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- â-  t.^.HJl-^ '«i * !fSfs: H.ii iw »t - .jia ' i ' yj. ' T7r!?mjS5 ^^3r !^ HOW TO GROOM A HORSE Importance of Care U Obvious. BY CLEMENTINE PADDLEFORD. One of the sights I lik« to m« is a | ^rfectly conditioned horie cantering through brilliant sunshine. How h*' Clisteni! His coat la Iik« burnished' tnetal, but it is more beautiful than metal; for it is a rippling, living sur- face, moving to the flox and flow of th« big muacles undernoatK Ha Is a r'and picture, and h« knows it. And know that there is plenty of elbow CTMs* in hia stable. Elaborat« equipment ia not needed to keep a horse in good coat. A wisp of hay or straw it almost as good as currycomb or bristle brusK A rum- pled newspaper is a substitute for the chamois polishing cloth. In an emergency you can groom Wm with Toar bare, hands, as it Is done tn India. But one thing you must use â€"and that is elbow grease. In hot weather or cold, the aim of Eioming is to put the horse in bis 11 warm, dry, clean and limber. In iwnmer, grooming really begins about t mile beyond the stable. Let him Walk that last mile, and he will come in dry, needing only a dab here and tbsre with a damp sponge before you go to work with brush and cloth. If he comes in hot, in hot weather, IP over him swiftly with a sponge^ Pay particular attention to mouth, nose, ears, the hollows under the Jaw, the Inside of the hind legs, and the dock, or fleshy part of the tail. If it Is a scorching day, a bath with a hoso Is permissible. But this is so risky that it is not recommended to the person who is out of elbow grease. It should be done In the aun. After- ward the horse Bhould be covered with a light blanket or walked in the sun until dry. THE NEXT STEP. ^"hen he is dry it Is time for brush- ing and polishing. The old-fashioned currycomb, with saw teeth, ia tabooed. It was a stupid, cruel tool. A bristle brush is better, and that should be used considerately on a thin-skinned, spirited animal. Get down into the roots of the mano and the hair on the fetlocks. Finish with a chamois cloth. Dandruff, while always unsightly, does no great harm to the coat in winter. In summer it can be a posi- tive torture. If you love your horse, you will see that he is free of it. The combination of sweat and dandruff Is about as pleasant aa the hives. Tske a bristle brush or a currycomb with corrugated edges, and work at his coat with a circular motion. When the dandruff is loosened go at him with a wisp of straw which has been dampened. Bo sur'i that it is damp, as tho dandruff will then cling to the wisp. When a horse comes in wet with Pkr«s> Gmvention at Big\viii Inn rain, you wUI need first a ccrspeir. It is a narrow, flexibU strip of brass | and If you grup it at both ends and draw the thin edge over his coat, you will be surprised at the amount of water It wUl scrape off. A shingle ia a handy subatitut*. Now put on a blanket and a hood. If you have no hood, you roust rub his ears, neck and head until they are dry. Then you must bandage bis legs, loosely but warmly. If he ia very wet and the weather is very cold, an additional blanket should be put on in about twenty minutes. The mois- ture will be drawn to the top blanket, which can then be removed. When he is dry, brush Mm thor- oughly. Be sure you get all the dried mud off his. belly and legs. Never wash the mud from a horse's legs un- less you are prepared to dry them immediately. FOB THE TIRED HORSE. If the horse comes in very tired, his forelegs may be bathed from knee to foot, his hind legs from hock to foot, in water as hot as your hand will bear. Do one leg at a time. Dry it and bandage it. Rub his forelegs and knees, shoulders and thighs with weak liniment. A tired horse needs extra elbow grease and extra care for sonio lime after he is stabled. He is susceptible at such times to a re- action â€" a chill or cold sweat. A cold ear is the danger signal. When you get that signal he must be rubbed again, or given an extra blanket, or both. And then tho foot! The Arabs, great horse lovers, have a short pro- verb in which is packed a volume of truth: "No hoof, no horse." Tho shiniest of coats is no good unless there is a sound foot under it. Groom- ing is not complete â€" in fact, it is a failure â€" unless it includes a careful examination of that most important member. " Look for loose or worn shoes. Look for pebbles wedged be- tween hoof and shoe. Ix)ok for pebbles or nails in the frog. Look for cracks in the hoof and scratches around the fetlocks. Look at the general condi- tion of the hoof. It needs moisture, and should be washed frequently, in- side and out. In ho»weather, never lose a chance of puttmg your horse through a puddle or shallow stream. Much lameness is caused by pounding mile after mile on hard, dry roads. The importance of this care is ob- vious. Whether he is used for hunt- ing or plowing, the horse is a useful anima.l. You may neglect your houiiehold pet and suffer only in the esteem of your friends. But when you, neglect your horse, you touch your pocketbook. SCREENS THAT LAST AS LONG AS YOUR HOUSE BY PARKHURST WHITNEY. In the choice of a convention centre there are many questions to be con- sidered. The accommodations for the lodging of the delegates are of great Importanoe, but also there are the fac- tors of entertalnmemt to be considered If the convention la to be suooeesful from every an«le. In choosing the place for the 1927 convention of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers' Associa- tion, which brings together the pub- . Ushers of weekly newspapers In every section