The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

‘s OF ZEPPELINS YÂ¥ FOLLOWED. PHONE OF PEACE Proved Under War s business a tom sompler; b* mt kinds of tea. hat ! want Great Promise elephone n finding ently deâ€" works at n proved is hoped hat their ly great. icity for the Marâ€" n unable »«1 under do each Finally to their craft, or the time ve from cleaners t would y wire» osition. ument®, rocured ed and and asâ€" rument, iostile wn in« re imâ€" iralty, lod rd beâ€" ( war irther useful ts 1 the hone i the rfare ‘over n the ig of llest hon« rv i# hinly hina, Marâ€" elin ‘ans tenâ€" 08 6 for iere the nto watt at e the ists TrÂ¥ ing= Oor slx irty NU iro of of of of TA pS nd no 1b )e )@ T L. B.:â€"I have some low mucky ground that 1 wish to seed for permâ€" anent pasture, and will you tell me what is the best mixture of geed i0 use for this purpose, and when is the best time to sow it? k s Answer:â€"For grass mixture for permanent pasture on muck soil I would recommend the following mixâ€" ture: Red Top 10 pounds, timothy 6 pounds, white clover 2 pounds, total of 18 pounds per acre. The grass couldl *be sown this fall if you are in a seeâ€" tion where you do not have severe frost for some time. However, if you are in the colder section of the provâ€" ince, you had better delay seeding until spring. If the grass is sown this fall, scatter the clover seed over the land next spring just as the snow is going off and the thawing and setâ€" tling of the land will give it sufficient covering. You would do well to sow a nurse crop such as rye or winter wheat with the grass mixture at the rate of about 1 bushel per acre. Make this sowing thin so that the grass mixâ€" ture will get a good chance early in spring. 6 €. W. G.:â€"I am writing ‘you in repurd to the sowing and growing of aweet clover. I have a fiveâ€"acre field on which I can‘t seem to get clover seed to grow suceessfully. Would you recommend sowing sweet clover on It? The soil is a gravelling loam and has been broken up four years. . I would like to know if I could sow x . fFarm (rop Queries, aweet clover with fall rye or if it must be sowed in the spring? Or would it be botter to sow the sweet clover alone in the spring? Answer:â€"Sweet clover is a little difficult to handle owing to the lowâ€" ness with which the seed germinates. You could sow it as you recommend mixed with rye this fall if there is sufficient season hefore frosts so that the young clover could make a good start. I would prefer, however, to sow the clover in the spring with some spring grain such as wheat, cats °"l as far if you sprinkle it with stuff of barley. I have seen excellent catches this kind. of sweet clover when started in thil‘ The powders are not alleged to have way. Sow from ten to fifteen pounds‘ in themselves any value as fuelâ€"how, of sweet clover seed per acre. ON@| indeed, could they® _ But, by some of the important points, of cours@, i3 mysterious chemical action, . they to have the soil in good state of fi“'! cause the fuel to deltver more heat. age. It should be plowed this fall 6f| Fifty per cent. more, according to the early next spring and worked down least claim. thoroughly by disking and harrowing. | They are absolutely valueless, yet In order to make sure of a ‘OOd ltfind; people who have bought them are ofâ€" of grass and clover I would advise) ten heard to proclaim their efficiency. you to sow from 200 to 300 pounds} Pure imagination. of a fertilizer analyzing from 2 to 3' Some of them are nothing but comâ€" per cent. ammonia, about 8 per cent.\ mon salt. There are, as a matter of phosphoric acid, and 2 to 3 per cent.| fact, not a few housewives who use potash at the time that you are sovz-'san (?r the purpose, entertaining full 1 1 7 . w +s LPs w L BE T2 C BW S Heee cofee whe Pm melag. L ing the grain in the spring. This is best applied with a fertilizer drilling seed drill. It can be sown broadcast like lime but when this is done be sure to thoroughly disk and harrow the ;;il so -tiiég the fertilizer will be ed into the damp soil at a depth the plants grow. K. K.:â€"Can you give me directions for the fall preparation of a twoâ€"acre plot for growing strawberries . next year? What is the best variety? I wish also to go into truck cardening extensively and would like advice on the preparation of seedbeds. The soil is light, dry loam and badly infested with weeds. Answer:â€"Some successful stuw-l berry growers place great emphasis | on deep fall plowing of the ground which is to be planted next year.