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'. Mothers and daughters of all eges department. Initials only will be published with each question Little Boy of the Fountain are not the | ¥8 answer as a means of identification, but full name and address must be : 8 Given in each letter. Write o pect side of paper only. Answers will be | same. The Little Boy of the Foun-+ Malied direct if stamped and 'addressed envelope is enclosed. reas all eeeermanes for this department to Mra. Helen Law, Addre _Woodbine Avs. Tore Mrs. J.L.T.:--1. The cause of your five-months-old baby crying so much at nights may be:--1. He is not awak- ened every three hours f food 3. He is-too warmly clad, or the clothes may be wrinkled. 4. He sleeps in a lighted room. 5. He has been accustomed to being picked up every time he cries, 6. He may be con- stipated. 7. His ear may ache or his throat may be sore. 8. He may have had too much excitement just before going to bed. 2. It is never safe to use old rubbers saved from the year before on a new lot of preserves. To test rubbers for preserve jars, , pull them out to see whether they are of sufficient elasticity to return to shape and not break. All parts: should be subjected to the strain. Expense should not be spared in buying rub- bers. 3, To cure a child of sucking his thumb, swab the tip end of the thumb with tincture of aloes or with a saturated solution of quinine. Lemon is a splendid thing to keep on your sink to rub on your hands after you are through with the dishes, It takes away the stains, freshens your hands and makes them sweet and clean. 5. Hemstitching can be very neatly done on the sewing machine Draw the number of threads jesired and baste the edge of; the hem' in the center of the drawn threads. Lengthen the stitch on the| machine and(Stitch on the very edge of | the hem. Pullthe bastings out and pull the edge of the hem to the bot- | tom of the drawn threads, Hem- stitching done this way can scarcely be distinguished from that done by hand. 6. A little baking soda sprin- kled over fruit when stewing will pre- vent the juice boiling over. It will also reduce the quantity of sugar re- quired. 7. Apply salts of lemon to the ink spots on the pink'cotton dress. 8. To get rid of beetles, sprinkle equal parts of red lead, sugar and flour, mixed, near the holes. Lulu:--1i. To make a fountain that will delight the convalescent child you should get a small glass bottle and nearly fill it with water. Then bore a hole through the cork and place a a SIOLTES The Fairy of the Fountain. The Fairy of the Fountain and the rite to this are cordiatly invited le and tte tain is a small image who sits by the waters, day in and day out, with up- lifted finger, -- the birds to drink or bathe in the basin that he holds in his ihe And how many, many birds come at his mute call! Freda could tell you, for she is always watching for such things. But how the fairy got there, or where she really came from, Freda never knew. According to the little girl herself, it all happened in this way: As she was sitting one morning by the foun- tain, feeding the goldfish, she fell to wondering what it was that made the water bubble up in the basin in such a queer way. Of course grandmother could explain it all; but then that would stop the wondering, which in it- self was 3uch fun! Suddenly a wild canary flew toward her, and perched n the finger of the Little Boy of the 235 straw through the hole. The age should be long enough to reach = most to the bottom of the bottle, an if the straw does not fit the cork "~ ly you should put sealing-wax roun it to keep out all air. You should now take a glass jam jar and heat it over a lamp or candle. Stand the bottle of water on two or three sheets of damp blotting paper laid on a plate or dish, place the jar over the bottle, and press hard to prevent air getting underneath. ow, as soon as the air in the jar begins to cool, the water in the bottle will rise through the straw and form a pretty little fountain. The great thing to remember is to press the jar down ever so tightly. If air can get away from under tong ar ZU will not have your founts | Fountain; but the strangest thing was coats of tailored suits 'will probably! be longer during the coming ri rj that, instead of singing Preda & song, lige yl Magicard with | "Little girl," it ae "shut your eyes ether. Most medicine stains can be | fr jas tid eo, an und when she -- peng yd spore egal them again, behold, standing right on Fi tick - n the sideboard. ir ofl the edge of the basin, was the tiniest ing the pons or a handsome tray, | and loveliest little figure that you can have a good-looking receptacle imagine! Ree a ail aap a | the little creature said at once. "You ven - nae ail. dignified cod free | Were wondering ae ani the =-- bubble up in such a funny way. page Nir Mgcmne eA maixture, | OR is I who make it do that, with my see Sie ciime-tueks fais use 2 f | golden churn. If you don't believe square of crash hem-stitched with a «, just