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W gear inte L IDEAS ry ED of t in and about t E‘:"uld there be surp cattle become lou: Some folks try to 1 geese without wat ng bricks withou! has not provide pond fed by spring your own. . Eggs * water to swim i be fertile than th« dry land layers. 36 o en Snd ® wl NyCPEo It will he]p to get eags the ye;r’duct.!, Buch“lkim:m“k, hltum"k of hround if you thin out the overcrowdâ€"| whey together with meals such as ed houses . ‘shorts, ground oats, barley, oill cake When chickens are permitted to| and the like are all highly suitable for t in and about the stables, why‘ the feeding of the sow at this seaâ€" E‘:uld there be surprise when horses son. d cattle become lousy ? o Some folks try to make money out geese without water. Quite like| One reason why the storms of winâ€" ng bricks without straw. _ If naâ€"| ter break so many 'Enn of glass in has not provided you a stream | the farm homes of country is beâ€" pond fed by springs, make a pond!munth‘n:y‘l.;uhaoudkuth your own. _ Eggs from geese that| glass break «_ _ Takeâ€"some comâ€" water to swim in are more apt | fortable day very soon and go over all be fertile than those which come| the winrows. Ten cents may save a dry land layers. ! dollar‘s worth of alaaa Lo oe: ainps Bho ns i2 h w d id M d d Fresh cold air is the only thing that fed a wellâ€"balanced, succulent, nuâ€" will keep the hens from freezing to tritious, milkâ€"producing ration while death . suckling the litter. Dairy byâ€"proâ€" It will help to get eggs the year| ducts, such as skimâ€"milk, buttermilk or hround if you thin out the overcrowdâ€"| whey together with meais such as ed houses. M shorts, ground oats, barley, oil cake When chickens are permitted to| and the like are all highly suitable forl roost in and about the stables, why|the feeding of the sow at this seaâ€" sb y > <pro rel ooR up an old pasture for the hogs bran ma.\h.â€"w P il e T Sice n ,this season. . It will be a great saving {in feed . , Lots of folks downâ€"town never know ? c ’ what good bacon or ham it. Make | yours extra good this year. Stop feeding geese twelve or fifteen The constant cold weather of _ the hounpbefore §ou kill them. | past months has been the means of A few sickly hens will undermine keeping many pigs closely housed, and the bestâ€"founded efforts at success, |this has resulted in a great many cases Five to ten per cent. of â€" the feed | of cr}pplxng amongst the swine herds given in winter should be meat in some of this country. bran mash A horse that does not eat when food is before him is wrong somewhere. Look at his teeth. _ Watch all danger signals . t PMERPp Ens ARinatiici #4 5304 io. Mudâ€"spattered harnesses on a clear! day look as if something were wrong. Wash them up after the spring storms and bad roads are over, and keep them | washed. _ A harness that is permitted | to go dirty will not last so long as one’ which is cleaned and oiled often . Gradually _ toughen up the horses that have been standing in the stable. A poor collar hurts worse than a heavy load. _ Adjust the traces to the length of the horse. _ (iet your horse as near as possible to the load he is to pull. _ * s earnant dn & There will be no delays work if the work teams prepared at the start. When the hair begins to shed, the heavy coated horses should be clipped. When not at work, have a blanket handy to throw over the clipped horse and he will not take cold. Wind up the week‘s feeding with Increase the feed gradua give regular exercise at some work . tian, nux vomica, and bic;rb;hx;t:';f soda 3 times daily, and food of firstâ€" cln_u quality . If due to imperfect masticatior teeth attended to. _ Give pur; followed by a dram each, ginger WE c : uis & ‘ Chronicindigestic following sympton capricious appetite irregularity of the ing coat, hide bound colicky pains. Ground lime;_t:)n.;w;s; soil sourness and is n« plantfood. _ When von . , ; j, _""_On corn sttbble land disced up in the spring and seed to red clover, Answer:â€"I would advise you to pick out three acres of uniform corn stubble land . Apply one ton of ground lime. stone to the first acre and thoroughly dise it in, in preparing the seedâ€"bed for the barley which is to be seeded to red clover. _ On the second acre which should lies right between one and three thoroughly dise the land but do not apply limestone and seed to barley and red clover. _ Onâ€"acre MNo. 3, apply the remaining 1000 lbs of ground limeâ€" stone and disc up the land in preparaâ€" tion for the grain seed. Just before seeding time, or a week or ten days after having worked the limestone into the