| Allow this to lie exposed as the plow | turns it up. The frosts of winter will have an exceedingly good effect in breaking down the soil. At the time of plowing, some strawberry growenlI advise turning under 15 tons of ! manure per acre. In addition they ; apply from 800 to 1,000 pounds of fertilizer per acre in the spring whan| working the seedbed down. This is, sown with a grain drill dropper _or: applied â€" broadcast and â€" thoroughly | worked in by harrowing and disking.‘ The fertilizer should analyze from 3| to 5 per cent. ammonia, 10 to 12 per 0 U fahls nhosnhoric acid, and 2 e ty‘ e cent. available. phosphori¢c acid, and 2 to 3 per cent. potash. This additional plantfood will give the young plants a strong vigorous start which wili mean much to their fruitâ€"producing powers. 9 us pyulc C MnE ues * mt â€"â€" WHRNRWIEH NE & : d . 3 is d ds it mean much to their fruitâ€"producing powers. : Regarding the advice on preparaâ€" tion of seedbeds for truck gardening. I would say that you would do well to keep in mind the necessity of good soil drainage 0 that the superfluous water from rain and snow may be carried off early in the spring. If this wator lies in the soil it prevents the circulation of air in the soil and therefore retards bacterial growth which is so necessary for crop growth. Moreover, every time a pound of water is evaporated from the soil it takes an enormous amount of heat out of the soil and therefore keeps {t cold and backward. Richness of soil is a principle® of no secondary importance in market cardâ€" ening. Work in all the stock manure you can obtain and supplement it by high grade fertilizers in order to e i ns nataiein or suninle i cong «ee0de CE Richness of soil is a principle‘ of no secondary importance in market cardâ€" ening. Work in all the stock manure you can obtain and supplement it by high grade fertilizers in order to force maximum growth within a miniâ€" rill be workâ€" depth where mum of time. _ This means crisp, delicious vegetables produced at a time when prices are most favorable. When yeu have made out your plans, if you have any specific problems reâ€" garding the preparation of the seedâ€" bed for crops that you are planting, I shnil be glad to help you. A Useful Pamphlet. In canned goods there are two kinds of spoilage. The first is called "flat sour" which includes all forms of bacterial growth that develop within the food. The second type of spoilage to guard against is mold, a plant growth that is distinctly different from the bacterial growth. Molded foods are seldom more then surface affected because air is necessary for its growth, but the "flat sour" spoilâ€" age means that the entire can must be discarded. Bulletin No. 93 of the Dominion Experimental Farms, "Preâ€" servation of Fru#e and Vegetables for Home Use," which may be had on application to the Publications Branch Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, gives full information on the various methods of canning including old and valuable recipes as well as new ones which have been found valuable. Canning has become the most popular means of preserving large quantities of fruit and vegetables and since these are plentiful during the summer months and at other times difficult to obtain, it is important to preserve quantities during the growing season for use in winter. Moreover, the use of an abundant supply of fruit and green vegetables is essential to health at all seasons of the year. Fake Fire Help. Nothing in this world seems to be too silly for belief. 8 Consider, for instance, the powders advertised to "double the fuel value of your coal." You are informed that a given quantity of coal will go twice as far if you sprinkle it with stuff of this kind. _ The Dominion Experimental Farm is conducting no less than seven con-; tests this year, reaching from Prince \Edward Island on the east, to Alberta ; on the west. At Ottawa will be held | the "Cansdian" open to the world. ‘ Other contests will be conducted at ‘six of the Branch Farms throughout | the Dominion. The farms selected are ‘ Charlottetown, P.E.LI.; Nappan, N.S.; \ Cap Rouge, Que.; Brandon, Man.; Inâ€" | dian Head, Sask.; and Lethbridge, | Alta. They are absolutely valueless, yet people who have bought them are ofâ€" ten heard to proclaim their efficiency. Pure imagination. Some of them are nothing but comâ€" mon salt. There are, as a matter of fact, not a few housewlves who use salt t?r the purpose, entertaining full faith in it as a fuel economizer. The recent high price of coal has greatly stimulated the demand for "fuel powders," and the fakers who put them up for sale to the gullible are prospering hugely. \ _ The Great West Permanent | Loan Compary. Toronto Office. 