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jailJIiujiiJ -'HIP^PIP TW^' THIRD PRIZE ESSAY ' ^M *â-  ;l By Mabel Shaw, Kinbum, Ont., Aged Sixteen Year*. **Cuaadt.** At tfc« pTCMBt Otaa. whM eUbonU VMliuaitloaa ai« und«r way for the etWrntlon of tlMt mameotoiui «Teiit te OMwdlan btotorr, the paaiinc of Um BrttU North Amrtoa Act. wUch Unk- ed t08«tber aad axKdiiutted the do*- tkkM of tli« aeTflnl British Donrinloiifl 1b th« North America contlnenL It to OKWt flttlns th«t w«, as touos Cana- dtaiw, aiioall gin more than a passlnc thouiht to irtat we mar JiMtIr claim as our commoB berltace. T«nnjaoB has Mid. "Let the dead past bary Its dead." But a IMtle retrospect caa serre at leasA one oaetal porposeh In so much as the progreee we hare made In the past, tumkhee us a rsrd stick hj which, we may meiasani v«<ti. . the future mar reâ€" w iablr ha «ncfW|.ed to hold In stoire for us. HlBtoriBBS differ am V* who wbs the Bret Eoropean to set foot on Canadian â- oU. but the Qrst euoceastui effort at permanent settilemeBt w«s made In IMS by Samuel de Champiatn, when he estaUtohed a settleineat at what is BOW the town of AnnapoMs tn Nots 8ootl;^- The fatotorr of the cohmr (r^ii'thls date was one of almost oon- ..Ifnaal warfare, between the French •ettlera and the IndlaaSk and atoo be- tween the Freocb and the Bntflah set- tlers In the New England; States. At the oondualoB of war between England and Franoa In ITIS Bntfand ivoelTed by the Treatr of UtroCht. Newfoundland and Aoadla, which la now the proTlDcea of N«w Brunswick, Nora Scotia and Prince Edward Uland. The Seren Year Wax between England and Franoe broughit about a pagMwal of hostilities In Oanad*. cnhnnlnatlng la the memorable combat on the nalns of Abraham on September 13th, and the surrender of VaudrenU at Montreal. By the Treaty of Parle which closed this war Enstand secured posseesion of praotioaiQy the entire North American Continent Considerable dlfflcolty was at lint expeirienced In trying to adajit British customs to the new colonies. By the Quebec Act of 1774 the Frendti-Caaa- dlans were given the freedom to en>>r their own religion, and their own cItU laws. In 1791 Quebec was divided Into Upper and Lower Canada, the name Can&da being derived from the Indian word Canatba, mieanlng a collecticm of hute. Each provlnoe was given H separate parliament but this arrange ment proved unsatlsHaotory, finally re- sulting In the RebelUon of 183T and 1838 following which the two provinces were reunited by the Act of Union of 1840. At this time Upper Canada had a population of four hundred and fifty thousand, mostly Ehicllsh speaklnc; while Lower Canada had a populatloB of six hundred and fifty thousand, mainly French-Canadl&ns. WhUe the foregoing events were transpiring in Upper and Ix>wer Can- ada, the coloniee on the Atlantlo Coast (now known as the Maritime Prov- inces), wore rapldlr growing In im- portance. The dJ«oovery of goU on the Pacific Coast led to a rapid hx- crease in p(H>alatioB tbere^ and in 1858 British C<^mbia was made a crown' It becaoM Increaelug apparent to eaoh of those widely separated cotonles that some form of co-opera-! tkw or undty was abaolutely eeeentlal. If really eatistactory progress was bo , be made. According a conference was hdd iB the CHy of Quebec In 18S4 fol- lowed by one In London in 18(6, the dellberatlMis of those two conferences being cryetallzed into law by the pass- ing of the British North America Act in 1887. which united the provlooee of Upper and Lower Canada (which were then chanced to Ontario and Quebec), Nova Scotia and New Brunawfcfc under the name of the Do- minion of Canada, In 18(8 the North West Terrltontos were added, in 1870 Maoltoba. In 1871 British Cohunbla and in 1873 Prince Edward Iskmd Joined tiM Ooofederatlon nwtking Canada a aoUd Uock of territory from coast to Since Confederation Canada's pn>- greas has been pheoomenal. Her mil- lions of acres ot flrtUe aoU has attract- ed a very deatrable tyi>e of agrtoul- toral fanmlgraBt. and to^y Caaada Is refemd to as die granary of tbs Bm- plpe, and takes first place amonsat the wheat ezportfais Batlons of the wvrid. while Canadian cheese, buttw. baooa and aitples