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2 THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1927. HOW TO GROOM A HORSE Importance of Care is Obvious. BY CLEMENTINE PADDLEFORD. One of the sights I like to see is a ■perfectly conditioned horse cantering through brilliant sunshine. How he glistens! His coat is like burnished metal, but it is more beautiful than metal; for it is a rippling, living surface, moving to the flex and flow of the big muscles underneath, grand picture, and he knows it. And I know that there is plenty of elbow grease in his stable. Elaborate equipment is not needed to keep a horse in good coat. A w: of hay or straw is almost as good currycomb or bristle brush. newspaper rain, you will need first a scraper. It is a narrow, flexible strip of brass: and if you grasp it at both ends and draw the thin edge over his coat, you will be surprised at the amount oj water it will scrape off. A shlngl< is a handy substitute. Now put on a blanket and a hood. If you have no hood, you must rub his ears, neck and head until they are dry. Then you must bandage his legs, loosely but warmly. If he is very wet and the weather is very cold, additional blanket should be put in about twenty minutes. The mois- substitute for ture will be drawn t s top blanket, hich can then, be removed. When he is dry, brush him thoroughly. Be sure you get all the dried mud off his belly and legs. N -- wash the mud from a horse's legs dry them the chamois polishing cloth, emergency you can groom him with your bare hands, as it is done in India. But one thing you must use --and that is elbow grease. In hot weather or cold, the grooming is to put the horse stall warm, dry, clean and limber. In summer, grooming really begins about, a mile beyond the stable. Let him! If the horse walk that last mile, and he will come his forelegs may be bathed from knee in dry, needing only a dab here and , to foot» hls h,nd le^s from hoc.k to. there with a damp sponge before you ' foot> go to work with brush and cloth. 1 °/ i less you are prepared U'"' immediately. for tub tired very tired, Press Convention at Bigwin Inn o one leg at a time. Dry t and bandage it. Rub his forelegs md knees, shoulders and thighs with veak liniment. A tired horse needs sx.tra elbow grease and extra care for tome time after he is stabled. He is susceptible at such times to a re-. action--a chill or cold sweat. A cold r is the danger signal. When you that it is not recommended to the ' get that signal he must be rubbed person who is out of elbow grease, again, or given an extra blanket, or It should be done in the sun. After- ( both. ward the horse should be covered | And .then the foot! The Arabs, with a light blanket or walked in the great horse lovers, have a short pro-sun until dry. | verb in which is packed a volume of the next step. truth: "No hoof, no horse." The i_ I shiniest of coats is no good unless 1 there is a sound foot under it. Gi If he comes in hot, ,,i hot weather, go over him swiftly with a sponge. ' Pay particular attention to mouth, 1 nose, ears, the hollows under the jaw, ' the inside of the hind legs, and the : dock, or fleshy part of the tail. If it 1 is a scorching day, a bath v ' is permissible. But this is so risky 1 includes When he is dry it is time for brushing and polishing. The old-fashioned . currycomb, with saw teeth, is tabooed. 18 not complete--in_ ffact, it It was a stupid, cruel tool. A bristle failure--unless it brush is better, and that should be examination of tha used considerately on a thin-skinned, me_m°eK Look {' spirited animal. Get down into the roots cf the mane and the hair the fetlccks. Finish with a chan cloth. / ' Dandruff, while alwaj-s unsightly, does no great harm careful portant Look for pebbles wedged between hoof and shoe. Look for pebbles or nails in the frog Look for cracks | in the hoof and scratches around the I fetlocks. Look at the general condi-the coat in tion of the noof- lt needs moisture, an be a posi- an(i snould ^ washed frequently, in-tive torture. If you love your horse, ■ fide and out. In hot weather, never you will see that ho is free of it. The !fe a chance of putting your horse combination of sweat and dandruff ^r°^ a Pudd.le or shallow stream, is about as pleasant as the hives, iMuch lameness is caused by pounding Take a bristle brush or a currycomb mlle a/ter ral'e on hard' diy roads' with corrugated edges, and work at! The importance of this care is ob-his coat with a circular motion. When : vious. Whether he is used for hunt-the dandruff is loosened go at him' ing or plowing, the horse is a useful with a wisp of straw which has been 1 anima.i. You may neglect your dampened. Be sure that it is damp,! household pet and suffer only in the as the dandruff will then cling to the \ esteem of your friends. But when you When a horse comes in wet with ' pocketbook. In the choice of a there are many qu sidered. The accor lodgii import i s of e i accommodations for the mt also there are the fac-ainment to be considered ition is to be successful if the place for the 1927 convention of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers'Association, which brings together the publishers of weekly newspapers