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records | outbuildings te house all the farm ma- who is preparéd can profit, is proven by the following ex- ~My cousin came in to tell 3 that. a farm of 100 acres within one and one-half miles of his home "was to he soldat auction. I looked at | the place, every foot of which could be i+ & "The Importance of Cutting His Corn Low. It is impossible with the ordinary to bury corn stubble completely, + especially if the corn has been planted ~. In hills, unless it is cut low, hence the © | binder should bo set to cut not higher . than four-in¢hes and, if the corn is "leaning, it should be cut only in one ' direction, or else a hoe or float should ¢ used and the corn cut right at the - If, however, for any reason ~has been cut high, a plow be run about two inches desp ssh 'stubble row fo cut the Tho oe | ~ be Marrowed crosswise and then plow- with 2 wide-furrow plow and a / dise_run twice over it and then use a 'wide furrow plow and a chain to turn | it tinder. - The point to remember is that that must control the borer and 2 rying all corn remnants in the i ki Js one of the essential things; "hence if the corn fields are bad!y plow- led or, if as a resuit of using toothed i 1 in cultivating in spring instead of using the disc the stubble is dragged up to the surface, it 'will be 'the duty of the ihspeetor to réquire . that such stubble be picked and burn- 8 | chinery--an chinery is kept in the buildings at all n-| My cousin has sold hogs every year y ro neal io ndeavors to raise "Then the ground should| tio nes a iatirieo biel Ne . L er as Canaanites. They were probably more advanced. in the arts of civilized life herdsmen, they were formed into set- petty independent kingdoms; t d by the way,"all his ma- use. £ He has kept about 'past eight or ten Bonds' during the bank, and 'about. 30 each year, 100 sheep for She 16 war, has money in tb loans to farmers in that vicinity. Almost any young man can earn | twice ag--much to-day as my cousin did, and as the interest money will earn to-day is the same as it was when he began, there is still a good chance to get started on the road to success. Balloon-Tire Pressure. Retently a large motor-car maker conducted a series of tests to discover Just what were the correct inflation pressures in order to obtain a maxi- nam of tire mileage and riding com- rt from balloon tires. -AM makes of tires were included in the test, and the size used was the 29x4.20 balloon. In addition to a. more rapid rate of natural wear and deterioration, it was nd a. number of common tire troubles such as tread separation, rim cuts, "stone bruising and overheating were: ly traceable to underinfla- 4:6 act, the tests proved that ion in' the size ted In this t cost the owner appro ly 700 miles in reduced service per tire that the air pressure was allowed to drop per pound below the correct pressure. On the other hand, it was found that by overinflation the fundameneal value of balloon tire equipment is lost or greatly reduced, The greater riding fort, better traction, the greater ability to travel over soft ground with- out sinking in, réduced tendency tod! skid and. quicker stopping without skidding, are all Yeduced or nullified in a direct ratio as the air pressures are increased overs the eorrect point. The weight of the cars under test ranged from about 1,650 to. 2,000 pounds, and it wag found twenty-seven pounds ---- front and rear for the ] 's; with twenty-seven pounds front and thirty pounds rear for the heavier models, gave a maxi- comfort together wit the 29x4.40 size wr ne car item that costs no- ing. . y the right pressuré in 1:bal tires. aa » REG | - A Rainy-Day book. Nothing makes a chi'd happier than bak | pr to paste pictures jn. 8. book, He's 5 eye, under while he pastes too. ia ie nds ar ar Tr bee dann', This plan is well h tr, fies Cut sections from the old green ie 'ded to make ® book twelve inches back } with [13). . The seventh day they repeated this seven times. Then at the seventh | open its gates without striking a blow. [that is "given over wholly to God," 18 devo was walled and fortified towns the very more. leve chariots of ern artillery." I. COMPASSING THE CITY, 12-16. i ois. hud led the people across the river Jordan and had encamped at Gilgal in the Jordan plain, three miles | southeast of Jericho. There they kept the passover in solemn commemora- tion of their deliverance from Egyp- tian bondage, and there Joshua had a remarkable vision by which he was assured that not-he alone but Jehovah was "captain of the host of the Lord," true leader and commander of Israel's small and ill-equipped army. In