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i I ! .i^V/lTHTHE-^A ONE^COUTS «^:^«c- Note New Sleeves Tha Xma« "Toy Shop" Scheme We 8:3 glad to note that the Lonlea ir« tak:r.^ an active interest in this knnual < liristmas GocU Turn. Tbe konor - ueiug ttie first Lone Scout •Toy .-iop" to euroU goss to tte toniea â- : Belmout, Out. wlio have plannt^r: in get busy at once. If there are arv nthers who are working on this &•• (i Turn (arnj we hope you all •re) a.', who have not yet told us â- bout â-  . do not fail to write to Lone Scout :!i :iilquart6rs and let our Com- missiu. ';.'. Capt . JoUu Furmlnger, know - .at you are doing. "Good Turn" Service A bi : 'i man stood on a busy street corner iiile automobile traffic passed swifUy y. Frequently he would tap thepa.t^meut with his cane â€" evidently bopin>; :o attract the attention of other pede.s.r itns who would assist him to croe.s ''ii'- dangerous intersection. It â- was Ui ".ne 'dose of a business day and everycco seemed to be very occupied and :• too much of a hurry to reach home '. • give any thought to the blind man. 7oriunately, a man passing in tha oo''0site direction, stopped, looked back, retraced his steps and offered to help tie blind man across the street. The f,--:-<sing safely accomplished tUd blind :«ir. tapped his way along the other :.id(* of the street while the m-'n who ?ia(] proffered his help turned back and vx ..tinned In his own direction. As Scout Troon. Its team won the Junior b» did so the writer noticed a small Leonard Shield for Alberta, and •.'•e Trefo' iu his coat label, the emblem ! Wallace Nesbitt Jr. and J. R. Gaunt of 8cr. '.ting worn by Scouts and Scout- era or. their civilian clothes through- out tii" country. Sue- incidents are comnionplaee, and i^ Scout should find it difficult to car y through the Daily Good Turn progi-.- n A Scout Choir Good Turn The- Tioy Scout Choir of Christ Churc^. Hartlepool, when camping this stiiumer gave their services to the local 1 "lurch, which lacked a choir. provided music for the wedding of a daughif-r of the farmer on whose land they ere camping, and formed a guard ;â- :" honor outoide the church. How Many Scouts in South Africa? Thert are 14.516 Scouts of all rauks }n thi» Union of South Africa â€" in Cape Weslfui. Cape Border. Cape Midlands, Crlqualaiid West, Natal. Transvaal, Orange lYee State and S. W. Africa. A Prizewinner la a recent issue of this paper sta- listics were published of the number of Boy Scouts and Leaders, etc., in the British Isles, and we offered a prize of any article in the Scout Catalogue to the value of one dollar, to the first Lonie who sent us the correct total of the Scouts in the British Isles, com- piled from the figures published. We are glad, therefore, to be able to state that this prize goes to Lone Scout Robin Salmon, of Erin R. R. No. 2. Ont., who sent us In the correct figure and whose letter waa the first that we received. If Robin will let us know which ar- ticle he would like from the Scout Catalogue we will mail it to him at once. lucidentaliy we were sorry to bear that Robin has been suffering recently with the chlckenpox. and we hope he has now fully recovered. 'Peg Scouts Supervise Playgrounds Winnipeg Rover Scouts this summer kept open a children's wading pool and several city playgrounds which otherwise would have closed for lack of funds to provide supervisors. Edmonton Scouts' First Aid Record A first-aid competition record was made this year by the ^nd Edmonton By HELEN WILLIAMS. llluatruted Dre-iimaking f.vsHon Fur. ninlied With Every Pattern Intermediate first-aid trophies for the Dominion. If you are not a Boy Scout you do not know hov.' much fun you are miss- ing. The paragraphs printed above will gi\ ' you some idea of the many activities ..•' which Boy Scouts take part all th>> yoar ro'.ind and we believe that you too would like to take part iu tun such as this. Perliaps you live iii a place where there is no Sco"! Troop, so why not become a one Scout V Auy boy be- tween the ages, of 12 and IS (inclu- sivei can join this branch of the Boy Scouts Association. Particulars will be gladly sent to you if you will write to The Lone Scout Department, The Boy Scouts Association. 330 Bay St., Toronto 2. Ont.