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ol and 8 to 30% phosphoric when sowing your alfalfa, - I in mind a successful alfalfa 1 A MATTER 1 OF EXPLANATION ~- Onan: 0 0 Dan and his father were deep in the mazes of geometry, working away at what they called the "devil's: coffin," when little Marjorie skipped into the room. Marjorle was seven years old and--for seven years--very 'glever at mathematics. She was also a great "chum" of her father's, who always took pains to explain to her every puzzle that bothered her child- oF 'So Marjorie ran across room, jumped on her father's and made her usual request: _PSplain _ it to me, too, daddy, please! I want to understand, too." ~~ But this time, instead of , ing, Mr. Shirley smiled down at his little daughter, and said: Eo "Not just now, I'm afraid, Marjorie. You'll have to wait about under- "standing this until you are as old as Dan here and are studying geometry, £00." And he turned back to Dan and "his problem. But "Marjorie had no mind to be ignored. "What is ge-om-e-try, y?"" she inquired. s a kind of mathematics," cried Dan impatiently, "that big boys like n past Lines tind Snges and everything. u a ect: You stop tal now, Mar- and Jot pig go on and finish ex- me. 1 Joan engugh. - You don't know en- 'me right now! " She fo i finger on the open page. "Just as; as he finishes with Dan. Won't , daddy?" hy, I can't, dear," said "daddy," tiently. "I would if I could, "wouldnt understand at alt; don't. know emough yet. don't cry, little daugh- : X on Every fay's wor 9 Jou You'll come to |- for smut? aa Answer :--Ontario Agricultural Col- lege recommends the following" varie- ties of Fall wheat: --0.A.C. No. 104; Dawsons Golden Chaff; Imperial Am- ber and Geneva. Sow 1% bushels per acre. For, stinking smut or oui one pint formalin to 80 gallons of wa- ter. Covey pile with bags or other material and leave til] next day. When the covering is removed the gas es- Sapes rapidly and the seed is then ready to sow. says, 'What I do thou knowest not now--but thou shalt know here. after." Forme eel re we When I Come Home, When I come home, dear folks of - mine, We'll drink a cup of olden wine; And yet, however rich it be, No wine will taste so geod to me As English air. How I shall thrill To drink it on Hampstead Hilll ie m eggs and breeding stock. 0- times the poultry farmer will have bad luck with hatches or find that the cost of feed too nearly approaches the returns from the eggs to make his business profitable. Then.an income] from froit in the fall will be very - | useful. mG There aré some farmers who are succeeding with the fruit and poultry combination but they are not found in every locality although the demand for both fruit and poultry products cultivator and harvest many 'worms | seems to be improving and there is an bugs whenever the ground is opportunity to make more money with 1, rae _ | this kind of farming. It takes some Poultrymen who plan to raise con-|time to place a farm of that kind on siderable fruit on their ranges must{a paying basis. The grower must ie follage, They follow the" 'at your home as follows: for children. ctures of household articles! the task of taking to the . e cards and use these small children, for your invitations. For place cords,! small ones, who are likely eut other household articles out of | restless or fretful in str cardboard. Instead of a centrepiece! If they undertake the job the "housewife's friend," might pre-'the results are usually unsatis side over the table, facing the guest Shampooing the little heads, a! less troublesome, takes time, and doll's head, her body is made out of a' average mother would be glad to tu scrubbing-brush, two wooden spoons, the task over to a trustworthy form the lower extremities, and the ' sider. of honor. This fair lady has arms are made of bottle cleaners. hamois skin envel her shoulders is a tea-strafmer. salted peanuts. Just before des- remember. that fruit raising is a] wait several years for returns from spacialized business which requires much study along both lines of pro- duction and marketing. The trees must be sprayed to keep down the | ravages of insect pests and fungous diseases. Varieties must bg selected with care to 'insures profitable prices at marketing time. Grading «and placed upon a large paying basis if the breeder starts on a small scale and builds slowly but safely. Farms of this type make Ideal homes if the owner enjoys both the production of fine quality fruit and the breeding of first-class poultry.