are held In high estewn ia the nnrkets of the world. Industrial deveiopment has kept pace with agricultural d«vek>pment, W« have now the greatest pabUcly owned transportation system In the worid. Canadian electrical develop- ments exceed in horsepower those of any other nation, while the as yet undeveloped power resources are prao- tlcally unlimited. WhUe the value a< Qfur annual production of pulp wood, lumber and minerals almost equals the value of our agriculture production, our reeouroee are eetlmated to be the taxgeat In the world. AU public ser- vioes easentiail to the transaotlon of bosiness or the pleasuree of life, are as thorougbUy developed and as effici- ent as are to be found la any part of the world, while our educational fiacllklee are unsurpassed. One of the greater advantages which Canada possesses is the type of Cana- dian citizenship. There is a respect for law and order a security of life and property which is the envy of many less Sortunate people. In no other place is better provision made for the care o( the afflicted. There Is a most commendable spirit of National prMe coupled with un- swerving loyalty to the British Crown, a desire to be in the forefront ot the commonwealth of nations forming the Brltisb Empire. In aU, peaceful pur- suits of life, Canada's sons uphold her honor, while when put to the supreme test on the blood stained fields of Fenders they won undying fame. There la every reason to believe thait the coming years wiQ demonstmte to the world the truth of Sir WUfred Laurier's famous utterance "The Twentieth Century belonge to Can- BROADCASTING The "Listener In" Hag No De- fence Excqit to Switch Off. GCX)D ANNOUNCERS ARE LACKING. British and Amertoaa wrHsra are at last recording a protest wtddh we ia Ontario can hsartUr endorse. Oood •Btertainmeot from our Canadlaa star lions Is not tacklac, but W oertalnlir have to endure onr 8h«« ot "aa- Bouncer evU." We append an artiole â- vpearlag tn the current Ltteirarr Di- gest which eertalnir is wcrth close a^ tantlon br cur broadcasting oompaalea. Tbe announcer^ we suppose^ will each â- ad enrery one say "Thto applies to the oOwr teUow," whscs aa a msMer ot iMt they could aU x«sd aad profit, na- tanJlr some more than otherak The BreadoastlnB "Moron." "A moron broadcasting fkir moronir Is the unflattertttg description glvea of the "announced" of some^ If not many, of our broadcasting stations. The VtgUant (New York), which des- cribee itself as "a Journal ot opinion," to frank in its Indictment of this func- tionary, and lays the bUune at his door lor the revutelon ot sentiment against what seemed, so short a time ago, a "magic toy." H. Q. WeBs has report- ed on the saipe state of mind in Eng- land, «-h!le here( the writer In The VlgUaut declares that "radio as an antei'talnment is losing caete." Not- withstanding occasional programs ot real distinction â€" and It Is reported that the National Broadcasting Com- pany will spend this year $2,700,000 for talent â€" "many listeners financially able to purohaee the finest equipcneata are etlgmatlxlng radio broadcasts as >idgur beyond deecriptlon,' "offensive,' ^tedious.' 'Intrusive,' and 'mediocre.'" The Main Issue. It to the announcers who come In for ortttotem because they tetrode "into â- â-  ptovnms their own nnlnteresUns pwBonaMtlse, their manaittlaak aad Ibeir gratuttons mtotnformatton." "The tenottikoer' to a mtonomar. More and â- are bs iisnaa to be a oonporite ot pBtronlstaig tutor, amatenr entertainer, •Hsr-dtaasr wit. and the "Otm of the â- artr.'" "Thtf ars a scant turn â- laoac the anBOunoen who obvtooslr havs suiloleat acquaintance with cuV tond TuMy^" to maks them admlsslblt In sotne of the gatherings, which, un- aeen, they address.' Tet â€" How True. "In ladtok aB announcements are â- toibojatsd, reiterated, explained, and QaaUfled; broadcasting for morons, toaqnentlr by morons. EVietious com- mentik rsdotont of the smoking-room, â- nmstimea punctuate otherwise in- noonovs programs. Inttanate person- aittles ot the Jazi-band personn^, their lntast% tlnlr families, even thslr hang- attn, are Interluded la the programs, as thoagh of any Interest. Every mo- msnt to filled