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*• X The Automobile AUTO BECOMES GRBAT FACTOR IN SOCIAL LIFE. The anto as an effective medium in. nuuty very definite focial needs in a war had many medals pii>n«d on it. '««»'â- >'«»>'« f»y. ^ ^ ^ ^ ', . , .. , The social hfe of the farmer de- A. an asaot to business in peace times] ,^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ,^.^,y ^^^^ ^^^^^ it h«« also received nd little recogni- j p^^ation. He often lives in an iao- tion. Practically all authorities admitj lated place a considerable distance that the motor car meets an economic ' from even the nearest neighbors and need. | several miles from the ntost accessible The stories, howover, which have , village. His social life and that of been written about the motor car as *"''^ family depends on his being able . , ,. , . to get without great inconvenience to a social medium have m*n m nuraer- the farmers' club meetings, to church ous instance, far from picturing this ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ "movies." to lodge ses- modern product as a social asset. They gi^ to dances and other social have been articles which tend to make gy^^^tg the superficial thinker believe the auto had been invented for the prime pur-j CHANCES COME with Caks. pose of giving wider scope to the wine.' ^^ *^* pre-automobile days he had women and song idea of life. In apite ^ resort to the horse and buggy me- of these over-advertised social uses to "'°^ â- "<* trav*! for the most part via which the automobile may be put P"**'' roads. The result was that he once in a while, there is a vast con-j <>^*«" stayed at home. The worlc In- volved in j»etting to an event and baclc was not worth the pk-ssure derived while there. Now the automobile has changed all this. It h.-io redeemed the social life of the ruralists. Now in etructive contribution which the auto- mobile is making to the social life of Canada. USES POB AtTOMOBILE. While many- people buy a car and use as an argument tho idea that they need it in their business or that the Pointers on SmaB Fruits in the Home Garden all seasons of the year, even in win- ter, in some parts of the country, he finds hims^f able to visit with those land sUU preserve their old customs wife can use to save money in her friends whose presence he enjoys. Con-' and one of the most curious is that of shopping or that the owner needs it to; sequently country Hfe in Canada is'carryln* off a gJrl for a wife. TUte supplied with a fresh product. Straw- berries, raspberriett, currantH and gooseberries are easily grown and the I 4uaatlty to bo planted can be judged from tbe yields they generally give. For lostaoce, a thirty-foot row of strawberries will produce from twenty- five to forty quarts of fruit If well cared for, raspberries about half that amount, while two or three bushes of currants will yield enough for an aver- age family of five and the same num- ber of gooseberries will supply the gooseberry Jam for the season. All fruits may be planted In early spring, and all except strawberries may be also planted In the fall. If the plants are In good condition when set out the transplanting will not, if done On Wolf Rock Is said to be the most dangerously siluated light-' early enough, cause any set back, house In the world. Without a moment's warning, a huge sea, sufficient to ^he selection of varieties is most wTish away three tons of supplies, as once happened, will sweep across the | tmporunt. In strawberries make cer- landlng. tain that one of the varieties produces â€"- -"- â-  â€" â€" - I both male and female flower parts, jj_i \H/»tmr Lake ' otherwise disappointment will follow. Br M. B. Davis. B.S A. Every home garden should grow the blacks the Saunders hybrids have some aiDalt fruits '.o keep the table proved the best. These are CUmas, Kerry, Saunders, Magnus. In gooseberries one must A Curious Custom. The South African natives in Boer- I Parson's Beauty, a perfect variety, and A second hot water lake, 50 acres In Portia, an imperfect, make two good extent, has boen discovered In the ' sorts, the latter being especially fine .Mount Baker national forest In north- ; for canning purposes. west Washington. The other lake of convey him to his employment where-, becoming increasingly attractiw and, custom is called "ukutwala," and tho ^^^^ ^^^^^ ,„ ^^^^ Mount Baker preserve by he saves carfare and nervous en- i urban youngsters are now beginning Sirl, though not Indisposed to accept ^^ ^^out 30 aores in size. ergy m getting to his day's work, in to aspire to like in the country instead '!»