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Th Arâ€" ms to mc erest for s who ‘urkish ht ways this me!nb"; nhas the urt take ities the Mother Robin. _ If hechad thought of her he would have believed that she was too busy to play Aprilâ€"fool jokes on a little boy . | Again came that gentle tapâ€"tapâ€"tap! tapâ€"tapâ€"tapping!‘ Sammy sat up and wondered. _ It seemed to him then as if the man in the moon were laughing, for the man in the moon never seemed far away andâ€"Sammy always thought of him as a good friend. Sammy said afterwards that he knew some one was trying to play a joke on him; he guessed that the very first second he hear the tapâ€"tapâ€" tapping. Of course he did not think of ! When Sammy opened his eyes wide and lovked through the window, he saw only the man in the moon, lookâ€" ing pleasant . Sammy‘s mother went downstairs after he had said his prayers and she had tucked him into bed; she supposâ€" ed the little fellow would fall asleep in less than three minutes He did not! _ The reason Sammy did not go to sleep when he closed his eyes was that he heard a curious tapping at the window after his mother had left the room; a gentle tapâ€"tapâ€"tap! tapâ€"tapâ€" tapping! | Tapâ€"tapâ€"tap! came that sound over Sammy did his best to help them so long as March lasted. _ He put string on the fence for Mother Robin to use, and bits of wool and cotton. He did everything a country boy could do to help a pair of robins get settled for the season. And they must have been birds of exceptional intelligence for they used the string. _ And then, the rainute April came, Sammy forgot them . I an apple tree just outside his window. This was the first time, though, that they had come in March. ‘A] s e f Father and mother came quickly and Mother Robin‘s April Fool. 'softly and both of them were laughing. Mother Robin played an Aprilâ€"fool | They thought that the neighbors‘ boys joke on little Sammy Patterson; she | were hiding outside the house with a played a joke and said "April fool!" | ticktack . Mr, Patterson laughed, beâ€" at the right time, only of course shel’cause he used to do tricks like that said it robin fashion. When any robin‘ when he was a boy. _ Mrs. Patterson laughs after sunset and says "Cheer ; laughed, because she thought how sur-{ up!" it sounds like "April fool!" and prised some one would be when"she Sammy‘s robin probably knew what opened the window wide and said, she was talking about. "Who‘s there ?" She and Father Robin came back Sammy‘s pretty mother did open early that year, and built their nest the window and did* say, "Who‘s the last week in March. Ever sinceithere ?" But she was the one who was Sammy was big enough to have a / straightway surprised, because no pne: room of his own near his mother’sl'answered but Mother Robin. _ Mother room upstairs, the robins had built in Robin had laid Aana hlaa am.. qr .L L UE played at the said it laughs Mother Robin‘s April Fool. Mother Robin played an Aprilâ€"fool joke on little Sammy Patterson: she Lawk _ 0_ uPm SCowenr uf Fie or some other green manure. In using fertilizers you are adding plantfood but you are not addizcg organic r.atâ€" ter or ‘Lumus. â€" Humus is essential to the producing capacity of the soil, hence must not be neglected. | (b) Buckwheat will do well on most any type of soil with the exception of muck . It is successful sown later than the average farm crops,â€"even sown as late as eariy June. â€" Probâ€" ably late in May is he bes*t time to seed it, using from 3 to 5 pecks of good seed per acre. Question â€" T. L.:â€" What is the best fertilizer for strawberries, and when should it be used, on the vines that are bearing this year or the vines to be set out this year ? ‘ ABSYErâ€"In fertilisine atrauume vigorous start. In using fertilizers do not n to grow clover or rye on this g inside the next two years and turn _ under _ a _ secord croj clover or a fair growth of rye or other green manure. In fertilizers you are adding plar but you are not addizg organic ter or ‘umus FEsHMNEEE : Sis‘ . ceass through the fertilize: dropping atâ€" tachment of the wheat drill. Such a method of application puts the plantâ€" food into