The Seaforth News, 1930-12-18, Page 2I will seek to change sadness and
(suffering to happiness or comfort.
W; Wentzel.
Doing Things in the Dark.
Did you ever Dome home later than
and fail to arrive before the mantle of
darkness had descended?.;It may be
usual on oue of these cold misty days
eomethiug needed to be done in the
dark; Something that is swiftly and
easily accomplished in the light,
'Por one thing perhaps the animals
mat be fed.: "Better late than never;"
grumble our confined defendauts in
the dark barn as they at last hear the
familiar purr of the ear coming hur-
riedly up the lane,
Now you might be very sure you
knew just where to put the food iu
the dark so they could be quickly fed,
but isn't it strange, the minute you
start out with that innocent looking
dish of food things begin to occur.
Yon may reach the barn safely and
the door opens easily to its cold dark
interior. Since all's well so far you
confidently start across the barn in-
terior to quickly do only the neces-
sary things intending to hurry back.
However the little imp of darkness ie
seated here just inside the door and
laughs to himself to see 'what will
happen—Bang—"Ob, there." And here
is the rake to' stop on Jutting out at
a forty-five degree angle, all ready to
hit you most unexpectedly. It did
seem the place was practically empty
a few hours before but someway or
other is isn't now. At last the inner
door is reached, tate hook is quiokiy
lifted but on entering even the hook
Oras a most unusual way of catching in
your sleeve, far back too. where one
Use Alfalfa Hay
In reeding Pens
Experiments Prove Increase in
Fertility and Hatchability
of Eggs
Alfalfa in the green 'tate has long
been recognized as an ideal poultry
fend when used in conjunction with
the usual grains and mashes. It Is
only necessary to see a Hock of birds
ranging in a young stand of alfalfa
to realize that this quick -growing, ten-
der plant contains some extraordin-
ary henith-giving property. It is used
extensively as range, or as out green
deed for birds in confinement during
sprincr, summer and fall months, in
:most alfalfa growing areas, but the
value of the hay as a winter feed is
not so generally known, states D. G.
Denny, Dominion Experimental Sta-
tion, Stlmmorlaitd, B.C.
Better Results
It le the constant aim of all success-
ful pnultrymeu to develop and main-
tain high standards in the various
Phe -es of their work. So Hutch of the
years success depends upou the num-
ber and Anality of the chicks hatched
each spring, that any knowledge that
would increase the fertility and hatch-
ability of the eggs and the livability
of the chicks is important.
fly the simple procedure of using
seltelfa hay for litter in the breeding
pens at the Dominion Experimental
Station, Suntnterlaud, B.C., a marked
decrease in fertility and hatchability of
eggs has been noted.
Experiments
Taking the figures for two consecu-
tive breeding seasons, during the first
of which straw was used for litter,
rias against alfalfa hay during the sec-
ond, the following percentages are
shown Exactly 20 per cent. better
ertility, and 6.4 per cent better
hatchability- of the fertile egge were
obtained from the birds on alfalfa hay
thea from those on straw litter,
11Iortality of the chicks up to three
!weeks of age was under two per cent.
do each case.
It should be emphasized that the al-
falfa should be employed are litter dur-
ing the winter months preceding the
breeding season, and the same treat -
inept given to male and females
must wiggle and twist to get free,
Then over goes a water dish. Truly
one wonders in self pity', What is going
to happen next, when a warni furry
body nuzzles up with a contented
"Thank you," and you feel repaid for
all these happenings,'
Or perhaps in the house an electric
light bulb is suspended in the middle
of the room at the end of a long cord.
The telephone peals out suddenly in
the darkness. The elusive light bulb
so near and yet so far Is most, evad-
ing to the st'av'ing hand. Back and
forth it waves as well as around, and
around, until in desperation you gine
up, Then there it is jn.; where you
least thought it t0 be, You may feel
like the Irishman who was carefully
groping his way in the clarlc room put-
ting his arms straight out to feel for
the door, The door was half open so
of course be -stalked right into it,
bumping his nose. Rubbing itdubi-
ously he said, "Sure and this Is the'I
first time I ever !encs' me nose was,
longer than me arm."