in every section of Canada, the executive of the association considered all angles of the matter before deciding that this year's convention would be held at Bigwin Inn, in the Lake of Bays district of the Highlands of Ontario. Here, not only will the delegates be provided with splendid hotel accommodation for themselves and their i wives, but they will also find splendid | facilities in the way of convention hall and committee rooms for transacting in centre (their business. From the entertainment i be con- side of the question, Bigwin Inn, 1< cated on the shore of Lake of Bay: offers to visitors every variety of land and water sports. Located in a beautiful, region of lake and forest, it Is an ideal holiday centre and one which Is growing in popularity with each son. Every form of aquatic sport such as boating, bathing and fishing may be enjoyed, and in addition there Is golf, tennis bowling and other pursuits for those who seek these forms of diversion. Bigwin Inn is one of the charming summer hotels of Eastern Canada and is conveniently located near Huntsville, on the Toronto-North Bay line of the National System. From Huntsville the visitor is taken by well-appointed steamboat to the Inn, and-'special sleeping cars operate to and from Huntsville for the convenience THE ONTARIO GARDEN Sunday School Lesson longer indeed :, but the higher May 15. Peter at Pentecost Go'den Text--Repent, and tised every one of you In the Jesus Christ for the remi sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.--Acts 2: 38. ANALYSIS. I. peter assumes the tolic leadership, 12-14. II. -r-upon the earthly plane ' plane of his heavenly nie. V. 33. Peter points to the presence of the Holy Spirit in the Christian community as the proof that Christ has been raised by God to the throne. The spirit is the royal gift of the •j j Messiah to his people. Notice that this verse brings together the Father, Acts 2. Christ, and the H >lv Spirit. These be bap- are the fundamental conceptions of name of Christianity: "Abba, Father," "Lord sion of Jesus," ' Holv Spirit." 1 Vs. 34-35. Peter now quotes Psalm 110:1 as a scriptural prediction of Christ's exalted reign. This Psalm I was very precious to the early Chris-0F Apog_ | tians. ft confirmed their faith that ' God's Messiah was not after the-earthly or national, but after the Church dependin ce of the Spirit < 3 inspired testimony to the heavenly patter. word of god in christ, 32-41. | V. 36. Peter now makes the appli-Introduction -- The festival of cation. The crucified Jesus, whom Pentecost, which is alluded to in Lc- the Jews put to death as a pretender, viticus 23:15", had come to be asso- ! is shown by divine proofs to be Is-eiated with the or ginal giving of the rael's "Lord and Messiah." He is Law to Israel. The legend had grown • "Messiah" because He is God's final up that the Law had been offered to agent to redemption. He is "Lord" all the nations of the world, but that i because to him belongs the throne, Israel alone had received it. It was and because to him worship is to be fitting that the same festival which offered. commemorated the beginning of the Vs. .87, 38. The conscience of the old era if the Law should also mark Jews is roused by Peter's testimony, the birthday of the new era of the and the apostle takes occasion to urge .■snirii F--v.--. fhia Hmo nnwnrna ivj their repentance. Let them now receive the Messiah whom they have so tragically rejected, and be baptized in his name. Forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Spirit are promised to the penitent. V. 39. The offer of God's salvation is made primarily to the Jews, both Vs. 1.2-14. On no one had the great those of Palestine, including their experience 'of Pentecost produced a children, and those who are scattered gre-te:- change than on Peter himself, in distant lands. As he rises to speak, we feel that V. 40. The call is urgent. The the old hampering self-consciousness present generation by its rejection of of the man has vanished. New con- Christ is shown clearly to be "crook-victions have brought new power, ed," that is, off the right course, and What a change upon this man who judgment is impending. The gospel had formerly denied his Lord! No calls men to abandon a world which language is now too great or glorious is doomed and which must shortly to apply to his Master. But we know pass away. what has happened. Through the V. 41. How successfully Peter Resurrection, the convictions of Peter preached is shown by the vast acces-and of his fellow-disciples have been sions to the Christian Church which growing in strength and intensity till took place at this time, the day of Pentecost they God break into a flame. The weak knees j have been strengthened. The stam- \ mering tongue has been inspired. It is always so when God assumes con- , trol of the human spirit. II. peter's inspired testimony t god's work in christ, 32-41. V. 32. Peter speaks as one who feels that the event of Pentecost has a torical significance for the whole r A Cistern on Wheels. When my husband i vacation last summer I found it an awful problem to get water to the chickens. Then I saw on the back porch my small boy's toy wagon and 1 over it