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" This Christmas we wish to stress to ivory Lone Scout in the Province of Dntario our earnest hope that they will Individually rnlizo that we con- Iider it to be a part ot their duty to undertake some voluntary work in connection with the Scout Xmas Toy Shop scheme. or Lam-Hit-trest by B.-P. as "the Scout Job ot htumitritt"--ine1uduur our his annual national ettort ot making pos- sible a visit by Sun Slum to may thousands of needy children locally and on the nuns. The Chief Scout has shown especinl interest in our remembrance of set- tlers' children. This you the appeal is Iain stressed. and in addition An appeal tor inmlllu ot a new chum. catiott.--Canadtan born town and city families placed on farms during the year in an ettort to solve their new ployment problem. Few ot these have any resources of their own. and for most the tirst Christmas away from town enlahbours will be a lonesome experir'nce. especially tor the children. and a Santa Claus parcel would mean a very great deal. From this new source, and others. the names ot over three thousand children on "f"t and prairie farms already have been received. and try literally every delivery leters are com- ing from mothers ot tamities.' remem- bered last year. and who still are un- able to provide anything (or their kid- dies at Christmas Win: Your Gifts Mun A ample letter trom an Ontario mother reeds in part: . The children would welcome what~ ever you could send them. There are no Santa: here we are only a "talll, scattered village and I really beleve‘ it gets poorer every year. But " hope as things get better there may be more work. We are to in family, and can hardly pay tor our food, let alone anything out ot the ordinary. but still we have to keep going. The winter eats up everything it seems. We have been out here six years and had a tolerable start as prices were good, but there is hardly any work and al- most none in winter. it you know ot anyone with some cast " clothing they could honestly spare we would be glad ot it. This i. not to trouble anyone. but anything w..rm it old and holey, I can mend to help with. Every- one is Poor this year. Fourteen. twelve and nine are the three youngest ages. Any old Boys' Own Papers or books would do. They all like books, and thank you tor your hind thoughts. This letter received In March last from a Saskatchewan mother reminds ot the possible very important value of our Santa Claus guts: I beg to acknowledge receipt of the package of Christmas toys which ar- rived safely. and I hope you will par- don the delay in writing, but we have been in quarantine all winter for gear. let fever. The children took it one at a time. and as soon as we were let out the stark made a visit to us, bringing a big baby boy. and at the present time I am just able to tell you what a bless- ing that parcel has been to a family of sick children all winter. It was Just all they had for Christmas. Happiness For An Entire District The Secretary ot a "Hometnaker's Club" in east Saskatchewan writes: Dear Organization: It was an oversight not discover- ed until our annual meeting that we had not written a note of appreciation end thanks to Four organization for the Joy and happiness which you treat. tered in the homes of this district in tending them the parcels of toys which i understand nil reached their lamination Christmas eve. Another community Inert In the middle ot December en emer- Our ChrlMu Good Turn Your truly. Mrs. B. H. and children gency call came from an Isolated un- employed community in Northern Ott. tario where an enort was being made to hold a Christmas party at the dig. trict school. The teacher was giving each ot her twelve pupils a gift. but for the remaining " children ot the district there was nothing. The emer- gency problem was passed on to the ‘Toy Shop at Fort William. A large learton of gifts was promptly sent. and arrived on the day ot the concert. with the resultant surprise and delight that can be imagined. A most appreciative letter told ot the "pleasure to see the children receive their gifts trom Santa. as they were told before they came that Santa would not hav, anything tor them that night, as he was just visiting the school children." The early enterprise ot a number of troops and districts give promise that the 1932 Christmas spirit ot Scoqts and Scout.