Taking it seriously this does seem
to apply to life with its experiences.
The darkness of ignorance of the un-
tried and of doubt seem always mak-
ing things harder than they really are.
If we just had a ray of light we feel
we could do things to much better.
But in our fortunate .day and gen-
eration we have the lights of educa-
tion in all their myriad forms to throw
out beacons over the dark waters and
as we work, gaining by experience
little by little, the paths become surer
and more pleasant in proportion to
the worthwhile things chosen. in life.
How much better we can do things if
we have light,
•
Uninsulated Wires Take
Heavy Toll Among Birds
Paris.=Numberless spectacles of
whole flocks of birds clamped rigidly.
to fatal telephone and telegraph wires,
or crumbled limply on the ground be-
neath, have moved Jacques Delamain,
French writer, to predict the gradual
extinction of bird life unless changes
are made in modern overhead electric
contrivances.
High tension lines throughout Eu-
rope take their mutual toll, says M.
Delamain, of pigeons, swallows and
field larks. Many of the larger birds
are electrocuted when their hasty
landing sways one wire against
another.
It was pointed out that the greater
number of electrocutions took place in
the rural districts, where, unlike the
cities, electric wires have not been
placed underground.
"How did Brown come to be so
highly esteemed as a weather pro-
phet?„
"By his optimism. When there is
a drought he keeps predicting rain,
and when it's raining he says it is
going to clear off."
3 Queens Shop Together
At Exhibit in London
London.—The unusual event of
three Queens shopping together was
witnessed here recently at an exhi-
bition of the work of disabled ex -
eateries men at. Londonderry House.
Queen Mary of England purchased
a velvet -lined beauty casket, a stool
and bridge scoring pads. Queen Ens
of Spain bought a vanity case, and
Queen Maud of Norway ordered a
number of small articles. All three
bought workbags with tortoise shell
handles.
'To make speeches worries rue as
much as trying to play good golf."—
PrInce of 'Rales.
MUTT AND JEFF— By BUD FISHER
JEFF, wt{Ar ARF
You CRYING
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Sunday School
Lesson
December 21. Lesson MI—timothy
(The influence of Horne Training)
—Acts 16: 1-3; Philippians 2: 19-22;
2 Timothy 11 14; 3: 14-16 Golden
Text—From a child thou host known
the holy Scriptures, which are able
to ,make thee' wise unto saivation.
through faith which is in Christ
Jesus, -2 Timothy 3: 15.
I. THE IIOME IN L7,'STRA,.Acts 10 1-3.
II. GOOD HOME. TRAINING, 2 Timothy 3:
1-6; 3: 1,"-10.
M. PAUL'S APPRECIATION Or TimOTIIy,
Philippians, 2; 19.22.
INTRoeuesmer —There is nr,:hing
finer, in the New Testament than the
friendship of Paul and Timothy. The
Bible makes this contrib Mien, and
several others to the story of great
friendship's; for example, Abram and
Lot, David and Jonathan, Jeremiah
and Baruch. Most significant of all
is the group of friends which gathered
about Jesus, John 15: 12-15; Luke 12:
4. . Nor should we forget the close
comradeship on long journeys of Paul
and his physician, Luke.
Paul's references to Timothy in lib,
letters to the ch' rales as well as his
letters to Timothy himself, show how
highly he regarned lois younger friend,
his "beloved and faithful child in the
Lord." In Paul's second and last let-
ter from prison in Rome he bags Tint:
othy to come to him, 2 Tins 1: 4; 4: 9.
The writer if the. Epistle to te He-
brews speaks of hint as having himself
been imprisoned, but afterwards set
at liberty, Heb. 13: 23. '
I, THE HOME 1N LySTRA, Acts 16: 1-3.