soil, apply 200 to 300 pounds of a fertilizer analyzing 2 to 3% ammonia and 8 to 10% available phosphoric ‘ acid. If your seedâ€"drill has not a ferâ€" ‘ tilizer drilling attachment, scatter the |. fertilizer as evenly as possible over the { | acre and thoroughly harrow it into the | 1 ground. _ Then sow your barley andl red clover as before. | t At harvest time weigh the results | t from the three individual acres separâ€" | I ately and you will have a clear demonâ€" l; stration of,â€"first, the valuo of the | 1 lime, second, the value of the lime and ll a fertilizer. _ Besides weighing the barâ€" | c ley, be sure to note the earliness with in which it ripens on each plot and the | b weight per bushel of the grain when[cl it is harvested. Also note how sucâ€"| Y cessful the grass and clover seedingsl b have been on each plot . n Cioerkand ©¥FDriyt Quedbn‘ll. P.:=â€"â€"I ha two tons of ground lime periment with . . How, wh shal} 1 apply it to get bes intend to sow oats, barley beets, clover and wheat. is all underâ€"drained and except corn stubble and | soil, good clay loam. sow barley on corn stubbl up in the spring and seed i ront "" appetite, increased thirst, rity of the bowels, dry, starâ€" » hide bound, sometimes slight, indigestion is indicated by the, 7 symptoms:_ Unthriftiness, | the Conducted by Professor Henry G. Bell. ‘estone is a corrector of and is not essentially a When you have limed the of ground limestone feed gradually, and teams are pro.per]; mastication have variey, corn, sugar. wheat. _ The land ed and fall plowed e and beet ground; loam . Intend to Give purgative 10 C000 C29@" #48 cOndivion a *4 NOPR ‘ fimestone to exâ€"|so that clover will thrive on it, but’ This picture shows g w, when and where When you â€" have added 200 to 300 faces the Belgian ref et best results? 1 POUNdS of fertilizer invaddition to the Germans have swept o _ _ ,_|lime, you have given available plantâ€"| This aged couple â€"af arley, corn, SUE@‘â€"|food to the tiny clover crop just the homeless and penniles rheat. _ The land same as you give whole milk to the have returned to pick 1 and fall plowed | young calves, and the results from|Of their lives. _ Wher and beet ground;:sooding both the young barley and , Prosperous town they am. . Intend to clover crops should be quite as appar.| and d°5°,’3t'°"- tubble land disced ent as they are in good feeding of live.| What is left for the seed to red clover, stock. seems hopeless, yet tho advise you to pick| _ Questionâ€"S,. C.:â€"Am thinking of| have faced their recons iform corn stubble sowing a couple of acres of beans.‘ long before it was safe )n of ground lime. How would they do on sod plowed in the_ same fortlt“d_e th re and thoroughly the spring? _ The land is sandy loam!n‘“{m displayed in re g the seedâ€"bed for | which has not been worked for quite a Yasion. o be seeded to red | while. _ Would sow the beans with a‘ But these courageous ‘cond acre which ) ten hoe drill. _ How deep should they have help, until they c een one and threel be plarted and would the common feet again and find ; land but do not| white bean be all right ? themselves alive, they m eed to barley and Answér:â€"Beans should do well tm mmz oo : Mo. 3, apply the upon spring plowed sod, if after plowâ€" of ground limeâ€"| ing great care is taken to thoroughly ESSENTU : land in preparaâ€" , dise and harrow the seedâ€"bed, and posâ€" ed. _ Just before‘ sibly if the ground appears to be too reek or ten days| loose to roll it and follow with a harâ€" he limestone into‘rowing. The point is that the turnâ€" Construction and Cz 300 pounds of a : ing under of the heavy sod may make Greatest As: to 3% ammonia | the seedâ€"bed too loose and actually in able phosphorie| jJure the water supply around the ill has not a fer-,,g'rowing plant. _ This can be avoidâ€" h ment, scatter the?ed by thoroughly working the seedâ€"| The gardener‘s great possible over the | bed into a compact but still mellow raising early crops are t arrow it into thei’form. * . _ |the cold frame. The h your barley and‘ The general rule, in sowing seed ia !9%° *4 in the spring S Gepartment is to pla _readers the advice of ar all subjects pertaining to I have purchaa kind of | the winrows. Ten cents may save a “dollar's woflh of glass. 