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very. plain old fi farmstead attractive. One man who fenced his whole farm with woven wire and supplied running water and . other conveniences, did not provide a good lawn for his home. His wife ~ became discontented and said she was "going to move her house out to the sheap pasture, because it was nice and grassy out there, The « first. requisite for the farm lawn is a chicken-tight fence. The noxt is a good growth of grass, When the land has been seeded, then atten-| tion can be given to adornment. "YARDS FOR THE FARM |. SS. LESSON ] BY GERTRU DE, VAUGHN, : 'made attractive, if set in the midst i 'bush which produces of attractive grounds, A neat, well-|large quantities of nuts and makes arranged lawn will make almost any|an effective screen. G5 vars a 5 May 23.--Isaac ra ; | 1225. Golden Text--A soft answer. . The hazelnut i8! turneth, away wrath: Bot ales | words stir up anger. --Prov, 15; ~ ANALYSIS : IL Isaac's Prosperity, 12-17. i I. The Digging of the Weis, 18-22. One of 'the most essential trees for| the farm home is the evergreen, set to form a windbreak. If desired,' III, Tha Blessing at fruit trees can be pled on 'the, "MGI Bi | iawn, yielding both fruit and shade. cde 2 j The wp oe are Chains nl onizodvaion There fv sing landscaping. Some desirab'e ones 8Y6| [.ua¢ and that. of Abraham, his' ouileat oe whi birch, weeping em roi, "Abraham is' shown ns 'the. and weeping ow. + . i Shrubs can be used sticcsssfully for TaD; of strong faith, magnanimous, screens, and are very attractive when. : i 3 : a 'used as a background for flowers. {2pab J governing his household, an A prompt and courageous in an emer- Perennial flowers can. be. planted, gonoy "when the life and 'iberty of a profusely for they do not require ikinsman are imperilled. Teaae is and His Wells; Gen. 26 | Beer-sheba, : J hospitable, and courteous; wisely and, gi Trees, shrubs and flowers should be much care. Flowers planted next to ,-o0 10 doubt a deeply pi Knives of good steel pay in the| STAINLESS STEEL planted around tlie edges, or in cor- low-growing shrubs make a pleasing ail Oo Re Dy irs man, service they offer. They hold their| In homes where grapefruit is en- |r ners, hut never in the center. An arrangement, the taller varieties| strength of character, a lover of edges longer and cut cleaner ai Joyed a grapefruit knife of stainless attractive lawn has an open, grassy bordering the shrubs. Single 214 pence, meek and yielding When assail- quicker than the cheaper ones. steel adds pleasure.' It may be also center. two, trees of quick growth must be shrubs of a higher growth. --planted: More beautiful trees of | The twining, climbing, same time and the less the desirable ones come on. shade and ornamental tree. mature it can be tapped and will old buildings, porches, syrup. are the mountain ash, poplar, honey-! ing scheme. locust, linden and the different elms. | lawn, There are black walnuts, | will make a study of the subject. Al- chestnuts and butternuts. Do not most every nursery catalogue offers :plant seedlings, but grafted stock of suggestions. ¢ mm | "The Control of the Rose THE UTILIZATION OF ||! Chafer. THE CANNA The facts that Rose Chafer breeds ------r----e----------w--w/) | in light, sandy soil, that its most By M. B. Davis, Horticultural} Divi. | important breeding grounds are sion, Experimental Farm, for the, Waste sandy land, idle farms and Ontario Horticultural Asscciation, | vacant fields or lots; and that it can- The C 21 not flourish on land shaded by trees e Canna {s generally grown for t ; in cl sod, are a guide to the its foliage effect, and when massed! °F '» Over eit : s : ' | methods of protection against this in a suitable location lends a very | : : pleasing atmosphere to the garden, TY Jestruciive Insee 1 Dest of fruits . There are green leaved cannas and, rolling i red 'eaved cannas, the iatter being fo in it :ste sheak avn: perhaps the more popular. The! . ) ; 45503, i5 flowers of both are attractive and! u on of Sone Lox. gras: 0, he - show up nicely against some sort of | tock ct : ithe Dominion Entomological Branch, i as a green hedge © which may be obtained free from the In the very small informal garden §UMications Bench, Depatimens of the canna has not much place, but Agriey ture, HWE, 15. Pom whiste 'there is plenty. of Space "hil out in the circular that the habits of A ., the rose chafer make grass land, where fo 1 effect is desired it! 9 3 midy be ved oO Arr) advantage, | Vineyards, orchards and small fruit, The..cuture. is easy; two essentials {plantayions, Which are _neglecied or : however must be Toopt in mind: heat poorly cultivated, ideal Places for. fts and water. Cannas Jove plenty of 1erid.propagation, «The ony remedy moisture 'and "ots of heat, conse. 