--H. G. Kirby. Theirs is the kingdom--That is, the royal rule of God in the earth belongs to those who in supreme loyalty have not hesitated to give themselves utterly for their convictions, not counting personal ease or wéll-being "lor even life itself. Gal. 6. 22, 23 22, 23. Fruit of the spirit--The Christian man lives, ' according to Paul, by the "Law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus." Not a life of out- ward conformity to certain command- ments, but of loyal obedience from the heart. This produces in the life nor- mal fruit. Love--This is the bind- INTERNATIONAL LESSON SEPTEMBER 22. Lesson XII. Fruits of the Christian Life--Matt. 25. 14-30; 5. 1-12; Gal. 5. 22, 23. Golden Text, 1 Cor. 3. 21b, 28, Matt. 5, 3-10 Joy--This characterizes the ship. Christian spirit, "Ask and receive When I come home! When I come home and leave behind Dark things 1 'would not call to mind, Tll taste good ale and home-made bread, d, a And see 'white' sheets and pillows spread, - And there is one who'll softly creep To kiss me, ere I fall asleep, And tuck me 'neath the counterpane, And I shall be a boy again When I come home! When I cgme home from dark to light, And t the roadways' long and white, And tramp the lanes I tramped of yore, > And see the village greens once more, The tranquil farms, the meadows free, The friendly trées that nod to me. And hear the lark beneath the sun, "Twill be good pay for what I've done, | When I come home! --LESLIE COULSON. (Killed in action Oct; 7, 1916.) rg Destroying Quack Glues" Getting rid of quack grass by clean cultivating is an old story to Ontario farmers, but getting rid of it with- out losing a crop is somewhat uncom- mon. A Wisconsin farmer accomplished it so successfully in 1917 that not one of the farmers who visited his field recently could find a blade of the After the hay was off last year, the field was plowed. Instead of plowing deep, which would leave enough soil on the roots that they might grow again, the plow was set shallow. This cut the roots close to the surface and sxposed them to the hot sun of late summer. The fleld was plowed with oa tractor three times, harrowed sev- \ a und was again that your Joy may be full." "Rejoice evermore." The kingdom of God Is joy in the Holy Spirit! Peace-- "Peace 1 leave with you,' said Jesus. "My peace I give unto youn." Long- suffering--This is a part of the Christian inheritance. "In the world ye shal] have tribulation." - Kindness "Moral integrity, benignity, a bene- volent and gracious attitude toward ple. Goodness--Uprightness of Pa and life. A clear and definite quality of moral soundness. Faith- fulness--A firm conviction and a steadfast adherence thereto, as well ag perfect trustworthiness. =~ Meek- ness--That quality. of gentleness al- luded to in the beatitudes. Self-con- | trol--That quality which | indicates that one has mastery over himself, particularly his appetites and pas- sions. 8. The poor in spirit--Luke omits "in spirit" as if those poor in worldly oods are meant. atthew shows t they are not exclusively meant. The "poor" are opposed to the spirit- ually proud and the self-sufficient. | They ave needl of the riches of Christ and feel * their need. kingdom of heaven is not for those who are self-satisfied. * To be "poor in spirit" was not a heathen grace,' Epictetus asks: "Who wishes to live! a humble life? / 4. They that mourn--Those who mourn for sin are primarily intended. | But the secondary meaning of '"'all who are sorrowful" is not excluded, . They shall be comforted--The. root idea in "comforted" here is that-they shall have some one alongside of them to console and encourage them. The New Testament Comforter or "Parak- | lete" is one who comes close to us in | consoling and strengthening. pre- sence, 1 6. The meek--This means an ab- sence of resentment; meekness in suf- fering. This was a virtue which re- ceived but faint praise by the Greeks, who could not conceive-of such a spirit as consonant with manliness. his was the spirit of Jesus, who prayed for his enemies, yet who was Qeficient in no element of virility or manliness. Shall inherit the earth--In a literal sense the meek have inherited the --- Oe em Preserving Fertility. In these days when there is such a demand for food products, especial- ly wheat and other cereals, the farmer may get into a poor system of farm- ing by ignoring his rotation of crops and raising wheat after 'wheat. 