of Canada, the executive of the association considered all angles of the matter before deciding that this I year's convention would be held at ' Blgwln Inn, In the Lalce of Baj-e dis- i trlct of the Highlands of Ontario. ! Here, not only will the delegates be provided with splendid hotel ac- commodation for them«elves and their wives, but ihey will aJso find splendid facilities In the way of convention hall and commltlee rooms for transacting .»iv4-» '"'' VISk' their bustneea. Prom tbe entertainment side of the queatk>n, Blgwln Inn, lo- cated on the ehore of Lake of Bays, offers to visitors every variety of kind and water sporta. l<ocated In a beauti- ful region of lake and forest, It Is an ideas holiday centre and one which ts growing In popularity with each sea- son. Every form of aquatic sport such as boating, bathing and fishing may be enjoyed, ?Jid in addition there Is golf, tennis, bowling and other pur- suits for those who seek these fornus of diversion. Blgwln Inn Is one of the charming summer hotels of Eastern Canada and le conveniently located near HuntSi. vllle, en 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 of visitors. THE ONTARIO GARDEN Why Plough to KiU the Corn B<M-er? PROF. CAESAR, O.A.C.,, ErPLAINS. Farmer after farmer has the firm conviction that plowing does not kill the corn borer, because they have seen them on the surface after tho stubble has l)cen plowed and they looked quite healthy. They also say that they have pulled up buried stubble and found them lying inside as happy us they could be anywhere. They say too that the borers will survive the winter In pools in tho barnyard where they freeze stiff, and so, they conclude, "How can plowing possibly kill them?" All tho above statements are quite true but for all that plowing does kill the Ijorer, but In a different way from what the farmer expected. In nature the borers do not live underground except that they will go down in corn stalks or stubblo as far •a to the end of the main root. There- fore when corn fields are plowed and everything is buried they arc out of their natural environment, but even â- 0, they often remain where they are until the stubble, or weeds, or corn remnants in which they are hidden, begin to decay and grow slimy and utterly unlike what they were above ground. Then, if the ground ia not frozen, as soon as the weather bo- comen warm they come to the surface. Here birds, ants, bettles and other enemies find and kill many of them. The rest, except for a very rare one, which happens to find and crawl into some small piece of corn or wood remnant, sooner or Inter die from ex- posure. Bear in mind therefore that iji order to live, these larvae must have protection such as is afforded above ground by bits of cornstnlka or of coarse weeds. Thus tho more thoroughly you have plowed, the few- •r hiding places will be left on the surface and the larger the percentage of borers which will be killed by their â- atural enemies or by the weather. When plowing Is done early In the fall, most of the borers come up be- fors winter. When it is done late many remain in the ground until the •oil wsrma np In the spring. Another fact to remember is that, If the borers did not come to the sur- face, the delicsts moths into which they trsnsform would die, because the nothi cannot work their way through ib^ ground and live. Experiments have proven that even tho cleanest «isan-up without plow- luff, Imtos twice SI many l>orers altvo •e • fair eloan-up with good plowing. iVire i» n«4 an entomologist in Am- «tlM wh>' does not advocate plowing m^d la ifc* UniUd BUtea there are more than twenty entomologists studying this Insect. « Protection of Cabbage and Cauliflower. It patys to protect cabbage and cauliflower from root maggot. Ex- periments at Cap Rouge, Que., Ex- perimental Station for several years have shown that bichloride of mer- cury is effective, but as it Is very poisonous great care must be taken lin u.sing it. Further, it should be carried in wooden or earthen vessels as it will eat through metal. An ounce should be dissolved in ten gal- lons of water or for small quantities an ordinary tablet per pint. Half a cup should be applied around each plant three or four days after they are set in the field and one or two more applications made at intervals; of about a week. I ("auliflowers in particular also need protection from the weather. As a result of seven years' t-.'stH, the sup-i erintcndent at Cap Rouge in his re- port for 1925 says "There did not seem to be much difference in tho per- , centage' of marketable plants from any of tho protected lots â€" with loaves broken over the head, leaves tied over the head with twine, andj leaves held over the head with UH)th-l picks, but as tho first mentioned method is the easiest and cheapest it is recommended." Fertilizers for Sandy Soils. Farm manure is the most beneficial and the most generally U8<!d fertilizer for naiidy hoIIh. In a bulletin of the Dominion l>ept. of Agriculture on Crop Rotations and .Soil Management in Kastern Canada it is .stated that in tho absence of a supply of manure a good fertilizer for corn, roots, or po- tatoes on sandy soil is a mixture of 75 pounds of nitrate of soda, 2!>0 pounds of superphosphate and 75 pounds of muriate of potash per acre broadcast on the land just before planting. In the ca.