that confidence he now goes forward to the 'assault upon the fortified city of Jer- icho, Like a prudent general, Joshua had sent forward spies to enter Jer- icho and to learn what they could of its defencss and its possible weakness- es. Hidden by a friendly woman with whom they lodged, they learned from her and reported to Joshua that the people were very much alarmed by what they had heard of the 'escape of the Israelites from Egypt, their cross- ing of the Red Sea, and their recent victories east of Jordan. "I know," the woman, said, "that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your ter- ror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because: of you." "And again, "Our hearts did! meit, neither did there remain any nore courage in any man because of you" (Ch. 2:8-11), Relying upon, this evidence of the fear which their coming had excited in| the minds of the men of Jericho, and putting his trust in Jehovah, Joshua made a remarkable demonstration, both religious and warlike, against the city. Day after day, for six days in| succession, priests bearing the sacred ark, and armed men marched round about She aity. One can magne the wonder, excitement, and the super- stitious fear of the le of Torite, paring from the walls upon this tovri- fying spectacle (6:1-11). The Priests followed the armed man. The order seems to have been, first, the armed men in warlike array, then eeven priests bearing seven trumpets of 'rams' horns, blowing their trump- ets, then priests bearing the ark of the Lord, the symbol of Jehovah's Ppresence and power; then the rere- ward, or rearguard, of armed men came after the ark of the Lord (v. Bg time, when according to command the priests made a long blast with the 'ram's horn (v. 5), Joshua said, "Shout; for the Lord hath given you the city," The people shouted, the wall fell down flat, and they wen up into the city (v. 20). a There a be oe i Ey opinion as to what actua.y hap Some. fio jdoubt wil understand the story literally. Others may very prop- erly regard it as a figurati ya | tion of the city's surrender. They see in it the weakness and fear of the defenders of the city, who, pa stricken, yield its defences and throw THE CONSECRATION, 17-20, more (Gen. 15:19-21), 4 than th Hebrews. "They wore tillers | TE 3 they bad | ETE 'the Hebrewh fought on foot, the| oe ETE wk otre "| engines which played in ancient wa: | fare the same important part as mod+ "The city shall be accursed. Hebrew used means eS or "consecrated." It was one of the! di 8 feat anol owas of Sonquést mn of a con- que! ea, hat the, poll of 4 r who were taken captive were sometimes and so utterly ' fate of Jericho. Milind ~ | ern Ontario was held on October 12-18 {ut the Twin Ci SIMPLE AND MODISH. Nothing could be smarter than this new two-piece dress; bloused at walst- line, skirt having plaited front' and plain back, and joined to lining top. The collar may be worn closed, or open in V-neck style, and the full sleeves * [their own Government department, the 'land foremost their own immediate ties, Port Arthur and Fort Witham: ~~ : hn 3 : t | Who came? One hundred and fifty busy women represen! sti the of | £ 'an area 660 miles wide by 300 miles | deep,-- Thunder Bay, Rainy River, | Kenora,--pioneers doing the first hand work of building a state, women of varied accents, Canadian, English, Finnish, Swedish, French, Scottish, with" a dash of Irish now und again. Who talked? Themselves mostly. Told what they did, of deeds accom- ished and results achieved. No rists these. tipo the lawyers, ministers, District | Representatives, Health Nurses, the! northern head of the Mothers' Allow- 'ances work, musicians, denttsts, medi- cal health officers, selected by the In- stitutes themselves as having informa- tion of value to give to them. & Besides these, a representative from Institutes Branch of the Department of Agriculture, the two local members of Parlinment, and the wife of the Do- minion Minister of Labor contributed to the proceedings. What did they talk about? Firat alms: better homes, better commun- ities, a better .and happier social life, better 'and healthier people, and im- proved agriculture. Other matters dealt with show the surprising scope of the infgrests of these delegates: convention of PITHY west-| Wife of LE » tae ay Mindster of Labor: place dn in the home. Sted , 80 far ; n Mr. Keefer; M.P.P.: "Mankind kis | have a threefold nature--mental, taken care of by the state schobls; spiritual, taken care of by the church; physical, not taken care of unless by you women." Mr. Dowler: "This area, with its rich resources in land, fur, fish, game, minerals, water power nd