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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORIm, ONT., THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1927. Those Dark Moments in Discipline By Edith Lochridge Reid No matter how earnestly we have tried to guide our children in the right, there occasionally occurs for most of us a disappointing surprise at their conduct. And the way ill which we meet these strange and disturbing situations is the test of our sympathy and strength of understanding. George and Alice are neighboring playmates. One morning they each took an apple from the wagon of the vegetable man when he wasn't loo' ing. They giggled and ran behind a tree and ate the stolen fruit. The act was purely on impulse and, after the thrill had died away, they decided to Alice's mother scarcely waited for her to finish before she exclaimed in a trembling, tearful voice, "O, darling, how could you be so wicked! You have hnrt mother so that her heart is almost broken! That was a terrible thing for you and George to do!" George's mother quietly listened to what her son told her of his difficulty. Her heart ached of course at, this disappointing act, but she did not burst into hysterical reproaches. Shj was silent for a moment and thoughtful. Then she inquired in a sympathetic tone, "Can you think of anything more that you would like to tell me about this?" George looked right into" his mother's eyes. He saw there a great constant love shining, and he took hope. "I was just getting kind of hungry when Tony came along with his truck. I didn't want to take time from play to come clear over home so I grabbed the apple--and mother, I'm so sorry. I think I can run down the street and give Tony the nickel from my allowance, if I hurry." Outside George met Alice. "Say, listen," she said, and she was nervous and worried, "the next time we steal an apple I. don't dare let my mother know it, or she'll cry." As a result of this one incident Alice became a less confiding daughter. She had glimpsed a false standard of conduct. The fact that she had taken Tony's fruit was minimized and overshadowed by the thought that mother had been hurt. Alice had not been met by an understanding attitude. She was in no way reformed, but sho was more or less awed by the reaction of her mother, and her one thought had been to escape from her presence. Naturally any of us are shocked at certain flagrant departures from •normal conduct. But we cannot afford to lose our self-control and act shocked. The big issue that we face is not that our own pride has been dragged in the dust and our own faith tested. What we just do above all is hold tight th^t tie of confidence to tell us everything. We must help our children to choose wisely. We must direct our love and efforts toward training them in right standards and~Values. but they must not infer that lapses which "make mother feel badly" must be kept from her. These are the very confidences that they should brin? to us. And when those confidences have been freely forthcoming, to scold or to act grieved is to betray the trus*-, the hope of help and comfort, that the "telling"'displayde. Any child who is frank and penitent enough to admit a mistake is in n'o mood to be scolded, and any suggestion of sympathy and help that mother can give will create more genuine loyalty and desire for improved future conduct than a shocked attitude could Nurse Crops for Alfalfa. There is considerable advantage f | using a nurse-crop when seeding down alfalfa. It greatly reduces the initial cost of production, and, except where the land is comparatively clean, helps to prevent the weeds ! irom retarding the development of May 1. Peter's Denial and Repentance, the young alfalfa plants. Thei Mark 14: 53, 54, 66-71; Luke 22: 61, stubble of the nurse-crop tends to 62. Golden Text--Let him that boid the snow and thus reduce the thinketh he standeth take heed lest possibility of winter killing, he fall.--1 Cor. 10: 12. | Tests were made, during the last SUBJECT. jthree years with wheat, oats, barley and flax as nurse crops, at the Bran-Tes=mt^,^ Experimental Tarm In all three years, flax, on account Introduction--Ardart and impul- of its shallow root-system and the sive natures are expose to the dan- gmall amount of shade it caused f^S^^^A^ ^ H»S *° 1 woeful and disastrous results. So it V0,UIlg alfalfa plants. Wheat, on the was with Simon Peter on the night average, was better than oats or bar-when, subjected to sudden and un- ley, as it stands up better and its foreseen temptation, he three times smaller leaf development allows more over, and in the most shamfeul man- sunlight to reach the alfalfa, ner denied having anything to do In the experiments the alfalfa