18 W bring these id poder Sedi- Eu ! oe, Uo vation. e plough, disc and culti- Senthy fey x40. Sather ndiftrantls: vator are the most effective weapons nn y pois n.ory | against the insect and they can best } be used at three different times: in - G 2 pr Y fod aly Ye anna a sort of bulbous, late May and early June, in mid-July, thc Aniiia. the Yoots being ho in| and at the time when late fall plouzh- : ! on ling i A \ id negl : a dry cellar during the winter. on! 22 Is usually, dare. un ig account of their susceptibility to! = . J frost they should not be ot out antit| order to make the fight against the iia 3 | chafer still more successful, the re- late in the spring, so that it becomes | od Iand. should be seeded: down. necessary to start them inside. This to alfalfa or sweet: cover... If the is easily accomplished by cutting the land is worthless for agricultural old stool into pieces with tw or three purposes it should be reforested as good eyes and Planting Pleces. yy shade from the trees will render inte 4 or'5 inch pots. The pots. 5 unsuitable for a breeding ground. -may then be kept in a good Warm 14 is further pointed out in the cir- room until ready for transplanting. | T (cular that the rose chafer is a prob- They may be started in this manner | + : : about: the first of April or late in lem that demands community action. Marcel | The control measures recommended are ting for nites ofect set | Should be adopted over the whole ex- about one foot apart each way in the | om ul Si infact dis eiels otherwise bed. In the fall dig as soon as frost | ro SpLiveness Wis he largewy cur. has killed the tops, cut off the olgj1oled. 4 top and dry out the stocks, store in a dry cellar on shelves where potatces| 4 'will keep. 'weigh 113 tons." ® A mnemsoma OUR YEARBY-YEAR WATER-SYSTEM By T. M. SMITH | erator for charging the storage bat- Each year we invest part of our tery of the radio. The pump stops income in improvements that not only|as soon as the tank has the pressure bring a cash return, but make living required. conditions better. We raise perish | able fruits and vegetables that have ered at frequent times and this took to be harvested when ready for mar- nearly half a day when we did not ket. An hour a day saved at this have the water piped to it. Now it time may mean the difference be- rarely takes more than a half-hour needs the most water. Pumping used to take two hours a day. sary, so it does not dry up any more, e decided to buy and install a|The chicken houses have water in water system, part at a time. Our them, which saves many steps and first purchase was a one-and-one-haif- much carrying of water. We laid the ered from the same tap, when neces- "and 420-galion steel pressure-tank { pasture and. dwelling with our owt with water and pressure gauge. This help at different times. The hard-|12, 16; Ps.~73:23; and "many other | TEIN, i , Er was installed and gave good service. | ware dealers who sold the pipe cut! passages. : : STACKSN, UIE, emus, ea iy : Wi ld start the engine before it into proper lengths and threaded | He builded an altar, as his father) ' ? 