1 |__Before we offer a farm for sale, we | know it pays to slick it up and make it llook the very best we can. Same way with a cow we want to sell. We | can‘t expect men to take much interest | in a rack of bones or a dung heap fast. ened to a pair of hind legs. Clean up, Put a good coat of flesh on your cow,‘ iand then offer her for sale. 1 _ Pastures which are used one week| served Pastures which are used one week too early in the spring will generally run short at least three weeks earlier than if they had been properly conâ€" navuad ! _ The cow due to calve soon should be f fed only laxative, easily digested food. Toughen your cows, not by exposâ€" iing them to the raw spring winds and storms, but by daily exercise on sunâ€" | shiny days, and careful stabling when} | the winds whisk around the corner. It is essential that the brocd sow be j The tested and approved cow, and the dairyman determined to do his best, make a winning combination . | _ Above all things let no one pester | the bull. _ Nine out of ten cross bulls \are made so by wrong treatment on the part of some one who either does not think or who does not know any better . _ With all our kindness let us keep a, firm hand and a good stout staff on thel bull . A/LAVT s lbag 3,, _ _ CCERIY working the seedâ€"| The gardener‘s greatest aids in ;’g;’ed Into a compact but still mellow | raising early crops are the hotbed and | 0?;:; general rule, in sowing seed is‘fl?e cold frame. The hotbed enables !to put them not dee,per than four tir;nes }!lm to plant seed and produce seedâ€" $ Wiueat m o lings long before the seed planted out their longest diameter. This would| /24 C ( A |mean that the beans should hot be|of doors has begun t? germinate. The | planted deeper than 2% to 3 incfi'és.!com frame enables him _ to get the The common white bean is i Bex_vice_lseedlmg's produced in the hot.lousel | able type to grow but you should take | gradually accustomed to outdoor conâ€". | care to sift out all the undersized and | ditions and to raise these into strong, 'injured beans and to pick out 100| sturdy Plantmg stock by the time the‘ |beans and 1 ay them between a damp!g"den is ready for them. i |cloth, keeping them in a warm room., The cold frame is used in hardening | You can watch the sprouting of these the Plants which have been started in | Ebeang after they have been prepared the hotbed or in mild climates for j as described, and if at the end of .‘ starting plants before the seeds can week or ten days they do not sprout * safely: planted in the open. ’ strong and show considerable vigor,| _ Resetting plants from a hotbed into ‘ you will do well to obtain new seed. |the cold frame gives them _a hertay soil you have °J T. DL _ j to place at the ‘%. s of an acknowlâ€" § > 9 ning to soils and i } $ Henry G. Bell, in | get “ ny, Limited, Toâ€" [ e s column in the & .. & . space is limited mm .. 8 necessary that s . nclosed with the «s ed direct. Â¥+ En io _7 _ _7w the seedâ€"bed, and posâ€" the ground appears to be too roll it and follow with a harâ€" The point is that the turnâ€" r of the heavy sod may make â€"bed too loose and actually in e water supply around the‘ untse L0 Tertilizer invaddition to the _have given available plantâ€" he tiny clover crop just the you give whole milk to the m _3 1 LCs ¢ corrected its condition r will thrive on it, but h.a‘v're added 200 to 300 is based. Jews believed in the possiâ€" bility of prenatal sins; this verse does notmethhvytbowhtotcpro- vious existence. Parentsâ€"Compare ;:ho old proverb mn; u':h tmmt- ng wour grapes a e o *# teoth set on edge. Jeremiah repudiaâ€" tedit.butflurowuswuutrumm it which he retained (Jer. $2.»18). 8. Jesus rejects this theory of sufâ€" fering altogether. Man‘s sufferin« is 2. _ Rabbiâ€"The actual word used wherever our Gospels have "Master" (lterally, Teacher). Who sinnedâ€" This is India‘s problem, on which the :vh&h superstructure of reincarnation Blindâ€"John 9. 1â€"38 _ Golden ' Textâ€"John 9. 5. f Verse 1. Passed by. X spurious adâ€" dition to John 8. 59 (see margin) would link this verse with the last. It seems quite generalâ€"â€""one day ag he went along the street." From his birthâ€" Evidently a â€" welkknown character, whose history the disciples knew; compare verse 8. 4 o 5o u0) ce se TEvel horse manure has been accumulated, fill the pit, and while it is being filled tramp the manure as firmly and as evenly as possible. When the ground level is reached place the frame in If the hotbed is to be an annual afâ€" fair, make an excavation eighteen inches to two feet deep, about two feet greater in length and width than the frame carrying the sash. Line the excavation with plank or with a brick or concrete wall. A drain to carry off surplus water is essential. After a sufficient amount of fresh The hotbed not only must ce any heat it can from the sun, but must generate heat of its own 1 fermentation in fresh manure, F horse manure, free from stable li is best for generating heat. |a