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and fasting. God's answer w.-.s a calif to appoint BarnabaH and Saul to be missionaries. Sent forth by the Holy dhoat. Emphasis is laid nn the Kuiil ance of the Holy Spirit. The persons, the task, the route are all marked out. Sf/eueta; the sou port of Antioch, at the mouth of the Orontcs. Sailed to Cyprus. Rarnabas had been born there. So/ami's; a port at the eastern COWS AND CRAB APPLES Perhaps many have noticed that wild crabapple trees are much more Addreo communications to Agronomist, 73 Adelaide St. West. Toronto end of the island." Had . . John to plentiful in pastured woodlands than their min'.tttcr; John Mark, who was they arc in places where there are no 'to be general assistant in all the du-! cattle. The correlation between cows CULTIVATION OF ROOT CROPS., requisites to success is the early sow- ties of the journey. From Cyprus the j and crab apples seems to be very close, ing of clean plump seed, of suitable missionaries had gone to Perga. Here, for , t ,, in the favorite loafing places r i XIK ,1 hat is well the journey became a real adventure:- ca ttlo_near th( . nasture rate for . I varieties, in a seedbed tnai i ; -Ib faMwIfcMw Th ,,. A. OI cauio near tne pasture gate, lor The object of cultivation is Swt^of noxtuHeT "STK d^i P^= - ^.4^ ^ ^^^u^^^a^an^r^ ^ssfts* JSSfA -y -d g ti,th. s a-j-a&g %~* - -* a nd b an d it M *. texture and uniformity of soil condi- ^ ^ Jj ^ ^ minimum ^owth _ ture and soil air. (4) To conditions so as to make warmer or colder. Vs. 36-38. Some days after. The it either , attention. e *tra plcted In cultivated crops this can turned to Antioch. re- When on the first be given the season through, and espe- journey, they had come to Perga on example that the thickets of little trees are found to be most abundant, i The reason for this peculiar situa- tion lies in the apparent necessity for the intervention of cattle in the plant- ing of the trees. A little observation of the seedlings will show that almost without exception they bear traces of cattle droppings about their roots, and The cultivation of the soil should cia n y Before harvest; in grain and the mainland of Asia Minor. John I one will frequently find patches of re- begin at the first indication of weeds; h thrre :,. ij tt i e opportunity until Mark left them and went back to , latively fresh droppings with a score In fact, it is still better to make a start! JJj^ ig off Jf not delayed then too Jerusalem. No reason is given for the j or more of ngw , y sprouted see dlings before the weeds get rooted. To ex-j lon& many of ' the weeds O f these crops a ^ cw p & "\'s"we f c'rhis^'onverts ! 8tickin K out of !t . llke P ins in a P in ' pose them to the hot sun in the gf - can 8t ju be token in hand, and som.j and ^'knowledge of their need of cushion. Very rarely indeed does one minating stage is the most effective of them with tho grea test of time- , cncou ragement, prompted the thought, find a crabapple that has not arisen, Way to kill weeds. If harrowing has |j ness Barnaba* determined to take . . like the scriptural poor, from the been properly carried on cultivation; _ . nk ....Tweed and Rus- John; better "wished." Even if John's dunghill. may begin with a cultivator, the teeth 1 rnnirflv about thi.? departure on the first journey had; Before a seed of these wild apples sian thistle T tas been seeded been desertion Barnabas is willing to j ^n sproutf it has to teke a trip weTd g^'th may have t be kept *? * *^ ?}^ X&\ throu / h the di( , estive tract of of of which are 2 to If the soil is soddy or lumpy, a narrow- toothed cultivator will be necessarj to do effective work, tivator has a sufficient number teeth to cover the ground effectively ,. hu -that is, so that the whole surface of . ' . P ^. of wc down by sti means of a disc harrow or i . mowc] . ( but good. Paul is unable to overlook j flrgt He sure the cul- --^ stubble should be worked over ] Vs. 39, 40. Contention so sharp . . .f . jj i...,...,.. nv /Milli- they departed ajtiinder. Both were de- Beaides termined, but while they part they preventing the seeding of w'eeds, this both continue working for Christ, and the ground will be thoroughly stirred, J v conditions favorable for have two missionary