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6 THE COLBOENE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., THURSDAY. MAY 24, 1917 Conducted 6y Mna jFCeC&n, Jour V Mothers and daughters of all ages are cordially Invited to write to this department. Initials only will be published with each question and ■» answer as a means of identification, but full name and address must M given in each letter. Write on one side of paper only. Answers will oe mailed direct If stamped and addressed envelope Is enclosed. Address all correspondence for this department to Mrs. Helen Law, 235 Woodbine Ave., Toronto. S. R. :- Between two and three weeks before the ceremony is the time for sending out invitations to a wedding. Announcements may be sent to those who do not attend the ceremony. 2. It is perfectly good form to have no attendants at a quiet home wedding. The bride may wear a veil with a simple white dress and it is not necessary to wear gloves when the sleeves are long. 3. Yes, have music very soft and sweet during the ceremony. W. E. B.:--These are some of the most commonly known meanings attached to certain flowers: Oak, patriotism; myrtle, beauty; olive, peace; ivy, revelry; roses, love; apple blossom, preference; buttercup, riches; anemone, frailty, anticipation; dandelion, coquetry; daffodil, unrequited love; lilas, fastidiousness; narcissus, self-love; marigold, contempt; golden-rod, encouragement; lily, majesty, purity; calla, magnificent beauty; forget-me-not, true love; poppy, oblivion; amaranth, immortality; gentian, virgin pride; geranium, deceit; foxglove, insincerity; hyacinth, sorrow; honeysuckle, fidelity; pansy, thoughts; heliotrope, devotion; sweet William, gallantry; candytuft, indifference; cowslip, youthful beauty; white violet, modesty, and snowdrop, friendship in M. K.:--It is not natural for your child to be afraid of the dark. He should never be allowed to believe that darkness holds special terrors. Permit no one to frighten him by playing "ghost." Permit no one to tell him stories of the gruesome or the supernatural. But in spite of all your precautions, if any one of the household shows a dread of the dark, this dread is likely to be noticed by the child, and you know example is stronger that precept. T. H.:--1. It is not good form to use any ink except blue black for correspondence. Seals on letters are en- tirely proper if they are quite small and nicely applied. 2. No answer is required to a wedding announcement. L. R.:--A vegetarian diet includes all the good grains, nuts, eggs, cheese, milk, cream and honey, besides all the fresh and dried fruits. This does not sound like starvation, does Rather like a generous plenty. Three meals a day with no "piecing" is " diet rule. Plenty of fresh, pure ter, except with meals. Coffee and tea are allowed, but it is better to do without them. R. P.:--The author of the poem "Green Things Growing" is Dinah Maria Mulock Craik (1826-1887). She was an English novelist, best known under the name of "Miss Mulock" and as the author of "John Halifax, Gentleman." W. M.:--Here is a set of rules which every boy and girl would do well to follow, and which I hope will ans your requirements: Be brave. Courage is the noblest of all gifts. Be silent while your elders speaking, and otherwise show them deference. Obey. Obedience is the first duty of every boy and girl. Be clean. Both yourself and the place you live in. Understand and respect your body. It is the temple of the Spirit. Be the friend of all harmless wild life. Conserve the woods and flowers, and especially be ready to fight wild fire in forest or in town. # Word of honor is sacred. Play fair. Foul play is treachery. Be reverent. Worship the Great Spirit and respect all worship of Him by others. Be kind. Do at least one act of bargaining service every day. Be helpful. Do your share of the Be joyful. Seek the joy of being INTERNATIONAL LESSON MAY 27. Lesson IX.--The Holy Spirit and His Work--John 15. 26 to 16. 14. Golden Text--John 14. 26 Verse 26. Paraclete (margin)--We seem driven to borrow the Greek word (as in the case of baptize, and a few others) to express what no one English word will render. Comforter is grammatically wrong--the form is passive--and far too narrow. Advocate (margin) suits 1 John 2. 