20 King St. West. | 4% allowed on Savings. Interest computed qg:\rterly. t Withdrawable by Cheque. ‘ 6%/,% on Debontures, ; Interest payable half yearly. | Pald up Capital ‘2',412,573. Eggâ€"Laying Contests Popular. . The eggâ€"laying contests throughout the Dominion are attracting considerâ€" able interest. Already the entries are being rapidly filled by birds from all classes of poultry breeders. The fancier and the commerciâ€"l man are being represented as are also the backyarder and the farmer, the old breeder and the amateur. Canadians are not going to have it all their own way either, for both the United States and England are going to be repreâ€" sented. §. All contests start November first and continue for 52 weeks. Applicaâ€" tion must be made to Dominion Poulâ€" try Husbandman, Experimental Farm, Ottawa. The time of receiving appliâ€" cations has been extended to October fifteenth. w * MILTON wWINBOWS & DOCBS pacto@y sist , Limited â€" _ CanAda \ Therefore it is surely in order to: | again call special attention to the imâ€" | portance of properly utilizing that \large proportion of the apple cwp* | which grades below standard. In some | provinces the percentage of eull or \ cider apples runs fully oneâ€"third of the total and it is frequently estiâ€" | mated that thousands of tons of such ‘ apples are wasted each year. No one }will deny that this loss along with | all other food waste should be reduced |\to a minimum. _ Another important | consideration is the good profit that ‘the utilizing of these apples affords | the grower. a o In these days it is unwise to overâ€" look any resources that will add good nourishing food to the qation’s supply. EmE CCC While a portion of the large culls| may be evaporated to excellent adâ€" vantage, the most practical way of diverting this enormous waste into good food is by pressing. Practically all the valuable and nutritive elements of fruits are contained in the juice. The other parts consist largely of cellular tissue and are of little value except to retain the juice, which in ripe apples runs as high as ninety per cent. Therefore a short cut to conserving the rich lifeâ€"sustaining elements possessed by even the smallâ€" est of cull apples is by first grating and pressing, then working up the juice. 1 s 8 V is o s snn £CWSr A modern hydraulic cider press will extract an average of a little over four gallons of cider from each bushel of ordinary undergrades. This juice can be readily converted into a variety of food products that are not only apâ€" petizing and nourishing, but most of them are in concentrated form conâ€" venient to market and easy to preâ€" serve. Sweet cider, cider vinegar, boiled cider, apple syrup, apple jelly, apple butter and pasteurized cider are all in active demand and can be sold at a better net profit than is usually obtained from the apples in a fresh condition. Even the pomace need not be wastâ€" ed. It is being used extensively as feed for dairy and beef cattle, and for hogs and sheep. Many pronounce it equal to ordinary corn silage. Pomace also has a distinct value as jelly stock because of its pectin content which is not impaired by drying. Frequentâ€" ly the pomace is repressed, the resultâ€" ing juice being used for making vineâ€" gar or jelly. ‘ 1 2 & Wadhiop ut c se Es l adtl ) Fresh sweet clder and pasteurized cider are highly recommended as a health drink by eminent physicians and scientists. Sweet cider is a tonic as well as a nutrient, containing natâ€" ural salts and acids of specin} value in the correcting of stomach comâ€" plaints and liver and kidney trouble. Pure sweet cider can readily be made available as a delightful home beverâ€" age the year around and is far superâ€" ior to the ordinary type of soft drinks. Chemical preservatives should be avoided, but pasteurized to one hunâ€" dred and sixty degrees for two hours anad sealing tight is effective for preâ€" venting fermentation. The Holy Scripturesâ€"Ps. 19: 1-14;} 119: 9â€"16, 97, 165; Acts 17: 10â€"12; _ 2 Tim. 3: 14â€"17; Heb. 1:1â€"2. 