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i Care of the New-B<jrn. I Many stockmen in this counti'y} wouW save enough money each j'frar| to pay their taxes if they would only ^ devote more attention to iive itock at, the time of tlie birth of the animals.] The pregnant females should be di-j eted anjj measures taken to piovide anj adequrate' amount of exercise to keep! them healthy and strong. Breeders ave j very loath to work theiv mares wheTi| heavy wil'h foal, preferring rather to I have them woll, fat and sleek, appar-, ently thinking that by this the de-i •felopinji: young will be better nourish- â-  ed. One of the fundamental pi-int'.^ples! regarding the development of tho^ embryo i-s that, regardless of the state] of nutrition ef the mother, the mitri-j tion of the developing young i's uni- ' form and constant. This is true unless ; the mother bo so poorly cin*ed for and fed that her vitality is greatly im-j paired. ' The c'rculaticn of the blood is the channel through v.'hich thi.^ nourish - ' ment mu=t reach the young. The Wood , is propelled through the vessels over. the body by th--; action of the heait.j The ^'igoro^.s, Tiiodorately fleshed ani- mal has a sti'onger and steadier heart action than the fat. idle P!ie. Excr- j cise is a greait factor in the even, ^ steady circulation of the blood. Thisi is especially true of hog's. cattle, and i «heep, which at the besr-t have an im- ] perfect, pampered heaVt action, duel to being bred continuously for food] production. | Rations containing high percentage; ' of fat and pi-otein should be cut in ; half or discarded for a laxative carbo- ; hydrate diet, ten days to two weeks ' before the date of the expected ar- 1 rival of the offspr'ng. j Someone should always be in atten- i dance at the time of parturition to see : tihat the offspring receives the all- j important first nourishment, which is • neces'fiai'y to strengthen the vital pro- cess and supply body warmth. | A blanket and rough towel should i be at hand to dry the young, and if , necessary keep it warni. Sometimes I the young become entangled in the ; fetal membranes or after-birth, and .i-sj suffocated. These should be removed, ! and if the conneclions have not been severed with the body of the young, | do this, tying the cord cl^se to the ! body with a stout string dipped in | pure' tincture of iodine and finish the i operation by painting the stump of | the severed cord twice with iodine. ,j If the little fellows are weak, hold i them up to nurse and sjTinge out the ! rectum with a .solution of glycerine j two ounces, soap one ounce, and water eight ounces, v»rarmed to body temper- eture (100 deg. F.). This will aid the first bowel action so necessary to the subsequent life and health of the young. .If the mother has fever or the udder ie caked, artificial feeding must be the crdei". This does not present a difficult problem for any of the young , «xcept the colt. Here a low fat-con- tajining whole milk is most desirable. ; It must be fresh, clean, and warm, and should be made up as follows: For each pint, lime water four ounces, sugar one tablespoonful, whole milk twelve ounces. Use half of this for the first feeding, the remainder to be given in two hours. Great care; mxist be taken to have the nurse bottle absolutely clean. Orphan colts may be hand-fed and reared in this manner. After three days the sugar may be omitted, and regular feeding periods established three times in twenty-four hours. .\t the end of two weeks they will learn to dnink readily from a bucket. Colts reared by hand should be carefully guar.ded against cold and indigestion, as they are usually moi-e delicate for the fiwt month than others. ~ How I Equipped My Farm Office. ..,, I l;now a very successful farmer. He has been retired for many years BOW, but he did noi quit farming until he had become the owner jaf several iwndred acres of land, praetically all of which he acquired as the result of hard work and good niana.gement. I have been in his iiome olten, and ecac the most distinct impressicn of good management that I have had of this farmer is that of his spendiing his evenings at hi.-, desk in one corner of his living room. lie seemed never to be better pleas- ed than when he had some bulletins or reports, an<l was making sketches and calculations relative to the adoption of a new methcd or practice in his own fai-ming operations. Somehow I i^rqw up wiith the defire to emulate the success of this fanner. As to the success I have had, much is yet to matsrialiue; but I have already emu!ate<l his methods and proved their value. , Realizing that my means and re- quirements did not justify the creation! of a special office structure, I followed i the example of my predecessor and j placed my desk in one corner of the i living room. There is now and then ai time when I find the environment non- conducive to office requirements, Init there are vastly more times when I am gla J that my desk is where it is. I In the evenings I can visit with tlie] family, at times, and then do the daily desk work in the interim. I purchased a fairly high-priced I desk that maker, an attractive article! of furniture. Thus the desk adds toi the appearance of the room instead of; datjracting from it. A comfortable' desk chair seems quite as essential! as the desk. | Another advantage of having the office headquarters at the house is that some member of the family will likely be there to give attention to a business caller. Where poF..