The town of Lystra was in the pro=
wince of Lycaonia in the south-eastern
parts of Asia Minor. It was one of
the places v sited by ?Sul and Bar-
nabas on their first missionary jour-
ney (Ac*s 14: 6-18) and it was then
in all probability that Timothy first
heard the gospel preached. On Paul's
second journey he took' Timothy with
him, no doubt both as disciple and
helper. Paul speaks in high terms of
bit mother, Eunice, and his grand-
mother, Lois, 2 Tim. 1: 5, and of the
careful instruction in Holy Scripture
which he had received in his home, 2
Tim. 3: 14-11. And. we are told, he
"was well reported of by the brethren
that were in Lystra and Iconiun:," v
2. Of mixed parentage, his father a
Greek and his mother a Jewess. he
must have had the advantage of `t
knowledge of the two languages, and
quite pesaibly had a good edification is
both.
There are two sayings of modern
writers that may well be used of the
Monte in Lustra. "A woman who cre-
ates and sustains a home, and under
whose hands children grow up to be
song and pure men and woven, is n
creator second ,•fly to God 'When
home is ruled according to God's word,
angels might be asked to stay a night
with us, and they would not find them-
selves out of their element,"
II. Goon 8103IE xaa.ti:IYG, 2 Timothy 1;
1-6; 3: 14-16.
This letter is believed to be the last
written,. by Paul. He was for the sec-
ond time a prisoner in Rome (v. 8)
about the year A.D. 63 or 64. The let-
ter contains "the outpourings of the
apostle's heart, when he felt his death
to be imminent, to one who had been
his faithful companion and assistant
for many years. It shows tender
anxiety for his 'beloved child,' whose
strength and weaknesses he well knew,
and upon whose piety and wisdom so
much of the church's future would
depend "
Paul warns .Timothy of the perils
that lie in his path. "Grievous times
shall come," he said. "Men' shall be
lovers of self, lovers of money, boast-
ful, haughty," chap- 2: 2. Did he
speak of the first century, or of the
twentieth? Still there are those am-
ong us who seem by their words and
actions to be "lovers of pleasure ra-
ther than lovers of God." But while
"evil men and imposters wax wom.
and worse, deceiving and being deceiv-
ed," Paul counsels Timothy that he
continue in the things which he had
learned in his Childhood's home, "the
Holy Scriptures which are able to
awake wise unto salvation .through
faith which is in Christ Jesus. Tim-
othy had learned the scriptures of the
Old Testament. The New Testament
was yet in the making. Our wealth of
holy scriptures is much greater than
his, and Paul's exhortation comes
home to us with even greater fore*,
Nowhere is the supreme voice of the
Bible more perfectly described thao in
his words here written, vs. 15-17.
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DIET IS GREAT
STUFF) AIN'T IT?
III.,. PAUL'S. APPRECIATION C ' TIMOTHY,
Philippians, 2: 19-22,
In his letter to the Christian com-
munity at Philippi, written from
Rome during his first imprisonment;.
Paul bears very high testimony -to the
character of Timothy. He washoping
to send Timothy on the long journey
to Phili ppr;that he might bear mess-
ages and bring'i:irn hack word oftheir.
welfare, "that I also."he said, "may
be Of good comfort when I ]snow your
state." Moffatt renders: "I have no
one like him for genabac Interest in
your • welfare. Everybody' is selfish; in-
stead of caring for Jesus Christ, But
you know hew he has stool th': test,
how he aal served' with 'me in the.
gospel like ta son 'helping his father,"
vs, 20 22.
3t must have been to Paul great
comfort in his long imprisonment.:
(Acts .28: 16, 30) to have at hand so,
true and loyal a friend, a friend who
had the same interests deeply at
heart, who; really cared for the things
he cared for and absolutely to be re-
lied eon, Such a friend was Timothy,
product of a good home, "a good min-
ister of Christ Jesus." -
Crow's Nest
(White Mountains 1875)
Building our: beacon fire, we spread
our feast
On the bare cliff high up against: the
y'.
Eastward a few love clouds went
sailing by,
As more' and more the sunset glow
increased,
And every sound of bird and leaf had
ceased;
Far down below, we could the
stream espy,
Seeming at 'lest all motionless to
lie;
Aud we from every burden seemed
released.