1 exactly, and comes nearer than other terms here, but is hardly wide enough. The central point is that the Paraclete, "called in" (this is what the word means), to help us, performs the same part as the other Paraclete, who has gone to be our Representative "with the Father." It is actually impossible to mention any function assigned in Scripture to the Holy Spirit which is not somewhere else assigned to the glorified Christ. Representative fairly joins this passage with that ;n the Epistle. I will send--That the and the mighty works of his Spirit in his disciples, finally "justified" him. 11. Judged--As usual, of a condemnatory judgment. The "world" has a "ruler" of its own choosing: compare Luke 4. 6. 12. There have been many bad guesses as to the field in which these truths lie. Surely it must be mainly in the meeting of his death, which they could not bear until the incredible was a, supreme fact. 13. Paul's interpretation of Calvary is the greatest of all instances; see Gal. 1. 12. From himself, for each Person in the Godhead speaks for the 14. Glorify -- Interpret, reveal, when used of God or Christ, who only need knowing to be glorious. Sfomsi Tire IWVcirGrf; JPor f h,<e tfttttmms Jrtm?/Scale iano The Piano Supreme Choice °/tfa Worlds Grea\rAri'\3ks Send for attractive Portfolio Tne Williams Piano Co., ltd. Oshawa. Ontario. BUSK The Educational Value of Music--The Power of Modern Musical Instruments to Reproduce and Intrepret the Old Masters. That some knowledge of music is means of the player-piano and phono-essential to a well-balanced life is now graphs. an almost established fact. Music, Inasmuch as it would be of priceless let it be noted, is the instinctive im- value to have such recordings at this pulse of the human being from the time, present-day pupils and teachers cradle up, and it reverberates the will find, and some have already found world over. It is the adorable gift (from experience, that the records of God, which instinctively seeks to j made by some of our eminent artists express itself in :i manner more funda- j of to-day afford possibly unequalled mentally natural, perhaps, than speech j facilities for acquiring certain phases itself. I °f musical knowledge. The teacher Who has not been attracted by the \ °* musical history when reviewing cooing music of the cradled babe Ifing ^epochs and events, giving biographical it sought to utter a wordr S^W#eteJ^ of composor, and classifying n natural to instinctively craVe to; the different schools and forms of express one's every sense of feeling music, will find the player piano and • speech? The claims of music for Phonograph or either one, invaluable greater educational recognition are so ^ demonstrating the record suitable manifold that one wonders that it is not given more prominence and taught more thoroughly What magnificent opportunities there are for the pupils of to-day to enhance their musical education, as , | for the occasion. When studying iugiii tonal effects of the different instru-rpiabhe^schoolT 1 ments, the phonograph record would - - ' I indeed be very helpful and highly in-t j teresting. While perhaps being efficient in the of the old masters, who had to content ( themselves with such limited instru- j ( ments as the old harpsichord. Can J I would have been had they at their dis- The Story of Rumble and Grumble. Rumble and Grumble were of the Stubbletail Bears, who occupied j Tu'ch ldgh"ljr"ad7 "pianos', a comfortable cave in the Yellowstone manuiactured to-day, capable of re-Reservation. Rumble was stronger : spond}ng to every emotion ? It is dif-on voice than on his legs, and Grumble | ficult to conceive how it was possible stronger on his legs than on his; for these old masters to give to the j , but, anyway, they got along i graph have been fully realized. It was l extremely delicate and difficult , 1 matter to convince such artists they in possession of such perfected, Patti Me]b and other prominent meant-when it insisted on dropping ^■^^y'^r^^s,^ ZT^Se^J^ * the possibilities of the i the creed the Fihsque, is an un- „tnrtpj off bv themselves "We will * conjecture wnar. unaiscoverea i pnonograpn as hkewise it was Padere- solved mystery. £arted off!by th ^mnble ««for 1 a™ °! ™g ^ **** ****** i ^wski, Greig, Moszkowski, etc, in re- 27. Bear ye also witness (margin): bfe f^^l wnens I haT only to I ^ to the player-piano. It is said this seems better. It is significant 5./^^JS^™'J j£ „ °,I From the educational standpoint fhat so hi(?hly are the master rolls and Spirit "proceedeth from the Father most amicaDly and loved each other and the Son" is one of the most pal- as only bear brothers can. pable facts in New Testament One day Rumble and Grumble slip-theology. What the Eastern church ped away from their parents, who A "i dropping were industriously picking