=ib!e, the telephone should be within reach of the desk. I also have a typewriter. The first one I procured was a standard make; but, being of an old style and seeond- handed or rebuiilt, it cost me only §20. Now I have an up-to-date machine, with all the modern conveniences, two- color I'lbbon, back spacer, tabulator, etc., which cost very near $100. The cheaper machines, however, are very serviceable, and I find that my old machine served me about as well as my neAV one. By careful selection from a variety of designs, and having it made to order instead of selecting it from a dealer's stock, I secured a desk that encloses the typewriter within it when not in use. I have a small file to guide me in my transactions. This I keep on my desk. Then I carry with me at all times a small note pad with leaves easily detachable. Thus, if while out in the field I happen to think of some- thing that should be done two weeks ahead. I jot it down on the pad, and then that evening I make a memoran- dum of it to be filed under the future date. Each evening I refer to the file for all notes and memoranda that have accumulated for the following day. so as to be ready for them in the morn-! ing. I One very great advantage of tho' typewriter over tlie pen is that it! enables one to keep a legible carbon copy of all business letters, which j should be filed for reference along with all correspondence received. A, typewi-itten letter on the farm's bus-i- ' ness letterhead speaks much for thej niodernness of efficiency of the owner. ! How strsnge the old-time pictures of sport would look today â€" baseball teams boasting at leait half-a-dozcn sets of whiskers â€" iull- bearded cricketers â€" champions of the scull with their chins concealed. Today the athlete knows the importance of the well-shaven chin. He is conscious that he is most keen when he is well-groomed â€" just as is the business man and the soldier. For men who love outdoor life and sports, men of virile minds and active bodie.t, we have designed a Gillette Saiety Razor with un extra stocky handleâ€" the "Bulldog" Gillette, shov.-n to the lelt. Not that the Gillette needs a sturdy gra.-ip. A light touch, with the angle stroke, removes the most stubborn beard with surprising comfort. But there is a certain appeal in the thicker handle of the "Bulldog". Ask to see this special set and appreciate the point for yourself. The caMC, you will notice, i« c/mosf aecompacl aH ttiv famoua Pocket Edition CiUettOM, and. the prica im the same, $S,00, Sottt hy all dKalcra catering to men's needs. The "BULLDOG" Set includes oval Morocco Case with two blade boxes to niatch,and 12 double-edged blades. WAD CANADA 1^- RNOWHTHC WORLD OVER Safety Ra2:or 573 ENDORSED BY HORSEMEN '8 UNIVERSALLY Bnjoys a repututlon equalled by no other veterinary remedy. For 25 yeoi's it has been used aajl recunimcnded by the leadr ing horsemen and atocltmen of America. For 26 yeai-s 116 use under trying conditions has won tor It the hlRheat es- teem of veteran trainers and drivers. BPOElirQ sliouUl be In everv stable to prevent oontairion. whtliier IH^.'Ii'UZilfZA, FUrX BYB, SIBTZiUPSB, OOtlOS ur COIiS. SFOHN JOZOXCAX. CO. • • aoshea, ^4.. 7^ 0. . Do Your Letters Say What You Mean? Few farmers like to â- write letters, i )iive »tock, I found to be the moat losft especially business letters; and after, correspondents. The tendency seema I movetl off of the fiu-m to our Utile either to make the article in question village and eveiiftually became post- too perfect or to depreciate it, with master, I was daily called upon to' the balance in favor of the former. write letters for my farmer friends.; Men whom I knew to be absiolutely They ranged in character from an' honorable, who would not wilfully mis- inquiry for a pure-bred bull to order- i represent anythinff in a sale for jng children's underwear from a mail-l worlds, would go wild when they tried order house, but the letter that s-eem- to describe it on paper. If they sent ©d to give the most trouble was the! out t^his descniption while it was "hot," one which offeretl or attempted to des-i they regretted it later. If they left it cribe something for sale. I never ob-lfor a rereading, they sometimes went jected to this small service â€" in fact, j to the other extreme and left out most I was glad to help. But the fact thatj of the good points. One of my patrons men, and young men, too, v/ho werei used to do a considerable business in engaged in the enormous business of | cuttle. He would come in and tell farmmg, who hired men and were me all about the particulr.r animal ha represented by thousands of dollars; had for sale, and then have me write of invested capital, who were good ; to a pi\)spective buyer for him. brcetlers and feeders of live stock and; "That .'