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fer both warm soirand warm
air and there is nothing to be
gained in , planting then' until we
are pretty sure thei!e is n. o danger
of serious fr'o,st. In 'this group
will be about half the flowers and
seed catalogues. "
i rinally we come • to the really
tender things, those that will not
stand any frost at all. Among the
flowers are zinnias, petunias, Aahl-
ias and begonias and several more.
In vegetables are melons, cucum-'
hers, to'matoes,corn, peppers and
others.
Spread Them Out
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Few recreations or hobbies can actual planting. But it will do
no harm to make plans and it is
give anything like the sat1 ,;;faction
one derives from gardening. Golf
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and bird watching. But rewards
of gardening, as one Canadian
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pick up a handful of rich soil in
the'spring, to plant some tiny seed,
and then a few days later watch
the tiny shoots appearing, to see
a picture of color and beauty grad-
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On doesn't have to spend large
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long hours of practise. There are
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With a few dollars for tools and
less than that it necessary for
seeds and plants, one can produce
beauty out of what was a barren
patch of soil, and vegetables that
"have a flavor incomparably super-
ior to anything we can buy,"
First Plantings '
It ' is much too early in most
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flowers and vegetables divide them-
selves into three broad groups—
hardy, semi -hardy and -tender.
In the first are those things that
can be planted just as soon as the
soil is fit to work. They don't mind
a bit of frost, in fact they prefer
to get a start while the weather
is really cool, In this category
will be grass seed,- sweet peas,
cosmos, and ether flowers that
normally seed themselves in this
climate. The sooner the first of
these go in the spring the better.
In the vegetable line in the same
group will be the first plantings,
of garden peas, lettuce, onions,
radish, spinach and perhaps just
a, few hills of extra early potatoes,
Normally, of course, potatoes -are
tender and the tops will freeze.
But it takes them quite a while
to come through the ground, "and
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In the semi -hardy group, - there
is a much wider range and with
these in both flowers ' and vege-
tables there is no hurry about
planting at all. Most of them
will stand some cool weather and
even a nip of frost. But they pre -
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And right nere at the start of
a new gardening season it should
be emphasized that with the hardi-
est or the most tender, the garden-
er who gets most satisfaction never
plants all the seed of, any flower
or vegetable at the same time.
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ing at least two and sometimes
three ,or four from 10 days to two
weeks apart. In this way -he is
covering his bets so to speak for
if the 'first planting gets frozen
or washed out or tramped on, he
will. still have one in reserve.
More important, he will have some-
thing coming on all the time, fresh
corn and peas not just for a few
days but for many- weeks and bou-
quets of beautiful flowers too.
With plantings well spread out the
garden should be blooming and
producing abundantly from late in
,June until snow and with a few
special tips and short cuts which
you will be hearing about in our
next article, we, can add several
.weeks to the normal season as
well,
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OUT ON A UMB
(WITH BILL SMILEY)
After about 'ten years in the
business, a weekly newspaper
editor becomes something of an
authority on '"banquets."
* * s
Now a banquet, when I used to
read about them as a kid, was a
sumptuous affair. The word con-
jured up Visions of Roman volupt-
uaries, reclining••ori;couches, drink-
ing Falernian wine and gorging
themselves on all manner of good-
' les borne in by half -naked Nubian
slaves.
*•* *
Twenty-five Years later, I'm pre-
pared to admit that a banquet con-
sists of: a Shot of toma[o Juice in
a paper cup; a plate heaped with
mashed potatoes and, -•gravy, cold
turkey and lukewarm, lumpy tur-
nips or canned' ipeasancarrots; a
piece of pie which can range from
delectable to 'gawdoff.al, depending
on who made it; a slug of warmish
tea or coffee poured from a large
porcelain pot by a perspiring and
rather cross lady member of the
catering organization. -.
*
But not only the viands are
changed. It's the atmosphere. At
•the banquet of my,boyish imagine
ation, the participants began about
9' p.m. They ate and drank in
leisurely fashion, exchanging quips,
epigrams, verses: Their digestion
was aided' by`the muted strumming
of lutes. About midnight, glassy -
eyed, they would clap for the danc-
ing girls and acrobats. Later, still
1 -belching richly, they would totter
off, aided by their servants, for
their sedan chairs, home and bed.
* * *
Nowadays the banquet starts
sharp at 6.30. So everybody mills
around hungrily until 10 to 7, --while
the good ladies in the kitchen' mut-
ter imprecations and try to. keep
things hot. There is a• vast shuffl-
ing of chairs as everybody is seat-
ed. The vice-president runs madly
`about trying -to' stliaeeze-"twwes_extra
chairs in at the head tableq,because
somebody goofed.'* * * •
ale
Pioneer Days 4-
Part IV
Heliryr
(By R. Leishman
`Among -hen
hand, an memory's waif
Is one of a dim old 'forest that
seemeth the best of all."
While 'we are enjoying the mar-
velous beauty that exists, in .Huron
County today, we have only to let
our thoughts turn back ,to a little
more than 150 years ago. There,
in our mind's eye, we see a beauti-
ful picture of a veritable forest of
magnificent -elms, oaks, maples,
etc., inhabited by all kinds of wild
life such as bears, wolves, and
deer, In the lower flats the beaver
had their abode. Into this vast
wilderness treked our ancestors,
Some of them had nothing but an
axe and what Clothing they could.'
carry in a red handkerchief. Still
they came. They came from differ-
ent parts ,of the globe, all for the,
one purpose of seeking out a
place to locate and 'build a home.