the soil where the material can dissolve. The available plantfood acts on the young crop somewhat the same as whole milk fed to the young call. _ It gives it a strong, healthy, tninuntecmem : usls able phosphorie acid. sible to obtain 1 p tion will be of advant A satisfactory method fertilizer to the corn through the fertilize: tachment of the whea method of application food into the soil whe can dissolve. _ The av; acts on the voune ara Answer:â€"(a). For cor soil I would advise from pounds per acre of fertili 1!02 smm Questionâ€"F. P.:â€"(a) What fertilâ€" izer would you suggest for corn in medium soil, and how much? â€" Have no manure. (b) What is the best kind of soil for buckwheat, and when is the best time to sow, and how thickâ€" ly? S w es e e e raecny on ronto, ,, j " WHson Publishing Company, Limited, Toâ€" ronto, ang answers wil! appear in this column in the Order in which they are received. As space is limited It is advisable where immediate reply is necessary that & stamped ang addressed envelope be enclosed with the Question, when the answer will be mailed direct. a little Sammy Patterson; she a joke and said "April fool!" right time, only of course she robin fashion. When any robin after sunset and says "Cheer would advise from 300 to 500 Is per acre of fertilizer carrying ‘% ammonia and 8 to 12« availâ€" phosphoric acid. If it is posâ€" to obtain 1% potash, the addiâ€" vill be of advantage to the crop. isfactory method of applying this er to the corn is to rd;l“ it in e on this ground or corn on medium not neglect and then crop _ of thousand pounds pass almost unâ€" noticed."© Animal husbandry has beâ€" come one of the most important and progressive vocations. to 3,000 pounds of milk in a year; Toâ€" day yid_ds‘ of twenty to twentyâ€"five A few years ago it was considered a norm:] thing for cows to give 2,500 The earlier calves are taught to eat the better. If the calf is given a small handful of ground oats, with the hulls sifted out, in the bottom of the pail after he is through taking up the milk he will be eating chop before he knows it. ' Labor on the da.ry farms this year is going to be hard to get, and unâ€" doubtedly will cost all it is worth. It is a condition that will start many dairy farmers thinking about meâ€" chanical milkers. KT hiryt® Feed is high, but it is not so high that one can afford to ruin a good pasture by turning stock on it too early . For specific information regarding, breeding, feeding, and general care and managemert of livestock, apply to your nearest experimental farm. _ "Sure enough!" exclaimed Sammy‘s father. _ "It was Mother Robin who has been playing ticktack on your winâ€" _ dow. _ Look at this, Sammy!" _ Sammy looked. _ What he saw was a long string dangling from the top of Mother Robin‘s nest. A nail was tied to the end of the string, and it was that nail that made the tap-tap-tap-; ping noise, helped by the April breeze. How Sammy and his father and his: mother laughed when they saw that, string that Mother Robin had woven into her nest, nail and all! The robin laughed, too, robin fashion. | | _ oammy‘s pretty mother did open |the window and did‘ say, "Who‘s | there?" But she was the one who was | straightway surprised, because no one ; answered but Mother Robin. Mother , Robin had laid one blue egg that morn-“ ing, and she was on the nest keeping the treasure warm. _ When Mrs, Pat.! | terson said, "Who‘s there?" Mother: , Robin untucked her head from under . her wing and answered, "April fool!" ‘ cheerfully . l and over, until at last the little boy called to his father and mother. "Come quickly, please," he urged, "and come softly, because some one is playing ticktack on my window, and maybe you can catch him!" | | Ihe more powerful the spraying maâ€" chine the better, since the mist is most effective when divided into finest particles . A pressure of 80 to 100 Jjounds at the nozzle should be mainâ€" tained. _ A twoâ€"horse spraying maâ€" chine will spray from 20 to 100 acres of grain in a 10â€"hour day. In actual cests which have been carried out, this method of treatment has proven very efficient in killing out this troublesome with water and stir until