~common,' and even plainer than is| found in many barns through this country. Sa : "The Canadian ranch of the prince 'is right next to the f Bar U anch, consisting of some' hundred thousand acres, probably tha largest - in the world. = The latter has been famous for its stock, which has taken many prizes at the International at Chicago. Mr. George Lane, its ownér, is well-known to,_stock men in this country. The slump in agriculture, ined with Mr. Lane's ill-health, Mr. Carlyle and a few others, Dan went to the barn. At the door, the others stood back, 1 forward. He didn't know just t he was getting into, something new to him. : lle looked around and saw two fellows working." He gave a look of inquiry, to those at the door; they motioned him on, He bravely advanced, saw one fellow cleaning out a stall and | anothér in the manure cart. Still closer, he rec the prince in an +old overall suit, with a manure fork, which | cleaning out. the stall. stoc ~ranch at Mr. Lane's suggestion or through his advice. "At least, he now has for farm manager, the former mai of Mr. Lane's ranch, Pro= fessor W. L. Carlyle. / Professor Carlyle is a man of wide "born in. Ontarlo and had his. tural education in. the Ontario Agri- cultural College. He taught at the University of Minnesota, was" pro- «fessor of animal husbandry at: Wis- 'vonsin, dean of agriculture in Colo-|- 'rado, Idaho, and Oklahoma, and algo! 'had special work. with. the United! States Dept. of Agriculture in animal "husbandry lines. © And now, besides managing the E. P. Ranch, as the prince's ranch is called, he also runs the ranch belonging to Lord Minto. | Professor Carlyle-to'd us visitors that the .E P. Ranch was entirely on a business basis. 'During the past "year it paid profits at the rate of one dollar per day. New buildings and "equipment have to be paid out of the receipts of the ranch. Therefore, im- provenients were Neing made slowly 'basis o : have about' two. hundred i fine horses, shire sheep, and sixt; mostly ercheron and what{ one pa The next. question that entered his mind 'was how should. he greet this honorable person who was manipulat- ing such a delicate instrument as a manure fork. Dan didn't really know whether he should offer his hand first, or wait for the prince to do it. But before he knew it, he and the prince got close enough to say "How do you 8 do," and due to his own eonfusion, Ho agricul! gan't -tell-to this day whether he-was first to stick out his hand, or the prince is d real fellow. "Say it With Apples. Why not? Years ago the writer ran across this sentiment on a picture card in alittle old country store: "Did it ever occur to you that a man would rather have fruit when he is sick than flowers when he is dead?" Probably it~ would" not be 'possible for our fruit growers to start a cam- paign along the lines of the flower men with "Say it with Fruit" bs a ;s-ogan. Perhaps it would not be a nice thing to-do, even though it dd convey, a compliment to the flower flolks by them. 'And possibly. . {it may not even be desirable. "But whether it is a real, active, ronherted rampaign, with a slogan, or merely a fairly universal custom of remembering our friends, both sick 'and well, by sending them fruit, that result is certdinly desirable, to see that our friends have the fruit to eat. i uals hehe two into'a' batter with cheap brown. °r| feet. sing, milk. Clink-drink!" until %| away and it sounded very low "and | I. PAUL'S DEFENCE BEFORE FELIX, 10-16. . Anyhow; Dan says that the| fo 2 ld | pavement. Then "Clink-clink! pro and could not. wonder that th retaliated, and that the organization known as the Sicarii or Dagger-men 'went on Srowing under his evil ad- tration. ; Externally, Felix the judge of Paul, and listens to NA defence, But really Paul judges Felix, makes him_for a moment terri for the results of his ungovernable life. V. 10. : "Paul, always courteous and respectful in Hs dealings with gover- nors, shows no resentment against the Roman' procurator, but 'answers for himself cheerfully, inasmuch as he sided work of the Branch, from pass- ing/on what she has of valuable ex- perience to others; second by using in her own home for the benefit of her _ | family, the knowledge gained from remarks that' others at the monthly meetings; third ir acquaintance by the sound public opinion a well- with the be-| informed members helps to create in 0 nde aan. Conte the neighborhoood. Last, by raising ) " hy . e the case after Lysias, the health standards through knowledge. at Jerusalem, An person to! the V. 23. An interval occurs, therefore, at Smsuren during iol Paul, though under guard, is permitted some dégree of freedom, being allowed to see ¥isi- tors and to receive attentions from . V. 24. Thereafter, Felix reopens case, and this time his wife, Drusilla, who was a Ji , but, if reports gre sernget, of no better reputation than his own, is nt out of curiosity. Paul is sent for, and is asked to state his case for faith in Jesus Christ. V. 25. The effection Felix was not expected by the governor himself. As Paul "reasoned of morality, self- discipline, and future judgment," she gave us to eat?' he asked, wither- ingly. 