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- fact that it is often spoken of as a lazy man's crop should not deter oth- from raising' it, a e old prin- that it requires little or no cul- tivation should not be followed. When the country was new, and the soil rich, any kind of scratching of the soil was considered sufficient, and in this way, very few gave to the crop the proper cultivation. Easy to Produce" Buckwheat is really one of the as crops to grow. The requires planting at a Jeisure od and will grow a good crop on land that is almose worthless. These com- mendatory qualities of the crop seem sufficient to overcome those put in the opposite scale. If buckwheat is grown on the true and right principle that whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well, there is little doubt that it will prove profitable, whether the soil is poor or otherwise. If for no other reason, it seems advisable to grow a small patch it for the breakfast cakes that it Ids the family during the winter season. Suits Many Soils The buckwheat that is sown on rich soil will, of course, yield better than that sown on new land which has just been scratched over by the plow and barrow. If the soil is mellow and well worked, a peck of seed per acre wi give a a good yield There is one re question of fertilizers for buck- is one to which little attention been given, Why any fertilizer of any kind should be used may seem strange to those who have been accus- tomed to raise the grain on poor land, where it seemed to flourish under the most unfavorable circumstances. On rich soils it would at first glance seem that manure would be sheer waste. It may be said that this is partly true, but we have found that lime applied to the soil is not time or lost. The applicati of plast is also beneficial, A Short Season Crop Buckwheat is a short season crop. We have sown the first week in July and secured a mature crop. The last week in June is, all things consider- ed, the best time to sow in Ontario. The best way to harvest it is to cut it with a mower, let it lay.in the swath for some days, then put in into cocks, allowing it to cure thoroughly before threshing. INTERNATIONAL LESSON MAY 19. Lesson VII. = Jesus Exercises Kingly Authority--Mark 11. 15-33. Golden Text, Matt. 28. 18. Verse 15. Entered into the temple --In the early part of his minwstry, as FScordeq by John (2. 18-17) he had nsed the temple, but now the old attic was in ti ! swing and perhaps Worse Yun Le - ore, He now aa grea gor a i ority expels those fane the holy courts. Cast em that sold and them that ' Bought Vickie for the temple ser- Bee, k vine, oil, salt were the various rchased. That they could ased within the temple pre- be BY was doubtless a great conven- fence to the pilgrims, but the sordid merce 'acy spirit which had grown 1p turned all the traffic to desecration, fanity, greed, and fraud. T- Frew the' tables of the moneychang- ers--The temple tax of a half-shekel | hich every Jew had to pay annuall had to be paid in Jewish money. Pil- ims from all parts of the neighbor- Ts brought with them Gentile money which naturally would have to Be changed for the current coin of the Jews. Great profits came to the moneychangers at this time, who were , as in Cairo, Jerusalem, and Constantinople to-day to reap rich results from extortionate Sharges, Them that sold doves--The cal 8; Luke 2. 24) provided that who were unable to pur- chase lambs might purchase doves. 16. Carry a vessel through the ' yemple---Any kind of implement. They fallen into the habit of making a thoroughfare of the temple precincts, Jhich the Jewish authorities had pro- 17. And he taught--Stirred by what not in harmony with the irit and ctice of prayer in the of The ering of traders, the noise of sacrificial beasts, the noise of 'men tramping throu the sacred; i h ri eget dir £ g '| which 2 2 i -- who undoubtedly looked on with supreme satisfaction as they beheld his fearless attack upon the co! ers of the le and despisers of common f Polk. 28. By what authority . . . who gave thee this authority 1--This was on his Pir Visibth fie Semple ut this time. He is challenged by all three classes, including the custodians of the temple, who might reasonably claim to inquire why he presumed to exercise authority m a n over had special jurisdiction. 29. 1 ask you one question--He now brings up the mooted question of John's autho to do as he did, What authority has any man to move out of the conventional order, unless he is moved with a mighty call to his da 1 Why did John baptize and so sca wg J arraign the leaders of his day 7 feared the people: for ail 2 ily ld John to be a prophet-- Consequently, to have lightly esteem- kd ohn wis to Jing upon them popular indignation. Instead of fran owning to their conviction of John's divine call they took refuge in a "35. Neither tal A op Aptonae. er you at au- thority I do these things--John's fear- less action was the action of a pro- phet; Jesus' conduct was likewise the procedure of one moved by divine au- thority, but he refused to answer men who were moved only by & hostile A May Frolic. A host of little raindrops hurried out one day; A host of little sunbeams followed them in play. When Miss Polly saw them frolicking together, "Mother, look!" she cried. "What love- ly rainbow weather!" Hoptoad's New Coat. "Homely Little Hoptosd, Sitting by your door, Just come up to sunlight, Now the winter's o'er, Oh, but aren't you dingy, Such a looking sight, Here among the blossoms blithe, All