berries, and world such beautiful and immortal works, handicapped, we might say, with such inferior instruments. Were 5 of interpretation, especially le of the grand opera arias, for the that they have not had the unity of witnessing perform-by artists of the highest rank. In many vocal studios is the phonograph finding itself useful as a coach, as also it is in the homes of many It is questionable that the potentialities of the player-piano and phi that men are bidden to perform the 1 -o perform the use my powerful voice ana you your, h potential would be th infiuence ! r17ordVof'some"of these masters valu-function as the Divine Spa-it, powerfuI legs, an -ery hmg^ll e; f a] ^» ^^ly^ .^y that they are carefully stored away i... specially constructed vaults in Paris von will notice Pllances' we now have> existed two j and elsewhere for revelation to music f°" Z L°+^ihundred and fifty years aS°. «™> en- students in years to come. abhng Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart j Music, the subtlest, the most power- ,„ sun was no, anu cue _ „, ^^J^ ^fth^y ight. "Quite Grumble. They we spoken young bears, a from their speech, coming with tourists, as they did! The sun was hot and the trail taken' 3 by his indwelling strength. There is a similar association in Acts 15. 28. 7. Go away--From visible fellowship: "I am with you all the days" remains true. The Father to whom he goes is ever infinitely near. He means that his spiritual presence is better . for them than his bodily: it becomes a1 and stony. It was not long before more intimate part of the man. The' Rumble said his legs were going back | ■ SencVrd^nTtLrive6 theTwould" I I™' a another way of say- \ burro wag stm using his j skeet. EaveXavl w^ down the trail at such a rate that mands. The substitution of hlsimlnd'^**?1B Z& • •/ y" P°or Rumble was shaken almost to a spiritual Representative brought the:and while they were discussing it a;.,, Kerbump! kerflump! he pound-needful self-reliance:_the true self is | twist in the trail showed them a lit-1 ed up and down upon the worn old t needs kindling. 3 discussing it J \ twist in the trail showed them a only complete when Godfo interfused j tie mountain burro, fast asleep, with j saddle clinging for dear i;fe and With deeply. | his head and tail drooping down, k, 0 ' „.„ nn:tn -;n1t. " Convict--The "world"--which in | "Why should you not ride, as the two-1the ^ i legged visitors do, dear brother' quite jolted out of hi John nearly always means the^world! i "ied^ritors do 'dear brokersue i ?udd,e?ly heJ"emembered> afd' °Pen; as it is, in rebellion-fights against the I „S r™ , ' IT^W li 'ing his moutn' screamed and growled true view of all these great subjects.! ges^d Gru(mble.'. T f' 1- * , u 1 and roared for all he was worth. One The inspired disciples will reduce it to pntly- I will lead this foolish j particuiariy shrill screech so alarmed helpless silence: it cannot "withstand ; beast and we can thus get upon our | the burrQ that he stopped w;th a sud-the wisdom and the Spirit by which", journey | denness that sent Rumble flying over they speak (Acts 6. 10). Rumble swung bashfully to and fro, I hie hp„A Hp landed with an m, is treated lightly as against commis-1 donkey s eyes, up flew his ears. The sion: and that is why we have failed, two brothers, seeing that a crisis was so grievously in our practical doctrine: at hand, did that which each did best: of sin. The work of God--for all that is to say, Rumble used his voice those to whom the Gospel +has|and Grumble his legs. The roar of ~* the little cub so discomfited the burro that he also used his legs, and as Grumble was quite near, it ended disastrously for him. Over the edge of the precipice he bowled, bump! bump! bump! And if he had not caught in the crotch of a.tree jutting out about half way to the bottom--well, he would have^been nothing but a little bearskin rug, I am afraid. Rumble was faring no better. The - --i to believe on the Sent of God (John 6. 