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in Birtt i” '" DO 'or th. W Pili) RM ho H at r. Sh" lath- (ES At nan! "I hat the to n! the for In ot LT Li If Address all quetttor" to Protector Hoary G. It". III are of The Wilson Publnhln. Company, lellod. Town“. and answer. will - In um comma in the on!" In - w-", the, are rewind. As spec. I. limited It In “vb It“, aware rrmediatq "ply In necessary that a stamped .er mares": envelopes be Melon“ with an qua-Hon. “In. m. answer um In mailod ttire" 'i"ev:rihrr:--Wmtht soil Ind leaves lain-n from the aurlue of ground ill oak umber and spread four inches tit-"n -md viewed into light. worn-mt so“. have any benetieiat elect. or. to uln- 'u¢~nt wound it compare with haw yard manure? A “wuzm’l‘he handling of leaves, I, you' -hav-~ described, would be of mat rl I: ",ristit to the soil, provided tt Tl!" "wl: are fond of it. Feed at Imam . t truth " they will eat up clean. To 7 . gum, take a pail half full of mi . al; in water for about one day, a. m: water off and empty in 1 box with ”If inch holes bored in the bot- tom Sprinkle night and morning with warm water. When the oats com- mcm-a to sprout spread them out in other waxes two inches thick, and upr'nk‘e twice daily with warm water. Keep ems well stirred up each time you sprinkle, and in about a week or so they will have sprouted. The length of the sprout will depend upon the temperature of the room. When sprout» are four or f1sre inches long you will have than all Nd. In the meantime hare another lot may to bed. “I P p iitsat1rm (Esp (293435,; (Cii,,h)f'(Dar/ttyi?y i HIGHEST PRICES PAID Pttr POULTRY, GAMI, EGO. a FEATHERS u Plano unit. for mug-man. s-The handling of leaves, ave described, would be of beiwtit to the soil, provided loaves are worked in tho- ‘0 that they will rot break alter connection between the l soil below amrthe urea in ms grow. The Addition of thy of leaves should ma- M to the humus of the soil, . great benefit to it. Fur- uwruge forest leaves have ”My 15 pounds of nitrogen "e and one-half to six pounds oric acid, and from 20 to 50 potash per ton. Well-kept nurc carries trom 10 to 15 ' nitrogen, 5 to 9 pounds of u mid and approximately [ of potash per ton. " have been thinking about lardwocd sawdust on some land. I have I mile to haul , it pay me to do so? Has {no as manure? How much only per acre? ' in January crate fed roast- Mure panels. last young mg geese, young turkeys. uying screenings or damag- for poultry be sure that it ins considerable food value; ple, wheat that is shrunken excellent poultry food but a has been frosted or water- of very little value. d oats are the best green ,inable, and make a good, I and a great egg producer. Market Cttlemd, his is applied through the attachment of the grain V at ,ceding time or a week ', previous to planting time. user may also be applied w or fertilizer distributor, uch circumstances it should / worked into the soil. What in the cause of sub .,? In cow manure better triers are considerably nuury than before Christ- killed chickens. especitlly Isters. in special demand. also for late hatched and n p ry "I ly 20 pounds of nitro- pound of phosphoric imately 2 pounds of l are going to put it you intend to grow d probably be best to a the practice t distance of 28 i th arieties, and about f the larger. The , careful preparatic to doing everythir n mpl‘nw “In" u:an am m. In!“ prok an .e to ask hills, In [Id hos l sawdust car- pounds of nitro- ow ke ar lw you about w far to many in a e to sow 28 inches redu about 6 They aruion " rh than horse manure? We have been planting them Jn dim-rent ground in this way. Where we had them this year we would plant them again the year after next; where we had them last year we will plant next year. Do you think a complete change of ground would be better? What is the best soil? Where oats were this year, it was sod last year, would that be good? Or where corn was this year? Is it best to plant a whole potato or to cut them? . . Answer:-lcab in potatoes is a parasitic fungous disease. Just how it infest: the potato stock is not de- finitely known, but the spores gaining entrance to the skin of the potato cause it to become rough and scury. The spores live for a considerable length of time in the soil, especially if the soil is sweet. Hence, putting on lime or wood ashes to the potato patch increases the favorable condio tions for the growth of potato scab. produced by planting seed of one- ounce size as close as two feet apart in the rows. CM.:-..'