southern exposure. The most conâ€" !venient size is a boxlike structure six feet wide and any multiple of three 'feec long, so that standard three by six feet hotbed sash may be used. The frame should be twelve inches high in the back and eight inches on the front. This slope is for the purpose | of securing a better angle for the sun‘s rays and should be faced toward | the south. | but| _ This picture shows graphically 1 300 faces the Belgian refugees when opdt Wovidungy ’ Resetting plants from -ar‘ho'tbed into the cold frame gives them a better ’root system and makes them stockier and more valuable for transplanting in the open ground. A Building of Hotbed. ‘ The hotbed should be in some shelâ€" tered, but not shaded, spot which has Blind | bp 3 ;_ , /CG to pick up the shreds | of their lives. Where there was a prosperous town they find only ruin and desolation. What is left for them to do? _ It seems hopeless, yet thousands of them have faced their reconstruction period long beford it was safe to do so, with the same fortitude that the Belgiani‘ nation displayed in resisting the inâ€" vasion . | But these courageous people must have help, until they can get on their feet again and find means to keepl themselves alive, they must raraiva a:4 | Construction and Care of Hotbed and Cold Frame. ""~ 2 "C is a boxlike structure six | wide and any multiple of three‘ long, so that standard three by ‘ ret hotbed sash may be used. The® e should be twelve inches high e back and eight inches on the | _ This slope is for the purpose | curing a better angle for the rays and should be faced toward uth. " _ hotbed not only must collecti} eat it can from the sun, but also P generate heat of its own from C ntation in fresh manure. Fresh | ; manure, free from stable ]itter,l P t for generating heat. 1 .â€"Jesus Gives Sight To The ESSENTIALS FOR THE GARDENER Greatest Assistance in Obtaining An Early Start With Market Produce. ‘â€"_ A Spurious adâ€"| 6. Compare Mark 7. 33; 8. 23. The ee margin) would ‘primitive belief in the healing virtue he last. It seems ‘of saliva is used by Jesus to help faith : day ag he went |the point is that what heals comes "rom his birthâ€" |from him. Anointedâ€"Read, "put his nown character, | clay on his eyes";: the margin has an disciples knew; improvement on-tfie text, but it misses the true point. rju dÂ¥ is ce @ > e 9. mt onE , they must receive aid COMING BACK C y Mn ols c > of three! . The cold frame, so useful in hardenâ€" d““"v"g d three by ‘!D& Plants started in the hotbed and,’lfially t« : used. The: fO® Sstarting plants in mild climates,! bladed ches high 8 COnstructed in much the same way | which . es on the 38 the hotbed except that no manure it is 8@ "Ae‘ is used, and the frame may be cover. tooth s ‘ purpose.ed either with gl h or with can.‘ Aid the â€" for the A glass sash or with canâ€" oo ced toward | Y28. A cold frame may be built on the , knife t« surface of the ground, but a more O £00@ ‘Pe\'manent structure suitable for hold. Pranch st collecti ing plants over winter will require a . Stotk :. , but @ls0 | pit eighteen to twentyâ€"four inches SC:ON at own fr0m deep, The cold frame should be filled| that the re. Fresh | with a good potting soil. The plants SPUEIY ible litter, | shoulg have more ventilation in the | bark of cold frame, but should not receive so| With the innual afâ€"| much water. It is best to keep the| Ure unti eighteen ‘ soil rather dry. | the secre out two| In transplanting, remember that Wedgeâ€"sl idth than | plants usually thrive better if trans.| the wed; sh. Line| planted into ground freshly cultivated. the side c with a ) Transplanting to the open field is best | the stocl drain to done in cool, cloudy weather, and in |!"Z wax. essential./the afternoon. This prevents the gnough t of fresh‘ sun‘s rave Pmroma surbimr uk 2 on . 2s 2 2 $ Haminbwis OL & aphically what from their friends abroad. _ At leazt!“Lel gees when the | food must be supplied them. | Cou er their towns.‘ This is the work the Belgign Relief, Stor er wandering | Committee undertook to do and has an ] s _for months done with a thoroughness that hasj“Da up the shreds| astonished the world. It has tirclessâ€" / "The : there was a|‘ lessly labored to give these people the;‘ Whe find only ruin| chance they have so well earned to | Beca | reâ€"establish themselves. “‘His n to do? It! In this work it has been aided by the | lang sands of them people of Canada most freely, and iti‘ lish ruction period is dependent on Canadians still, with "Ply to do so, with their brothers in Great Britain B“d!reto! t the Belgian|the United States, to continue the anq isting the inâ€"| work as long as the Germans remain | Sootf on _ Belgian _ soil, Subscriptions | Thos people must should be sent either to the Central | m.a. N wak e 410901 i calr TT oV ies in | aiiw. 22 0000210 2900 implies the washing of a part, here the face. Pool of Siloamâ€""Siloa‘s brook that flowed fast by the oracle of God," as Milton calls it. The pool is still there. Sentâ€"That is "Issuing, gushing forth." But John fastens on A mystical interâ€" pretation: the spring 16 a type of the water of life. 5. Whenâ€"There is a distinct sugâ€" gestion that this visit (compare John 17. 