hung a new wash boiler, and my problem ws solved. I use it not tion of Israel, and he connects the only for carrying water to the hens new prophecy and the gift of tongues but also milk and slop to the pigs It with Jesus' enthronement as the Mes- is amazing how many uses I find for siah. God has raised Jesus from the that toy wagon; it helps me in many dead, and given the Christians com- ways to go through the entire day pelliiig proof that he is alive for without getting a crick in my back. ; --M. C. of md that he is still ca 3 work. The infatu: Israel had thought work of Christ w I him to the cross, but oftt is proved otherwise. Christ thoi Word: that ;ire weighed carefully carry greater weight than that are dropped carelessly. conserving moisture. For the man who has not a convenient hose at his disposal, or for one who cannot hoe his garden two or three times a week, the mulching system has many advantages. After growth has been well started, loose straw or leaves is placed between the row and if possible between the individual plants. This is put down in a layer two or three inches deep. The mulch will not only conserve sufficient moisture to keep the plants growing but it will keep down weeds as well. Of course the plants must be thinned before the mulch is applied. Like all good things, however, lit has some disadvantages. If tfi§ weather is cool the sun is prevented I from penetrating the warming up : the soil in which case the usual sup-j ply of nitrogen is not released. One | can make up for this by applying j nitrate of soda at the rate of a scant ounce to the square yard. - controlling cut worms. Cut worms will soon be getting in their evil work with newly set out flowers and vegetables. The following simple formula will save the garden from ruin: Mix bran or Paris green or white arsenic in the proportion of 25 pounds bran to one pound poison. Mix one or two quarts or cheap molasses in two gallons of water and pour the liquid over the poisoned bran. Mix thoroughly until the bait falls tike sawdust through the fingers. One pint of liquid arsenic of soda may be substituted for the powdered poisons, and removes all danger to the person from poisonous dust. If the cutworms are known to be in the garden or field before planting, cultivate thoroughly to bring them to the surface and break up their resting places near the surface of the soil. A few days before plant- j ing sprinkle the ground with the poison mixture and after planting, if the pests are still numerous, put a pinch of the poison beside each plant. killing cabbage maggots. Each year thousand of cabbages, asters and other plants are destroyed by the cabbage maggot. This pest is a" sort of plant louse which feeds on the tiny rootlets of the newly set out plant. Dipping the plants in a solution of corrosive sublimate, one ounce to 12 gallons of water, will prevent depredations. The chemical is a dead-: ly poison and as it will eat into metal it must be mixed up in a wooden or crockery container. handling peonies--useful annuals. Like many other flowers, peonies are often spoilt by too much attention. These plants must not be over-fertilized, a little manure dug around them in the spring being sufficient. Water thoroughly during May and June when the flowers are coming along and after the blooming period, as this is when next year's buds are being formed. Often a change of location will start shy peonies into bloom. For best decorative results, cut the flowers before they are quite open and bring inside. No annual bed is complete without a few zinnias. These are a most convenient flower. They may be planted any time from early spring until well on in June with every chance of a fine display of bloom. They may be secured in a great variety of shapes and colors, running from yellow to red and from tiny buttons to great balls of fire, rivalling the chrys- anthemum. They must have lots of room, and are better transplanted once or tvice before being moved to their permanent position. Another old stand-by is the i turtium. This annual may be gn almost anywhere, but does best in ther poor soil. It will grow very quickly and on this account is ticularly in demand" for screening fences and making a show in a ' dow box. For the front of the dow box or for covering fences the trailing sorts, the dwarf type being used for rookeries, and open beds. Black plant lice will sometimes cluster under the nasturtium leaves, -jpwse will do ltttle harm but they are unsightly. Hosing with cold water under fair pressure will use ' wash these insects away. dahlias. As a general rule Dahlias should not be planted much before the first I week in May and may be continued | up to the first of June. Of course Southern Ontario one may stick the tubers in earlier, but as this is a fall flowering plant there is little to be gained by too early planting. The best soil is a sandy, well drained loam, and it must be deeply cultivated and generously fertilized. As this plant will grow to a height of five fee more it is necessary to supply stout, tall stakes and these should be placed at the same time as the bulbs, otherwise some damage may'result when driving them in beside the tubers. The tubers should be