. What is the best variety of raspberry? How 1a: apart should bushes be set , 2. What will destroy wild oats? Answer:--1. I am not prepared to say which is the best raspberry. It Would be well for you to write the Horticultural Department of Ontario Agricultural College. 2. In order to destroy wild oats, if the fields is badly infected, you will have to restore to summer fallowing. tlons for the growth of potato scab. Precautions for killing scab include the dipping of the seed potatoes in a mixture of one pint of formalin to 21 gatlons of water. This penetrating mixture kills the spores that may be adhering to the surface of the potato. R.C.r-Which is the best method of planting beans, in the hill or in the drills? What crop IhOuld they fol- low? Eliminate the old hen which devours her quota of daily rations and refuses to make the expected return of three or four eggs at week. A bird with a predominating yel- low color in shanks, beak, vent and ear lobes and with pelvic bones close together is not a producing bird. She is not laying at all, or at best laying only infrequently. Cow manure is higher in water, but some lower in nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash than is horse manure. As far as plantfood is concerned, horse manure is more valuable. I do not consider a complete change of ground necessary for potatoes, pro- vided that you have grown them in a System of crops so that there has been opportunity for the keeping up of the organic matter or humus of the soil. Under ordinary conditions potatoes follow clover or sod to best advantage. Relative to the size of potato seed, Prof. Zavitz of Ontario Agricultural Coliege flnds best results come from using seed pieces not less than two ounces each. The lowest yield was produced by planting seed of one- ounce size as close as two feet apart Answer:- Relative to handling beans, I would refer you to question initialed "R.L." above. As to the crop they should follow, beans will thrive on any well prepared soil. Necessarily the soil should be as free of weeds as possible, hence corn or potatoes make good preceding crops for beans. By far the best way to kill a fowl is to pierce the brain with a knife. The bird must be hung up by the legs, the mouth opened, and the blade of a sharp-pointed knife thrust firmly through the roof of the mouth. An incision should then be made in the neck and the bird should be left hang- ing until the blood has drained out. When killing an old fowl, a desert- spoonful of vinegar should be given about 12 hours before killing, and Ill fowls should, of course, be starved for from twenty to thirty hours before they are killed. It will be found that poultry will keep far better if the skin is not broken. Therefore if the birds are not to be cooked for 3 day or so after they have been killed, they should only be plucked end not open- ed until they ere needed. When sheep have torn and metred) fleeces, the buyer gets the impression! that they have had rough usage and that the carcass will not be 'i"ritu7i') The bad fleeeea hide any good points the sheep may have. I The feet of sheep shoul’d be trimmed at least once a year, and as much oftener as necessary. The hoof grows rapidly, and if the sheep are not run- ning on very rough ground the feet will grow faster than they will wen off. The trimming may be done in the lpring, and should be done from the under side with I slurp pocket knife or hoof knife. Cig'feaglatgei) Henry'G Boll l2] The poor, wee nurse was inconsol- itiable, but I think the mother should at have been very grateful that it was .. l the water, not the fire, which had at- a tracted the baby. It it had been oth- >wterwise, who would have been to le-' blame? Certainly, the woman who air, laid such a responsibility on a mere to infant. _ TIE EVIIS 0F 'I'IIRUSI'ING --, RESPONSIBILITY ON TIE ELDES'I' ao The generality of mothers are cer- tainly unselfish, but don't you know a few who hardly could be included un- der that category, even by the widest charity? What about the woman who puts a load of responsibility on the eldest child and allows the poor little mite to bear many burdens alto- gether too great for her tiny shoul- ders? Lately I heard of one who left her small daughter, only six years old, to give the baby of sixteen