11) is not the only one. See Lesâ€" son Text Studies for March 18, verse 19 12. their hard theorizing in the presence of sorrow. They should be looking out for opportunities of joining their Masâ€" ter in his Father‘s works. While it is dayâ€"See John 11. 9; 12. 35. The parâ€". able itself guards against misuse: | man‘s intellectual and spiritual work | is often done at night. But just as our | work for daily bread normally stops | at sundown, so the opportunity of | ministering to men in their sorrow! will ceaee with death. I OR ECC RUCT ATTU 0 VeamtinetDrages 4 ol cce uts 1 2 ds s d 11 1. 0: ;.for starting plants in mild c];mat‘,s’?blagled knife or a grafting iron (with , is constructed in much the same way‘f’"h_‘c}' to split open the stock after , as the hotbed except that no manure / !t is sawed off smoothly with a fineâ€" ,| is used, and the frame may be coverâ€" tooth saw), a hammer or mallet to , / ed either with glass sash or with canâ€"‘ aid the splitting process, a very sharp || Yas. A cold frame may be built on the , knife to trim the scions, and a supply | surface of the ground, but a more {of good grafting wax. Saw off a‘ .’pe\-mment structure suitable for hold. Pr4nch at the desired point, split the | ‘|ing plants over winter will require a | Stock :. little way down, and insert m | pit eighteen to twentyâ€"four inches SC:ON at each outer edgeâ€"taking care , deep. Theâ€"cold frame should be fi"ed’that the inner bark of the scion fits with a good potting soil. The plants SPugly and exactly against the inner | should have more ventilation in the| bark of the stock. This â€"together | cold frame, but should not receive so | With the exclusion of air and moistâ€" |. | much water. It is best to keep the| Ure until a union resultsâ€"constitutes , soil rather dry. | the secret of success. Trim the scions | | | * In transplanting, remember that Wedgeâ€"shaped, insert them accurately; || plants usually thrive better if trans.| the w:edg'e should be a trifle thicker on q planted into ground freshly cultivated, the side which comes in contact with | ’Trgngp]anting to the open field is best | f:he stock‘s bark. Lastly, apply graftâ€" t done in cool, cloudy weather, and in|!"Z Wax. Each scion should be long ; 4 the afternoon. This prevents the ©NOUgh to have two or three buds. The :t sun‘s rays from causing the plant to : SPring" .of the cleft holds the scion | lose too much moisture through evap. SeCUrely in place, and therefore tying | ; oration. In transplanting the gardenâ€"| §hou|d be unnecessary. If both scions j er will find a child‘s express wagon an | !" 2 Cleft grow, one may later be cut | 1« excellent trolley tray for bedding out | *W&AYâ€" ti his seedlings. | i; When eraftine laroe tranms it ts 1..41 what 1 the TO DEYVASTATED HoMES position and bank the sides and ends | with manure. _ Place â€" about three | inches of good garden loam on top of | the manure inside the frame and cover [ it with the sash. After the heat has reached its maximum and has subsidâ€". [ed to between 80 degrees and 90 deâ€" , , grees F., it will be safe to plant the | seeds. Select the plumpest, freshest | seeds obtainable. Use standard varâ€"| ‘jieties and get them from reliable seed | houses. I #uau1 C ERCIPITMC UMC work as long as the Germans remain on _ Belgian _ soil. Subscriptions should be sent either to the Central Belgian Relief Committee at 59 St. Peter Stregt, Montreal, or to the local branches. word used implies p â€"Both Are of hach ie oh o2 4 lnâ€"So read, boyon;i“c'k;l; + great title refers tac ntil tha;judgment. there is spec {In verse 39 in this conn er,._the |_/27.. He it is â€"Compar posslble,f 88. Worshipedâ€"Jesyu of the| verence which angels r rapidly. | 8, 9). â€"|and refuse to intermarry, | â€" The following formula for grafting | wax will be found satisfactory: Malt |together until thoroughly mixed four |pounds of resin, two pounds of beesâ€" | wax an.l a pound of tallow. Pour this ‘ mixture into a vessel of cold water. Grease the hands with tallow, and when the wax is cool pull it like taf-; fy until it becomes light and :mooth.