Range beyond range, we saw the
wooded heights;
And .far away, backed against pale
gold,
Their rightful lords—unspeakable de -
Their purple splendor sturdily- up-
hold,
While, climbing slow, the moon and
eve's' first star
Led every thought to heights more
cool and far.
—Front "A Book of Poems," by John
W. Chadwick.
Mother's Xmas Present
Children love to make Christmas
presents tor their mammas, if some-
one only will tell them what to do,
Printing jelly and preserve labels
on ordinary white stickers Is one lit-
tle thing they can do and which will
be useful and acceptable when done.
Get a couple of dozen white stick-
ers, preferably without color around
the edges. Let the eliildren print
tile. word, "Cherry", "Apple" or
"Quince" on. different ones and in dif-
ferent colored crayon, ink or paint.
If the children are especially aetive,
you might suggest that they draw a
tiny picture of the fruit they write
the labels for, such as a little red ap-
ple on tine stickers for apple jelly, or
a cherry for cherry preserves.
Not only mother, but Aunt Jane,
the ueiginbors, grandma or anyone
who ,seeps house mould find these lit-
tle labels useful when preserving
time comes again, And the Cost is
so little it is entirely negligible.
•
Hopeless
A ratan who was very short-sighted
went to have his eyes tested. After
asking him to repeat the letters on
the test card without success, the
specialist grew impatient and left the
r0oni.
Five minutes later he returned with
the lid' from a dustbin. He put it near
the short-sighted man, and said, "Here,
can You see this?"
"Yes," said the man.
"What is it?"
"Well, it's either a half-crown or a
two -bob piece," was the unexpected re-
ply.
Valuable Deposits
Toronto,—Valuable deposits of ra-
dium are have been discovered near
Halburtou; and the Ontario Radium
Corporation, headed by Toronto doc-
tors, is developing the find• The ore
*body is believed to be the ribhest yet
found, The discoverers believe the
finding of thia' body of ore will cheap-
en the cost of the valuable mineral
considerably.
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What New York
Is Wearing
BY ANNABELLE WORTHINGTON
Illustrated Dressmaking Lesson Fur:
wished With Every Pattern
Paris interprets the afternoon mode
in simple' lines and rich fabrics.
Picture yourself in this captivating
model in rich dark green crepe silk
dotted •in onyx jewels: To make it
even more elegant whi;:e cobwebby lace
trimming pieces are placed on the
sleeves and accent the. sunburst neck-
.
line.
Its distinctiveness and individuality
will have instant appeal with fife
smart woman.
Style .No. 2812 comes in sizes 14,
16, 18, 20 years, 38 and 40 inches bust.
Size 16 requires 3% yards 39 -inch,
Bordeaux red canton crepe ,with,
beige trim, black transparent velvet
with lace, burgundy brown patterned
crepe woolen with plain blending crepe
.and black crepe marocain are charm-
ing ideas for this model,
HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS,
Write your name and address plain-
ly, giving number and size of such
patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in
stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap
it carefully) for each number, and
address your order to Wilson Pattern
Strvice, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto.
Blue Twilight Music
Here is blue dusk and poplar leaves
are falling,
Small, golden .totes of tuttamn on the
air,
Music,' not beard but dimly seen, and
fair
A bells of birds upon the evening
calling
From unseen towers and answering
everywhere -
Music with joyous beauty in its fall
Of colour, -music whose undertones
recall
The sorrow of cold days when trees
are bare.
While far away other proud trees let
down
Their golden hair, their leaves fall
to the street
In sorrow. Their darkness and defeat
Sends the same music echoing
through your town,
And you grow sad to see the trees
turn brown,
And find their beauty lying at your
feet, -Robert Gates.
On a Strafing Cruise
"Why ever are you sitting there
when you ought to be in bed?"
Peter—"There's a mosquito ht my
room."
Mother -"It hasn't bitten you, has
it, darling?"
Peter—`,Nei but it came near
enough for me to hear its propeller."