the sulphate of iron is dissolved. Strain the soluâ€" tion through several thicknesses of cheeseâ€"cloth when pouring it into the tank ‘of the spray machine. To be most effective, it is well to apply 52 gallons of this material to the acre.l berries has not been the most profitâ€" able way to apply . , Questionâ€"M. C.:â€"What is the best way to get rid of wild mustard? _ Answer:â€"A practicable way to get !rid of mustard is to spray the young plants before they come into flower. For this purpose a spray machine such as is used for spraying potatoes might‘ be used. Empty a 100â€"pound sack of sulphate of iron into a kerosene or‘ vinegar barrel. Fill it up to the chine ries, good results are obtain .d by usâ€" ing from 400 to 600 pounds per acre of fertilizer analyzing from 2 to 3% ammonia and 8 to 12% available phosphorie acid, and possibly 2 to 8% potash. _ This is best applied when preparing the bed for the planting of the young vines. When the ground has been thoroughly disked this availâ€" able plantfood should be drilled in through the fertilizer dropping atâ€" tachment of the wheat drill, or it should be broadcasted over the proâ€" posed strawberry bed and thoroughly disked and harrowed in, When the young vines are set they will profit greatly by the added vigor obtained from this available plantfood. As a rule, topâ€"dressing growing strawâ€" It does not hurt the g:r;In';;op Henry G. Bell NERICCLEG, _ Brood mares must be properly ex-‘ Shear fairly early, at least before ercised, preferably with light â€" work | the very warm spring days arrive, and but not where there is danger of | thus save the ewe discomfort and loss straining or falling or being crowded in weight. _ With wool as valuable between shafts. Watch the mare per pound as butter, the greatest care carefully at foaling. A clean, thorâ€"| should be taken to produce the oughly disinfected bright cheerful box |cleanest, best fleece and properly to stall is the best place to foal a mare, ; care for the same after shearing. Coâ€" unless the weather is warm and a operative marketing will add from two clean comfortable grass paddock is | to eight cents per pound revenue from available. _ Yearlings and foals well | your wool. fed and free from vermin will make| Give the laribs an extra good start the greatest and most profitable gains on grass. A iamb creep in the corner on summer pasture, but if the pasture of the pasture and light grain feeding is short, a grain supplement is a most will usually be found most profitable . profitable investment. â€" The secret of oâ€"â€"â€"â€"§errne~~~ successful horse rearing is to keep the: Every farmer should develop the animals clean, healthy and constantly muscular system of his children, with gaining in size and weight until maâ€" good food, exercise and right t.nining,] turity . ( Which shall it ha® _ The symptoms of spasmodic coli¢ | are: Uneasiness, stamping, pawing, throwing himself down, rolling, getâ€" |ting up, etc. The attacks are spasâ€" imodic, and during the intervals patient is normal, may appear to want to uriâ€" The general indifference to horseâ€" vreeding at present in some farm sections offers all the more encourageâ€" ment to those who follow the less popular course and raise horses before they are actually at a premium on the markets. Drench with 1% oz. each of laudaâ€" num, sweet spirits of nitre and tincâ€" ture of belladonna in a pint of water. Kepeat in 2 hours if necessary, nate | There is also grave danger that preâ€" cocious children may have too much expected of them and be urged beâ€" yond their normal capacity. A litâ€" tle boy who was fond of music and who really did exceptionally well with his violin lessons was urged to long periods of practice znd encouraged to take part in many public entertain-; ments. These things were accom-l plished at the cost of play and sleep. The child developed a nervous trou-l CroncSemsd ' Very often the child who is exceedâ€" ingly bright in certain respects, is :decidedly average otherwise. If you press a ball in at one point, it will bulge out on the opposite side. _ The bulging or noticeable characteristis is pretty sure to be balanced by a dent somewhere . This may be the reaâ€" son that many people who are really| brilliant in some directions are notl wellâ€"baianced or evenly developed all arourd. I The backward child may not be unâ€" derstood or it may not have the most intelligent methods used in its management. _ For this reason, such a child may fail to achieve as much as he might undéer favorable cireumâ€" stances. However, no one expects very much of a deficient youngster.