‘ It may then be shaped into balls or sticks, and will keep indefinitely in | a cool place. Paraffine substituted for; beeswax makes a harder as well as a | cheaper wax. | Here is a substitute for _ grafting wax that is much cheaper: Take comâ€" | mon putty, put it on good and thick.l and fill all the cavities smoothly. | Then take cloth, tear it in strips, wind it around the putty and tie it with | string. , I â€" It i# best to use scions which were cut very early this spring or last fall; tll:{ can be kept in moist sawdust or q sn " When grafting large trees it is best |not to cut away too much of the tree ‘at once; therefore a few secondary {branches should be left untouched, |and these, after the scions are thriftâ€" | {ily growing, can gradualiy be cut away the following years. Or, part of \a tree can be thus topâ€"grafted one | year and the remainder the next. Many a worthless tree has thus been | entirely changed. | You can‘t graft a pear or an apple on a cherry or plum tree, or vice versa. The stone fruits and the poâ€" maceous fruits are separate familios and refuse to intarmare«. 1 5 en o e et‘ve nV ’ the grafting, if possible, on a mild day during showery weather. The necesâ€" [sary tools are a chisel, or a thickâ€" TS sc c us When in the spring the sap begins to move in the stock, be ready; this occurs early in the plum and cherry, and later in the pear and apple. Do BCO Y eE 12 SS 85. C John 16 L. W.:â€"The wedding | anniversaries are as follows: 1, Cotton; 2, Paper; 3, Leather; 4, Fruits and Flowers; 5, Wooden, 10, Tin; 12, Silk and Fine Linen; 15, Crystal; 20, China; 25, Bilver; 30, Pearl; 40, Ruby; 50, Golden; T5, Diamond, mond. H.B.M.:â€"1. For your boys of eight, eleven and fiftcen years of age, the following books are recommended : "Lorna Doone," by Blackmore; "Story of Great Inventions," by E. E. Burns; |"Legends of King Arthur and His ICourt," by F. N. Greene; "Old Greek 5‘ Stories," by Jas. Baldwin; "Adrift on ‘jan Iceâ€"pan," by Dr. W. ‘P. Grenfel; li“David Livingstone," by C. 8. Horne; j "The Boy‘s Nelson," by H. F.; D. | Wheeler; "Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous," by S. K. Bolton; ‘ ,“Historic Boyhoods," by R. 3. Hol-l |land; "Heroes and Heroines of Engâ€" |lish History," by ‘A. 8. Hofl'man;' "‘Plutarch's Lives for Boys and Girls,"l retold by W. H. Weston; “Ivanhoe,"' | and _ "Kenilworth," by Sir Walter| | Scott; "Tom Brown‘s Schooldays," by | Thos. Hughes; "John Halifax, Gentleâ€" man," by Miss Mulock. There is also ‘a splendid series of twenty volumes,: for boys and girls from eight to fourâ€"| teen, of which a few titles are: “Birds;’ That Every Child Should â€" Know," "Earth and Sky That Every Child , Should Know," "Water Wonders That j Every Child Should Know." Some of the other Bubjects treated are: "Wild ; Animais," "Pictures," "Songs," ; ; "Trees," "Famous Stories," "Heroes," . , "Heroines." This series affords a vast ; amount of useful information in very ; ; readable form. I H.LR 20 00 22 1RCAC . P00 this Dlessings on the ewes that' be,r nto a vessel of cold water. ‘twina, and this is the year that it will e hands with tallow, and|Pay to raise them,. . In every sheep & i 1 pull it like tafâ€" | track there springs up a clover 'wl:;o;.oc:(;igfi and :;wth Jplnfl:. Sheep and clover are great en be shaped into balls or | partners. For genuine pasture imâ€" d will keep indefinitely in | rovement, at little expense, the sheep ‘fl Did you ever think e. Paraffine substituted for | is the leader. y rakes a harder as well as a , that millions of weeds that would othâ€" ax, Address all co Castle Frank Rcead Mothers and daughters of all ages are cordially invited department. Initials only will be published with each q answer as a means of identification, but full‘ name and ; given in each letter. Write on one side of paper only. mailed direct if stamped and addressed envelope is enclosed Te ebid nasties coainy c & ' THE ART OF GRAPTING ecomes light and tmooth.f be shaped into balls or | will keep indefinitely in | Paraffine substituted for | kes a harder as well as a | ast him outâ€"See verse 21 2. The Son of Man {ma id, beyond doubt. Since itle _ refers tacitly (to f1 caâ€"Jesus accepts a re angels refuse (Rev, 22 Milk dishes are the s spocial signif s connection. ‘ompare John 4 ind daughters of all ages are cordially invited to write to this Initials only will be published with each question and its means of identification, but full name and address must be letter. Write on one side of paper only. Answers will be NP dn n ip en BP c‘ L