide the case. Wheat thrives where the tiny plants 4. Wedding announcements are never
The Canadian farmer is a business can get an abundance of suitable posted before the ceremony, but as
man. He is interested in keeping up plantfood, and where this supply of soon as possible afterward. 5. Con-
hismanufacturing plant, and at the food holds out throughout the growing fetti as a substitute for rice to be
same time making it pay. Especially season. Livestock stock manure is
under present conditions is he inter-
ested in all prs,ctices that increase re- .f✓_
turns. He knows there is a great
market for wheat. Can he profitably
increase his total wheat production?
He believes he can. He has a gen-
eral knowledge of practices that are d.. . -
recommended as being good, but he
check if cut for hay while the young
statlks are tender. From 8 to 10 lbs.
of seed per acre are sufficient,
of the quarters, brooder houses, etc.
The feeding troughs should be cleansed
daily by scalding with boiling water
and special care taken to prevent the
chicks from getting their feet either in
the feeding utensils or drinking foun-
tains as the disease is transmitted
from bird to bird in this way. The
the great home source of plant
food. Every bit of manure that
can be spared can well be applied to
the wheat lands, either in preparing
the seed -bed or as a winter top -dress-
ing to the young crop.' To insure a
good stand of wheat and to give it
strength for the winter and early
spring, farmers of Canada will find it
profitable to supplement the manure
with•200 to 800 lbs. per acre of fertili-
zers. This plantfood supplies 1 to
2%r of nitrogen, which gives the tiny
wheat plant a vigorous start; 10 to
12% phosphoric acid, which plumps
the kernel and causes the crop to =-
Canadian experiment stations have ture early, and at present 1 or 2% of
given their work largely to a close potash which assists the disease -re -
scientific study of systems of tillage sistent power to the plant. This fert-
and a determination of suitable vari- ilizer is applied brdhdcast to the plow-
eties of wheat. Some work as to ed land, and worked in by disking
proper plantfood balancing is in pro- and harrowing, or is drilled into the
gress. The Canadian farmer, how- wheat seed -bed at the time the crop is
ever, will be interested in the relative- sown.
ly long-time fertility experiments Late seedings of wheat, in order to
which have been conducted by some escape the ravages of the Hessian Fly
of the older State experiment stations are strengthened successfully by pro -
in the land of our neighbors to the per fertilization, The U.S. Dopart-
South. ment of Agriculture, in Bulletin 640,
Here is a question the Canadian says; -"The application broadcast of
farmer is asking, and some of the re- some quick -acting fertilizer containing
presentative answers. a large percentagg,of phosphate, made
as soon as general infestation is ap-
parent will cause the plante to tiller
more freely and give them sufficient
vigor to withstand the winter, and
thus increase the number of healthy
steins the following spring. ,
While it may seem "far fetched" to
bring forward as a preventit:e measure
the enrichments of the soil, a fertile
soil will produce plants that will with-
stand with little injury attacks that
will prove disastrous to' plants groW-
Ing on nn intproverished or thin soil.
This is because .a fertile soil will en-
able an infected plant to tiller freely,
and these tillers will have sufficient
vitality to withstand the winter and
send up head -producing steins in the
spring."
With the problems of proper seed,
insect control, and soil fertility so far
advanced toward solution and with
war time prices ruling, it is good
business for Canadian farmers to give
careful thought to increasing winter
wheat areas this full,
thrown at a wedding is much safer.
6. A bride should write personal let-
ters of thanks to all those who have
sent presents to her,
Bluebell: -1. You might try benzine
to remove ice cream stains from silk
taffeta. • Or another method is to lay
the spot upon a folded damp cloth,
put another over it and press with a
moderate weight for an hour. Then
wipe off both sides with borax water,
weak and cold, followed by clear wa-
ter. Shift the spot to a clean place
now and then. When clean pin it
smooth between thick cloths and press
dry with a moderate iron. 2. Tan
boots when stained with mud and dirt
can be cleaned by rubbing with a slice
of raw potato, allowing them to dry,
then polishing with beeswax and tur-
pontine. 3. As a remedy for per-
spiration prepare the following pow-
der to be applied to the hands and feet
or sprinkled inside the gloves or stock-
ings: Twenty ounces prepared Vene-
tian talcum, ten ounces powdered orris
root, five ounces oxide of zinc, five
ounces powdered tartaric acid, five
ounces powdered boric acid, two and
one-half ounces. salicyclic acid, one-
quarter ounce menthol, one-quarter
ounce oil of eucalytus. 4. Placing a
small piece of orris root in the last
rinse water will give delicate blouses
and handkerchiefs a suggestion of
sachet.