‘ and if he is given healthful surroundâ€" ings, good care and sympathetic v.m-l| derstanding, his handicap may in time be partly overcome. | . Whenever we meet an unusualâ€" ly _ bright _ or precocious child, there is sure to be some fond and _ admiring _ friend _ or â€" reâ€" lative hovering near, anxious to "show it off." As a matter of fact, the child of average ability is in much less danger than the backward or preâ€" cocious one. M Great Wisdom is Needed That the Brilliant Child May Be Wellâ€" Balanced and Win Success in Later Life. 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Have fo‘s | abundance â€" (margin)â€"Christ â€" never ‘ Shear fairly early, at least_ before gives just enough: there are always ‘the very warm spring days arrive, and . basketfuls left over. ‘;thus save the ewe discomfort and loss 11. Here begins what is really a ‘in weight. With wool as valuable: new parable, starting out of the other. per pound as butter, the greatest care A good shepherd, owning the sheep, ! should be taken to produge the Will risk his life for those sheep when |cleanest, best fleece and properly to :r'::ti‘::]gocogfi: ; T;ht‘h}grleilfg'g.h;; Pm | care for the same after shearing. Coâ€"| C Aor. z so: his | o * r more to him than his pay! Before, |°p°':.twe marketing will add from two as well as after, this ll,nnye'f parable, | to eight cents per pound revenue from Jesus tells us that such a shepherd'; ;Y‘ml" wool. |illustrates what he is to his own. | _ _Give the larabs an extra good start Layeth downâ€"The tense shows that | on grass. A lamb creep in the corner readiness to face death to reseue the ; of the pasture and light grain feeding : sheep is intended: offers or rigke will usually be found most profitable. |COmes nearer to the Greek. _ It is, of Austrrroes riinmme ffintiem magne uced | course, in the application of the parâ€" . Every farmer should develop the 2P!¢ that Layeth down becomes true, | |_ _ Don‘t forget the spring dipping. | Although other work may demand atâ€" |tention, yet this is the one phase of sheep husbandry that should never be | neglected. , Diack seed..oz. 25¢, Ib. $2.10, 5 Ibs. $9.25 n, black seed. . oz. 25¢, Ib. $2.10, 5 Ibe. $9.25 n, black seed . .oz. 25¢, Ib. $2.00, 5 Ibs. $9.25 Onion......oz. 25¢, Ib. $2.10, 5 lbs. $9.25 , black ssed..oz. 20¢, Ib. $1.90, 5 Ibs. $8.25 n, black seed............oz. 40c, Ib. $4.00 , black seed. .oz. 25¢, Ib. $2.10, 5 lbs. $9.25 $HG :: +ssim62 +i4 sn is i n TB 35¢, 5 Ibs. $1.70 This is the season of the year when sheep need most care and labor. Reaâ€" sonable attention in the lambing seaâ€" son will save a heavy mortality. A good shepherd will raise a 125% lamb crop. A sheep has a low nervous org'xm-g ization, and once neglected gives up | with little effort. _ But kept in thrift | with good care it will be as hardy as | any other animal. | Sheep will turn to profitable account more waste products than will any other class of farm animals. Great wisdom is needed in handling the precocious child so that it may be wellâ€"balanced and kindly, and realize the necessity of achieving its own best. Teachers often remark that they are the best instructors in the subâ€" jects which were hard for them to learn as pupils. They know where the difficulties lie and how discouragâ€" ing they are. 1 ing in manner. _ Too often such chilâ€" dren do not develop the mental and moral fibre which effort and disâ€" couragement, more determine_d effort and final victory bring out., One star pupil was recently heard to boast that he could stay out of school three idays, attend one day, and still keep‘ up with his class. _ It may be the old story of the hare and the tortoise. He is gaining a contempt for educaâ€" tional advantages and is likely to be handicapped for life with the idea that persistence and conscientious effort are not necessary for him. coth roots ..Pkg. 10¢, oz. 20c, 4 oz. 50c. round)......Pkg. 5¢, oz. 20¢, 4 oz. 60c. ta+x+««..... . Pkg. 5¢, oz. 25¢, 4 oz. 65¢. utter Beans ........!b. 50c, 5 lbs. $2.25 GOFR :c u«l : 5is t 5‘sie 6+ 3 id 85¢c, 5 Ibs. $1.50 (great cropper) «««...Pkg. §¢, oz. 156. 