correspondence for ad, Toronto. Soe verse 22 and Since this __to future significance g' margin) [l Many pounds of 'oollx:." lost every | spring by letting the sheep run where ;tcneuo&buhuwfltlhmtbnnm | tear off . reuof fleece. Small matter ? othing like this is too mutorthflt-w'lm. *â€"’â€"___ | Pity the people who live in the troâ€" l‘pi:;&qmcnthqkflo dl 26 | If you are up to date you will read the experiment station reports on ‘sheep and lamb feeding, and then file | them to read again. j Blminn_ on the ewes that bear erwise mature are not doing well, thoré"i{r;;;:y-rary about it. _ Remember parasites, inâ€" ternal as well as external. |_ "That is very wonderful," said the | Boy Doll. "I hope you like it here." !__"I know I shall," said the Paris Doll, |"Every one is so kind," | _ _Just then the big Policeman turnâ€" ed his back and the Brown Monkey threw a block at the window and the big fellow jumped right up in the air. He turned around very quickly and thought he saw all the dolls, tin soldiers and firemen laughing at him. I wonder if they really were ? _‘ No wonder, for the Paris Doll had "!just been put in the window of Toyâ€" ~ town that very afternoon, and she was °. so very beautiful that all the other P | dolls stopped looking out of the winâ€" " |dow just to see her. The Brown *) Monkey stopped pulling the Stuffed ©! Cat‘s tail just to see what it was all ‘ about. _ The Tin Soldiers stood up ° very straight as if to salute, while ‘ ; the Wooden Firemen looked around to | see if there was a fire anywhere . | "Have you been here very long?" asked the Boy Doll of the Paris Doll. |_ _ "Oh, no," said the Paris Doll. _ "I \came from across the water, The dear little girls packed me in a box j and gave me a lot of kisses to give to| Canadian boys and girls, and one of|| the dollmakers taught me English so ] | that I could understand what was said | | to me." & Where a flock or 0 THE PARIS poLL LIKES HER NEW HOME. It was past 12 o‘clock in Toytown and_the big fat Policeman had come |around &s he always did every night , to see if there were any new dolls in | the window . ‘ | _ Sure enough! _ There was a new dollie, with big blue eyes and light golden hair, and the big Policeman thought the big Boy Doll was looking at her very strangely. TORONTO e en on P EP WUWI of oatmeal is kept beside the kitchen sink and rubbed over the hands after washing it will prevent roughness. 9 % CR OO EmE mm Vc borax, oneâ€"half ounce glycerine, three ounces rose water and two ounces bay rum will soften and whiten.the hands. Cornmeal is also excellent as a whitener, and glycerine and lemon juice mixed is recommended. If a bow!l aupule cu ns 10. & 1 § Y.D.F.:â€"â€"A good play for your school concert would be "The Making of Canada‘s Flag," in which from fifâ€" teen to twentyâ€"five children may take part. Another patriotic play for boys and girls is "The Key to Jack Canâ€" uck‘s Treasure House." It deals with our splendid national resources. Both these plays may be obtained from city booksellers at 25 cents each, S.N.:â€"A mixture of oneâ€"half ounce borax, oneâ€"half ounce glycerine, three %flé‘sfi this department to Mrs. Helen Law, 75 |8. The best way to soften butter is to invert over the plate of butter a bow! which has been first heated with | boiling water. 4. A good plan is to |paint the lowest step of the cellar stairs white. Or a folded newspaper ;cnn be tacked to the bottom step. 5. To cut new bread try using a knife which has been dipped in very hot waâ€" ter. 6. Fresh coffee stains can be ‘removed by pouring boiling â€" water |through the fabric. 7. If steak is }rolled in flour before frying, it will keep in the juice and make the meat more tender and delicious. C.B.:â€"Iron rust stains cannot be taken out by water. Try a mild acid, such as cream of tartar, spread on the stain and washed through by hot waâ€" ter, or dilute oxalic acid. When the stain is removed be sure to wash out the acid. most valuable boneâ€"forming foods. 2. It is said that a very hot nail will not split_ pla§ter when it is driven into it. 1 hope you like it here." hall," said the Paris Doll, s so kind." the big Policeman turnâ€" lot of kisses to gnve_ to and girls, and one of tuug*ht_mg English so individuals in it nipped by A* \ lnPortolleoel‘;:tricwhumob. neted at times a parasitie plant Mlfluu‘m pon them, obâ€" hficmfi:â€"&..