3 feeding in the morning and by the it for us af a small extra charge. time we finished the tank would be| After the system had been com- full. There are several systems in|pleted to the dwelling, a plumber in- ~ our neighborhood that have been stalled bathroom fixtures and put hot "bought and installed part at a time, and cold water in the kitchen. The 'use from one-and-one-half to six-' kitchen range was fitted with a. water engines for power but | back for heating water, the boiler be- evated wooden tank for|ing placed in the bathroom. This | heats the bathroom fine in winter, Iso no extra heat is needed. In sum- | mer, if one meal is cooked on the | range there will be warm wafer all prey Gg A waste from kitchen sink and | double hollyhocks in the different | If shade is desired in a season or colors are beautiful when" bordering! clinging | slower growth can be planted at the vines and ivies help to turn our lawns desirable, into fairy-'and. They produce mar- quick-growing ones cut down when velous effects in landscaping and help | to cover more unsightly places than Sugar or hard maple is a desirable any other class of plants. They are at i ; When | od for ground covers, and to clothe in the southern part of the Philistine archways, yield sap for making maple sugar or | arbors and gateways, They are one Other ornamental shade trees ' of the most important of your plant- Any one planning the farm lawn One or more nut-bearing trees! can have some beautiful landscape shoud be included in the list for the effects surrounding his home, if he An inch of rain on an acre would Our strawberry field has to be wat- * ween profit and loss. Our busy sea- and can be done without interfering | ~ son is also the time when our stock| with other work. The garden is wat- horse-power gas engine, force pump | pipes from the pump-house to barn, ! {had done, 12:7; 13:18. {and in this ed by hostile neighbors, and quite evidently lacking in wise guidance. land control of his sons, Both are | represented as, on occasion, guilty of the duplicity and falsehood which fre- quently marked the Semitic character. i I. Tsaac's Prosperity, 12-17. Isaac sowed in that land, that is, | country. It is evident that he and his people are changing, in part at least, their manner of life. They are beginning to cultivate the land, using, no doubt, the water of their {wells for purposes of irrigation. The i rains in that region can only be de- pended upon in the winter months, hence the sowing must be done in September or October. There are THE AFTERNOON MODE IN- CLUDES THE STRAIGHTLINE DRESS. unpleasant neighbors, {long, hot summer months these wells opening and at the top of the inferest- water for their flocks and for the be long or short. A youthful touch irnigation of their gardens and vine-|is added by the kid belt placed around yards. Isaac might have put up athe hips. The frock would be equally stout resistance and might have de-|charming if the fabrics chosen were fended his wells, but for the sake of crepe-back satin, flat crepe, and strip- peace he yielded and moved to theled or plain broadcloth. No. 1084 is for valley. of Gerar. This valley, called| misses and- small women, and is in by the Arabs a wady, had a stream sizes 16, 18 and 20 years (or 84, 86 flowing through it which dried up in the summer, but in the bed of which water could be found by digging. {IL The Digging of Wells, 18-22. | A well of springing water. The Hebrew words mean "living water," that is, issuing from a spring, and not surface water stored from a rain- fall. The herdmen of Gerar illustrate one of the meanest traits in human character, jealousy or envy at the success of another. The fact that these Philistines had filled up the wells showed clearly that they did not need them. But they are unwill- ing to let Isaac's herdmen have them. Isaac cals his well Esek, a Hebrew name which means "contention." So also Sitnah means "enmity," and Rehoboth broad places, or "plenty of room." For now, they said, the Lord hath made room for us. The patience and forbearance - and peace-loving spirit*®f Isaac, in contrast to the jealous enmity and contentious atti- tude of his neighbors, are wholly ad- mirable. No doubt he gained much more in. the end by the way of peace than he would have gained by war. Did not our Lord say, "Blessed are the meek?" The last named well was, probably, about twenty miles southwest of Beer-sheba. 