« '^^- causes every obstacle to be ^he new lake is at an altitude of not a few instances, these are merely of making fun at the idea. i Placed In hU way. The suitor watches j^owt 5,000 feet and the temperature excuses for getting a vehicle to tise. Folks from both the city and coun-' *»*» opportunity (after first placing so „, ^^ waters is 112 degrees Fahren- sodaUy. Some have not yet arrived try make great use of the auto as a' many head of cattle In the kraal of the jjgjj at the stage wiiere they will admit to recreation and vacation medium of BirVs father) and eventually carries! others what they know themselves,} enjoying the v/onderful out of doors, away the girl by main force. The namely, that it is legitimate to buy] And, after all, a vacation is mostly a heart-rending cries of the bride, as she' a car solely for social uses. It is es-j social event. So, too, are many events ^^ carried away, are something pitiful j I>ecially truo of the- folks who live in' which are connected with church mem- ~a cry that pierces the heart of a; the country that the automobile meets bership. Christian, but his pity-subsides when | In raspberries the Herbert and New- ' man No. 23 are two of the best For home use. unless a canning berry is ', desired, probably the Hierbert is the • best selection. i In currants, for a red try Red Cross, Perfection or Fay's Prolific, while In confine oneself to the American sorts like Downing or Pearl. Silvia and Charles, two new Introductions, will soon be available and are much better in atsa and quality. In growing fruits plenty of manure Is an essential, and in the first year of the strawberry bed a little citrate of .soda applied about a mouth after set- ting tbe plants, hastens early runner formation, which meaLji d bisger crop the folio iring year. Don't neglect to protect the straw- berry bed In fall by an application of itraw. There are many disappointed P'jople this spring who neglected that recaution last autumn. One of the greatest present difficul- ties in successful raspberry culture is the control of a disease called mosaic. Tills Is quite readily recognized by the mottled appearance of the leaves and. as the plant gets older, by the yellow- ing of the foliage and the stunted, un- thrifty appearance. The only control is to remove all affected plants and destroy. If thU is not dene the wltole patch is liable to succumb ;.j the trou- ble. CROSS-WORD PUZZLE Bell the Cat A very funny little fable comes down from the remote past, the story of "Bell the Cat." It seems that the mice were kept pretty busy escaping from cats and they knew not what to do. The cats could creep up very silently and as the mice could not hoar their footsteps. It wafi a dangerous thing for any mouse to do much else but keep his eyes open for cat8. One day the king of the mice called a general meeting of mice and there were millions at the place when the time came. Aftef-a great deal of talking and fightlCg It was decided that the best thing to do would be to make a large number of bells and fasten a bell to every cat so the mice could always hear the cats^hen they were after them. After a great deal of labor metals were procured and everything wa» ready to east a great number of bells. The Jonqufl. Through the brown and withered bulb. How the white germ felt the sun In the dark mould gently stirring His spring children one by one! Thrilled with heat, it split the husk. Shot a gre«n blade ui) to light. And unfurled Its crange petals In tbe old enchanter's sight. One step more and it had floated On the palpitating noon. Winged and free, a butterfly Soaring from the rent ci;coon. But It could not leave Its- earth. And the May-dew'.s tender tears. So it wavers there forever 'Twixt the green and azure spheres. â€" C. G. D. Roberts. '< he learns that In native language it ; means: •'Don't take me, but don't let I any one .help me, becaose I want to go!" How Bees Elmbalm. Bees can embalm as successfully as could tlie ancient Egyptians. It often Just as