placed on their sides in holes from four inches deep in heavy clay to six inches in lighter soil. Use a little nitrate of soda to get the plants started, then mulch well, water occasionally, and if large flowers are wanted nip off three-quarters of the buds. continuous crops. A second and third sowing of vegetables may be made with most vegetables. Lettuce, spinach, beets, onions, carrots and radishes can go in at intervals of two weeks right up to the first of July, while peas and beans can usually be planted so that one crop will follow another. This double cropping is an intensive business and means much cultivation and forcing with quickly available fertilizer such as nitrate of soda. Crops for S?ndy Soils. Crops suitable for sandy soils, according to a Dominion Dept. of Agriculture Bulletin on Crop Rotations and . Soil Management in Eastern Canada, are potatoes, turnips, field beans, rye, oats, vetches, red clover, sweet clover, and alfalfa. Where the sand is too poor for ordinary crops the growth of native grasses might be encouraged by light dressings of manure in order to prevent drifting. Alfalfa, red clover and sweet clover are always desirable crops for sandy soils if a good stand is obtainable. If the soil is acid liming may be necessary in the case of alfalfa. I use my finger-nail scissors for trimming Baby's hair. The point turns out so there is no danger of jabbing her neck if she wiggles.--Mrs. R. E. T. A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser to-day than he was yesterday.--Alexander Pope. SCREENS THAT LAST AS AS YOUR HOUSE BY PARKHURST WHITNEY. longer quickly, only one netting, years ar painted : There are two classes rustless and rusting. Rust is the great destroyer. Every year it puts millions of square feet of screening out of use--one-fifth of all the total manufactured. It is false economy to buy a cheap screen which may rust out in a season, when a good screen made properly will last as long as the house itself. There are five general kinds oi screen cloth: Painted iron wire, galvanized and enameled iron, copper and bronze. Painted iron wire is no :ommended, for it rusts too If you want something for season try black mosquito Sometimes it will last two i it costs much less than ron wire. Galvanized and iled iron are practical for inexpensive house screens. They are good as long as you keep the iron covered with paint. You can count on them to last from three to five years. The wisest buy is copper or bronze screen cloth. Barring accidents either will last a lifetime. The original cost is only a fourth to a third more than the cheaper grades. After copper or bronze cloth has weathered it becomes almost invisible. If you want to leave it up winter and summer it can stand ;he wear. Until recently the copper screen cloth has been too limber to stretch taut; now it is made as rigid as any. disease-carrying insects. Screening comes in four sizes: 12, 14, 16 and 18 strands to an inch. Most screens, unfortunately, are made of 12-mesh wire cloth, a size too large to keep out the hungry mosquito really anxious to get in. Screen wire mesh cloth of 14-mesh is better but a little more expensive. A 16-mesh will keep out practically all the disease-carrying insects. If gnats are a pest in your part of the country get the 18-mesh. You'.! need it! Perhaps your screens are new and not mosquito-proof. You can their efficiency by giving thi coat of paint to make the meshes smaller. A special screen enamel is on the market now. Screening is of no value if ill-fitting frames leaves gaping (racks at the window sides. Whether cf wood or metal the frame must be decently made. The corners must be rigid, welded or interlocked v» ithout screws lor bolts, which eventua ly loosen and fall out. It is well to havethe frame reinforced at the corners with metal angles or braces. All screens must work easily. Frames should be light and strong, not too wide but wide enough to hold the frisky screen cloth. The frame should match the trim of the window, door or perch. Hinges and catches of hopper or bronze will last forever and will not rust and scar the window frames with various frames. The well-made frame of wood does all that metal can with a few general reservations. A good metal frame of bronze or copper will last forever; you can't say that of wood. The metal frame is narrowed, and that leaves more room for air. But wood is cheapest and it is converter riy repaired. However, it will need it oftener. Wooden frames selom improve the appearance of a house, though there are a few types of architecture wood suits best. The galvanized and enameled steel is fair but it takes a iot of painting. If you live in a damp climate or near the seashore the bronze or copper is the only thing to buy. Oxygen-loving steel will prove a constant rust problem. There is a product sold for bronze that is only steel bronzed over, so beware! With the metal frames there are many fine devices for keeping the metal cloth firmly attached. Some types have a rod goinir through a tubular metal frame which holds the screen taut. The cloth can be put in and taken out without tools. Others have a patent fastening under the screen cloth that catches it at