so fresh and bright!" - Humble Little Hoptoad Never answered back, Just began to"wriggle-- Coat began to crack! Wriggle, wriggle, wriggle! Cracking, bit by bit. "Mercy me! He's pulled it off, And he's swallowed it!" Happy Little Hoptoad, How Canada's Greatest Shoe House Supplies the Nation's Footwear NSIDER the amount of time and the i buying footwear to suit your own: : Multiply your own Tren eeds by millions an of the immense task which The Suing ofa is an event that occupies a person but a few moments two or three times a year--but té meet the accumulated demand of & nation's individuals, it requires the 'whole resources of a ge industry. cCready are truly "Shoemakers to It is a title justified the Nation." their size and the i business. It may bé a revelation to many Canadians to know that to supply them with proper maintains huge factories cach with many acres of flo dreds of intricate, hi 'onts the For example : Ames Holden McCready factories are separated into three distinct factory units, each a complete factory in itself, ° One unit of our factories is devored entirely to the manufacture of hi rade footwear for! Women and Chil- ren, Consider the great variety of styles in women's footwear, including high-top boots, oxfords and pumps. Consider the many different atterns and lasts, the varieties 'and shades of léather and finish--then you will see what a great number of models are required to meet the widely ami needs of Canadian women in the cities and towns and also in the country single pair of shoes Ames Holden importance of their footwear, this firm or space, and hun- almost human, ma- suffi- , clerks and travellers. ST AECECECRREATER facilities and cient to turn out 8,000 pairs of shoes every working day. It requires & small army of work. addition to executives, buyers and It requires much study and thought to plan styles 'and models of Men's, Women's and Children's shoes in their various grades and styles. In order to secyre the best results in the production of various kinds and grades, it is also necessary to specialize. Whe the A. iM, trade. mark an Sndorsemint by oduct of a highl; tid ind Dy in ota le wearing AMES HOLDEN McCREADY "Shoemakers to the Nation" districts, Another factory unit is devoted to making only the better grades and styles of Men's Shoes--shoes for pro- fessional men, lawyers, doctors, and all business men, whose occupations permit the use of fine leathers such as calf and kid. } The third gait specializes in stur- dier types of shoes for heavy wear and rough usage, Shoes for farmers, copie mifiers, trdlamen, and wo e. who! require a heavier and more he 8 solidly-constructed boot. warehousemeh, in he largest shoe makers of 'ml huts and well--but he must deliver them~=DISTRIBUTE them. There. aroun in 4 in Canada, vealities which Ycan be 0 care you take when I or SEE -------------------------------- -------- RS CASS RRREUTRERTESRRRRSR ARITA INARI In addition to the work of alles Suresthe requirements of distribution \ manufacturer econ not fore, in addition 10 a force of 60 travel- lers constantly visiting the retail trade from coast to coast, Ames Holden McCready maintain, in the centres of population throughout - Canada, im- mehse, stocks of boots and shoes et immediate shipment to the in each section, ses are located in the toni cities: St.John Torento Montreal Winnipeg Edmonton Vancouver Years of experience has tan ght the kind and styles of boots hire, required in each'locality. Ne matter in what part of Cariada you resi hg matter what particular kind of s you Fi your retail dealer 4 without Joss of time. And that is the reason whyy u will find, even in the outlying districts, that dealers selling Koss Holden McC a are up-to-date with are fresh and. néw, and stocks t the latest shapes and which styl a onl. fo shae ihe THE CHILDLIKE RUSSIAN. Peasant Soldiers Are Fascinated by Simple Experiments. The eternal childishness of. the Russian poss out even amid the grim "and hl Achad of the Bolshevik regime in Petrograd. Dr. G. Robertson, an American in- structor in one of the Russian insti- tutes, observed that the Petrograd Bolshevik garrison had entirely too much time on its hands and was prone to use this leisure to get into serious: mischief. ; So he used his Yankee wit. and evolved a cyre which was simplicity itself. He announced a series of free lectures on the wonders of nature, to be delivered in one of the palaces tak- en over by the new regime, the use of which he easily obtained when he ex- plained his object. The lectures dealt with the simpler manifestations of physical phenomena, such as the elec- tric spank produced by Jricime pro- Tomitiar 5% to ane Te "choo buden Among. "the penannt soldiers, all these things passed for sorcery, or something closely akin to it, andthey spoonful . of chopped chives and one Mothers and auenters of alle es are cordiall department. Initials ator, pot of | hut full na Woatbing Ave, To i ---------- Pugzled:--| should a. "before | There A a I \ | ter ounce of white wax, two and one- chines fi sat fascinated for Yours on end; fortwills day after day, filling the hall Lip suffo- cation. French, journalist who recorded | pa as one of the grotesque revolution, e ed. Invited to write/to this lished with each question and its answer e 8 and address must be quly: Dnswere will be mailed direct If ddress all £2 for Snefoted, department to Mrs. Helen Law, 235 you in the form of oll, from vegetaties r is 1 an abundance of ero th She hot 4 tablespoonful of ven in each