months its bath. The little nurse did the work thoroughly from considerable practice, dried and dressed her sister and then placed her before the stove while she ran to answer her mother's call; on her return she found the baby had clambered back into the tub, clothes and all, taking with her the blanket and pillow on which she had been sitting, the towels and her night- clothes. This sort of thing hardly can be escaped in the homes of the very poor, where the mother frequently must go out to work in order that the chil- dren may have food; but this example did not occur among the poor, but with a mother who very well could have taken time herself to attend to the baby's needs. Of course, it is hardly possible to prevent the eldest, especially if it be a girl, being more or less responsible; as a rule, the mother leans on her to a certain extent; but she should never forget, no matter how helpful the child may be, that she is only a child and must be given her share of fun and childish gayety. Deprived of Her Girlhood In innumerable families the eldest sister is apparently regarded as a sort of deputy mother and while her- self only a child is deprived of an the care-free happiness which is the right of childhood. The effect is sometimes desirable, as it develops her sense of responsibility and makes her depend- able, resourceful and considerate for others; but in nine cases out of ten, it succeeds only in making her old, serious and very frequently bad- tempered and domineering. Even if it should, by good fortune, happen to have the better result, it is not fair to the child and undoubtedly it; is bad for the mother. Lesson 1. John Prepares The Way For Jesus-Mark 1. 1-11. Golden Text, John 1. 29. 7 Verse 1. The beginning of the gos- pel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God-- No introductory words about the origin of Jesus, but a concise and graphic resentation of Jesus the Christ in his living energy. Gospel-- Originally a reward given to the bring- er of good news. In the New Testa- ment the good news itself. How fresh and startling must have been the original announcement, "Good news about Jesus Christ!" JesuswLiter- ally. help, or deliverer. Same as Joshua in the Old Testament. Matt. I. 21. Christ is his official title of Messiah, which means "the anointed" of God. In the Old Testament, a messiah was one selected by God to perform an important service. He was anointed or set apart for this work. The kings of Judah and Israel were thus "messiaha." Even Cyrus, the Persian king, is called in Isaiah God's messiah, or anointed (Isaiah 45. I). Jesus is not merely one in a long line of messiahs, but he is The Mer. siah, par excellence, anticipated by the prophets and now ushered in as the Great Restorer of Israel and Founder of the Kingdom of heaven. Paul gives Jesus his "gttit title-- "Lord Jesus Chript/' in icating his divine character, his saving work, and his official designation. Son of God --thnitted in this verse by some of the leading manuscripts, but in place here as the climax of Jesus’ title. It is used elsewhere by Mark._ - A - _ A comic incident in this connection comes to memory. My niece had herself assumed a certain authority 2, 8. As it is written in Isaiah the' prophet-Some manuscripts read "in the prophets," for two are here quoted (Isaiah 40. 8 and Malachi 8. I), hut: only Isaiah is given as authority} Prophecy declares the coming of one, who should prepare the way of the Messiah. In Malachi, Jehovah ii) speaking. He will send his “Angel”. or "Meimenger" to prepare his way; In Isaiah a prophetic voice cries out ini, the wilderness calling for the prepare-l tion of the way of the Lord. Mark] will teach us that the great epoch has) arrived, and that prophecy is fulfilled; in the person of the one whom he now', introduces to us. Iuinh refers to thel glorious news of the return front Babylon. Mark uses the national de-, liverance as typical of the greater Messianic deliverance announced byli the Forerunner, who summons the'; Jewtrtp prepare for the great epoch. A i 4. John came~The account of John's family and his birth is given in Luke I. Who baptized-The external, ritual prrithuvtlon of water, symbolizing the INTERNATIONAL LESSON JANUARY 6. By Edith Graham f It was difficult not to laugh, but ,lieeping her face as straight as do icould my sister explained: "That is " nonsense. I would not let any one /take you away to lock you up, and, " anyhow, May could not do anything to i you. She is only a little girl herself." sThe seven-year-old mentor gazed in l horror-stricken reproof on her mother 1' as she exclaimed: "Mummiel How can i; you expect me to manage the boys if " you will not back me up Y' y; A Middle-Aged Drudge ’i Every one who has ever lived in a a large family must have noticed this ltendency to make the oldest respon- " sible. Even the most ungelf1sh of ,lmothers seem to do it unconsciously, _ but it should be guarded against cart'- ", fully. It is unjust to the elder s'child; it frequently endangers the {younger children because the deputy _ guardian is not old enough to carry 9' the responsibility, and it is bad for the mother herself. The evil results do not always stop .lat childhood, either. Over and over 'rl again you will find middle-aged women .l who have never had time to live their /own lives; when they were growing " up they were expected to care for the ;‘ younger children; then, these in turn , growing, shoved them aside and they /were laid on the shelf, put in the ', background. Later, when the yourger .,) members of the family married, ,i"auntit" was expected to help take .', care of the children and, wel1-tutored {I to giving up from the time she was a .i child, she slipped into the niehe_pre- / pared for her, finding herself in the .i, end without home, occupation or as- i sured position. D! This type was common enough a i' couple of generations back. Nowa- I days, thanks to the growing opport- i' unities for women, there is less danger .- of thisempty life in middle age, but in ll most cases when you firyl a woman in lithis situation you may make a pretty I , safe guess that she was an oldest child l, who was expected to give up from the l: time she could walk and had re- l ? sponsibilities laid on her by a thought- rl less or tselfish mother. I 5. The country of Judea, and all ‘they of Jerusalem-The capital and l the entire district of orthodox Judaism are mightily stirred by the announce- 'ment of the Baptist that the kingdom of heaven is at hand (Matt. 8. 2) and lhasten to prepare for the new era. Baptized in the river Jordan-EW. :teen miles from Jerusalem, down a 'descent of nearly four thousand feet. I It must have been a thrilling interest 'which summoned the multitude from :their homes to the river-side. The iJordan---0ne of the most remarkable {rivers in the world. Its name "Des- ieender" well describes this rapid, muddy stream which leaps from the ‘Lebanon Mountains at Bullies, flows ‘through Lake el Huleh, rushes thence ‘twelve miles' down to the Sea of |Galilee, passing through its twelve- l mile reac , and then plunges down six hundred feet in sixty miles to the Dead Sea and is lost in its salty depths. a Confessing their trimr--Genuine repen- i tance seeks outward expression in con- fission, renunciation, restitution, re- ( construction. l 6. Camel’s hair . . . leathern girdle l . . . . locusts . . . with honey-The I garb and the fare of n desert-dweller. ilnstead of the f1ne1y-woven robe of l civilization, o coarse garment of hair- lcloth; implpce of the elegantly-em- 1broi4ered, girdle, so much cherished :by the city dweller, a leather strap; 1 end for a menu, roasted mahoppers let honey scooped out of a hollow tree. Surely an uncouth titrure, but a l prophet with I chrion note of reform {talus ego. - _ A ___ 1 7. He preaehed--'One mightier 2 than I is comine, and I am not worthy I to do for him the menial service of un- I tying his sandals. He must increase; I must decrease" (John s. M), John's "elf-efhteement is one of the noblest 1 traits of his character. over her three brothers, and one day,| their mother heard heart-breaking' walls issuing from the nursery. Ple-i stricken, she rushed up, expecting to', find at least a broken limb awaking) her and found the second boy, aged} four, weeping as though his vety soul, were rent, while May stand sternly re-l, garding him; the nurse had gone! downstairs. In answer to his moth-z er's anxious queries he sobbed out,' “May said if I didn't do what she told me I would be locked up in the big black safe in the bank the whole', night." i spiritual purification which was to come through the agency of the Holy Spirit. In the wilderness-The bar- ren, rocky region in Judea bordering on the lower Jordan and the Dead Sea. Rightly called by the Hebrews "Jes- himon," or the "appalling desolation" or "horror," a region of canyons and chalky cliffs and gullies, devoid of vegetation, sloping to the Dead Sea. Preached-Herald) or proclaiming to all the people the inauguration of the new era. Repentance unto remis- sion of sins“ Baptism looking toward repentance. A baptism which nu fleets the tururative washings in Isaiah 1. 