with ohatter. "It Is obvious tbat announcers are striving not to announce but to popu- larise tbamselves after the faaliion ot some watt-known columnists. Forget- ttag that the columnnlst even In his •gottom has a grace of utterance; at least a awdicum of wit; always a tbne- itnsas; and that he to an adept In the buslaees ot writing entertainingly. Atooâ€" and thto to not entirely unlmpoi^ tant â€" the columnist U an eduoatod maat Wbsa the Joumillstlo vices of tiis colunmtota are Imitated by an- nouncers possessing none of their vlr- tOMk the reeult 1» execrable. Too Much Talk. "The redundancyâ€" plusâ€" of radio an- nouncers to as greoit a detriment to broadcasting as is their spurious wit The circumlocution ot announcements to reminiscent of the old childish dog- gerel 'The flea on the hair ot the Ull of the dog of the child of the wife of the wild man of Borneo!' Thirty words are used where six wou'ld suffice. Superlatives never come singly but In palrSb Numbers are named both be- fore and after d-ellvery; names are r^ Iterated; artists are flattered ad naus- eum lrresi>ectlve of professional stand- ing; every song is very, very famous and all unknowns ajre celebrated or very, very famous and all unknowns are celebrated or very, very wonder- ful artists condescending to perform for a palpitating, breathless audience^ Why, Oh Why? "Audiences are instructed to sig- nify, not their approval but their ap- preototlon, their gieat appreciation, their very great appreciation ot heai^ tng Madam Oazlnk ot Podunk, or a would-be prima donna or some has- been tenor. 'It la my honor and privl^ toge to latrodttoe' to frequently follow- ed withla a few moments with 'it Is acala war vsry creat honor and prlvl- tov* to tntroduoe," to be followed at tfelt ooQchislon ot an off key solo by 'yon have Just enjoyed the great privi- lege of hearing.' And the unworthy thoogbt persists thai the radio an- nouncer to a Uttle ctoque all by him- self! Broadcasting companies expending vast sums for entertainment should realize that the personal opinions of announcers concerning current events, the ntuslcal claseics, prominent per- sons, or nonentities, are both offensive and intrusive. To listen to music is one thing, to have every five minutes of a musical program freighted with three minutes of mispronunciation, moronic wit. cheap flattery, or mlsia- formation to something else. Listeners Know a Little. Ths uncomplimentary assumption that radio listeners are Ignorant and uninformed Is wearisome. Discover- ing for the first time some standard composer, announcers proceed to 'In- struct' audiences, either by reading Grove's Dictionary without due credit, or with many inaccuracies of their own fertUe Imagination. We are told, for examole, that Sntetana's 'Bartered Bride' to a 'new opera' given Its 'first production last season'; the history o( EUg&r's 'Pomp and Ciroumstsaces' to related a doien tlnMs a month, with some change of facto and dates; sometimes Sir Ed- ward's mar(^ to announced as com- posed for the coronation of Queen Vic- toria, at other tlmea King Edward or King George shsie credit for the as- slgnmenL" Mtopronunctoitloa ot ths most com- monplace Ensltoh words^ uncouth enundatlon and a hoithig or nasal de- livery, are things charged against the announcer, If hto back to able to bear any more stripes: educationally Wrong. "Announoementa are mode Inatten- tively, with pauses to alter the original words. ^ Songs are ADOPTED, not ADAPTED; unprejudiced becomes In- prejudiced; the superlative 'exorilent' to auallfled by very, very; we are told of the 'charming nayvetto' ot some naive diplomat. We learn that Mica- reme to Known to these widely read announcers as 'micarmay.' We axe treated' to a fllaazed "panaphraae* of the prison scene from 'Fauet,' to be 'followed by a rather different type of number called Bombooual' An oc- casion becomes an '0 cash on'; an or- chestra to an 'or-KES-tra.' pos-l-TIVE- ly; and so on ad infinitum. "Added to these la the atrocity of garWod foreign titles. French, Span- ish. Italian, and German are attempted brazenly by these persons, and the re- sult to an insult to adult Intelligence. 