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in a sample of about one pound either ' to your Agricultural Representative's office or the laboratory at Guelph and have it tested for lime. This wh tell you definitely whether lime "to sweeten your soil. The use of phosphate-potash fer- tilizer, or, if 'your soil is not particu- larly Tich, an analysis of fertilizer of about 2-12-6 at the rate of 200 Ibs. per acre would help insure your catch of alfalfa and would tend to strengthen the straw of thc oats. The Field Husbandry epeit- ent, 0A. C., recomnici Gs "he sovi g of about twenty lbs. seed per aéve in order to get a good stand of alfalfa. 'M. F.--Would it be wise to top- dress fields of grain with manure; 'the grain is wheat and oats? We were unable to get the manure out in the fall. Answer~--The stand of wheat can be materially helped by a light top- dressing of manure. This can done any time through the ie but be sure not to apply tco heavy a dressing or") manure on the wheat. b loads per acre has bcqa excellent results, oat field, the manure can during the winter if the n plowed. If not, we would suggest that the manure be appliad to the corn or some other ground and that the oat crop be left to bonefit from the hold-over effect after the corn crop. It is doubtful if vats at prevailing prices will pay for much application of manure. ~--I wish next spring to plant toes on an acre of land which 'been in sod the past year. Soil ls light, well drained and had stable manure on it last fall. Is commer- tial fertilizer necessary on this nig ground? Answer.--We cannot say that fer- lilizer is necessary for the growth of fertilized at a rate of 750 lbs. per acre with such fertilizer as 2-12-6 or 2-8-10, an average increase of over 90 bushels per acre has been obtained. At present prices this would show a paying interest on the money invest. od in fertilizer, INFECTIOUS DIARRHOEA. On one to three days after birth, the lambs suffering from this disease, will stop nursing, have a dull look spend the time lying down. The be up, p, as medicines are of little 'se when this disease ~nters the _ | circulation of the lamb. Bross Britain Welcomes Visitors London--Many persons who will visit Britain, whether for business or pleasure, next year may like to 'see during their stay how industry of one kind or another is carried on. They should bear in mind that the ey ois in the big 'industrial towns and ports are only too glad to show interested visitors around the areas under their control, provided they receive advance notice. Industrialists, those interested In trade and commerce, department store heads and so on are as a rule willing to_facilitate the inspection of their factories, warehouses. 'ex- changes and shops to bona fide vist tors. Not_all institutions, of course, are open to the public, but except where precautions must be taken to guard some trade secret the visitor from 'abroad can expect.# hearly welcome. ---- A me be| Thrifty French Write Christmas Greetings A former Canadian student in Paris writes: "The expensive habit of Christmas cards, you may be sure 'has not yet taken firm hold among the thrifty French. They send per- sonal greeiings, that's certainly en- ough, but rather by the direct, in- timate and fatiguing path of writing Christmas notes, The week preced- ing the holiday, hence, becomes a period of care and tribulation to any- one blessed with many friends. To each must go a short note of sen: timent, each néte similar to the other, each with its odd scrap of news and its best wishes for the coming year, Ten, 20, perhaps 30 or 40 let- ters, carefully penned in longhand go forth in the mail, while the sender waits eagerly. day by day to see whether he or she too is going to be remembered in like fashion." Manchester, Eng.--Those who are watching keenly for any definite signs t in industrial affairs will note with satisfaction that I hire is beginni to admit that things are not quite -so bad as they 'were, where cotton is concern- ed, Any improvement in thls direc tion can 'hardly fail to be reflected not only by the many other industries of Lancashire, but by the business of in as a whole, and, even- "may be added, by the busi- | ness of the world. tin, penn PUSH ALONG A wheelbarrow will stand on its two legs and never move a foot un- less you lift it up and push it along. irty | So would business. You've got to pick it up and push it along. --Van Nothing like fur for Molssaye Boguslawski whose tiny muff