i ef I ik Hf] E5v i i i k E £ » fi g g » o - & | i if "tod seen on the pic winter the day. And thus ; montha addition] } ned on ac-| tanks on h to the 1 roots per ¥ around volunteer engine force. day and to take many TEN FIRE "DONT the place of fed during fora od In addition to these safety meas-|D) ne mma: ; earthy ures, the following Dont's should be|1 psu, comes To EUROPE, ACTS 16 9-15 - feeds. Sods, red in a| OCTOBER A BAD MONTH FOR FiREs, | Observed on farm: V. 9. A vision red. This inci- "No, Honey; not now," says her root house, August, September and October are Don't use carelessly, or In-| dent belongs to Paul's second mission- mother. Of course that ought to set- bh - oe ths of farm fires. "In August,' side the main buildings. Handle it inary journey. Paul had sought to con- tle it; but it doesn't--not by a whole a Ashes the newly hauled hay or grain often, the open air, Machine sheds and gar-| tinue his work, first in the province o. lot of jugfuls, it doesn't during the winter or sow is| causes fire. by spontaneous combus-| #88 should have concrete floors. Asia and then in Bithynia, but he was "P'ease, Mommy-honey, c'acky!" lindoors. As a: direct the| tion. Destruction by lightning is also! Don't allow children to play with) prevented b She Shirk; from fu doing APPLICATION, she pleads. : heavier in August. Tourists and Matches or fire. door. A man o i onia' I. From Asia to Europe, Acts16:0-| "Nol" says her mother as firmly as sow's meal ration the is Don't 1 bonfl fi A man of Macedonia, Maced pe, A suggested: Tankage 8 cent.| campers usually pick late August and| eave bonfires or open Ire"||ay across the MEgean sea from the 15. Paul in his secondary missionary| before. fy of the weight of the mixture, or tank.| September for their trips, and very|P'2c¢8 unwatched. seaport of Mysia. God was opening a journey was Jrevented from going to| So the little villain turns to me and A age, 8 per cent., bone meal 8 cent. | frequently are to be blamed for forest Don't use a stove unless it has pro-| continental--a world-door. Come over the right hand or the left, and was led| smiles with her rosebud mouth. She vi , ' per cen! In October le setting | Per brick or metal protection under-| . . and help us, This is the plea from by divine providence to Troas, where| thinks she can work me dog-gone her! The further addition of 2 per cent. of | fires. 1 poopie beg neath. which Christianity cannot turn away, he saw a man of Macedonia standing| Buy my posted her Hi Ep fo caso. trouble, me "4 47 | Don't neglect an unsafe chimmey. |" Ve. 10-12. Immediately we endear. snd entroating him, saying "Come over | yyy, lb FOVeS Sh Ber ete game Don't pile coal or wood against a|ored to go into Macedonia. Paul knows into Ma on a and help i looks as if she actually expected to * hy| get it. She has heard the word it to be the call of God, and loses no Was time in making the necessary prepara- Greece was rich in art and tio At this point the narrative and science and material progress. ns to 8 * for here Luke, Yuduea Ja juckin in out of these i f the becom n other and unsearch- A Oe cm, ne I ihe: Bho Wnt tha. Chior. the companion of Paul. Luke was a & physician, and a man of means. He Saviour of the world. St, Paul was was a Gentile and is supposed by some the ambassador of Christ, and through to have been a native of Philippl. He Luke he learned of was a man of deep human sympathies, Spiritual needs of Macedonia. That Paul 8 of him later as "the be- land was Like the church in cen, loved physician." Loosing from Troas, Wh T am rich," and did not When the cables of the ship were know that it was pitiable, poor, blind, loosed at Troas, Christianity left for naked. The whole world apart from ever all graphical limitations, the spirit of Christ is as helpless as Philippi. Philippi was an important ever. Turops, forgetful of God, is centre. There was a Roman settle- still cryin ome over and help us. ground Westone will frequently. be D great value. Tankage uable, | roofs cause trouble. asi its pre | The first step in the prevention of fires is to safeguard against these causes, If you keep tramps and cigarette-smoking visitors off the place, provide proper ventilation in the hayloft, put up lightning rods, look out for overheated stoves and chimneys, and don't allow tourist brigands to start anything in your woods, you can feel fairly safe. furnace wall or near it. Don't bank houses with leaves or straw, unless these are entirely cov- ered with earth. Don't allow careless wiring, if elec- tricity is used. Don't use any inflammable cleaners, except with the greatest care. Don't go into closcts or other places Nevertheless, any additional fire! at night with a lighted match or protection possible should be used. candle. Use a flash-light. Every farm can not be equipped with] Despite all care and safety mea- a modern fire engine, but there is some, *ures, fires occur and total destruction equipment which every "farmer ean often fakes Plage. All ot oo know of| afford. _ | cases 'armer mentioned above, 13n. tian ori hogy all First of all, there are chemical fire Io there | is 8 Greater isn Fi' many ment Bere It vas Jo - OY an. uy the cradle of EE Ltrs swell: extinguishers. Although these are not farms n ramp or man | ing the chorus, "Come over into the cheap enough to be classed as play-| who smokes