'Free translations 'are mode re^aid- less of accuracy. "News items read from a legitimate news service are elaborated with the announcer's pereonal oiplnkn. During the early weeks of the coat strike last year, the New York American news service was read over the radio by on accredited broadcasting station an- nouncer. The Union League Club meeting between operators and miners was announced with the statement, 'Thto of course ends the cool strike be- cause, etc., etc., etc. An astonished audience heard the merits and de- merits ot the controversy summed up by an announoar supposedly reading The American's "copy.' Both the prob- Iwn and its solution were expounded in a tone of fln&llty. Just like that! As an afterthought ths announcer made the casual mention. TtuU ot course to my own oplnton; It to not oonUined In The Amerloaa's report, but there is no doubt that the strike Is over and that the setttanMoC wUl be as I have explained to you.' Thereup- on thto modest statesman and execu- tive genbisw temporarily Incognito as an annooacsr, conttoued hto reading ot the news service. "TeU tbe psuedo-soientlsts and lln- gtttots, the counterfeit encyclopedias and men of letters who aire annonnc- tag your programs, that the "oaseen' audience is competent to do Its own thinking. It to not as ignorant as the announcer credlu It wUh being. Nor does It, despite his amusing affecta- tlonsk estimate the announcer at more than hto correct cultural rathig. "Radio to the greatest boon ever vouchafed to th^ sick, to dwellers In remote places, to the lonely, the aged, and the Imprisoned. Its repertorlal agency, coupled with its possible en- tertainment value, should make the radio an Imitortant if not a necessary adjunct In every home. Some notably fine programs come over the ether; each week more artiste ot high calibre are added to radio's roster. In many respects prograims have been better- ed. With Increasing frequence events of national importance are broadcast." SHEEP RAKING Short Courses in This Valu- able Husbandry Held During Seeison Just Passed. An Interesting series of sliort courses in sheep raising had recently been concluded In Western and North- ern Ontario. Commencing In January, courses were held at twenty points and were concluded late in April. The courses In the older parts of tlte province were heW in conjunction with the short coiirses organized by the Ontario Departmwit of Agrksultune. In the newer country, farther north, the meetings were planned and con- ducted by the Live Stock Branch of the Department of AgrlculturSk Ot- Uwa, under the Immediate direction of Mr. James A TeKer, Sheep Promo- tor, of the Branch at Paris, Ontario. The Intereet in ^eep raising was unusoal'ly keen .and as high as 300 were present at some of the meetings. Particularly in the north country, fanners travelled long distances under dlflleak conditions to attend the lec- tures and demonstrations. In tbe dis- trict west of vyxt WUUam great in- terest was shown, as In that district ohyvera do partlcutoriy weli providing the best possible eort of sheep fodder. Marketing here Is a matter ot no great dUOcirity, as by co-operating one with the othM' shipments may be sent either to Toronto, or west to WlnnV P«g. The oonrses were for the most part of two days duration, mominc and afternoon sessions being held. Pro- grams for the ftr&t morning oonstoted usually of lectures and. dtocuaslons on sheep raising In general, breeds of sheep, and selections tor establishing flocks, feeds and feeding. In the after- noons local sheep men usually brought specimens of tiielr flocks which were used to demonstrate the handling of sheep, and to provide material for dto- oueeion ot market types, and to show piR^ier methods In shearing and stoughtering. On the second morning opportunity was taken to discuss external parasites and to explain how these may be over- come. Docking and other necessary sheep surgery was oleo taken up. The afternoon lectures of ^e second day Included the grading and cutting up of lamb carcasses, questions relalng o he fleece, and to preparation for mar- keting. At almost every meeting Inquiry was keen as to where breeding stock to estabUsh new flocks