Mother: -1. A doctor gives this ad-
vice: Teach the children to take na-
tural sweets like raisins, prunes and
other fruits, and especially teach them
to chew thoroughly. Honey is a
wholesome sweet and may be given to
children occasionally with whole wheat
bread. If the child has a well bal-
anced diet he will not have an abnor-
mal desire for sweets. 2. Lettuce is
rich in iron. It is a blood -making
food. There is more iron in a pound
of lettuce twice over than in a pound
of beefsteak and the iron of the let-
tuce is all available for use whereas
the iron of the beefsteak is less avail-
able for use; besides lettuce contains
lime, which is lacking in beefsteak,
and is rich in vitamines, a highly es-
sential food element. 3. White, pro-
celain lined or agate dishes should
be used in preserving fruits. The
acidsih the fruits will affect iron and
tin.
eakm
Starks
floor of the brooder houses should be must work out his own problem; he
covered with a coating composed of must find a satisfactory answer on
nine parts of sand and one part of his own fields to his owtt questions. He
air -slacked lime, and if the droppings has learned to put faith in the as -
are not removed daily, they should at sembled information resulting from
least be mixed with a fan amount of careful experiments carried on by the
air -slaked lime to insure proper dis- great international system of Experi-
infection. If the runs are not too meat Stations.
large, it is also advisable to cover them
with a thin coating of the above men-
tioned lime and either spade or plough
them up. The chicks should be kept
away from all adult fowls and carcas-
ses of dead birds immediately burned
as burying only serves to keep the in-
fection going from year to year.
• Saving From Sunstroke.
Ordinarily, five minutes of work will
not kill a horse, but if the five minutes
re in the afternoon of a hot day in
ummer when the horse has been
working hard beneath the burning sun,
that small amount of time may be
fatal. For that reason it is advisable
to watch the horses to see that they
are not overheated,
Here are some danger signals every
teamster should heed: An overheat-
ed horse will lag in his gait, walk un-
steadily and spread his legs when
standing, Itis head is held low, the
.eyes protrude farther than usual and
to pupils of the eyes are small,
reaching is loud and rapid, The
loin is hot, the pulse quick and weak
nd the heart beats violently and ir-
ogularly, In severe cases the horse
ill stop suddenly, spread the legs
Part in an attempt to steady himself,
id fall to the ground,
When the herso'begins to stagger, it
too late for prevention, If a sponge
Curate i
d with oldaloe h
w
had been
t
opt between the horse's ears while
pricing, the trouble might` have been
voided, The only safe plan to fo1-
tv after the bone is overheated, is
Unharness him and get him to a
hady place at once,
Cold water, thrown forcibly oh the
a fairly normal appearance to largo °
areas of yellow color which when cut S
into show a cheese -like centre.
SYMPTOMS: -The chicks appear
dull and isolate themselves from the
remainder usually remaining in the
hover or under the hen, The feath-
ers become ruffled; wings droop; ap-
petite is lost and occasionally the
ehleke will give utterance to a shrill
cryo particularly when trying to pass
material from the bowels. A white
discharge is usually present although •tl
it may be rather reddish in color ands B
the vent may become pasted with the
Material discharge. These are tho a
prominent symptoms in typical cases r
but chicks may also be badly affected w
dand exhibit no outward appearance of
isease until death suddenly takes an
place,
TRE,ATMENT:-Treatment consists is
p dissolving fifteen grains of powder- an
4 eatechu iq a gallotn of drinking wa. is
This r, T s shot.ld be kept constantly onstautt
p Y
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fronto the chi
i
nf eke and should
be av
every two days, to
.PREVENTION: -Prevention con -to
piste in the isolation of all ailing chicks sh
tho remainder of the flock and
he thorough disinfection ofa Il the
iivarters and runs, which may be ac-
Oomplished by the application of a
iintewash solution made by adding two
lnd,ono-half pounds of steno lime to
p pail of water, to which is also added
One-half a teacupful of n good corn-
aercial disinfectant, This should be
pplied full strength with a, spray
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Does it pay to fertilize wheat?