.ounds all right," he would wore experts in soil .- made such a say. "That is just the way it is, but lamentable effort at litter-writing, I'll be doggoned if I can make it sound was sometiimes a little sad â€" almost, right when I ti'y to write "it out." pathetiie. | He could not write as he talked. It detr.icted in no way from the That is the trouble with many men sterling worth of these men. The with stuff to sell. It also affects the simple fact is that until recent years sales letters of many business men in there has l)een but little need for much other lines. The best writer of sales knowledge of correct concspondence letters that I know says he holds an on the part of the farmer. He has al- imaginary coiiversation with every ways lipen compelled to take what the prospective buyer, and then attempts other fellow oft'ere-d. He has i)een too to transfer it to paper, busy to write letters, he has had little There is a difference between writ- to sell that needed describing, and he ing a sales letter to a personal friend piud little or no attention to corres- and one to an entire stranger. In the ponilence. Every in^n who writes a first case, a letter may be intimate, but business letter should" observe certain in the latter case it can hardly be thinu's. • . ; mpre intimate than your talk would He should be direct without being bo if the buyer came to your farm. If stilted. A letter should '.e natural and you were a breeder of Shorthorns and not rambling. The day of "I take my a man came to your herd for a Short- peir in hand to let you know" is past, horn, you would meet him with ease just as the letter that begins by say- and talk without embarra=sment or ing, "Yours of May 10th at hand and intimacy. If you can do that in a letter contents carefully noted," etc., is pass- it will be a good one. ing, although the latter example may Then there is the letter of inquiry. I be found in the corresiMjndence of No THatter whether you write concem- 1 many progressive business houses. It ing a farm, a cockerel, or a flock of j is sufficient to begin a letter and say sheep, carry the same directness that what you wish to s:iy vithout any a sales letter carries. Furthermore, wordy meanderings. | do not describe an ideal and expect to "Mr. John .Tones: j buy it at bargain prices. There used "Dear Sir,â€" I have two heifers that to be a laiiy who wrote to mo every from your description I believe would year for cockerels to head her poulti-y S'jit you," etc., is just as compleie and flock. She always filled a letter-size much more businesslike that "I I'.avo sheet of paper, and invariably wanted your letter concerning the two .leiters two cockerels for $5. If I could have at hand and contents noted, and will filled her order for the sort of bird say iii^^rfply," and so on through a she described I .should have considered half hundred words. \ myself a marvel among marvels. In Mr. Jones wants to know about the ten years of breeding one variety ol heifers he wrote about. He caies no- chickens I never came up to the idea; thing about what you did or are doing that woman set for her S2.50 bird, to his letter. He knows that you have Proper stationerj' helps the appear- received it and noted contents, else you would not be answering his inquiry. The letter that eliminates useless Vv'ords is a great siaver of time and INTERNATIONAL LESSON NOVEIWBER 30. Jesus Teaches Peter True Greatness â€" John 13: 1-16, 3(i-38. Golden Text, Matt. 20: 28. 13: 1-16. To Wash the Disciples' Feet. The sandals which they wore He loved. He would have them so think and so act in their relations with each ther. It .is not the mere form of foot-washing that is here pi'escrib- ed; it is rather the spirit that will express itself in many and various acts of ministry. "The trivial round, the common task, Will furnish all we ought to ask. Room to deny ourselves, a road. To lead us da.ily nearer God." "The servant is not greater than his lord." We serve the Lord Christ. ! Into all our social and business rela- tions we must carry this spirit of ance of ihe farm correspondcnca I-stter-size paper, either ruled or un- ruled, is best because the entire Icttei can be made on one sheet. It is 8% xll inches, and the most commonly paper. Business houses are short of used si/.e lor a typewritei*. One of both. In ordering from mail-order these machines makes your business concerns, always use the regular letter readabic .ind more businesslike, order form that is usually mailed v.'iith If there is a youngster who will learn or enclcsed in the catalogue. It con- to operate a typewriter, and if you do tains all the ne«essary information if any considerable correspondenca, the properly filled out, and a letter is un- $25 or $30 invested in a good second- necessary unless special information hand or rebuilt maclvne will be worth s desired. j while. The ordinary business-size Men with something to sell, farmers envelopes, called No. 5 by your post- with pure-bred cattle, hogs, or other master, are the most convenient. roms Invewt Your Money ! In i 5^% DEBENTURES lates-eat payabia h&U yearly. Tl»€ ^eat We«t Permanent Loan Company f^itto Offloo 20 King 9t WmI RAW FURS & GINSENG Writ* for pr(o» IJaU «0d ahlpplntf tag* M Ttwt of R«tlftbl» Tn<-Jlnc ll«f»r«ne»â€" Union Bank o\ Canaas. N. SILVER mOM. Vital Bt. W., Montreal, F.Q. »«WHMWMM| MlILtE *wi,t^^-^.i^.. ^ Ships. 