notice how stil the water is mt oe * oa oo ---- center. now, while I am talking to you!" And one fies tenestion and edge. | sure enough, the rippling sound had ' quite cease ; np are ee a Race Mi At first Freda felt very shy in the 'A wash boiler, a false bottom for it, jErenence of so strange a visitor, at made of laths or sticks, or of corrugat- | wae 'aiey a snattiaa voice and asked ed tin with holes punched in it; a "Will you let me play some day with square of cheesecloth to hold fruite | or your little golden churn?" vegetables when dipping into hot w iy "] wish I could," said the fairy wrnltus traits wal veeuties, hme goo naturedly, Pie oa -- ich a and cleanse the food; blanch by plac-| | be gna 'Still FAROE + it ing it in boiling water; plunge im-| iY aire ui, you may try 1 - if you wish. misters pack food in hot jars, add boil-|, But Freda could only succeed in get- ing syrup or boiling water; place. Beer ne of one finger down the rubbers and tops in position half air-| Cant' vou bring your churn of tight; submerge jars in boiling water') | on te asked & ai' dhe Geeek ie - Hi e . . , in the wash boiler and cook; tighten | water from her finger the tops. The fairy shook her head. "I INTERNATIONAL LESSON SEPTEMBER 2. Lesson X. The Shepherd of Captive Israel--Ezek. 34. Golden Text.--Psa. 23, 1. Verses 11-16. Jehovah himself will undertake the care of the aaa sheep. aie se ver ri fead--Guscessiva stages le "Fetsereakit s "work for ple: (1) he will seek them out; Sa on will be overlooked (verse 11); (2) h av- ing found them, he will deliver them from the countries to which the scattered (verse 12); (3) then them with rich pasture (verses 14, 15). Lost--Jehovah, as the good shepherd,| will give first care to the most needy. cn will receive what he needs = destroy--The sheep ans have grown fat through taking advantage of their fellow sheep he will Justice--Better, judgment. ture, he ae feed them on destructive! judgmen 17-22. "alow ah will do even more: the strong sheep will no longer be permitted to injure the wea 3, 2 ehovah will appoint a vice- regent to administer the government! . . should be afraid of losing it, and then me. c that Jehovah will set & shep-| 22 my fun would be spoiled forever erd over the flock does not contradi aul cou singh if ou did lose i war 6 statement in verse 13 that Jehovali| mM sure uy himself will shepherd the sheep. As'& grandmother would let me get you an- verse 24 indicates, Jehovah will con-| | other one," argued Freda. tinue to be supreme; but he will gov-) ern through a representative. numeral i one ruler (compare 37. 24; Hos, 1. 11;; 4 " " etc.). Servant--Any individual, or! w big is it?" asked Freda And group of individuals commissioned to iS it all bright and shining? » carry out the divine purpose may be '""It's bigger than a thimble," said cuties Jehovah's servant. n this the fairy, "and brighter than any ense the title is applied to the nation,' star.' to oe ne oe as here, to 'me "Oh, how I wish I could see it!" ex- i . ing o e fut 25-27. There will be "abuvidant peace} elaived ~~ ee preva and prosperity. Covenant of peace} ,, bi 8a airy, nting, convenant that will guarantee' I'll bring 11 just for a moment to the e| permanent peace. Evil beasts--The last top of the basin if, as soon as you source of trouble will be removed. The have seen it, you wiil rin your eyes evil shepherds are displaced, the sheep again while you count t aré' restrained from hurting one an-| Freda promised, and 'before she ote te ate will asts of prey are! could have believed it possible, the the jungle. Though the figure of the fairy drew to the top of the water flocks is maintained, "beasts" is here pipe the most wonderful little churn used figuratively of foes of ever kind, |--just a little bigger than a thimble In_Hos, 2. 18 the thought is slightly, and brighter than any star. "Now different. While Ezekiel expects the'close your eyes," she said to Freda. i ag of the wild beasts cared Freda did as she had promised; and 00) or conven Jehovah that will prevent the beasts 7 from troubling the people. Isa. 11. 6 there was no fairy anywhere to be }seen--only = wee 'peliow bird perched "I am the Fairy of the Fountain," sa 'finger of the Little Boy of the Fountain. The bird -trilled forth a sweet note or two and then disappear- ed. And almost immediately the wa- ter began to ripple again in the basin where the goldfish were at play. So Freda will tell you that now she knows just how it happens that the water comes bubbling up: that it is a little fairy churning away at a golden churn. If anyone tells Freda that she must have been asleep and dream- ing, she answers that if she had been asleep she would surely have fallen into the fountain and got most dread- fully wet. diesinceni a ee Summer Cultivation of Old Meadows. Two years, on the average farm, is quite long enough to leave 'meadows down, for best results and greatest Condinctea by | Professor Henry G. Bell. The object of this department Is to place at the service of our