a ipo in the strawstack. us, suthorities Ln the interest of the Orient and help us." . things, they are much cheaper than a| That enemy is the owner. Ha is the Empire. | IL. From the Outskirts of Europe to new barn, silo and farm machinery, |type of man who will lean on his| Vs. 18-15. A river side, where . the Centre, Acts 28: 30-81. St. Paul There are also water-tanks, one of wife's shoulder the morning af 'er the er was . . made. There was evi 1 Ya s Roman efsizen, 2d eer cher, which is present om almost every farm, | fire and, with tears in his eyes, tell| no. synagogue in Philippi, so Paul = of preaching gospel » ary i went to this place of prayer in the of Jesus at the capital of the Empire. and several smaller ones distributed, his neighbors that the place was not; a ) Sus Di po Fowbh Yo SNS When ae far off as Corinth he wrote a over the barnyard and buildings pro- Snpared. af dq inst total 1 fp in these places were generally Joptar > the Roms Clitistiate in vide a good safety measure, If you do one safeguard agains 088 ' di w a "So, as much as in me not have ori Eiken three - four| which every farmer can have, is fire| 7 u Hver or Josaide. Lydia. She was I am re to preach the gospel insurance, Had my farmer friend not| and sold in Philippi, the Honey so much from her mother and father and some of the rest of us that it looks like she imagines everybody Is named Honey. She stands waiting--a beautiful woman in miniature--as confidently as if she knows that whatever she wants will be forthcoming. After a spell of this, rather than have her starve to death right there before my eyes, I say: - "Aw, blame it all, Luretta, I don's s'pose one cracker more or less will hurt her. Mebbe she really is hungry." So my niece tell me to get a cracker for her, if nothing else will do me, and I get one and possibly several. Then, having brought peace at last, I set down to rest me and read for a spelh. And pretty soon here comes fhe Jstle scamp with a c'acky in each and and wants me to stop everythi: Sigg and play games with he: hy "Iwon't do it!" says I. When I say a thing in that tone I mean it - a "Oh, Unky-honey," she says. "P'ay wif' mel" "I want to read, blame it!" says I just as determined as before. "P'ease, Unky-honey, p'ay wif' me!™ she says again. I say I won't and I mean it again, But pretty soon I'm cutting capers just to hear her laugh gurgle, or I'm down on the floor on all-fours, making a wild rockingshorse or a crazy camel, or something of the sord, of myself, and she is on niy back ing cracker crumbs down my neck otherwise having the time of her We keep up this monkeydoodle she ety Hped: and then I my lap an about rabbits ise Big Bears, until she sh 0-0!" and squirms possible in between my body for safety. P; th proper care and attention, they will make a profitable return. What Breed of Poultry is the Best for Small Town Lots? By 8. W. Knife. This is a point long discussed and without getting anywhere, Personal ly, I believe every fancier believes the breed he keeps is the best. A man starting Into poultry looked around to see what sort of birds he should keep. { He took a fancy to the Wyandottes, ; ~The protectors ut his neighbor spoke so highly of 5 reinain-on trees Leghorns, he decided he would toss & ir, or gathered in spring and re-| Cin to see what breed it would be. in autumn. \ He tossed it five times before it turned x . up for Wyandottes. Stil; 4f a person wants to keep a few birds for supplying ample table eggs throughout the year, and having will| 0 occasional chicken dinner, there is not a much better breed than the Barred Rocks. They are a very nice bird to look upon, of good size for a dinner, and in the egg laying contests they have shown their worth as layers. They are easy to keep In condition and quite hardy. You let them have free use of back yard and not worry about their seeing some mice - juley lettuce next door, jumping a fence and making themselves at home, as some {SS ahe letter breads are very fond ot | But If egg production for profit-is- the main object in keeping poultry, I would advise you to turn your eyes to the handsome looking and active White Leghorn. Just look over some of the egg-laying contest reports and you will see that, though. there may from year How i Pid E f 3 Bf ¢ iV § i : i i { { pe ¥ Es ge 1 close to my heart and gives a li sigh of content, and her And by and by I a while mebby her i i 8 native of Thyatira, in Asia Minor, 'i8, A vinegar barrels can be had almost for purple dye or to you that are at Rome algo." When the asking. In making use of tanks been insured, his farm probably would cloth of that place. Which worshipped 'he sald this he did not know that he and barrels, buckets should always be| have been mortgaged for the rest of God. She was a proselyte or conver} Would go to Rome, a prisoner of sta: attached to them, and a strict rule his life, ~~ = = of the Jewish faith. Whose heart the ig Ry Berish beneath an should Jo Gat thins buckets are ot| Io your Sapety protected apne Lod greed, She he reling or Sout pts od apn to be used except in case of fire; other-| fire? If not, timely insurance will 0 of Paul. Abide there, Her grat! IIL Sb DO . of his Mis- wise they are likely to be down in the keep you from crying over spilled) 8". Co" ice practical form. giomary Ladera, Romans 15: 18-21, We vegetable