'Just wait till daddy's ship comes in," My mother says to me, When I want thiings that cost a lot. Now is it far to sea 1 wonder, with the pony cart I've waited for so long? But when I ask my dad himself, . He says the wind is wi'ong. And it won't be in for quite a spell; And then he takes a map .A.nd makes a dot in some far sea. "There's where it is, old chap." I hope the captain of the ship Will take the best of care Of everything that's in the hold, Of all my treasures there. I hope he'U feed the pony and Be sure to clean my gun. And keep the tracks of those toy trains Together, so they'W run. I hope he knows the way bo here. Pei'haps he'll come at night, ! .\nd just' unload and sHp away. I My daddy said, "he might." It's rather nice to think of when I I'm all tucked up in bed, '' .\nd ju.st exactly how it looks j Is aul inside my head. I I see the captain a.nd the crew, I The shining sa^ils and mast; I You know, it is a sailboat, so It can't come very fast. It looks quite ','ke a pirate ship. With (lashilng deck and spars; My daddy .says the mast's so tttU It ifeaches to the stars. Oh, when my daddy's ship oomes in How happy we will bet Bui 1 wonder if I'll nuss thinking Of it and of the sea! strapped to the,ir feet would have been j service. "If iuiy man have not the left, in Oriental fa.shion, outside the: spii-it of Christ he is none of His." door. It was a welcome refreshment [ Compare Phil. 2: 1-11. to have the hot and dusty feet bathed 13: 36-38. Lord, Whither Goest in cool water,' This office would usual- Thou? Peter asked his question and ly be performed by a slave, but these declared his purpose, in all .sincerity, men were away from home, in a hired to follow Jesus, and even to lay down or borrowed room in the city, and his life for His sake. But he had yet servants were lacking. Good friends to leavn his weakness and wherein lay as they were now, perhaps not one of the li-ue source of strength. Ho them would have thought of .~o min- thought it was some danger which his istering to the vest. He would have Master would have to meet, or some mrrx. regarded it as a menial t:i he would not stoop. Jesus presents us here with conduct truly human, and not less truly divine. to which conflict which He was facing. Had lit been that, unque3tionably Peter would have followed, and would have follow- ed to the death. Eager, impulsive. Ho was their Master; it was His high .generous, brave, ho would have been p,, Hi w the basin and proceeded to wash and, hattle that would have to be fought.! ^'^foi'e giving a formula for pack to wipe their feet, .\mazcd and stric'K-| But for Jesus' complete solf-renuncia- 1 '»S ^'urs it might bo well to list a few en dumb they pennitted Him until it! tion he was not priniared. To see his; "clon'ts" for the benefit of the young When oows are given ice cold water in winter the heat from their bmliea must warm the water and it takes feed to make heat. Often they will not drink much ice water from a tank where the ico has been broken up mth '.J axe. A tank licater takes the chill from the water and the cows not onls enjoy it but they will drink large! quantities and this has a direct re* j lation to the amount of milk )iroduced , i When cows have to drink from ar Donts lor Fur shippers Young and outside trough several hundred feet " '*• I from the stable they seldom drink The actual shipment of furs is one! enough water during cold weather. of the most important phases of thelThoy eat expensive feed without tak- : business of tr.Tpping, and it must bo! ing the \vater into their systems which uivilege to serve them. Removing the leader of the little band of .Hs- ; flo»e'-i8ht if the trapper is to realwej is needed for health and the production lis outer garment. He girded Himself ciples. or of larger companies of the | J'^e f»ll, high value that pelts are: of large quantities of milk. Sorae- vith the towel and poured water in Galilean adherents of Jesus, in any! ^""^mg m the markets to-day. tunes this condition can be improved came Peter's turn. The impulsive and generous-hearted Peter would not suf- fer his Lord to so demean Himself. With what gentleness and tact fulness Jesus answered his protest! The meaning of what He did was, of | his Lord. course, not clear at that moment, but,! "^^^ lesrson of renunciation, of for- He said, "Thou .shalt know