1914 when the war first broke out I advocated such practice, since there | would be such a demand for wheat it earth. No great ones of the earth Might be good policy to sow the have a higher place than the apostles. | wheat after wheat, using ferti .zer to The superman despises the meek as help out, and after the war to take rweak and effeminate. But it is not extra pains in plowing down vege- jo the bratal of the arrogant, and he { table matter and gtable manure to re- Eves by he saver mds of ihe Dac Ue rani attr whic whet earth. BY { 3 | from the soil. 6. They that hunger and thirst after a: rghteniguets *ighamaness i 1 The War bas continued so long and e "pightness," correctness in! C ! é thinking, feeling, and acting. It is | and policy will not fit the case. If Fintegrity, justice, fairness. It is awe attempt to raise wheat after Tightness Foi of gutward sonformits , wiieat it will so exhaust our soils of ul inward holiness. "Except vegetable matter and plant food that ' your Hghiness sll excead the Hight, ' we will get them into an unproductive i ai be Aled. rag oe feeding | condition and with the condition of 1] be satisfied. Spiritual hunger Agriculture as it is to-day it seems to or the highest and best things me that people are going to need food shall be satisfied. Compare Sohn products from Canada for years after 6. 86... : | the war just as badly as they do to- 3 a Tre merielOl wah jhe Stoica, dn , and so x would seem that it ercyi: 0 ol e de- pehooved the Canadian farmer, while Jects Or Vices, It Was a Sistas i le he should produce all of the food that hie calm, but it ol trait of the | he possible ean, to practice a rational of God. Shall obtain mercy-- rotation and take just as good care of 3 ciple in divine vern- ' his land as he did before the war, | be ith as The man who abandons crop rotations wit Jhelz follow men is to supply war foods will In the end ; Reo a. unmet¢iful Jose and he will not be doing as much Th heart--Nof ¢ | in the world as he will if he cere- takes pains to maintain and increase fertility to keep his farm productive; tan , the world wil] need the food for years educa to come.--C.L. PE Tet = God, ~~ Kéep the Best Animals. "The most successful breeders iT 2 Purity is a disting- of * 7 of pure-bred live stoek are men who do {not sell the young animals that defi- ices} A very last rosebud. Su other 7%; od osaibi, my doar, Bepte | Tou on a | a vn the fruit and poultry flocks cannot be In! excuse herself "and leave the ; Quickly disguising herself as i laundress, she should return, knock at 'the door and insist on delivering | clothes-basket to the bride. ; mission should be denied her, but | should vociferously insist. some parley, trance and, addressing the bride, de- | glers still. | | a' asset in work of this kind. Ad-! very young child will keep still as: she long as his attention ean be held by a After fascinating tale she should force an en-| books will keep the incurable wrig.. especially The only equipment néeded, except El Her hood is made of a pot-holder, a a high chair for the two-to-five-year< ,' olds and a table to hold the working, a dishcloth and a duster make her materials, is a pair of scissors and a petticoat and skirt, while her basket pair of clippers, a sanitary hairb | and a comb, good soap, a few towels' For favors, use tiny baskets or toy -and some slip-over aprons of different' E cooking utensils and fill them with! sizes. ¢ | aprons and towels herself, her earns. sert is served one of the guests may ings will be clear, except for the cost. = room.' of the soap and the first cost of the a. tools. If the worker launders the A talent for story-telling is a great Even a. Blocks and picture' Now and then, in spee- mand an examination of the contents ial ca¥®s, a reward of merit may be { of the basket deposited at her feet, to! given. of last week's | to make the surroundings so pleasant: On removing and homelike that the children wiki isee that no piece | "wash" is missing. filled with "gifts from her friends. | ment written by the donor. and dessert is then served Some i should be chosén for the laundress. j cents, and "How Shall I Tell My Child?" by Mrs. Wood Allen Chap- man--price 80 cents, the cover, the bride finds the basket, feel at their ease. one capable of carrying out her part very little formal advertising. ing principle in all Christian fellow-| Dr. Winfield Scott Hall--price 20 enough. | | Ambitious:--As you live in a fair- make the patronage permanent. The main thing is, of cow: Twenty-five cents for a "bob" and Of. course, each gift has.its accom-| the same for a