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BKKVMIKAT The jrrowing of buckwheat has fall- en into disrepute in most places. The; fact that it i.s often spoken of as a lazy mwn's crop should not deter oth- 1 crs from raising it, and the old prin- i cipic that it requires little or no cul- ' tivation should not be followed. When the country was new, and the soil rich, any kind of scrati'hing of the soil wa-s considered sufficient, and in this way, very few gftw to the crop the proper cultivation. . Easy to Produce Buckwheat is really one of the ea«- ! le.st crops to (frow. The seed requires plantins at a leisure time, • nd will ffrow a good crop on land that is almose worthless. These com- mendatory qualities of the crop seem •ufficient to overcome those put in the opposite scale. i If buckwheat is frr<ywn on the true • nd rig-ht principle that whatever is woflh doing at all is worth doing well, there i.<t little doubt that it will prove profitable, whether the soil is poor or Otherwise. If for no oth<-r i-eason, it •ecm.^ advisable to gvow a small patch of it for the breakfast cakes that it yields the family during the winter i season. I Suit« Many Soils | The buckwiieat th.-it is sown on rich Boil will, of course, yield better than that 8<)Wn on new land which has just â-  been scratched over by tlie plow and haiTow. If the soil is mellow and •well worked, a peck of seed per acre ' will give a good yield. There is one FOK 1918. advantage in thin seeding, and that Is that it encourages the branching of the plant so that the seed is borne very thickly. The choice of the seed, also afTects the growth of the plants considerably, although the black and the gray ap- pear to grow almost equally well on average soils. On a thin, gravelly soil which is in good condition, the gray variety yields more and better flour than the dark, thick-skinned kind. The question of fertilizers for buck- wheat is one to which little attention has been given. Why any fertilizer of any kind should l>e used may seem sti-ango to those who have been accus- tomed to raise the grain on poor land, where it seemed to flourish under the most unfavorable circumstances. On rich soils it would at first glance seem that manure would be sheer waste. It may be said that this is partly true, but wo have found that lime applied to the soil is not time or money lost. The application of plaster is also beneficial. A Short Season Croi> Buckwheat is a short season crop. We have sown the first week in July and secured a mature crop. The last week in June is, all things consider- ed, the beot time to sow in Ontario. The best way to harvest it is to cut it with a mower, let it lay in the swath for some days, then put in into cocks, allowing it to cure thoroughly before threshing. y/////////////^//m!i!im(izm'i*x>'/^^ INTKKN ATION A L LESSON MAY 19. Lesson V'll. Je«ius ExercUes Kingly Authorityâ€" Mark 11. 15-33. j Golden Text, Matt. 28. 18. i Verse 15. Entered into the temple â€"In the early part of his min'.stiy, as recorded by John (2. l.S-17) ho had cleansed the temple, but now thq old traffic was in full swing, and perhaps worse than before. He now with great vigor and authority expels those who profane the holy courts. O-ast out them that sold and them that bought â€" Victims for the temple ser- vice, wine, oil, salt were the various tfhings purcha.sed. That they could be purchased within the temple pre-; cinrts was doubtless a great conven- ience to the pilgrims, but the sordid mcrcn\T.-v «|>irit which had I'.'f"'" iP tume<i all the traffic to desecration, profanity, greed, and fraud. Over- threw the tables of the moneychang- ersâ€"The temple tax of a half-shekel ^ w^ich every Jew had to pay annually had to be pai<l in Jewish money. Pil-, grims from all parts of the neighlwr- ing world brought with them Oentile money which ivaturally would have toi be changed for the current coin of the Jews. Great profits came to the moneychangers at this time, who were I not slow, as In Cairo, Jeinisalem, and i Constantinople to-day, U) reap rich | results from extortionate charges. | Them that sold doves -TTie lx;vitical : law (l>ev 12 8; I-uke 2. 24) provided i th&t those whr) were unaVde to pur- diasa laml>8 might purchase doves. Ifi. Carry a vessel thrfnigh the templc--Any kind of implement. They had fallen into the habit of muKir.