farm readers the advice of an acknowl edged authority on all subjects pertaining to soils and ips. Address all questions to Professor Henry G. Sell, In care of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, To ronto, and answers will a r in this column In the ------ Question--Subscriber:--What is the , outlet. Would like your opinion on it value of orchard grass for hay? When. anyway. and how should it be sown? Does it! Amnswer:--I would advise you to do better on sandy soil than oats? | open the surface drains rather than to When and how should it be sown? jattemne, to sub-soil this piece of -- 'Sub-soiling may lower the stand of. Answer:--Orchard grass is a very & y valuable hay grass if cut at the right | Water to some extent, but the advan- time. If it is allowed to come into tage would be only temporary. aa blossom fully, it tends to become hard | permanent imprgvement of the soil, of coarse, token it | strengly advise the addition of tile Orchard eves ant, rain as soon as you can afford it. I be sown either for hay or for pasture. | | rather look upon the use of tile drain In either case from 28 to 30 lbs. of = a profitable investment which w¥ll good seed per nere gives good re-| lead to greater returns from your field@ & ith an as an immediate expense. sults. Prepare the ground fairly in| Question-- Read I h five the spring and seed the grass seed ee ee oe sides |with a nurse crop such as wheat or | *r®® of bgt d heavy wheat, which ts 'barley at the rate indicated sowing | Pees and in a bad condition to cut. not more than 1 bushel of wheat or! barley per acre. Orchard grass | thrives on a variety of soils, but it f th eee ania Wile ace will not do well on undrained soil. It on o i. oes sum With tha ° is is is very resistant to drouth and does! most effective. ; © present better than other grasses scarcity of labor, this is the cheapest | places, such and most practicable Method of weed profits. They should then be broken up and cultivated for other crops. Deep ploughing is not necessary nor need the furrows be set up with a narrow plough. Rapid work at this time of year is essential. A two-fur- row plough, with three horses, will turn over a large piece of land in a . At the close of each day the area ploughed that day should rolled. This breaks the lumps, presses down the furrows, re-establishes con- nection between the surface soil an the subsoil, bringing up the moisture -- the latter to aid in rotting the an rolling, discing and harrowing should not be delayed. With such: cultivation one retains a_ surface| mulch, opens, aerates and fines the| soi] and destroys many bad types of jalfalfa in the wheat this spring, but noxious weeds and with the co-opera- | if or reasons unnamed we did not do so. Can I plow this ground after wheat is in shady | ;removed and get the alfalfa in so as ox ih onchonis. In to have it get a start for fall? I will +very much appreciate any advice as to | order to assist in getting a good stand t| destruction and soil preparation for|., , } the proper handling of this problem. you would do well to give the ground | Answer :--In order to get a good ain or even for hoed crops. la tho | After the sod is decayed, a rigid >| add i200 oF 0 Ihe ok Conca ne | ata of alfalfa, I would advise you spring-tooth cultivator with wi te cut your wheat, as you have plan- points should be kept goin: at inte Sere at the time the seed is sown. inéd. Fall plow the "field fairly ime vals until] autumn. Then the fend Question--H.F.:--I wish to know | and top-dress with about a ton of should be thoroughly ploughed, as, if I could put my second cutting of ground limestone per acre. If the deep as the humus or piant food in the Clover into my silo. Would it make a, soil will not wash or puddle, let it soil will allow. On the Dominion 'better grade of feed than it would to, stand till spring. As soon as the Illustration Stations, some results have | cut it for hay? If it is a good plan | ~~ can be worked add four or five been obtained in comparing the sum-| to put it into the silo, please give mejloads of manure per acre, and thor- mer cultivation of sod land with fal] | s0me 7 as to how I should | ougity disk the field until it is smooth ploughing the same, which indicate handle jand mellow. When a good seedbed very clearly the benefit derived from' anewey: :--Some farmers claim to D@S been obtained, sow from 20 to 25 summer cultivation as outlined above.' have successfully ensiled clover of Ibs. of alfalfa seed per acre at the In addition to the greater yield ob-' second cutting. |My personal experi- | 5@me time that you drill in about a tained, it should be remembered that ence in handling the second crop of the land is thereby put into muh clover in this way has not been very cleaner condition for subsequent crops. favorable. The ensilage which re- Two fields of 4 acres each were tak- | sulted did not seem to be readily eaten en; the first field was ploughed after, iby the stock. In my Opinion, a bet- harvest, was cultivated