has Chicago ladies all a twitter. Mois. saye is a pianist and says the "muff" keeps his fingers limber. a -- To Robert Browning There {s delight in singing, though none hear Beside the singer; light In praising, though alcne And see the prais'd far off him, far above. Shakespeare fs not our poet, the world's, Therefore on him no speech! and briet for thee, Browning! Since Chaucer was alive and hale No man hath walked along our roads with step So active, so inquiring tongue So varied, in discourse. But warmer climes ve Give brighter plumage, wing. the breeza Ot Alpine heights thou playest with, borne on Beyond Sorreuto and Amalfl. where The siren wait3 thee, singinz song for song. ~Walter Savage Landor, "Poems." i ttt Holiday Questi hy © s Decided in Chile Santiago, Chile. -- The "battle" of Chile's wéekly half-holiday, waged between the "English Saturday" and the "Chilean Monday" has ended, like many a Chilean revolution, in a partial victory for both sides. For years the large British com- mercial establishments, which handle the major portion of Chilean trade, have closed on Saturday afternoon, known here as the "English Satur- day." Jiondns is known as "Saint Mon- dey" as many operatives who have been celebrating over the week-end treat it as a holiday and fail to turn up. Fhe : etailers have been clamoring for the "Chilean Monday," claiming that Saturday afternoons bring in the bulk of the business while Mondays are dull The Ministry of Labor has setled the problem by awarding "English Saturdays" to the staffs of wholesale firms and "Chilean Mondays" to the retailers and everybody is happy. init In Walking (Fiom The London Observer.) Derk stooks of corn on fields of silver stubble, I would be one in this and one and there is de- the praiser sit "but eye, or stronger in A stone ot stones in earth, A leaf of leaves on trees. And thus we'd merge our gephrate: ness together And form a plume with each a single feather, I'd be or birds that cut the ccld blue air, A breath in wind. A star of stars up there. ; Aud 50 I'd lose my solitary rouble. ; --Joan Adeney Easdale. ------ A man's diary 'is a record in youth ot his sentiments, in middle age of his 'actions, in old age of his reflections, -- Adams, | their fathers. Th to estroy hi a more combination of parties. he Pharisees as a party had risen in troubled times to defend the faith of | were firm believ- ntensely patriotic, ers in the Law, po! under foreign bondage, aways chat 5 lived up to a high level of moral pur- , longed for the coming of Messiah, et, when he came, they took counsel] with the glerodians how they might ih im. The Herodians, as T. H. Robinson points out, were al' that the Pharisees were not. They stood opposed to every Pharisaic ideal, They were pledged to the upholding of the Roman power. With the politics, ethics, theology of the Pharisee the Herodian had not the elightest sympathy. Yet it was to them the Pharisees tnrned ir order to destroy Jesus. be explained only by the bitterest hat- red. Today's passage is the first of a series «1 incidents (Mark 2: 1 to 3: 6) which show how that antagonism or- iginated and grew. There are mile- frosts along the Costly Way that Jesus chose in the wilderness, I. STANDING ROOM ONLY, Mark 2: 1, 2. _ Apparently our Lord was at this time conducting a series of preachirg tours in the Lake district with Caper- naum as his centre. During one of his visits to the city the healing of the paralytic took place. When it became known that the preacher and miracle- worker had returned, crowds flocke! to the house vhere he was staying. Even the aproaches from the street were blocked with reople. Wh, did they ceme? Was it the appeal of great truths uttered from the heart that drew them? Sometimes it is said, by way of advice to nreach- ers, "Preach the truth and the churches will be filled." Jesus discov- ered that loyalty to truth in some situations is one of th: best ways for emptying churches. In his healing work Jesus was provi. ing something that peonle wanted When the time came when the things they wanted were rot forthcoming, thev dese. te! him. While Jesus' compassion for a'l people in trouble was an essential par! of his God-revealing personality: nevertheless, it was a constant occa- sion of embarrassment. People were continually interpretine him ir terms of their own desires. When, in his de- termination to provide for their spic- itual needs he failed to gratify their naterial desires, Jesus went to Cal- vary. II. A