4 Golden Text, Ps. 119: 105. The Law of the Lord. Psalm 19 celeâ€" brates God‘s revelation in the wonders of the heavens and in the perfection of His holy law. â€" The heavens declare His glory, but not less certainly does the ancient law of Israel in which His will is revealed. There are set forth the principles of justice and fidelity and kindness and love, old as ceeation and high as the throne of God. Indeed, INTERNATIONAL LESSON SEPTEMBER 21. UTILIZING CULL APPLES : In the process of transforming cider{ into vinegar, two distinct fermentaâ€" tions take place. First is the vinousi | or alcoholic fermentation which is the| |changing of the sugar of the cider| ‘ into alcohol, caused by the action of| } certain natural yeast bacteria. Second| \is the acetic fermentation by whichl | the alcohol thus formed is changed to’l | vinegar acid or acetic acid. The alco-8 holic fermentation may be accelerated| | by the addition of yeast, using a cake to each five gallons, dissolved in warm‘ ‘water before adding. The acetic ferâ€" mentation is also aided by the addition‘ | of good vinegar containing some moâ€" | ther of vinegar. It is important to |allow plenty of room for air in the |barre] during all stages of fermentaâ€" | tion and also to maintain the temperâ€" ature between sixty and eighty degâ€" |rees. Care should be taken not to | start the second fermentation until all | the sugar in the cider is changed into ‘ alcohol, otherwise the change to vineâ€" , gar will be retarded or prevented alâ€" fl together. One of the staple food products from waste apples that is in universal demand is cider vinegar. Pure cider vinegar commands a premium on the market. There exists in this country a po-} tential market for boiled cider that would consume a hundred times the amount now produced if the product could only be obtained. Boiled cider is the fresh juice concentrated by evaporation in the ratio of five galâ€" lons reduced to one. In this form it will remain in a perfect state of preâ€" servation for years. It is dark brown in color and of a syrupy consistency. It has an extensive use both commerâ€" cially and in the kitchen, being especiâ€" ally desirable for making mince meat and apple butter as well as having a multitude of other culinary uses. . By continuing the evaporation proâ€" cess until the cider is reduced to the ratio of seven to one the product beâ€" comes jelly, which makes a delightful tart spread. To please varied tastes it may be sweetened and any desired flavoring may be added. _ A. ready market at attractive prices awaits all apple jelly offered. Apple butter has long been a standâ€" by as a staple food and table delicacy and merits a place in the diet of every family. A favorite home recipe is as follows: Boil three gallons of apple cider down to one and oneâ€"half galâ€" lons. Pare and quarter sufficient apâ€" ples to make three gallons. Pour over these sufficient additional cider to cover apples well. %fter cooking until tender, run through the colander, then add boiled cider and boil down to desired thickness. _ When nearly done add one and oneâ€"half pints Sugat and when done flavor with one te/â€" spoonful of allspice and one teaspoonâ€" ful cinnamon. For making apple butâ€" ter on a large scale, a steam apple butter cooker should be used. It makes ;-l;;;t-te-r' with the right flavor quickly and with the very least amount of labor. there is in justice something more perâ€" manent and more sublime than in heaven itself, and therefore there is truth in the old saying, "Let justice be done though heaven falls." The praise of the law is first set forth in three verses (7â€"9), each conâ€" taining two statements cast in the same form. In each statement there is the longer part telling what the law is, and the shorter part telling what it does. It will make this all the more clear if we write the lines as below: The law of the Lord is perfect,â€"conâ€" The The he law of the Lord is perfect,â€"conâ€" verting the soul; he testimony of the Lord is sure,â€" making wise the simple; s he statutes of the Lord are right,â€" rejoicing the heart; he commandment of the Lord is pure,â€"enlightening the eyes; ho fear of the Lord is clean,â€"enâ€" during forever; he judgments of the Lord are t# 2,â€" end iightz:ous altogther. 4: Mothers and daughters of all ages are cordlally invited to write to ?".