Ohio Experiment Station, with 20
years' experience, says: "In the fertil-
izer tests of this Station at Wooster,
Strongsville, Germantown and Car-
penter, the use of phosphorus alone
has increased the yield of wheat from
4.85 to 8 bushels per acre; phosphorus
and potassium have increased the yield
from 6,20 to 9.19 bushels per acre;
and phosphorus, potassium and nitro-
gen, from 8.77 to 16.20 bushels per
acre."
The quality of wh'cat of the 1910
crop grown on fertilized ?and unfertil-
ized plots was studied, The wheat
from the fertilized plot analyzed 94%
plump and 6% shrivelled; that from
the unfertilized analyzed only 51%n
plump and 49% shrivelled, (Data
from Ohio Experiment Station Bulle-
tin No. 248.)
Indiana Exreriment Station has con-
ducted valuable tests under the direc-
tion of a former Canadian, a graduate
of Ontario Agricultural College,
The Spice -Box.
The spice -box is a nice box;
I like to peep within.
I like to sniff each fragrant whiff,
Since sniffing is no sin!
I like to play Pm far. away
In balmy islands sweet,
'Mid spicy trees that woo the breeze,
With spice roots at my feet.
This cinnamon once grew upon
A tree in Borneo,
The inner bark, how nicely, mark!
They stripped and rolled it---aol
These fragrant cloves, in Java's groves
As flower buds they grew;
Now, plucked and dried, o'er oceans
wide
They come, my dear, to you.
0 ginger hot, you're not forgot!
I think you're from Jamaica;
In dusty brown you come to town,
As sober as a Quaker.
Root of a reed you were, indeed,
Though powder now we view;
You love to bite, At not in spite;
Oli, no, in friendship trues
Cassia and mace must find their place;
Mace is the nutmeg's sheath,
And nutmegs grow on trees, you know,
The tropic skies beneath,
Sweet allspice next I find, perplexed -
Its real name is pimento;
Its powdered seeds fulfill our needs
With aromatic scent, oh!
Yes, the spice -box is a nice box!
I like to sniff within,
All earth, you see, sends gifts to me,
And sniffing is no sin!
Then let me learn, and wisely turn
To use each pungent spice.
This very minute I'll begin it -
Make mother something nice!
Corn Is a Nourishing Food.
Corn is a wholesome substitute for
wheat, in the making of bread, and at
present costs 7 cents a pound, as
against 12 cents for wheat,
In fact, the food elements in corn,
wheat, rice, oats, rye and barley are
very much alike, Corn contains a
little loss body building material (pro,
tein) than wheat, and the protein of
corn is not quite s0 available for
growth. It also contains loss M11101,
al substance than wheat, But the
differences in these respects are very.
slight On the other hand, corn con-
tains more body heat and energy ma-
terial than wheat, A pound of Indian
corn contains 1,620 heat and energy
calories, or food units, which is enough
for nearly half the day's ration needed
by a big man at active exercise,
Corn meal mush taken with whole
milk, equal parts, Is almost an ideal
food; it satisfies nearly every physio-
logical requirement. The milk sup-
plies what the corn lacks,
INTERNATIONAL LESSON
AUGUST 12,
Lesson VII. Jostah's Good Reign -2
Chron, 34, 1.13, Golden
Text -Eccles. 12. 1.