hereafter." i bearance, of self-denial, was and is Jesus gave this aft of Hi'r nut only hard to learn. It is the character of a lesson in unsclfisli that there can be greater strength in service, but also the significance of a \ weaiuiess than in wrath, that there parable. Peter was quick to see what; can be victory in non-resistance, that He meant when He .said, "If I wa.sh! there can be ti-iumph through death, thee not, thou hast no part wiJi me," just asr it is hard to believe that there and with immediate surrender he said, 1 is no true greatness apart from "Lord, not my feet only, etc." j humble service. The figure of verse 10 is drawn from ' Peter had to learn, but that he di the custom of the public baths, so 'earn.,, it is abundantly clear in his common in those days. He who had!ow» subsequent life. Long after, in been in the bath, when he returned om; of his epistles, ho wrote as fol- home needed only, of course, to wash; lows: "Beloved, th'nk it not strange his feet, soiiled by the dust of the '••oncerning the fiery trial among you road. Jesus makes, thercifore, the i which eometh upon you to prove you, washing of the feet here a symbol ofias though a strange thing happened complete spiritual cleansing. Wjiether l-o you; but insomuch as ye are par- or not there is more than this in His i takers , of Christ's sufferings, rejoice; words it is difficult to say. | that at the revelation of His glory also Yet thefe was one there wjiose heart .ve may rejoice with exceeding joy.'' no outward cashing could cleanse.! â€" ~- â€" * Judas, the traitor, hfd submitted to] Cheese Salad Dressing. his Master's kindly serv.'co but he didi One cup of millt, one tablespoon of ot init away the Master apparently helpless in thej trapper, who is likely to do the very hands of His enem,ies, betrayed by one] things that these "dont's" a,im at. of his own comrades, struck him with astonishment. He was perrdexed and angry, and it was thus that he denied ' Here they are: Don't send your furs while pelts are still green. Scrape of surplus fat and flesh. They ."^hould be dry entjugh to hold their shape before shipping. Don't place skins pelt to pelt. Pack hard to believe! them fur side to fur side. Don't place one skin inside another. ; Don't roll, fold, crease or bond skins. Don't wrap each skin in a separate covering. This pract.'ce shuts out air and allows decomposition to set in. by using galvani^-ed pails as indiv.idual watering troughs beside the manger of each cow. Then the cow always has water available in spite of the outside stonns. She ^vlll drink more often and give more milk. Some dairymefh have watering .sy*. terns ,ins-tallcd in tJheir dairy barns and find them practical, both as to the amount of work saved in watering th"e stock and the increase in the milk produced. <-- -â- - Caution Regarding Canned Foods. No canned products should he used which show any one of the followin^r Don't shin furs by freight â€" send byj signs of spo'lage: 1. Gas bubbles in the jars, the top« Don't fail to list the contents ofl?^ *''® J«^'^ blown, and a st^uirt of your shipment and write your namei ^"^""^."^ *'!" *°1' "' 'unscrewed. This was the lesson' parcel post or express to list and address on an inner card attached to the pelts and to the outer oard at- tached to tlie bag or bundle. If you follow these instviictions, about all there is *cft for you to do is place your dried pelts fur sde to fur '3. An odor somewhat resembling tanciij cheese. 3. A musuy or disintegrated appear- ance of t4i§ solid parts of the content! of tho jars. Do not test for spoilage by taatini init away the black treachery which lodged in his heart, "I have given you an e;;ample." Jesus had shown them how far love might go. There was no service, no hiimblefit of.lco of kindness, which he would i!vt perform for those men who flour, one-quarter cup of vinegar, one- half cup grated cheese, a little' white pepper and salt, also a tablespoon of onion juice if liked. Ad<l flour to warm fat. Add milk and cook as for while sau(;f. Cool slightly and add the vinog.tr which has been warmnd, Bide, with the smaller .pelts forming! **."' *^''*'^' "" P*""^'""'^ â- â- '^â- Â°^'^'»^S ^^"'SJ the centre of the bundle in a flat pile. M^'^"*' Tie this pile securely Ykitb stout """ * twine (never use wire, as it cilts tno '^' ^'""''t Stamps, pelts), and place it in a sturdy buriajr' bag. Sew the top oi this bag up, oi' had been His ccmpanions and whom ' then aid seasoning and cheese, close it w.'th a pucker siring. Mnko sure always tliat this job is well don«, and you will lose no furs in transit. The pncksge ready, it should be â- sent to market, either by express or parc-cl iwjt. If the latter method is used, always insure your shipment. In lithsr case, always get a '•.C'^iiit Cor yoiiv shipment. ^ M WINDOWS 8:U00i<S <i\lXZ to imt rMt •>•' opemnn. Rarf witKsltu. Suf* <)» Wiito fo. Pri«. m BCui cxxrn hxl lonn mnlci iThe HALLIDAY COMPAriY» L nltMl I ''•MILTOH FAMPUT ri;rfii«aTO«e CAM AD* ri^TBtMTOjt