1 var tm i intrntiiicath oo oi dBcssicsiiess A l honors, is not always a success in later life. _ There are reasons why this is ,often so. . If book knowledge comes too early through an extra good memâ€" ,ory or the ability to see through a problem quickly, little mental trainâ€" |ing is given, and when that individual goes out into the world, superficial methods and the expectation of getâ€" ting much and giving little, do not make for success. The precocious child is in danger of becoming overâ€"confident, egotistical,! lacking in thoroughness, and patronizâ€" It is frequehtig-ré“rr;a";i;ed that the pupil who is unusually brilliant in PUP! _ who is unusually brilliant in school, winning much favor and many POVR TR meih e isw } ble and was obliged eventually to give up both school and music. e “, BP 5 Ibs. $2.25 5 Ibs. $1.50 §5¢c, oz. 15¢, aA* 12. Whose owaâ€"Al turns on this. Hence it is that Petor bids the Lord‘s urdershepherds to "_h mho=d the flock of God . . not for bâ€" se love of gain, | _ 9. This will refer to shepherds, not |sheep. _ The true undershepherd (1 |Peter 5. 2â€"4) makes it his business to ‘find pasture for the sheep. _ He can |go in and go out freely, for he goes | through the Door (verse 3 ). To such ‘is promised salvation, for we can be saved only by trying to save others. Compare Phil. 1. 19; 1 Tim. 4. 16. There is a vast multitude of true ‘‘pastors"â€"the word is only the Latin for "shepherd"â€"who _ were never ordained by human hands. q| Lesson III. _ Jesus The Good Shepâ€" l-’ herdâ€"John 10. 1â€"18. Golden :I’ Textâ€"John 10. 11. 1t' Verse 7. In studying the other parâ€" e| ables of the fourth Gospel, it must be p| noticed that the Evangelist reports‘ j | parables in a way of his own, fusing o fiarable and interpretation. Here,, * however, he has given a parable | ~| (verses 1â€"5) in the original form, and ‘) these verses are the interpretation. | But the parable suggests two wholly | independent applications, which are | given successively without any attenâ€"| | tion to their incongruity, a thing that | | matters less to Oriental than to Westâ€"| | ern modes of speech. _ In verses 7â€"9| |Jesus is the door: true shepherds and ; |false are distinguished according as |. | they enter through the Door, or "climb ' 1 up some other way." _ Recali Milton‘s ‘ use of it, describing Satan‘s entry into P Paradise: q "So clomb his first grand theif into | ; God‘s fold; P | So since into his church lewd hirelings i | climb." ' P | 8. All that came are thieves (marâ€" | , gin â€"The addition before me may well ‘, have been an attempt to explain a & ,hard phrase. _ He that cometh was a‘ special name of the Christ: see John t 11. 27; Matt. 11.8, etc. So this means ; false Christs, who tried to coax the ( sheep away. _ But they did not hear / them (verse 5). _ Robbersâ€"Or highâ€"|3; waymen, sheep stealers who will use u violence. | & " _ _6 "7UIners slave for their chilâ€" date. i‘he-: dren so many hours a day that they | kept up after have but little energy left with remembered. | be so small as to be cramped or conâ€" |gested. A long, narrow pantry should be studiously avoided. _ Builtâ€"in cupâ€" boards in the kitchen might take the place of a pantry and save steps. 2. Any worker desiring to eliminate Iwnte motion and increase her efficiâ€" ency 50 per cent., can ask herself these |questions: 1, Is my table, stool, board, or working surface at the right height? 2. Are my utensils and maâ€" ‘terials needed for this task all before ‘ me when I begin? 3. Do I have to. | stoop unnecessarily? Do I take useâ€". ‘less steps? 4. Are my utensils arâ€"| ranged with proper regard to each | other, and to other tasks? 5, Is my _position comfortable? 