29). For this saving faith carries with it inseparably the fulfilment of all God's law. 10. The world condemned Jesus as a blasphemer and "unrighteous"; one recalls Plato's great demonstration that if ever an ideally righteous man appeared he would be counted as perfectly unrighteous and martyred as Such. His disappearance from men's eyes, and enthronement at God's right hand--evidenced by the resurrection, Foot punctures, caused by treading upon sharp objects, result in lameness, and, in many cases, the nail or other object is visible when the foot is lifted. Remove foreign body, pare wall down to the sensitive part, fill the opening with 1 part iodiform to 6 parts boracic acid and keep so until lameness disappears, then get shod with a leather shoe as for corn. Plan for a variety of horse feeds. Barley is an excellent grain for a horse; also peas. These, of course, should be crushed before feeding. If the breeding mare is inclined to have too little milk, feed her for a month or six weeks before foaling, with this end in view. Give her arm (Pop Qycrics Conducted by Professor Henry G. BelL The object of this department Is t •ervice of our farm readers the advic edged authority c subjects pertaining = »* acknowl-soils and Henry G Address all questions to Professor Henry G. Bell, In care of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, Toronto, and answers will appear in this column In the order In which they are received. As space Is limited It Is, advisable where immediate reply is necessary that a stamped and addressed envelope be enclosed with the question, when the answer will be mailed direct Question--T. A. L.:--What is the best way for putting fertilizer on for potatoes and how much fertilizer would you put on a quarter of an acre? Should the fertilizer be mixed with earth before the potatoe are put in or would it be all right put in the hills with the seed! I hav^ just read it would burn seed. Answer:--Two hundreds pounds of fertiliser to the qu.j-ter-acre is a moderate application for potatoes. This fertilizer should analyze 2% ammonia, 8 to 10% available phosphoric acid and 1 to 2% potash, if obtainable. In applying this, scatter 100 pounds over the quarter-aire when the ground has been dug or plowed. The harrowing or raking of the ground will work this available plant^ood into the soil. When the holes or drills for the potatoes are made, scatter the remaining hundred pounds of fertilizer in a light dust along the potato furrows, or into the holes where the potatoes are to be dropped. Cover this with a light dusting of soil before dropping the potato pieces. There is no danger of fertilizers burning seed if care is taken to mix the soil and fertilizer as described. When the foregoing has been done, drop the seed and cover j usual. It ii sometimes found highly advantageous to scatter another light application of fertilizers around the potato hills or along the rows when the plants are up two or three inches. This can be worked into the 3oil when the potatoes are cultivated. Question--W. W. L.:--Please send me full particulars how to treat potatoes before planting to prevent top blight. Answer:--No pre-planting treatment can be given to potatoes to prevent blight. If possible, make sur> that the potatoes being used for seed were not produced on a field that has been infected with blight. The blight winters in the tubers, and sends its fine threads up through the stalks v here they flower cn the surface of the leaves of the plant. When the disease matures it sends out large quantities of tiny spores. When these spores light on other damp potato plants, they infect the other plants with late blight disease. To prevent this the potato grower should spray his crop with Bordeaux mixture five to seven times during the growing season. Begin as soon as potato plants are up three or four inches and spray at intervals of 10 days to two weeks. Bordeaux mixture is composed of 5 lbs. of lime, 5 lbs. of copper sulphate and 50 gallons of water. Dissolve the lime and the copper sulphate separately, then mix and dilute with the water. Apply the Bordeaux mixture immediately, since the mixed material will not retain its strength if allowed to stand any length of time. The dissolved lime and dissolved copper sulphate may be stored un-mixed, and just sufficient for the spraying mixed up at the times desired. The proper quantities can easily be calculated from the mixture given above. To prevent scab and to assist in control )t the spores of other diseases, it is beneficial to dip potatoes in a mixture of corrosive sublimate, one part to a thousand, by weight. Dissolve a tablet in a quart of water, or an ounce in 30 quarts of water, and soak the potatoes for two hours. This material is very poisonous and must be handled with great care. Potatoes which have been treated should never be used for human or animal food. You can prevent potato scab by soaking the potatoes in a solution of one pint of formalin to 30 gallons of water. They should remain in the solution about 20 minutes. Formalin is a gas dissolved in water. It kills the spores on the surface of