{,. Tha PL.. C wesvern foothills of the C“E Mountains. ‘There the trees, crowded close together, rise to a height of three hundred feet. British Columbia, The flagstaff in Kew Gardens is a Douglas fir which was shaped and creosoted in Vancouver. Poles of Douglas fir are highly valued for ships‘ masts and fagstaffs because of their straightness, durability, strength and resilience. The timber is also largely used for telegraph and elecâ€" tricâ€"railway poles and bridge and trestle timbers. Douglas fir is regardâ€" ed as perhaps the most important of [Auuriun woods. Estimates of the available supply range from three hundred thousand million to three hundred and fifty thousand million teet,bo.rd,lnuun.notruhnoot abundant, and attains its largest size not far above sea level in southern British Columbia and in the region botvun-?‘. coast of Washington and The history of the ring is one long record of disaster to those who had it in their personal possession. At last, just about the time of the Spanâ€" ishâ€"American war, it was presented to a church, which was burned to the ground. Next it was put in a museum which was twice struck by lightning. King Alfonso and his Queen are not likely to be troubled in any way by its malign influences, for nowaâ€" days the ring, shut up in a strong box, lies buried very deep in the earth, and there it is likely ta wa_ main 100 ECC C9 C "HOZ SurPoungd» ed by tiny diamonds was set. Philip II, of Armada fame, was its first possessor, and the subsequent defeat of his mighty ships by Drake and Raleigh marked the first decline in Spanish power. |_ The tragic death of his son and | heir, the assassination of his beautiful wife, the Empress Elizabeth, to say |nothing of the general decline of the home of the Hapsburgs in power, have all been ascribed by superstiâ€" tious people to the malign influences of that ring. It is recorded that to get rid of it Francis Joseph put it up for sale last year, but there is no record of a purâ€" chaser for it having been found. Buried in a Strong Box. Another unlucky ring was once in the possession of the Spanish royal family. It was a gold ring set with a large emerald. In the centre of this stone, which had been hollowed out for the purpose, a ruby surroundâ€" o dA ccut s 55 ie L is Tree Attains Its Greatest Size in The loss of the illâ€"omened opal ring which has been in the Hapsburg famâ€" ily for generations would cause no anxiety to the Emperor of Austria, for illâ€"luck seems to dog the fortunes of its possessors in the most persistâ€" ent way, â€" m _ __ _ Ff CCC VHeF dIwWAys wears it Once, when in the middle of a jourâ€" ney, he suddenly found that he had left it behind, and his special train was delayed eight hours in order that one of his suite might go back and fetch the ring. â€" °5 ‘nteresting to note that he too ’hns a ring he counts amongst his greatest treasures, Formerly belonging to the Vatican, this ringâ€"in which is embedded a piece of wood supposed to be from the true crossâ€"was presented to one of his ancestors, and is said to shield its wearer from physical danger. That‘s why the Czar always wears it. fain . § F 1 Angloâ€"French offensive took after its loss, If the luck ‘of the Kaiser is « luck of the Czar is certainly i it is interesting to note that has a ring he counts among greatest treasures. ’ Th; i:l:r"loved. to parade the "luck of the Hohenzollerns" on all state occasions, and doubtless he has lost it on one of his fAying visits to his different war staffs at the front, The Czar‘s Ring., It is a curious coincidence that the Russian advance and the combined Tonploâ€"FFERCK â€" Alffancion onl . i. s " °7 "‘Enauly dropped by a large toad on the bed of the wife of the Elector immediately after the birth of her son. â€"It was very carefully preserved, and the father of Prederick the Great had it set in the handsome â€"ring which it now adorns. The legend l.sâ€"t:l;;-:he black was oricinnll!' d_ropped by a lar; »{endenburg every ruler of the house of Hohenzollern has, when dying, handed a sealed packet to his sucâ€" cessor, containing the ring, which is supposed to confer success and good fortune on its possessor. Since the time Bnndenburg every The Kaiser is perhaps the most superstitious man in Europe, and that is why he is feeling so uneasy just now, because the famous Hohenâ€" lollarnluseot,urim set with a jet black stoneâ€"has been mislaid, says Pearson‘s Weekly, LOST HIS LUCK? FAMOUS THE DOUGLAS FIR. Fortune or Misfortune to Their Royal Possessors. US HOHENZoLLERX RING HAS BEEN MISLAID. western foothills t the time of the Spanâ€" var, it was presented to h was burned to the it was put in a museum Czar is cemifil;'â€" 1;1: and ew Gardens is a was shaped and ouver. _ Poles of ighly valued for gstaffs because of urability, strength _ timber is also legraph and elecâ€" and bridge and time of the Elector of Kaiser is out, the Have place stone