^ of potatoes, which are extensively grown on sandy soils, up to 1,500 pounds of fertilizer per acre is often used. In conjunction with manure, for potatoes, it Is frequently profitable to use 200 to 400 ]>ounds of superphosphate. For clover meadows 200 pounds of superphosphate and 50 pounds of muriate of potash might be applied early In the spring when growth Is lieglnning. A similar dress- ing Is good for alfalfa when the noil Is not very fertile. For timothy meadows 75 to 100 pounds per acre of nitrate of soda is beneficial when applied in early spring. CONSEBVINO MOISTURE. For the man who has not a con- venient hose at his disposal, or for one who cannot hoe his garden two or three times a week, the mulching sys- tem has many advantages. After growth has been well started, loose straw or leaves is placed between tho row and if possible between the indi- vidual plants. This is put down in a layer two or three inches deep. The mulch will not only con.serve suffi- cient moisture to keep the plants growing but it will keep down weeds as well. Of course the plants must be thinned insfore the mulch is ap- plied. Like nil good things, however, it has some disadvantages. If the weather is cool tho sun is prevented from penetrating the warming up the soil in which case the usual sup- ply of nitrogen is not released. One can make up for this by applying nitrate of soda at tho 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 follow- ing simple formula will save the gar- den from ruin: Mix bran or Paris green or white arsenic in the pro- portion of 25 pounds bran to one pound poison. Mix one or tsvo quarts or cheap molasses in two gallons of water and pour the liquid over the poisoned bran. Mix thoroughly until the bait falls like sawdust through the fingers. Qne 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 plant- ing, 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- 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. KILLINO CARBARK MAGGOTS. Each year thousand of cabbages, asters and other plants are destroyed by the cabbage maggot. This jjest is a sort of plant louse which feeds on the tiny rootlets of the newly set out plant nipping the plants in a solu- tion of corrosive sublimate, one ounce to 12 gallons of water, will prevent depredations. The chemical is a dead- ly i>oison and as it will eat into metal it must be mixed up in a wooden or crockery container. HANOLINO PEONIES â€" USEFUL ANNUALS. Like many other flowers, peonies are often spoilt by too much atten- tion. 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 bloimiing period, as this is when next year's buds are being formed. Often a change of lo- cation 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 sinnias. These are a most con- venient flower. They may lie plant- ed 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 yel- low to red and from tiny buttons to great balls of flre, 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 nas- , turtium. This annual may be grown almost anywhere, but does best in ra- ther poor soil. It will grow very quickly and on this account is par- ticularly in demand for screening fences and making a show in a win- dow box. For the front of the win- dow box or for eoverinf? fences use the trailing sorts, the dwarf type be- ing used for rookeries, and open beds. Black plant lice will sometimes clus- ter under the nasturtium leaves. These will do little harm but they are unsightly. Hosing with cold water under fair pressure will usually wash these insects away. DAHLIAS. As a general rule Dahlias should _ not be planted much before the first j week in May and may be continued I up to the first of June. Of course in Southern Ontario one may stick the tubers in earlier, but as this is a fall flowering plant there is little to be gained by t.oo 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 feet or 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 so<ia 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 vege- tables may be made with most vege- table.s. Lettuce, spinach, beets, on- ions, carrots and radishes can go in ' at intervals of two weeks right up to the first of July, while pens and beans can usually be planted so that one crop will follow another. This double cropping is nn intensive business and means much cultivation and forcing with quickly available fertilizer such as nitrate of soda. There are two classes of screens â€" rustless and rusting. j Rust is the great destroyer. Every year it puts millions of square feet of screening out of use â€" one-flfth 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 mad3 properly will last as long as the house itself. There are five general kinds of screen cloth: Painted iron wire, gal- vanized and enameled iron, copper and bronze. Painted iron wire is no longer recommended, for it rusts too quickly. If you want something for only one season try black mosquito netting. Sometimes it will last two years and it costs much less than ' painted iron wire. Galvanized and enameled iron are practical for inex- ', pensive house screens. They are good â- > as long as you keep the iron covered with paint. You can count on them ] to last from three to five years. j The wisest buy is copper or bronze screen cloth. Barring accidents either j will last a lifetime. The original cost ' is only a fourth to a third more than ! the cheaper grades. j After copper or bronze cloth has' weathered it becomes almost invisible. â-  If you want to leave it up winter and I summer It can stand the 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 real- ly anxious to get in. Screen wire mesh cloth of 14-me3h is better but a little more expensive. A 16-mesh will keep out practically all the dis- ease-carrying insects. If gnats are a pest in your part of the country get t'.ie 18-mesh. You'll need it! Perhaps your screens are new and not mosquito-proof. You can increase their efficiency by giving the wire a coat of paint to make the mesbea smaller. A special screen enamel itf on the market now. Screening is of no value if ill-fitting frames leaves gaping cracks at tho window sides. Whether of wood or metal the frame must be decently made. The comers must be rigid, welded or interlocked without screws or bolts, which eventually loosen and fall out. It veil to have the frame reinforced 'e corners with metal angles or oiii :-s. 