“ will well measure up to that ot previous years. The honour ot the tlrttt Toy Shop an- nouncement and call for discarded toys apparently goes to the lat Cold- water Troop, Ont.. throu: the col. umns ot the OrilliaNewsLetter ot Sept. let. followed Oct. 6th by the 1st Vul. can Troop, Alta., in the Vulcan Advo- cate, and the 1st Noranda, Que., In the Northern News. ot the larger centres London. Ont., held a Toy Shop meeting on Oct. Ist, and appointed its Toy Shop Commit- tee; and Hamilton. one of last years outstanding shops, announced Toy Shop plans in the local dailies of Oct. 8th, and began operations c Oct. tlst, again in the commodlous quarters pro- Tiled at the manufacturing plant of Burrows. Stewart & Milne. The first shop in actual operation apparently we“ that at Elbow, Sash, in late Sew (ember. as a Toy Shop repair demon. :tration tor the benefit of a large num- her or school teachers attending a dis- trict convention. Fergus. Ont., announced Its Toy Shop plans on Oet. 27th in this acouty style: "This year our funds are low, but the Scouts will do their best. It is hoped that the people in Fergus will help by giving the Scouts their old newspapers. magazines and rags on Oct. 29th." Settlers‘ Parcels The parcels should be kept small with a minimum ot one light-weight gift per child and perhaps a book or game included. They should be well and attractively wraped and securely tied, and addressed to the mother of the family. Where the expense ot mailing is e problem it is suggested that service clubs be invited to meet this cost. Another idea is the placing or addressed settlers' packages in the Toy Shop window, or some other shop,' window secured tor the purpose, with) a placard inviting passers-by to share (in the Good Turn by stepping inside }and paying the postage on a parcel. l Everyone Should Help I This will show how busy the Scouts are at this time of the year on this tremendously interesting and humane "Good Turn,' and it is our desire that all Lone Scouts should take an active ‘part in this undertaking. Start oft by interestin: your parents and your Counsellor and Friend in this project, and we hope that each Lone Scout will be responsible tor at least one parcel. It possible this parcel shOuld be given to a poor family right in your own neighborhood. but it this is not possible, Lone Scout Headquar- ters can give you tull particulars ot settlers' families in Northern Ontario or Western Canada, to whom your par. eel may be sent. Capt. John Furminger, the one Scout Commissioner, is most anxious that each Lone Scout will perform his Christmas Good Turn by working on this scheme, and he wants to hear trom each Lone Scout and asks that you send him particulars ot your ac- tivities and plans. Don't forget this. So, Lonies, it is now "up to you." and remember that Lone Scout Santa Claus wants Four help this years as never before. Can we rely on you'. Ot course we can! Lone Scout Headquarters is located at 300 Bar Street. Toronto 2, and the stat! will be glad to hear from any boys between 12 and 18 years, inclu- sire, who would like to become Lone scouts.--") E." A Good Start Br December " Lesson xt-The Christ- Ian's Use at Lelsure--Nehemtah tp. 10-17: Mark 6: 30-32. Golden Text --.Whether therefore ye eat, or drink. or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of atttt..-1 Corinthians 10: 31. ANALYSIS. 1. "CRLA'ri0N IN socuualmrr, Nehe- miah 8: 10-17. ll, RECREATION IN BOMTUDE, Mark (P.' 30-32. INTttoDucrmN---Lite must have its breathing spaces. Otherwis- the hu- man machine will become run down. One's spare time will " either recrea- tive or destructive, according to the way in which it is used. I. RECREATION IN sacrum“, Nehe- miah 8: 10-11. Nehemiah, a cup-bearer in the court of Artaxerxes, troubled about the sad plight of his brethren in Jerusalem (Neh., chapters l, 2) had obtained permission to go to Jerusalem to re- build the broken walls and restore the temple worship. Later, he evidently returned to his , ative land as gover- nor. '""irshatha" (v, 9) means gov- ernor. It was during this latter per- iod that the events of Chapter 8 took place. Ezra had evidently impressed upon the people the necessity of studying the long-neglected Law once more. Under his guidance (vs. 1-8) it was placed before them in such n way as to convince them that it was the most important thing in the world that they should govern their lives bs its requirements. When they realized how far short that had fallen from its demands, they were humiliated and dismayed, v. 9. '1 his reading of the Law took place at the time that corresponded to the old Feast of Ingathering---later talled the Feast of Tabernacle, Exod. 23: 16; Dcut. 16: 13-15. It was one of the three agricultural feasts. It had fallen into disuse since the Lime of Joshua. It was an occasion of great rejoicing. The leaders of the people therefore commanded the people to have a social gathering. "Drink the sweet" (v. 10) refers to the sweetened water, or the finely-flavored preserves, or the homes which the guest receives upon enter- Yttt his chnm‘. er. It is a mark of wel- come. Bukets were to be prepared Ind sent to those who could not be present, or who were rot in a position to provide for themselves. Long-Need religion wr". etvvu'dtrsred irreverent. The socials and picnil: of ti 3 u}! ‘l‘h: church, looked down upon b}. th, $in dignified, seem to be a long (My. i h ed institution. Nehemiah recognizes that whole. some pleasure is recreative. It re- creates, builds up the tired system. The word "amusement" is said to have been originally applied to the halt which a dog makes in hunting, when he pauses to sniff the air in order to see which way the scent lies. Having