they were about to pour the'! happens in damp weather that a slug metal a wise little mouse jumped into | or snail will enter a beehive. This ts, the place and said: I of course, to the unprotected slug a "AVho will bell the cats?" case of sudden death. The bees fall iie mice scratched their heads He â€" "They say George Washington never told a lie." j She â€" "Don't you suppose he ever ' 'phoned to Jlai'tha Washington and! told her he was detained at a Cabinet meeting?" -^ _ He Had. had been fishing on the for this was a very strange problem. They thought about the matter for a The boy river's bank for quite four hours, when an inquisitive man came along and in- upon hto and sting him to death at j quired what he was doing. "Fishing," replied the boy tersely. â-  1 J. L. â-  t ^^^ 5 6- â-  7 â- â-  8 9 wm a u a 7 â-  T IS" lb n 18 â-  â- r 10 1 w 5n â-  « â-  X7 2it JS li> . 1 ia 1 n â- b^^E Ini mm P â-  11 P 3<i 37 i «l„ â- k i 50 w 1 ti 1+1. ^â- f4 •♦5 th "♦1 "^ â-  fS â- â- 51 ^ hi ~1 5H- ^^K gH 5^ S*> â- â-  57 58 â-  s? b M â-  once. But what to do with the carcass becomes a vital question. If left | long time and then every mouse went where It Is it will breed a regular home and forgot all about the bells. Old Mothers. pestilence. Now comes in the clever- ness of the insects. They set to work and cover It with wa.x. and there you may see It lying embalmed Just as the nations of old embalmed their dead. When it is a snail that is the intruder, he is. of course, impenetrable to their sting; 60 they calmly cement his shell 1 with wax to the bottom of the hive. "Got anj«hing?" asked the man. "Yes," came the reply. 'What?" queried the stranger. "Patience." said the angler, still more tersely. )THC IHTCtNATIONAt. SYNDICATI. SUGGESTIONS FOR SOLVING CROSS-WORD PUZZLES Start out by filling in the words of which you feel reasonably sure. These will give you a clue to otlier words crossing them, and they in turn to still others. A letter belongs in each white space, words starting st the numbered squares and running eitlier horizontally or vertically or both. Imprisonment tor life, with no hope of i |j„ pardon Hove old mothers â€" mothers with white hair. i And kindly eyes, and lips grown softly j sweet With murmured blessings over sleep- ing babes. There is something In their quiet grace That speaks the calm of Sabbath after- â-  ~ T~ ' . noons; His Line of Reasoning. A knowledge in their deep, unfaltering' A father persuaded tho village eyes clergyman to speak ' to his indolent That far outreaches all philosophy. -I son, and try to get that lazy person to Time, with caressing touch, about 1 do some work. them weaves "But why should I work " enquired The silver-threaded fairy shawl of age, the lazy fellow. While all the echoes of forgotten ^ngs | ,'ln order to make money," replied Seem Joined to lend a sweetness to ^ the thrifty vicar. their speech. j "But what do I want with moneyr' Old mothers â€" as they pass with slow-' persisted^ the idle one. timed step. Oil the Cricket. A little three-year-old girl, whilejier mother was trying, to get her to sleep, became Interested In some outside noise. She wa^s told that It was caused cricket, w^hen she sagely ob- served; "Mother. I think he ought to be oil- ed." Saved in Vain. "Woman." said the dejected young man, "is a disappointment and a fraud." "Indeed?" said his friend. "Yes. I saved up all my tobacco money and lived on porridge for two weeks to take Miss Truelove to the opera and a supper. Then I asked her "Why, when you get plenty of money j to marry me and she said she was ! Their trembling hands cling gently to â-  you will be Independent, and wlil not afraid 1 was too extravagant to make i youth's strength; | have to work any more." replied the; a good husband:" | Sweet mothers â€" as they pass, one sees 'â-  clergyman. again "I don't have to work now," the OW garden walks, old roses and old '. other answered â€" and the pastor gave loves. â€"Charles S. Ross. Faithful Organist 60 Years. lltbough Mts» Cope has played the organ lii a London church for sixty years, she has only missed a Sunday •ervlce four times. the task up in despair. Norway's Coast Line. Norway's coast line â€" 1.700 miles In a straight lineâ€" becomes -over 12,600 miles if followed round the fjords. In these fjords are over