companies n- to a depth of from 2 to 3 inches. T " ' H . B i rpadv in stead of one ' Paul cholie &t/O8 ' called ^ Jthe germination of seeds already in silvanus. He was one of the lead- depth of from 2 to 3 inches. Th* harrow-tooth cultivator is the th ' e surface soil, which can be destroy- |ers in thc church at Jerusalem and best to start with; the teeth are nar- cd in the lator fa u plowing. Some came down to A ntioch with Paul and row, they do not throw the earth over seeds _wild O ats for example do not; Barnabas on a special mission, mal. Experiments with seeds cut out of sound crab apples have shown that of hundreds planted only a few germ- inate at all, even when given ideal seed beds. It is probable that the seed coat is tough and more or less imper- vious to water, as it lies in the new- fallen apple, nud will therefore either j prevent the little plant within it from ] getting water from imprison it so securely that the poor Make the Rinso liquid first Do not put Rinso direct from th package into the tub. Mix half a package of Rinso in a little cool water until it is like cream. Then add two quarts of boiling water, and when the froth sub- sides, you will have a clean amber-coloured liquid. Add this liquid to the wash tub, until you get the big lasting Rinso suds. Then soak the clothes clean. row, they do not throw the eartn over seeds _wild oats for example do not Barnabas on a special mission, Acts; ""? """ . "" "" ' "' the young plants, and one can culti- ecrrninate readily, if at all, the first 15: 22-32. Confirming the churchei; imprison it so securely that the poor vate closer to the plants without cov- 1 ' but anv farmer who has prac- giving them new hope and courage. 1 thing never gets a chance to break j ring them. Later the larger tooth is !T3 ' fler ha rvest cultivation knows Nothing is recorded about the journey i through. But if a cow eats the apple, better, and as the cultivation season ^1"? considerable germination of many J Barnabas and Mark. But doubtless the touph seed coat is subjected to the t i r ... r .,i,i<. Mark would be encouraged by the; action of the digestive fluids, and so 1 wed9 can be induced in lavorauie , ... ... . . . . , . It . . . faith that Barnabas had in him. It 1 S of toned and weakcned that when the was more than the partialityj>f bipod 8eed is flnally di ., c harged from the animal's body it ia in good condition for germination. However, old Brindle's interest in advances and the plants get well root- weeds can be induced d, the cultivator should be narrowed and cultivation should be deeper in- After . harvest plowing of weody hay relationship which" made "Barnabas the centre of the rows. The most ef- fic , dg . g a , so desirable at the first op- cleave to Mark. flcient work can be accomplished by tunit lhat <..,. Such persist. III. MARK COMMENDED, 2 TIM. 4: It. first going one way all over the BaUL? percnnia i s as couch grass, Canada] V. 11. Only Luke is with me. Luke In a day or two cultivate again but nnd % ow thist i es thc hawkweeds, ox- i the beloved physician referred to by go in the opposite direction to that of probably at their Pul i" Col._4: 14. He was the friend Cultivation ' e , ' ,. ' . .v,:,. r ,.rves nnd companion of Paul, joining him in continued at intervals just wea * est after USU1 * ? ' T Wh his seco " d missionary journey at -... -.-..,. ^ .-- - -..- . Lnts are not injured m the attem Pt l mat " re s f d - whlch Troas. and with him in his third jour-! fantastic forms-the smaller ones j timely cutting of the hay should pre- ney . He was also with Paul in his cropped down into round little mounds. It ca splendid for At rttular family washing at Lux it for fint fabrict. Lever Brother* Limited Toronto the previous cultivation. in . _. lvent - Plowing at this season is not imprisonment at Caesarea and Rome. lt he larger ones in conical pyramids The reasons for thorough cult.va-, always tho easie8t done> but the dry- The third Gospel and the story of the; ftnd in hour . Klasa shapes . It ' " Home Education "The Child's First School Is the Family" Froebel." The Golden Years By Edith Lochridge Reid A young mother stood on the porch alone in their own way. Not to pro- > br _'? fl ?.. a !