What a task! They were men of
strong physique, so they tackled
the job, and soon the large trees
began to fall. Timber in those
days was of little or no value.
The best of the oak logs were
sg1iL_: into mails to fence :iIL their.:
clearings. The rest were all drawn
into piles and burned. `Many of
'those oak rails today are just as
sound as the day they were cut.
When the writer of this article
came into the world 74 • years ago
the county was practically all
cleared; gravel roads were ''built
criss-crossing the townships, and
beautiful farm homes were in ex-•
istence. The towns and villages
were built up, the railways were
pushing through -- yes, and the
cemeteries , were also filling up.
Unbelievable, what was accomplish-
ed in a few short years. Yes, we
were born into a busy world. We
should be a great race 'of people.
Our fathers and mothers sacrificed
a great deal for us.
Farm life in the early days was
not the .drudgery that, one might
think; in fact, it was rather an ex-
citin , time working so.,.,much with
nature, especially so in the spring
of the year when so ,many little
animals began to arrive on the
farm to demand so much of our
attention. It is said that "home is
where the' heart is" and certainly
mother's heart was in her home.
We were all well-trained in chor-
ing around the house, such as beat-
ing carpets and filling, the bed ticks
with clean straw from, the barn,
When the big feathered tick was
put off Top 6T -this; "-one almost
needed a stepladder to climb inta
bed. But, .oh, the comfort of sink-
.:
Then there's a sharp "ping," as 6)060®*®Ooeeeeeem*e•Aeeee
the chairman hits his waterglass
and mutters something. There is •—• .- -
another vast shuffling as everyone
lurches to his feet. There is a
rumbled clinking of glasses for -the
Queen, followed by Grace. That
Grace has been following the
Queen for years and don't bet she
won't be along on the Royal Tour'
this summer.
* *. * • • .
Then there is the painful .strug-
gle back into the .narrow space,
the _chairs standing as close as the
«r': 'grenadier,:- GUMS shetiTddi _f6
1
'shoulder: The ladies rush in with.
plates. They are halted in their.
tracks by the chairman, who an-
, nounces he would like to introduce
(-the 'head table. The table is un-
impressed, but those seated at it
l•
bob -up with various expressions
and standi• there with their arms
hanging down, .
* * *
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When this embarrassing ritual is
ende#!, the ladies, not to be denied
again, hurl themselves upon the
head table. The chairman's wife,
who hates lumpy turnips, carries
on a sparkling conversation with
The Guest Speaker, on her left,
agreeing that' yes it's been quite a
winter and yes there's nothing to
beat, real home -cooked food at a
banquet.
* * * .
The chairman, desperately trying
to. remember the brilliant "chair-
man's remarks" he wrote out' that
afternoon, gulps with uvi'tasting
palate, interrupted at everysecond
bite - by the wife of The Guest
Speaker, who knows that she is
supposed to be charming ,to the
locals, but is wishing she was home
watching TV and wondering why
the hell she drove 60 miles, from
tkie city with that megalomaniac
husband of hers who can't refuse
an invitation to speak. .
* *
No matter what ' kind of a build
you have — sloppy clothes accent
your worst points. Keep your
clothes in good condition so that
they will flatter you, and bring
out your good points. - Can us
today! _
Meanwhile, down 'in the 'rest of
the hall, it is not exactly hilarious.
At first, there is a little scattered
ictonversation. Then the pangs be -
he --tread--fabte--guests-= Wadir1g---into
the turkey, everyone gets into tli
celery and olives and eats his bun.
* * *
Just about the time the head
table hogs are_ served their coffee
and are lighting up, the conifacin
types at the end of the last table
get their prates. They eat • like
fury, but are just starting their pie
when the chairman pings his glass.
From then on, they have to sneak
bites and chew unobtrusively, their
heads twisted toward the, head
table. * * * y
While The Guest.,5peaker is in-
troduced,'the catering ladies tiptoe
about,..-Mgathering up dishes wait•
the silence of a crew of auto wrec
ers. Then they go out in the kit-
chen and enjoy their own dinner,
amid -a phenomenal rattling of
crockery - and subdued peals of
laughter that have "The Guest
Speaker g'i•itting his teeth.
* * *
Oh, I'm not • down on banquets.
Do'h't think that for a minute. I
love thein. But I think I was born
about 2,000 years too late. I'll bet
I'Ve been at 300, banquets in the
last ten years, and 1 haven't' had
a goblet of 'Falernian "wine,, been
waited on by a Nubian slave, or
seen a single dancing girl, at one
of them. , •
+r^°
GODERICH
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eecee111eiiai11ese•.00610 (lea
ing into that bed of feathers on
a cold winter night. Certainiyt• no
Mww.
eve • Te o gooii 'las
ed?" Yes, but it was home.
I believe that the social spirit
which existed in the good old days
is gone. It • was a common thing
to' gather at e neighbor's • for -a
house party. Nowadays we Scarce-
ly,,,know our next-door neighbor.
Much is said about our modern
educational system, and it is in-
deed surpassed by no other coun-
try. • Our schools are up-to-date
and our children enjoy privileges
of education which should be a
wonderful advantage. But there
THURSDAY, MARCH 149tb, 18513
still is something to say for the
old country, sehpol nd tilat it
meant to Canadian life, especially
that kind of Canadian life .that lead
its start in the open couhtry,, Many
of the people who have served -our
great °minds
strumental in giving us our modern
conveniences, were trained in the
little country schoolhouse.
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