16, "Wash you, make you clean," and also in Jeremiah 4. 14, and had its counterpart in the washings of the law (Exodus 29. 4). But its use by John had a unique application. Repentance --Change of mind, change of purpose, resulting in change of conduct. Bapt- ism is profession and is related to re- pentance as the outward act in which the inward change findg expression. "Penanee," as it is rendered by Wield, is not repentance. "Penanee" is large- ly external and a mortifieuion of the flesh. Genuine. repentance results in remission of sins, for repentance is the Scriptural ground for foreivenetyr. TORONTO Methers and daughters of all I." are cordlnlly "WM to urn. u ttN 1 "ttartment. Initlall only will be published with each 'tueatltm and In In." l u a means ot identiftcatlort, but full mm. and “urea mum to given In on! ' letter, Write on one tide of pap" only. Amun- will be null“ Street . , “in?” and undressed envelope In engaged. -- -- _ _ -.. l Mariorc--WUt do people mean Iwhen they speak of a "Breed and but- :ter letter," you ask. A "bread and (butter letter" is a note which should 1always be sent to a hostess after [ spending a day or more at her home, Iwhich expresses again the guest's up- ‘preciation of a delightfur visit. It 'should be mailed immediately on the I return home. N,A.J.:--1, Th. best answer to a 4-year-old child who asks, "Mother, where did you get met" is a definite statement. Everything that lives has a father and mother, and he, like all the flowers, plants, vegetables and animals came from father and mother. 2. A must of beef can be served for a small family in the following five consecutive ways: 1, as a roast; 2, with the cold meat sliced and allowed to simmer in left-over gravy; 3, as stew cooked with vegetables; 4, in a meat pie, and G, in croquettes. A Mothers-Anxious for a new dish that will be nourishing for the boys and girls, aren't you? Well, Boston Roast is a war-time dish that is pre- eminently nutritive. You can get ten servings from the'following: 2 cups dry kidney beans, 1 cup bread crumbs, 2 cups grated cheese, 3 tea- spoons salt, % cup liquid, 1 tablespoon chopped onion. Soak the beans for 24 hours and cook in salted water until soft. Drain and put through food chopper. Add onion, cheese, crumbs, more salt and lh cup of the water in which the beans were cooked. Form into loaf and bake in a moder- ate oven for 40 minutes, bastingooe- casionally with hot water and fat. 9." It came to pass in those days--- A transition, now, to the presentation of Jesus as he enters upon his baptism. Mark sets his baptism apart from that of the multitude. In Matthew. John hesitates as he recognizes the greater presence (Matt. 3. 14), but yields to Jesur--'Suffer it to be so, now." Came from Nazareth of Galilee-The home town of Jesus. Nazareth was the home of his childhood, youth, and young manhood. It is beautifully situated two-hours' ride west of the Sea of Galilee, in a sort of cup made by the union of several hills. The New Testament is silent as to the life of Jesus spent here with his parents. He disappears from our view at twelve years of age reappears eighteen years later, at the Jordan, to be baptized and to make atormal entrance upon his ministry. In the Jordan-Not far from Jericho. Perha s at the ancient ford of Suecoth, Roll),,,..',')',' of pilgrims every spring seek to be baptized in the Jordan, in imitation of their Master. The ba tism of Jesus was pot according to fohn’s baptism, repentance unto the remission of sin. It was not what the church of to-day regards as Christian Gptism-- "In the name of the. Father, the Son. and the. Holy Ghost." tt was "to fulfill all righteousness," as Jesus tells us in Matthew's Gospel. That is, it was fittinit that he, the inaugurntor of the kingdom of heaven, should undergo the rite, symbolical of the renewing and cleansing which was the very kernel of his teaching. . - fi. A-voice came out of the heavens} Pale pinks and pale blues; .