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DoN'T YOU by
'Mls DIET
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A Tale of Christmas
By- JEAN"BROUGH
Thle 4s a tale of Christmas` for lit-
tle folks. You all know that good
St. Nicholas- lives in a beautiful castle
in the far north and that all year, he
makes toys for good boys and girls
all over the world. When Christmas
:night'comes, he harnesses his .beauti-
ful reindeer to his big sleigh, puts
his bag of toys on his back and .flies
through sky and stars and space
around the world. He visits nearly
,every home, climbs down the chim-
ney and fills our stockings full, of
good things if we deserve it.
This year, Santa had a bigger load
than ever. Ile thought he had re-
membered everybody, but l am sorry
to state be; had forgotten one little
girl. Her name' was Lucy and she
lived In a garret with her father, who
was a poor newspaper dealer, I can't
imagine how St. Nicholas ever forgot
poor little Lucy,
The night, was. beautiful and starry.
and nearly all the world was covered
in a beautiful blanket of white. Such
a busy man Santa Claus was that
night! What a lot of dolls, trains,
books, 'balls and all kinds of toys, : he
placed in various stockings. Yet -all
the time.a little demon of worry was
tugging at his heart, What if hehad
forgotten something!
Just as: the first streaks of dawn
olimbedinto the sky, he found his bag
empty of everything but one little.
doll,
"Surely, I meant this little doll for
somebody," mused Santa to bimself.
So file pondered and Pandered'
d-and
pondered.
Down in the poor garret, Lucy was
not yet awake. She was sweetly
dreaming of the nice doll, she was
sure St. Nicholas would bring her.
At last Santa remembered. He made
'his reindeer fly for all they were
worth, ti1l the tall' Chimney or Lucy's
garret_ carate in sight. He lowered
her parcel down the chimney, because
it was toonarrow to climb down;
jumping back into his sleigh and away
he went home.
What! You.thinlc the doll must have
been broken on 111 trip down the
chimney! Olt, no! It was an unbreak•
able dolt and was quite -ready with its
best painted smi'e: when Lucy un-
wrapped it. Herr: Christmas, dears!
On Business
The, magistrate was questioning tate
man in the dock,,
"You say you were quietly minding
your own business and snaking no dis-
turbance when :the police officer•came
and threatened to strike you if you
didn't accompany him to the station?"
"Yes, yerhonour," replied the thick-
set individual,
"That is very strange," murmured!
the magistrate. "And what is your'
business, night I ask?"
`I'm a burglcr, "came the reply.
'Looks like an early winter his
year."
"Are any of the Christmas maga-
zines out?"
By Syllables
Foxglove entie ad the very expensive
looking restaurant and called over the,
waiter.
"What have we today?" he asked.
"Roast beef fricassed chicken stewed
lamb baked and fried potatocollegepud-
dingmilkteaandcoffee; the waiter reel-
ed off. _
"H'm," pondered Foxglove, "give me
the third, fourth, sixth, eighth, and
A teacher in a LaGraude (Oregon)
school asked her pupils to tell who the
}world's smartest ratan is, and give the
reasons. One urchin suggested Time.
Edison "because he invented the
Phonograph and the radio SO people
could stay up all night .and use his
electric light bulbs.
Mutt Donates Jeff's Body To Science.
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FtRST vdMcTNER
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Economy Corner
Steak and Kidney' Pie, English Style.
One and one-half pounds steak, '11a
pound kidney, ea pint G. check or
water, x tablespoon flour, 2 teaspbone
salt, 1 teaspoon pepper; flaky. pastry.
Cut steak .Into thin strips. about
inches 'wide, roll up and dip in flour
and seasoning mixed, put a layer at'
the bottom of pie dish. Slice kidney
thin, remove all the fat, season and;
put a layer of over the Steak and cora•
tinue until dish is full, raising. it nice-
ly in the center. Half. ;fill the dish
with stock' or gravy, wet the edges of
the disk and 'cover with strips of
pastry, moisten these and cover with
pastry. Cut a hole in center and deo
orate top of,ple with leaves of pastry,
brush with egg and brit into a quick
oven for about 10 minutes, then bake
slowly about 1r,. hours altogether.