'Roast beef, mashed potatoes, corn, and rice pudding! What kind of an unbalanced meal was that to "set 'stitute member too,' It sounded very ungrateful but the members of the Institute took it as a 'Feeding the Family' and 'Vegetables.' They were clever 'enough women to realize that they did not know it all. They had already discussed at the knows that Felix is entitled by his _this meeting a prince #i- position as Roman administrator to h review his case, V. 11. He explains how he comes to -be-in the position of--a-defendant in Felix's presence. Twelve days before he had gone up to Jerusalem to wor- ship, that is, to attend one of the t religious festivals, and had there been set upon, and only rescued by intervention of the Roman guard. Vs. 12, 13. The accusations brought against him by the Jews are all' groundless. He had not argued with any persons in the temp'e, nor in any way incited to riot either in the Jew- ish places of worship or in the streets. The indictments brought against him (Acts 21: 28), do not admit of proof. said against him is that he worships their fathers' God according to the methods of what they call a "sect" [and what now awdited him, if Paul's Vs, 14, 16. The utmost that can oon monthly meetings the fundamentals of health---food, fresh air, rest, exer- cise, cleanliness. Now they began to work out properly combined and bal- anced meals, learning that appendi- citis, indigestion, salt rheum and such troubles could be warded off if not entirely prevented by right eating. "Hunting out the talents of the neighborhood, what each. could do best--papers, addresses; demonstra- "tions; acting-on committees such as sick, music, program, agricultural home and school was another way. Felix literally shook in his shoes. He ad never lived a moral life, he had never accepted discipline of any kind, words were true, except "a certain fearful looking-for of judgment"? The tables were thus strangely turned upon Felix. He fancied that he was Judge 'and Paul the culprit. But as he listened, the,aspect of things ng Paul's was the voice of the Judge, and Felix is stricken with re- Mors" T V. 26. But at tHMis moment, Felix eannot rise above the power of evil habit. Two forces oppose his salva- tion, procrastination and greed. First, he_proerastinates, and says that he will hear Paul again at "a convenient Unhappy man! He is on the point of being succeeded, and the con- venient season will never again come. Junior Farmers' Clubs, Girls' Circles Budgeting Your Health. Since the momentous interval when Eve plucked the fatal apple in the Garden of Eden, there have always (Nazarenes, Christians). Yet even '80 he believes all that is written in | _ LITTLE BOY'S It" had rained and stormed nearly ail night; then the March Wind blew a gale. The window in Little Boy's room shook and rattled so loud that Litt.e Boy woke up. He didn't know "Who-00" was the March Wind, so he called for Mother. Little Boy's Mother knew all the strange sounds at night, and always teld him what they sang, for they really do sing if you listen. Ae : Mother said the houses and tress and ground were all dirty with win- ter Spoke and soot, so Mother Nature sent the Big Rain to wash them clean. Mother Nature had no towel to dry with like Little Bow used, go she sent March Wind to blow the Big Rain away and dry the little trees again, and the March Wind sang, "Who-oo I'll dry you-ool" Soon the song of the March Wind. soothed Little Boy and he was just | going to sleep again when he heard another song: "Milk- stop! Clickety- clock!" The horses' feet sang that gong as they clattered along " He k= to-drink!". sang the. bottles. as they. landed on the porch steps. Litt'e Foy sat up. "That's our milk man haven't seen him in the mornings for tol a long time. He comes while it's dark now." a Little Boy listened to the horses' Clickety-clock! = Milk-stop! they "were far dreathlike. = Little Boy loved his little horse better than all 'his other toys; they 'and nothing: was quite so wonderful Ii named my litt'e toy engine 'I-think-I- ily devours in An overclean house and a nerve-| ndpa| another happy day. Secondly) he ho for a bribe from Paul. His servile and mercenary na- ture continues with him to the end. let