done this, he starts off again with redoubled speed. "The joy of the Lord is your strength," v. lp. _ On the second day (v. 13) the read- ing of the Law revealed tha. Moses lad commanded the children of Israel to dwell in tents during the Feast of Tabernacles, v. 14. This would re- mind succeeding generations of the sojourn in the wilderness and Jeho- vah's deliverance, Lev. 23: 42. "Let us re-establish the old custom," they said, and suited the action to the word, vs. 15, 16. On the flat roofs of their houses, in the public squares, ir. any available space they erected their booths. They observed their re- ligious rites, they brought vividly to' mind all that Jehovah had done for them in an atmosphere of joyous, Healthful, wholesome sociability. Mod- lern "Camp Meetings," "uaders' Camps," are old-established institu- tions. II. RECREATION IN sourtns, Mark 6; 30-32. The Twelve are here called aposees, or missionaries. because for the first time the - have been acting as the mes- sengers of the new faith. Both they and their Master were always sur- rounded by human need. Is one justi- fied in taking a holiday when around him are people requiring help? Should we spend money on vacations while others lack necessities? Should we take rests when our surroundings call loudly for action? The answer will depend upon the use we are making of our lives. Jesus was devoting his life to the service of others in such, a holehearted way that his energies were being continually sapped. He found the breathing spaces essential to his greatest effectiveness. His dis, ciples needed rest. Body, mind, spirit need relaxation. There is a tradition of John the apostle that while amus- ing himself with a tame partridge he was asked by a huntsman how he could spend hjs.time in. so 1yy?.r,ofita,blt iGiiiiGi. "ilrkrrieisiidu', “Why dost thou not carry thy bow-alwa s bent?" "Bectruse," said the huntsman, "if it Illuctrated Dremrotakthttr Locum Fur- nicked With Every Pattern. Isn't this a fresh and attractive new type for the smart school and college miss? It is also suitable for youthful women types. It displays clever manipulation ot fabric. The new wrapped bodice cut is snappy and slimming, too. The skirt with front and back panels, that by the way, cut in one with the hip sec- tion, give youthful height to the figure. Hyacinth-blue novelty silk and wool crepe made the original. The rever collar and cuffs were of plain blue wool crepe. It's charming too fashioned of rough or fiat crepe silk in tobacco- brown. Style No. 2671 is designed for sizes It, 16, 18, 20 years. 36, 38 and 40 irches bust. Size 16 requires .'hy, yards of 39-inch material with le yard of 35-inch contrasting. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 15c in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap i. carefully) for each number, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. were always bent I fear it would lose its spring and become useless." "Be not surprised then," replied John, "that I should remit a little of my close attention of spirit to enjoy a little recreation, that I may afterward employ mygelf more fervently." The disciples needed also compan- ionship with Jesus himself. He was their inspiration and strength. Their" "retreat" was necessary to prevent their own lives from becoming shal. low. The Manchurian situation is not licpeless. The greatest hope at this moment of preserving the peace ot the world is tor the United States and the test ot the world to stand shoulder to shoulder. The issue at stake is a much larger one than whether China or Japan shall con. trol the future destinies ot Man- churia; it is whether the principles of collective responsibility and the maintenance of peace and justice be- tween nations shall be preserved or satMfied. The choice lies between the continued organization ot peace by co-operation or a return to the anarchy ot competitive force. The problem is obviously difficult; it is not impossible, it firttttttytm on the essential issues is combined with patience, tact and sympathy in ad. lusting the details. The success of the negotiations is profoundly im- portant for the peoples ot the world in general and tor the peple of the United States in particular. A Rough-Crepe Model T By HELEN WILLIAMS. The Manchurian Issue By LORD LYTTON R. H.--What I: the beat fertilizer tor orchards? Attiorer.