RESOURCEFUL FAITH, Mark 2: 3-5. Into 'he midst of the crowd at the doorway there pushed four men, carrying on his bed another man who was paralyzed. The word translated "bed" means a "poor man's bed,' simp- Iv a folded sheét or something of the kind. Finding their passage blocked with the throng of people, they made their way to the rear of the one-storev house, climbed up the outside stair to the roof, through which they lowered their man into the room where Jesus was. This they did by removing the top covering of earth, then the reeds, branches, thistles over which the earth was packed, then the cross-sticks which covered the main beams sup- porting the roof. Possibly they just enlarged the opening of the roof which was used in summer to let down the grain and other provisions which wer dried on the roof. Luke 6: 9, with its "tiling" and "couch," is Ro- man rather than Jewish. Jesus was accustomed to insistent people, but the determination and re- sourcefulness of these four men, now peering down through the roof, must have won his admiration. "Faith," in v. B, refers to their confidence in his willingness and ability to help them. III. A REWARDED FAITH, Mark 2: 6-18. Jesus read the mind of the sufferer, or gathered from something he said that he was troubled in conscience. Mark does not necessarily tell us all that h d. The surr gpec- tators were astonished to hear Jesus say, "Son (child, a word of affection), iy sins are forgiven thee." Noticing at once the indignation showing in their faces, he asked the scribes, "Which is easier to say to a man, "Thy sins are forgiven,' or 'Rise, take up thy bed and walk'?" They knew, of course, that it was easier, although L blasphemous, to declare a man's sins Sorrow Such an alliance can | be, you a your satisfac- 3 ke wi 'com The soul full of re: sponsive love to Christ and ready, its 'hungry to serve him, is its of forgiveness. It is not r sin for the ake of sorrow- fulness that Jesus ever wants. He t] ants sorrow for sin only that it may | brin 'escape from sin."--Phillips The resourceful faith of this man and hi. friends was thus rewarded, Had he or they become discour at the gate and said, "No use trying to get in there, let us go home," he would have remained sin-burdened in soul, and a paralytic in body. Using the brains God gave them, refusing to admit defeat in the face of apparent- ly insurmountable difficulties, 'their prayer, that is, their dominant desive was answered. Jesus had once more asserted his aathority, He had also said things that were unorthodox. The fact that he had healed a man, body and soul, was as nothing compared with the fact that he had gone "off" on a point of doctrine. The antagonisms and suspicions which dogged our Lord's earthly life from that time on had gun. MIR id Hungarian Officers ork on Tramways Budapest. -- A swaggering young representative of present-day Hungar- ian militarism has just been instru- mental in revealing the post-war tragedy on a distinguished Hungarian officer who fought in the war. In an overcrowded street car on the line which runs from the Stock Exchange to the zoo, the conductor accidentally bumped into a young subaltern, who turned on him aad dressed him down mercilessly. The conductor made no reply and cone tinued to collect fares and punch tickets until the young officer, anger- ed at his calmness, seized him by the collar, shook him and demanded to see his identity card. The conductor silently produced it ard after a glance at the card the young officer turned red, stammered out a full apology and left the car at the next stopping place. The con- ductor's papers showed him to be a distinguished ex-officer, a cavalry captain permanently disabled 50 per cent. by war wounds, and holder of a number of high decorations. The incident came to the ears of the Hungarian author and parliamen- tary Deputy, Joseph Pakots, who asked a question on the subject in Parliament. The Minister of War ascertained that twenty-five doctors, twenty-three lawyers, fifty-one engin- eers and many ex-officers are thank- ful to earn some kind of a living as conductors on the Budapest tram- ways. On the motor buses a similar state of affairs prevails. The earn- ings .of a conductor vary between 100 and 150 pengoes a month. a Imports and Exports of Gold by Britain British imports of gold bullion and coin during the first eleven months of 1832 totalled £140,217,843 and the exports £113,052,191. The 'principal countries from which gold was imported were: British South Africa £59,516,366, British In- dia £51,990,156, United States £8, 057,831, Australia £5,074,366, Rhodesia £3,333,071, Straits Settlements £2, 353,221, New Zealand £1,633,640. The leading countries to which gold was exported were: France £80,455, 246, Netherlands £18,040,455, United 'States £6,141,956, Switzerland £3, 879,322, Belgium £3,250,444, LIVING There appears to exist a greater desire to live long than to live well! Measure by man's desires, he can- not live long enough; measure by his good deeds, and he has mot lived long enough; measure by his evil deeds, and he has lived too long.