timber, is larger than the British Isles. It needs, not secession from Old Ontario, but a body of representative men given limited administrative power in our own district." = + "1 will help] these splendid women all I can to gep| a permanent organizer and whatever else they want for the North." Miss Guest: "Ontario is the mother of Institutes: She has achieved ex- cellent results for herself, inspired the other provinces and the Motherland until now there are nearly four thou- sand Women's Institutes in the British Isles alone. But humility with effi- ciency must be her watchword. She must go on with a careful study of the individual home needs, neighbor- hood needs, co-operation with each other, the departments of the Govern- ment, the College, planning programs which provide for the practical, the cultural and the social at the monthly meetings. The members aim to sink deep into home life and therefofe into timber leases and their effect on settle- ment, extension services from Depart- ment and College, compulsory teaching of music in rural schools, hot school lunches; health, from the making of good bread and getting ba.anced meals to the visiting nurse; municipal power are gathered into cuff-bands. The blouse may be trimmed with rows of braid, and with fur at lower edge and collar; No, 1448 is for ladies and misses, and is in sizes 16, 18 years and 36, 88,.40 an 42 inches bust. Size 18 (36 bust) requires 33% yards 54- inch material; lining 1% yards 36- inch; soutache braid 40 yards. 20c. Out Fashion Book, illustrating the newest and most practical styles, will be of interest to every home dress- | maker. Price of the book 10¢ the copy. HOW TO ORDEF. PATTERNS. Write your name and address plain. ly, giving number and size of su:h patterns as you want. Enclose 20¢ in stamps or coin (coin preferred; Wrap it carefully) for .each number and! address your order to Pattern Dept., Wilson: Publishing Co., 78 West Ade laide St., Toronto. Patterns sent by return mail Blended Flavors. Every geod cook knows that the flavor of the dish is the last test of its exeelience, but not every amateur cook has discovered that flavors can be blended. ili: Very often I combine a drop or two of almond with the required teaspoon- of vanilla in the flatter, more taste- less puddings, cakes and dessests. It is not enough to taste, but it gives the dish more character. In making gelatin desgerts I often use a cupful of fruit juice instead of water, and flavor the sauce to contrast with or intensify it. The merest speck of ginger raises a prune dessert a degree in tastiness. Ginger is also good with pears. I very often sprinkle a bit of ground cinna- mon or cloves on my pear saad. The uflavor of peaches is heightened by al- mond. Strawberries, raspberries and pears re quire a lemon contrast, col or cocoa should always have its dash of salt and its quota of vanilla. They heighten the flavor and take away that raw taste. Coffee blends delightfully with chccolate even in the lesser quantities than those call ed for in Mocha recipes. In making chocolate icings, candies or desserts I frequently use several tablespoonfuls of coffee instead of water or milk. Every gocd housewife should have a rose-geranium plant. Its pungent flavor is not only delicious in jellies but a*leaf of it twirled around in a plain, uninteresting cake will give it a mysterious tang, Don't forget anise and caraway seed occasionally for your plain sugar cookies in addition to vanilla or lemon. And always remember that any recipe that calls for orange will be the better |} for a litt!s lemon too.--A. K. C. ES Ps © | must usualy be plowed again Hin i e '} and the lof fall owing. m2 ng larvae, which usualy hatch in ot and September, are exposed to oo corporated. eh 'the soll instead to dismiss unsatisfactory M.0.H.s, and | the securing of the Red Cross Outpost | Hospitals, greatly appreciated in the | North; short courses in dressmaking, | millinery, home nursing, cookery; a permanent organizer and home de monstrator for the area; how to plan programs; how to utilize all the ser- vices of the various Government de- | | J pro- ducts over the North's greatest wealth, her people; how to secure a more satis- factory administration of the area at closer range, yet not seceding from 1 Old Ontario. Some scope to these de: | And statesmanlike vision o of the homemakers. How did they do it? With pep. No waste time, brief, . clear, pointed speeches hitting the nail on the head each time like master mechanics, listening closely, judging clearly. z iberations! nthe part national life principles of honesty, in- dustry, kindness and efficiency." Mrs. Cole: "We are