monealonnly ter grade of feed from this inatertal (2? during the summer and autumn ha obin ploughed in the autumn; the other can be cbtained by making it into hay. | field of 4 acres was left in sod and also ploughed in the autumn. Th oats from mmer-cultivated would advise you at this time to drill also 200 to 800 Ibs, of fertilizer bg mip 2 to 3% ammonia, and 10 12% available phosphoric acid. This available plantfood will give your | young alfalfa plants a quick and vig- Poa age :--We have a piece orous start, and will in nearly a} f land which is pretty wet, but can-| cases, insure a good stand. Cut the a afford to tile it. Would you think| barley as soon as it is ripe and give field. gave a yield of 15 bushels more | per acre than the field ploughed in the autumn. This difference of 60, bushels on the four-acre field at 50 it would do it any good to sub-soil it? | the young alfalfa cro p a chance to | Would it drain any better? It is sur-|make a strong gro uring the rest face-drained but has not got a good | of the summer. mn are a few precautions, how- r, which must be observed in order $3.50 per acre was obtained. o Sheep are excellent weed destroy: | |to nea loss. It is a feed which soil on the cultivated field being in a/ €TS 45 they keep the weeds nibbled so readily causes scouring and bloating much finer condition and almost free| closely that no seeds are formed and if care is not exercised at the first. from weeds, the difference in the pro-| the roots are exhausted. A small | Turn the flock on in the middle of the fits from the two fields, if worked | fiock of sheep is an excellent scav-/ afternoon the first time or two when alike, should be almost as great the ¢?ger on almost any farm, and they|the rape is perfectly dry. After a following season. make profitable use of waste land,/ few days sheep may be left on it con- Roots.--28 rows of sugar beets provided that dogs and internal para-| tinually, but there should be grass grown on summer-cultivated land pro-| Sites can be controlled. pasture néar the rape field to which duced 10% tons, while 36 rows of the; The lambs should, have a bit more|the sheep have free access. same length grown on -- simply | grain now if they are to be marketed er spring ploughed only produced 9 os this fall. . - a difference of 3,733 pounds. Rape is an excellent feed for sheep, aan EE Se RENE price paid at the factory being $5. 63 and it is greatly relished by them.; The armor provided for United per ton, a gain of $16.03 per acre Experiments have shown that they | States soldiers consists of a steel hel- was shown in favor of the after-har-| make rapid gains on it. It is a crop/ met and steel plates for the protection vest cultivation.--Experimental Farms} which is easily grown, and where! °f the body. From armpits to waist Note. sheep and feeding cattle are kept it! pee hieuiien pay oe wi --_ will be found advantageous to have a! aaa aaa coin: ou fe 'decades he erule iis pasture of, DO iti aise} front, to cover the abdomen, and also ~ din condition after being weaned, and in toning up the breeding stock. total cost of $16.00 for the 4 acres, an increase in net profit of $14.00 or ----$_>_--__ Fruit juices and stewed fruits are safest for smal] children. holds that the same thing will be ac- complished through a transformation of the nature of the beasts. e a blessing--That is, aks ar oeatner blessed, or, bless in abundance; in the manner suggest in the context especially, by giving abundant pros- perity. It has been quite a long time since oo have taken any great in-! OS WA Tig ah) From Englafid, as wel: as from this continent, come reports of dairy herds being reduced. When other'! men are going out of a staple line | is usually a good time for wise men to satay in it. Insure fancy prices for butter by having a clean, attractive package of good quality. A neat wrapper more than pays for itself. Cutting dock, mullein, thistles and poisonous weeds in the cattle pasture is a chore that fits in nicely after a rain, when the ground is wet. The task may not seem necessary until a| cow is lost through poisoning, when it | will be too late for prevention. '| Crossing a heavy milk producer of | one breed and a high butterfat pro-| ducer of another in an attempt to! combine the two characters in the off. | spring, is like trying to produce milk | custard by grafting milkweed on egg- pliant. The profitable gains on a bunch of lo feeders are those which imcrease the} value of the animals per pound. Such iby gains are due more to intelligent buy- ing tran to feeding and -handling. | Shavings are cheaper than stra aw | for bedding, and just as convenient to} use. This does not justify burning | straw and buying shavings. A thermometer for the dairy is just | as essential as a toothbrug¢h for the! toilet. Success in handling aa products is due largely to maintaining definite temperatures, and such is not the oncoming eneration eu id igi possible by guess. € particular points 6: Almost any pure-bred bull with