111. The Blessing, 23-25. Beer-sheba was an important sac- red place in Old Testament times. Abraham had passed that way and had given the place its name, which means, "the well of the oath" (21: 31). It was here that Jacob, aided by his mother, cheated Esau of his father's blessing, and so of the head- ship of his father's house, and it was from this place that Jacob set out cn his long journey northward to visit his mother's people (28:10) 1 | Elijah fled thither from the anger of Jezebel, and it was a place of pil | grimage in the days of Amos (1 i Kings 19:3 and Amos 5:5). It is , often spoken of as the extreme south- (ern boundary of Palestine, in the years (86 bust) requires 2% yards 36- inch figured material, and % yard plain. Price 20 cents. | Our Fashion Book, illustrating the newest and most practical styles, will .be of interest to every home dress- maker. Price of the book 10 cents the copy. "HOW TO ORDER PATTEKNS, Write your name and address plaln- ly, giving numbar and size of such patterns as you want. Enciose 20¢ in stamps or coin' (coin preferred; "rap it carefully) for each number, and address your order to Pattern Dept, Wilson Publishing Co., 78 West Ade- iaide St., Tororto. Patterns sent by return mail. AY rage Poor Appetite in Children. A child without an appetite is such an anomaly that it is no wonder that the mother of such a one should feel] alarm. There is-of course something | wrong with a child who has a sud- | den distaste for food, but it may not; be anything very serious; the distaste | itself in most cases is oniy a rebel-| lion of the stomach against too much | or unsuitable food. If the child has been overfed, the digestive organs are | tired and are calling out for rest. | Or perhaps the food has been of the | wrong. kind--too ;much milk and Softy food, predigested and overcooked | breakfast cereals, mashed Potatoes, | bread pudding, and the like--or may-| be too much candy. i The: treatment of a poor appetite' from this cause .is very simple. Let | the child alone, just as you let the, puppy alone when he turns from his| plate with that funny look of mingled | Yloathing and apology. You have too: much sense to coax the puppy; you | don't pretend that you are overcome with grief or that you are very angry--you just Jet him 'alone. i its tone through % 'brief rest.'. { phrase "from Dan to Beer-sheba." ga hild's" eati 5 Fear not, The man of peace is Waich your ehilds eating habits. | nO PEACE IS 1f he eats too much, ny if blessed of God. In that blessing he is infinitely richer than in the pos- session of many wells and much pas- ture land for his flocks and herds. The assurance I am with thee is often repeated in the experience of men of ! faith. See 28:15; 81:8; Exodus 3:12; Deut. 31:8, 23; Josh. 1:5; Judges 6: he eats too fast, not masticating prop- terly, insist that he come to meals i regularly and see that*he takes time |to eat deliberately. His diet must 'not be too sloppy; he should have crackers and milk more than once' | a day, but plen or; ham The home was not made merely by the pitching of his tent. The altar to God must] be built. For the altar symbolizes! God's presence, and sanctifies and! competes the hornre. Beer-sheba be- comes henceforth to every Israelite a sanctuary and a place of sacred mem- ory, a place of refuge and of pil- grimage, forever associated with the t name of Isaac. ly z Of Isaac it has been said that,| "Elasticity of endurance, which does not resist evil nor contend against it, but by patience over- ae I he factor. ig rel oni to oi i A | rice pudding or baked apple for de SARL 3 Ne it | Before purchasing a knife I grasp or grapefruit More and more frequently are we encountering our old favorite, the bat- parts of Palestine to-day in which | teau neckline, these days. Here we wheat is said to yield on an average find iton a simple and charming frock eighty, antl barley, an hundredfold. |for afternoon wear, developed in navy The wells had been maliciously and white modera crepe. The dress stopped, or filled up, by the Philis-| fastens at the front with a row of tines, who were evidently jealous and, small buttons. and cord loops. There During the| are gathers either side of the front were the only source of supply of jing raglan sleeves, which are made to ang. 38. inches. bust -only). -Size 18 Pretty soon ho begins to eat of his j own accord, his stomach having re-|ba | chair, and a screw-eye in every room fuly, with the , whe! this | 1 sharp 1 brides--if I may offer a - { Superstition holds that it | to offer a knife as a gift. is bel 4. 