^ a thorouii'ifare of the temple precincts,, which the Jewish authorities had pro- ' hibited. 17. And he tiiught- Stin-od by what! he saw he seized the opportunity tj Irvstruct them on the proprieties of the sanctuary. Ye have made it a den of robl>ers- The <lin of traffic is not in harmony with the spirit and practice of prayer in the house of God. The chaffering of traders, the' noise of sacrificial beasts, the noise of i men tramping througli the sacred counts, was not so bad as the greed lind robbery by which utiscrupulous "twuiers had enriched themselves at tjhe expense of the thronging pil- gTnms who had como to worship. ' 18. The chief priests and the â- cribea heard it, and soufrht how they inlglit dentroy him -Since all this mifflc took place by the sanction of Oie priests, and since all animals of- fered for sacrifice hu<l to pass the inimtly in»p^ction we may well un- demrtand how bitter was their rage to- Xrard Jesus, when we are tol<l th»t ^e priests derived revenue fri»m thia barter. To sweep out of the temple iMie entire miseratile crew of traf- fickers interferes! with the gains of these secularized rehgionists. They feared him- -We have two other in- •tamcei where they combined against en (John 7. 32 and 11. 47, 57). lie d the people with him and they did not dare arrest him before the crowd, who undoubtedly looked on with supreme satisfaction as they behold his fearless attack upon the corrupt- ers of the people and despisens of the common folk. 28. By what authority . . . who gave thee this authority? â€" This was on his thirti visit to tihe temple at this time. He is challenged by all three classes, including the custodians of the temple, w1io might reasonably claim to inquire why he presumed to exercise authority in a region over which they had special jurisdiction. 29. I will ask you one question â€" He now brings up the mooted question of John's authority to do as he did. What authority has any man to move out of j the conventional oriier, unless he is| move<i with a mighty call to his day! Why did John baptize and so scath- i ingly arraign the leader.s of his day? 32. ITiey feared the people: fori all verily held John to be a prophet â€" Consequently, to have lightly esteem- ed John was to bring ujion them the popular indignation. Instead of frank-! ly owning to their conviction of John's; divine call they took refuge in a cowardly profession of ignorance. ! 33. Neither tell I you by what uu-t thority I do these things-â€" John's fear- less action was the action of n pro-; phel; Jesus' conduct was likewise the ITTOcedure of one moved by divine au- ' thority, but he refused to answer men who were moved only by a hostile curiosity. -^- Vme. S/o/ries [qiir-^ htr Will ItfttMUtthtftld ,or»i tkiir» bM y«lj *h« bM "â- REE TRIAL OPFS& Sir-'**' t*4s] JJJJJJ^J A May Frolic. •A host of little raindrops hurried out one day; | A host of little sunbeams followed them in play. I When Miss Polly saw them frolicking together, "Mother, look!" she cried. "What love- ly rainbow weather!" Hoptoad's JS'ew Coat. "Homely Little IKtptotd, .Sitting by your door. Just come up to sunlight. Now the winter's o'er. Oh, but aren't you dingy, Such a looking sight. Hero among the blossoms blithe, All so fresh and bright!" Humble Little Hoptoad Never answered back. Just began to wriggle â€" Coat began to crack! Wriggle, wriggle, wriggle! (•racking, bit by bit. "Mercy me! He's pulled it off, .\iu\ he's swallowed it!" Happy Little Hoptoad, Blinking in the sun. Shining like the blossoms, Almost looks like one. For beneath the obf coat, ' Ready, all the while. There had been a new coat fine, Juit the season's style. Highty-tighty Hoptoad, Starting for â-  stroll. In hit eyes lo sparkling I* â-  twinkle droll; Maybe he is thinking, "Don't you wish that you Got your new spring toggery Juit the way I do?" . ♦ The Journey ' The Journey of life? I It is but the stepping from the valley. That lies dark end dank in the mtit, To the hill-top, I Bright and clear in the sun. And for the Journey, Be it one day or a thousand years, A ](nii{MMck flUad vitb Uv*. ^;<i>M>^imm y^mmM^M^<'^^,mmm How Canada^s Greatest Shoe House Supplies the Nation's Footwear CONSIDER the amount of time and the infinite care you take when buying footwear to suit your own taste in regard to style, size, etc. Multiply your own individual needs by millions and you will get an idea of the