was with Jesus. We have seen that, while t th fe f 10 d capable of great heights of devotion, „ ... ,, *~ and while possessed of wonderful acre, while the nurse crops, with the spiritual insight, Peter was at other exception of the flax, was sown at a times fool-hardy (Matt. 14:28-31), slightly smaller rate than when nor-self-willed (Matt. 16:22), worldly- mally used. In seeding, the alfalfa minded (Matt. 16:23), and unduly seed was mixed with the grain in sure of himself, Mark 14:31. Jesus the grain-box. recognized this, and warned his dis- j __^ eiple solemnly that Fatan might be THE ONTARIO GARDEN conserving moisture. In the cities where every gardener |' in a hurry or they becon;e iov.gh an* tasteless. This means eariy Bowing, , - hose and an endless" supply of gett'ng the, first ct<? ln ft as,S0°a water at his command the conserva- i ast.th*.f s<*' » a"d f tion of moisture is not so important,: w,th »,t™te °f soda' ow K»»t.tablf ullage and on the farm sP°?n'u1 v 'qU"Z ^uand ^ ered down. Even where the garden is Well manured, three or four applications of nitrate eary in the sea-will be found a wonderful help one cannot afford to waste hence gardening becomes a real job. As a matter of fact where there is.a hose, watering is often abused. Some- the hose : morning and turned on both ling, while lyL to get growth started annuals in perennial bed. atering is the rule rather than the!" One cannot go ahead nad have a exception. A sprinkling every even-, perennial bed in full bloom in on* ing does more harm than good. One season, or in the secor d either, for or two real soakings every week is that matter, unless a few annuals _ what the garden needs. Where there are allowed inside the boundary, is no hose, however, one must save Moreover, without the addition of every drop of rain. To do this get cheap annuals, the establishment of a out the hoe or the cultivator after \ perennial bed in a hurry is quite an every shower and loosen up the soil, i expensive matter. Th<-r best way is This not only keeps down the weeds to make haste slowly. Plant only but it prevents the sun drawing up those perennials that you know and the moisture through the soil. When' like, in clumps with the taller sorts Ashmead Bartlett * the plants get 30 big that close, shal- toward the rear, then as you gradu-War correspondent of the London low cultivation is impossible mulch I ally get acquainted with other peren-press at Joffre's headquarters in the around carefully with old straw, j nials in your neighbors' gardens or Great War, in the Japanese war with leaves or other refuse. Above all! elsewhere add to your collection. Russia, with the French in Morocco things avoid high hilling up of plants j Study carefully the place where and now in China. : or raised beds. These will dry out these must go, taking into account --.>-- I in a few days. counted upon to get the advantage of j The owner of a vibrating-type bat- ,. , , A j i him, and to sift him like wheat, Luke1 tery-charger had trouble keeping1 If y°u llve where fence Posts doi!t vegetables in early. 22^1fo2' a .-j •■«.•/» _J *!his battery fully charged because his K">w> on^ to ^ n6.lgh:! With the exception of those vege- V. 53. Arrested m the Garden of charger did not seem to charge at as ^TS mto h^irlS posts m carload tM guch as be corn and S^rjxJ^^o^^tS^V ^ ^fV" tryh1 !£ priron^cart dm1:cr0n:itomat0eS' Wf V*iSe ^ible Part hie-h-nrie^t Caianhas The house as to locate the trouble he not ced nlce Pnce on f carload. £.acn one on a separate stem, speed is the es- W^ia^ST^^JSSa of that the connecting wires from his could haul right from the car and thing in getting tendernes, buiidings set around an inner court or: charger to the battery were excep- save the dealer tfte cost ot unloaa; Spinach, radish, beets, carrots and square, into which admittance was. tionally long, and got very hot lnK- Another way out--make ce™e™ & hogt of othera must be produced given by a front porch or gateway. \ when the charging was going on. He P°sts durlnS slack s«saon. Do the Here pthered a. hastily convened conciuded, therefore, that there was work in the barn, or in a sheltered Z±L?