every THE CHILDREN'S HOUR MRS. PEREGRINE'S COMPANY. "I think," said Mrs. Peregrine to her husband, "the peewees are going to build in our portico this year." "Very well," said Mr. Peregrine, "let them build. They will help to keep the insects out of the garden." other eatables with which Mrs. Peregrine had loaded the table, hurried into the house to get his dinner, and the birds breathed more freely for a little while. The young birds were row hatched, and in spite of their fears the parent-birds went busily to work to provide food for them. They took great care, however, to go out very early in the morning be-Jack was awake, lest he should disco But < r thei Mr. i'et-v bo young pretty mate, Phoebe, having thoroughly inspected the premises, concluded that the Peregrine's portico was just the place for their nest. "For,' said Mr. Pee-wee, "I have watched for some time, and have not seen a boy about the place." "Nor a cat," said Mrs. Pee-Wee. "Cats are nearly as bad as boys." And so the young couple--or pair, as we should call them--built their first nest and went to housekeeping. It was not long t.ll Mrs. Phoebe went to sitting on five of the most beautiful little white eggs she had ever seen in her life, and Mr. Pee-wee brought her meals to her from the garden, which was near at hand. Sometimes he brought her a spider or ■cut-worm for dessert, after which he would perch on a bough of the big plum-tree near the window, and sing "Phoebe" for half an hour at a time. But one day when Mr. Pee-wee came from the garden, he found Phoebe in a state of great excitement. "I can't think what can be the matter with the Peregrines," she said. "There is such a commotion in the house, and Mr. Peregrine has just driven off in the light wagon with his Sunday clothes on. Do, please, take a good peep into the kitchen, and see if you can tell what it means." Mr. Pee-wee had been very busy all the morning picking insects off a row of black-eyed peas, but he very good-naturedly perched on a tree near the kitchen window, which was open, and peeped in to see what could be the And he made quite a discovery; for Mrs. Peregrine, in a blue-ruffled dress with a sprigged calico apron tied around her plump waist, was just taking a pan of cookies out of the But that was not all. Three rhubarb pies, and half a dozen egg-custards, yellow as gold, stood on the long dining-table to cool; while a savory odor of roast chicken pervaded the neat kitchen, and stole out through the open window to where Mr. Pee-wee sat. "Company!" said Phoebe, as soon as her mate announced his discovery. "It's company, you may be sure; and oh, suppose it's children!" Mrs. Phoebe had jumped to the right conclusion. It was companv, sure enoueh, as they discovered when Mr. Peregrine drove up to the house--a lady and-- oh, horrors!--a boy. A great, healthy, uneasy boy, who jumped out of the wagon at one bound, and went to whistling. Mr. and Mrs. Pee-wee sat huddled together in fear and trembling, expecting every moment their retreat would be discovered. But the boy--Jack, his name was-- had caught a sight of the cookies, and id his Mr. and Mrs spect the youi nd to visitor, Jack's the garden to ii and cucumber vin the sweet potatoes were growing. To the consternation of the Peewees, Jack soon made his appearance, with a piece of ginger-cake in his hand, and sat down on the steps of tha portico to eat it. Some way or other, Mrs. Phoebe never understood just how it was, but one of the young birds began flopping around and fell out of the nest. Jack, quietly eating his gingerbread, felt something drop on his head, and putting up his hand to see what it was, found it was a voung bird. Mrs. Phoebe nearly fainted with terror at beholding her nestling in the hands of a terrible boy, and Mr. Pee-wee flew in and out, chirping and crying in the most agonizing manner. Jack looked up at the birds for a moment or two; then, seizing a step-ladder which stood near, he placed it under the nest and began to mount. Mrs. Phoebe felt that her last hour had come, but she fluttered about, determined to protect her little brood as long as possible. Jack having climbed to the top of the ladder, peered with two b'g. round eyes into the nest, then laid th" little fluttering bird gently beside the others and descended. After placing the ladder where he had found it, he sad down and calmly finished eating his ginger-cake. As to Mr. Pee-wee, when his terror was over, he flew into the plum tree and sang "Phoebe" nearly twice .as long as common. "What a very good boy Jack is!" thought Mrs. Phoebe smoothing her ruffled plumage. "I thought every boy in the world -was wicked before, and would rob a bird's nest whenever he could." Are All Folks Crooked? I have sold cabbage, potatoes, onions and eggs on credit to farmers for 20 miles around. Some forgot their cheque books, some forgot their money, some didn't intend to buy until they saw my signboard. All of it has been paid. When folks say the world is going bad and all folks are crooked and everyone is trying to beat me--I laugh to myself. I know belter.-- E. R. nole Meats From W, i English walnuts way that th?lr the best method is U the side opposite the move 'he meats froi opened.