all builders, (home builders, nation builders. It | matters little what each does so long {as we all work together in harmony and co-operation in our Institute." Mrs. Locking: "And we have the | Government and that jolly good fel- | low, Superintendent George A. Put- {nam and his staff at our back." Dr. Laurie: "For centuries the i "I don't want to go to ride," an- nounced five-year-old Mary when her mother, . Brown, suggested a drive Sunday 001. ; The little girl had been playing con- tentedly with her dolls, but she was now hurried into the automobile and when she resisted given a shake and told to keep quiet. : As I was "company" I tried to di- vert Mary's attention, but I was drawn into conversation with some of the grown people. Mary wiggled about for a time and then began to ask ques- tions which it seemed to me should have been answered, but which were entirely ignored by her mother. Suddenly Mrs. Brown exclaimed, "Mary, sit still and keep still!" For a short time the child was quiet, but curiosity got the best of her and again she asked a question. "Bill, stop the car!" snapped Mrs. Brown. : #Mary cowered against me, the ani- mation fading from her face, Her mother was out of the car almost be- fore Mr, Brown had slowed down, and walking to a bush beside the road she broke off a switch. Returning she ex- claimed, "Now, Mary, just let me hear another word out of you and see what you get!" ¥ The child was soon asleep, and I learned that many of her naps were taken under circumstances such as this. Several times she aroused with a start only to sink back into a rest- less sleep. _ "Mary wiggles as much in her sleep," Mrs. Brown laughed, "as she does when she is awake. I don't know what is the trouble with her. I think I'll have to take her to a specialist." I wondered if Mrs. Brown had never heard of the effect of one's last waking thoughts have on the nervous system and so I directed the conversation to psychology, but Mrs. Brown wus not interested and was soon telling me of her astuteness at bridge, world has been in poor health. God never meant it. Get better. Learn . We who have gone to sleep with a | heartache know that the switch which the laws of the body and live as men | Mrs. Brown brought to the automo- used to do, hundreds of years." bile meant Intimidation, depression Mr. Putland: "Music is an import- 8nd troubled dreams for Mary, who a! ant agency in bringing about a worth | ways wakes Irritable, lunguid and un- {use Ee hi mulation high! rested, while the. thoughtless mother . . thought# and a rich emotional life." Mr, Senn: "See that the boys and girls do their own work for the School | Otherwise you defeat the edu- | y to Win. Fairs. cational purpose of the School Fairs." Miss Carr Harris: "Fear is at the bottom of most adu't failure. Don't] frighten the child about the doctor or| nurse. His life may depend on it." | A delegate: "It is my first holiday in 365 days and I must be home again | the day after.to-morrow. But it's been | worth it." | Care of Rope. Rope will last a long time if proper- ily cared for, The use of pulleys of the right size, and the use of lubri- cants, will add years to the life of rope. The diameter of the pulleys should be at least eight times the dia- | meter of the rope. For example, a pulley at least seven inches in did- meter should be used for a rope seven- eighths of an inch in diameter. Rot- ting of the fibres can be prevented by some extent by the application of lubricants and exterior coatings. A mixture of beeswax, black lead and tallow makes a useful exterior coating for rope. Another can be made of rosin, black lead and takow. Pine tar alone also is a useful exterior coating. {Good rope lubricants include tallow, lard and boiled linseed-oil. There are two mixtures that can be used both for exterior coatings and lubricants. The first of these is tallow and black lead and the second tallow and gra- I phite. All lubricants penstrate better if applied hot while the rope is run- ning over a pulley--J. P. B. = To Kill Cutworms. Those who experienced the rava, of cutworms during the cool weather that persisted during the past season, may be ready to take precautions One prominent tomato g first eatting of plants on soil had been in timothy the. previous year, he stems of the second planting were in paper; but even s p.ants were , under such ed. ns, 1t would be onzd bran mash which seems to be very attractive to cutworms. . effective remedy is that By this means. the r, The following which survived the win- torial to fead on and e from starvation, her"! fol spring, unless the surface of pawed ground is very rough cr tke severe winter ter