Litt'e Boy put corn and oats into their feed" boxes, and 'look for eggs the hens sometimes laid in the hay in Beaut; a . And hunting é in A Wasnt it fon It is no use to teil them that they with dear old Trixie nosing around are killiop themgseives. With wr $00, y ly | sary work. They go right on scrubbing Bunting eggs. i a and barking loudly the cellar steps and polishing the attic The little Dream Thoughts were furniture with as much velocity as coming fast and had carried Litt'e' Napoleon used in his trimphal charge Boy all the way out to Grandpa's Big | at Waterloo. . : Farm; and he was having such fuh| -Everybody enjoys a clean house-- in" the "old straw mow with Trixie, man; woman and child. There is a "Hut was this Trix barking? LOR! it warm, weleomingair to the room that was. only the Old Clock downstairs! has rested tired people that the repel- chiming out. "Time! Come! Time!" lent, unused room can never command. "What time?" thought Little Boy as| Certainly, it is every woman's he rubbed his eyes, for the little | duty to be a good housekeeper--to Dream Thoughts had brought him |keep her rendezvous clean and tidy, back to his little white bed again and to set an attractive table; but if she run away. _ 3 carries the good "housekeeping idea "Tock-a-teek! Go-to-sleep!" ticked to excess, she makes it a vice instead | the Old Clock, Little Boy tried to,| of a virtue. Cn but he felt very wide awake now, and. There should be moderation in all he was glad when he heard a Big in and a wise woman chooses the Engine over the hill. It sang, "Chuff-| middle path. She keeps het house ff] Slept enough!" "Why that's' clean, but not too clean; she serves 'just like my engine story," thought her family plenty of wholesome food, Little Boy. "It's like the lazy, old but does not make a burnt offering of engine that said, 'Doneenoughl' when | herself over ; kitchen stove, con- been a few super-efficient housekeep- ing fanatics. Just naturally imbued with the neat- as-a-pin and could-eat-off-the-floor \| complex, they make life an essence of the bitter-sweet. The aroma of a bar of soap, the sight of a briskly tscrubbing brush, sends them into an orgy of cleaning, that only a death in the family could interrupt. the Train-of-cars asked it to help. I cocting elabord "Adishes that the fam- e vé minutes. can' 'cause it is always glad to puil| 'my Train-of-cars."" "Slept-enough!, frazzled woman are simultaneously Huff-puff!" and the Big Engine pulled equations. _No woman in the wide, fay away," » green 'world can work like a galley _ Then a Church. Beil rang out, siave all day.and be companionable "Ting-a-ling!® time to sing!" The at night. Urknowingly, she drives Little Birds in the tree outside Lit¥e her husband off to the. neighbors' or Boy's window took their heads out the machine shop; she drives the kid- from under their wings and woke up. | dies out to seek consolation 'mid the They knew what the Church Bell! geese and chickens. = Friends and 'sang, for they began torchirp and sing neighbors smi'e knowingly as they are with all their grateful little hearth.| greeted at her door by, "Now, don't And such a song--for with it came Jopk at this dirty. house!" the Morning Light, and Little Boy's | "Indeed, she is a wise woman who Mother come in to dress him for | budgets her heaith and strength as com he budgets her money, x . the! before anyone? And she was an In-| |. Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such d patterns a t. Enclose 20c¢ in mote i pa 8 you wan nelos ite. The y ty was increased by study- poultry culling, by utilizing the mar- Stock Branch of the Government at | Ottawa," said the speaker. "Sound, recreation was a real need too, could be aided by bringing Govern-| ment filme and moving picture ma-/ | A bachelor was invited to dinner at chines to rural communities as weil plant good hours kept. Institute members were the most powerful social force! in the neighborhood and could control) social life as no other"body could." A feature which aroused lively in-| terest was the exhibit of articles, use ful and ornamental, brought by a! i illustrate the place of demonstrations in a well balanced program of the cultural, practical, and social. One! delegate showed in five minutes how to make wax-dipped paper flowers, an- other a sofa rug made from old yarns, | while a young girl, blushing and smil- | ing, was shown by Magnetawan as a demonstration of how they helped their younger members through sew- | ing clubs, the dress she wore having been made by herself as a result. At Utterson, the girls gave a prize] to the women in a contest for good work one month, and the women gave one to the girls next month. Rosseau, | Dwight, and