Verses 1, 2, Introductory, Josiah
-The son of Amon, grandson of Ma-
nasseh; king of Judah about B, C. 689-
608
Grow Your Own Clover Seed, for stock and maintainedfertility of 8-7, Uprooting of Idolatry, Eighth Of the dour earth's needs thew thinit
the soil, , , ', twelfth -From the very, be- ry, which ]s represented as inspired by A, IT
they send a shows\' of raindrops
A thin looking second crop of red ginning the heart of Josiah a t f h
of stone worship, and serving the same
purpose as the Ashenim, Graves -"A
sort of retributive pollution of the
resting place of the impious doad,"
Bones -Tho resting place of the dead them to die, and these insects aro very
was sacred; its disturbance was the mischievous, introducing blight germs
greatest calamity imaginable, The from s((ck to health yy ]eaves and front
sick to healthy plants. The best treat-
ment is to spray very thoroughly with
forty Der cont nicotine sulphate di-
luted with 700 parts of water or with
700 parts of Bordeaux mixture.
TIIRe Will To Work
J
Through all my school days, says a
writer, whenever I said, "I can't do
it," I got the familiar answer, "Where
there's a..'will there's a way." Last
week I got it again, this time froni n
keen -eyed, earnest clergyman, the
head of one of our large oily missions.
He read behind my apathy the des-
pondency of failure, and'when I rose
with a dull "Thank you," to'his reply
that there was no position open to mo-,
he said abruptly, "Sit down," Then
he told me story after story of men,
to -day known and respected in the
business world, who were once "down
and out" This was the last; I will
tell it in his words:
"A man went to see a friend of mine,
, also a clergyman. ide wanted a Job.
He was pretty seedy --his shoes were
shabby, his collar soiled, his suit un -
pressed,
II I
There's no use trying, anyway,' he
declared with a twisted smile, 'The
whole rotten world's run by graft.
"To everyone that hath shall be given"
-you !snow the rest -"but from him
that hath not." Well, there's always
the river.'
"The clergyman said nothing, but
looked steadily at the speaker. The man
squirmed, fumbled with his hat, gazed.
at the floor, at the pictures, at the
window -anywhere except into the
other maw's eyes. He knew he had
whined like a, coward.
"'My man; said the minister finally,
'you're down on your luck. You feel
that your life is futile, that nobody
needs you. What you need is work,
not money. You've loafed; you've
acquired the habit of loafing and kick-
ing. Now, if'I give you something to
do, will you do it ? No matter how
silly it may $eem, will you do it ?'
"'Ye -es,' came the hesitating an -
ewer.
'Good ! Take this brick,' and he
pointed to one lying loose in the fire-
place, 'and carry it all round Madison
Square; then come back.'
"The man felt foolish as he picked
up the brick. He felt more foolish
when the elevathr boy snickered; but
he remembered that in his school days
he had never refused a challenge, and
he vowed he would see it through.
Solemnly he crossed the park and
paced round the square, carrying his
burden past grinning onlookers with
as much solicitude as if it had been
of gold instead of common red clay.
When he returned his shoulders were
straighter. He looked pleased with
himself, though somewhat sheepish,
"'Hello, so you've done it ! Well,
don't you feel better ?'
"He did -undeniably. He had not
one cent more in his pocket, but he
had forgotten that he was hungry in
concentrating upon the brick.
"'All right; now here is another
Job, Take these two dollars, go to a
first-class coffee merchant's, buy all
you can of their beat grade of coffee,
ask them for some small bags and
string, and do it up into quarter -pound
packages. Go up to Park Avenue,
ring the basement doorbell of each
house and say to the servant who
comes to the door:
" "'Madam, I am introducing a very
excellent brand of coffee. This 1s a
sample package of a quarter of a
pound. I should not sell it if I were
not convinced that it is something you
will be glad to try. If you do not like
It I shall never try to sell it to you
again." Charge enough to make two
cents on each sale, Then go back and
buy some more.'"
The narrator stopped and smiled
quizzically, "I don't know the rest of
the story, I like to think the man
made good; I like to think he is a
prosperoue salesman of high-grade
coffees and teas. to -day. But that's not
the point, You are a writer and you
want a Job. Here Is a story for you.