loO.OOO islands. said i Conservation Again. "You waste too much paper.' the editor. •' "But how can I economize?" "By writing on both sides." ; "But you won't accept stories writ- ! len on both sides of the sheet." j "I know, but you'd save paper just j the same." ' HORIZONTAL 1â€" To trad* A â€" To make a great show of 7 â€" To poke sharply* 8 â€" To Imitate 10 â€" Man's nama (abbr^) 12 â€" A musical medley 14 â€" Activs IB â€" What mammals ar* usually covered with 16 â€" To distilr.u dew, upon 18â€" Sufllx used t* form suparlatives 19â€" Disloyal 20 â€" The busy Insect 21 â€" Honey-eating bird (Hawaiian) 23 â€" An Island possession of U. 8. (abbr.) M â€" A measure of weight 26 â€" Prefix, same as "in" 26 â€" Interpretation 28â€" A South Atlantic State (abbr.) 29 â€" Porkers . 80 â€" Jacob's brother (Bible) 36 â€" Interjection 86 â€" Knowledge 41 â€" Preposition 42 â€" Funny word for "head" 44 â€" Prefix' meaning "not" 45â€" A measure of capacity (abbr.) 46â€" Part of the body 47 â€" Sha.-p sounds of a horn 49 â€" Request 61 â€" Familiar flower 63 â€" English river, flows by birth- place of Shakespsare B4 â€" To cook over the coaie 66 â€" To make a shrill sound 66 â€" Human beings S7 â€" A sum total (abbr.) 58 â€" Measure of length 69 â€" To sell In small quantities 60 â€" Pertaining to the horse VERTICAL 1â€" Whalebone 2 â€" Stay, remain 3 â€" Angop 4^An animal's skin 6 â€" Did business, traded 6 â€" A great American Inventor 7 â€" A middleman 9 â€" A part of a flower 11 â€" To twist violently 13â€" Old English (abbr.) IS â€" Interjection 17 â€" Sorrow 19 â€" Away from 22â€" Single 23 â€" Disease of chickens 28 â€" Knave 27 â€" Month of Jewish calendar 31 â€" A amaâ- ^l breed of chickens 32 â€" Bull, dark-brown color 33 â€" Lithesome 34â€" A miid faliehood 35â€" To force 37 â€" A cabinet member 39 â€" A country of Europe (abbr.) 40â€" Not in 41â€" Threefold 43 â€" A famous American pioneer 46 â€" Foreign 43â€" A weight (abbr.) 49 â€" A salt Inland sea In Ruisiait Turkestan 50â€" A havvk-IIke bird 52â€" Aloft Keep Flowers Fresh. Flowers cut early In the momlag will last much longer than If cut later In the day. while those taken before they are In ful; biossom will out-live either. On the other hand, a little pow- dered charcoal placed in the bottom of the vase will successfully revive the faded onee. Tho water should, of course, bo changed each day. and It will add much to their Uvea It the' steins o* the flowers are wiped before replacing. Silver vases, it will be found, are apt to make roses fade very quickly, and it Is a good Idea to use a little mortar in the water. .V much more satisfactory m.ethod, ho-arever. Is to use wet sand in place of water. Where vases or bowls, other than glass ones, are used. It not only keeps the flowers fresh longer than water, bat has an additional advantage in keeping th« container stable and less easy to knock over. The idea of keeping cut flowers ha*, by tho way. been taken much further. A friend of mine dipped the blooms of her favorite flower in a solution of gum arabiv. They were then hung down to dry, and, after three such coatings I am told that the blooms kept fresh for months. The gum does not spoil their beauty in the least, and, owing to be- _. -ing transparent, la hardly noticeable. , c Needs Inoculation. Two children were at a tea-party. It was evident from the tears of one of them that something was wrong. "What ts It. Margaret, dear?" asked her mother .anxiously. "I don't want to sit next to Mary," wailed Margaret. "But why not. dear?" "Well." said Margaret, "she's got freckles, an' I might catch them." $30 to Wire a Photo. The cost of transmitting a picfiire from London to Xew York by radio la between $30 and $40. The computa- tion is baseil on the number of words that could be sent at toll dates during the thirty minutes required for lie transmSsion of the picure. France's National Flower. The lily of fleur-de-Ii^ is the national flower of France. Sheffield Plate. Sheffield plate is a combiuatiou silver and copper. Solution of last week's mzz'.e. of MUTT AND JEFFâ€" By Bud Fisher. It Looked Like a Case of "Please Orait Flowers." SCMoB ,j€f P^ wt'R« FITTING Wicrry AT «.^%T: THd PAcr THAT TvvePc'v MO pA'y-DAV IN THC- ^\cx^c<^M Retiei. 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