immense task which confronts the makers of Canada's footwear, and the size of the organization it is necessary to maintain for that purpose. The bui'iiigof a single pair of shoes is an eve < that occupies a person but a f' i: n".jmeni» two or three times a yoar â€" but to meet the accumulated d:mand of a nation's individuals, it rjquires the whole resources of a rigantic industry. Ames Holdcn McCready are truly "Shoemakers to tile Nation." It is a title justified by their size and the importance of their business. It may be a revelation to many Canadians to know that to supply them with proper footwear, this firm maintains huge factories each with many acres of floor space, and hun- dreds of intricate, almost human, ma- chines â€" facilities and equipment suffi- cient to turn out 8.000 pairs of shoes every working day. It requires a small army of work- people, clerks and warehousemen, in addition to executives, buyers and travellers. It requires much study and thought to plan styles and models of Men's, Women's and Children's shoes in their various grades and styles. In order to secure the best results in the production of various kinds and grades, it is also necessary to specialize. For example : Ames Holden McCready factories are separated into thfee distinct factory units, each a complete factory in itself. One unit of our factories is devoted entirely to the manufacture of high grade footwear for Women and Chil- dren. Consider the great variety of styles in women's footwear, including high-top boots, oxfords and pumps. Consider the many different patterns and lasts, the varieties and shades of leather and finish â€" then you will see what a great number of models are required to meet the widely different needs of Canadian women In the cities and towns and also in the country districts. Another factory unit is devoted to making only the better grades and styles of Men's Shoes â€" shoes for pro- fessional men, lawyers, doctors, and all business men. whose occupations permit the use of fine leathers such as calf and kid. The third unit specializes in stur- dier types of shoes for heavy wear and rough usage. Shoes for farmers, lumbermen, miners, trainmen, and workpeople who require a heavier and more solidly-constructed boot. In addition to the work of manufac* tureâ€" the requirements of distribution are also tremendous. A manufacturer must not only make his goods econo- mically and well â€" but he must deliver themâ€" DISTRIBUTE them. There- fore, in addition to a force of 60 travel- lers constantly visiting the retail trade from coast to coast, Ames Holden McCready maintain, in the centres of population throughout Canada, im- mense stocks of boi^ts and shoes readv for immediate shipment to the retailers in each section. These warehouses are located i:v the following cities: St. John Toronto Montreal Wlnnlptt Edmonton Vsncourer Years of experience has taught us the kind and styles of boots which are required in each locality. No matter in what part of Canada you reside, no matter what particular kind of shoe you require, your retail dealer can procure it for you without loss of time. And that is the reason why you will find, even in the outlying districts, that dealers selling Ames Holden McCready goods are up-to-date with stocks that are fresh and new, and which reflect the latest shapes and styles. H'A«n you t«e the A. H. M. trad* mark on a «Acu, you know that not only is that mark an andor$*n\9nt by th* largatt $koe concern in Canada, but that being tha product of a highly organized indattry.the ehoe you are buying repreaenti the utmost in value, style and wearing qualities which can be obtained at the price, AMES HOLDEN McCREADY Lsumo "Shotmakers to the Nation" irr. JOHN MONTltEAL TOUONTO WLNNtPIC kOMONTON Vancouvkr ml MCfflTftEAL FACTOBY /> fKvm 2B THE CHILDLIKE UL'SSIAN. Peaaant Soldiers Are Fascinated by Simple ExperimentH. The eternal childishness of the Russian peeps out even amid tho grim scenes of anarchy and bloodshed of tho Bolshevik regime in I'etrograd. Dr. 0. Robertson, an American in- structor in one of the Russian insti- tutes, observed that the Petrograd Bolshevik garrison had entirely too much time on its hands and wns prone to use thia leisure to get into serious mischief. So he used his Yankee wR and evolved a cure which was simplicity itself. He announced a series of free lectures on