Use it or not, as you choose. I think
you, too, can make good. Good day 1"
Potato and Tomato Plant Lice.
The present Beason has developed a
widespread outbreak of the green and
pink potato aphid or plant louse. It
is especially partial to potatoes and
tomatoes. 'here are two color
varieties, one green, the other pink,
but the same insect, They cause the
leaves of plants they infest to curl and
become distorted, particularly potato,
They sap the stems o bloom
clusters on tomato, causing the blos-
50ms to fall before setting of fruit,
Tho sapping of the plants may cause
bones of the idolatrous priests were
burned to defile the altars upon which
they had burned heathen sacrifice.
Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon,
even unto Naphtali-The reforms ex-
tended beyond Judah.; they covered the
whole of Israel, including Simeon in
the far south, which was reckoned with When the buttercups are thirsttiy
the northern tribes (2 Citron, 18, 9), And the clovers' roots are dry;
8.18. Repair of the temple, Eigh- When the little ruffled daisies
In the warm sir softly sigh;
Then the clouds bend lower, lower;
The Summer Raln,
teenth-According to Kings the repair
g' g p
of the temple and the finding of the
Law preceded the destruction of Weld -
It has long since been established was urn- the newly found bookof the Law, The
that home-grown seed gives best re -For the thirst flowers to drink.
sults, Put all these facts together slaver will often yield a good return of toward Josiahlt. Purge -At the Chronicler they have sof the,
the y.
and what g seed. It can be cut with tits ordinary i accession of Josiah the land was full of change in the order of thy, events .
a t 1 t le the very obvious concltt- ,tower with a flat table Attached to idolatrous symbols and practices. to emphasize the fact that Josiah was In the forest, in the valley,
cion? 14luclt is said t0 -day about the the cutter bar; 0 man follows and High places -Tho local sanctuaries; an ardent Jehovah worshiper from On the mountain s lofty crown,
nimal, is an effective remedy. The high cost of living in cities, but what rakes it ori into Whrdrows, By n est_ ho attempt was made to oontralize the beginning, Repair -Under Ma- Happy blossoms smile .thele tvolooma.
kin 'should be robbed vigorously with about the high cost of farming which g g'As the rain comes tinkling dawn.
ough cloths, A bag of eraeltecl foe I means pet roduetion It i In a few simple adjustments, it can .the worship in Jerusalem, Aslterlrrt nasaeh the temple was neglected, The As kiln
ay be placed between the oars, If s y p ? should be threshed with the ordinary grain -Singular, Asherahl a wooden pole direction of the work was entrusted' to
and can be reduced, If the farmer thresher if a clover huller is not avail set upbesidd'the altar as a symbol of onscious enough,to.: drink, sold water I re. his own clo rseed y throe state officials. Money -Crus
wi T w ve insteadeach .� .
Mould be offered in small amounts, A able. Savo a 91000 Por seed ea .h yetis, I t]to µ]pity;' a survival of tree worship,: tributimts were received from all .parts
of buying it at a high price, he will Sow plenty of seed per acre. Ilarvest Grtiven -Idol of wood carved s-
timulant may be given. After the, be more likelyto sow an adequate (carved) or of the lurid, Levine, w. the
with
nlmal is recovered, ha should be then- amount of sed per sere to nMeu •e A better and bigger tress. steno, Motion -Idol made of metal. his perioral .paint of view, author Fal] pasture for laznba should ing
Putting oil bewitching graces;
And they thank the bending heavens
By the brightness of their faces,
Baelhn-The native Canaanite deities. is careful to state that the whole en- duds ?apo; the best variety for this
Son -images -Probably identical With tortoise was under the immediate ur osa ?aim;
wlticln rates
rapid,
e
i
ria shady
I
d s a
whore h
yt oro is
.good stand, Plenty of clover on The saber second thought , -how
plenty of clean cool water., fnrms.monns abundance of good food stead ut 11 p P ,, p
pump, brush or old broom, to all parts I
Yi !r is!Into pillars of 2 IKings 23. 14, a survival , direction of the Levttes. ly, but is fine leaved.