£*JS£r£ heTr' SS'fo much resistance in the wires, so J-tion, if there is danger of freez- charges brought against Jesus. j he made them as short as Possible, mS- Y. 54. Meantime Peter, who had a"d used heavier wire that had less not fled at Jesus' arrest, had come on resistance. This had the desired ef- I would much rather take a new with the crowd at a safe distance, feet, for it increased the charging and progressive ideal to the street Though a little shaken, he was still rate and there was no further corner than to the House of Lords. the color of the flower, heigi.t plant and the blooming season. The whole bed must blend together both in'height and color. rn the meantime, before all the space is taken up, fill in with annuals, such as zinnias, mar-irolds, California poppies, petunias, , osmos and other pleasing flowers that have attractive foliage as well as bloom. How to Make Cottage Cheese. BASKETBALL IS LOTS OF FUN confident in himself and convinced of his ability to meet all the demands of the situation. Finding a crowd of temple underlings and others in the inner court of the house, he mingles with them and sits clown at the fire, believing apparently that none will recognize him, and that he meantime will be able to watch developments till the hour comes to act a proper part. Peter did not know the danger to which he was exposed in that promiscuous company. He-joined in the conversation, spoke arther freely, did not apprehend that his test was at hand. Vs. 66-68. While the trial of Jesus is proceeding in another part of the court, a female slave belonging to the high-priest's household caught sight of Peter trouble.--G. S. Viscount Astor. STUDY THE SPRAY CALENDAR SUGGESTIONS FOR 1927 SPRAYING \ By L. CAESAR, Provincial Entomologist 1. Do not spray at all unless you the liquid; a mere mist < Cottage cheese is one of the kinds which can be made satisfactorily in small quantities. The process of making it is very simple and is fully described in a pamphlet of the Do- Basket ball is probably the most irnnion Department of Agriculture' popular indoor sport of the girl. It entitled "Why and How to Use; is played by her in the colleges, in Cheese." It is made from soured! the high schools, in clubs--wherever skim-milk. The soured milk is put groups of girls athletically inclined in a pan and set over hot wrater until may gather. It separates into curds and whey. It j As a game it has all the fascina-is then strained through a double: tion of hard and interesting eompe-cheese cloth over a dish and the curd j tition. As an exercise it has been a light put in a bowl, well-mixed, seasoned endorsed, when properly regulated, going to try to do it -/veil. Itjspray will not kill the insects. Use with salt and pepper, and a little; by many physicians and directors ox ill not pay. lime sulphur 1 to 7 of water, pre- cream or butter added. After ~u- After chill-1 physical education. Although devised rve. Stale; a3 an indoor spc-t, it may be played butter added. 2. You cannot make a success of;frably just as the buds are burst-: ing it is ready to serve. Stale; &s an indoor spcrt, it may >ple growing without good spraying, ing, or a 3 per cent, lubricating oil soured milk should not be used, and' ,n the open air when weather per- 3. You cannot spray well without t emulsive slightly earlier--when buds the milk should not be allowed to mits. good outfit which will give you are nearly ready to burst. , heat above lukewarm temperature, | The object of the players is to he warmed himself plenty of pressure. So overhaul the. 10. For scab and codling moth otherwise the curd will be tough.! paSs the ball from one' to another . and said to him with an 0jd spray machine at "Tho,u'..too_i.wast Y7th not satisfactory buy by the ft: insolent i Jesus of Nazareth.'" The sudden . strain applied to him by these words Plent> f powel- , , . was too much for Peter. Unable to 4. Get a spray calendar from your face the curious glances and the "Ho! Agricultural Representative, or froffl Ho's" of the company, he denies the Mr. P. W. Hodgetts, Director of Fruit woman's sta"tement, affecting not to Branch, Toronto, or Professor A know what she mas&s. This is the , Caesar, O.A.C., Guelph. Tack it first denial. - Naturelike Peteris are in the s£ray sked where it will if it is cover every leaf. Scab attacks the j The whey which drains from the' until it is tossed into one of the bas-or.e with leaves, too, and is often washed from curd may be used as a beverage if kets which hang one at each end of* them to the fruit. It will require sweetened with su?ar and flavored the court. A successful attempt at from 6 to 10 gallons for each tree with lemon juice. It should be strain-! the basket is called a goal and may ' ityj*throu: u mm**- twenty-five years old just 2 or 3 gallons. 11. Be sure the spray reaches right through the trees. To insure this go { necwary, underneath the tree spray the part beyond the trunk first, then step back to the outside upwards, not ed and chilled before s Partial Summer-Fallowing. count either one or two points, depending upon the condit'on under which it is made. The team scoring the greatest number of points, of spray shed where it will ^p^M nectary, unaerneatn tne tree j Partial Summer-Fallowing course, Is the winner, e available. ' j and spray the part beyond the trunk! s' The rules are too numerous to de- insrof Jesus at this moment instead! 