find less many of them Soils that tend to "rum ring thaw takes place quite rapidly. rhs French and Belgian A to the land i os he. hor Tht at ey 2 ructics, very shallow plowing in the ns the ae pre Wed pas ne 'ohn spread over: the harvesting of the this | cov- matter is thus inf against a similar invasion next year. | rower report ed a loss of over 90 per cent, of hid to make use of the pois-; r happens to be continuously cold | | is just! | being allowed to disappear into the! air. When the deeper furrow is turn- ed in the spring the process of decay is wel under way. It is probable that such a system might 'be adopted to advantage over larger portions of this country. It would have the additional advantage of helping to eliminate cut- worms and the larvae of other insects that hibernate in the soil, mare teu ot Old Faithful, Old Faithful wan't his name but had a faithful friend and servant he was one. He was only a farm horse but he was the most willing and obe- dient slave ever created. For many years he lived on our farm and all this time he was in the harness almost every day, If a heavy load was to be pulled or a hard job of any kind to be done, Old Faithful was one of the team that did it. The last few years he was turned out to rest, but he didn't seem to en- Joy it, for he was born for a busy life. At ast, when he was no longer able to eat or stand, his master was compelled to end his suffering, much as he shrank from the task. The pcor od horse had no idea the hand that fed and cared for him eo many years woud ever be raised against him, and his last look was one of trusting inno- it ehould have been, for if man ever| plonship and $100 for a first prize wonders why the child is "so cross". a Canadian Farmers Out Encouraged by good crops and form- er successes, farmers from Western Canada wil make a special effort to- ward sweeping the boards at the In ternational Live Stock, Grain and Hay Show at Chicago next December, Farmers in the Canadian West have been so much in the habit of carrying off the Grand Championship for wheat at the International that it was a sad blow last year when the coveted prize went to L. P. Yates, of Fishtail, Mon: tana, They are out this year to win thelr laurels back again. The world's wheat prize has been won by Canada 13 out of the 15 times it has been com- peted for, Bach of the Provincial Governmonts of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta is offering supplementary cash prizes to winners from the provinca with a special honorarium of $150 for a cha: Ion stock three live the tries of horses and other are being made from all prairie provinces and will include tha famous string of champlonship hors: s from the University of Saskatchew: that carried off the. most coveted honors last year. Nnmbers of exhibits of wheat, barley, oats, flax, grass saed {and peas are to be entered, The ex | penses of shipping the entries from Western Canada to Chicago are pald by the Provincial Governments Jo €. Mitchell, of Dahinda, katchewan, three times winner of the world's wheat championship, is ex- pected to be among the Canadian con- testants again this year. Ile did not compete in 1926. . The world's wheat prize was won last year by L. P. Yates with a sample of Marquis wheat, a variety that had n Sa cense. He was dragged through the field where he had toiled so long, and as a "to ever pul a plow. | Old I'nithful is gone but we feel that {there can never be another horse like | him, and as cng as we live we will retain fond memories of his prowess and good disposition. L. IH. i i i 1 i i | "\ She ~"Does my nose shine, dear?" - He--#A trifle--but it's sueh a tin; its origin at the Canadian Government Experimental Farm at Ottawa in 1904. It is now the most popular hard red tribute of respect he was laid to rest | spring wheat grown, representing 90 that jn a spot where he had been the first| per cent. of the wheat crop of Canada and 60 per cent. of the spring wheat grown in the United States. The most: notable exhibitor from Canada at the International Show will be H.R.H. the Prince of Wales with three entries of pure bred cattle from his ranch at Pekisko, Alberta. -- -- reg More Millions to Farmers. Farmers of Western Canada, now re- celving payment for their 1928 crop are also still receiving dividends on the crop of 1825. Several m s of do¥ars will be distributed among the members of the Wheat Pocl shortly, as further payments on last year's crop. The Pool has already made, three payments, totalling: $1.40 per bushel, while many farmers are now enjoying the initial payment of $1.00 on the crop of the present year. little nose, no. one would notice it"