the wonders of nature, to be delivered in one of the palaces tak- en over by the new regime, the use of which he easily obtained when he ex- plained his object. The lectures dealt with the simpler manifestations of physical phenomena, such as the elec- tric spark produced by friction; pro- ducing the spectrum through a prism, making a dead frog jump by applying the wires of a battery, and like ex- periments familiar to high school students. But among the peasant soliliers, all these things passed for 8or<-cry, or something closely akin to It, and they sat fascinated for hours on end, for day after day, filling the hall (o suffo- cation. The Frnnch journalist who recorded the incident as one of the grote.siiue contrasts of the revolution, expressed his regret that the professor's "inter- esting initiative had not been extended to displaying moving picture-i." In that event, he intimates, the revohi- tion might havs been forgotten en- drelf. YOUR PROBLEMS Mothers and daughters of all ages are cordially Invited to write to thila 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 on one side of paper only. Answers wlii be mailed dirsct if stampetf and addressed envelope Is enclosed. Address aii correspondence for thia department to Mrs. Helen Law, 235 Woodbins Ave., Toronto. j Puzileil: â€" Now long should you wait in a new neighborhood before I returning a call? It is heart to re- turn the frsl call wiithin two weeks if you can, as that shows you appreciate the attention. A recipe for a giod face cream is as follow»:â€" •One-quar- [ tor .ounce of white wax, two and one- half ounces spermaceti, two and one- half ounces oil of sweet almonds. Melt, rotuovo from the fire and add: one and one-half ounces of rose water. Beat till cremmy; not till cold. Re sure that your drxiggk-Jt gives you only one- foiuih ounce of white wax. Mora will make it too hard. Rol>eirta: -Why save fat? you ask. Bucnuse fat Is indispen.sable in the preiraration ami consumption of food. RiH-«ii*e fat is absolutely na<"'»sai\ry fur the sii»ter>ance of human life be- cause there is a terrible shortage of . fat in fMirope! We must furnish tho I people of Kiirope with fat, and that of the mowl conceiitrated nutritive value I''at 1« obtained from milk, I mewl, iiouhry uuii Asth products and, in tho form of oil, from vegetables, 'lltere is usually an abundance of various kind* of f«t in the farm house. See, then, that none of it is wasted. Our definite duty b to use no butter for cooking purpoiaes and to use as lit- tle pork as possible for, of all ma- chirkes for the production of aniiaal fat, the hog is the most efficient. . Lorraine: -The following is a table of substitutes such as you ask for: - Every time you have one of thesf at a me«l: A nutricioua soup, tish, poul- tTy. eggs, biaked beans, pea at lentil cix)que<.tes, eereal diehes, combined with eggs, milk or cheese, you do not need to Ivave these at the eama meal: Roesrt beef, ro«»t mutton pork ohops, ham or bacon, sausage, rcund or hamburg stt^k, porterhoiuse <xr tendet^oin sfteak. Klorlliel; â€" Here l.s the recipe you w«i»t for Coifctago Cheese Salad; .\d<l to one cupful of cottage cOteeoe, th«t has been maelhed, sufficient milk to moisten silightly, one alics of mlnc«d green pepper, mH to *•«*♦, one tea- spooiiful of chi.>pi>e(l chives.and one tablesjKMjnful of chopped nutmeats. Form into ball.s aivd lay on lettuce leaves that have been dressed with the following: Mix in a fruii jar one tea- spoonful of tomato catsup, a salt- spoonful of red i)epper, half a tea- spooivful of salt, a pinch of dry mus- tard, five tablespoonsful of vegetable oil, half a teaspoonful of onion juice and one taiblej{x>oiiful of vinegar or lemon juice. Shake until slightly thickeiwd . > Dubious: â€" By all means make pota- toes the bwickbone of your w«r-^.im« g«Tden. Don*t concenitpait© on them to the exctluslon of everything else bu| in choosing your vegetables have re gard to the food situaition and plant beans, peas, carrots, onions, and, very espcciaJly, potatoes. The latter ia the substitute J>ar excellence for bread and the more you grow the better. It is advisable to grow pl«nby of the let- tuce and ra<Jiah varieity, too. And, by the way, paepaie early for your can- ning operations. Everyone will be asked to can to the limit this summer and fall . 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