‘: department. Initials only will be published with each queston and its .Muh as a means of identification, but fuil name and address must be 1|von in e‘ i letter. Write on one side of paper only. Answers will be malled direc! stamped and addréssed envelope is enclosed. d San Brideâ€"toâ€"be: Tell me how to meet my motherâ€"inâ€"law and my fatherâ€"inâ€" Just as you would want your own dear parents to be met under similar cireumstances; or, if you can project your imagination so far, as you would want to be met yourself, should you ever have a son and he decided to marry. Address all correspondence for this department to Mrs. Helen Law, Woodbine Ave., Toronto. Churchmouse:â€"A fashion article says: "Wear beads, they add a pleasâ€" ing touch of color to any costume." Please tell me how to make beads out of paper, as that seems to be the only kind I can afford to wear. You can make charming beads out| of colored magazine covers and illusâ€"| trations. Lay the picture upon a flnt‘ surface, with a piece of cardboard underneath. Mark it off into trianglel! measuring one inch at the base and| having the two other sides 6f equal‘ length. Cut the sections with a shnpl knife, using a ruler as a guide. Roll: each piece on a hatpin, beginning to| roll at the base and fastening the‘ tip securely in place with paste. When | all have been rolled, slip them one at', a time on a hatpin and, turning the pin head downward, dip the beads in' shellac. Slip from the hatpin on to} ordinary pins, and stick these pins in a pasteboard box until the beads are dry. Do not touch them until after the shellac has hardened, when they will be ready to string. Red beads are very muc{ sought after at present, and a pretty string of paper beads will combine several shades of that Icolor, with a little black, white and lgreen. Alternate with small beads of gold color, and introduce a few jet !ones if you wish. A Reader:â€"The owner of the farm we live upon is a frequent and unâ€" welcome visitor at our house. Please advise me what to do? A woman can not handle a situationi such as this is alone; she must have her husband‘s coâ€"operation. You can: be too busy to talk to the visitor when he appears; or you can always sugâ€" gost that "husband" is in the barn or in the "south field" or wherever he happens to be at the time, and unless Note that the law is called "testiâ€" mony" because it witnesses to the ancient covenant bond between Jeâ€" hovah and Israel (see Exod. 24), and that it is also "statutes," "commandâ€" ment," and "judgments." The "fear of the Lord" (v. 9), is the disposition to obey Jehovah‘s law, or the charâ€" acter which is based upon obedience to it. Note also that the law (and this cnnl truly be said of the teaching of the| Bible as a whole) converts the soul,} turning the soul from error and folly, and sin to righteousness and God;| that it makes wise even the limple,i who knows his ignorance and seeks its | guidance; that it rejoices the heartf and brightens the eyes, giving gladâ€", ness and beauty to life; and that it endures, being altogether true and| right. For that which is just and| right and true is that only which| abides forever, The law is further described as very sweet and very 'pre-‘ cious and very greatly to be desived. For by it one is warned and instructed so that he may avoid both secret or unconscious errors, and open or preâ€" sumptious sins. The entire meditaâ€" tion upon this great revelation in naâ€" ture and in the law of God concludes with a petition that both word and thought may be acceptable in the sight of the Lord. | _ _The whole of Psalim 119 is also in iyui? J‘ the law, and seems to have in mind especially those first five books of the Old Testament which, in the Hebrew Scriptures, are known as "Torah" or "Law." See especially vs. 9â€"16, 97, and 165. By taking heed to his way or conduct according to God‘s law, a young man may live a clean life (v. 9). By storing up some word of it in the memory and heart he is preserved from sin (v. 11). _ The psaimist resolves that he will meditate upon, have regard for, and delight himself in, its precepts (vs. 15, 16). Very truly he declares (v. 165): "Great peace have they which love Thy law; And they have . none occasion of stumbling." § Substitute the word "Bible" for "law" and the saying is even more emphaticâ€" ally true. The Holy Scriptures. ‘The historian of the book of Acts (17: 10-18)“com- the man is very dense he will underâ€" stand that he is not to be entertained indoors. Husband must not confine himself to criticism, but help you by being on hand whenever the unwe!