â€" "Loue E." Ro'' il Christmas Cards Have Been Chosen Tho-iiuids of peorle will receivs Christ nas cards from members of thj Britii-h Roya! Family this year. The King has fol'.oued his usual custom of having some scene from England's history used on his Christ- mas card. This year ho has chosen a reproduction of a painting by A. D. McCormick, ?ntitleti, "Sir Francis Drake Explains His Plans To Quee.i Elizai*th,'' the criginal cf which is in the King's possesion. The accom- panying greetings !-ead: "Christmas Greetings and ali govxl wishes for the coming year." Queen Mary agai:, show; ht'r par- tiality lor garden studies. There are two garden pictures painted by Edith Andrews, on her card, with the in- scription: "With al! good wi^hes for a Happy Christmas and a Bright Nev/ Year." The Prince of Wales has chosen a i view of old London Bridge, and the The Symbol By Anne Ryan On a high inaccessible peak s'ood an old castle inhabited by monks. Valleys leUothcnwd away from it on every turn. The hemlocks no matter how tall they grow, only swept as a boiling sea of green in the winter winds beneath the craggy summit. Aad the fii-st thin falls of the river flowed like a grey wound from the side; All the sky was visible, a great dome traced with patterns by a mighty finger. It was iho eve of the Nativity. On this night in the stone halls there were early tapers coming, and chill, sandaled feet. Iu the vaulted refectory with their food before them all smoking with a watery fragrance, the mot>ks ?at waiting for some- thing, a signal perhaps, a sign. Duke of York has selected a breezy I .\ bundle of straw rested b^ide each seascape illustrating an incident in naval history â€" the mutiny of the "Bounty," in 17S7, and the setting adrift of I.ieut<!n,>ut Bligh and his loyal men. The Princess Royal also has chosen a garden study. our A Christmzis Carol "Wbat means this glory round feet," Tha Magi muse<I 'more bright than morn?" And voices chanted clsiir and sweet, "To-day tho Priace of Peace Is born'." "What means that star," tho Shep- herds said, "That brightens through the rocky glen?" And angeL', answering overhead, Sang, "Peace on earth, good-will to men!" â€"James Russell LowS'll, la Poems. « "God has made eve.-y man fit for his Work." â€" Rusiiia place, All the old monks, their chins on their scapulars, appeared to take the same attitude, doubtless from ennui of repeating woru customs Endlessly winle their thoughts were as eagles for God. And the young monks were waiting too. They watched the windows eagerly, The dusk became greyer and faded. When on the rim of the world the moon will rise, or the first great star, A novice will point to it. Only then will supper commence Each looking sideways from time to time at the symbol cf straw. -<• 275.000 Newspaper Volumes In the new British Museum Re- pository at Heudou, England, are 275,000 bouud volumes of newspapers. Turning Radius of Cart Drivers who are familiar with tha turning radius of cars often avoid embarra.ssing cfrcumstaaces. â- â- â- â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢< Sunday School Lesson t Slim lines and modishness. The cross-over bodice is slenderizing and smart. Another slimming quality is the pointed seaming through the hips. And you'll like the sleeves. They are given interesting fulness, set into deep armholes. Black rough crepe silk is splendid for all-around occasions. Dark hyacinth blue velvet would prove a charming medium. Soft woolens are also suitable. Style No. 3304 is designed for sizes 3G, 38, 40. 42, 44, 46 and 48 inches bust. Size 36 requires 4 yards 39-inch with '-n yard 4'~-inch ribbon. HOW TO ORDER PATTERN'S. Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 15c in sta.nips or coin (coin preferred ; vrap it carefully) for each number, and address your order to Wilson Pattern S..i-%'ice. 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. Ancient Persian Relics Found Relics of an ancient era have been unearthed in Persia. A place at Tepe is said to belong to the period from 226 to 661. 3,500,000 Dodge Radio Tax England has about 3.500.000 license- tax dodging owners of radios, ac- cording to a recent estimate. December 18. Lesson XII â€" Christian Standards of Life â€" Philllppians 3. 