^"? WS ;.Zl! e !!!l nen S of the ground, if it doe, not P re-'AcU_ belong When writin particles are rounded in form, and vent t h oroufr h work, is all to the good this second letter to Timothy. Paul is ^^ when massed together without being lr) wee(1 des truction. Couch grass, in-! prisoner at Rome. Demas has for-i crushed they leave a large amount of, deed mi ht wel , be , eft alone unless * aken Puul *^ othe / companions __ ,ir. r,.r.;) ...,-.. rhi iinrvmnioH 1 u < TU have gone on missions. Paul is lonely. ! tn average unoccupied space this unoccupied the ^^4 ig somewhat dry. The Take * Mark and bri him wilh ,/ ie ,.ihead space in the soil IK needed for the p]owlng at this time need not be deep;! A ft cr be found in every instance any of these figures will a radius equal to tho length of and cow's tongue. reach The with neck. leaves and movement of the soil water and air, for couch Rragg particularly it .should {uiied to lal f o Mark on the secO nd and ths spreading out of the root ^ on ] y deop eno ugh to get beneath j journey, now asks that he be brought pu , who had rc .| twi and even the thorns h ,, th fibres; it is also the home of micro- organisms which develop the available the mattod surface rooUtocks. After him plowing, the object will be to drag the' again. The parting roads have met, This means that Murk had; _ ..... ^ ____ __ ...... _ ___ _ nitrogen used by the higher plants. I rootstocks into the drying sun by If these soil particle* are too large! means of a spring tooth or other im- and too loosely packed the noil permits , piemen t Thistles and HOW thistles lived down his failure, under the en- 1 still young and green, seem to an especial attraction for the bo- palate, and as soon as of and watched her little son trudge off to school for the first time alone. Her face was pensive and the yearning of the mother heart was almost trans- lated into tears as she turned to a neighbor and said, "I feel almost as if I'd lost him, five years seem a short time to have him to myself." tect from the world, but to prepars for life in the world is our duty as mothers during the Golden Years. Some mothers out of their tender love, err in giving too much super- vision in early childhood. If we ses an aggressive playmate taking more than his share of toys in the yard. the rain-fall to pass through it too freely and the water is soon out of reach of the plants; nor does it return rapidly enough under capillary action to meet the needs of the crop. If the particles are too small and too closely cru.shed together the water moves very slowly and the air is excluded from the soil ; and when the water dries out, the particles ure cemented to- gether too Etrongly by the salts, which have become too concentrated to stay In solution. Consequently, the root fibres are unable to set the soil par- ticles aside; the root system of the crops is prevented from proper de- will not be so can best be dealt growth comes within I replied. "A short time perhaps but a ... TO v.. ...= '-- -, ~ . p.-.-bhino- liistnno. it ia rinil.,l nff in' golden time, full of loving training, couragcment of Barnabas. He has grapoing distance it is pulled on. in * influence everv dav of "come back." as the saying is, and has well-pastured meadows this cow land- h in home .nee, every day or vindicated himself in the sight of I scaping keeps the trees as c l os<v ; which was a preparation for this little n . i* i_i L*IJ The neighbor, older in wisdom ar.dl'' first impulse is to help our child experience! smiled encouragingly, and .... II* Ml'lHtll*'! 11 II I inc 1 111 III' ~ . ^. I I i Ui i * j^.^ i.^.^.^ru < t . v PWV^T- readily dragged out, and ipau , Vor hf if . lrofitu i, le to mc _ Mof-! cropped and as dense-twigged as the nit with by the use of a : f at translates, ''Pick up Mark and|best efforts of English or Dutch duck-foot cultivator to keep all growth; bring him along with you, for he is ' topiarists. cut off as often as it appears. The amount of fallowing thus possible after the removal of a crop should go a long way towar.l cleaning a field, or at the least preparing for a cleaning hood crop the following year. A roU- tion which allows of this procedure every three to five years will hold weeds reasonably well under control. Many of the worst wcedn of crops are also commonly