shampoo are the usual panying card, with a jingle or senti-| charges. The trimming long hair the price is pro laundress is invited to join the guests' portionately larger. . For a close cut and for room needs' A simple card im the local paper or aj Such a hairdressing Mother:--Two books such as you brief typewritten announcement mail- { describe are "The Strength of Sin" by ed to familites that have children is, After that the reports of: small patrons who have been pleased with their experience and the recom- mendation of satisfied mothers will kL S/077ES The Fairies and the Flowers. There was no place in the world where little Marian would rather be [ than in Aunt Lydia's garden. To her it was more than just a garden-- it was fairyland itself. In some of the rocky places were deep holes, ! round which delicate vices and been trained until they made the holes into grottoes; and there were summerhouse covered - with ramblers, But even that was not all, Winding in and out among the flowers and trees ran a brook that flowed southward to the river, Marian delighted in making believe that each kind of flower had its own especial fairy. The Johnny-jump-up fairies were jolly little fellows, all dressed in velvet--gold, crimgon, blue or black. . Quite different were those that lived in the sweet peas. They, Marian would tell you, always wore tulle, in white, or pink, or soft shades of red, and were very slim and delic- | ate, so much 80, Indeed, that no one ever really saw them. The queen of the fairies, without a doubt, lived among La France roses, of which Aunt Lydia was so proud, and hes maids of honor lived in the white rosebush near by. In summer, perhaps because the flowers were even richer and lovelier than usual; the fairies had seemed more real than ever to Marian. Then autumn came, and one frosty day when Marian awoke there were few {flowers to be seen. The little girl { felt very sad all the morning. What would become of the: fairies, she thought, with no flower homes for them to slip into when they were tired or sleepy? That afternoon she told Aunt Lydia all about her fears as they were taking a walk together, through the leaf-strewn garden. Their steps led them by the little stream, i i which many withered leaves were floating. Aunt Lydia, as if in answer tp Marian; sald, "The stream flows to- ward the south, where.it is always 'summer. How like little boats the leaves look!" Marian seized her aunt's hand, " "I do believe," she cried, "the fair- fes may be using those leaves for \poats, and are sailing away in them to the south! Aunt Lydia, don't you think that's perfectly ible 7" ? Aunt Lydia stoo] to pluck the she hy Min a world where there are such wonderful things as flowers." 0% ry | AT Tae GF Sige wil aid a red competition--on his own farm for in- i i When the Fur Beavers are Prime. There is only one excuse--a poor one for all concerned--for trapping too early. The excuse is, of course, that some other trapper may get ahead of you, But where the trapper hasn't any stance---or where an agreement can be reached to walt, the taking of furs at the right time will bring far: larger returns. In a great many cases inexperienc- ed trappers get out too early becausa they are not quite sure when the vari- ous furs are prime. Hence the fol- lowing may enable no inconsiderabls number of trappers to make more money out of their work this year, Skunk are prime toward the end of October. They depreciate about the middle of March. Mink is best during November to the end of January. Muskrat is fair in the fall, when trapping is, of 'course, easiest. But the prime fur is taken in the period from mid-winter to March. A good condition may be expected up to about the first of June. ' If you are after raccoon, you will find the fur prime about November first. Fox, speaking generally, is prima. from the first of November until tha middle of March. It will pay trappers handsomely ta concentrate their efforts upon the periods when furs are prime. Cér- tainly no great departures should be practiced since the result is furs which are of little value to the fur houses. : By having plenty of traps and mak- ing every possible prepération to' work vigorously during the right sea. ° son fs the way to get the most out of; trapping. x Answers to Questions. Readers of this paper may secure authoritative Information on" a question pertaining to trapping treatment of raw furs by a "Trapper" care of the office and em closing stamped and addressed ems velope for reply. X tte temb