8-14. Golden Text â€" If any man will C3me after me, let him itny him- self, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. â€" Luke 9: 23. We set out on those studies in Oc- tober to discover the Christian stand ards of living, and to follow these in daiiy life. We pause now to gather up the results of our discussions in what our topic suggests as the idea.s of the true Christian. In the lirst place we sot down the importance of cultivating the Chris- tian spirit and attitude by devotional practices. Can our religious life -je maintained at its best without such cultivation* Is it spa^.nodic or regu- lar nurture that will keep it in best condition? Note the value of a regu- lar lime and a more or less regular regime in devotional exercises. Yet variety is needed, too. Rest and quiet, meditation and reflection are often needed, as well as reading and study. Than in the most intimate of all hu- man groups, the family, we saw th-it the Christian would o" nectfsity mani- fest his very best self, the Christian spirit of good will and service towari ali in the group, whether as parent or as son or daughter or brother or sis- ter or employed help i. the home, and also toward all others who came into any sort of relationshifi with the fam- iiy on business cr social relitions. Is it easier or haruer to be at one's best in the home? Is there not a tempta-- tion to let familiarity breed contempt V Do not the dearest we have often get the brunt of our most unchristian be- havior? Can we not guard again.-t that by having a sort of compact in the family circle, an ideal of happy good will and unselfishness in the life of the home? , What will be 'i.e ideals of the true Christian with reference to self- control, both for himself and for others? Is it a truly Christian atti- tude if one decides on sobriety for himself, but determines to do nothina to make most probabk' the sobriety of the nation? Has the individunl Chris- tian any obligation for his fellow" well-being? So long as we have r.'- strictive laws governing the use of intoxicants, what is the Christian'* duty? Should we study so as to make those restrictive measures as helpful -s possible? Can we as Chrisians take any but one attitude toward the use of into.xicants for beverage pur- poses? Education must go hand in hand with legislation. What will be the Christian's at'.i; tude toward people of other races, and all that affects our relations to them? Believing that God is the Father of all men, we can think of the people of other races only as brothers. What will be the ideals of the true Christian on the matter of war and peace? Can we hope for world peace apart from s spirit of mutual understanding and good will among the nations and races of the earth? That being so, will not the Christian set himself to under- stand and appreciate ether peoples and races, and to promote such mu- tual respect and appreciation as will ensure world co-operation and peace? What are the ideals of the true Christian in business? Does it not mean that the Christian principles of good will and service will be the con- trolling motive in all his business rela- tions? The motive of gain has beei >i»»**»«»»«i i««ti»»»«««»»»«««»««««»»>«»»»«i«>it,,^. Arranging Holiday Greens With the approach of the Christmas holidays most people like to decorate their homes to reflect the cheer of the season. In days gone by the use of Christmas greens was lavish. Yards of laurel and ground-pine streamers and bales of berried holly were put about the larger houses. To-day one must be more conservative, owing to the smaller size of homes and because the ranks of native evergreens and berried shrubs are beginning to show the effects of wholesale cutting. One must travel unfrequented paths to find bolley and laurel iu any abundance. Restraint should be exercised when gathering greens for Christmas de- coration. If one leaves at least half a l)atch of ground pine, natural Increase will replace that which was taken. Laurel should rarely, if ever, be gath- ered for such temporary uses. By cut- ting It we are lessening the chances fcr bloom, and surely the flowers of the laurel during May are more desir- able than a bouquet of its green leaves, handsome as they may be. When cutting berries. It is no more trouble to cut branches of a size suit- able to our needs than it Is to lug away a great portion of the shnib, only to discard most of it upon reaching home. Farm Queries Henry G. Bell. B.S..A., Dept. of Chemistry. O.A.C. Address All Letters to Farm Elditor, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. All Ans'wera Will Appear in this Column. If Personal Reply is Desired, Enclose Stamped and Addressed Envelope. ^••••â- â€¢â€¢Â»<i In smaller rooms the most suitable use for berried or green-leaved bnii'.ches is in "planted" arrangements or in vases. To construct a planted arransoment a metal-lin-id basket or somo other watertight container Is needed. This is filled almost