-- Zimmermann, CHARITY To give to the sick, the infants and the infirm is real, genuine chari- ty, but to go about picking up the shiftless and the crooked and hand: ing these loafers a cup of coffee is not charity. 'new waiter: .of London Hotel Says Feeding Celebrities is Tricky Job. Feeding the famous is a tricky job! Bota "sulk M. Francois Latry, whose job it is,' germ that drifted says so. He is chef of the Savoy Ho- Bovis ocean 4 uy ihe tel, London, and knows the gastrono-' the obscure agent' which mic folbles of monarchs and celebri-' eq the balance of nature along ties from all over the globe. Atlantic seaboard from New "I never know what they are 20+) wick to Virginia, Dr. John ing to ask for," he said. "1 have' state ornithologist, said in dise ing been asked for frogs, roast peacock, recefit changes in habits of various and birds' nest soup!" 'When Osbert Sitwell, the poet, de- ded chrysanth forms of animal life. Dr, May traced these changes to rhe salad--made disappearance of eel grass along the from chopped chrysanthemum petals coast line, Various possible causes garnished with a special sauce -- M.! have been mentioned for the disap Latry produced it. When Winston pearance of the long, ribbon-like grass, Churchill asked for a rare Italian hor | but all have now been virtually elimin. d'oeuvres, made from smoked ham and figs, he served it up in the twinkling of an eye. Closely Guarded Secret. Some of his recipes are hundreds of years old. and have been handed down | for generations. ly-guarded secret, used hundreds of years ago in making Catherine de Me- dici's favorite Christmas pudding. Costly liqueurs and rare spices go to its making, and the succulent pudding is encased in a sort of marzipan, Carnera eats great quantities of hors d'oeuvres. Chaliapin, the fam- ous singer, likes great juicy steaks fried in oil. Lloyd George prefers good plain food. "Marconi, the inventor, stayed here for years, and was very particular about what he ate," M. Latry said. "He preferred a little meat, but plen- ty of fresh fruit and vermicelli." Noel Coward is another particular young man. For his benefit M. Latry invented a special dish known as Had- dock Cavalcade. It is a fillet of had- dock served with spaghetti and cheese sauce. Reinhardt is passionately fond of grills, followed by a special cocktail, ee ttf enemas France Has Trouble With Insurance Laws Paris, -- After being effective more than two years, France's social insur- ance laws are proving increasingly difficult to administer. They are so hedged about by special degrees and regulations that many expert officials still. have not compietely mastered them. There are many loopholes which dishonest workers frequently manage to benefit by illegally. Two such persons who have appear- ed before the Fourteenth Correctional Chamber, proved to the court that it was easy to draw benefits illegally, although it is well known that many He has one, a close-! ters of uncommon, tropical or sem | employes with perfectly just claims | have to go to great trouble to obtain rayment, The principal defendant was Rene Drujon, a Communist and secretary of the Mairie ot Ivry, a Red suburb. His_first lieutenant was Roman Mar- teau, a moving man who, in the course of his professional activities, had stolen letter-paper from writing desks being transferred from one house to ano'her. In this way sheets of paper bearing the name and ad- dress of Dr. Emmanuel Benoit had come into his possession. Drujon found these papers very useful. Having the official Town Hall rubber stamps at his disposal, he was able to fake certificates of ill-health with the greatest ease. The fraud was not discovered until it had been working perfectly for some time. It was then learned that Dr. Benoit died seven years ago. vm cm MP ct. WRONG PEA An old waiter of a club said to a "Do you see that old buffer who has just sat down? He's got a brother ard they're as alike as two peas. Dress alike, and every- thing, only this one is as deaf as a post. Watch for some fun." Th» old waiter then approached the man and said in an ordinary voice, much to the amusement of the new waiter: "Well, pieface, what do you want in your nosebag today?" "I'll have a mutton chop," said the diner; "and, by the way, it's my bro- ther who is very deaf." i Hed Telep Bills C Eureka, Ill,.