may be procured. POPULARITY MAY BE ACQUIRED BY GIRLS WHO FOLLOW RULES The Rules by Which Tliis De- sirable Characteristic Can be Had. BE ROMANTIC AND LET WHO WILL BE WELL DRESSED. Do Those Who Do. "Though this Is strictly a mill-town there must be people here who don't work In the mills'. What do they do?" "Do the people who work In the miUs." ^ A witty marquis was asked by Louis XV. for an epigram. "Give me a subject. Sire," said the nobleman. "Name it on myself," said Louis. "Siro, the king is not a subject," was the pleasant reply. Co«t of Apple Thinning. To thin or not to thin to neceeearily a question of importance to growers ot apples for commerctoi purpoees. In hto latest report, the Dominion Hortl- cidturtot goes some what exhaustive- ly Into the subject based upon exp«A- svents conducted with the Wealthy variety. Not only to the question con- sidered as regards quantity and qaullty but also Id. reference to cost and pro- fit. As or the commercial grower the totter to the leading point to be con- sidered the following remarks from the reports are quoted pretty well In full as Indicating the concSusionB reached. "It should be pointed out." he aays^ "tatat tbe operoUon o thinning does not cost the grower any more than not thinning. The apples on the trees must be ptdted at harvest tlmow If a ceitaln nuimbeie are ph^ed in early sttmmer and dropped these do not have to be picked again. It to easy to see that pfaiklng and dropping the ikult on the ground to much lees eapenstve than picking in the fall, oareful pladng tn a basket, handl-lng to the packed shed, grading and pack- ing. It a laige number of these apples are threes and culto and have to be discarded or sold as elder api^bes it to apparent that thto expensive handling can oome to more than the small price leoelved tor such produce. Here In the Horticulturist opinion lies the great advantage of thinning â€" by reducing the number of cwl-le the cost of hand'- ling and picking to bhought down to the minimum. Growers do not always appreclato thto point, holding that the cost of removing the fruit In the eom- mer must be added to the cost of pick- ing had the trees not been thinned. If this were the esse the thtnnd crop would be awked to bear the cost of picking a percentage ot tbe fruit twice, which doee not happen. « A Home Made Aquarium Castle. You can buy all sorts of castles for aquariums, but a homemade mo<lel of cement la Just ae gool. rirst, make a form by twisting cariiboard Into the frustum ot a cone with a baee diameter ot 3% inch**, a top diameter ot 2 Inches aJid a height ot 4 Inches. Then mix sand and cement, equal parts, and add enough water W make a etiff mixture. Build up the castl« walls ojxjund the cardbjiijd form, with corner towers. Allow the cement to set, but before lit has be- come very hard take an ohl knbte and a sharpene^l slick, and scoop out tihe arohcxl doorways aad the wlaJowa anU (Itt'lsh off the srjrfacoa. By Kathleen Norris Heie to one ot the elmplest ndes for populaj-Uy ever dtecovered. Be romantic! Be romantic and you don't have to be pretty, or smart, or aucceasfui, or rich, or weU-dressed. The romantlo women have ailwaye caught he men. In droves and dosene â€" and the other woBten, no mater what else thsj have. have always been. wailflowwrB. When men don't like a girl they treqaeotiy don't appreclato the real reason. T1»y simply know that â€" some- bow â€" they don't like her. But ths reason atways Is the same. She tocka that sweet, etoalve, vortoble quality we call lomsnoeL But don't oooftn^ romance with sen- tlmentallam, or sensibility, or emotlon- KUsm. or hysteria, or any of ths other unfortunate chaamotortotlos that we gam up In the term "old maldlrii." Romance Is a vmt definite and healthy and beautiful thing, a legitimate thing, andâ€" literallyâ€" the thing that mokes the world go ronnd. Romance I That's what a we seek etemaUy in books and p^ys, that's what we travel for; oU our lives hwg we ore true to the quest; we are searching he beoultul, the lovable, the fragrant and sweet and dear and perishable Ingrediegat that turns hum- drum life to a fairly tale â€" romance. Nature, who to a much more Just and impartial