garden when the fire breaks ' milk. . Her home becomes a centre of light. have --from J em to AT 25 cto wun i Liew Re Ros i, hates £ often, and at all times ready to protect 80-81, ROM. 16: 18.41, » preach always to be break " vir al + idle tinuall In Acts 19: 21; we find Paul ng, 'e have the o Females that OF Are continually «yr must also see Rome." This was not method applied to 56 wide x sphere,-- on the roosts, and males that ares curiosity of a traveler, but the that the obedience of the Gentiles Points of excellence in a breeding cowardly and hold themselves away logic of the missionary. From the might be secured for Christ. His aim bird are: A good, bright color to the| from the flock, should be discarded. |fringe of Europe he must © to the could well be couched in the language b, fac d wattles: fairl m-| A good hen lays in one year about centre of the Empire, and the heart of the hymn: SOD: 1888 RNC Wal lef; airy Prom- ive times her weight in eggs. On an|of the world. In his Epistle, written | Jesus shall reign wherd'er the sun inent and bright eyes; the head com- verage she lays at least every third|to the Romans from the city of Cor-' Does his successive journeys run. paratively short and broad; the beak) TITRE a0 F Try o In|inth, while on his third missionary That is the supreme need of the world short and well curved. There should| day during the year, or, in rare in- journey, he also expresses his desire at this hour. The human race knows be alertness in the fowl; a strong,|stances, every other day. There will t "i 1s brethren at Rome, and not how to hang together and to work vigorous carriage; the logs set--welli be individuals that do better; but preach the gospel there. together for the common weal. Only apart and strongly supporting the| many that do worse, : Acts 28:80, 81. Paul dwelt two the spirit of Christ can unify the race 'body; the bone, as in the whole years. Paul has at last come and make all man's good each man's shank, should bé strong and not too], T° Make a neat cover for a sleeve to Rome, but he comes as & prisoner. rule fine for the breed; the toes strong board, draw a discarded white cotton TTT TTT ---- ¥ ' i . . . straight, but not too long; the plum- Rocking Sves the padding. Sl 2 Forcing Rhubarb in Winter. age smooth and clean. Shuply J Bo ¥ Forcing rhubarb in winter either § i ] FE &3 if in, where drawn off for washing. Rand tosilingl be individuals with a higher record, such as the Australian Black Orping- ton, yet as a class they out-distance other breeds for laying. While their houses must be kept more comfortable in winter and more wire fencing is There is action when the birds are industrious, when they leave the roosts early in the morning and re-| tion of each cow not only made it turn to them late at night, when the easier to part with the poor ones; but, females are singing, tching and| also, gave me real heart to feed more working continually, when the males| liberally those I found worth while are proud and strutting, crowing! keeping.--W. B. A Meet I found that interest in the produc- commercially or for home use is com- paratively easy, and should be carried on much more gencrally than it is at the present time, as a supply of this very appetizing dish can "by this, means be had from January until the | early spring. The roots for forcing| are dug in the late autumn before the' ground freezes, care being taken to My Watch. | Mummy's got a little watch, She wears it on her arm, The only thing it seems to do Is cause her great alarm; her father, look and perhaps Lester 83/ floor space per bird, and eat about one- u % a preserve all the buds on Crowns, She springs up from her comfy chair| much as she and to keep as much of the earth ad- yy Fy Ae Light So 'tis. But I don't mind saying I "Oh, dear! I shall be late; And ga; "For Home and Country Two Hundred Thousand Members. The English Press has much to say| 100. guineas and you may add my about Women's Institutes of late. name to your list of paironessss.! The "Many » Lon-| éfficlent young woman Tr re- y efforts," points out the Lon-| 5 tat they would Fiadly take har r but that there were no pa- hering to the roots as possible. Past experience has proven that roots that have been completely frozen force much better and quicker. It will re. at least ten days of quite severe ng to put the roots in good con- dition for forcing. 'When the time comes to bring in the plants, a dark cellar should be avail-| He says, "My sweethearts, pray able where a temperature of 50 to 60 Be careful or you'll blow the watsh deg. F. cau be maintained. The frozen | An' Daddy quite away." crowns are then placed on the cellar p vs as closely together as passible ivihary ot Bd well, and the spaces between filled with pq pigry it with a cricket ball moist sand or earth. It is a good plan = 4 4 ther it lies quite still. to heap several inches of soil over the He takes it to the J frozen buds and leave this covering, Who says the Jewallar, broke on for a couple of days only to gradu- myo Daddy shouts, "Five he g Water should "rhs 15 beyond a joke." My 1 watch has stopped." the grows He will d his Daddys 4 ot & 'normous watch, be Seriying her je Hes then ut a useful one, Her nial one, for the delight of hearing her call It causes lots of fun; But when we geta excited SOS CR IE a ER 1 g § { 5g £ ii 2 it