Huntsville all were busy | providing community halls, while Lor- hospital. *» | who keeps enough vitality in reserve {that she may smile cherubica..y and a happy family may have celestial! comfort,-- Mrs. H, B. G. GRACE AND MOTION'IN A DANCE FROCK. Mademoiselle is smartest when she dines' and dances in a velvet frock. | The clinging suppleness of velvet | makes it one of the most flattering of the Paris modes, particularly to the slenderness of youth. Brocaded vel vet in soft shades of rose fashions this frock, worn over a crepe-de-chine #.ip of a pale rose shade There are | six set-in godets--thres at the front jand "three at the back--made of . matching georette, and trimmed with i soft fur. The short kimono sleeves are edged with the same fur. A tail- ored street dress may be evolved from this pattern by omitting the godets, and-'using 'the convertible collar and long-sleeve extension, No. 1118 is in sizes 16, 18 and 20 years (34, 36 and 88 inches bust). Bize 18 years (36 bust) requires 8 yards of 36-inch, or 1% yards of 64-inch material for the evening dress. The tailored frock ree quires 83% yards of 86-inch, or 2 yards of b4-inch material. The godets re- quire 1% yards of 36-inch, or % yard of 54-inch additional material. Price the sp; 4 English and hawtho 'bushes. rust by killing the : on which it got its start in ring. So thoroughly did the exterminate the de- structive barberry that one can drive i for miles through the count1y districts ing how to raise the standards of pro-| without finding a single es duction in quality and quantity, by | One English botanist told an Aser- fcan investigator that he could drive keting aids from the Dominion Live from London to Cambridge, a distance of about fifty miles, without being able to find a single bush. There are many rn hedges, but the barberry hedges are almost a thing of the past; and so is black stem rust. English thologists are convinced that home of an Institute. member, as by planning outdoor frolics for! the eradieation of the barberry has Afterwards he criticized' the meal winter and summer and by seeing that solved the black stem rust problem in rather severely: 'What do you think parties were properly chaperoned and | England. In Wales the situation is quite dif- ferent. The farmers in that country have not yet destroyed their barberry bushes. W. H. Broadbent, of the Min- istry of Agriculture, investigated the situation in three counties in 1920, In one of them he found barberries on joke on number of branches. In the discus-| sixty farms out of the 100 which he themselves and 'at once set to work to sion on program planning; some of | visited. study the Departmental bulletins on these were used by the delegates to! bushes on thirty farms out of the In another county .-he found forty which he visited. In the third county, in which a systematic search was not made, ho found barberry bushes in fourteen parishes. In this county he found one hedge 100 yards long and another about thirty yards long. Furthermore, in these threes counties he found seventy-four out- breaks of rust, and in every case barberry bushes were near the fields, A representative of the United States Dept. of Agriculture traveled many milks in various parts of Eng- land and found no trace of black stem rust, except near three barberry bushes which were located Ky an emin- ent English scientist. In Scotland the only stem rust which could be- Also by stimulating the Farmers' and | ing was on the alert for a Red Cross | found was near some barberry bushes : _ | in a hawthorn hedge. Near the bushes the . rust was abundant; elsewhere. there was none. British agricultur- ists state that black rust is practically unknown in England and Scotland, except near barberry bushes. In the grain growing districts of Wales the responsibility of the bar- berry bushes for rust outbreaks is ab- solutely clear. The farmers are be- ginning to realize this, and they no doubt will stop the rust by killing the 'bushes, as the English have already dones It-is a high tribute tothe good segee of the English farmers eradicated the barberry, éven with out the aid of the law. They were among the first to realize the destrue- tive effect of this worse than worth- less bush. They preferred to destroy barberries rather than to permit the barberries to destroy their grain, and they have their reward. They no longer fear the dreaded hlack stem rust. They have prevented # by dig- ging their. barberry bushes. Other countries of Europe have had equally good resu:ts. esi faced Bringing the World to Town. The world is being brought to the small town and laid on every door- step by the movies. 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