weeds of waysides, pastures and waste places and should be cut by means of mower, scythe or Tslopment; the plants arc cut off from ; spud, or hand-pull. <i after a rain, if ufficient food nupply; and as a re- sult the yields are reduced. If thorough and continuous cultiva- only to prevent t!: ir seeding. Places which can bo broken up and cleaned may he later rcseeded if so desired, us- tion it carried on it will correct the ing strong-growing grasses and clov- detrimental conditions mentioned, will lesson hnnd hoeing, and Increase the yield nnd profits, which Is one objec- tive to be borne in mind in all farm- ing operations. AFTER-HARVEST WORK AGAINST WEKDS. The time to start fighting weeds is In thc (spring, and among tho pre- era, which will fully occupy the journey on which he has just started." "Well, I hope I've succeeded in giv- ing him the right things to take with him," observed the young mother seri- ously, "but it's a big responsibility to take a child through those golden years, isn't it?" _ _ _. __, "The biggest responsibility, my get a glimpse of Mark with Peter in , by the raspberry plantation after the; de ar," agreed the neighborly advisor. of great use in helping me." In Phile- mon 24, Paul refers to Mark as one of his fellow laborers, and in Col. 4: 10, Paul, writing to the Colossians, says that if Mark comes to them he is to Treatment of the Raspberry Patch After Harvest. be" welcomed" " liTl Peter" B:" 13"." we One or two cultivations are required Babylon, where Peter refers to him in terms of affection. APPLirATION. The Home of John Mnrk. "What fruit is off. This serves to loosen the and then added, "but I'll whisper a ground and conserves much moisture.] secret, the rewards of this duty well- With the suckerlng varieties, if the] uone are the sweetest and most satis- young shoots that will grow between ' f ying in the world." sort of home did he come from?" This i the rows are desired for next year's y eg t |j O (j o u en Years are the was the question an old minister in- planting, one cultivation may do. I , ' t and fullegt of ODnortunitv go ZS^^^^A^!*!*^ Whether or not these young plants can] SfSS^^Sf^SS^ mal, everyday lives WITH our chil- ia,, u . u <.v .. ... ......... v. j. . c n.,c i drw. We can never tell them how to that thc ideals and spirit of that homo! re v nuc derived from them would war- act> that , 8 a flitting method of train- would most likely reveal themselves in] rant is questionable. However, manyi , but wc can show them how we his character and his work. Not al-!good growers follow this practice and ways perhaps, but usually. i be allowed to grow without injuring lirteVr7h^n^Tk a new ; tHe fruiting patch more thai th!| difficulties and problems and dis- sell these young plants for spring) ap p ointmenta with fortitude and planting. In no case, however, should 1 ground. Besides removing a menace] We do not know much about the r ._ . to crops and often to the good-will character of Mary, the mother of ; Cultivation be no poor as to among neighbors a little puttering Mark, but we do know that she opened Krow th between the rows before har- about in odd corners of the farm'! lpr h( ! mp t t, ho follo 'e of Christ, * t allow them to meet their own trials to maintain his rights, but unless tha encounter threatens to grow beyond his strength, it is much wiser to let tiny son fight his own battles. He must do it some time, and the older he is the harder it will be to start. Self-reliance is an absolutely nec- essary asset to success in life, and tht child that goes out equipped to maks his own decisions and look after his own personal interests without too much assistance, will have fewer griefs and hard knocks. In those first five years, our child gets his ideals for life's conduct. He may never have heard the Ten Com- mandments or the Golden Rule, but he' has seen them acted, if he is in ths right kind of a home. He isn't on the fence in regard to right and wrong. He has learned by seeing mother handle situations, that a thing is either right or wrong, but that there is no neutral ground. So while we all may have ideals of conduct for our children in after years, the possibilities for attainment during early childhood are manifest and measured by their response