--'rhis is a very wide ques- tion which is impossible to answer tor all soil conditions for all orchards. On a sandy loam soil where 3-10-5 was applied at the rate ot 10 lbs. per tree in 1930 and an addition ot 5 lbs. per tree ot nitrate ot soda was made and" where the same treatment was repeat- ed in 1931, but nothing since. there is a difference ot ' bbls. tor the 8 trees fertilized as compared with the g trees receiving no fertilizer throughout. Cer. tainly, nitrogen pays, and on gravelly loam and sandy loam soils, Mures which we are receiving from year to year indicate that phosphate and pot- ash used in moderate amounts have a beneficial effect on the yield of or- chards. This fertilizer should be aiv plied early in spring, spread out at least as far as the branches reach, To teed a thin animal all winter and then have it die is the spring is not trrotitatms animal husbandry. Should there be any unthritty animals in your herds or tiocks, it woul' be good practice to dispose ot them at once, by what means :ou can rather than carry them ov:r winter. The winter period is unusually hard on ani. mals. due to cold, lack ot feed, lack or care, and shelter. Neglect on the part of owners to practice good ani- mal husbandry is a big factor in ani. mal losses. Weakling animals, old and worn out animals, and animals racked with disease, while they may look to be worth keeping, to those whose judgment is not the best, might better be killed and put away it teed and labor are to be s 'ed Every win- ter animals die, weaklings that should not be carried over, some ot these are ‘sent in tor examination as to the ‘cause of death. The post mortem tre. quentiy reveals symptoms of a long standing chronic condition, from which there could be no recovery. Stop loss by nmoving these animals from the herd that do not respond quickly to treatment, teed and care. Cull out the weaklings, don't waste feed and labor on them, as such will take the profits trom those that survive. Glad that I live am I, that the skies are blue. Glad tor the country lanes and the tall ot dew After the sun the rain, after the rain tho sun, This is the way of lite, till the work be done, All that we need to do, be we low or high, . Is to see that we grow nearer the sky. (These words will be sung as a song at the Ring ot Service in London, Eng- land). The Guide Law 1. A Guide's honour is to be trusted. 2. A Guide is loyal. 3, A Guides duty is to be useful and help others. 4. A Guide is friend to all. ii, A Guide is courteous. 6. A Guide is a friend to animals. 7. A Guide obeys orders. 8. A Guide smiles and sings under all dit. tteultieg. 9. A Guide is thrifty. 10. A Guide is pure in thought, word and deed. Taps "Day is done, gone the sun. From the bills, from the sea, trom the sky, All is well safely rest, God is nigh." Courtesy Let us think a little about what courtesy means. In some ways this is the most attractive ot all our Guide Laws. We begin with Truth, Honour, and Loyalty tor the foundation; then we have the moat solid and beautiful part ot the building-Usefulness, Help- fulness and Friendliness; and then We polish these until they shine with Courtesy. Courtesy means a great deal. It means politeness and good manners, it Lice and Pet. :uloui: The various kinds ot live infecting Girl Guide News Glad That I Live Am t NOTES ON Jeff Thought it was . Success and it preferably should be worked In. to the ttoil. Bu0critrer.--R1tubarb here has been planted several years and seems to be thriving well but appears tough and lasts tor a very short season. It has to be pulled tor cooking. Can you state 1 cause and advise 1 means It making it satisfactory for this season.' When should I re-set? Anttwer.--The Department ot Horti- culture, 0.A.C., advises that commer- cial rhubarb should not be Allowed to stand more than tive years without re-setting. The stems become smell and too numerous, also tough, as you suggest You might reset your rhu- barb patch. give it a good dressing of manure, and probably supplement with tour bags per acre at I fertilizer ot the 4-8-10 type. Work this into the soil thoroughly at the time ot re-set- ting. This should give you good re. suits. farm animals cause uch misery toi, them during the winter months, d') it let to increase unduly will preventi many ani.n: ‘s making any profit tor their owners. The adult lice iieii"/ are soon grtsu-ttratttrparentsr. They- increase by millions in a very shorti time and it the stockman does mt! watch closely. there may be more lee) than hair found on his animals the) next time a scratching animal pushes) 'over a stable partition, and thereby" brings the condition of infestation' to, his notice. The good stockman nua.l ing use ot the brush on his animalsI will Butter no loss trom lice. as this pest cannot withstand good grooming "rt the host animal. Washes made} from any ot the stock dips, derived‘ I from a coal tar base, are very effective? in killing lice. but must be appliedl frequently. Washes made from waste; tobaceo are also very eifective. Pow/ ders such as sodium Bouride, derris,'; pyrethrum and sabadilla, or their; compounds are very effective as lice destroyers, easy and safe to apply.