to its top with pebbles, sand, or earth. This fill- ing supports the branches, and when moistened tends to keep them fresh. Small pieces of fir, balsam, or hem- lock may form the body of the dis- play, with bittersweet, black alder, or barberry branches for accent. An un- usual and rather 'modern" display is possible through the use of blue spruce branches and well-berried mistletoe. This combination of blue-gray, pale green, and white Is effective and dif- ferent. After the branches and ber- ries are In place moss may be used to hide i'.;c filling. If these displa.vs are given water quite often, they will remain fresh and green long after the holiday season. â-  Each branch used In displays of this j type should be chosen for Its good I form and for the number of berries It' holds. Here again, it is more economi- cal to select our material while cut- , ting, thereby doing the Uxist harm to the shrub. H. S.â€" What Is .he best variety of barley? Would sod plowed up last fall be good for barley? 2. How deep should the land be plowed for peas? Should they be sown early or late in the spring? 3. Do you recommend white blossom sweet clover for pasture? Does it makij good pasture for all summer? Answer.â€" 1. The Field Huabaadry Department. Ontario .Agricultural Col- lege, have the following to say regard- ing your questions: The best variety of barley fi.r generai use in Ontario is O.A.C. No. :i. Sod plowed up last fall should work down into a good seed bed for barley in the spring of 1933. 2. Land should be plowed about or- dinary depth for peas. They should be sown as early as the land works well in the spring. 3. White blossom sweet clover is best foi pasture in Ontario. It is a heavier yielder than yellow blossom. There is one thing to keep in mind re- garding aweet clover and pasturage, and that is that the sweet clover tends to go to seed about midsummer. After seeding it is pretty woody, subsequent- ly, the pasturing quality deteriorates. J. C. â€" I have five acres which had been sod land for 12 to 15 years. This field was plowed and two acres of good corn have been grown. Then it was summer fallowed and sown to wheat. The piece was top-dressed with manure and 200 lbs. superphos- phate per acre was added for the wheat. A fine piece of wheat was har- vested last summer. I plowed the stubble in the fall and next spring I wish to seed this ground to alfalfa. Will you direct me tj the proper man- ner of seeding? Also, had I better test the soil for acid condition? Can I take the frozen lumps thaw them in the bouse, and get a satisfactory test? Answer. -If your field is fairly well drained you should have u good seed bed for alfalfa. I would recommend having >our soil tested for acidity. Your Agricultural Representative can do this or he can supply you with a Reacto Soil test set with which you can make the test yourself. You could make the test on samples that were thawed out, but it would be better to wait till the frost is out of the soil. Take a test at about J inches deep. If your soil shows acid indications, the chart will tell you how much lime to apply in order to put the soil in good condition for the growth of legumes. Excellent stands of a'.ia'fu have been obtaints' by seeding the alfalfa witi a crop of barley, probably a bushel and a peck to the acre of barley, with the quantity of seed that you wish to ap- ply. From 12 to IS lbs per acre of high grade alfalfa seed should give the crop a good stand.- Excellent re- sults hav- been obtained by applying two bags o; 2-12-6 fertilizer to the acre when seeding with alfalfa. This plant food gives the plant an early, rigorous start and the potash is very beneficial to tho young growing crop. Results we have obtained in tests throughout the province throughout the past three years indicate that top-dressing the alfalfa with a prosphate-potash fertil- izer such as 0-12-10 or 0-12-15 at the rate of two bags per acre the second year of its growth Is a profitable prac- tice. See that the soil Is thoroughly prepared into a good smooth seed bed replaced by the motive o^' service. Xote that this Christian demand is just as real to the employee as to the employer. Emphasize the fact that the Christian's whole life of business is to be motivated in this way. He cannot buy exemption from' these basic principles of the Christian life by making large subscriptions to re- ligion • project."