5 rn i adh begins We, * | foods. the " or; best blades usual'; der bevel or sloping edge which shar-! | pens easily. in preparing oranges for the If the blade is rounded at shell. used table. it in my hand to see if the handle is smooth and "comfortable, The no way of sharpening their knives latter quality depends on the Indi- 'except to wait until the men-folks vidual. A knife that fits my. hand perform the magical stunt on the might be impossible in my neigh- | grindstone. There are so many good bor's palm. The blade must be fast-, sharpeners on the market these days ened to the wooden handle with rivets, that it seems a pity for every home pand securely into the metal handle. {not to have one. : 3 j SHARP POINTS Many of us have. the carborundum Every, well-equipped 4 orkahep or el sharpenes ig To needs at least one paring knife. Three, e : cha or four will be found useful. I pre- oe oo J tose it fine In Duis fer blades. with sharp points, for f factory edge on fine . | they are convenient for removing the, An eight-inch blade on the sharpener | eves from potatoes, cutting around, > 2 on domy size, stem of apples and for measur ne, ing the pinch of salt or other pow-| As in using any other piece of dered ingredient. « The blades and the equipment, there is one right way of handles of all paring knives must be using the carborundum, Hold the short. + wea sharpener with the left hand, point- No kitchen is complete without the ing it slightly to the right; the knife traditional butcher knife. It should is held in the right hand with the be of excelent steel and somewhat edge of the blade -against the car- A LS Ee SB pe 'At least one bread knife is needed. the Tite and close to the point of Both straight and waved edges are] sharpener, the knife is drawn satisfactory. I prefer a knife with down toward the worker and off the a sharp, thin, slender blade, for {it sharpener. Its corruga- - TT Hints for Every Day. Saturday.--If you have use for rubber 'bands. cut from oid inner tubes, or other pieces of sheet rub- ber, try cutting it under cold water. It will cut much easier. ia) Sunday.--Crackers and nut meats olay be broken by putting them in a sait sack and running the rolling pin over them sgveral times. This is quicker than grinditg, and no crumbs are Monday.--Drive a medium-sized nail into the cork of the bluing bottle." The bluing can then be POUr- coming a -goft arran ment comin ed into the water in drops without' down a bit over the Prin "A this danger of getting too much, or of or tired face usually looks much bet- staining fingers. a ,i ter with the hair a bit fluffy. Tuesday.--In the spring, boys'| If the head or neck is long, hair blouses that are worn at the cuffs should never be "built up on top. and neck can be converted into sport Try instead for a broadening effect blouses for summer, by cutting off by means of a low horizontal figure sieoves, and hemming. From the | cight or roll of hair across the back good material in the lower part of and a little softness over the ears. the sleeve, make a sport colar $01 A short, thick neck should never be repace the worn one. emphasized by a low 'hairdress Wednesday.--Boil strong soda Prony twist or a re water in the coffee pot twice weekly, | fiat head arrangement is nice, This then rinse and air the pot thoroughly. | jg especially true of mature women This will keep thé pot sweet and|io whom that close sweep of hair up clean and improve the flavor of your| from the neck usually proves very coffee, Ne flattering. And another thing to re- Thursday. --If you have no cup| member if you are older is that tha board in the basement for your jams! ears should show-at 'least part of and jellies, put shelves in an old e them. = carded trunk, Place against the wall.| "1p 415 nose 1; The cover acts as a door and keeps |p, ee oki ant I Shou the preserves in the dark without ment placed at the back bo bul'd out wrapping them In, pape : Friday.