jeune ie are necessary to make the 'good milking ancestry will improve eep business a paying one. herd of grade or scrub cows. That does not infer that the best bull is| not desirable. ae ee Value of Bees on Farms. Desirable as Scavengers. As scavengers, sheen are certainly or fifteen head of sheep might well be carried on a farm of ordinary size-- ive an idea of the value of bees S8Y One that contains a hundred and in agriculture, it is stated by a Ger-, twenty acres. Cattle in the pasture man writer that an ordinary colony refuse to,eat the weeds along the during Summer contains an average fences and here is a place where sheep | Of these 80 fiy come in handy, since they seem to rel-| ; from the hive to the pasturage every 'ish the weeds almost as much as the| of 20,000 foragers. minute; therefore, taking the working &tass. Many farmers have found to | ing to 5 in the afternoon, 48,000 flights Sheep turned into a corn field that is would be made. During each flight, weedy will soon rid the field of the every bee visits at least 50 blossoms. weeds without doing any particular This amounts in round numbers to 2,-' damage to the corn. Of course, if the 000,000 for the hive in one day. It! corn is about ripe, after the sheep have is reckoned that there are on an aver-| eaten up the ragweeds and other for- age 100 fine days when bees are able. eign plants in the corn field, they may 7 fly, consequently 200,000,000 blos-' tackle some of the ears of corn, but oms may be fertilized by the bees of they will not do this until after they one colony. When only one-tenth of have exhausted the supply of weeds. sag blossoms are properly fertilized | In cleaning up old brush rows or bees, it leaves the enormous num-!| pastures that are intended for break- bér of 20,000,000 fertilizations to each ing, sheep do excellent work since colony. they sprout the stumps so completely ~~ that the sprouts are killed out dur- It is not best to treat grain with|ing the first season of pasturage. The | formaldehyde if it is to be fed, but | following whine this land can be in ease seed grain is left it may be broken very w fed with safety a few days after treat- cass = Pastures. qa = the formaldehyde evaporates Where sheep are kept.as.one of the good and for this reason alone a dozen! FACTORS IN SHEEP RAISING By I. J. Mathews. | rest in sheep, and for this reason | ture upon which they graze, since behind. The steel plates are thin, but | a valuable soiling crop for sheep. tof such excellent quality as to be fair- When the pastures become a little}, proof against rifle bullets or mach- dry, rape may be cut and drawn to jnegun fire. They are covered with th A little of it will goa os "chalk cloth. ' running down in condition. How. major businesses of the farm, partic-| ever, as a rule it is pastured off and! The best way to hte is to ular attention must be paid to the pas-| proves volatile in keeping the lambs; help them to help themselves. way in preventing the animals f THE i ---- ONTARIO ----~ ( AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE GUELPH. there seem to be a number of internal and externa] parasites that prey upon the woolly creatures. After sheep have pastured upon one piece of land two seasons it is high time that they were moved to the next pasture. Another point that often comes up regarding sheep is that of shelter dur- ing the winter. . When it«is taken into consideration that when winter draws on the sheep have all the way from two to five inches of wool covering their backs and when we remember -- Young Man---- ] ter. hours as from 7 o'clock in the morn- their eect pleasure that a few! If you can't go to War Co to College LEARN to hai your earning capacity on the far LEARN business methods LEARN how to produce better crops and how warm woolen clothing is, we are in a position to know at once that the sheep do not require a very warm shel- The most successful sheep men with whom I have acquaintance do not give the sheep close shelter at any | time of the year, except the ewes, for' a few days just at lambing time. The Dog Menace. better stock. Dogs, no doubt, contribute some- | LEARN to grow good fruit, better poultry thing to the loss of sheep and wheth-; d the best of everything. er or not there happens to be a law to} = y g that effect I should feel perfectly free | September to April at the Colleze April to September at Home. to shoot any dog that was nosing. about the sheep yards. Until secure ; ' ; . ; protection from dogs can be legislated | Public school education is sufficient for admission. College Opens September 2! through, sheep men sHould take pre-' cautions by building high dog-proof: Write for calendar giving particulars. G. C. CREELMAN, B.S.A., fences about the place where the sheep | stay nights. Under present conditions, ' however, there can be no doubt but | LL. that it will pay to take on a few sheep, President. but as with all other ventures, he who | i, makes the venture should know the limitations of his enterprise. N