6. Am I usâ€" ing the best and right tool for the purâ€"| !pose? 7. Is the tool properly adâ€"| justed and in good condition before 1 begin work? 8. Am I making any awkward motions, or ones I could omit ? 1 ’ L. N. T.:â€"Here is an extract from a book entitled "The Efficient Life," which may suit your case. _ It is a plan that is decidedly worth tryifig. A tired and nervous mother will often find fault unnecessarily, and cause friction in the home. Give mind and body a real rest every day, as this message advises:â€" ‘ "Many mothers slave for their chilâ€" dren so many hours a day that thev ie wttini" aeinterraliiats it ic t Inscambcd , old should drink at least a glassful of | , water between five o‘clock supper and | {seven o‘clock â€" bedtime. Children | : should get the habit of drinking water | both morning and evening. _ This will | prevent a good deal of sluggish action | of the liver, kidneys and bowels, and | will obviate the need of laxatives, ‘ which are used altorether ton freely | "~2"‘ obviate the need of laxatives, sity could which are used altogether too freely ,, this hour. F. H.;â€"<1. It is misconception to beâ€"| _ "The re lieve a kitchen should be large. _ It she had k should be small, compact, cheerfully | but she is and sanitarily finished, with ss | tion to he ventilation, and an abundance o?oil-‘her friend: lumination. > It Should mak «s Sin. * se o2 INTERNATIONAL LESSON APRIL 15. Acdress all 'eorr;mndonu for Castic Frank Rcad, Toronto. cep.:::,',,'_' and daughters of all ages are cordially Invited to write to this answer as a nitials only will be published with each question and its given in hmum of identification, but full name and address must be mailed GI:::‘; “l:::cr. Write on one side of paper only. Answers will be oL nl jo ds u4 ‘.-_TP,.,‘ and addressed envelope is enclosed. | e ' 5 »x= mre: fi JZ â€" k 38M Drofle mt \ P m ce 7 APrse MAAA C k e s cent., can ask herself these . Is my table, stool, board,g : surface at the right | Are my utensils and maâ€" ed for this task all before begin? 3. Do I have to | essarily? Do I take use and an abundance of ilâ€" It should not, of course, as to be cramped or conâ€" ong, narrow pantry should A child four or five _y;enrsi which to ONTARIO ARCH TORONTO Conducled y Pino Helon Lau s my| R. W.;:â€"How April Fool Day mmer I usâ€" | to be no one really knows. Probnbly; ‘ purâ€" the best guess is that which credits | y adâ€" the day to France, the first nation of ore 1 all Christendom to begin the year on _ any January 1 instead of March 25. Beâ€" could | fore the change was made the octave |of the festival, April 1, was the day from on which the celebration culminated, | sife," , when visits were made and gifts exâ€"| is a changed. _ With the adoption of they ‘g. A | reformed calendar in 1564, New Year‘s || often ‘ Day was celebrated on January 1, and /‘ ‘ause only _ pretended gifts and mock)' and ceremorial visits were made on April |, this 1, with the idea of making fools of | those who had forgotten the change of ' chilâ€" date. _ The custom once started was Why es NCOE h scoin ~ Ts T s sacred and worship it as a “‘“; The fibre of the Argentine guato plant having been found suitable for lace manufacture, a lace factory will be estabjlished in that country . One of the most costly buildings in Benares is a temple for monkeys. The followers )of Bmh.nn hold this animal Dack on his earthly career as closed and lying in the past. Powerâ€" Rathâ€" er authority, derived from God. For without a clear call from God no man bas the right to give or even risk the life God gave for his own purpose, Lay it downâ€"A different tense now is nsed, which justifies this rendering. "his commandment*â€"To sacrifice and to resume life alike. _ Careful study of the Synoptic record of the Passion will show that the Lord was no pasâ€" sive victim> ‘Ma"whnse 44. . 2. Pant | _ 17. _ Perfect sacrifice is the condiâ€" tion of perfect love. It was by carryâ€" ing his obedience "as far as death" (Phil,. 2. 8) that the Son won his exâ€" , ataltion. _ That J mayâ€"An addition (like that in Rom. 8. 34. There is an unwillingness even to mention the |Death af:ne, lest men should think â€" as Art has so often persersely taught themâ€"of a Dead Christ as the object of our worship. 