to temptations in the home environment. farm works wonders in making the old place more likeable. After midsum- Thc old. or season's fruiting wood. Theare thowW * cut out of the rows in long canes, it is worth while for! no inconvenience. Teats that the grower to consider whether or not] and tender should be treated after are sore - . o eare tow mer Buch weeds rapidly become con-! t B h i nk that" not only did Christ', dis- after harvest or in the late fall. It! > would P"? to trellis the row, rather] each milking with an ointment mad. spicuous, and may well claim some of ciples meet there after his ascension 'should be removed and burned in any! thnn cut the , ca " es back one - h lf or jf vaseline, ten parts, and oxide of * U 1 ___ _ i __ i r i ___ ___ i __ ..*.*. i. i , , . , , i-.i A a tr/\i 1 1 ft no nAitnec n v\r rr\ r*i Q Lr f> ! ,,,., , .n A *%*** if tlm MAJ:*^_ i the hours or half-days when wet wea- ther has upset other plans. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON SEPTEMBER 9 John Mark. Act* 12: 12, 25 to 13: 13; 15: 36-40; Col. 4i 10; 2 Tim. 4: 11; 1 Peter 5: 13. Golden Text What- soever thy hand nndeth to do, do it with thy might. Eccl. 9:10. of but that it was in the upper room of ! case before growth starts, in more, as would be necessary to make I zinc, one part. If the condition be- 'i MM upjfwi i iHiui 01 case ueioru irrowin ntarw** in tne , , * r.i xi. ' this house that our Lord had the Lnst S pring to help control insects and dis-i them self-supporting. Thc new growth comes pretty serious before treatment Supper, and gave the great teachings casc8 wn i c h live in the old canes For is tninned out nt the tirne of topping,, has been started, it may be well then ' that John has preserved for us. Great Fellowahipa. Many of the! standing preachers, have begun their ! ministry as the colleagues of older men. removing weak canes, leaving a row, to use an antiseptic solution and bathe about a foot wide with shoots not the teat in this; for this, bichloride spring to act as a support for the young growth. The new canes of red raspberries : closer than six inches. of mercury can be used, one part to en. M. iiw MWTC viti.i MA i W i er>pwvi i ito , _ _ , . , _ John Mark was peculiarly favored are cut back to the height desired. *J J"* tiff! , , , in the privilege of fellowships, for we; from 8 to 5 feet in the spring. Fall , half , fe , et - T he t lat $ ra l 8 tv fol ; m ,T 1 nabas, and his companion in travel and work; and wus associated with Paul in his first missionary journey, and again later; and the tradition of the early Church concerning the [origin of his Gospel connects him inti- imately with Peter. A Sod Failure, nnd it a Kril Conse- suml "er topping or pinching is not The young canes of blackcap rasp- one thousand parts of water; a two berries are cut back each season when per cent, solution of cresol or creolin one- may be used, but the mercury is as good as any. Fill a cup with the solu- tion and place it against the udder, , , ttv , cut back to about a foot the following recommended because of excessive I s P". n * winter injury to thc laterals which are forced out and often the fruit on these is small and poor in quality. When , . - , patches are heavily fertilized resulting be ***$** 8 ff pU " to j_ ! on in the fall and plow it in plowed to the rows in the fall with the teat suspended in the liquid _ for several minutes ; this should be or ( ' used after each milking. Then paint ( spring plowed. Where manure is toi the teat with the following: One part LBMOM i<>;(|..\\"W> Tin-, wi-^k we un( j Study thc life of John, whose Koman experience. Mnny were gathered to- ments. or save from shameful failure name was Marcus. John Mnrk la psso- grther. The friends of Peter hud Mark lost his courage, nnd turned ciated with three great figures in ths gathered there, as often before. Now back at Perga in Pumphylia, appar- New Testament tory.