â€" come guest appears. As all this takes up time that could be spent to better advantage, and is likely to affect the harmony of the family besides, it would seem that the wisest thing to #o would be to move to another farm. I know that a move is expensive and inconvenient, but it is far better than remaining where you are, if conditions are such that the happiness of your home is at‘stake. Busy Mother:â€"With four children scattered from coast to coast it is indeed a problem to keep in touch with them all without encroaching on time devoted to those still in the home nest. One read the other day of a plan invented by a mother who lives on the old homestead on an Onâ€" tario farm. By her plan it is possible to write fewer letters, and at the same time to correspond more frequently with the members of her large family. Five children, some of whom are mnr-* ried and hav\ homes of their own, live in different parts of the country. The mother writes to her oldest boy, John, who lives in British Columbia.} John reads the home news and, en-| closing his mother‘s letter, writes to his married sister, Lottie, who lives | in Alberta. Lottie in turn, inclosing' the letter from her mother and John, writes to Harry, who lives in Mani-l toba. So the chain of family letters| goes until it has reached all the chil-‘ dren, each in turn writing to the next younger sister or brother and inclosâ€"| ing all the family letters. Finally1 lthe accumulated letters, including the: one she first wrote to John, come to. the mother, who destroys her own Iet-‘ ter and writes a new one to John, inclosing those she has received from ‘the other children. Thus, as the chain | continues, each member of the family, instead of writing five individual letâ€" \terl, writes one letter to all, and reâ€" ceives five letters in returnâ€"one from each of the others. Would not a simâ€" ilar plan solve your difficulty, Busy ‘Mother? In 2 Timothy 3: 14â€"17, Paul counâ€" sels Timothy, his beloved friend and child in the Gospel, to continue in the 1 study of the Holy Scriptures,. For Timothy had a good mother and‘ grandmother (1: 5) of the Jewish faith, but his father was a Greek. Paul speaks, of course, of the Scripâ€" tures of the Old Testament, but what he says is even in a larger measure true of the whole Bible. He speaks of the power and of the use of the Scriptures. They are "able to make wise unto salvation," and they are "profitable for teaching, for reproof, for cor;ection, for instruction in rightâ€" eousness." _ The reader who seeks earnestly to know what is the authorâ€" ity and what the value of the inspired Book will find in Paul‘s words a good and sufficient answer to his questions. Its power is "through faith," and its authority is that of a teacher and a gaide, â€" To neglect or refuse this teaching and this guidance is surely the highest folly. i After the honey is gathered it must| be cared for in the cells, and some of ‘the bees are left in the hive and all, during the heat of the day they fan ‘w‘lth their wings to ventilate the hive and carry off the extra water. For, you know the honey the bee ‘Ithfl'li ‘is not thick and rich, but very thin ‘and watery, and must be cared for: ‘and moved from cell to cell in the hive ‘until it is "ripe." Much of this work caring for the honey is done at night after the flowers have gone to sloo_p.' When you are eating a plece of bread and honey stop and think a minute about the busy little honey bee who worked so hard to gather the honey and keep it for you. _ _ He does not have an eightâ€"hour working dayâ€"no, indeedy, From early morning until darkness falls he hurâ€" ries back and forth carrying the honey from flower to hive, and you can imagine he has to work hard when it takes about 40,000 trips to the fields to gather one pound of honey as it comes to you on the table. ge ‘~¢~ wiks. t i. . . 