-rn the Gospel account three heaven- _ And six pairs for walking, 1y voices are heard during the ministry': And " ptdrs for “my g,dtri, First, 7,: 1",'2t'tts'L; Jet), And six pairs to hunt in-- on , u is trans gum ion * at " ' .. 7); and third, during the last week of, A Ehzugh WP“? don thggow' his life, in the cburts of the templi' n wo paxrs_o (out. ' (John 12. 28). Thou art my beloved:', And two P"", of duck. Son, in thee I am well pleased-This And four PM?! ofku--. recalls Luke’s “court of his dpveylttl And on all of them stuck 'l'flt "t £13m 'rht,t tl TL',',"":,'; The daintiest rubbers. ue. . istitle,'Souofirndeed.shetooked' t, 5%de l or: of ty "if import?! an; 8e1u',Cu'oll'l, "a m a e ospe s. occurs n e . times in Matthew, four times in Mark,I A. the "'"fgtgt It, NS, 3h; tun“? in Lukeii 1"d2t,' t'tt in: - "W yrd W- o n. emay we un tan , re- T.------.----.-- fore, why Mark's ttrtrt sentence is “the: Cues with tno1aa- In them Ulm good news” about the “Son of God." I no” quickly than othem. Addresi asiurAivontidna for thin departmcnt to Hrs. Helen Law. chc‘umo Av... Terence. By increasing‘the value of the Inn- nure produced, cement floors in live stock feeding stable will return their cost in about one year. Tight stable floors save soluble plant food from seeping away " it does with earth fioora. 8. The Holy Spirit-The important thing in baptism is not the quantity of Water, but the measure of the renew- ing grace of the Holy Spirit. Water baptism is simply the symbol of the Holy Spirit's influence. 10. And trtraightway--A favorite word of Mark, occurring ten times in Chapter 1. It discloses the vivid and rapid movement from one stage to an- other. Coming up out of the water -lndicating that he had been in the river. A vast majority of all the re- presentations of the baptism of Jesus in early Christian art represent him as standing in the water while the ministtant pour: water upon him from above. He saw the heavens rent as- under-Matthew, Mark, and Luke have substantially an identical ac- count. Luke adds that the dove was in bodily shape, We are not told whether the multitude saw these phenomena or whether this was a vision to Jesus only. The rl,1'e,Ta and indicates that the descent of t Spigit was , tool event and not merely Inquisitive:---") can't we get sugar when there is no, real scarcity y' (sign. It was a lpecial influenc'e pm)pariytr him for hitrntw.wyk. "tis,?.,,,?),.?.,],!?,),,?:!,-?,),,)..'; r'.i"i1i" f W011 -- 't'ij.f, #‘LiWOeQu/QZYZ _ , Ms':') m. am» my JtidL%iir Much of the fertility tune of In:- '-utntheitqaidpnrt,whiehu mil, carried my through earth ffloors. Com prevent: this seep- 'aee,makin-ehtonotnua-urth "ttore and n the an. time them i c ' greater quantity of this material. ltr) ‘ed to thepr9tofthe mun is the {w convenin- of mm fittttes I ", And five sets of sand-ls, I Two basket-bull shoes, _ ' And two pairs for 1oartgintr--- 1 Pale pinks and pate blues; {And six pairs for walking, ( And six pairs for snow, ', And six pairs to hunt inm i Though what, I don't know; 2 And two pairs of mm, 1 And two pairs of duck, And four pairs of ku-- ( And on on of them stuck I The dointlest rubbers. I Indeed, she looked sweet, 1 Min Centipede did, 1 A. she tripped down the shut. l ---tane, Byrd Turner. asks Inquisitive. Lack of shipping is the gum-L, The world's ungu- crop this yen will be 1,i28,000 tons in excess of that of last year. But right now there are 900,000 tom, of sugar in Java held up for luck of shipping. Canada's normal consumption of sugar is 90 lbs. per capita.- To meet the Allies' needs this should be reduced to 67 lbs. It shouldn’t be a case of "Why can't We get sugar?” but "How can we save sugar?" Europe more than it before. Mrs. N.N.B.r--it is a pity that your family is so refractory in acceding to the requests of the Food Controller. Why not try so to nrpnge the menus that they will not notice the absence of those things to which they have been accustomed? Don't inform them that you are giving them a beetles: or tmeonless or whentless meal and they probably won't notice it when no at- tention is drawn td the Nrt-tUwe providing the substitutes are adequate and palatable. -That, of course. is of prime importance. Mrs. R.A.Mc-"What's the use of saying ewe white flour when brown bread is no cheaper.'" Well, it's a patriotic duty and for this reason the more brown bread you use the more wheat you save. The demand for graham brad has been so limited that the product has to be