- -Barnabas, they were praying for Peter in his ently fearing the dangers and privn- Peter and Paul. Hu was sister's ton great cri.sis, and their prayer hail been tions that he knew the missionary to BHrnabuH. H was to the house of wered, although they knew it not missionary party was facing. It his mother, Mary, that Peter came *" vot " strikes UK as rather severe when when he was released from prison, V - -,* <"'"' nd Saul rt turned ChrysoHlom applied to Mark a Greek A tlv from Jen,,.nleM. They had brought to wor t' 1 " 1 would he equivalent to y Jerusnlem the jrfts of the church of "slacker" to-day. But there is at least Antioch, for the relief of their broth- " doubt that Paul strongly disap- crs in Judea. In the famine foretold by proved of him and his course. One of Fulfilled their >nini#t //,- per- the sad things in lift- is that our mis- taken nnd defaults embroil othei peo- ple. Mark's occasioned dissension be- tween Paul and Barnabas. The Gns/icl of the Second Chance. "This wise world will scarce believe a man repents, and this wise world is mainly right." Is it, however? Tho distinctive note of Christianity is came prison, Acts 12: 12. a centre for the Christians in Jeru- salem. Peter speaks of John Mark as his son (see 1 Pet. 4: 13), which Agahu.s. that the young man had come former! the fluty of conveying the to know .ITMI through the teaching nf money. Tonk toilh Ihrm John. Rvi- Peter. Besides being 11 companion and dently John Mark's father was dead helper of Paul, he was later the com- nnd ?* mab *5, ^,"^'1 "{|W?aUj| feel a panion of Peter, ami the Cospel of /^eat rcsponsibiUty for his nephew. Mnrk was the outcome piinionHhip. of this com- : . C , h - ! 3: ''" f ' l ' n *" t Antioch. Into this church the (Jentiles had come in large numbers, and so it ^ j , J. MARK CHOSEN. ACTS 12 : 12, 26 TO 13 :5 WBS a natural starting point for the ( ' od 3 Pwer to redeem and restore. Oh. 1'J:' 13. When lie had considered great missionary journeys. Simon . . thc tltinu; when he had comprehended called Niger; probably herau.-r of his er grasped the significance of his ex- swarthy countenance. Mannfii A new sensation and a new life are in store for the farmer who has not perienrp. Peter had ju-t been deliver- brought "i> ti-ith Ilcrnd; foster-broth- vc t had the pleasure of pressing the ed^from the prison by the angel, who *,r. ManssH'l mother had nursed both j nlUon and a ^ inR hia honie his harns man. him M<| Herod. " J i -- ' tin ? ture of iod [ ne in four P arto the fol- glycerine; paint this on with a eamel- Plowing away from hair brush. left him on the street a free Herod was ruler or Peter felt dazed by the atrnnge exper tetrarrh of Galilee and Perm, and tli.i ler.c*. He caire to the innini of Mary, murderer cf John the llaptist. An they This hii.i.i had an open door for Peter mi>ii*tcred; waited on God, praying of day. and out. building*, and the yards, all springing from darkness into the light In Honor of Brule. The first monument erected to tha memory of Etlenne Brule, the dis- fovorer of Lake Superior ami the first explorer who penetrated the lake re- Kions with a view to trade. The memorial was erectcvl d'.irtng Dis- covery Wock at Sault Ste. Marie. | lowing spring. 1 the plants may be dono in the spring, thus burying a Kood deal of rubbish I which collects along the rows. DAIRY Chapped or cracked teats in the ! cows are more common than usual this ! summer, probably d'.-.e. to the dry sea- ' son, although this condition may be brought about by many causes, such as walking in wet grass or through mud holes and streams; also from wadinn; in manure or lying in w?t bed- ding; it may !>e caused from the nurs- ing of the calf or from milking with wet hands; or ii({nin, from cold air. The extent of the trouble will vary, depending upon the sensitiveness of the skin, the manner of treatment that the condition hs had, the length of time the animal has been affected, etc. At first the tent is very dry and red, tender to the touch as shown by the restlessness of the cow during milk- ing. If thi is allowed to exist for any length of time, without treatment, deep cracks will form in the teat. Treatment should be given early, and then it should causa very little or Public service is one of the coun- try's greatest needs. . ur iinalor tha l*t tiro* fou (* In lowi:. i rvi Uiltk "IvfirtlMRMnt out to nmlml you. ft" 1 '! vvt-ryh*r. 0t ft fr-.t C'ipj of "A 'IraatlM on thf Home" *t your dnifftfUl'*. >r writ* u. ";-: .-,.' for HOTM irtrttii.. nt llto ' 11. (iin'.l nt DR. B. J. KCNOALL COMPANY, Cno.i jr a Fall*, V4., U.S.A. ISSUE No. 35--'2i.