--The Eureka Telephone Company said "Happy New Year" to patrons when they sought to pay their December bills, Company of- ficials sald there would be no.charge for service last month. It All Seems So Foolish t to othe Dog . rr rok WHAT THE DOG DID To YOUR NEW HAT! ated except disease, according to Dr. May. Little is known of the disease, but studies will be conducted next summer in an effort to identify it That it is of southern origin is believ- ed indicated by visits in northern wa tropical fish, & Resort to Other Foods. Motor boat enthusiasts who have had propellers fouled by the marine vegetation may have rejoiced in ita vanishment, but that joy plainly was not shared by water fowl and many varieties of fish that 'regarded eel grass as their natural feeding ground Brant, geese and some species of ducks, largely vegeterians, fed on the grass itself, and other birds fed on the marine life dwelling in the grass. Now they have been forced to resort te other foods and farm lands have suf fered. Gulls, valuable scavangers, had always been satisfied with gleanings from Boston Harbor. Now they are invading the city itself, and protests are being received at the state house against raids by gulls on shell fish beds and on the nesting places of the graceful tern. Dr. May said that while he was a conservationist, he felt some measure might be necessary to halt the depredations of the gulls, once so decimated by feather hunt ers that the Audubon societies obtain ed strict immunity to save the species from oblivion. Maine farmers com- plain that gulls conduct serious raids on blueberry pastures. Coast dwell ers charge the gulls with taking tre mendous toll of clams, scallops, oy: sters, quahogs, crabs and small fish, Change In Coast. Not only is life in the sea and air being seriously affected by disap pearance of a vegetation which the thoughtless regarded as a nuisance, but the character of much of the coast is threatened with change. In many places the fine white sand is being washed from bathing beaches which had hitherto been protected from rough seas by an outer fringe of the grass. The soft mud and silt is washing away from flats on which shell fish thrived, revealing them at low tide barren expanses of gravel in- capable of supporting life, Reports have heen received by Dr, May which indicate the eel grass dis. ease has made it appearance {in France, but that other European couns tries have thus far escaped the blight. /y Ca a Advertising's Worth Told by Executive Quebec.--The value of newspaper advertising was stressed' here last week by Wiliam H. Funston, Jr, President of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, who is making his first trip across Canada since his ap- pointment to the position. During 1983, he said, his company intends to increase its advertising appropriation, particularly in the daily newspapers. Mr. Funston found conditions im- proving in the Maritimes. In Halifax, he said, port officials expect one of the busiest winter seasons for many years, "I was told that $14,000 was paid out in wages to dock workers on the Saturday that I spemt there. Large shipments of apples, wheat and other commodities were arriving at the Atlantic port for exportation," Mr. Funston continued. Eastern offi- cials were inclined to credit the uchievements of the Imperial Confer- ence at Ottawa as responsible to a large extent for the imprcvement im Maritime provinces shipping activi. ties. j Ares Banking System London~--*"Certail : y systems could have stood the ory the great depression better then the Canadian," says the Times on its ancial page, commenting on the state. ments of Sir Charles Gordon and E. Phipps, at the annual | meetings of the Bank of Montreal and the Imperial Bank. "The value of a central bank," the Times adds, "lies in the direction of providing a binding element to the banking system and sirengtheniar the the powers.of resistance in a of diffi. culty, and also to provide a "unified ig control over currency and exchange." tt in fe