made by hand and, consequently, the labor coat is somewhat greater than in the case of white bread. It is not primarily with a view to economy in cost that the Food Controller has urged the use of hrowh bread but because, if subntilu- tion is effected on a large scale, it means an important saving in wheat. And working like Turks. They eleaied all the counters; They emptied the shelves; They made, in their haste, Perfect slaves of themselves. They laced and they buttoned, They pushed and they tsqueesed, Miss Centipede watching, Quite placid and pleased; They and 1 short ladder To fit her top feet, And never drew breath Till the job was complete. And here's what they sold her-- Now count if you choose: A pair of cloth gluten. A pair of tan shoes, A pttir'of black pumps And a pair of tan ties, Two pairs of galoshes And booth, ladies' size; Five pairs of silk siippors For thin evening wear Rose. green, red and butt, And a rich purple pair; And soft bedroom slippers Of crimson and guy; And a pair of bowel. By red tassel: made gay; Little Miss Centipede Went out to shop, And at Shoofly & Company's Made her first stop. Mr. 8hoofly came forward, All beaming and gay: "And what can I do For you. madam, urday?" He bowed and he beckoned; He showed her a seat; But the poor clerks turned pale When she put out her feet. "How many?" they {altered "As many as these," She replied very sweetly, - "And hurry up, please." So they hurried and scurried The ten Shoof1.v clerks, All hustling together Wm: ll. 8tryries't Miss Centipede 9n It is needed in was ever needed ELLE-T i. One dny his father and mother ' said farewell to the only Am they had. and in a few weeks received word that I he we: “somewhere in France" on the I danger line of duty. But they know from whet he aid to them before he went away that his religion. “it we: secure, and that day 9nd night ite would not ceue to pray the prayer I of the home circle out of e heart that .had learved the value of the eternal good. The he religion be co.- 5 qucrcd. "Our boy Ina Joined the A“ Corps, and he's coming but to III C before he goes across the I“? A,' father qtoke with ninth! ore. u} anticipation of what the “I - mean. Be had just tinitaed m I letter from his son. who was sway nf. college. The mother clasped her but and did what mothers in .1] ages In” done in war timer---pmred foe strength to bear what might come. The boy came home and was ud- comed with smiles and (can. I“ Id been gone for two years, and “I M leaped up as he went into his old "a. which his mother had kept for lib " it was when he went away. The boy sat down, and " (not b ed. How could he tell the. tutdgr- ing the two years of his "- " had not said tt prayer. hnd at av. read the Bible that his mother U packed with loving hand in his trunk. In the morning, "tee imam " father said: "Mother and I have kept " u'); morning prayers. We no iniohn's Gospel." .. - a ' As he sat there listening, he remem- bered that his father sometime: lined to “It him to Wer the prayer of the morning. Theo years ago it had mt seemed " all unnatural or hard to speak a few words of aimple thanks in his boyish way, but now, " he ant there waiting for the chapter to come to an end, he felt a certain terror " the thought of being asked to pray aloud. Why? The answer came with the question. 'knew then two years had not been your: of spiritual growth. He had prided himself that when the cull had come he was among the first to upond, and he knew that his parents were proud of him. But what they did not know was the dia- tance he had drifter from thgsillple home religion. His father finithed the chapter and closed the Book, and then, as if it had been two years no. he looked over at the boy and said. "John, won't you lead us this morning t" . with living water. His heart beat high with longing for the religion of his father and mother. And sudden- ly he mac from his knees and went over to where his father was kneeling and knelt down by him. The father understood perfectly. As his boy knelt there by him, he dedlcat» ed him to God in a prayer that the boy will never forget. tn a petition tt words his ywni the boy broke t faith that h and choked l with living high with lo Farmers who wish to put their or- chards in dupe for profitable produc- tlon should begin pruning, whenever the wood in not frozen. in mid-winter. 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