1 |, 15. This is the note so often struck in John 17: the Lord applies to us a | standard actually drawn from his own | relations with the Father. _ It is esâ€" | sentially like Matt. 5. 48 and Eph. 5. )â€") 1. _ For the sheepâ€"In this context | the suggestion is that he rescues his ;sheep at the risk of his own life. | "Risk" we may still say for in Gethu-l ._| mane he showed that he could conceive | @jof God‘s finding at the last moment *\ some other way of accomplishing his *| purpose. _ But here that possibility is & Karely in sight: He is sure the offerâ€" â€"| ed life will be taken, as he is sure that | j having lost his life he will find it | 1 again . ;|_ 16. This foldâ€"The Chosen People, ,| who thought themselves monopolists _|of God‘s mercy. They shall hear, and | E;’so prove that they are truly his sheep. !1 \They shall become one flock‘The“ |margin there shall be is not imposâ€" |, lgaible as a translation of the reading ; j |implied in the text: the difrerence.l (made is slight. _ One flockâ€".lerome'u‘( |extraordinary blunder, one fold, is perâ€"|‘ haps the most disastrous transhtion;' \ mistake ever made in history . It was & !hrgdy responsible for the unâ€"Christâ€" | j ian idea that unity consists in exterâ€"|I ,nal organization instead of the bond | ; | of love. _ In Greek the word flock is , |derived from the word shepherd : the'i] | vital unity of Christendom is in thefl universal dependence on the One|" Shepherd. | °ars which to enjoy them and love them. 1 of | As a result, the dullness and drudgery and | of existence are all they come to exâ€" Iren | perience. 14. This takes up : pare the "seal" upo foundation" (2 Tim., 2, know meâ€"Verse 5 is One recalls the â€" "tru John 1. 47 who instineti "the King of Israel,." _ but of free will" : W. %R, K.:â€"Probably you will find all the good recitations you need in "Jessie Alexander‘s Platform Sketches." â€" The price of the book is $1.00. _ As for drills, there are three little volumes you would find useful: "Ideal Drills," "Wilson‘s Drills and Marches," and "Twentyâ€"five Drills and Several Motion Songs." They are 25. cents each. J this department to Mrs. Helen Law, 75 "It is true that she might have done more dusting or mending stockâ€" ings than she has actually accomâ€" plished, but it would have been at the sacrifice of that whole part of her life which meant the most to herself and others." «ul Toinate A We Mc tullto iss Ts c s 4 she had kept her own superb health, but she is a constant joy and inspiraâ€" tion to her children, her husband, and her friends. "One mother of five children for years took at least one hour a day for rest and quiet reading alone by herâ€" self . Nothing but absolute necesâ€" sity could induce her to break into â€"verse 5 is the converse. is the "true Israelite" of w;h'o ins‘tigcti\'ely recognizes result of this is not only that its origin was no longer (1 Peter 5. 2). up verse 3. Comâ€" upon God‘s "firm m. 2. 19). Mine own nea|, . __ CUminated every other 1 celing. nce | Every proâ€"German newspaper, like the n°rf‘8vensk Dagblad, admitted that Gerâ€" gieon many‘s submarine eampaign, in so far was | as it infringed Swedish rights, must be i.t.‘prowatcd against; but, on the other erâ€" hand, the strongest proâ€"Entente newsâ€" oqd,lp.pers, such as the Socinldemokrlt. \Q‘S) were against accepting Mr. Wilson‘s g::,inviution to break off diplomatic reâ€" )ne | lations, much less to take up arms. di ‘ Would Escape Hostilities. lr\f- In Norway conditions are the same; u'."'the press unanimously â€" condemned _ex-,Germuny's action, but it proclaimed on that the issue was not worth a war. &" | Denmark, too, is at one in denunciaâ€" fhegtion of theâ€" "blockade," but there is other trade; but the farmer gots living as he goes along. Other trs aus ce 2C EWEWN successfully than to engage in any i ge c 2C PC CVemee bo* solute opposition to German aggresâ€" sion. Even Mr. Hammarskjold‘s Cabâ€" inet could not resist the need for deâ€" fending some special Swedish interest or right, but as long as it is in power united Scandinavian action against Germany on general grounds of policy or humanity .will be out of the quesâ€" tlan