4cz The Honeybee‘s Work Day. {|| A Lovers‘ Quarrel With his hat on his head in token of his readiness to start for church, Mr. Eben Pearson had paced the floor for five minutes. "Can‘t lou move a little faster, mother?" he demanded. "There‘s plenty of time," came a voice from another room. "That‘s what you have been saying for going on fifty years, you know." "It‘s always been true whenever I‘ve said it," replied Mrs. Pearson. "Here it is twenty minutes past nine." "That clock is fast, You always keep it fast." "It‘s a warm morning," Eben went on, ignoring that point, "and 1 don‘t like to hurry the horse." Eben waited while the discredited clock ticked away a few more minutes. "Mother, I believe you‘re dillydallying just to spite me," he declared at last; and the charge was met by a silence that was worse than words. "I‘ll go out and get in," he continued. "If you want to go with me, you‘d better come along." He was very deliberate about unhitching, and he fussed needlessly with the harness, but at last he seated himself in the carriage. "Well, I‘m off!" he called. "Well, goodâ€"bye," came the reply. In his exasperation Eben jerked the reins, and the horse moved off. "Well, play I‘m the horse, and don‘t hurry me," she replied. . & "Well, it serves her right!" Eben muttered. The feeling of justification stayed with him as far as the turn of the road leading to the village. Beyond that point he knew well enough that it was stubborn pride kept him on his way. "T‘ll bet I haven‘t got a pocket handâ€" kerchief with me!" he said to himself suddenly, owning that if that should prove to be the case he must go back, Hopefully fecling in one of his pockâ€" ets, he found it empty. From another, however, he brought out the handâ€" kerchief, all smoothly folded and frag» rant with sweet clover. Mother had looked out for that. MHis eye fell on his coatsleeve, which he now rem» embered to have torn accidentally while getting out of the carriage last Sunday. It was mended so neatly that you could hardly see where the torn place had been. That was mother again. She always got things done; and there were a lot of things for her to do. Perhaps that was one reason why she sometimes kept him waiting; and, after all, when had she ever really failed to get round in time? Eben was now driving quite slowly. In fact, he had an eye out for a good place to turn round. But just then the Millers overtook him. "Good morning! Where is Mrs. Pearson?" called out Mrs. Miller, "Not sick, I hope The question was embarrassing, but Eben managed to answer it. "No, not sick," he said, "but she didn‘t seem to be quite up to coming." To Eben it did seem serious, for he felt fully committed to going to church without his wife. It was &A charming morning, and the ride to church had long been one of the luxâ€" uries of life; but somehow, in order to appreciate it, you wanted mother along to praise things up. Without her, daisies were only whiteweed, and even the bobolink‘s song had a loneâ€" some sound. â€""Glad it‘s nothing serious," Mrs. Miller as they drove past | "When I saw Sister Pearson come \ in without you," said the minister as he shook Eben‘s hand, "I was afraid | you were not well." The old horse was having an easy time of it. Eben was all over his hurry, and for once in his life was willing to be late at church. He had no notion of walking up to the family pew alone. He would slip in quietly to a back seat, and get away as soon as possible after meeting. Eben was late, but he had miscal« culated in one respect. The minist:x h;d just ;iveaout the first hymn, a the co n had risen agnd were *rtng m c‘lb?r, 'lh%hsmg’érom the gallery in the rear, us n, as he entered, was in a position to & n{ be seen, and everyone was ou? t’m Sungly. Even mother, hymn book in hand, Wwas there in the family pew, show‘n( no sign of having hurried in the least,~ Before the last stanza of the hymn had been sung Eben had reached % playusible explanation of what had at first seemed a mystery. He had doubtâ€" less been helped by the fact that his grandson, who lived in Bloomfield, was in the pew by Mrs. Pearson‘s side. His conjecture was confirmed after service by his wife. ® "It was my first ride in an auteâ€" mobile," he heard her saying as she came down the aisle. "Johnny came over on purpore this morning to surâ€" prise me. I‘ve hardly got my breath yet. We got here in no time, although we went way round by Bean‘s Corner because it‘s a #moother road." _ "He wasn‘t quite himself this mornâ€" ing," interposed Mrs. Pearson, "but I guess he feels better now, don‘t you, father ?" "Yes, I‘m all right now," said Eben, "I sguppose, mother, you‘ll want to go back with Johnny*" he went om diffidently as t god on the ste es (ces.,c ied doesn I ve that I‘H let the Posig. Phous i seh fool s tidg ng. eol A ::on: :p\’orhblc riding home 'I:: TORONTO 909 said t % AÂ¥, * & j in xA \ oo