5- Use only the spray materials re-. first, then step back to the outside. For the eradication of weeds a scribe in detail> but in a general of thin k5-ot*Mrn^ 3d ™haw! commended in the spray calendar. | and spray the remaining part. Do partial summer-fallow is sometimes; way? they resemble those of the fa-thus denied him" But he was think-1 6. Do not spray when it happens this irom both sides. Remember that useful. The land is handled as a sum-:miliar professional or school game ing of himself, and he saved himself ' to be convenient, but spray at the it is the centre or shaded part of the. mer-fallow up to the time it is neces-; p]ayed by men and boys_ The e at the expense of his Lord. the eradication •fallow weeds clean fruit. Vs. 69, 70. After the first denial, Peter, feeling uneasy, moved from the fire to the porch. The same woman passing him there renewed the jibe to raise a laugh among the bystanders, and Peter once again denied having anything to da with Jesus. Vs. 70, 71. The third time the accusation comes from the bystanders, who have noticed Peter's Galilean accent, and are sure that the woman is right. This time all reverence, as well as all courage and truth, deserts Peter. He answers with imprecations: "I know not this man of whom you speak." What a downfall! Can this be the same man who at Caesarea Philippi first uttered the great Christian confession: "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God"? Now in a company of scullions, for whom Jesus is only an object of ridicule, he dis- bark off with claims all part and lot with Christ..-----' ""♦"'■I* Called by Jesus to disown himself, j Any discipline, no matter how close j peter disowned the Lord of Glory in-its relation to the mother's personal stead. How did it become possible? feelings, must always be administer-"j The answer is simple. Peter felt ed from the child's viewpoint and; himself to be adequate to all occa-with loving regard for the effect ofisions. He had no doubt that he the incident on his future. He can ™>uld play a brave and worthy part. . , . . , , ^ . 1 He was satisfied with himself as a of course be made to understand that j Stciple. He was not thinking of his lapse has been serious, but motn<=i ph,.j,.f can best show him this by her intense; J Luke 22: 61, 62. The last scene earnestness in analyzing the situa- show s Peter overwhelmed by the sense tions no matter how heart-breaking it; of his guilt. Jesus turned and looked mav be. Her purpose must be to assist at Peter, and for Peter the one sight tn "character-building and not to de-:cf that suffering and scarred face fend her own soul from grief and ^d's'Trefcof of hT^Si, and shock, though as she strives for and went ^ into the night weeping bit-wn peace terly d0 not let us forget these I tears of Peter. If Pater denied his i Lord, great was his repentai times the spray calendar says. The' tree where scab naturally is worst, sary to sow some late seeded crop j tial differenceg are that the girls' time of spraying is of vast import- j and poor sprayers nearly always miss such as buckwheat. The processes ru]es do more to eliminate rough- r the fully described i ness, hold the players within certain ance and the times given in the spray j this side, though they often c calendar are based on years of study.! sunny or outer side all right. - Dominion Department of Agricul- marked divisions of the field- Omit none of the first three; 12. A tower, even with a spray ture on Crop Rotations and Soil Man- giiard against over-exertion -- and me years the first gun, is a great help. Often it will agement in Eastern Canada, in a sec- shorten the periods of play, is the most important, some the sec- suffice to stand on the tank. A saw- tion on methods of controlling weeds. A marked effect of the girls' rules ond and some the third. Each spray horse type of support along the It is stated there that buckwheat is k to emphasize team play rather helps to make the next more effec- centre of the tank is a safeguard a fairly good crop with which to thar individual starring, thus encour-tive and each must be given to insure against falling off. ! smother out some weeds and, since aging tbat spirit 0f co-operation 1 13. Do not use large openings in it is not seeded in some districts until wb;cb }g the essence of all true Mcintosh and Snow trees should' the discs of either nozzles ^or spray about Ju ! 