--If the seats of your cane chairs are sagging, turn them upside 'down, wash well with soapy water, soaking thoroughly. When dry they will have shrunk considerably. er a Personal Experience Hints. To save much dust and dirt that Why Not Be Beautiful? - + By HAZEL RAWSON CADES * "How shall I do my hair?" Well, that depends on your head, If it is nice and round, with a mod- erately low forehead and a good hair: line, you can go in for one of the flat coiffurés that are so popular, and that brings out the lovely shape of your-head,: St LM i, ah Fr ob? IT your forehead is high you will probaby not want to wear your hair straight back, but will find more be- viewed from the side it looks bal- anced. ' Sl The smart style in short hair now is the head-molding, close effect. It should not be attempted unless the shape of the head is worth seeing, and unless you have a very good hair- | j cutter. Dark hair cut in this fashion flies about the room. when filling the and marceled close to the head is|o coal stove, IT fill all the paper sacks| very chic. Fair hair is less effective I get with coal, then bring them in bobbed and can rarely be worn in from the coal shed as needed, and: such an extreme manner. =~ place. them in the stove. Beside sav-| The permanent wave is a great much dirt, 1 do not waken the boon to women whose hair is spa fing: wave, and over.on him. : I put an ordinary Sersen door hook on the back of. the mor, If you re I usally put the baby. By oan get your = little device I just hook the high-, The process often "wall 'and my worries effect and so 1 --1 ; cite oily ual 'make the steel wcol 1 use in of oil perma uch make ior fly 1 am sorry for women who have| a story Exactly Suitirig the situation. ~ off clothing, the mother found a dress stood before the mirror. = ever look like this?" - for my neighbors. Last (count book showed I had taken in $500 through my bake-day sales. make en of them every year of both the 12 and 24 egg size. half of my cakes are baked or order. = - These the children deliver beforg-and after school. Two Saturdays a mouth I hold a bake sale in Cont rave," where one of the grocers gives me selling. space and lets me show. .my cakes in his window. Some Satur- days 'usual; the head correspondingly, so that|$ eight gave a series of bake sales to raise some money 'fof our church. Ej week sale I contribui angel-Tood cals, for that. ; very like our habits of and we shall or iter Nevertheless, perhaps there {is some reason for the attitude of youth toward age. It may be that older persons hold too fondly to the long- ago, especially to its faults, and are too continually reminding the young of the "way we used to do." Mary was a wise young girl who saw that soon she would be moving in a circle of acquaintances in which her mother wouid be regarded as a "back number," because of her anti-~ : Yusted fashion of dress. This girl + id not scoff at old styles, nor ridi- : : cule her mother's appearance, as 3 some girls do, for she dearly loved = her mother, and besides she knew that would defeat her purpose. Her crusade to break down her mother's prejudice against "modern foolish- ness" was carried on with the mest tactful persuasion--such as mothers may we'l take to heart if they would hold: ths confidence of their children today. She began by giving her mother little presents of dainty neck- wear, a stylish hand-bag, "nifty" toilet articles and so forth. She often remarked upon the modish appear- ance of her chum's mother, and in numerous ways effected a gradual change in her mother's opinion. One day Mary found an old magazine with all be found ing to today quite stubbornly, be deeply'hurt if sneers She read it to her and completed the revolution in her position regarding present-day methods, It was about a good and loving mother who allow- ed her daughter to outgrow her, re- sulting in a tragic loss.of confidence. A year later, rummaging through aA a-eloset~where theres was some east: she had once worn. She tried it on' to see if she had grown stouter, Tt fastened easily and she went and "Why, Mary!" she gasped, astonishment and dismay pictured on her face, "did I I Bake Cakes for My I make extra money baking cakes year my ac- Angel-food cake is my specialty. 1 Ahout I 'make as much as $ 1 my. return a ccake-baking business started go when the Ladies' Aid My y very of the . 11. cup flour, 1 ream of ta 1 sift the sugar 1 | ately seven times; beaten stiff.