When pie is cooked, till up with well -
seasoned gravy,
Peach Betty,
Remove crusts from four slices
bread, ,Spread with butter and cut
each slice in three pieces of uniform
size, Drain the juice from. 2 cups or
cooked;peaches. Put a layer of bread
in a pudding dish, then a 'layer of
peaches,alternating layers until dish
is filled. Add the juice of 14.. lemon
to 1 cup of peach Juice, then place • in
a moderate oven 'until brown. Serve
'with cream or custard,
Spanish Cake.
One sup sugar, 2 eggs, 14 cup sweet
milk, r/ cup shortening, 1?✓d cups flour
anti, 3 teaspoons baking powder. Mix
in order _given, Bake in moderate
oven. Flavor witif"cinnamon, etc,,, to
own taste. I use several kinds -my-
self.
Cold•Weather Dish.
Creon peppers, onions and tomatoes
cooked together slowly in a casserole
and seasoned- with 'salt, pepper and
butter, make au appetizing dish for
cold weather.
Prune Apricot Pie.
One cap cooked prunes, 1 cup cc/tilt-
ed apricots, 1.3 cup sugar, 2 ,table-
spoons flour, 1 tablespoon butter, 1
teaspoon lemon juice, prune and apri-
cot juice. Cut prunes and apricots
into pieces and mix with sugar and
lemon juice. Line tin with pastry and
corer with fruit. Pour on fruit juices.
Dot with butter and dredge with flour.
Put on top crust aud. bake. `-'"
Hamburg Steak Dinner.
One pound hamburg steak fried in
butter and not made in cakes. To
the meat I add 1 large onion and 2
smell cloves of garlic, salt and pepper.
At the same time I cools ?!• package
of spaghetti or marcaroni in salted'
water. When done, T add to the meat
and put in a few tiny.thinslices of
the stems of lettuce .if i have it or
minced lettuce leaves. Cook together
perhaps- 5 minutes, then add 3a can
of tomatoes (10 -cent size), Use more
or less as desired. Serve as soon as
it starts to boil again or set way back'
on the stove, I cook this in 20 to '30
minutes and serve usually -with hot
biscuits.
A Good Collection
The mistress of the house was quea-
tioning a girl with a view of engaging
her as a maid.
"You say you are well recommend-
ed?" she said.
"Indeed I am, madam," replied the
girl. "I have here thirty-eight excel-
lent references."
"That seems all right," said the mis-
tress of the hour, "And how long
have you been in domestic service?"
"Just two years, madam," said the
girl.
The Only Reason
Williamson was 'talking to a sailor
friend at the docks.
"And you wouldn't' begin a journey
on a Friday?" he said.
"Not I," agreed tine sailor.
Williamson laughed.
"I can't understand how you fellows.
canhave faith in these silly supersti-
tions," he said.
The sailor looked indignant.
"Superstitions be blowed," lie re-
plied. "Saturday's my pay day."
Not For Him
They were seated in the glow of the
fire.
"Billy, darling," she sighed, "will
you go through fire and water for
me?"
"Eh?" He started. "D -d -do, you
think that it will be necessary?"
"Well, darling," she continued, "one
COM never tell."
He looked thoughtful.
"Then I think you'd better marry a'
fireman," he said resolutely.
"Molly," said the girl's teacher, "I
was very disappointed in your exam.
this year, Didn't you tell me your -
father promised you a bicycle if you
came out at the top?" "Yes," said
Molly miserably. "Then why didn't
you work harder?" asked her teacher.
"What have you been doing all .this
time?" "Learning to rid a bike," an-
swered 11Solly,
Six- year - old Harold had some
trouble : with a neighbor's children.'
That,ulght, after he had gone to bed,
his mother asked hint if, he had said
his prayers, "And did you gray for
the heathen too?" she said.
"Yes,." he answered hesitatingly,
"all but the three next door,"—W.LC.,
Miami; Shores, Fla., Parent's Maga-
gine.
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