I TT 2 CPEmRUreâ€" tion of the "blockade," but there is the old difference between the conserâ€" vative opposition‘s unqualified antiâ€" \Germanism and the Radicalâ€"Socialist 'group'u dread of giving offence to |Berlinn From the first it was inevitâ€" able that the Sceandinavian countries would not risk a conflict with Gerâ€" many, but it is mainly the achieveâ€" ment of Sweden that so little was done. The Germanophile Conservative party, which is now in power, never so clearly got its way, Swedes Are Proâ€"German. Sweden, as the strongest Scandiâ€" navian State, has dominated her neighbors‘ politics ever since â€" the Christiania agreement that all three should act together. This prevents reâ€" solute opposition to German aggresâ€" whne Meaue EC ane is uED It takes more , Toâ€"day every Scandinavian admits that the muchâ€"complainedâ€"of â€" British 'rutrictiom were trifies. In spite of this admission the Sceandinavian States have not adequately reacted to Gerâ€" many‘s latest act of aggression. Presiâ€" dent Wilson has not been supported, and Sweden has even gone out of her way to condemn the United States policy. Dread of war with Germany has dominated every other feeling. Every proâ€"German newspaper, like the lc css EN 10 1 _ ' to a run on shops, and citizens are laying in stocks of everything obtainâ€" @&ble in preparation for coming drasâ€" tic State measures of limitation â€" of purchase and sale. IP Do Aeueys EXueoc #G Stockhoim only one street lamp out of four is to be lighted, and in one large suburb domestic electric lightâ€" ing ceases at 9 a.m. A threatened comâ€" plete lack of English cloth and other English manufactured goods has led and more branches being brought under for meeting the general famine; the card system is to be extended; public buildings, theatres and schools are partly or wholly closed, owing to lack of fuel; railway and local shipping services are being curtailed, and more and more branches of production are $ C lt NvORge for |_ Consumers who have been grumbe |ling for two years over the minor inâ€" |conveniences caused by British trade |measures are now realizing what really oppressive measures involve. fAll three Scandinavian countries are threatened with the most serious difiâ€" ‘eulfiu. Sweden has not enouhg grain to last till next harvest, and she is ;doubtful whether she will ever see the 200,000 tons of flour already ordered | in the United Statse by the State Food Commission,. Denmark‘s case is worse. She is threatened in greater degree than Sweden with shortage of grain, and the suspension of her dairy proâ€" duce exports to England threatens her trade balance. Still worse is Norway‘s ot. Norway produces a smaller proâ€" portion of food than either of her neighbors, and she risks both having no food and having her chief industry, shipping, permanently lamed. Card System Extended. All three countries are busy with measures, already, taken or suggested ie uic ud c " un Cl PF ©2 ET TT CORIT® tries have been cut off from a great ‘plrt of Europe and practically from Ithe whole extraâ€"European world. With the Entente countries of West Europe ‘lnd with America the only direct comâ€" munication is by cable. Immediately after the German submarine proclamâ€" ation optimists expected | restoration of at least the Bergenâ€"Newcastle trafâ€" fic, but so far nothing has been done. ‘The great Russian transit traflic has ceased, and the express trains to Haâ€" |pnundn, on the Finnish frontier, no longer run. The only direct trade worth mentioning is with Germany, Business men are proclaiming â€" that Sceandinavia‘s one resource for the rest of the war is to tighten the belt and live on half rations in Germany‘s own way. correspondent of the New ald, the three Scandina Dread of War With Germany | Kept the Scandinavian Alliance DENMARK, NorRwar AND swrE. DEN SUFPFER PRIVATION®., 408. If hB For a What Oppression Means A Fear of Germany HIT BY THE WArR j10ns are the same; ously _ condemned but it proclaimed not worth a war. t one in denunciaâ€" Inactive. , writes a Stockholim the New York Herâ€" Beandinavian â€"counâ€" State control. 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