mother than we generally give her credit for being, strews ro- m.ince everywhere. In slums and fac- tories and humble little villages the priceless harvest to casually sown â€" and the little girl at a loom or in a cottage gets twice her share, and the little girl at the palace gets nothing at all â€" starts Innocently and uncon- sciously Into life without one grain â€" one tinge â€" ot romance in hor make-up. Don't we all know girls- of both types? Aimoet every girl belongs very decidedly and distinctly to one ot the other. For Instance, there Is Mary Qray. Mary has lovely regular features, big, clear eyes and bright, well-brushed, well-bobbed hair; she has a nice bro- ther, with whom she 1* merry and eom- panlonabe; she ailwaj-a to chaxmiagly and correctly dressed, she has a bril- liant college record behind her, a fine homev and an Intelldgsnt interest in every sport, every current political la- suev books, music, languages and the arts. And yet nobody ever says that Mary is pretty, nobody Invites' her to any- thing but the largest and least Inter- esting pajties, and, while the girto "In a way" like Mary, the boys simply take no intores in her at all. Dainty, chic, her big eyes eager, and her ready flow ot pleasant conversation going on smoothly, Mary has the supreme humll- totlon ot seeing the boy to whom she to talking look heyond her â€" ^look to- ward the door where other glrto are entering the room, she hears bis vague uninterested replies. On the other hand, there to Betty Smith â€" but we don't have to waste woids describing the woman who Is romantic! She exists in all countries and In oil groups of society, factory ivorker or queen, she personifies ro- manoev and the world kneeto down and kiRgee her lltHe shabby shot, or ka^ sabot or her sandal or her JsweleJ silver sapper. - Betty Smith has straight hair am wide mouth and she dresses la a^ casual makeahlftâ€" a middy blooss wltlq a velvet siiirt and spwt stocking* o^ an evening gown that was Just ^ yards of cheesecloth three hoars Her famHy doesn't amount to thing, and she works In a paper But what ot It? The boys eur her like bees, driving her home In the rsttUng cars, crowding about her Inj block mob at dances, pocking her 111 " kitchen Jealously when she sorambla egge and cute bread tor one of her ht|j gledly-plsgtody parties. And aa nothing snooaeds like ssM caw, every new boy who comes toM^ the group talto a victim, In torn, to thl« delictonsiy friendly, gay, confldeiU confiding, popular little Bettr SmItlJ and whatever Betty's later troubta* may be In llfe^ she can always took book to the glory of a brimming an^ oloudieas girlhood. Every woman ought to have that memory. And every woman could It she wouldk Because the only person responsible for Mary Oray's lack oC popularity to Bfory Oray. She Isn't stncera^ She Isn't slmptoj She ton't really interested in what boys soy to her. In what her friend^ problems are. She Isn't a good list-' ener. She to anxloue â€" first, tost and all the time â€" to make an Impresstos herself, rather than to take an Impres- sion from somebody eloa Deep In her heart Mary Gray feels herself superior. Her intellect makes these boys appear like mere children; her college achievements and her knowledge of languagea and plays and ploturee are always In the background ot her thoughts. To appear popular, she will pretend she llkee Tom and Jack and BIfly, but while her physical eyea are s» dutl- fuHy, so attentively fixej upon them, her mental vision Is looking tar be- yond; she Is saying in her soiil: "This small-town riffraff Is all very weH, Pll have to keep In touch with this group until something t>etter offers â€" ^but imsr glne marrying one ot these yok"''.sI"' The boys sense thls^ although they couldn't define it exactly. And they cordially dislike Mary, just as Mary, for all her pretty, chummy, responsive air of being all the bo>-8' conflilante, and no boy's sweetheart, desiji .es them. Nobody need be unpopular; nobodj need be ale no. The world is tuH ot hearts seeking and hungering tor what only other hearts can give them. Ws oil want more love and unders-taudlng and companionship, moi>9 sympathy and color and