21, time is available to sportsmanship. As played to-day, always receive a fourth application, j guns unless you have 225 pounds give the land very thorough cultiva- the g.am<) encc.urages more gjris Read what the spray calendar recom-! pressure or more. They are waste- tion before seeding. Another good €nfcer> with the result that almost mends under "Special Sprays and ful, make it difficult to maintain high crop to use is rape, which also may every coli6ge and high school has its Remarks," and be guided by it. ! pressure and give too coarse a spray. ' be seeded late. When this system of teama that participate in regular 9 You will not control San Jose! 14. In many cases better work will partial summer-fallow with a smoth- inter-School or interclass games. In scale on large trees, twenty-five years be done with a rod and two angle disc er crop is used it is advisable to plow tbat it has fulfllled the purpose for old or more, unless you first prune. nozzles than with a gun. In any. the land in the preceding fall, culti- which basket ban was invented some heavily and scrape the loose case use some system in spraying, so: vate thoroughly during the spring thirty-five years ago--to devel Then 'ery particle of the bark and cultivate 1 | of like passions with ourselves, he Iillustrates our dangers. Let us learn: (1) to watch ourselves, and to re-! member that we are never roots that cannot'Peril as when we are pleased I ourselves; (2) to be careful of t company, for it was unwise, if not ; disgraceful, in Peter to converse with The Kind of Crops for Clay Soils. Such crops as potatoes which have easily enter the soil do not flourish »on clay lands, according minion Department of Agriculture; l\^&stl"when" his' Master "n bulletin on Crop Rotations and Soil trial for his life; (3) to think 1< Management in Eastern Canada.; about ourselves and more about Sunflowers do better than corn on Christ. If we will net deny self, clay soils, and should be used on them are sure to deny our Ix>rd. in preference to corn as a silage crop,! ____^----- sowing in rows at the rate of 10 to 1 12 pounds per acre and leaving the If a drop in temperature threatens plants unthinned. Grasses and ce- j your early tomatoes that are set out, reals, with their fine roots, generally1 and you have no frost protectors, have good success on clay soils. Al-jturn some quart fruit-jars or flower-falfa will produce good crops even on' pots over the plants. If you have stiff heavy clay if it is well drained^ many plants, you may run out of. jars Where the clay is lacking in fertility j and pots. Be prepared next time-- oats will generally do better than have some frost protectors. Cheap barley or wheat. The bulletin., which and quickly put on. may be obtained free of charge from \ the Publications Branch, Department <'" Agriculture, Ottawa, gives a great j Tools are half the garden, j deil of information on the manage- your cultivators, forks and hoes merit of clay and other types of soils, ghape? If not, buy new ones. form of indoor exercise which should mbine muscular effort with t:>e fun a game, and yet be available to all. Any group of girls who want to play the game can enjoy it together, if they do not seek outside contests. If no teacher is available, a book of rules and directions will quickly explain the underhand, overhand and chest "passes"; the fine points "rruarding" «nd "WoeVing" • --ing" the of and team plav. Girls find >rt which is both fascinating jalthful, and which can be in the open when spring calls out-of-doors.--Je.in Merrill. The High Cost cf Smashing. do boys break windows any-Because of the fun of it, the o* breaking glass that fol-gt-od shot or a careless swipe. u-eak v nd the f vindows they get over ) that is right n that glaw ;akes to TORONTO WOMAN WINS $10,( iove le the authoress of ".lalna" ihe sea. And i and the winner of the Atlantic Month-1 Aberdeen ten It's $10,000 prize novel competition, j shown above. Miss Mazo de la Roche. Her inspira- j great lov has been the rural life and land- as dogs i scape of Ontario, the great lakes and dening o ATLANTIC MONTHLY NOVEL PRIZE one must not forge; her ambition in her own words is "to write rier, "Buntv," wl;o is a fine Canadian play and have a good Miss de la ftoehe is a asparagus bed." "Julna" is her fourth horses and birds as well novel; and her chief satisfaction at its er favorite hoi by is gar- success is that it enables her with her Her : ind a t her fifth novel. | ; much work it I •, and what property rights A why civilized people have to respect the other fellow's things. Grown-ups don't go around smashing windows. Neither do boys, after they've de eloped to a point when they've "learned better." It's merely a matter of how far along they are in their social development I^et's do our bit for apple pie, The toothsome dish supreme That hits the very spot--oh myT-- And helps keep up the steam. There's lots of pie in prospect now, And mother feels at ease To konw our tummies can be filled, 'Cause father sprayed the tree*.