‘ Oils may he used in a limited way on': animals that are not exposed to the} weather. Look your stock over close, ly to.day, and should you and only a few lice, dont give them a chance to become grand-parents. Wash'or dust the animals at once to head " trou. ble, and save money. LIVESTOCK means considerateness Ind thoughtful- ness tor others, Ind it means chivalry, deference and respect for others. It we are truly courteous. we shall show deference to all those who are older or wiser than ourselves, or who Ire above us in any way; and we shall " so show respect to all who are weaker, smaller or more helpless than our- selves, even to the animals. remember. ing that the are God's creatures too. Maria! Honey contributed u little poem to one ot our magazines, which I think might be repeated here: Courtesy l Have ie got time to be courteous? I know; it's an awful bore ‘ To remember to wipe your feet on the mat And not to slam the door. But it is the little courtenles In the rush of modern life When our nerves are horribly on the Mr, That we do much to palliate strife. And, I think, it we try to be courteous, We shall tind the old-time ngce 0t manners is welcome in ev'ry age, And will never seem out ot place. --Millieent M. Benson, Captain ot Lone Guides. A man who had done magnificent service to his locality by phillnthropic and other acts was filmed for his Maltrpropitrmis. At length his let- vices were recognized and a compli- mentary dinner given in his honour. When the usunl eulogistie speeches! had been made and the recipient rose! to reply, the guests waited in I lute| of suppressed trepidation. True Pl, form the local magnate rou and "id:-- I Ladies Ind gentlemen, thin I. easily the most obnoxious occulon in my life." ALL WRONG A week later, when l arrived at the place appointed. Tom and Catherine .had not appeared. So, after feeding old Sol I went to ace the falls again. iNoticing that a faint trail led along the my ledges to a point whore om might climb down nearer the water, I followed it and presently arrival where I could obtain a fuller view at the dark pool, from (".ver of a thin-M ‘0! young pines. While I crumh d t there, listening to the sch-i. t. war and :looking up the chasm. I saw a lithe. beautiful creature swim nerds-s the lpool and climb upon a rock on the op- .posite side....lt gave vent to a pe- Eculinr low whistling note. Inmr‘diate- 'ly three similar creatures, not half ld, large all wet, sleek and shining, ; popped up and emerged fruit the 'i, water. . . .Though wry slim and agile, Pus, larger animal looked to be four 1'or five feet in length. its head was . l curiously flattened; ita ears Were low ‘ and scarcely visible; but ita tail, hnne. ' ing down on the rock, was 'eh'arkably [broad and thick. The distance down to the water all perhapp. sixty feet; but it was scarcely half as far across the charm to tin beetling cliff, on the other side; tlu pool was no shadowh (but the deep still water beneath loom-(E black m i But the otters had now dim ppoared. ,We watched fm some time, but saw l, nothing of them. Catherine opered the lane. and taking out the vHin bun (drawing the bow gently across the ‘strings. Presently the twsther otlor ,Iwnm across to the sane rock where i' hld first seen her, and drru ing hor. gulf up appeared to listen CU1 i-~.;~:_\~. Up to that moment I had never seen a living otter, and believed " f,rst that these were heaven. After observing them, however, I concluded that they must be otters-4 mother He: Ind her hnlf-grown kits. A Family of Otters Just then, above the roar of the fails. I heard Catherine's dear voice calling me. Softly and without In- swering, I drew back through the low boughs and went to meet my cousins. Tom had his new gun, Kate her new violin; but I hardiy notiwd them. "There Ire four of the prettiest cru- tures you ever saw. in that pm} below the falls!" I cried. “I gin-sa- thi-y're otters. Come quietly and you can see them.". . . . Out of high» among the Catherine continued sound?“ Lows; after I few r.t0ment, th, otters popped up again and . upon the rock. There they ii crouched. with their trleric " raised, turning this way and u dently listening-as pretty a " one can imattine--vtd ("nth m ing out, still went on /nvawir: i -From “Storm. of My IL ',_rr' by C. A. Stephens. A: to the case for d,,u:rcuir. t npurt from the ttue-thr, " u penile and tho diminution o' fr lwrnu “and suspicion, the “rout-ml, arm men! ot 111 I‘ll our damn-m puma..- repeated cu several ovr-asm.s, tn dl:, arm u soon In Germany pad ac cepted and carried out the disurmn meat clause: of the Treaty ot Ver Hillel. The obligation ol bond resting upon us mm! the other mun trim who gave thin pumice wu can plate and binding. The Pledge to Disarm By LORD CECIL OF CHELWOOQ British Peace Wot; vr, _ .' ic. d Acton. tore 19H , hlo chair-mu: could land the now no longer. In chased Ititt bell violent- ly tad the speller was no orrtrruad that he at down without compleuu " lut nuance. At I dinner on. ot the Ipeaken wu ereetrtionattr long-winded. At the end of Mtt an hour tho_lmd- -riGsiGitune next to the claim mun whispered with I dds. "r III. I had n bell like um at home." “mi no “.1 you know ot the pood- uritlel ot tho Quakers." THE DIFFERENCE The subject ot the lesson had In. the otaearrs. - The boy stood up. but not I word ttMttt to " up. "How does ther, Vly of speaking due: from your: ntd mine'." a teacher suggested, U you him. “Well. air.” all Tali-y, "thq "they don't om?- “‘1“- "ammo!" .. W'"' uvnuu," I!!! tho SILENCE ot the weaken Lough tu u: had: 0W rd, QtiNIf0 it