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 porch. Hinges and catches of hopper or bronze will last forever and will not rust and scar the window frames with^ stain. VARIOUS FRAMES. The wellrmade frame of wood d«ei all that natal 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 cheap- est and it is conveniently repaired. However, It will need it oftener. Wooden frames seldom 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 lot 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 tho metal cloth firmly attached. Some types have a rod going through a tubular metal frame which holds the screen taut. The cloth can be put in and taken out without tools. Others hnve a patent fastening und"r the screen cloth that catches it at every point. Crops for Sandy Soils. Crops 8uit.!»ble for sandy soils, ae-, cording to a Dominion Dept. of Agri- culture Bulletin on Crop Rotations and Soil Management in Blastern Canada, are potatoes, turnips, field beans, rye, oats, vetches, red clover, sweet clover, and alfalfa. Where the .•randi is too poor for ordinary ciops 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 ia obtainable. If the soil is acid liming may b« neces- sary in the ease of alfalfa. i I use my finger-nail scis.sori for trimming Baby's hair. The point turns out so there is no danger of jabbing her neck if she wiggles.â€" Mrs. R. E. T. A man should never be ashamed to own ho h.'ip been in the wrong, which is but snyirg. in other words, that b" i;- wisM- to-day than he was yeator- dav.- Alexander Popo, 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." So young Mr. Pee-wee and his pretty mate, Phoebe, having thorough- ly 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 â€" or pair, as we should call them â€" built their first nest and went to housekeeping. It was not long til 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 mols 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. "1 can't think what can be the mat- ter 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, plea.-se, take a good peep into the kitchen, and see if you can teU what it means." Mr. Pee-wee had been very bu<:y all the morning picking in.sects oflF a row of black-eyed peas, hut he very good- nnturedly perched on a tree near the kitchen window, which was open, and peeped in to see what could be the matter. .^nd 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 oven. But that was not all. Three rhubarb pies, and half a dozen eirg 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 o{>en window to where Mr. Pee-wee sat. "Company!" said Phoel>e, as soon as her mate announced his disi-overy. "It's company, you may be sure; and oh, suppose it's children!" Mrji. Phoebe had jumped to the right conclusion. It was company, sure enough, as they discovered when Mr. Peregrine drove up to the house- a lady and â€" oh, horrors! â€" a boy. A great, healthy, uneasy boy. who Jumped out of the wnq:tin at one bound, and wont to whi.stlinsr. Mr. and Mrs. Pee-wee sat huddled together in fear and trembling, ex- pecting every moment their re'reat would be discovered. But the boy â€" lack, his nar-e w â- >-- had caught a sight of the co.>kios, and other eatables with which Mrs. Pere- grine 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 now 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 vei-y early in the morning be- fore Jack was awake, lest he should discover them. But one morning, after breakfast, Mr. and Mrs. Peregrine and their lady \-isitor. Jack's mother, w^ent out to the garde", to inspect the youn,? squash and cucumber vines, and to see how the sweet potatoes wore growing. To tho consternation of the Pee- wees, Jack soon made his appearance, with a piece of ginger-cake in his hand, and sat down on the steps of the portico to eat it. Some way or other, Mrs. Phoebe never understood just how it was, but one of the young birds began flop- ping around and fell out of the nest. Jack, quiotiy eating his ginger- bread, 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. Peo- 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 neet and began to mount, Mrs. Phoebe felt that her last hour had come, but she fluttered about, de- termined to protect her little brood aa. long as possible. Jack having climbed to the top of the ladder, peered with two big, round eyes into the nest, then laid the little fluttering bird gently beside tha. others and descended. After placing the ladder where ho had found it, he ssd 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 aa, long as common. "What a very ginid 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? 1 have sold cabbage, potatoes, on-' ions 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. .Ml of it haa- l>een paid. When folks say the world is going bad and all folks are crooked and everyone is trying to beat me â€" I laugh to myself. I know he'.tcr.â€" % K. R. Whole Meats ProrA Wslnuts. When Kngllsh walnuts are to M' cracked In such a way tbat theV halves wIM come out without hreakln the l>e«l method Is to crack chem the t'Ulf opposite the "scum" and rIN. n\< v>< IU» meats float U>« aM« thiA ' 1. opened.