the potato but does not injure the food value. Question--C. D. E.:--Is fertilizer that has been stored up in a dry shed for two years as good as fresh fertilizer? Answer:--If the fertilizer has been stored in a dry place, it will not have lost plantfood through storage. However, before you use it, you should empty it out on a hard floor and break it up by pounding, after which it should be shoveled through a sand screen. This will put it in good condition for drilljng. ____ terror, ran clear out of the story. For all I know, Rumble stayed there till rescued by his doting parents or by Grumble, whose legs would surely help him out of his difficulty. I only know that they were somehow restored to their family, because I saw , them playing roly-poly-slide-down- 1 d0™r-hzy. wheat bran oata the-hill in front of Mrs. John Stubble- : rot^ Be SU1"e that fhe hajt • , tail's cave the other morning. \ ™ the open air every day. She should _.__ i spend the warm part of every day in ** a sheltered, yard. A showery day is the best time to , Light Work will not injure her, but set asparagus. : comparatively few men have sufficient Whan a man becomes thoroughly I judgment to work a valuable breeding contented he has outlived his useful- mare with safety. ness. j Don't give the breeding mare corn. Pointers on Marketing. Most of the market poultry sold is marketed in about one-sixth of the year, that is, in the autumn. As a result prices suddenly fall when farmers are about ready to sell. The congestion means that part of it must be put into cold storage, and produce once stored does not bring so high a price as the fresh quality. This means lowered prices for the farmer. The remedy lies with the producer. He should distribute his prodi more of the twelve months than does. To do this requires diffei methods of handling his poultry he has practised in the past, instance, instead of keeping the sr. chicks all summer, some of 1 might be marketed throughout season as broilers. Broilers t two or three times as much pound in May and early June as would bring as roaasters in the fall Broilers are chickens weighing der 2% pounds. The best way feed broilers is to give a palat mash in a clean yard, mix the n with milk if possible, give some g food and keep everything clean the chicks free from lice. When convenient, bleeding &nd plucking are advised before sening, though, if the weather is warm and local killing facilities not good, it may pay to ship alive. Hens that have completed their second laying winter and. have passed through the breeding season, should be marketed as soon as the breeding s over rather than be kept until the fall. Hens in June or July bring from 50 to 100 per cent, more than they do in October because they are then the only roasters on the market. Green ducks, that is, ducks that have just completed their first coat of feathers, should be marketed early rather than be kept until fall. The Experimental Farm at Ottawa reports that 65 young ducks sold at. 10% weeks of age brought on the local market about 200 per cent, more than it cost to feed them, or in other words they cost for feed ?20 and at 10% weeks of age they brought $60. Similar ducks that were sold in the fall did not pay for the cost of feed. Market in June. All roosters, old hens, early broilers, green ducks. During the first week in June, kill off, dispose of or remove from the flock, the male birds after the breeding season. Their presence in the flock after this date causes a loss of a million dollars a year to Canadian farmers through the sale-of partially incubated and bad eggs in the produce which is marketed. All old hens should also be marketed at this date. Don't sacrifice any heifer calf from a first-class dairy cow. Cottonseed-meal is a valuable feed in connection with pasture. It is a good cream and butter feed, and the fertilizing values can be passed on to the land. Give the cows a good feeding of hay before turning into the fresh p Twelve to fifteen bushels of potatoes are required to plant an acre when the potatoes are cut two eyes to a piece. Guts Labor in Half Do you first disinfect, and then go over all surfaces again with whitewash in order to keep your stables, dairies and poultry houses bright, cheerful and free of lice, mites, fly eggs and the -germs of roup, white diarrhea, . cholera, glanders, etc ? Suc-h a method is a waste of time, money and labor. Use Carbola instead--it does the two things at the same time. It is a disinfectant that dries out white --not dark and colorless--and gives much better results.