!. He will make sucli subscriptions as he is able, but he will understand that he is doing religious service in all of his work and business. In the light of this, what is the Chris- tian's ideal with reference to the use money? In all theoe matters â€" with reference to th:^ use he makes of his abilities and opportunities, his time, his money, his business, the Chris- tian's ideal is one of stewardship. befor.* the grain aad the alfalfa seed are sown. Livestock Notes Prevent the loss of valued animals. Have your horsea treated tor hot re- moval, during December or January The adult bot flies quit their egg lay- ing In September and any grubs hatching therefrom will have reached the stomach of the horse by the end of November. Colic, unthrift, and sometimes death are caused by bot grubs attached In great numbers to tbe stomach wall. E^very bot grub that gets away in the dung, duriug tha ear- ly summer will transform into an ac- tive horse annoying bot fly that will make you wish that ou had done something to destroy the grubs during the winter, when they were feeding in the stomach of the horse. If every horse owner would kill the bot g.-ubs there would be no bot flies. This pest is costly now and will become more so in the future It the horse owners neg- lect its control. The con.rol â€" soak the bot fly eggs that are attached to the hair with a two per occt. carbolic solutioi;. This will prevent their hatching'. This should be done during the period of egg-laying. Jure to Sep- tember. In December or January have your veterinarian administer a carbon di-sulphlde capsule to each horse, . i kill the bot gniba la the stomach and the round worms In the small intes- tine. Watch your horses and colts ir . ove in condition afte.- treatment Oont Forget the IVIineral Matter The ' V- covering . general ovai Ontario in mid-November this year. Earlier than usual by several weeks. This early snow covericj has shut oS the contact between .ur domestic ani mals and mother soil. The soil with its minerals, lime, potaa , phosphorus and iodine is responsible tor the nor- mal nutrition of our animals. But th« snow has come early uai this wUf cause. In many districts, tha cows to chew bones, the pigs and other young animal , to be rickety, the new-bora pigs to be hairless, thick-throated and weak, and the egg sh-^llb from the poultry to be thin and Eof.. All thii may happea before spring, coming on as the mineral supply mns low. Dnr lag winters of long duratio and heavy snow covi ring, some provision should be made to supply mineral matter wo all classes of growing and producing animals. Failure to supply such will be reflected in losses on many farms next spring, in animals dead, crippled or out of condition. Expensive min- eral mixtures are not needed, only In -pecial cases. Make use cf what yon have at hand. Sod „om the fial^, soil from the root house, hardwood ashes from t'je kitchen stove, bon meal : d lime from the fet 1 store and iodine :"ron the veterinar;-. will save mucli and promote thrift. Tha soU minerals must be supplied by you as the animals cannot dig under the snow in search of them. Three hundreu lit- ters of pigs were Ic^t in one couj- . , during the spring of two years ago, due to lack of iodine in thj feed and water of the pregnant sows. All could have been saved at a cost of 25 cants per sow. A little potassium lodi&a would h.xve prevented much grief. Tak- time by the foreloc' that you may be saved from grief next spring. The Rooks "Did the Mayor show presence of mind when the Town Hall caught fire " "Yes. he cancelled the fire- works display arranged for that even- ing." The rooks settled; the rooks rose. The trees which they touched ao capriciously seemed iasuffloleat to lodge their numbers. The tree-tops sang with the breeze in them; the branches creaked audibly and drop- ped now aad then, though the season was midsummer, husks or twigs. Up went the rooks and down again, ris- ing in lesser numbers each time as the sage birds made ready to settle, for the evening was already spent en- ough to make the air inside the wood almost dark. The moss was soft; tho tree trunks spectral. Be- yond them lay a silvery meadow. A breadth of water gleamed. Already the convolvulus moth was spinning ov&r the flowers. Orange and purple nasturtium and cherry-pie, weii washed Into the twilight. â€" Troni •Jacob's Room," by Virginia Woolf MUTT AND JEFFâ€" By BUD FISHER Jeff Thought it was a Success /MUTT.WHyAjHrT l^fOO OUT IMTMC â- nx» H6H I HAP AFl HeASACrtt-ANO r sot .•y«..> vAiire? A PeevetJ at m4- bmt 'f'-4<^-