change in our lives. A demure embroidery collar on the office dreee that used to be so dark â€" a friendly lUCle note to the man who showed some timid ©IgT.s ot wanting to follow up Che acquoiuanco â€" ha dis- figuring glasees off, and t:K> lieavy, plain hair arranged more Informa'Hyâ€" a burst ot ready laughter at -.veak wit/, tlclsm^a little discriminating flattery spread over clumsiness and sihynosa â€" an innocent. "Now, how did you ev*^ chance to hear thatT' instead of ths old, arrogant, "Well, ot course, if you'd studied philosophy as we hod to at col- lege â€" " Theee are homely things, aren't they? Trifles? But the worid Is made up of trifles. And taken aH together these things and a thousand others like them spell something that is :iot a rifle. They spell one ot the groat forces ot the universe; Romance! â€" Philo. Ledger. Divide aind Conquer. Wa.=&ington Poet: When t*e Can- tonese weiTO about to receive a Jolt from the powers th«T suddenly (!ivi<U><l into so many foctlone that the powers didn't know where to shoot. It'* the Ohincee method ot applying the rule, "divide and conquer." The Strawberry WeeviL It Om blosaom bude of yonr straw- berry pOanto are wilting and drot^lng oft before opening, and the flower petals of the early blossoms have one or two "shot-liolee" In them, the stpawberry weevil to aroundi. It to a small red- dleh-brown or blackish snout beetle about one-tenth o an Inch long, which cuts off blossom budsi. The weevlto appeor on the strawberry plants about the time the bude are forming. Instruc- tions for contronittg weevils are given in a new bulletin on The Strawberry and Its Cultivation In Canada, svoll- oble on application to the Publication Branch, Department of Agricoilturek Ottawa. In combatting the Insect it to very Important to secure aa oiean condition's as poesil>le In and abound the strawlxTry plnutatious. All weeds, rubbtoh and anything that will afford winter protection to the weevil should be destroyed. It to aeo advisable not to plant strawberries cear bush or waste land. Aluiost couiplote protec- tion from the weoviJ may be obtained by coating tho plants with a diiet <om- posed ot sulphur and ansenato of lead, either a 90-10 or 85-15 mixture. Two applloationa are usually sufficient, the Qrst when weevi! feeding begins, and tlte second ImiaeAiately after a wash- ing ruin, or seven days later than the .Iryi applicatiion, it the weather Is dry. Tt'e bud« should be kept coated with the dust uutK they open, and the duet should always be appdled with either a rower duster or a goodi moke ot hand- b'.ower. iMacDONALD GLAD I TO JOIN BATTLE Former Prenuer Condemns ': Trade Unions Bill and Soviet House Raid. London â€" Rameay MacDonald, re- , turning from a vtolt to the United i States Bibroad the ^tea•mi^^p Be]en«^ I arto. sent a radio message to the DoHy I Herald-, the Labor organ, that he wtis â-  dieMghted to be coming home to parti- cipate In the flght against reaction which "is damaging the national well being end, as 1 know, lowering it in tbe esteem of other people." He said that be was amazed at ths raid on Soviet House In London whtoh was a "grose violation of the trade agro*4nent. "Tbe Tory Covernmect shows an utter disregard for law and the con- stitution aad a w-anton indlfterenoe ts British trade Intei-eets," he declared. "I'm sorry," sold the pitcher, "but it Biggins Is going to umpire to-day, 1 don't think I'd better pitoh." "Why not?" inquired the manager. "Well," erplalnt>d the pltch«r, "lost winter when I was down lu Florida I sold him a toe" Prince to Dedicate Prescott Highway. Ottawa - An attempt Is to be made by the Automobile Club of Ottawa to have the Preecitt Highway recognized by Its oRlcial name "Prince of Wales Highway." This name was given to tho rond same years ago but is seldom applied. At the annual ncwetlng ot the Automobile Club recently the sug- gestion woe advanced that when the Prince ot Watos conies to Pj»n^td,B thto yeex he be asked' to officially open and dedtcate the highway that links the Canadian cojiltal with ths United States. "What are those r*"^ of oil doinf ' in the comers?" "I n-iX 'em out for tho ndce. sqaeak." I hate »• hear thero